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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
New Year- Closer To The Saviour
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Amazing Grace Baptist Church Bulletin Dec 28th 2025
A Winter’s Prayer
Lord of Light and Winter Peace,
As the cold settles over the earth and snow quiets the world around us, still
our hearts in Your presence.
Teach us to see Your beauty in every frosted branch, Your faithfulness in every
sunrise that breaks through the long nights.
In this season of rest, renew our strength.
In this season of stillness, deepen our trust.
In this season of waiting, anchor our hope in Christ alone.
Warm our fellowship with kindness,
Brighten our worship with gratitude,
And guide our steps into the New Year with courage, compassion, and joy.
May Your Spirit cover our church family like fresh snow —
pure, gentle, and full of quiet wonder.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Encouraging Quotes for
the New Year
- “God’s
tomorrow is always bigger than our yesterday.”
- “When
we step into a new year with Christ, we never step alone.”
- “Fresh
starts are God’s specialty — He delights in making all things new.”
- “Faith
grows strongest when we walk into the unknown holding God’s hand.”
- “A
new year is not a reset of time, but a renewal of trust.”
- “Where
God leads, hope follows.”
- “Every
sunrise of the new year whispers the same truth: God is faithful.”
“The Snowplow and the Streetlight”
Years ago in a small Midwestern town, a pastor walked
outside early on New Year’s morning. Snow had fallen heavily overnight,
covering everything in a thick white blanket. The streets were silent,
untouched, and still.
But as he stood there, he noticed something beautiful.
A single streetlight glowed warmly at the end of the road, and beneath it, a
snowplow had carved a clean, straight path through the deep snow. The rest of
the neighborhood remained buried, but that one illuminated path was clear,
open, and ready for travel.
Later that morning, the pastor shared this with his
congregation:
“The New Year is like that untouched snow — unknown,
untraveled, and sometimes overwhelming. But God is like the streetlight,
shining ahead. And His Word is the plow that clears the way. We don’t need to
see the whole road. We only need to walk the path He has already prepared.”
That simple picture stayed with the church for years.
Every winter, whenever the snow fell, people remembered:
God always makes a way forward — even when the year ahead feels deep and
uncertain.
Short Bible Lesson: “Snow and
the God Who Makes Us New”
Theme: Snow teaches us about God’s cleansing,
renewing, and transforming work.
1. Snow Reminds Us of God’s Cleansing Power
Snow covers the dullness of winter with pure white beauty.
Scripture uses this image to describe forgiveness:
- “Though
your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” — Isaiah
1:18
God doesn’t just dust us off — He makes us new.
2. Snow Falls Quietly, Like God’s Gentle Work in Us
Snow rarely arrives with noise. It settles softly, quietly
transforming the world.
God often works the same way:
- “Be
still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
Transformation doesn’t always come with fireworks.
Sometimes it comes in quiet obedience, small steps, and whispered prayers.
3. Snow Reflects Light — We Are Called to Do the Same
Fresh snow glows brightly because it reflects nearly all the
light that touches it.
Jesus calls us to reflect His light:
- “Let
your light shine before others…” — Matthew 5:16
A snowy field doesn’t create light — it reflects it.
So do we.
4. Snowfall Is Seasonal — So Are Our Lives
Winter doesn’t last forever.
Neither do the hard seasons we walk through.
- “For
everything there is a season…” — Ecclesiastes 3:1
God is faithful in every season — planting, pruning,
waiting, and renewing.