"SHARING THE RISEN CHRIST TO ALL GENERATIONS"     

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                                    9:30am Sunday Worship          10:45am Bible Study following worship
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                        Pastoral Care: Pastor James Peter
​                        Lay Leader: Doug Taylor
                      Church Phone: 440.236.8900
                              Church Email: hosannalutheran1@windstream.net  


​God’s Indescribable Gift
The month of December is for many people the busiest time of the year.  In the weeks surrounding Christmas, we have gatherings, parties, and shopping that fill up our days.  As enjoyable and even beneficial as these activities can be, we must guard against their taking our focus off the gift of our Savior Who brought with Him forgiveness of sins, salvation, and life forever with Him in Heaven. 
We should never tire of hearing how miraculous an event Jesus’ birth was.  Can you picture yourself being one of the shepherds, half asleep, yet watching over a flock of sheep settled down for the night?  On the night of Jesus birth, the sky was filled with light.  The shepherds were awakened and became fearful, wondering what was happening.  They heard the words of the angels saying: “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy…for unto you is born…a Savior, Who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11).  What the angels said likely calmed them slightly, but they had to be very excited.  Filled with awe, they went to find the “Baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger” (verse 12).  They found Jesus with Mary and Joseph, and they couldn’t keep quiet about it.  Just as the shepherds made known what was told to them, we in the same way are to share the good news of the Christ Child.
How sad that, just because we’ve heard the story countless times, we lose our sense of awe and gratitude and don’t make known all we’ve heard concerning this Child born to be our Savior.  Because of His birth and His suffering and death and resurrection, our lives are not what they would have been.  Therefore, we have a story to tell.  What has Jesus done for us?  How does He help us in our daily lives?  What is it like to have the sure hope of Heaven?  What can we say about the “inexpressible gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15) of God’s grace given to in His Son, the Baby of Bethlehem?

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​THANK YOU MEMBERS OF HOSANNA! HARP would like to say ‘Thank you’ for your generosity in contributing to the Christmas for Kids project. Your giving spirit will allow 500 children in Southeastern Ohio to receive Christmas gifts this year, making the season a little brighter.
Thank you again.
Gary, Ken, and Howard
Board of Directors, HARP Mission
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LINKS

HARP Mission www.facebook.com/harpmission
www.harpcaldwell.org

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod  http://www.lcms.org
Ohio District, LCMS http://oh.lcms.org/
Thrivent Financial  http://www.thrivent.com

LCMS Foundation  http://www.lcmsfoundation.org/

Our Daily Rest - Cultivating a lifestyle of restfulness and renewal    http://ourdailyrest.net/. 

Life Around the Coffee Cup - Encouragement to fuel the journey -
: http://www.leahheffner.com/ 
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Lutheran Hour Ministries  http://www.lhm.org

 DAILY BIBLE VERSE

HOSANNA BIBLE STUDIES

 SUNDAY WORSHIP BIBLE STUDY
  You're invited to join in on a weekly Bible study at 10:45 after morning worship. We are now in the book of 1 Samuel.


CHILDREN'S BIBLE CLASS
  10:45 am after worship
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 MEN’S SATURDAY MORNING
BIBLE STUDY 
Our Men's Bible Study will meet in January on the Saturday the 19th at 7:30am in
the upstairs conference room . We meet on the third Saturday of every month and will be studying God's message that he will be know by all people found in the book of Ezekiel. Bring your coffee - donuts or coffeecake usually find their way to the table! We look forward to seeing you -

WEEKLY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY
The Bible studies that meet during the week will not meet again until January. Watch this page for information on when they will resume.