December Newsletter

Temple Times Newsletter December 2025  In this Edition A Season For Guidance Monthly Memory Verses Book Of The Month Calendar Looking to Serve? We Need You! A Season for Guidance The year is almost over, the air crisp, Christmas songs are being played everywhere we go, bells are ringing, and people are bustling in and out of the stores.   As we enter this new season, we should take a moment to reflect on the true reason we celebrate.  We as a church had a vision for the year, several things that we were turning to God and seeking His guidance. Making People A Priority We ask God to guide us in making new believers and members a priority in prayer and contact.   Grow Spiritually We ask God to guide us with our commitment to grow spiritually this year. Gain insight into victorious living by denying self, in favor of walking in obedience to God's Word in your daily life. Meditate on how His ways and thoughts are infinitely higher than ours, and commit to walk in accordance with them.   Be Peacemakers We ask God to guide us to discipline ourselves to be peacemakers so as to further promote unity among the body, which in turn glorifies the Prince of Peace, the Lord Jesus Christ!   Be Grateful for the Open Door We ask God to guide us to recognize and be grateful for the “open door” the Lord Jesus has set before us in all our ministries. Join in helping us to be good stewards of that open door and the people who walk through it.   Guide Us As Teachers We ask God to guide us as teachers to recognize your high calling and responsibility. Pray. Labor in the Word. Meditate on and ponder it. Invest the time needed to be able to listen carefully for the Spirit to speak and teach you; and then come share what you've learned with passion and conviction.   Prayer Life We ask God to guide us in our commitment to ourselves for a more disciplined and consistent prayer life and to intercessory prayer.   Guide Us To Serve We ask God to guide us to take a step of faith and serve in an area of ministry if you don't already. All born again believers have been given a gift by the indwelling Holy Spirit to exercise both within and outside the church in a special way!   Be Grateful We ask God to guide us to be grateful! Our hearts should overflow with gratitude! The Lord Jesus is worthy of our highest praise and worship. Ponder Who He is, what He's done, what He's doing and what He's promised. We are a blessed people! This Month's Memory Verses December 7th 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!   December 14th  John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”   December 21st Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."   December 28th Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Book of the Month Each month we will feature a book here to encourage growth in our walk with God.  Sometimes this book may be a book of the Bible or it could be a book from an author of sound doctrine that will help us as we grow daily.   This month's book is recommended by Pastor Shane.   The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer.   The Knowledge of the Holy by popular evangelical author and Christian mystic A.W. Tozer illuminates God’s attributes—from wisdom, to grace, to mercy—and in doing so, attempts to restore the majesty and wonder of God in the hearts and minds of all Christians. A modern classic of Christian testimony and devotion, The Knowledge of the Holy shows us how we can rejuvenate our prayer life, meditate more reverently, understand God more deeply, and experience God’s presence in our daily lives.  CALENDAR December 2025 12/07 - Holiday Meal 12/10 - Word Warriors Skate Party 12/14 - Advent Services 12/21 - Advent Services 12/21 - Adult Christmas Cantata 12/24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4 - 5pm WE NEED YOU! Are you looking for a way that you can help serve in the church? We have a need in several areas that would be glad to have you join their team. Please contact one of our deacons if you are interested!