Merry Christmas From the McCorkle's

May you and your family have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dooms Day? Really?

December 21, 2012   7:00am

After much anticipation, the highly talked about Mayan Doomsday is here, also known as the day when the world will reportedly come to an end.

Except the ancient Maya never predicted a 2012 apocalypse.

For years, New Agers have predicted Friday would mark the destruction of civilization and the possibilities on what would occur during planet earth’s final moments are endless. From a fiery comet hurtling toward us, to a massive ice storm crushing our power system, conspiracy theorists have concluded the end would be nothing short of catastrophic.
But contrary to popular belief, experts have already known that Doomsday is simply a hoax, a misunderstanding based on actual artifacts found.
                                                                                                        --Fox News

Thank You Experts! I was starting to wonder what was going on.  
It was just a Hoax. (wiping forehead in relief) Yes I'm being a little sarcastic.
But I'm glad the experts knew that it was a hoax and a misunderstanding based on actual artifacts found. 

I'm no expert and I didn't dig up some artifact to predict this but I already knew it was a hoax. "For the Bible tells me so." -quote from song "Jesus Loves Me"

Mark 13   Jesus Foretells the Future

¹ As Jesus was leaving the Temple that day, one of his disciples said, “Teacher, look at these magnificent buildings! Look at the impressive stones in the walls.”

² Jesus replied, “Yes, look at these great buildings. But they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

³ Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him, ⁴ “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to be fulfilled?”

⁵ Jesus replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, ⁶ for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. ⁷ And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. ⁸ Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

⁹ “When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.¹⁰ For the Good News must first be preached to all nations. ¹¹ But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

¹² “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. ¹³ And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

¹⁴ “The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be.” (Reader, pay attention!) “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. ¹⁵ A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. ¹⁶ A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. ¹⁷ How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. ¹⁸ And pray that your flight will not be in winter. ¹⁹ For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again. ²⁰ In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days.

²¹ “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. ²² For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. ²³ Watch out! I have warned you about this ahead of time!

²⁴ “At that time, after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light,²⁵ the stars will fall from the sky,and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

²⁶ Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with great power and glory.²⁷ And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.

²⁸ “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door. ³⁰ I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place. ³¹ Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

³² “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows. ³³ And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!

³⁴ “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. ³⁵ You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak. ³⁶ Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. ³⁷ I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!”

A lot of the world prepared for dooms day with iron plate bunkers, a stock pile of food and water, guns and security, and the list goes on.

But is this the preparation Mark 13:33-36 talks about?

The news and Internet has been full of pictures and stories of people worshipping with hands lifted to the sky around these Mayan Ruins.

These people are being misled and when I look at these pictures I see all the lost souls that are being deceived. Satan will use anything, even us not being ready. 

We need to be prepared to share the Word of God, Loudly Proclaim the Message of Truth, and share the Love of Christ.

Be glad it’s not the end because today you still have a chance to share Christ!

Tacky Christmas Sweater Party

Had a great time Wednesday Night at our party. 

If you want to check out some more pictures of the party 

you can on our youth facebook page. 

Thanks to everyone that participated and dressed up. 

Hope everyone has a great Christmas!

It's That Time Again!

 Well it just seems like we got back from camp and kicked off the school year but it's that time again to collect youth camp deposits. This year we will be heading up the mountain to Global's Fort Mountain Retreat Center. Our camp dates are June 29th through July 3rd. 
You'll need to get your permission slip with your parent/guardian's signature in ASAP!
We always have a great time and the view from the mountain is great!