This weekend was a flurry of activity for CFWC, it IS that time of year. There were ETX District activities in Corsicana- Christmas and otherwise…we have 3 newly licensed PCG Exhorter Ministers! Congratulations to Elise Barber, Karrington Garza, and Christopher Barber! 

On Saturday night, CFWC participated in the Bosque County Christmas parade down in Meridian. Our Meridian Campus Youth Director, Sister Ellrena Ortner, drove her ATV in the parade, which was decorated with lights and our church sign, and pulling a flatbed trailer where our own Brother TJ was providing live keyboard music! Afterward, parade goers stopped by our booth for some refreshments and a friendly handshake. Calvary Family is always represented well in community outreaches.

On Sunday morning, The Lord didn't hesitate one minute to invade the house with his presence, and immediately begin touching and blessing, moving and working. When Pastor Cheek took the pulpit, he began by letting us know that he would not be delivering the Christmas message he had prepared, but that the Holy Spirit had led him to preach an unplanned  "part two" to last week's message, 'Prayer for a nation'… focusing on the rebellious uprising of a number of the children of Israel against Moses, the way God reacted to it, and also the way Moses and Aaron did- text taken from Numbers 16:41-50. Pastor Cheek read a portion of the 'Respect of Marriage Act' which is currently on the table, and very likely to be passed into law… Rebellion to God is still alive and well. But as hot as the wrath of God was kindled against the wickedness of the people, Moses and Aaron stood in intercession between the dead and the living…The wickedness in this nation alone, in OUR day, has far surpassed any generation that has ever lived…and tragically, has even seeped into the church world. We stand on the precipice of God's judgement and wrath being poured out on unrepentant mankind…Pastor Cheek wrapped it up with the heartfelt plea, for the CFWC family to be that church that stands between the dead and the living…to be a powerful, separated, Holy Ghost filled army of prayer warriors and intercessors, that will pray with, and stand in support and agreement behind our church leaders in the mission of reaching the lost. Every church should fulfill that most important role in this world- it is the heartbeat of The Church's mission.

Sunday night, things got UGLY! We had our traditional 'Thankmas' party, and this year's theme was "Wear an ugly sweater and bring an ugly dish"

A great time was had by all…but it wasn't pretty.

Merry Christmas y'all, hope to see you next week!