Full Gospel Lighthouse Church, Inc.

624 Torringford West St., PO Box 1201, Torrington, CT 06790-1201

Phone: 1-(860)-489-4137
Pastor: Rev. Daniel Bossidy
December 2009
Dear Friend,
Greetings once again from everyone at the Full Gospel Lighthouse
Church in Torrington, CT. It’s such a wonderful time of year; a time to
remember our Savior’s birth! He came to save His people from their sins, and that is exactly
what He’s been doing here at church: saving those who call on His name! We recently had a
water baptism and the couple that was baptized were extremely blessed and touched by the
Spirit of God! They went down into the water carrying the burden and guilt of their sins but
the Lord Jesus completely lifted that off their hearts and cleansed them, wiping their slate
clean! They now have a new opportunity to live their lives free from their past and to grow in
the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ!
The Bible tells us in Matthew 1:21, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins.” This great promise
was given to Joseph, who was espoused to Mary. Something changed in Mary that he didn’t
understand. He was troubled by the events that took place and thought to distance himself
from her. But the Lord sent an angel to him to assure his heart. He needed to know God’s
will before he entered such a great commitment. If this marriage wasn’t God’s will, Joseph
was wiling to walk away from it, as much as he loved Mary. But the angel came with blessed
assurance from the Almighty to, “…fear not to take unto thee Mary…” The Lord came to
reconcile the world to Himself, not destroy it. He is not willing that any should perish but that
we all have eternal life.
Little did Joseph know what would lie before them as they took their journey of faith.
Soon after this, there came a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the entire world should be
taxed. Joseph needed to go back to Bethlehem, where his family was from. He would go
there and pay the tax, hoping to be home in time for the birth of Jesus. He intended to leave
Mary there in Nazareth, but there was one thing about Mary: she knew the Scriptures. Her
desire to do the will of God was greater than the comforts of home. She knew the Messiah
was prophesied to be born in Bethlehem. Joseph could not convince her to stay home because
she knew in her heart the Lord was to come from Bethlehem. It would not be easy, but it was
the right decision to make. You may be in a place of decision that your mind tells you one
thing but the will of God tells you something else. We are often tempted to take the easy
way, the understandable way. She could have reasoned that the Lord would understand if she
chose to stay in Nazareth, because it would be easier on her. After all, she was 9 months
pregnant!
This couple is an example of true heroes to me. If they had chosen to make other plans
the outcome would have been disastrous for countless millions of people down through the
ages. But they chose the will of God. We don’t have to understand everything when it comes
to faith and what the Lord is requiring us to do. Sometimes the Lord does require things of
His people that He doesn’t of others. But in obeying the Word of the Lord, there are
countless blessings and rewards from the Spirit of God! The angel had told Joseph that he
would call the baby’s name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins. He won’t
save us in our sins, but He will save us from our sins. There’s a big difference. Are you
willing to cast off your sins to be saved? By this one decision that Mary made: to travel to
Bethlehem and give birth to the Messiah there, she made the Word of God possible to receive
where it said, “…they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God
with us” (Matthew 1:23). When I’m discouraged and alone I know that God is with me
because the Lord Jesus was born so many years ago to fulfill the Scriptures. When I feel like
I haven’t attained all I hoped to in my life, I can take good courage knowing that my future is
secure in God’s will, all because our Lord Jesus was born in Bethlehem in fulfillment of the
Scriptures. When my trials are too hot to handle, or sadness has filled my soul, and I feel like
hate and wrongs have plagued our society to an unbelievable extent, I can rest assured
because the Prince of Peace was born in Bethlehem many years ago. When I can’t seem to
walk another step, and my world has come to a complete standstill, I gain the courage to go
forward because I know that God is with me! Christmas does not mean a time of outlandish
presents and trying to give someone a more expensive gift than they gave you. Christmas
means a Savior came into the world to save us from our sins. Can their be a worse sin to God
than covetousness? Our lives do not consist in the abundance of things we possess. But we
live in the grace and mercy God granted humanity on that dark night so many years ago, in a
little town called Bethlehem; a place where there was no room for Joseph and Mary to sleep
at the inn. All they could find was a lowly stable, a borrowed manger, hay for a mattress and
swaddling clothes instead of tinsel and sparkling lights. In the midst of a taxed and burdened
world, a crowded little town of annoyed and irritated people, our Savior came to save all
humanity from sin. God’s good will toward all men appeared that night so we could have
life. In the cradle of a simple manger, God began a new chapter in the history of humanity
that night; a history that would unite a sin-stained creation and its Creator forever. These
good tidings are for all people, not just Christians. Yes, even you! The Scriptures says, “For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).
From our church to your home may you have the most blessed Christmas ever! If you
or a loved one needs prayer please contact us at 860-489-4137 or e-mail me at
dbossidy@yahoo.com. Also I invite you to our church services. We are the Full Gospel
Lighthouse Church, 624 Torringford West Street, Torrington, CT 06790. Our schedule of
services is Sunday at 10 AM and 7PM and Wednesday at 7:30 PM. We will be having a
Christmas Eve service at 7: 30PM and a New Years Eve service at 9PM. May God’s
abundant blessings be yours always!
Sincerely,

Rev. Daniel Bossidy

P.S. Please remember to watch “The Word Of Light” broadcast, hosted by my dear
friend Rev. Eleanor Kalinsky on Wednesday at 10:30AM on your local ION-TV station.