Joy to the world! Christ is born! During Christmas we celebrate the incarnation, when God became flesh and blood and moved into our neighborhood. A gift immeasurable, a love incomprehensible. Reflect on the love of Christ this season and invite your neighbors to your Christmas service. Extending an invitation shows your investment in and care for your neighborhood. Click the link below to view the October Church Hack and downloadable Microsoft Word Christmas Service Invitations. #GCIChurchHacks
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Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Cor. 13:13)
[caption id="attachment_13116" align="aligncenter" width="487"] Jesus Washing Peter's Feet (public domain, Wikimedia Commons)[/caption]
At the Last Supper, Jesus washed his disciples' feet and told them to serve others in like manner. He then said he was giving them "a new command." I’m sure that perked their ears. He already had talked about the two great commandments of the law---to love God and to love others as yourself---but now he introduced something new:
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34)
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