This is Us

We are the church, whether we are gathered or scattered--each one of us, a part of the body of Christ, wherever we go, whatever we do.

So, where can you find us, and what are we doing?

See these youth group kids? They're visibly excited about serving some kids at Woodbury Elementary who are mentored by adults at Five Oaks through a program called Kids Hope USA. We've partnered with KHUSA for several years, mentoring kids who could use a little extra time with an adult who has time and space to invest in them. This Christmas season, our middle schoolers made fleece tie pillows and personalized gift bags for the KHUSA kids at Woodbury Elementary—32 mentored students in all. Our high schoolers used student donations to buy gifts for the kids as well. The energy at youth group that night was inspiring. It was so easy to see the joy our students felt at being able to brighten another child's Christmas!

Your Posture Can Impact Your Relationship with God

I mean the posture the you take before God can make a difference.

Prayer in the Bible is a very physical thing. A lot of the time when the Bible describes someone praying, it includes a description of their posture.

Do you know what posture is mentioned most often? It surprised me.

Kneeling is one of those postures, but it comes in third in the Bible.

But kneeling, unlike many of the others, can express a whole range of heart attitudes, responses to God, and emotions. We’ll explore five of those this weekend as we look at Luke 2:1-14 (which doesn’t mention kneeling but does have angel voices and does drives home all five).

One pastor, commenting on the act of kneeling in prayer, said, “It sends a signal to my entire being.”

Do you have trouble engaging your mind in prayer? Try sending it a signal.

That’s just a bit of a preview of the weekend sermon as we continue our Advent series: “O Holy Night.”

Bring a friend. Advent is a great time for inviting.

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