Merry Christmas!

This week we celebrate Christmas, although really it seems like all month we’ve been celebrating. This isn’t a bad thing, to stretch out the Christmas season. In fact, this is something that I believe is closer to what we should be doing. The birth of Jesus is a momentous event! The Creator and sustainer of everything, came into His creation by allowing Himself to be born as a helpless baby. Before He was even two years old He became a refugee, fleeing with His family to a foreign country. After they returned He lived a humble, unremarkable life in a small, backwater town in a country that was occupied and oppressed by an invading empire. And then, after a few years of public ministry, he died a criminal’s death, broke and alone, abandoned by his closest friends. And He chose this life to demonstrate His immense, perfect love for us! It was through His perfect life, and sacrificial death that He defeated sin and death and has given us new life and set us free! This is why it is good and right, and incredibly important that we celebrate His birth. We should not be ashamed, for this is our Saviour and our King. Celebrate and worship with joy! And stretch out the season for as long as you can. What’s a few more days in light of eternity?!

Sunday we will be meeting for church at 4:15 pm and then walking over to St. Paul’s to join with them for Christmas Dinner. All are welcome to come, but we would appreciate you letting us know ahead of time so that we can let St. Paul’s know how many from The Centre they should expect.

From The Centre Community Church, we do wish you and your family a very joyous Christmas! Celebrate the birth of our Saviour and King with joy and enthusiasm!
Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!

Pastor Mike