SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025
It’s Christmas . . . for misfits? That’s right. This week we’ll consider a God who comes not to condemn the misfits, but to deliver them safely home. It is cold outside, but it is plenty warm in the light of community. Thanks for joining us!
CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE
Join us for our Christmas Eve candlelight service, Made to Belong, on December 24 at 4 PM and 6 PM. It will be a beautiful and meaningful way to celebrate the hope of Christmas with your church family.
MOBILE MARKET: December 16
Our next mobile pantry will take place on December 16 at the Elks Lodge. Volunteers are needed from 2:45 to 5:30 to direct traffic, register households, sort and bag food, and load groceries into vehicles.
Please invite friends and family to join us. All are welcome to serve. Youth 12 and older can assist with packing groceries, and those 16 and older can help with loading vehicles and directing traffic.
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TIME TO SIGN UP: Dec 17 Deadline
We are heading to Harmons, Jamaica with Won by One to Jamaica, April 18–25, 2026, and sign-ups are officially OPEN. If you have been thinking about joining this life changing week of service, community, and kingdom impact, now is the moment.
To reserve your spot, email Kelly Wright ASAP. Kelly will then send you the link and instructions to register through WBOTJ’s managed missions site.
A $100 deposit is due when you register. The total trip cost is $1095 + airfare and is due by March 18, 2026. If you need financial assistance or are interested in fundraising opportunities, please let Kelly know.
This really is a trip of a lifetime. We would love for you to be part of it.
LAST WEEK’S INSIGHT: Acts, Mission, and “A Christmas for Misfits”
As we wrapped up Acts, we were reminded that the story does not end with Paul. The gospel keeps moving through ordinary people who carry good news into ordinary places. Christmas is one of the clearest pictures of that. Jesus leaves heaven and steps into a real world that is messy, secular, and hurting, so that misfits can find a home.
Here are a few themes to carry with you this week:
Good news that moves: The gospel is not just a treasure we hold. It is good news that is meant to be shared, proclaimed, and lived in front of real people with real needs.
Misfits matter: Like the island of misfit toys, all of us feel like we do not quite fit at times. Christmas is God’s answer to that ache. He comes not because we have it together, but because we do not.
We go and we invite: In Acts, Jesus sends his people out. At Christmas, we echo that call. We make room for Jesus and for others, we invite, we open doors, we pour coffee, we host movie nights so that a “lesser story” can point to the greatest story.
The Takeaway:
Christmas is more than a sentimental season. It is a mission moment. We get to be the church together, shining light on the newborn King and inviting friends, neighbors, and fellow misfits to come and see that the Lord is good.
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