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Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #82.\u00a0 Given the spirit of the month, I want to <\/span>thank you<\/b> for inviting me into your life, (or is that your inbox?).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n November and December seem to be busy months for everyone and that includes the church. While we don\u2019t have the typical Thanksgiving and Christmas pageants and events, we seem to find ourselves really busy and occupied with various events.\u00a0 I thought I would highlight a few of them for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But first, something of extreme importance.\u00a0 As we have announced, the offering for our 17<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary was split evenly between missions and the building fund, except where otherwise designated.\u00a0 Now that all the figures are in, I am happy to say that we were able to deposit $3000 into our building fund and $3000 divided up between 8 missions. That equals $375\/mission. My math has always been suspect and if you were here Sunday or listened online, you heard me give the figure of $350. Yeah\u2026when God was handing out \u201cpre-birth gifts\u201d math was left off my list. <\/span>\u263a<\/span>\u00a0 Anyway, here are the 8 missions who were blessed by your generosity:<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you for your generosity in making this all possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Okay\u2026now to the \u201cstuff\u201d that is happening. This will give you an up-to-date as well as a future in-the-know outlook:<\/span><\/p>\n We have tried not to burn you out with program after program during the months of September through December, but these have been favorites down through the years so we want to offer them again since our community needs this help. They work because of you!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I read an article last week by Rebecca McLaughlin that I thought was super-insightful and very, very helpful. It is easy to get into our own worlds on Sunday morning, leaving others out, especially new people. Here is the beginning of the article:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSorry to cut you off!\u201d I\u2019d just started connecting with a close friend at church. I was eager to catch up. But as she talked, I noticed a woman sitting alone, thumbing through her service sheet.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Honestly, I wished I hadn\u2019t seen her. Interrupting my friend would be rude. It\u2019s good for me to invest in friends! Someone else will likely spot that woman. These were some of the excuses that ran through my head. But the woman was clearly new, and for all I knew, not a believer. So, reluctantly, I interrupted my friend.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n As soon as I sat down with the newcomer, I thanked God I had. Raised Catholic, she hadn\u2019t been to church in over a decade. Her fianc\u00e9 had just broken up with her right before their wedding, and she needed something else in life. I took a risk and asked if she\u2019d like to come to our community group. She said yes. She\u2019s been coming to church and Bible study ever since. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0If you would like to read the rest of Rebecca\u2019s article, just click on this link<\/span> (<\/span>https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/make-sunday-mornings-uncomfortable<\/span><\/a>) <\/span>and it will take you there.<\/span> We have all been there. Let\u2019s change how we act when we see a visitor or someone we don\u2019t know. \u00a0 I love you all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pastor Bill\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MIDWEEK MESSAGE #82 Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #82.\u00a0 Given the spirit of the month, I want to thank you for inviting me into your life, (or is that your inbox?).\u00a0 November and December seem to be busy months for everyone and that includes the church. While we don\u2019t have the typical Thanksgiving and … <\/p>\n<\/h4>\n
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