LBC Weekly SPARK – December 12, 2012

by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear family and friends of LBC,

I hope you are doing well and walking in the Lord. During this holiday season, I want to encourage you to do all you can to be a faithful witness of the gospel of Christ.  Opportunities abound all around us and yet too often we are content to see them pass us by. Because of our love for Christ and desire to see Him glorified, we ought to tell others about God’s saving grace. Who knows? Perhaps God would use your next conversation to save a soul. Think of the deep joy that comes from seeing a life transformed by the grace of God. Those who have no hope in this world could have true, lasting hope. Let’s do all we can to tell others of the love of Christ for the sake of His name!

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are the announcements for this week:

  • Single Life Bible Study. The singles Bible study will be meeting tonight, December 12, at the church at 6:30pm. All single adults are invited to come out for a great time of fellowship and worship. As always, dinner will be served!
  • Grace Life Christmas Dinner. This Thursday, December 13, Grace Life will be having a Christmas dinner at 6:30pm in Room 107! Bring $5/person for food and a dessert to share. Prizes will be awarded to those who are most festively dressed! This will be a great time to celebrate and enjoy some fun together! Please email Pastor Patrick by Wednesday evening to RSVP so we can adequately plan for food (pastorpatrick@gmail.com).
  • Christmas Concert. Our annual Christmas concert will be this Saturday, December 15, at 6:00pm. This is always a highlight of the year and a great opportunity to enjoy God-glorifying music! Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors to come and enjoy this time together and to hear the message of Christ.
  • Christmas Concert Rehearsal. We will be having a rehearsal and run through for Saturday’s concert on Friday, December 14, at 6:00pm. Please come prepared and focused so that we can work through all the details expediently and efficiently.
  • Sunday School. We will be having Sunday School classes this weekend during the Sunday School hour. This will be the last Sunday School until after the New Year.
  • PB Homeless Ministry. Contact Joyce Kang if you are available to help assemble care packages for the homeless. This will take place on Sunday, December 16, at 2:00pm, at the church.
  • L.A. Church Plant Interest Meeting. For those who are interested in being a part of the church plant team to Los Angeles, there will be an interest/planning meeting on Sunday, December 16, at 6:00pm, at the church. Please contact Pastor John Kim to let him know you plan to attend (pastorjohnkimlbc@gmail.com).
  • Christmas Service. On Sunday, December 23, during our regular worship time, we will be having a special Christmas service. It is a great opportunity to invite unbelieving friends and family to hear about Jesus and the significance of His birth. Refreshments will be served!
  • New Year’s Eve Service. We will be having a special service to close out 2012! This will be on Monday, December 31, at 5:30pm, at the church. We will have dinner together as well as a time for corporate worship. Afterwards, we’ll have some fun counting down to the New Year!
  •  Lumos Winter Retreat. The youth group will be heading out to Julian for their winter retreat on January 4-6! The cost for the weekend is $75/person. Contact Josh Liu for more details!

Prayer Needs:

  • Please continue to pray for Erick Min as he is currently deployed in Afghanistan. Pray that God would continue to watch over him and cause him to grow even while apart from the church family.
  • Please pray for Alex and Maria Ko and their family as they continue to deal with Baby Eliana’s ongoing health needs.