T’is the season to be jolly, falalalalala…. I am sure all of you have heard this tune at least once if not a thousand times already!  Yes, this season is one of joy and celebration as we thank our Father for sending His beautiful Son Jesus to save us and bring us back to the proper place seated in Heavenly places with Him.

We do know that Jesus’ was not actually born on December 25, but it is a time that we observe that He came into the world as a baby to bring us freedom releasing us into our full identity as Sons & Daughters of the most High!   As we celebrate it can bring times of joy and making new memories, it can also be a time of sadness for those who might have bad memories during this season or who have suffered the loss of a loved one.  I fall in the category of losing a child, every year we get out the Christmas tree with the family, being thankful for the new memories we are able to create but still have the pain of not having Arianna here with us to celebrate.  I really felt that some of you might be having a hard time this Christmas season due to some sort of loss, but wanted to encourage you to really lean into the arms of a loving God who brings comfort and healing in all areas of our lives.  It is only in His arms that we can find true joy and peace as we gaze into His eyes and He looks back with that confident look as if to say, “I make all things new and good things will come.”

While I was praying the other day I heard “Ps. 27:5,” so I looked it up. ”For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.”

As I was pondering this verse I had a vision. I saw a bunch of believers in a building and the building began to collapse, there was such a loud crashing and shaking going on but when the dust settled all around was a mess but the believers were all safe on top of the rock looking around and no harm had come to us.

It is the time of hiding ourselves in His sanctuary so that when troubles come, He can place us out of the reach of the enemy in the High places with Him.

John 1:4, 5 says, “The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.”

Darkness can never extinguish the Light that lives inside of us!  That is such great news and definitely a reason to be joyful and celebrate the Light (Jesus) this Christmas season.

Thank you for all your support during 2011. With your support we were able to minister in various parts of Hawaii, Philippines, & several States. We would love to encourage you to give and sow into the ministry as we are coming to the end of 2011. All gifts are tax-deductable.  

This week:

• Friday, Dec. 16 – Church Family Christmas Party @ 7:00 p.m.
• This is Potluck Style and bring a White Elephant Gift for some gift exchange fun!
• Sunday, Dec. 18 – AMP Celebration Service 10:00 a.m.

Upcoming Events:

•  December 25 – Christmas Breakfast & Service @ 9:00 a.m.
• January 13 – Night of Worship @ 6:30 p.m.

All those not located on Maui, you can tune in to our live stream here.

Hope everyone is having an amazing week!  We finally arrived in Texas after quite an ordeal of events, in the end we won and we are safely here excited for the opportunities God has opened up for us to minister. For those of you that are in Texas and would like to come and be a part of the services you can go to our websitewww.ampchurch.org and look on the itinerary and it will show the locations we will be at from September 24 – Oct. 2.

While we are gone there is going to be a lot of new and exciting things starting up at AMP, starting this Saturday evening with the Core Values Class taught by Leinaala.  This will be a 5 week class from 5:00-5:30 p.m. on Saturday evenings.  This class is for those that are wanting to get involved at AMP or for those who would like to learn more about our core values as a ministry.

We also want to continue to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. Sunday, October 2 is the National Day of Prayer for the peace of Jerusalem.  Several churches are gathering together to declare the promises of God for that nation. If you would like to be a part of what is happening on Maui, here are the details and contacts:

October 2, 2011 ~ Time: 6:00 A.M.

Where: Nakalele Point (North) La Perouse (South) Hana (East) &  Kapalua (West)

Contacts:

North- Debbie & Karl Smerecnik – 415-312-5462

East- Ui & Byron Purdy  - 268-2065

South – Kaatee 357-3303

West – Pending (Kaatee) 357-3303

You are all amazing creations of the most High God, have a great weekend!!

This week:

Tuesday, Sept. 27 – 6:30 – Small Groups

Wednesday, Sept. 28 –  6:30 – Young Adult Group

Friday, Sept. 30 – 6:30 – Prophetic Training Class

Saturday, Oct. 1 – 5:00 – Core Values Class

5:30 – Pre-service Prayer

6:30 – Celebration Services

Sunday, October 2, 2011  6:00 A.M. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem