Advent Awesomeness # 12 – Sunday

Before we get onto our Advent activity for today I wanted to highlight a story that I got from a friend yesterday... he was sharing his giving to a stranger. When he was at the bank the teller returned his money to him in an envelope, so he wrote her a note said Merry Christmas and gave her some of the money he just withdrew - Loved that story - never would have thought to do that. I would love to hear other ideas of what you have done to give to a stranger. As I have said before Christmas is about Giving – advent is the same, it is about giving – the giving of God’s Son to be born as a baby and given to this sinful world to save it! Thanks for giving yesterday!!!

Day #12 – Sanctuary Servant – Do you consider your church a gift? Your church can’t be perfect, because you are in it (by that I mean we are all sinners and you put one sinner in a church and messes up everything) – nothing on earth can, but despite the imperfections of the church, it is something we need to be thankful for. Within the church there are many people that labor to make the church function….the pastor, the youth pastor, the secretary, the custodians, etc. Find a staff member of the church to thank today. It could be a verbal thanks, a gift, or just a note in their mailbox. Ministry can be a draining thankless job (I know from experience). Do your part today to show your appreciation.