Here’s the YouTube link: youtu.be/JKGqNwwmoCY

IWe again had problems with the livestream again today. We’ll make some more adjustments and try again next Sunday. One of the problems with figuring out what’s wrong is that everything works just fine in the middle of the week and then goes south on Sunday morning.

Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK

Here’s the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/oDTpbauoZMQ

We again had troubles with the livestream this morning. We’re not sure exactly what the problem is, but it’s being looked into.

Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK

From College Avenue UMC Staff Members:

Thank you everyone for your staff gifts this Christmas! We are so blessed to work with such a generous and caring congregation. We are beyond grateful for each and every one of you!

The next Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study on the book Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again will be today, Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 7 p.m. We’ll be discussing pages 141-164, “The Water” and “Gospel Stories.”

From Dawn Anderson, Worship Commission Chair:

I hope it has been a joyful Advent Season for all of you! Please join in taking down and storing our church Christmas decorations this Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 1p.m. Many hands make light work!

I hope it has been a joyful Advent Season for all of you! Please join us in taking down and storing our church Christmas decorations this Thursday, January 5, at 1 pm. Many hands make light work!  
Dawn Anderson, Worship Commission Chair

Our very own intrepid Anna Kozak has created a list of resources for those in need in Riley County. Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3vpjnHP

The College Avenue UMC Christmas Offering this year (2022) went to the Flint Hills Breadbasket, a non-profit food pantry. Together, we raised $1052.04 to help further their cause. Please see their mission statement below.

Flint Hills Breadbasket – Our dream is that there is no one in need among us. Our mission is to provide reliable access to healthy food, build connections with community partners, and empower neighbors to meet their basic needs.

You can learn more about them at: https://www.flinthillsbreadbasket.org/

While reading for the sermon I found this quote from Justo Gonzalez about what it means to proclaim that Jesus is savior:

“The meaning of the word “salvation,” both in the New Testament and in the common usage of the time, is much fuller than we often imagine. Salvation means healing, liberation, freedom from the bondage of sin, promise of eternal life, and several nuances of each of these themes. Thus to say that Jesus is “Savior” means that he frees the people from all evil, including sin, eternal death, disease, oppression, and exploitation. If we do not see all of this as yet, it is because the work of Jesus has not been completed —the reign of God has not yet come to its full fruition.” [1]

[1] Justo L. González, Luke, Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010), 36.

Here’s the Link for this week’s Newsletter (December 25, 2022):

http://bit.ly/3ViB7iE