Godspeaks

“I love you and you and you and you and...”

-God

Bulletin Board Briefs

• Find renewal at Springfield UMC's Winter Revival with Guest Minister Ric Lanford Sunday, Dec. 3rd. Worship services, 8:30 & 11 a.m.; hamburger dinner for everyone, 5 p.m. evening worship service at 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 4th and 5th, lunch service, 12 p.m., dinner, 6 p.m. and worship service, 7 p.m. Go to www.springfieldumc.com or call 754-6646 for additional information.

• Christmas Tour of Homes – Friday, December 8th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm. The tour is sponsored by the Angels of Hope women’s group and will begin at Rincon United Methodist Church (located at 107 Savannah Avenue). Tickets are $5 per person (free entrance for children ages 12 and under) and include a tour of 6 decorated homes. Tickets may be purchased at the church on or before the night of the event. For more information contact the church office at 826-5796.

• Pineora Baptist wants to send you to the movies … FOR FREE!

Are you ready for Christmas?  We would like to help you get ready by paying your way to see the movie “The Nativity Story” playing in Savannah.  If you are a resident of Effingham County and are not attending any church, we would like to pay for your family to see this movie.  Please contact the church office for details at (912) 772-3044.  No catches or obligations.  We just want to help you connect with the real message of Christmas.  Passes are limited, so contact us soon. The movie opens in theaters December 1st.

• Rincon First Christian Church Presents "Love Was Born", a live drive-thru Nativity on December 9th & 10th, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. For more info call the church at 826-2224.

• For unto us, a child is born. Unto us, a Son is given... New Ebenezer Retreat Center Christmas Tree Festival – Saturday, December 2nd and Sunday, December 3rd, 1 PM to 5 PM. Come view our Christmas trees, visit with Santa, enjoy refreshments, and view our live Nativity ($1 donation per person). Saturday night, December 2nd at 7 PM, we will have our Benefit Dinner. Tickets are $25 per person (advance tickets required). Recipes, cooking instructions, Christmas crafts, and decorating demonstration will follow the dinner. You may contact our office at 754-9242 between 8 AM and 5 PM for details. All proceeds benefit our Scholarship Fund set up to assist youth and adults who need financial assistance to attend programs and camps here at New Ebenezer.

• Calling All Youth!! FREE Youth Activity Program every Saturday from 8 AM – 4 PM at United House of Prayer, 4107 Sixth Street in Garden City. Fun & Learning Activities, Breakfast & Snacks Provided. Sponsored by: Reach Out and Touch Community Outreach Program. For further information, please contact: Sis. P. Mutts at 604-3959, Sis. S. Philson at 272-2340, or the Church at 966-5522/5533. Space is limited, so sign up now! Pastor: Apostle S. Ransom.

• Away in a Manger... The CCW at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church, 11500 Middleground Road, will exhibit a collection of nativity sets from around the world in the Parish Hall for the community to enjoy on Saturday, December 2nd, from 3PM to 7PM and Sunday, December 3rd, from 9:30AM to 1PM, and from 3PM to 5PM. St. Francis Cabrini School children will perform at 5PM on Saturday and the Youth Ministry will present a live drive-thru nativity scene on Saturday night from 6PM to 9PM. After the closing on Sunday, the children in the Parish School and CCD Religious Program and parish choirs will present Lessons and Carols in the Church at 5 PM.

The CCW is asking for a $3 donation to help raise money for the School Scholarship Fund. Everyone in the community is invited to come and enjoy the exhibit, music, and drive-thru nativity scene.

 

• Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous meets every Monday, 7:00 p.m. at New Faith Community Church, Pooler Georgia. No cost to attend. Call 748-9051 or 844-6967  www.ocapoolerga.com.

MY ANSWER

By Billy Graham

Q: How can you help someone without making them dependent on you? My husband's nephew has been living with us for almost two years now. At first, the idea was to help him until he found a job after college but he hasn't even tried to get one for over a year, and he just sits around the house. - Mrs. J.S.

A: Your original goal was commendable: to help this young man get his feet on the ground during a difficult time in his life. The Bible tells us to "Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality" (Romans 12:13).

And your goal after two years have gone by should be exactly the same: to help him get his feet on the ground. In other words, you should seek what is best for him - and sitting around the house all day isn't what is best. By allowing this to go on, you are hurting both him and yourselves. Unless he has some type of physical or emotional problem that keeps him from working, the time has come for him to get a job and move into the real world.

I suggest you sit down and talk frankly with him about his future. You might even ask him when he thinks he will get a job - and then set a deadline for moving, and stick with it. If he has contact with his parents, seek their support for what you are doing. Let your nephew know you love him - but because you love him, you care what happens to him.