Hello Folks,
     This past Sunday night approximately 50 of our children presented a musical that was exceptional in many ways.  The children were well prepared, knew their prats, and presented them with great enthusiasm.  You could tell that they, and those who helped them had worked very hard in making this a high quality presentation.  Shannon and Ken Brewer, as well as Todd and Sarah Aiken, along with other adults helped make it of great value for the kingdom. 
     Every year in our congregation, as in most, we do certain things that pretain to Christmas.  Most of our adult Sunday School classes have a Christmas party.  We have a Christmas with the Church dinner with good attendance along with a children's program like the one I talked about in the previous paragraph.  I also work in conjunction with Dale Gruver, our Worship Pastor, to coordinate the sermons with the worship music so Advent Season can have a very concentrated impact.  We have done all of this in an effort to help people remember that Christmas is about the Savior.  I do not know if we always get it right but I do know that we are attempting to accomplish it as much as we can.  I pray that this year those who have attended Greeneville First Church of God will have had to think about Jesus.  That they have had to think about who He is, what He has done, and what it means to them.  If this is not the end results then we have missed the real meaning of Christmas.  I pray that this Christmas season will have real impact upon you and your family and that you will know that Jesus is the real reason for our celebration. 
     Ruth and I will be visiting our children over the holidays so you will not hear from me for a couple of weeks on the blog but when I get back from our family celebration I will get back on line and communicate some of my thoughts to you once again.  God bless you all.

Have a Great One,

HGRudd