Next Sunday in our morning Worship Service, Rebecca Smith from our local Pregnancy Choices Center will be here to tell us about their work. There will be a special offering taken for the P.C.C. at the end of the service.
September OCC items: School supplies.
There will be no Evening Worship this Sunday in order to allow more time for families to gather on Labor Day weekend.
The church office will be closed on Monday for the Holiday.
Ted Wagner will be teaching the Wednesday Bible Study this week.
August/September OCC items: School supplies.
This is something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, but I’ve been reluctant to write about it for several reasons. First, because I’m not sure how many people will actually be interested. Second, because the discussion can get technical and “deep in the weeds.” You can quickly get into the nuances of Biblical interpretation, and the Greek language of the New Testament. And third, because, on a personal level, nothing I’m about to write will give you a warm fuzzy feeling or help you get your locker open. So those are the reasons you shouldn’t read this article. If any of that resonates with you, you should stop reading now.
On the other hand, I hope you do read this, for several reasons. First, because I hope it will reassure you about our church. Second, because while I’m going to try hard to not get “deep in the weeds,” I will suggest some resources for those of you who might want to investigate this topic some more. And third, because not everything in the Bible is intended to give you a tingle or a set of easy steps to solve life’s mundane problems. A lot of it is intended to help you think clearly and to know what you believe. As Linus from the comic strip Peanuts pointed out, sound theology has a way of giving us great comfort.
Read MoreThere are Bibles, copies of the Gospel of John and other literature available free on our Welcome Center.
Contact information and prayer requests may be shared on the Contact Card in your bulletin, then placed in the Offering Box.
There will be no Evening Worship next Sunday, September 4th, in order to allow more time for families to gather on Labor Day weekend.
August/September OCC items: School supplies.
The current topic for our Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study is The Providence of God.
Attention, Boards: The quarterly Official Board meeting will be this Sunday at 4:30 pm in the church library.
August/September OCC items: School supplies.
Deacons meeting: Tuesday, August 16 at 6:30.
The current topic for our Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study is The Providence of God.
OCC Appreciation & Celebration Event: August 20, 6:30 pm.
Attention, Boards: The quarterly Official Board meeting will be on Sunday, August 21st at 4:30 pm in the church library.
August/September OCC items: School supplies.
Monday night there will be a West Central Baptist Association meeting hosted by the First Baptist Church of Dana, Indiana. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm with a dessert fellowship afterwards. If interested in attending, talk to Pastor David.
The current topic for our Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study is The Providence of God.
Attention, Boards: The quarterly Official Board meeting will be on Sunday, August 21st at 4:30 pm in the church library.
August/September OCC items: School supplies.
OCC Appreciation & Celebration Event: August 20, 6:30 pm.
I used to have a buddy named Dave Hoskins. He was a Baptist pastor here in the area. We used to run into each other at Markle’s Music store, because he played guitar, too. Dave was a funny guy, outgoing and full of life. He was about ten years younger than me. I still can’t believe that he died several years ago. He was diagnosed with brain cancer, and it all went south for him really fast. Life is short, folks, and there’s no dress rehearsal.
Anyway, Dave was always telling me things to make me laugh. (I love people like that. Kinda makes up for the other ones.) One day he told me somebody called his church and asked, “Does your church sing off the wall?” He said he was initially confused, and wondered if the guy had heard some of their church members sing. Then he realized the man was asking if they used hymnals or sung the words off of a screen. Apparently, this man didn’t like “off the wall” singing.
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