Kona Baptist Church December 2015

A Note From Pastor Dean "...Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning...." ~ James 1: 17(NKJV)

We rush around so much at Christmas time trying to find the perfect gift for someone. It can be a very stressful time, and can take our focus off the real meaning of Christmas.

Most of what we buy is only for a moment in time. There's no real lasting value, especially when buying for Kids! We may lose interest, we are soon finished with it, or kids toys get broken and clothing is outgrown.

Every good and perfect gift comes from God the Father, and His gifts are eternal. He has given each of us 'gifts' to do His will. But the most important gift of all was the gift of His son - Jesus.

May we be mindful of this gift the season.

Blessings in Christ, Pastor Dean

Sunday the 6th 10:15am- Heavenly Stanza will share a message in Music “From the Cradle to the Cross”

4:00pm Decorating Church for Christmas Season followed by Potluck Fellowship Wednesday the 9th 6:30pm Choir Practice (new start time)

Thursday the 10th - Friday the 18th We will be hosting Quartzsite Baptist Church Mission Team this Dec. 10th -18th. We have Many things planned throughout the week engaging the Island South os our Church. There is a list of these events on the counter in our Foyer. Please grab one and join us when you are able too.

Wednesday the 16th All Choirs (Adult, youth, children) and program elements are scheduled to be at practice 6:00pm

Sunday the 20th 10:15am Christmas Production “Honoring the King”

5:30 pm Live Nativity Scene

Monday the 21st 5:30 Live Nativity Scene

Thursday the 24th 6:00pm Candlelight Service

What is Happening This Month

This month we will be collecting the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Your giving enables missionaries to be sent to make disciples and multiply churches amount unreached

peoples and places for the glory of God.

Who is Lottie? Lottie Moon ‒ the namesake of Southern Baptists’ international missions offering ‒ has become a legend. But in her time Lottie was anything but an untouchable hero. In fact, she was like today's missionaries. She labored tirelessly so her people group could know Jesus.

LOTTIE’S TEA CAKE RECIPEAs a way to earn the trust of the people, Lottie Moon made tea cakes for the children in her village in China. She would then be invited into homes where she could share the gospel with their mothers. The children began calling Lottie “the cookie lady.”Plain Tea Cake (As made by Lottie Moon)

• Three teacups of sugar• One teacup of butter• One teacup of sour milk• Four pints flour• Three eggs, well beaten• Half a teaspoon of soda• Flavor to taste, roll thin, bake in a quick oven.

Adapted recipe:• 2 cups flour• ½ cup butter• 1 heaping cup of sugar• 1 well-beaten egg• 1 tablespoon cream

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg and mix well. Add the flour and cream. Dust a board with flour. Roll the dough very thin. Cut cookies with a round cookie cutter. Place on a buttered or nonstick cookie sheet. Bake at 475 degrees for about 5 minutes.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Ladies, you deserve a coffee break! Please join us for our very first Coffee Break on Monday, December 7th @ 9:00AM We will be meeting at Pink Mocha Cafe (near costco), so come have some fun fellowship with the ladies of Kona Baptist Church. call sheila for more info @ 430-1576

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR PROJECT What a blessed time serving our Southern Kona cities Captain Cook, Kealakekua, Honalo, etc. We shared just under 200 meals. Shut down about 30 minutes early as we ran out of foods.We were also blessed with a donation of slippahs, so we brought 4 of 24 bags to give to needed families. What a joy.

Our 2nd annual “Chili For Fall Y’all” was a big success! Thanks

to your generocity, we raised over $300

We were able to order patches for the children, and look

forward to our next activity which will be a live nativity scene. See details below.

Our CIA group, with the help of many others, will be

setting up a live nativity scene in the front lawn of

Kona Baptist Church on the evenings of Dec. 20 & 21.

We are hoping to show people why we celebrate Christmas. If you would like to help by donating

homemade cookies, helping sew costumes, etc., please

contact the office or see Sheila or Tia.

CHILDREN IN ACTION

Deck the Halls…….We will be decorating for the Christmas Season this Sunday at 4:00pm. When we

are finished, we will be having a potluck, so come and enjoy the

fellowship and bring a dish to share.

Saturday January 23rd…..

details coming soon

Tuesday Evenings @ 6:00 in the prayer roomCall or text Teri @ 895-4914 if you are coming or if you want more information