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Painting of Worship Center By Barbara Jensen

Happy New Year! Aren't you glad that God gives us new things - and new chances? A New Year, new season, new month, week, and day. No boring same old same old, making everything new.

In the Christmas Story, we have to confess we really do not know what day Jesus was born, though we have hints that it really wasn't late December. What we are absolutely certain of was God was up to something new. So new that it divided time for all time - B.C. was and now it was A.D. - Anno Domini - the Year(s) of the Lord.

God is now Emmanuel - God with us - not just watching from on high, but down here knowing our hurts, hopes, and struggles. Completely new, not above us and immune, but fully vulnerable and fully understanding.

May you and yours be richly blessed this New Year, but may it be new in how God reveals how He is truly with us this new year. Richrd Kuhn
The birth of the Child is over, presents are opened, worship services attended or watched online, turkey and ham consumed and - now what?

The shepherds have come and gone. Who knows when the Magi get to visit the Child, but we know they do. But, the Word is silent on the vast majority of what is going on and we can rest assured that there has been no special "word" from the Lord or it would have been recorded.

We can also be assured that Mary and Joseph are being faithful to the last thing God told them to do - care for the Child. They did not need to wait on a word from God to be told to feed Him, burp Him, change His diapers, etc.

And the same goes for us. We ought not be paralyzed by waiting on some special instruction, but simply be faithful to whatever God told us to do last - and to follow what He told us in His Word. And if we get a visit from an angel in a dream - cool! But, we'd be considered spiritually paralyzed - and/or just plain stupid - if we had to wait to be told what to do every second of the day. If I had an employee like that, I'd fire them and so would you.

So, during the silences, let's remember our past and stay in the Word. And we just may find out He DOES have a special word for us - right there in those pages. Cool
PASTOR BECCA’S CONTACT INFO: Parsonage: 873-4766. Cell Phone: 301-4581. E-mail: pastorbecca7 @ gmail.com.

You're not so bad that you can't come to Jesus and not so good that you don't need to!

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DEVOTIONAL STORY OF THE MONTH

Charles Goodyear went to jail for a contempt of court citation.
While imprisoned, he went to work in the kitchen and worked on an idea in
which he developed the method for vulcanizing rubber.

Martin Luther was forced to stay in Wartburg Castle and the result was his translation of the Bible into the German language

Charles
Kettering broke his arm on the starting crank of his automobile – and he then developed the self-starter for engines.

Jacob Schick could not shave at -40 degrees and invented the electric razor

It is easy to talk about making the most of bad situations, it is another to do it.
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And Jesus knew that the worst of all situations (as He faced the coming agony of the Cross) would work out for good, because He knew the faithfulness of the Father. Pray that the Lord help show all of us who may be in darkness of the valley of the shadow right now that He has a plan and it is not to harm us, but for good

There was a art contest held in a local school one Christmas season a
few years ago in East Texas. One of the prize winners was a picture
drawn by a nine year old boy showing three men, offering gifts to the
baby Jesus in his manger. What made the picture unique is how the three
gift presenters arrived – there was fire truck on the side of the
picture.

The principle asked the boy about his decision to draw
the truck and the boy, in his heavy East-Texas accent, was quick to
reply: “Well, the Bible says the wise men came from a-far.”

Hart UMC
308 S. State Street
Hart Michigan 49420
Phone 231-873-3516
Email church@hartumc.org

ATTENTION YOUTH : Confirmation classes SUNDAY at 9:30 a.m. in the youth center. Don’t miss out on this life-changing experience that leads to church membership (and a deeper faith life, and closer friendships, and a whole lot of fun!) See Pastor Becca for questions/more info.
˜FILM, FOOD & FAITH: The movie begins in the sanctuary right after the potluck. This month’s film is “FIREPROOF” and is a wonderful movie about faith and love.

˜FOURTH SUNDAY POTLUCK: is Sunday after worship. If you forgot your food, please stay anyway & enjoy lunch with your church friends
˜ MORNING COMMUNION & PRAYER – with Pastor Becca is each Thursday morning at 7:30 in the Library. Come as you are, share a prayer and devotions, and feast on the grace of God. See Pastor Becca for more details.
˜ GRAND TRAVERSE DISTRICT CONFERENCE : is January 29^th, 2012 at Kalkaska UMC at 3:00 p.m. If you are a committee chair, involved in UMM or UMW, or just have interest in connecting with the other churches in our district, please consider attending. Let John Huizing or Pastor Becca know if you can attend.

This week at a glance
TODAY: Sunday January 22
         9:30am   No Confirmation
         10:30am Worship & Children’s Sunday School
         11:30am All Church Potluck (Fellowship Hall)
         12pm      Kid’s Club / Film, Food, & Faith (“Fireproof” in Sanctuary)
         1pm       Youth Group returns from Winter Blast.
         7pm       Adult Bible Study (Pastor Becca’s)
Monday January 23
         9am-1pm Church office open
Tuesday January 24
         9am-1pm Church office open
         10a-2pm Pastor Becca’s Office Hours
         6pm       Church Council (rescheduled) (Fellowship Hall)
         7pm       SPRC (Fellowship Hall)
Wednesday January 25
         9a-1pm   Church office open
         9:00am   Bulletin Deadline (e-mail or call church office)
         6pm       Chimes Choir practice/ 7pm         Choir Practice
Thursday January 26
         7:30am   Communion Prayer Service (Library)
         8am       Women’s Fourth Day Group (Library)
         9a-1pm   Church Office open
         10a-2pm Pastor Becca’s Office Hours
         3:30pm   Girl Scouts (Youth Center)
         5pm       Men’s Fourth Day Group (Library)
Friday January 27
         Church office closed.
Saturday January 28
         Church office closed.
         Confirmation worship visit.
Sunday January 29
         9:30am   Youth Confirmation (upstairs classrooms)
         10:30am Worship & Children’s Sunday School
                       Bible Sunday
         1130am Kid’s Club movie party / Youth Group
         7pm       Adult Bible Study (Pastor Becca’s)