Advent {Day 19}: THIS is “Church”

In the New Testament of the Bible, the book of Acts talks about the first church and how it was defined by community.
True community is what makes the church Church--> Doing life together!

Our family is memorizing Acts 2:42-47. To be honest, my husband and 3-year-old were and I hear it so often it's in my head. I want to purposely memorize this with them in an attempt to live out what those 1st "devoted" followers of Christ knew to do so naturally.

42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

We are so blessed to be apart of true community through our Sunday school class, Journey, at Central Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, AR.

Our families are learning what it means to devote themselves to the apostles' teachings.

We are already fellowshiping and eating together on a regular basis.

And we are waiting in eager anticipation of many wonders and miraculous signs to be done through us.

We are growing closer together as the body of Christ and we are meeting needs as we see them {having everything in common}.

Many of us would sell our possessions and goods to give to anyone in need and that desire is growing rapidly.

We continue to meet together at our Church and of course more eating with one another in homes with glad and sincere hearts.

We praise God and want to be adding to our number daily with those being saved {not swap'n sheep}!!!

Do you know the Christ that bonds people in community like this? If not, MESSAGE ME! I'd love to introduce you!
If you do know Christ, do you have a community of believers to do life with?

To read more Rothacher's Advent Days click--->
Advent {Day 1}: Cookie Swap

Advent {Day 2}: Dizzie Izzie's
Advent {Day 3}: Giving Christmas Away
Advent {Day 4}: Homemade Gifts
Advent {Day 5}: HIPPY Christmas Party
Advent {Day 6}: The Fridge 
Advent {Day 7}: Sprinkle Joy @ Home
Advent {Day 8}: UpCycle Gift Wrap
Advent {Day 9}: Sugar Cookies (Gift Ideas Series)
Advent {Day 10}: Snack Mix (Gift Idea Series)
Advent {Day 11}: Relentless Christmas Party
Advent {Day 12}: eBook for ANY Woman! (Gift Idea Series)
Advent {Day 13}: A Rock'n Angel Tree Gift
Advent {Day 14}: Packing with Littles
Advent {Day 15}: Cubbie's Christmas Party
Advent {Day 16}: Donner DooDoo (Gift Ideas Series)
Advent {Day 17}: Donner DooDoo (PICTORIAL)
Advent {Day 18}: RACKing

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Advent {Day 11}: Relentless Christmas Party

Did I mention our month of December is PACKED with Parte's!?!?!

Some times it may be overwhelming preparing for each one, remembering what I'm supposed to take, when we're supposed to be, and where it's hosted {1/2 are @ my house...that would be BAD if I forgot}. We are having lots of fun so far though. My kids LOVE going! Izzie wakes up every morning asking to put on her shoes and "ja-ket!" and Mags keeps asking if today is "Jesus' birthday!?" I have to remind her we are still in the fun, preparing part of December in anticipation for His big day!

In anticipation we've baked TONS, made lots of homemade gifts, gone shopping for a needy family, prepared Operation Christmas Child boxes, bought our personal family gifts in their honor, attended a deacon/staff Christmas dinner, shopped for Angel Tree children, and hosted our 1st outrageously fun party!

Just to give you a peek into our party, I'd like to teach you how-to play "Dirty Santa"!

PREP:

  1. Ask everyone attending your party to bring a generic gift ~$10.00 {if hosting, have a spare just in case someone forgets}
  2. When guest arrive, place all gifts in one place {on a table or under the Christmas tree}
  3. After everyone has arrive, munched on some goodies you are ready to play!
  4. Have everyone sit together in a circle {or simi-circle}
  5. Have numbers {according to the number of gifts/guests} in a hat to draw
  6. Everyone draws a number

RULES:

  1. Start the game with the person who drew #1, they chose a gift to open
  2. #2 get the choice to steal #1's gift or pick new gift to open
  3. Each person after that can steal a previously opened gift or may open a new gift
  4. If a person's gift is 'stolen' they may not steal directly back but may steal someone elses or chose a new one to open
  5. once a gifts been stolen 3x it's frozen
  6. once all the gifts have been open #1 has the last chance to steal
  7. ANY QUESTIONS?
  8. Let the merriment of stealing begin ;o)

Helpful Suggestions for selecting THE gift that wants to be stolen by all:

  1. Gift Card {Sonic Happy Hour makes $10 go a LONG way!}
  2. Toy
  3. Silly Info-mercial item

What take on "Dirty Santa, Yankee Swap, Chinese Gift Exchange, Thieving Secret Santa, Parcel Pass, Christmas Swamp Thing, or Pollyanna" do you and yours have? PLEASE SHARE!

To read more Rothacher's Advent Days click--->
Advent {Day 1}: Cookie Swap

Advent {Day 2}: Dizzie Izzie's
Advent {Day 3}: Giving Christmas Away
Advent {Day 4}: Homemade Gifts
Advent {Day 5}: HIPPY Christmas Party
Advent {Day 6}: The Fridge 
Advent {Day 7}: Sprinkle Joy @ Home
Advent {Day 8}: UpCycle Gift Wrap
Advent {Day 9}: Sugar Cookies (Gift Ideas Series)
Advent {Day 10}: Snack Mix (Gift Idea Series)

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