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PHILLIPSBURG FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
January 2015
From The Pastor’s Pen
NEWSLETTER
Continued on page 2
In just a few days 2015 will be history and 2016 will be upon us. Like it or not, time marches on and the calendar
changes. But the Word of God remains the same. Would you like to be blessed by God in 2016? Who wouldn’t? I
hope and pray to be blessed in the New Year. All of us feel that way, which is why we wish each other a “blessed”
new year. We mean by that, “May the favor of God rest upon you all year long.” (Or as the Hebrews would say
SHALOM) That’s a wonderful thought. No one (at least no healthy person) gets up and says, “I want to be
miserable today. I hope I have a rotten day.” We all want to be blessed. We all want to be happy. We all want to
find fulfillment in what we do every day.
Psalm 1 tells us how we can be continually blessed every day. In just six short verses we learn the secret of the life
God blesses. And it’s not related to New Year’s resolutions. Every January most of us make a list of things we
want to change. But the blessing Psalm 1 talks about goes much deeper. “Blessed is the man.” Happy is the man.
This is God’s prescription for happiness.
As you study this psalm, you will discover that blessedness relates to the way we live and the choices we make. It
depends on the kind of people we are. From God’s point of view, there are two ways and only two ways to live
because there are two kinds of people in the world and only two kinds. There are the righteous and then there are
RELAX GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU IN 2016!
From The Pastor’s Pen continued
the wicked. Everyone in the world falls into those two categories. There is no “in-between” category. Psalm 1
shows us how the righteous live and why they are blessed. It also shows us the end result of both ways of life.
If we want to be blessed by God in 2016, we need to pay attention to this psalm.
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in
the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers” (Psalm 1:1-3).
Isaiah 40:8 " The grass withers, and the flowers fade. but the word of our God stands forever." Determine that in
this new year 2016 you will spend more time meditating on His word so that whatever you do will prosper,
SHALOM to all my brothers and sisters in the Lord. Love you, Pastor Herder
First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
150 South Seventh Street, P.O. Box 552
Phillipsburg, KS 67661
Chair of the Board: Linda Imm
Chair of the Elder: Stuart Jarvis
Facebook: Phillipsburg Christian Church
Website: www.phillipsburgchristianchurch.com
Church Phone: 785-543-5069
Church Toll Free: 877-543-3120
Church Email: [email protected]
Pastor Email: [email protected]
Parsonage: 785-543-2756
Pastor’s Cell: 785-533-1043
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Dear First Christian Church Family:
The family of Bill Hoover want to thank you for the
beautiful Dracaena plant. The luncheon you pro-
vided for the family was such a blessing. It gave us
time to visit with friends and families. Bill and
Katherine were lucky to have such a loving church
family.
Barry and Rhonda and family
Your kindness and sympathy are more deeply appre-
ciated than any word of thanks can ever express.
I would like to thank everyone who helped with the
Community Christmas Dinner - those who helped set-up,
decorate, transport meals, provide salads and desserts,
serve and clean up on Christmas Day. I especially want
to thank Peggy and Donna for all their many hours to
calculate, order, and pick up food, supplies and equipment
needed and organize all the food preparation. Helping
them for several hours on Christmas Eve was a fabulous
kitchen crew - Sherry, Deb and Anita, you were the best.
The 2015 Community Christmas Dinner was a huge suc-
cess because of the dedication and hard work by many.
I thank you all.
In Christian Love, Linda Imm
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jan. 3 - Men’s Breakfast
Jan. 10 - Board Meeting
Jan. 11 - Quilt Guild
Jan. 18 - Elders Meeting
Jan. 19 - Prayer Shawl Ministry
Jan. 25 - Missions Meeting
Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 Youth Groups
Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 Ladies’ Bible
Study
Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 Ladies’
Community Bible Study
Terry & Carolyn Babcock
January
Birthdays
01 Landon Wyatt
02 Shylo Evans
02 Clay Thomas
03 Jodie Clyde
03 Amy McCartney
03 Shirley Olliff
04 Sherri Orr
05 Ronnie Boeve, Jr.
05 Royce Turner
06 Marlene Kendall
09 Floy Bruning
10 Thomas Olliff
14 Corey Imm
14 Tony Imm
16 Kannon Evans
17 Zane Hopson
21 Reagan Kendall
24 Denis Miller
26 Alexia Bauer
28 Deb Thomas
29 Deveony Jarvis
30 Keely Evans
06 $5,425.75
13 $2,187.50
20 $2,212.00
27 $1,484.00
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DEACONS FOR JANUARY
Jason Dibble, Gracie Dibble, Parker Dibble,
Larry Prewitt and Nate Prewitt
Cook MISSION DONATIONS
The total donations to Marilyn
Cook’s Mission in South Africa
totaled $2,074.72 for 2015. Listen to sermons
on our website
