This Week (Dec. 15-21, 2023):
1. Tonight, Dec. 15, 2023, the Living Stones Friday Night Bible Study is meeting for the final time in 2023 from 7:30-9:30 to study “Are miracles relevant?”. You can read John 10:22-42 and 14:1-14 to prepare. Join in person in Room A-216 or online via the following link at 7:30 pm:
https://zoom.us/j/685376249?pwd=cWtyUk1pckJiRHJxZVZCSGdJZWw2UT09
Meeting ID: 685 376 249
Password: 840840
Join by phone: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
2. The Living Stones Sunday School and Grace Ambassadors Sunday School are meeting this Sunday. The Grace Ambassadors will begin a discussion of “The Pilgrim’s Progress: Part 2” in the Community Hall (A-202). The Living Stones will be studying an Overview of the NT in the Koinonia Room (A-216). They will use the following link for those who wish to join online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/491248585?pwd=RnpLcnpjQ01nTGZLSmhaZ3l4L3dKQT09
Meeting ID: 491 248 585
Password: 403767
Join by phone: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
3. This Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at 11:25 am, Pastor Raymond Lee will be preaching. Pray for him! Join us for worship at CBCGL!
Text: Luke 1:46-56
Title: Mary–The True Strength of Humility
Live stream via Youtube: https://www.cbcgl.org/live-stream/
4. Each Wednesday, such as this week (Dec. 20) at 7:45 pm, you are invited, encouraged, and requested to join our weekly prayer meeting. We will not grow in Christ without growing in our dependence on God through prayer. The link is found below in the section on prayer.
Administration / Events
1. We have a missions update (so check out the missions tab from the bulletin)! You can provide support for COCM (in England), for James Liang (at UConn), or Gordon and Maggie who are serving in France.
2. Please bring a willing heart and give your time to serve CBCGL by cleaning the cafeteria this coming Sunday. It’s the final lunch cleaning service of 2023. So let’s do great work and make the cafeteria spic and span for the glory of God. I’ll see you there at 1:15 pm in the Cafeteria on Dec. 17.
3. Christmas Skit Participants needed! If you are willing to help with a skit on Christmas Eve, playing a silent role, and helping to portray the life of Christ, let Minister Katherine or Pastor Nathan know by Dec. 17. We can send you a video to get an idea of what it will be like and the rehearsal for this part of the Christmas service will be Dec. 22.
4. Save the Date: Christmas Eve Services – Dec. 24 – happen at 9:45 am, followed by a baptism service around 11:15 am, with a Candlelight service at 7 pm.
5. Sunday Lunch Service is available at CBCGL with $5 lunchboxes. The final lunch of 2023 is this coming Sunday (Dec. 17). To place an order, please use the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/nCwQnMruKv Orders are preferred to be placed as soon as you know, but need to be placed by Saturday night so that the kitchen can prepare the correct amount of food. Note: The selection which states “Number of Meals” refers to the cooked food/lunch box/Chinese food option.
6. All other announcements can be found here (in our CrossPoint Community bulletin).
For Prayer:
1. From Bishop J.C. Ryle – “To be prayerless is to be Christless, Godless, and in the high road to destruction…It will always be found that when prayers are few, grace, strength, peace, and hope are small.” Please join our Wednesday night prayer meeting (7:45 – 9:15 pm) even if you can’t participate the whole time.
https://zoom.us/j/758587937?pwd=aS9sZUdxcm1janNNM2I2aXJ6Smx2QT09
Meeting ID: 758 587 937
Password: 030086
Join by phone: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
2. We’d be glad to pray for you. If you need prayer, you can submit your prayer request via the following link: https://www.cbcgl.org/pray/
In Christ, your servant, SDG,
Rev. Dr. Nathan Willems
Associate Pastor of CrossPoint Community – A Ministry of CBCGL