Valley Grande Baptist Church

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Valley Grande Baptist Church 48 County Road 16 Valley Grande, AL 36701
Phone:334-874-6657 Fax:334-874-6658

Greetings in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ! We are located in the beautiful newtown of Valley Grande, Alabama at the corner of Highway 22 East and County Road 16. We appreciate your visit to our website and hope you will find it to be informative. Hopefully you will catch a glimpse of the heart of VGBC and the vision we have to reach our community with the love of our Savior. If you have questions about anything you see here, or have suggestions for improving our site please drop us a line at valleygrandebc@valleygrande.org

11:00 am Radio Broadcast WDXX-FM100
4:45 pm Youth Fellowship 5:00 pm Preschool/Children 5:00 pm Youth Bible Study/Drama/Sticks
5:00 pm Evening Worship/Discipleship

5:30 pm Wednesday Night Supper
6:30 pm Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Preschool 6:30 pm 1- 6th Grade TeamKID
6:30 pm Youth Bible Study

Keeping Christ in Christmas
We often hear a lot about keeping Christ in Christmas. Some people get quite upset when they hear people using the phrase "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas." I also prefer the phrase "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holiday." In fact, using "Merry Christmas" for my Christmas greeting is so important to me that I refuse to purchase or even use Christmas cards that have the phrase "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas." However, I also recognize that people who are not followers of Jesus Christ cannot truly keep "Christ in Christmas" even if they say, "Merry Christmas." In addition, there are many non-believers and many businesses that are not really able to keep Christ in Christmas because their lives and their businesses are not focused on following Jesus.

There is really only one way to keep Christ in Christmas. The way that we truly keep Christ in Christmas is to make sure that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Master of our lives everyday. If Christ has first place in our hearts, we will be more concerned about what God tells us to say and what God tells us to do. If Christ is the center of our lives, we will not get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas because we will realize that commercialism is not a valid part of a Christian's observance of Christmas.

If Christ is first in our lives, we will make sure that we tell our children and grandchildren the stories of Jesus much more than the stories of Santa Claus. If Christ is first in our lives, we will make sure that we give our tithes (10%) and our offerings (everything above our tithes such as our gifts to international missions) to God before we consider purchasing anything for ourselves or our family or friends. If Christ is first in our lives, we will be more concerned with how we use the opportunities of the Christmas season to witness for Jesus than with whether or not we attend any Christmas parties or activities. If Christ is first in our lives, we will make sure that worship is more important in our Christmas celebrations even that family time or gift giving.

How can we keep Christ in Christmas? We keep Christ in Christmas by trusting Christ as our Lord and Savior and making sure that others see Christ in everything we do at Christmas and every other day of the year.

Help me to keep Christ first in my life so that others may see Christ in me. I pray that everything I do and everything I spend this Christmas would honor you and bring attention to Jesus. Forgive me for getting caught up in the "busy-ness" and commercialism that surrounds Christmas. Help me to spend every penny I spend this Christmas according to Your guidance and in ways that lift up Jesus. Help me to make worship the center of my Christmas celebrations rather than family time or gift giving.
In the Name of the One Who Came to Show Us Your Love, Amen.

International Mission Board Volunteer Missionaries to Thailand,
Barbara and Charles Owen, will be our guest speakers on
Sunday, December 5 during our evening service.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Post Office
Begins Sunday, November 28 through Sunday, December 19
Address your Christmas cards.
Bring them to the church and drop them in the box that begins with the person's last name.
Drop a check or cash for the number of cards you want delivered in the box provided for them.
The youth and leaders will deliver them to the names addressed on the card.

The money will go toward the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and you
will have a part in helping VGBC meet the LMCO goal.
For more information, contact Jan Hulsey

5:00 p.m.FireproofBe sure to invite your family and friends to come with you
to see this incredible movie.

Wednesday, December 22No Evening Activities
The church office will be closed Thursday and Friday, December 23 and 24
in observance of Christmas.

Christmas Eve Service and Communion
On this Christmas Eve, we extend an invitation to you and your family
to join us in this special Christmas Eve Service and Communion.