I hope that each of you had a great Christmas and I want to share with you some thoughts about the upcoming year. Today is New Year’s Day and a lot of people celebrated its arrival last night at twelve o’clock with a lot of noise and fanfare. One sad thing is that for most of the people celebrating last night, this year will not be much different than last year. The fact is that people make grand vows and New Year’s resolutions that they will change something in their lives, but only a small percentage follows through with them more than a few days. Most will go on with their lives and repeat the process again next year. It is not that we cannot change behaviors, but we lack motivation or a clear incentive to change. In the Bible we can find hundreds of reasons to change our lives and I would like to offer only one. In Mathew 25:31-46 tells us about Jesus returning and separating Christians and non-Christians on the Day of Judgment and giving life eternal to one and to the other everlasting punishment. Neither resolutions or good intentions will make a person ready for heaven, salvation only comes through Jesus.

Pastor Danny

They’re prepping my dad for surgery so please say an extra prayer. He had a rough nite and there are a few things that could cause complications. Thanks for all the prayers so far. Love you guys!

Please continue to keep him and the family in your prayers.

From Kimberly Fry (Homer Fry’s Daughter, Dave is Homer’s son-in-law) My brother-in-law, Dave Davis, got an updated diagnosis on his cancer today. It is a rare combination of hodgkins and non-hodgkins, which will require a more aggressive treatment. He’s facing chemo and a bone marrow transplant. Please keep him and the family in your prayers. If your church has a prayer chain or prayer list, please put him on there. Thanks.

Also, Please remember Levi Brumbaugh in your prayers. His father, Luke, lost his battle with cancer today.