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The Lamplighter: To Whom Much Is Given
The Lamplighter: To Whom Much Is Given
The Lamplighter: To Whom Much Is Given
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To Whom Much is Given
“...Everyone to whom much was tined to make his mark for Jesus complete written Works consist
Meals on 3 given, of him much will be re- Christ upon this lost and dying of 55 hefty volumes, with unusu-
Wheels quired...” Luke 12:48 (ESV) world. ally small print! He accomplished
this with just his quill pen and an
Wednesday 3 inkwell! No computers! No
Prayer Meeting In my office there hangs a por- internet! No typewriters or
trait of John Calvin (1509-1564). even a standard ink pen! But
The New Year- 4
That portrait—as well as others there was one thing he did have
Poem
in my office—is there to remind that is so often lacking amidst
Church Library 4 me of the truth of Henry Varley's our technological advances and
words uttered 350 years after abundance: An insatiable desire
John Calvin lived and died: “The to make an impact for Christ at
Battalion 4 world has yet to see what God home and abroad.
can do with and for and through John Calvin (1509-1564)
Quizzing
and in a man who is fully and
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wholly consecrated to Him.” History is filled with “single-
What especially amazes me eyed” men and women who
Birthdays/ 5 about so many of these individu- made their “dent” upon this
Anniversaries When Henry Varley spoke those als who made their mark for world with the slenderest of
words, there was a young man Christ in previous generations, is means. But they had God! And
Church Lockup 5 who heard them and responded just how little they had to work for them, God was enough!
Schedule with: “I propose to be that man!” with by today's standards. Take
Christmas That young man was D.L. John Calvin as an example. His
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Program Moody—a man who was des- (Continued on back page)
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Christmas Outreach
(Continued from page 1) Enoch Bastian - Belmont Ridge Elly Smid - Lord's Hill Apts.
and Grove St. Apts. Tully
The following people helped Cheryl Diaz - Belmont Ridge Great job team!
distribute the hangers to a and Grove St. Apts. Tully
total of 8 apartment com- Dee and David Butler - Festival
plexes in the LaFayette and Garden and Edge of the Pond
Tully areas: Apts.
James and Stephanie Dow and Larry Petry - Bellwood Arms
family - Willow Wood Apts. and Appleridge Apts.
Becky Mintz - Willow Wood Joyce Phillips - Bellwood Arms
Apts. and Appleridge Apts.
Meals On Wheels
ily unable to can be initiated and ended with 24
plan, shop for hours notice.
or prepare
Serving Eastern
their own FM-JD Meals on Wheels serves
& Southern meals. Fayetteville, Manlius, Jamesville,
Communities Dewitt and neighboring communi-
Tasty meals ties east of Syracuse and now
are prepared serves Lafayette, Tully,
by our cook in Pompey, Fabius and Delphi
Do you know someone who could the fully equipped kitchen at the Falls.
benefit from the delivery of meals Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
to their door? Fayetteville. Meals are delivered To learn more, volunteer or do-
each weekday about noon. The nate, please contact Director Terry
Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit lunch includes a hot entrée, salad, Davis at 315-637-5446. If FM-JD
organization and its mission is “to bread, dessert and milk. For dinner Meals on Wheels is not in your
prepare, as well as deliver, nutri- there is a sandwich, fruit and fruit area there are a number of Meals
tious meals to anyone who, for any juice. Meals requested for week- on Wheels organizations serving
reason, needs our service to remain ends or holidays are delivered on the Syracuse area and we can con-
independent in their own home”. Fridays. The cost is minimal and is nect you with your local Meals on
$4.50 for the hot lunch or $6.50 for Wheels. If you know of a local
This includes anyone of any age both. Food stamps are accepted group that would be interested in
including those: and subsidized funding is available hearing a presentation about Meals
for qualified clients. on Wheels service contact Caroline
• Recovering from injuries, surgery, Potter, FM-JD Meals on Wheels
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“I pray that
each of you,
young or old,
strong(er),
devoted prayer
“Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping to pray in perhaps new ways in the from our church library.
life this year.”
alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiv- new year:
ing.” Colossians 4:2
If you have creative prayer ideas
• Pray for the 10 Great Commis- you'd like to share, e-mail me at
A new year brings with it that ten- sion Fund Giving Opportunities LPetry9153@aol.com.
sion between wanting to make (see the December '09 Alliance Life
resolutions to change, and knowing issue).
that you'll probably blow them by I pray that each of you, young or
• Keep a file box of 3x5 cards of old, will develop a strong(er), de-
the end of February. missionaries, their work & their voted prayer life this year.
prayer requests (again, see the Dec.
Much as I'd like to see a great influx '09 Alliance Life).
of people on Wednesday night, it • Choose and pray for an un- Prayerfully Yours,
shouldn't be something you feel reached people group (see our
"guilted" into. So, here are a few church's website). Larry Petry
ideas to consider in "keeping alert" • Read a prayer book or devotional
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Battalion Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
I know I have been a little lax nual Father/Son Winter Retreat at tions to the Battalion ministry.
in getting updates through the Path of Life Camp on the weekend Thanks for all you have done.
newsletter. Well, I must tell of Feb. 19th. The plans are not
you it has not been from a confirmed yet, but there will be Respectfully Submitted,
lack of activity. We have just sledding and more winter survival Ken Hubbell
completed a study of New activities.
Age and the Occult which
was very informative for all of The Bible says we should be pre-
us. Our next study will be in pared if we have to flee. Pray it is
the area of Skit Production. not in winter. Another study we
The group has told me they will be doing is in Revelation. Addi-
want to actually produce a tionally, we are planning some
skit for Cabin Fever, so be practical studies on small engines,
prepared for a great time! plumbing and basic electricity.
There are not a lot of winter Times are challenging. A big help
activities other than our an- would be your prayers and dona-
Quizzing
Please continue to pray for our with their good study habits over
quizzers: Christmas and the New Year break.
• as they strive to memorize Pray that they won’t get behind.
• that they will understand what Pray that they continue to grow in
they read the Lord.
• that their desire for God’s Word
will grow. Georgia Phipps, Sr. Coach
Junior Quizzing News Marie Murgia, Jr. Coach Note:
December 19th was our Christmas
Quiz! Mary, a youth from Amherst, Please check out our quizzing pages
NY, joined us. We had a festive Senior Quizzing News on the church website. Taylor
spirit during the quiz as the practice On December 19th we had a Zone Fleming posted a testimony on why
questions had a Christmas theme. Meet at our church. We had Am- he quizzes. We’ll be adding new
We all had a great time with Joel herst Nazarene quizzers visiting ones each month.
Flemming and Beca Lloyd tied for with us again. To make it more fun
first place for the day. Amanda for our visitors ,we
Negley came in fourth. scrambled up all the
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13 - Mark Oda, (Ralph & Sue Maloney)
14 - James Dow, Nicholas Murgia, (Joe & Michelle Kolceski)
16 - Allison Harrison
abound to you, so
sufficiency in all
2 Corinthians 9:8
(ESV)
Our mission is to know Jesus Christ; exalt Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, Coming King,
and complete His Great Commission.