READ THE BIBLE WITH US THIS YEAR
 
For the week of December 15-21, 2025
 
                               Old Testament Reading                    New Testament Reading                                  
 
Mon.                                      Amos 4-6                                                     Revelation 6 
Tue.                                        Amos 7-9                                                     Revelation 7
Wed.                                       Obadiah 1                                                    Revelation 8
Thur.                                      Jonah 1-4                                                    Revelation  9
Fri.                                             Micah 1-3                                                    Revelation 10
Sat.                                           Micah 4-5                                                   Revelation 11
Sun.                                        Micah 6-7                                                     Revelation 12
 
 MEMORY VERSE:      Micah 5:2
 
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
 
 
THOUGHT TO REMEMBER
 
It is amazing that the Bread of Life was born in a little village called the house of bread. Let us seek Him with all of our heart.
 
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Something to Think About
 
THE REASON JESUS CAME        Craig A. Cooper
 
He (Jesus) said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means; ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:12-13

Jesus reveals Himself here as the merciful Physician of our souls. Just as a physician must enter the world of the sick to heal anyone’s body, so the Son of Man eats and drinks with sinners precisely because they need a Savior.
 
Wouldn’t it be absurd for a physician to go through all the training, education, and preparation for his or her practice, only to stay away from anyone who could benefit from that expertise and care? No doubt there are doctors who become experts in their field because of the financial benefits and esteem of their position, but many do so out of compassion and the desire to extend mercy.

Jesus says here, “I desire mercy?” Had He come to call the righteous, I would have never been called. Had He come for the healthy, I would have never heard His voice say, “Follow Me.” Praise God that Jesus did not come for the healthy, but for the sick! Do you feel sick in your soul right now? If so, take heart—Jesus calls you.
 
If Jesus had come for the righteous, no one would be called, for “none is righteous, no, not one” (Rom. 3:10). Why, then, does Jesus say, “I came not to call the righteous” when there is no one righteous. (but Him)? The context of this passage offers us insight.

Jesus was speaking here to the Pharisees who trusted in their own adherence to the law for their righteousness before God, and they were blind to the depth of their own depravity. In other words, they did not see their need for a Savior.
 
Those who think they are already righteous will not recognize the glory of Jesus even if He is standing in front of them. So, God first shows us the brokenness of our hearts before He mends our souls.
As the heavenly Physician, Jesus holds an accurate diagnosis for our disease-sin against a holy God.
 
He also carries the proper prognosis for that sin: eternal separation from God. But, mercifully and wonderfully, He provides the only cure —trust in the perfect life, substitutionary death, and glorious resurrection of the Son of God (Jesus) for the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life.
 
May we say with Paul, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.                                                                                                                                                      (1 Tim. 1:15-17)
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From the Pastor’s heart;
 
Don’t forget to use this time to reach out to others. Spend some time each day calling members on the telephone and offering to pray with them.
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Pastors Requests
Remember II Chronicles 7:14. “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land.”
 
While we wait on God’s healing grace, let us fast and pray for His visitation. Pray for God to intervene and bring an end to this virus that we are facing. Pray for God to calm our spirits and help us to trust Him.
 
Pray for the lost to be saved. Pray for the unrighteous to turn to God. Pray for God to be glorified in the crisis we are going through. Pray in faith; pray with the confidence that God will hear and answer our prayers.