LHF This Week: Dec. 21-28, 2025
- Living Hope Fellowship
- Dec 22, 2025
- 3 min read
It's The Most Wonderful Week of the Year
Welcome to this Christmas edition of LHF This Week as we celebrate Christmas week, the fourth week of Advent. During this time, we reflect on the profound love of God in sending Jesus into the world, the greatest gift of redemption and salvation. Although our schedule may be a bit lighter this week, we extend our heartfelt wishes for a wonderful Christmas this Thursday. In this issue, you'll find a recap of our Sunday service, important reminders about upcoming events, and links to Christmas letters from some of our missionaries. May this season fill your hearts with joy and gratitude!
Kids & Youth Celebrate Christmas in Style
This past week at LHF was filled with excitement as our Children and Youth invaded GattiTown for their annual Christmas Bash on Wednesday night. The event featured mountains of pizza and delicious monkey bread, fueling the kids for a night of fun. After enjoying their feast, the children took to the Midway, where they played various games and racked up a bunch of tickets and prizes. The atmosphere was vibrant, and everyone had a fantastic time. A special thanks goes out to the Rayans for organizing this wonderful event!
Sunday's Worship Service Wrap-up
This past Sunday, we joyfully kicked off the fourth week of Advent with a meaningful worship service centered on the theme of God's Love, emphasizing His gift of salvation and redemption. The worship team led us in uplifting songs of the season, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Pastor Derek reflected on the account of the Magi in Matthew 2, who journeyed from the East to worship Jesus, the King of Kings. In this story, we also find important truths about the nature of the Gospel message. It is a message for all nations, all classes of people, and all time. We also observed the Lord's Supper together, marking the occasion with a heartfelt acknowledgment of the true meaning of Christmas.
We unfortunately experienced a slight power outage during the service which cut off our livestream and recording, so we were unable to get a video or audio of this week's message. You can still view the service up to the point of the power outage at our Facebook page.
Upcoming Events & Notes
Caroling Tonight: All singers are invited to meet at church tonight at 4:30pm to help spread Christmas cheer to some people within our church and community. For more info, contact Elizabeth Estes.
Church Offices Closed Dec. 25 & 26: In observance of the Christmas Holiday, the church offices will be closed on Christmas day and the day after.
Friday's Men's Bible Study Cancelled this week: We will reconvene our study through the book of Acts after the holidays.
Youth Lock In Next Sunday, Dec. 28: All Middle and High School students are invited to this end of the year bash! For more information, follow the updates on the Band app.
Merry Missionary Christmas
At LHF, we are very grateful for our four partnerships with missionaries in Africa, India, Paraguay and the Philippines. It is always wonderful to see how different cultures celebrate our glorious Savior at Christmas. Click the links below to see Christmas letters from two of our missionaries in India and the Philippines.
Pray For...
Pastor Chris & Connie: Both of them are battling the Flu this week. Pray they feel better soon.
Alan Hinkle: Cancer, Hospice. Pray for Amber, Jace and Zane as well.
Joan Zarth: Friend of Wilma Chaney, Cancer.
Liam Coffey: UK Peds NICU, continuing to gain health. Pray he can come home soon.
Debbie Major: Continuing recovery from surgery.
Pastors Chris & Derek: upcoming mission trip to Philippines (Jan. 8)
Have a Great Week
As we reflect on the Christmas season and the upcoming New Year, we are grateful for LHF and how God has brought us together as a family in Christ. We wish you all a Merry Christmas filled with joy, love, and peace! We're looking forward to our worship service on Sunday as we gather to close out 2025 together in community and gratitude. Let us celebrate the season and look forward to the new year with hope and faith.
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