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December Sermons RecapBy: Nicole Stroud

In December, Pastor Danny split his sermonsbetween the Book of Mark and the ChristmasStory.

His first sermon was on Jesus’ authoritybeing questioned by the religious leaders. Jesushad just cleared the temple because it was beingtreated as a place to make money instead of aplace of worship. The religious leaders did notask him why he did it, but rather under who’s au-thority was he doing it. Jesus does not give themthe expected answer: I am doing it in God’s au-

thority or in the name of God, which by the way,he was doing. He went on to ask them if John’sbaptism was from heaven or men and they couldnot answer truthfully.

Don’t expect the church to be perfectand certainly don’t expect your pastor to be this

does it mean that our internal busintakes priority over reaching those thare lost. The bottom line is fruit andauthority. We have the authority frothe Lord Jesus to go into our command show the love of Christ.

As Christmas approached,Pastor Danny’s last two sermons webuilt around that theme. His third smon was on the coming of Jesus anit’s importance to us. Christmas shnot be about buying the best gift or spending the most money. It shoulda time of reflection on the amazing and sacrifice that God gave in the bof his son Jesus.

The last sermon was a celebration sermon because it broughthope. Jesus, who was 100% humanand 100% God came to this earth sothat every person might know the loand hope of God.

January, Pastor Danny willreturn to the book of Mark. As Macontinues, the church will be challeto live out their faith and sacrifice abe a follower of Jesus. Are you reafor the challenge?

angel residing on earth. We are all broken.There is no one better in this room than any-one else. We are all sinners and we all needa relationship with Jesus but according tothis scripture we also need to show it withour actions. Loving God is easy; loving our neighbor is the problem. Pastor Danny chal-lenged the congregation full of preschoolparents to go to church; and if they don’thave one, to find one they can attend withtheir children to give them a godly example.Their actions to make Jesus a priority speaklouder then what they say.

The parable of the tenants wasPastor Danny’s second sermon. Jesus hadspoken to the leaders and they did not un-derstand so he told a parable. Jesus’ ene-mies understood that this parable was aboutthem. Jesus made them feel exactly whatthey were supposed to feel in order to startplanning his death and they did it knowingthat Jesus was not just a man but somethingspecial from God. Their eyes were so blindthat they could not see. In his sermon, Pas-tor Danny challenged the congregation tosee that , the church does not belong to us!It has been given to us by the Lord to man-age and to be good stewards, but in no way

H I G H L I G H T S I N

T H I S I S S U E :

• December

Sermon Recap• Why Guatemala?

• Volunteer

Opportunities

• Sermon Central

• Women’s Bible

Study

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

“To help the poor is to honor God.” - Proverbs 14:31

Operation: Outreach started over 21/2 years ago. GCC partners withLJC Mercy Ministries and the SanDiego Food bank to bring food to ahungry community. It is held once a

his hands and feet, so let’s dby caring for our communi

you have any questions abothis ministry you can contacoffice or LJC Mercy Minist619-292-2139.

month on the third Thursday of themonth from 8:30A– 10A. Over the

years the ministry has grown andcurrently serves about 300-350 fami-lies every month. It is a free pro-gram, the only thing that is requiredis that you bring your own box or bagfor your items.

This is a great opportunityfor the church to reach out to thecommunity. If you have never beento one of these food drives- go!Pass out flyers or just say hello toour neighbors. Jesus wants us to be



to those celebrating theirBirthdays in JANUARY....

1/1– Lena Belle Chapman1/6– Kyle Ledbetter1/8– Shannel Honore1/8– Betty Thoner1/14– Willie Jones

1/15– Sanders Camp1/16– Betty Johnson1/19– Marvin Soares

1/25– Ken Parker

P A G E 2

Hospitality Team We are looking for people to join the

hospitality committee to help coordinatespecial events, Wed. Night Dinners &

Potlucks. If you areinterested please see Kim Shell or call

the office for more info.

Benefit Concert Committee Nicole is looking for people who are

willing to help plan the 2011 GuatemalaBenefit concert. If you are interested

please contact her at the office

Locking Up Church If you have a key to the church and

would like to help lock up on Sunday Mornings after the service please see

Nicole

The only two things that I really miss when I am inGuatemala are hot showers, and knowing what time some-

thing will really begin! I have lived without a refrigerator andwithout a car, but I still long for a regular time to stand un-der a hot shower! I took 2 hot showers in 5 months. Andwhen something is supposed to begin at 7:00, I worry that if I come at7:30 I will either be late, or I’ll be the first onethere. I have found out that many of the things that we feelwe cannot live without are not at all necessary.

But why choose to spend more time in a countrythat is as well known for violence and kidnappings as it istourists and natural beauty? The reason is simple: I believeit is the place that I can be best used as a servant of God.

We are called to follow the example of Jesus and be a ser-vant of all, and I feel that I can use the gifts that God hasgiven me to serve the people of Guatemala. From my abilityto teach English to my ability to encourage others, I have aplace in the community where I feel I have been placed. Mydays are full from morning to late night. It the morning thereare English classes and projects, and more of the same inthe afternoon. It the evening there are always visitors in thehouse who finally go home at 10:30 or 11:00. Then it is rightto bed and more of the same the next day. But perhaps thething that I enjoy the most is encouraging some of theyoung people in their lives, and helping them consider op-

tions for their own future. It is exciting to see them encoun-ter hope where there had been little in the past. My timeand my resources have been given to me to serve, and thatis what I have really been able to do in Guatemala.

It is a pleasure to be able to work with the NewDawning Christian School. The new school library whichwas prepared by our group last summer is drawing a lot of attention from students. And the roof for the basketballcourt which was financed by group member Richard Paff will make a big difference in the school and community. Weare excited to see almost all of the graduates of our 9th

grade Basico class continuing on to the next level of school-ing, which holds well for the community. The new schoolyear will begin in January, and we will be anxious to beginanother year of serving the community.

As I return this year, I will be looking forward toworking with the school, and will also look forward to thevisit of our church work team in the summer. But most of all,I will look forward to the surprises that God has in store for me in this land of mountains, Mayan traditions, and coldshowers.



P A G E 3V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

Sermon List for the month of January:

1/2- 2010: The Year at a Glance

1/9– Mark 12:13-17-Paying Taxes

to Ceasar

1/16– Mark 12:18-27– Marriage atthe Resurrection

1/23- Mark 12:28-34– The GreatestCommandment

1/30– Mark 12:35-40– Whose son isthe Christ

GUATEMALA TRIP2011

INFO MEETING

SUN. JAN 9TH

@ 5:00PM

9140 Akard St. Spring Valley, Ca 91977 (619)[email protected] www.gracecovchurch.net

Starting Tuesday, Jan. 11th at 9

a.m. the Ladies Bible Study will begin for the new year. Our

studies will be on New Testa-ment Characters, applying their

teachings to our daily lives. Our mornings start with a time of

fellowship over a cup of coffeeor tea, then a share and prayer

time followed by Bible Study.The study book is

available now, see Betty Johnson to purchase one.

Any questions?

Contact Betty Johnson or Donna Erickson



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