by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear family and friends of Lighthouse,

Merry Christmas! We hope your day is full of joy and that you have a wonderful time celebrating the birth of Jesus with those closest to you. Praise God for the precious gift of a Savior. Because of His amazing grace, we can know Him and be made right with Him by our faith in Christ’s work on the cross. It is this salvation offered by God that is our only true hope in this world. So take some time to read and be grateful the account of the coming of the King. This excerpt is from Luke 2:4-14:

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

May the Lord God bless you and your family and friends this Christmas as we all hope in Christ our Savior!

Let us also take some time to remember the men and women in the military who are overseas fighting for the freedoms we enjoy. Especially as they are part of our church family and aren’t able to spend Christmas at home, please pray for Erick Min and Alex Lim that God would encourage their hearts and keep them strong this Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick