Christmas — it's coming!
Christmas is a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, it's a family time. It's nice to be at granny's or have the kids all home for the holidays. For others, it's the food. Who can pass up a mince pie? Still others, it's a much needed break after a very long year. And of course for the children - it's presents. Fun!
For others, however, Christmas is just another day of struggle to find some comfort. It might be ongoing pain, it might be grief. Even after years, grief may still be lingering from the loss of someone special. For others, it's more existential; questions of life and death and the meaning of the universe keep lingering.
In the bible, God called out and said, "Comfort my people." The comfort was going to come from the birth of a very special baby. As we read in Matthew, in the Amplified Version:
"She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from [a]failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].
At Fellowship Baptist Church, we are focussing on the Christchild, he who would lead us to the only hope of finding meaning in this world. You would be most welcome to attend any of our services. We are singing the carols, and having fun with some cheesy Christmas cracker jokes.
And with the sermon of the day, we reflect on some salient truths, things like "We are not alone".
If nothing else, we at FBC wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas.
God bless.
FYI, if you are new to the Luton area, you are most welcome to join any of our meetings.
If you are new to Christianity, we can help you in your journey with Jesus. And if you are looking for friends, you might find some new ones. We are a small fellowship and quite welcoming.