Limited Office Hours through January 2
We will have limited office hours now through January 2. You may email the staff or call and leave a message and the staff will get back with you as soon as possible.
Ways to Give
We currently have two ways that you can give to Belmont. They are:
Online: www.belmontchristian.org
Worship: cash or check placed in the offering boxes
You may also mail checks to 1500 Peppers Ferry Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073
Belmont Kids Small Groups (K-6th Grade)
Belmont Kids Small Groups will resume Sunday, January 11, with a Worship Night from 6:00-7:30 pm
Bodybuilders Alumni Night
Bodybuilders, past and present, are invited to attend our Alumni Night on Sunday, January 4, 6:00-8:00 pm, in the Worship Center!
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Message Notes:
Matthew 2:1-2
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
What we can Learn:
1. God is always working.
2. He uses unexpected people.
3. His plan will not be thwarted.
What we can Do:
1. Stay focused on His glory.2. Trust God’s judgment
3. Treasure times of peace.
Big Idea: God is in control and works things out for good.
Romans 8:28 -"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."