"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Matthew 1:23 KJV

As we enjoy the holiday season, Christmas is a great time to celebrate and remember that Jesus came to seek and to save us! This morning we look at bible verses focused on the greatest gift ever given to mankind! Matthew 1:20-21 explains…”But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Isaiah 7:14 says…”Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

Isaiah 9:6 teaches…”For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

Galatians 4:4-5 states…But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

And Luke 2:10-12 assures us… “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

To God Be The Glory for the miraculous, life changing birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. Jesus came to give us eternal life. The birth of Jesus has forever impacted our lives and the entire world. The birth of Jesus gives us reason to celebrate our Lord and Savior not only during the Christmas season, but each and every day!

Sister Cathy Black

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• Join our Virtual Prayer Service by phone on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bible Study.
  
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  Meeting ID: 685 433 0718
  
  
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  This Sunday's Lesson: "Salvation In Jesus Foretold" Isaiah 49:1-11
  
  0Next Sunday's Lesson: "Lessons On Courage From Jeremiah" Jeremiah 38:14-23

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Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church

PO Box 11845
Lexington, KY 40578

Daily Bible Readings

DAY 127

2 Chronicles 28-31

Psalm 51:13-19

DAY 128

2 Chronicles 32-34

Psalm 52:1-4

DAY 129

2 Chronicles 35-36

Psalm 52:5-9

DAY 130

Ezra 1-6

Psalm 53

DAY 131

Ezra 7-10

Psalm 54

DAY 132

Nehemiah 1-6

Psalm 55:1-8

DAY 133

Nehemiah 7-11

Psalm 55:9-14

Upcoming Events

NO Virtual Prayer Service, Tuesday, December 24, 7:00 PM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

NO Virtual Bible Study, Saturday, 

December 28, 10 AM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

On Wednesday,  evening, December 18, Rev. Wendell Emerson led the sorting of the Mail Call Christmas cards. The volunteers were: Sisters Phyllis Bates, Kellye Emerson, Patricia Hayden, Vicki Laine, SaMya Robinson, Sariah Robinson, Jaeda Tompkins,  Brothers Kered Anderson, Rev. Robert Briscoe, and Malachi Happy, This group of volunteers handled 3,000 cards this year.

To God be the Glory for the labors of love of these volunteers to provide such a beneficial service to HPGMBC members!

Historic Pleasant Green

Missionary Baptist

Church 

540 West Maxwell Street

Lexington, KY

40508

Presents

The Lamb of God is Born

Cantata

December 22, 2024

10:30 am

Pleasant Green Baptist Church’s 

2024 Christmas Cantata

Dr. Lynn Smith

Pleasant Green's 2024 Cantata entitled, "The Lamb of God is Born," beautifully narrated the story of Christ’s birth through heartfelt music and scripture-based narration. The cantata, directed by Sister Diana Mabson, written by Sister Bettina Wright, and presented by our former First Lady, Sis. Delma Peoples, was a true celebration of Christ, the promised Savior. The church was full, the spirit was high, and the presence of the Lord could be felt by everyone.

The opening song, Glory to the Lamb, set the tone for the celebration of Jesus as the Lamb of God. Bow Down and Worship Him and O Come All Ye Faithful reminded us about the reverence of worship. The closing song, Emmanuel, one of Pleasant Green’s favorites, brought everyone to their feet in worship and praise. We were treated by two songs from the children of the church, including, Go Tell It On The Mountain. Reverend Tony Laine, then preached a moving sermonette, "Oh What a Night," from Luke 2: 6-14.

The message of the cantata reminded us that Jesus, the Lamb of God was born to bring salvation to all. It inspired us to reflect Christ’s sacrifice for us and renewed our joy and gratitude for the Christmas Season. It was a glorious day at Pleasant Green. It was truly a beautiful celebration of Jesus, the reason for the season.

A Youth's Reflection On 

The Christmas Cantata

Brother Kered Anderson

My experience at today's Christmas cantata was amazing! Not only was it a full circle moment to be in the presence of familiar faces, but it was also great that I experienced service with members I'd never seen before! However, the connectedness in which I felt today while handing out mail letters to members of my church family was the highlight of my day. It allowed me to connect with them on a more familial level. Ultimately, today served as a testament of how unified our church family truly is! I pray we continue to worship together with such faith and congregate with one another with such brotherly love: the love that I saw today!

Brother Kered is the son for Brother Charles and Sister Heather Happy and the grandson of Sister Charlet McClellan and Brother Sammie and Sister Elizabeth Brooks and the great grandson of Sister Dorothy Jones.

Children’s Sunday Worship and 

Bible Study

Children’s Sunday Worship and Bible Study for ages 5 to 12 years old starts each Sunday at 10:45 am in the Joanna Childress Room. Parents please register your child to attend.

Children's Reflections On The Christmas Cantata

Sisters Tileyah and Savana Haskins

Sisters Tileyah (1st grade) and Savanna Haskins (3rd grade) were both excited to make their choir debut at this year's Christmas cantata. "I was very happy to sing for my first time with the kid's choir," said Tileyah. Savanna agreed. "It was really beautiful because everyone's voices were singing and sounding so pretty," she said. They both exclaimed unanimously that they hoped to sing again and hear more about Jesus. "Today we learned more about why the shepherds followed the star to see Jesus, "said Savanna. Tileyah echoed, "The choir sang about the shepherds keeping watch." They both agreed that it was all, "so beautiful!"

They are the daughters of  Sister Sharonica Gentry and the late Brother Michael Haskins and the granddaughter of Sister Dorothy Haskins.

Click Here or On Picture Above to View Family Advent Calendar

Every holiday season brings an opportunity to spend quality time at home with loved ones. While some parents worry that time away from school might hinder their child's learning progress, most teachers emphasize the importance of rest and relaxation during breaks. Children need time to recharge and reset before diving back into their studies.

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However, this doesn't mean you can't incorporate fun and engaging activities that stimulate their minds and keep them learning throughout the holidays. Here are 10 simple yet effective ways to foster learning and growth during the festive season:

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Information from: www.parallellearning.com

Welcome to the 40 Year Christians' Cooking Corner! 

Here we will feature recipes from the 40 Year Christian Group. This week's recipe comes from Olivia Mack McCool published December 11, 2023 in Delish.com

Blessings to all.

Sister Linda Gates, President

Sugarplums

HPGMBC FRUIT BAG STUFFING

The Missionaries assembled on Saturday morning to stuff Christmas bags with fruit and candy. 175 bags were prepared with apples, oranges, pears, candy canes, and peppermint candy balls for distribution on Sunday morning.

Sisters Nancy Holmes and Elizabeth Taylor led the project in the absence of Sister Delores Spencer, Missionary President. The following members joined them with this effort: Sisters Phyllis Bates, Elizabeth Brooks,  Darrylyn Combs, Gloria Conner, Patricia Hayden, Vicki Laine, Sarah Speed, Anna Tatman, Karen Taylor, Thelma White, Nieta Wigginton and Brother Walter Speed.

To God Be the Glory for providing resources for HPGMBC Missionaries to share  Christmas Cheer!

Recent Requests

• Family of Brother Melvin Sykes, who passed. (Brother of Sister Paula Brown and Brothers Kevin and Kermit Sykes)
  
  
• Sister Charmaine Collins (Home) (Daughter of Sister Debra Collins)
  
  
• Little Brother Lonnie Davis, Jr. (Home) (Son of Sister Whitney Leath) 
  
  
• Sister Shakol Gill (Daughter of Sister Erica Gill)
  
  
• Sister Wanda Frazier (Home) (Sister of Brother Wayne Frazier)
  
  
• Sister Norma Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Vincino Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Dewayne Lawson (Nephew of Brother Marvin Thomas). Recent heart surgery.
  
  
• Sister Danise Madison (ICU Seattle, WA) (Sister of Sister Bonita Brown)
  
  
• Brother Ronald Moberly (VA Hospital) (Uncle of Sister Marva Eubanks)
   
• Sister Ashanti Owens (Grand daughter of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Sister Janice Owens (Home)
  
  
• Brother Stevie Pepper (Columbus, OH) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)(Home)
   
• Sister Lynn Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Anna Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Brother Pete Thompson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Derrick Winn (Home) Upcoming surgery
  
  

Ongoing Requests:

• Sister Marsha Dunham (Home) (Niece of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Levi Fishback (Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center, Harrodsburg, KY)
  
  
• Sister Anna Jaber (Homestead Nursing Home)
  
  
• Sister Karisma Lockhart (Los Angeles, CA) and her family (Niece of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Rita Maxberry (Pine Meadow Nursing Home) (Sister-in-Law of Sister Dorothy Haskins)
  
  
• Brother Drery Shelton (St. Joseph Hospital) (Friend of Sister Bonnie Shelton)
  
  
• Brother Glenn Allen (Home) (Relative of the Brooks Family)
  
  
• Sister Mary Ann Banksden (Florence, AL) (Sister of Brother Sammie Brooks)
  
  
• Sister Lillian Bell (Ruston, LA)
  
  
• Sister Darlene Booker (Los Angeles, CA) (Sister of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  

• Brother Richard Briscoe (Home)
  
  
• Sister Bonita Brown (Home)
  
  
• Brother Byron Brown
  
  
• Sister Patricia Brown (Home)
  
  
• Sister Carrie Clay (Home) Upcoming surgery
  
  
• Sister Debra Collins (Home)
  
  
• Brother Lonnie Cowan (Home)
  
  
• Crutcher, Jones, & Payne Family (especially Little Brother Vince Crutcher III and Sister Brittany Payne)
  
  
• Sister Laura Dunaway (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl Dabney Duncan (Houston, TX)
  
  
• Brother Marvin Emerson  (Home)
  
  
• Sister Sheryl Haskins (Home)
  
  
• Sister Jeanette Higgins (Home)
  
  
• Brother Branson Irvin (Indianapolis, IN) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Julian Jackson (Home) (Father of Brother Jarold Jackson)
  
  
• Sister Mary E. Jackson (Paris, KY) (Sister of Brother William Jackson)
  
  
• Sister Kemona Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Vera Johnson (Home) (Sister of Sister Marion Hall)
  
  
• Brother Travis Jones (Home ) (Brother of Sisters Liz Brooks, Trina Morton, and Sobona Sweat)
  
  
• Rev. Tony Laine (Home)
  
  
• Sister Thelma Masterson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Ronald Moberly (Home) (Uncle of Sister Marva Eubank)
  
  
• Sister Janet King (Classmate of Sister Norma Johnson)
  
  
• Brother Larry Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Lindsey Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Patricia Leavell (Home)
  
  
• Sister Jackie Lindsay (Home) (Sister of Brother Wayne Frazier)
  
  
• Brother Everett Martin (Home)
  
  
• Sister Irene Sykes McKenzie (Home)
  
  
• Sister Elnora Miller (Home) (Mother of Sister Lisa Miller)
  
  
• Sister Lisa Miller (Home)
  
  
• Sister Dorothy Offutt (Home)
  
  
• Brother James Prather (Home) (Brother of Sisters Tassa Wigginton and Eleanor Smothers)
  
  
• Brother George Ray (Home)
  
  
• Sister Annette Reid (Home)
  
  
• Brother Ashley Roach
  
  
• Sister Gayle Rush-Coleman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tamika Sales (Home)
  
  
• Brother Donald Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Millie Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Sharon Scarber (Home)
  
  
• Sister Shirley Sharp (Maysville, KY) (Cousin of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother Doug Smith (Brother of Rev. Michael Smith) (Home, Louisville, KY)
  
  
• Sister Pennie Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Eleanor Smothers (Home)
  
  
• Sister Delores Spencer (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tonia Stewart (Home)
  
  
• Brother Adrian Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl "Midge" Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Sister Kendra Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Sister Carol Thomas (Home)
  
  
• Sister Anna Ison-Walker (Home)
  
  
• Brother Kevin Walker (San Francisco, CA) (First Cousin of Rev. Freddie Moody)
  
  
• Sister Martha Warner (Home) (Mother of Sister Catherine Frye)
  
  

• Sister Tassa Wigginton (Home)
  
  

• Brother Leon Wilson (Home) (Brother-in-Law of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Sister Sabrynn Wright
  
  
• Each person listed on our Sick List
  
  
• HPGMBC Interim Pastor Search Committee Members, their families and their work
  
  
• Families of the Children affected in war torn countries around the world
  
  
• Children orphaned due to war and worldwide crises
  
  
• Families affected by gun violence in our community and abroad
  
  
• COVID-19 Victims around the world
  
  
• The People of Ukraine
  
  
• Healthcare workers, First respondents, etc.
  
  
• The Entire Pleasant Green Church Family
  
  
• Our our Local and National Government Officials

Heavenly Father,  thank You for  the  gift of Jesus. In His Name. Amen

 {Adapted from Our Daily Bread, 

December 10, 2024}

Name: Roman White

Grade / School: 5th / Maxwell Elementary School

Career Goals: Pilot or Firefighter

Why Career Goals: Pilots make a lot of money. They can fly anywhere they want - even around the world if they want to (do so).
Firefighters help people. I would stop fires in Kentucky.

What do you want your church family to know about you?
I like to do things like hanging out with my friends and family. I go to church every Sunday! I like to know new things.

What do you want your church family to know about GOD?
God always watches over us even when we don’t know that He is. God is always protecting us. God created the world.

Parents: Brother Jason & Sister Bilan White

Grandparent: Sister Mildred White

In the coming weeks, students from the Children's Worship and Bible Study Class will be Spotlighted in this section.

Keep Your Contact Information Updated

Please keep your contact information up to date. In case of emergencies, changes of service times, etc., every attempt will be made to contact church members as expeditiously as possible using text messages to cell phones, phone calls, and emails. You can update your contact information by calling the church at (859) 254-7387.

If you would like to volunteer in assisting with contacting members on the rare occasions when information needs to be communicated to the church membership quickly, please call the church and give your name and phone number.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

FLU

Flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.

Flu shots are available at local pharmacies. Consult your physician regarding a flu vaccination.

RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common, contagious virus that usually causes mild symptoms. In older adults and adults with certain underlying conditions, RSV can cause severe infections.

RSV shots are available at local pharmacies. Consult your physician regarding a RSV vaccination.

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. Anyone can get sick with COVID-19 and become seriously ill or die at any age.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the disease and how the virus spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by staying at least 1 metre apart from others, wearing a properly fitted mask, and washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently. Get vaccinated when it’s your turn and follow local guidance.

The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols. It is important to practice respiratory etiquette, for example by coughing into a flexed elbow, and to stay home and self-isolate until you recover if you feel unwell.

Both COVID vaccines and Booster COVID vaccines are available at local pharmacies. Consult your physician regarding COVID vaccinations.

General Health Information

General Health information can be obtained from the Health Department. Contact information is below:

LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
650 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 252-2371.