"Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH [is] everlasting strength:"  Isaiah 26:4 KJV

It’s Christmas time! And as we celebrate the holiday season we look at key biblical figures who impacted the world through the divine birth of Jesus and beyond! This morning, we start with Joseph, the “earthly father” of Jesus.

Joseph was the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus but he was not the biological father of Jesus. Matthew 1:18 explains…“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.”

After discovering Mary was expecting, Joseph was faced with a dilemma. He thought of divorcing her. Scripture says, however, that the angel of the Lord intervened. Matthew 1:19-20 states…”Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 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.”

The angel also told Joseph that the name of the Son would be Jesus. Joseph was further informed that this Child would be the Savior of the people of Israel. Matthew 1:21-23 says, “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. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us).

Joseph immediately obeyed the commandment of the angel of the Lord. Matthew 1:24-25 explains…“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.”

To God Be The Glory for Joseph, the obedient, earthly father of Jesus! Each and every time the Lord called upon him to do something, Joseph immediately obeyed. Joseph led his family by following God. He didn't ask questions. He didn't need the entire plan laid out for him to study in detail. And although he wasn't sure where God was taking him, he held his family close, trusting and obeying that God’s ways were good. This unquestioned obedience of Joseph is a lesson for us all!

Sister Cathy Black

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  0Next Sunday's Lesson: "A Traditional of Intimacy And Love" Song of Solomon 4:8-5:1A

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Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church

PO Box 11845
Lexington, KY 40578

Daily Bible Readings

DAY 99

1 Kings 15-1

Psalm 40:9-13

DAY 100

1 Kings 18-20

Psalm 40:14-17

DAY 101

1 Kings 21-22

Psalm 41:1-6

DAY 102

2 Kings 1-5

Psalm 41:7-13

DAY 103

2 Kings 6-1I'

Psalm 42:1-7

DAY 104

2 Kings 12-14

Psalm 42:8-11

DAY 105

2 Kings 15-17

Psalm 43

Upcoming Events

Virtual Prayer Service, Tuesday, December 3, 7:00 PM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

Virtual Bible Study, Saturday, 

December 5, 10 AM

Call: 253-215-8782;

Meeting ID: 685 433 0718

Anyone interested in singing in this year's Christmas Cantata is encouraged to join the choir members as they prepare for the 2024 Christmas Cantata. Everyone is welcome to join whether you have sung with the choir or not.  Practice will be on Thursdays at 6:30 pm at the church. See you at practice!

Thank you for your trust in us and giving us the opportunity to look for our interim pastor. We want you to know your voice matters in every step of this process whether in person or virtually. In light of that, we have created askpleas@outlook.com which is an email to submit all content regarding the interim pastor search. This includes suggestions, questions and any other concerns regarding this process. Every submission will remain confidential and only members of the committee will have access. Any physical submissions can be put in the ballot boxes located on either side of the pulpit and these boxes will remain locked. If you need help with anything please reach out any of the committee members. Again the email is askpleas@outlook.com and thank you for your continuous prayers and support.

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.

Click Here or On Picture Above to View Family Advent Calendar

Children Christmas Tree Trimming  

It’s Starting To Look A lot Like Christmas!

As many rushed to purchase gifts on Black Friday, members of our congregation turned their minds to the birth of our Savior, Jesus the Christ. Who is this Jesus? HE is the light of the world! (John 8:12) Jesus reminded his disciples that they should also be light! (Matthew 5:14)

We’ll walk in the light, beautiful light, come where the dew drops of mercy shine bright. Shine all around us by day and by night. Jesus the Light of the World!

Yes! Jesus the Light of the World could be the theme song for our 2024 Christmas decorations. Sister Beverly Horton carried the torch for the weekend of decorating. A compassionate leader, she provided lunch. Lunch was food for the body as young and “older” feasted on love and laughter.

As you make your way through our church home, embrace the light. Jesus is the light of the world. As His disciples, HPGMBC is the light on the Hill.

Sister Nieta Wigginton

Attention all HPGMBC Students,

If you received Honor Roll, Dean's List, and/or President's List anytime between the months of August to December , please submit your report card or letter to Sis. Janice Shelton by next Sunday, December 22, 2024.

Thank you,
Education Ministry

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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3. Thought-provoking Discussions About Beloved Holiday Stories and Movies

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Many families have cherished holiday films and stories that become annual traditions. Engage your child in meaningful conversations about these beloved works.

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• Ask open-ended questions: Inquire about their favorite characters, plot points, and themes.

• Encourage critical thinking: Ask them to analyze the story's message, compare and contrast different versions, and express their opinions.

• Keep it casual: Avoid turning the discussion into a formal book report; let it flow naturally and organically.

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4. Game Night: Unveiling the Educational Side of Family Fun

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Family game nights offer a blend of entertainment, learning, and social interaction. Choose games that promote problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork.

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• Scrabble: Enhance spelling, vocabulary, and literacy skills.

• Yahtzee: Practice addition, multiplication, and probability.

• Monopoly: Develop money management, arithmetic, and problem-solving strategies.

• Memory, Go Fish, and other matching games: Strengthen memory and cognitive skills, particularly short-term item retrieval.

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 UK College of Agriculture Food and Environment Cooperative Extension Service.

Blessings to all.

Sister Linda Gates, President

Peach Crisp

Ingredients:

½ cup quick cook oats 6 cups peaches, peeled and sliced
½ cup of honey-sweetened granola
3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine the oats, granola, flour and brown sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
Cut small pieces of softened butter over the top.
Cut butter into dry ingredients until well combined and
crumbly.
Lightly coat an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with cooking spray, add
peaches.
Sprinkle the dry ingredients and butter mixture over the peaches.
Add spices and chopped nuts evenly over the top.
Place on rack in the middle position in oven.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.

Yield: 9 servings

Recent Requests

• 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)
  
  
• Brother Vincino Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Brother Dewayne Lawson (Nephew of Brother Marvin Thomas). Recent heart surgery.
   
• 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)
  
  
• Brother Melvin Sykes (Cambridge Place)
  
  
• Sister Anna Tatman (Home)
  
  

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 Norma 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, please grant us the wisdom and guidance to move according to Your will and ways, for we trust in Your plans for our lives.  Thank You for Jesus. In His Name. Amen

 {Adapted from Our Daily Bread, 

November 8, 2024}

Name: Jhiya Bates

Grade/School: 4th/Mary Todd Elementary School

Career Goal: Diver.

Why Career Goals: "So I can swim around the ocean!"

What do you want your church family to know about you?: I want my church family to know I am kind. I am respectful. I make hard choices.

What do you want your church family to know about GOD?: GOD is powerful and will protect you.

Jhiya is the daughter Sister Jannifer Bates, granddaughter of Sister Angela Gay, and great granddaughter of Sister Phyllis Bates.

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

THANK YOU

Thank you for the Birthday card and the gift card. They were both greatly appreciated. May God bless and keep you for your kindness!

Sister  Bonita Brown

THANK YOU

Thank you to Sister Beverly Horton, the Horton Nation and friends for the beautiful Christmas decoration in the church sanctuary.

Thank you to Sister Horton for sponsoring the Children's Christmas Tree Trimming and for providing lunch for the children on Friday, November 29.

To God Be the Glory for Sister Horton's generosity and her acts of kindness.

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.

BED BUGS

Here are some tips for dealing with bed bugs:

Prevention

Keep your home clean and free of clutter, especially in your bedroom. Vacuum regularly, including mattresses, box springs, furniture, and carpets. You can also use a mattress and box spring cover, and seal cracks and crevices in your home.

Inspection

Check for bed bugs and bites regularly. You can use a flashlight to look in dark areas like behind the headboard and under the bed. Look for dark rust-colored spots on mattresses and sheets.

Treatment

If you have an infestation, you can try these methods:

Wash bedding: Wash bedding and clothing in hot water and dry on high heat.

Vacuum mattresses: Vacuum mattresses, seal them in plastic, and leave them outside in the sun.

Use a pesticide: Spray common hiding spots with a surface pesticide that's registered to control bed bugs. Follow the label directions carefully.

Use a home remedy: Sprinkle baking soda on areas where you think bed bugs are, let it sit for a week, and then vacuum. Repeat until there are no more bugs or eggs.

Call a professional

If you can't get rid of the bed bugs on your own, you can call a professional exterminator.

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.