Carol Clow lights the third advent candle with Pastor Jeannine. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 12-26-24-2024 Pastor Jeannine shared with us how Christ sends his love. As we get closer to Christmas, there is so much excitement, but baby Jesus is not the only way God reveals himself to us. He gives us encouragement and love every day. She shared a story of how an elderly woman dropped her packages in the store. She was having a hard time getting them back together. A teenage boy came over and helped her assemble her purchases and took them to her car. That boy was a Christ-like-figure to the elderly woman and a sign of God’s love. The final part of this lesson is a question which needs to be answered. In the scripture for today, Luke 3: 7-18, John was telling people about the coming of the Lord in their lives. The people asked him- what shall we do? How should we respond to the Lord‘s coming? The scripture is relevant to today. The Lord is coming. What will we do? How will we respond? One way is to share our talents and our love. Bluff Point United Methodist Church is a church that has many missions. We share our talents in many ways. One of these is our prayer shawl mission. Another is cleaning a 2 miles section of our road along 54-a twice a year for the Adopt-a—Highway program. We have helped in the Yates County Christmas by distributing items to families, and also by ringing the bell to collect needed funds the day before Thanksgiving each year. The children collect pennies for Millie’s pantry. Many ladies support the Living Well by baking for their grab and go lunch program, and contribute to the food and pet pantry. We recently have collected gifts for our Angel tree family. We also support the backpack program and Habitat for Humanity, as well as other local programs. So all of us, including our children, can help others through service and love. Come worship with us at 9 AM on Sundays! A reminder that in addition, our Christmas Eve service will be on 12/24 at 7 PM. All are welcome. It will be a service filled with song and joy, welcoming our Savior’s birth.