New Year's Revival! January 4th through 7th!

Zion UMC is proud to present a 4-night Revival event, starting January 4th and ending on January 7th...

Come and hear one of the featured speakers from the Bailey Smith Real Evangelism Conference 2008. This man with Cerebral Palsy has inspired thousands through his preaching of the Word, the uplifting music that he sings, and his personal testimony of what God has done in his life. His sense of humor will delight you, and his message will challenge you to surrender everything to Jesus.

Services each night will begin at 7 o'clock.

On Sunday, the 4th, at 5 o'clock, please join us in our Community Building for a potluck dinner, and meet Evangelist Steve Freeman and his family!

Steve's personal testimony is available to hear here...

SHARING THE SECRET

At the end of the Christmas narrative regarding the shepherds, in Luke 2:19, we read, “Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.”

Then, in Luke 2:41-51, we read:

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.”

Mary had a secret and, later, Jesus had a secret as well. Remember what occurred at the wedding feast of Cana, in the second chapter of John:

1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine." 4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come." 5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. 8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

Repeatedly in the Gospels, Jesus told people not to tell anyone his true identity. Here are eight such instances:

1. Matthew 8:4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

2. Matthew 16:20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

3. Matthew 17:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

4. Mark 7:36Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

5. Mark 8:30Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

6. Mark 9:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

7. Luke 5:14Then Jesus ordered him, "Don't tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."

8. Luke 8:56Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

Line items 3 and 6 differ from everything else in the list, in that they specify that – after Jesus has risen from the dead, THEN the truth of his identity could be revealed…and this happened approximately 2,000 years ago…

…so why aren’t we sharing the secret?

2 Corinthians 4:3 says, “if our Gospel [is hidden], it is [hidden] to them that are lost.”

Romans 10:5-15 tells us, someone’s got to tell the world about the Gospel, and since it is easily on hand for us, we have no excuse not to:

"Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7"or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

We who know the truth, and have received it, have a responsibility to share the truth of the Gospel message with a lost and dying world.

John 14:17-21: “The worldly cannot receive the Spirit of truth, because they can’t see him, neither do they know him: but you know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more; but you see me: And because I live, you shall live also. At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Those that have my commandments [in their heart], and keep them, they are the ones that love me: and they that love me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love them, and will manifest myself to them.”

John 14:26 says, when you have a relationship with Christ, “the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, who the Father send in the name of Jesus, shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, everything I have said to you…[in the word, and in your hearts.” In verse 27 Jesus says, if you have a relationship with him, he will reveal to you his peace: “my peace I will give to you: which is not a peace like the world gives,” And then he adds, “don’t allow your heart to be troubled, and don’t be afraid.”

As we launch forward into the new year, we should take heart – be courageous – and boldly proclaim the Truth of the Word as God makes opportunities available to us…

Happy Holidays!

Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2008

During the 11 o'clock Worship Hour, the Zion UMC Choir presented the challenging Christmas Cantata "Hope Has Hands," and offered up a joyful noise unto the Lord before a packed sanctuary. Later, in the evening, at 6 p.m., the Sr. MYF and the Jr. MYF presented their annual Christmas program, an adaptation of the children's novel, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," which was modified to be set in Pricetown. Afterward, a special visitor in red and white arrived to the delight of all, and then Christmas gifts were exchanged...

Sermon Notes for the Third Sunday of Advent 2008

Another definition of the word Advent is “the arrival of something momentous,” according to Webster’s College Dictionary...

During the Advent season, we anticipate the arrival of Christmas, and reflect on that time when the arrival of the Messiah was anticipated by his people as we, in turn, anticipate the return of Jesus Christ…

1,700 years before the birth of Christ, Jacob – the son of Isaac, and the brother of Esau – anticipated the arrival of the Messiah when he spoke the following words found in Genesis 49:10 -

“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”

The term SHILOH is found in the Scriptures approximately 33 times, and in 32 of these instances, it is identified as a place…

You may have heard of a town called SHILOH in cowboy novels or cowboy movies, but Jacob was not referring to a place when he made this statement on his deathbed. He was referring to a person…the Messiah, long anticipated by his people. He was being quite specific about specific characteristics of the Messiah as well. Many feel that when Christ fulfilled these characteristics, there could no longer be any further argument against the fact that Jesus was, indeed, the Shiloh…the Messiah.

One theologian remarked that “perhaps there is no part of the Old Testament scriptures which [Hebrews] find so difficult to reconcile with their unbelief in Jesus as this. [It is a very graphic and explicit reminder of the Redeemer, [and] it stands forth to the Christian as one of those solid proofs of the authority and divinity of our holy religion.”

But what does the term Shiloh, as used by Jacob in Genesis 49, mean?

1. A Messenger, or ‘one who is sent.’
· The Gospels tell us that Jesus was “sent of the Father” as the messenger of God’s love and mercy to our lost world…
· “For this we know, and testify, that the Father sent the Son.” (1 John 4:14)
· Christ repeatedly referred to himself in the Gospels as being one who was “sent by the Father”: “This is the will of God, that you believe on him whom he hath sent.” (John 6:29)
· “For I came heaven not to do my will, but the will of him who sent me.” (John 6:38)
· As the Messenger, or Sent One of God, he covenanted with the Father for the redemption of the world. In the fullness of time, God sent him forth, and he was anointed to the great work by the descent of the Holy Spirit. After this event, he entered his public ministry by proclaiming, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

2. A Peace-Maker.
· Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be the “Prince of Peace,” and when Christ was born on that first Christmas morning, the angels sang, “Peace on earth, good will toward men.”
· As one theologian once wrote, “[The inhabitants of] Earth had rebelled against heaven; man against his God. Sin exposed our guilty race to the wrath of Deity. Jesus came to set up an honorable system of mediation He undertook to render perfect satisfaction to the insulted justice and holiness of God; he came to ‘magnify the Law,’ and through him all believers have peace with God. The gospel of peace is freely procured, and a spiritual empire of peace and holiness [has been] set up in our world.”

3. A Prosperous Savior.
· Jesus was sent of God to be the Savior of the world. He became a Savior through making peace for us. But as a Savior he is prosperous in that he possesses every qualification for saving souls.
· In the Old Testament Messianic prophecy of Isaiah, we read, “He shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hands.” (Isaiah 53:10)
· The Kingdom of the Shiloh is to be an everlasting Kingdom and his dominion shall be forever and ever. His reign of mercy is to be universal, and shall encompass every nation, people, and tongue. And portions of all people in the world will gather before him…

Sermon Notes for the Second Sunday of Advent 2008

Advent means “to come” and "the anticipation of a momentous event" and, during this time of year, we celebrate the anticipated arrival of the Lord Jesus.

I Thessalonians 3:9-13 reads, "9How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? 10Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith. 11Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones."

· This passage of Scripture expresses the hope of seeing loved one’s face-to-face, after a prolonged absence.
· There is an encouragement to strive for Christian perfection and holiness:
1. There is an encouragement to love one another with Christian love.
2. There is an encouragement to be like Christ.

Like the Apostles, we anticipate the eminent arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ; we hope to see Jesus face-to-face soon, and we must make ready for his return.

Have you ever been separated from a friend or loved one, and had hopes of seeing them again? If that friend called you, out of the blue, and told you they’d be coming to see you – what would you do? You’d get yourself, and your house, ready…

Jesus is coming back, and we don’t know when…but we need to be ready.

We cannot afford to be uncertain as we anticipate the arrival of the Lord…

We must fulfill our commitments as Christians:
· by striving for Christian perfection, and lives of holiness
· by serving the Lord in our local church…when we join the church, we agree to honor the Lord, and his church, by giving it, and him:

1. Our Time
2. Our Talents
3. Our Presence, andOur Tithes…

Hanging of the Greens 2008

On Sunday, November 30th, our church congregation celebrated the 2008 Hanging of the Greens, we decorated the Christmon tree, we decorated the church with poinsettias, and some of the men in the church put up our Nativity Scene! The Advent season is officially upon us! The live tree in the sanctuary was given by an anonymous donor in memory of the late C.W. Smith, whom we all miss dearly...

Scripture References for the First Sunday of Advent 2008

Jeremiah 23:5-6
5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our righteousness."

Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
"2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned...6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this."

Isaiah 53:1-6
1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all."

John 1:1-5, 9-14
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it...9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. 14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Psalm 95:2

"Let us come before him with thanksgiving..."

Sermon Notes for Sunday, November 23, 2008

"How Jesus Dealt with the Devil"

2 Corinthians 4:3-6
3…if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden to them that are lost:
4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Matthew 4:1-11
1…Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights he was, afterward, hungry.
3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Three times the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness, before His ministry began. In three ways he tried to appeal to Him, with three goals in mind: to kill, steal, and destroy.

He appealed to His body, His soul, and His spirit…

The body, is made of flesh, and has appetites – for basic human needs: food, sustenance, and the survival instinct; it is the animalistic part of a human being.

The soul is the aspect of the human essence that has hungers for greater aspirations – for stimulation of the mind, longs for the acceptance of others, for power, for position, for authority.

The spirit is that part of the human being which is eternal, and is comprised of the core personality of a man or a woman – it can be influenced by the flesh, by God, or by Satan. It’s like the analogy of the black and white dogs within every man, according to Native American mythology – they are at war with one another, and the dog that wins the battle is the one you feed the most.

Satan tried to appeal to Christ’s fleshly body by tempting him with the thought of food.

Satan tried to appeal to Christ’s soul by tempting him with aspirations of grandeur made with promises he could not, ultimately, fulfill.

Satan tried to appeal to Christ’s spirit by tempting him to forsake Divine instruction contained in the Word, and risking his body and, in turn, his immortal soul by going against the instruction of His Heavenly Father…

God is the Creator of the Garden, the source of Life.

Lucifer, who is the god of this world, is the destroyer of life, the defiler of truth, and the thief of all prosperity.

Where God offers pure, rich soil, Satan is the lord of rocks and stones, from which only pain and suffering come…

God’s Spirit seeks to reside in the potting soil of our soul, to take root within us, and enable us to grow and bear fruit.

Satan seeks to harden our hearts, and transform our hearts of flesh into hearts of stone and rock…

2 Corinthians 3:3
3…show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

Benefit Concert - 11/20/2008

On Thursday night, 11/20/2008, the pastor's sister, Angela Jenness Brady, presented an evangelistic benefit concert to raise money toward the pastor's & Tim's upcoming trip to Israel. Angela blessed our congregation again, and we welcomed her in the name of the Lord. Over $100 was raised toward the trip. For slideshow images of some of the things Pastor Jenness and Mr. Lancaster will be seeing in Israel in January, click here.

Soup & Sandwich Benefit

On Monday, November 17th, ZION UMC's UMW hosted a Soup & Sandwich benefit to help Pastor Jenness and Tim Lancaster raise money toward their upcoming trip to Israel in January. Dinner was served starting at 6, with an all-you-can-eat soup and sandwiches for $6.00 - over $700 in donations were raised! May God's richest blessings be extended upon all who contributed...

Sermon Notes for Sunday, November 16th, 2008

2 Corinthians 2:11 says we need proper Biblical instruction – “11Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not [or should not be] ignorant of his devices.”

WHERE IS THE DEVIL?

Here on earth, unseen, but present, nonetheless...

1 Peter 5:6-8 “6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

Ephesians 6:1-18 – “11Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”

WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?

Ezekiel 28:13-19 “13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

2 Corinthians 11:14-26 “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”

Hebrews 13:2 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

WHERE DID HE COME FROM?

Isaiah 14:12-17 “12 How you have fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!

13 You said in your heart,
"I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. ^[c]

14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High."

15 But you are brought down to the grave,
to the depths of the pit.

16 Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:
"Is this the man who shook the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,

17 the man who made the world a desert,
who overthrew its cities
and would not let his captives go home?"

Luke 10:16-18 “6"He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." 17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 18He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

HOW CAN HE BE DEFEATED?

Be steadfast, and call upon the name of the Lord…

Hebrews 10:23-31 “23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

WHAT IS HIS FUTURE?

Revelation 20:7-10 “ 7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Seven Springs Christmas Parade 2008

It was a little early in the season for a Christmas parade, but our UMYF & parents had a nice time. This year we get to enjoy some scenes from a different perspective. The holidays are rapidly approaching!