LOG LANE COMMUNITY CHURCH WEEKLY BULLETIN
Sunday, December 24, 2006

Seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Micah wrote that the Messiah [the Hebrew equivalent of the word “Christ”] would be born in Bethlehem [Micah 5:2]. When the Magi and Herod wanted to know where the new king would be born, the Jewish leaders, who knew this passage well, told them.

Detailed predictions such as this show that the Bible is unlike any other religious book in the world. Jesus is the only founder of a major world religion whose birthplace was prophesied hundreds of years in advance of his birth.

Such unique evidence spurs “wise” men and women to seek Him.

Christmas Eve Service

We will have a service from 4:00 to 5:00 P. M. on Sunday evening December 24th.

Prayer, Pie, and Praise

Sunday evening Dec. 31 we will end 2006 with Prayer, Pie, and Praise. Service will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.  Ribbons will be given to the top three pie makers

What Do You Know?

1. The gospel according to Luke relates that the priest Zacharias did not believe the angel Gabriel’s announcement that Elisabeth would bear a son since she was [Luke 1:13-20]
    a. a virgin
    b. not yet born
    c. old
    d. a Gentile

2. Because Zacharias did not believe the angel Gabriel, he was struck [Luke 1:19-23]
    a. deaf
    b. blind
    c. dumb
    d. down

3. When Mary entered the house of Zacharias and greeted her cousin Elisabeth, the babe leaped in [Luke 11:36, 39-44]
    a. Mary’s womb
    b. Elisabeth’s womb
    c. both their wombs
    d. in neither’s womb

4. Elisabeth and Zacharias’ child was named [Luke 1:57-63]
    a. Zacharias
    b. David
    c. John
    d. Elisabeth

5. Mary and Joseph went from Nazareth to Bethlehem for taxation [enrollment] of Joseph, because [Luke 2:4-6]
    a. it had been the city of David
    b. Micah had foretold Bethlehem as the birthplace of Israel’s ruler
    c. the three wise men had come there
    d. everyone had to go to his own birthplace

6. Mary wrapped her baby in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because [Luke 2:7]
    a. it had so been prophesied
    b. there was no room for them in the inn
    c. they were too poor to lodge in the inn
    d. the three wise men were coming to the manger

7. The shepherds in the field at night were directed to the place where the infant Jesus lay by [Luke 2:8-12]
    a. a star
    b. three wise men
    c. an angel
    d. an inner light

8. “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace” said [Luke 2:25-29]
    a. the shepherd who was needed by his flock
    b. Mary, after the birth of Jesus
    c. Simeon, who was not to see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ
    d. Anna, the eighty-four-year-old prophetess

9. The home city of Joseph and Mary was [Luke 2:39]
    a. Jerusalem
    b. Nazareth
    c. Bethlehem
    d. Capernaum

[Answers below]

Why Jesus Came To the World

1 Timothy 1:15 (KJV)
¹⁵ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

1 Timothy 1:15 (RVR)
¹⁵ Palabra fiel y digna de ser recibida por todos: que Cristo Jesús vino al mundo para salvar a los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero.

Christ came to save sinners.

1 Timothy 4:10 (KJV)
¹⁰ For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

1 Timothy 4:10 (RVR)
¹⁰ Que por esto mismo trabajamos y sufrimos oprobios, porque esperamos en el Dios viviente, que es el Salvador de todos los hombres, mayormente de los que creen.

God has provided salvation for All Men & Women, in a sense giving salvation to all if they want it. However, Christ becomes the Savior only to those who accept His redemption by faith.

This should be the substance of all the churches’ preaching and teaching.

Matthew 1:21 (KJV)
²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:21 (RVR)
²¹ Y dará a luz un hijo, y llamarás su nombre JESÚS, porque él salvará a su pueblo de sus pecados.

The word Save is used 94 times in the N.T. of salvation from sin. Sin means missing the mark, always in a moral sense. Christ came to show us how to live right.

John 1:29 (KJV)
²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 1:29 (RVR)
²⁹ El siguiente día vio Juan a Jesús que venía a él, y dijo: He aquí el Cordero de Dios, que quita el pecado del mundo.

Taketh away, to bear in the sense of removing sin, doing away with the guilt and punishment.

John 3:16 (KJV)
¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 (RVR)
¹⁶ Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.

Jesus is, was, and always will be “the only begotten Son” of God. [John 1:14]

Galatians 1:4 (KJV)
⁴ Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Galatians 1:4 (RVR)
⁴ el cual se dio a sí mismo por nuestros pecados para librarnos del presente siglo malo, conforme a la voluntad de nuestro Dios y Padre,

One other verse says, “He came to seek and to save that which is lost.” God is looking for us to repent of our sins, call on Him for salvation and live for Him. He has made the way by sending Jesus. Why would we carry the same message to the world that the apostle Paul did? He said that he “preached Christ and Him crucified”.

It is such a simple message. We should accept it and carry it to the world. An old bumper sticker said, “God said it, I believe it, and that settles it.” I say, “God said it, and that settles it whether you believe it or not!”

I pray that the coming year will be a great year of reaching others with the message of God’s plan of Salvation. You don’t have to preach, or teach but you can give out tracts. You can support the ministry financially. God has a work for you to do. Finally;

Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Matthew 28:19 (RVR)
¹⁹ Por tanto, id, y haced discípulos a todas las naciones, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo;

God Bless you and fill you with the knowledge of His will. We love you.

What Do You Know? [Answers]
1 c, 2 c, 3 b, 4 c, 5 a, 6 b, 7 c, 8 c, 9 b