Christmas In The Real World

There is something magical that captures us during the Christmas season. But this year, in the midst of a credit crunch, uncertain markets and extremely high unemployment, creating a magical Christmas will be a challenge for many people.

Here is good news. You can have more with less. Why not simply exchange consumption for compassion? And instead of allowing the stress and anxiety of the season to control you, exchange worry for worship?

This year at Lake Hills we are encouraging people to take a fresh look at the original Christmas story. The story has been bought and sold, marketed and commercialized for hundreds of years. Yet the story remains deeper and more meaningful than most of us realize.

It’s not just a story, it is his story, and His story is history. The Creator of the cosmos sets aside His heavenly crown and chooses to come to us. And he does so in the simplest and most natural of ways. God Himself, through Jesus Christ came to mankind as a vulnerable baby boy.

Why would God do that? The answer can help us go from life-absorbing shopping lists this Christmas to life-altering significance.

We invite you to join us this Christmas season as we talk about Christmas in the real world, and look at practical ways to eliminate the typical holiday stress and learn how to be part of a Christmas that can still change the world.

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This Christmas season Lake Hills Community Church is joining in the Advent Conspiracy project.  We will be collecting goods and receiving funds for our local food pantry and outreach, Share the Harvest in Greenview. (Click the pic to learn more.)

Dec. 05: “Surviving the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Dec. 12: “When Christmas Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be”

Dec. 19: “What’s So Special About Christmas?”

Dec. 26: “That’s What Christmas Means To Me”