Good morning church family,
As we close out this year , and look towards the NEW YEAR, may we find our strength and wisdom in the One who paid it all…
90ca37f6-fa32-a602-8ce3-daf25e0b1fd0@yahoo.com>”>We give thanks to GOD for His mercy and grace and PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME.
“Thanks be to GOD for HIS indescribable gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15
GIVING THANKS:
* Thanks to all of our members for humbly serving this church.
* Debbie Christy is feeling much better, thank you all for your prayers.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
* Our hearts and prayers go out to Jay Repecko and family. Jay wanted to share this in the weekend email with everyone:
“Florence, the love of my life for more than the almost 38 years we were married, peacefully moved on to her eternal home on December 26, 2024. She will be missed by me, our children John Repecko III and his wife Kristen Repecko; Lauren Cyr and her husband Nicholas Cyr; our grandchildren and the many friends we’ve made over the years with whom we have blessed to share life with. Florence would want me to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers on her behalf during this difficult time in our life. We are truly blessed by all of you. Visitation and service plans are in the works.”
* Desrine Forbes was in the ER this past week. Prayers for her complete recovery.
* For all who are struggling with illness, grief, and tragic loss.
* Prayers for the truth seekers to see God’s glory and decide to follow HIM.
* Prayers for our world that they ask, seek and knock so the door can be opened unto them.
* Prayers for the Metz family as they grieve the loss of Carolyn Metz, Evelyn Watt’s sister. Her obituary is below:
ASIA MINISTRY WEBINAR – Saturday December 28th at 8:30 AM
27f9910f-b437-768d-f0d4-88865d8df4db@yahoo.com>”>Dear brothers and sisters, church of Christ Asia Missions invites to the 47th International Webinar on December 28, 2024 Saturday Morning 8:30 US ET; 7:00 PM India Time.
Speaker : brother Gladwyn Kiddoe, Director- Jamaica School of Preaching Biblical Study International
Please Join webinar to encourage other,
Thank you
COC Asia Missions
COMING UP in 2025:
405d1a7b-243e-1b4a-c93d-6749fbbec6db@yahoo.com>”>Saturday, January 4th at 5:30 pm at the church building – An evening of sharing your testimony! How did you come to Christ? Bring a sandwich and desert to share and enjoy an evening of fellowship.
06b47543-4e67-a501-f1b8-62fa7db6c870@yahoo.com>”>The next TUESDAY morning Ladies studies will be on January 7th and 21st 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Next lesson is chapter 10 in the book. Please see Lisa or Mary Lou if you would like to join the study and need a book.
b4d9af8a-3555-eb27-45e7-4d94ca7d9cc7@yahoo.com>”>FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT – LIVING BEYOND YOURSELF – Galatians 5:22-23 Ladies bible study continues on the second Saturday of the month.
The next class will Lord willing meet on Saturday January 11th 10:00-12:00 and JoAnne DiScala will lead us in a beautiful lesson on “PEACE” at their home at 175 Hilltop Circle, Trumbull.
ba722d4b-8c40-322e-069b-9d8bfe570144@yahoo.com>”>Friday night, January 31st MIDNIGHT OIL – There will be an evening of Prayer at the church building.
Stay tuned for more details.
Philippians 4:6
“Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. “
e4ace89c-72d9-c8b5-b714-fb482c0e2315@yahoo.com>”>There is so much about facing a new year which is daunting. Walking with Christ daily gives us strength, wisdom and ultimately eternal life. How very blessed we are to have FAITH in GOD and have JESUS by our sides!
This coming NEW YEAR may we focus on JESUS CHRIST, who came to earth to bring us closer to GOD to have an eternal relationship with Him.
The more we study the scriptures, the more we KNOW about HIM, and the more we LOVE HIM! Here are a few scriptural names and titles of JESUS.
ADAM: (1 Corinthians 15:45) “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a life-giving spirit.”
ADVOCATE: (1 John 2:1) “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”
ALMIGHTY: (Revelation 1:8) ““I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
faba2662-c307-f87f-a837-9930505f83aa@yahoo.com>”>AMEN: (Revelation 3:14) ““To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.”
JESUS, the apostle and high priest: (Hebrews 3:1) “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.”
4528b0f7-bdcb-773f-b203-c27e1ee74638@yahoo.com>”>ARM OF THE LORD: (Isaiah 51:9) “Awake, awake, arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength! Awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old, Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?”
AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH: (Hebrews 12:2) “ fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION: (Hebrews 5:9) “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation for all who obey him.”
BRANCH: (Isaiah 4:2) “ In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.”
BREAD FROM HEAVEN: (John 6:32) “Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.”
224d9b63-4c0f-8f58-3290-fcc6d747d665@yahoo.com>”>CAPTAIN OF SALVATION: (Hebrews 2:10) “In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.”
CHIEF SHEPHERD: (1 Peter 5:4) “And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”
CORNERSTONE: (Psalm 118:22) The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
d6108477-ac2f-530e-e045-dd2cdaf7bfde@yahoo.com>”>COUNSELLOR: (Isaiah 9:6) “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
CREATOR: (John 1:3) “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
ae24d374-1df5-3203-db83-54b7d85f44df@yahoo.com>”>DAYSPRING: (Luke 1:78) “Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us..”
DELIVERER: (Romans 11:26) “And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob..”
DESIRE OF THE NATIONS: (Haggai 2:7) “ I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
DOOR: (John 10:7) Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.”
0733bd33-98e1-2a2e-5d7d-079ba7d5a3cd@yahoo.com>”>EVERLASTING FATHER: (Isaiah 9:6) “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
FAITHFUL WITNESS: (Revelation 1:5) “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”
FIRST AND LAST: (Revelation 1:17)” And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last..”
FIRST BEGOTTEN: (Revelation 1:5) “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood..”
FORERUNNER: (Hebrews 6:20) “ where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
GLORY OF THE LORD: (Isaiah 40:5) “And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
f4216928-ccfd-5f51-fb0e-d3bbd9e9d12c@yahoo.com>”>GOD: (Isaiah 40:3) ” The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
GOD BLESSED: (Romans 9:5) “Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised!”
GOOD SHEPHERD: (John 10:11) “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.”
GREAT HIGH PRIEST: (Hebrews 4:14) “ Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.”
HEAD OF THE CHURCH: (Ephesians 1:22) “And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church”
HEIR OF ALL THINGS: (Hebrews 1:2) “but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe”
HOLY ONE: (Acts 3:14) “You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.”
HOLY ONE OF GOD: (Mark 1:24) ““What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL: (Isaiah 41:14) “Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
HORN OF SALVATION: (Luke 1:69) ” He has raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David”
I AM: (John 8:58) “ “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
e4ded651-9016-d454-9a6d-1895f142244d@yahoo.com>”>IMAGE OF GOD: (2 Corinthians 4:4) “ The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
IMMANUEL: (Isaiah 7:14) “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
JEHOVAH: (Isaiah 26:4) “Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength”
JESUS: (Matthew 1:21) “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”
0e2a2f0b-6ab6-1389-bef2-876e53a987f2@yahoo.com>”>JESUS OF NAZARETH: (Matthew 21:11) “And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”
JUDGE OF ISRAEL: (Micah 5:1) “Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.”
THE JUST ONE: (Acts 7:52) “Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers..”
KING: (Zechariah 9:9) “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
608fc3d2-8b1b-96a8-ef89-c0e261e643d7@yahoo.com>”>KING ETERNAL: (1 Timothy 1:17) “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
KING OF THE JEWS: (Matthew 2:2) “Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
112b3bd2-189f-b1ca-0d8f-2555becec4a8@yahoo.com>”>KING OF NATIONS: (Revelation 15:3) “ and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations”
LAWGIVER: (Isaiah 33:22) “For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.”
LAMB: (Revelation 13:8) “All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world”
LAMB OF GOD: (John 1:29) “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
LEADER AND COMMANDER: (Isaiah 55:4) “Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.”
THE LIFE: (John 14:6) “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
LIGHT OF THE WORLD: (John 8:12) “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
72245774-bd22-d270-a12d-13ec3d7a804b@yahoo.com>”>LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH: (Revelation 5:5) “ Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
LORD OF ALL: (Acts 10:36) “You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
LORD OF GLORY: (1 Corinthians 2:8) “Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”
LORD OF LORDS: (1 Timothy 6:15) “which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords”
LORD OF OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS: (Jeremiah 23:6) “In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.”
MAN OF SORROWS: (Isaiah 53:3) “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”
MEDIATOR: (1 Timothy 2:5) “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”
MESSENGER OF THE COVENANT: (Malachi 3:1) “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”
MESSIAH: (Daniel 9:25) “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.”
MIGHTY GOD: (Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
a5104f5c-63b0-f872-8873-cf34ed5dd7db@yahoo.com>”>MIGHTY ONE: (Isaiah 60:16) “You will drink the milk of nations, and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob”
MORNING STAR: (Revelation 22:16) “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
NAZARENE: (Matthew 2:23) “And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.”
ONLY BEGOTTEN SON: (John 1:18) No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
OUR PASSOVER: (1 Corinthians 5:7) “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us”
PRINCE OF LIFE: (Acts 3:15) “You killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.”
PRINCE OF KINGS: (Revelation 1:5) “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood..”
PRINCE OF PEACE: (Isaiah 9:6) “”For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
46b78660-f417-e7b1-4a11-9f26aac19a2c@yahoo.com>”>PROPHET: (Luke 24:19) “And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people..”
(Acts 3:22) For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
REDEEMER: (Job 19:25) “For I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.”
RESURRECTION AND LIFE: (John 11:25) “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die..”
ROCK: (1 Corinthians 10:4) ” And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”
58f9a0f2-0b30-6bdf-be3a-4a17491f702a@yahoo.com>”>ROOT OF DAVID: (Revelation 22:16) “I Jesus have sent my angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
ROSE OF SHARON: (Song of Songs 2:1) “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.”
RULER (Matthew 2:6) “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.”
SAVIOR: (Luke 2:11) “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
SEED OF WOMAN: (Genesis 3:15) “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER OF YOUR SOULS: (1 Peter 2:25) “For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
SON OF THE BLESSED: (Mark 14:61) “But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him, are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?
SON OF DAVID: (Matthew 1:1) “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”
SON OF GOD: (Matthew 2:15) “And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.”
SON OF THE HIGHEST: (Luke 1:32) “He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David”
SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS: (Malachi 4:2) “But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”
TRUE LIGHT: (John 1:9) “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.”
9d01a077-d4a5-a29a-b9bc-558ff6c88914@yahoo.com>”>TRUE VINE: (John 15:1) “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.”
TRUTH: (John 1:14) “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
8d3e7e34-bda9-dd4f-b1d9-02ae0505f8d6@yahoo.com>”>WITNESS: (Isaiah 55:4) “Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.”
WORD: (John 1:1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
f9a97609-cf65-6238-2754-e27be30aeb57@yahoo.com>”>WORD OF GOD: (Revelation 19:13) “And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”
dd07969a-94ac-97b3-bd8c-8b3713cd7389@yahoo.com>”>May we boldly share the good news of JESUS CHRIST with the world!
37ff5140-b7a5-00a7-d07f-b81405c3f788@yahoo.com>”>MAY WE CARRY JESUS’ NAME FOREVER…
CARRY YOUR NAME
How merciful the cross.
How powerful the blood.
How beautiful Your arms, Open for us
Open for us!
How powerful the blood.
How beautiful Your arms, Open for us
Open for us!
No greater love,
God’s only Son,
Jesus, Jesus!
No other name,
Mighty to save,
Jesus, Jesus!
By Your wounds we are healed.
And You have conquered the grave!
And in Your rising, we will rise,
To carry Your name,
Above every name!
No greater love,
God’s only Son,
Jesus, Jesus!
No other name,
Mighty to save,
Jesus, Jesus!
No greater love,
God’s only Son,
Jesus, Jesus!
No other name
Mighty to save,
Jesus, Jesus!
I will carry Your name,
Carry Your name,
Jesus Your name forever!
For all of my days
In all of my ways
Jesus, Your name forever!
I will carry Your name
Carry Your name,
Jesus, Your name forever!
For all of my days
and all of my ways,
Jesus, Your name forever!
Jesus Your name,
Bless Your name!
No greater love
God’s only Son,
Jesus, Jesus!
No other name
Mighty to save,
Jesus, Jesus!
I will carry Your name,
Carry Your name,
Jesus, Your name forever!
For all of my days,
and all of my ways.
Jesus, Your name forever!
I will carry Your name,
Carry Your name,
Jesus, Your name forever!
For all of my days,
and all of my ways,
Jesus, Your name forever.
Carry Your name!
I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY
“Do not be afraid: keep on speaking, do not be silent.” Acts 18:9-10
I love to tell the story,
Of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory,
Of Jesus and His love;
I love to tell the story,
Because I know ’tis true;
It satisfies my longings,
As nothing else can do.
I love to tell the story!
“Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story,
Of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story:
More wonderful it seems
Thank all the golden fancies
Of all my golden dreams;
I love to tell the story,
It did so much for me;
And that is just the reason,
I tell it now to thee.
I love to tell the story!
“Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story,
Of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story;
’tis pleasant to repeat,
What seems each time I tell it,
More wonderfully sweet;
I love to tell the story,
For some have never heard
The message of salvation,
From God’s own holy Word.
I love to tell the story!
“Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story,
Of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story,
For those who know it best,
Seem hungering and thirsting,
To hear it like the rest;
And when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new new song,
‘Twill be the old, old story,
That I have loved so long!
I love to tell the story!
“Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story,
Of Jesus and His love.
99d4c238-52da-98fe-9b97-9c880c44a001@yahoo.com>”>May this New Year be about JESUS...as we carry HIS NAME forever!
Tell the story of JESUS!
To GOD be the Glory – GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE!
In Him,
Bruce & Paula