Fee Fee Baptist Church

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  • Music Musings – Vol. 62, No. 23

    Greeters Needed

    Once again, we will need greeters for each performance of our Christmas Presentation. Please sign up in the Connection Center if you would be available to help in this capacity.

    We have three opportunities to serve this year:

    • Friday, December 16 – 7:00 p.m.
    • Saturday, December 17 – 3:00 p.m.
    • Sunday, December 18 – 3:00 p.m.

    Those serving would need to arrive 30 minutes before performance time to be in place and receive any last-minute instructions. Thanks in advance to those who will be able to serve.

    Advent is Here!

    Let’s think about a very special carol. Of all the various carols, one of the most popular is O Come All Ye Faithful.  It’s a carol that has stood the test of time. One of the reasons for its popularity is the joyful character of its words and music. “O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.” The music has a joyful triumphant lilt to support the text. The invitation to “come all ye faithful to Bethlehem” places the singer both among the shepherds who rushed to see the Christ child, and in the long procession of the “faithful” that have journeyed to Bethlehem in their hearts for over 2,000 years.

    Christmas is a busy season, and we have a thousand things on our mind and a thousand things to do. Even so, let’s remember to come and adore the Christ who came into the world to bring light to our darkness – and joy and life eternal. Listen to this beautiful rendition of O Come, All Ye Faithful: http://bit.ly/3V7HeGQ

  • Devotional Corner – Vol. 61, No. 25

    Taken from Wycliffe Bible Translators Devotional, “The Weary World Rejoices”

    “Upon seeing this miraculous sign, the shepherds recounted what had just happened. Everyone who heard the shepherds’ story was astonished by what they were told,” (Luke 2:17-18 TPT).

    Imagine being on a remote beach in the middle of the night. Walking along the soft, cool sand of the beach, your eyes might need time to adjust to the darkness around you. But then you look at the sky and stand in awe, mesmerized by the beauty and clarity of the numerous stars. Because there’s no artificial light to detract from them, these stars seem brighter and clearer than you’ve ever seen them. Sometimes it takes being in total darkness to see the light that’s been around us the whole time. What had been distant is now startlingly clear.

    Now imagine the shepherds standing in total darkness the night that the angel came to them. They were probably yawning, scanning the dark horizon for predators that could attack their flocks. Their eyes, too, had adjusted to pitch blackness with only the night sky as their source of light. Scripture says that when an angel appeared, “the glory of the Lord shone around [the shepherds]” (Lk. 2:9b). Instantly, the shepherds were terrified. Between the angels themselves and the brilliant light of God’s glory, it’s understandable.

    Typically, these “unclean” outcasts were kept away from society, but now they were suddenly in the spotlight. They were seen. They probably never expected the news of the Messiah’s birth to come to them. Or that God would use shepherds to declare the arrival of the Lamb of God. God spoke to unlikely people. To a lowly virgin girl. To her tradesman betrothed. To untouchable shepherds. These unlikely people were to become His messengers in the most unexpected ways. Years later, more unlikely people of that time—women—were chosen to deliver the news that Jesus had been resurrected. You might feel like an unlikely candidate, but God can use you to declare the Savior this Christmas season! He can use you to bring light that breaks through a weary, dark world.

  • Family Front – Vol. 60, No. 23

    Here are updates on kids’ activities through the end of the year:

    Wednesdays — We had our last AWANA for 2020; we plan to start up again mid- January.

    Sundays — Children will worship with their parents; preschool care will be provided. There will be no KidsZone for elementary age kids until January 2021. There will be Praise Packets for the kids to use during worship; just pick them up before entering the service. We are planning to restart preschool and children’s Bible Study, and KidsZone in January.

    Make it a New Year’s resolution to have Family devotions

    Why? It’s God’s Command (Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Ephesians 6:4, and Proverbs 22:6). Beginning January 1, 2021, we will put some resources into your hands to help you with daily devotional time and to lead your family to Jesus. But why wait? We all want to help our children to come to love and believe in the one True God. Setting time aside each day will show our children that God is the center and priority of our lives. If you need some devotional materials, your child receives a devotion booklet each month. Preschoolers receive a page each week. Those are a good place to begin.

    Advent Boxes

    The family Advent boxes will be available for pick up after December 1 and will have twelve days of activities you can use to worship together and celebrate Jesus throughout the month. Take the opportunity to use these boxes to lead your family in family devotion times to celebrate our Lord.

    “Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to it’s setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised,” (Psalm 113:2-3).

  • Family Front – Vol. 60, No. 22

    2020 is certainly a year that we will remember well. Here are updates on kids’ activities through the end of the year:

    Wednesdays:

    Last AWANA for 2020 is November 18; we plan to start up again mid-January.

    Sundays:

    November 15 and 22 – Worship with preschool care provided and KidsZone for elementary age kids.

    November 29 and throughout December – children will worship with their parents; preschool care will be provided. There will be no KidsZone in December. We are planning, at this point, to restart preschool and children’s Bible Study, and KidsZone in January. There will be Praise Packs for kids available for you to pick up before going into worship services when there is no KidsZone.

    Make it a New Year’s resolution to have Family devotions

    Why? It’s God’s Command (Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Ephesians 6:4, and Proverbs 22:6). Beginning January 1, 2021, we will put some resources into your hands to help you with daily devotional time and to lead your family to Jesus. But why wait? We all want to help our children to come to love and believe in the one True God. Setting time aside each day will show our children that God is the center and priority of our lives. If you need some devotional materials, your child receives a devotion booklet each month. Preschoolers receive a page each week. Those are a good place to begin.

    Advent

    I will be providing each family an Advent box that you can pick up to use at home during December. I hope you will make the time to pick these up by November 29 and use them to lead your family in family devotion times to celebrate our Lord.

    “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen,” (2 Peter 3:18).