Its Chrstmas

We had a wonderful Christmas service today. The church was packed to overflowing, in spite of the fact that a number of families were away on holiday. Many new people came. We had a number of items and for the first time,  the service was run mostly by youths, a sign of new things to come. It was a joy to see Jonathan leading the Christmas worship with Sidd interpreting in Tamil. Alvin did well being the MC with Ruben and will soon make a good Pastor.
I shared the Word based on John 1:14 - The Word became flesh. The message had the following salient points:

  1. The fulfilment of the Prophetic  Word.
  2. The experience of the Living Word
  3. The effect of the Transforming Word
  4. The impact of the Glorified Word
  5. The eternity of the Majestic Word

Many thought PEC would not see this Christmas, but we did. A number of them said that it was a wonderful service, something that was so different from the many years in PEC. I can say the youths in PEC are ready to soar. We all break new grounds in 2016. All Glory and Praise to our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
It was also the first time that we got to celebrate Christmas with our nieces, Sonia, Priyanka and Shekinah. We thank God for giving us the opportunity to catch up on lost time and to be part of their lives for the future. "All things work for good..."

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