secretary@ovcf.org<\/a> to make sure we have the correct information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
One more thing: please be careful if you have to get out for some reason and the weather they are predicting becomes a reality.<\/p>\n
Okay\u2026on to more pleasant things. I wanted to start with this but felt that, at the moment, the weather information was important. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE YOUTH WORSHIP BAND WHO LED OUR WORSHIP THIS PAST SUNDAY MORNING!!<\/strong> Gracie and Mollie Wainscott, Emily Wyatt, and Micah Nally did a phenomenal job! I can see why the children love to go to the youth area on Sunday morning.\u00a0 It is true that many of us were not familiar with the songs, but it was good to hear what the children are worshiping to. I like the way Pastor Ryan explained it Sunday morning. Having the children worship with us every 5th<\/sup> Sunday month is a good thing, but it is more than the young people being exposed to an adult worship. It is also good for us to experience a youth worship.\u00a0 Funny side note: I received a text after the first service (I leave my phone in my office and Jo brought it to me). One of the moms had to stay home due to some sick kiddos but she said that her son was so excited he stood up and sang. J\u00a0 Thank you again Gracie, Mollie, Emily and Micah. I certainly look forward to hearing you lead us again.<\/p>\nOver the past two Midweek Messages I have been sharing small snippets with you about the Care Team Ministry.\u00a0 HOPE #1 introduced you to the mission of the Care Team Ministry (MM #92). HOPE #2 introduced you to the Wellness Care Team and Remembrance Care Team (MM #93). Today I would like to highlight two more spokes of the Care Team Ministry wheel.<\/p>\n
HOPE #3:<\/p>\n
\n- Children and Family Care Team<\/u>. The focus of this team is on the children in our children\u2019s ministry. This team will be responsible for praying for the children, sending cards to kids in the hospital or if they are sick at home, sending birthday cards, and making gift bags for teachers at the end of the year. {My note: you have no clue how much this will mean to a child to receive a card from the church or for a teacher to receive a gift as a \u201cthank you for all you do\u201d}.<\/li>\n
- New Baby Care Team<\/u>. Having a new baby brings so much joy into the lives of family and friends. We want to rejoice with the family with the new arrival of their baby. This ministry will assemble New Baby baskets, provide meals, cards, and prayer. There is also a hard but necessary aspect of this team. They may need to respond to a loss with flowers, a meal, a gift, and prayer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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If you find your heart fits these particular ministries, consider participating. Oh yeah\u2026keep in mind and on your calendar the date of February 27th<\/sup>. There will be a pitch-in dinner following the second service where Hope East will give a more detailed description of all the Care Team Ministry teams and you will be given a chance to be involved.\u00a0 I\u2019d also like to add that some of you may hesitate because some of this will require a financial cost. Be assured the elders are 150% behind this effort and OVCF has designated money in the 2022 budget for expenditures. <\/u><\/em>Hope will explain all that on the 27th<\/sup>.<\/p>\nAs you know if you have been attending or watching online, I have been going through a series from Daniel I have entitled Against the Grain<\/em>.\u00a0 This past Monday I did a marathon sermon session where I finished the final sermon of the series. Why? So I can begin working on the next series which is coming: Truth Decay<\/em>. I\u2019ll tell you more about the series as we get closer, but one of the motivations for doing the series is the onslaught of false teaching heard so often in media and the air waves. No, it is not political. I abhor that and have promised it will never be preached from the pulpit. But, as a pastor, I have also been given a mandate by God to preach the whole counsel of God, i.e. the truth of God\u2019s Word. I know I am not infallible and certainly don\u2019t know all the answers. I\u2019m still asking tons of questions! J\u00a0 But with the seeming daily appearance of some \u201cChristian celebrity\u201d who has deconstructed his\/her faith; with those who are called ex-vangelicals; and with the proliferation of progressive theology; I feel very strongly about the need to help strengthen my faith, as well as yours. (BTW: I will explain all those terms during the series). We simply need to have a firm foundation upon which to stand. The Apostle Paul wrote these words: \u201c\u2026until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming, but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects in Him who is the head, that is, Christ.\u201d (Ephesians 4: 13-15 NASB2020)<\/p>\nHave a great rest of the week. Hopefully the snow will go around us. J \u00a0I love you all.<\/p>\n
Pastor Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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