Yeah, great to see you all, here this morning and just to reiterate the announcement that was just made, we, we're, we don't do, worship songs and stuff at the beginning of, like the program tonight, so you don't want to be trailing in at 6:15 or 6:20, which may be your custom. But they try to get started right away, so try to be here tonight at the latest by 6 and ideally, 15 or so minutes early so that you're in your seat and others can be seated and we're ready for the program to get started at 6 o'clock. also, there's an insert that's in your bulletin. regarding our gifts for Jesus offering next Sunday, if you wanna pull that out, something will be said about this at the end of the, the message also, but, Next Sunday is our special, Christmas, service, so we would encourage you to be here for, that service and also invite, family and friends.
the gospel is going to be preached. It's the type of service where I, I think you'd be blessed to have your non-believing, friends, loved ones, with you during the service, next Sunday, we're gonna be taking up our, annual gifts for Jesus offering which we do in our Christmas service every year, and there'll be the normal offering, but in addition, To that above and beyond your normal giving to the Lord, we're asking you to, give something extra and the proceeds of this gifts for Jesus offering will go to Sean Ransom and his family who are serving the Lord as missionaries in the Philippines. They're serving alongside of, Vincent and Kimberly Green in the Philippines. They have some needs right now.
They're seeking to get their support. From 90% up close to 100%. They also have some other needs that are identified on this insert. We would encourage you to read that.
Sean Ransom has preached here a few times and we're gonna have him with us in a couple of weeks, speaking during the Sunday school hour and also in our morning service, I believe the last Sunday of December. so, we wanna really be able to encourage the Ransom family, with this gift. So pray about what the Lord would have you to give, bring that offering, next Sunday, wrap it like you would a normal birthday or Christmas present or put it in a card or a little gift bag, and we'll have a special time in our service for you and your children to bring your gifts for Jesus up to, the front. We do this as a reminder to ourselves....
