12-14-2025 Notes

Notes for the week of 12/14/2025

The Christmas Cantata “What Child Is This” will be presented by the choir today during the Morning Worship Service.

You can “purchase” a cross for our tree for $10. The proceeds go toward the Lottie Moon Christmas offering.

This Saturday (11/20) at 11:00 am Pam Thompson and Ed Keyton will be wed here at the church. All are invited.

Next Sunday after the morning worship we will have our Christmas party. Bring a side dish or dessert to share and an inexpensive “white elephant” gift to exchange. There will be no evening service next Sunday.

On Christmas Eve we will have a candlelight Lord’s supper.

We are collecting food for baskets to give to families in need.

Our business meeting and school board meetings will both be on 12/31/25 during our Watch Night service.

Monday afternoon at 5:00 the Girls Chasing Jesus women’s Bible study will meet.

Our services are live on HillcrestLife.org on Sunday mornings, use the “Live” button at the top of the page. You can also see archived sermons.

Our weekly recorded services are now available on our YouTube channel. Go to: https://youtube.com/@hillcrestpalatka/videos/
Be sure to hit the SUBSCRIBE button, it helps us get noticed.

Sunday school classes for every age group begin on Sundays at 9:45am.

Get a calendar from the foyer rack to keep up with all the church events.

Do you want a relationship with God?

According to the Bible, you can have a wonderful, personal relationship with God by following these steps:

1. Admit that you have rebelled by not following God’s laws perfectly. Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned or broken God’s law. 1 John 1:9 says that if we acknowledge our sins, God is upright and can be depended on to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from every wrong.
2. Believe that Jesus is God’s only son and that his death and resurrection is the only possible payment for your rebellion. John 3:16 says that God, because of His love for us, sent his only Son, so that all who believe in him should have eternal life.
3. Confess or say that you are a Christian. Romans 10:9 states if you speak the message that Jesus is Lord and believe with your heart and mind that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
4. Commit to place God first in your life by studying and obeying God’s truth in the Holy Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 state that all scripture is God inspired and is useful for teaching, correcting and training in right living, so that the Christian may be equipped for the work God has for him.

In order to have a relationship with God, think through the steps above and then commit yourself to grow in your new Christian life by daily talking to God in prayer and reading the Bible.