MIDWEEK MESSAGE #111<\/p>\n
Hello! Welcome to Midweek Message #111. It has been a couple of weeks since I wrote a MM.
\nI hope you missed me. \uf04a If not, please don\u2019t tell me. I\u2019m not sure my ego could handle that.
\nWhether you missed me or not, I\u2019d like to let you know why I was AWOL when it came to the
\nMM.<\/p>\n
The first week of missing was Memorial Day weekend was busy and with the church office
\nbeing closed on Monday (Memorial Day), I knew Tuesday would be a big catch up day. I
\nnormally tend to write the MM on Monday and Tuesday; Diana proofs it on Tuesday; we make
\nimprovements to it; then it gets published on various platforms and sent to you on Wednesday.
\nThat is our goal. Knowing the week would be short put a crimp in my plans. I decided to take a
\nbreak for both of us.<\/p>\n
The second week Jo, Tami, and I went to Ohio to see Braden play ball and to visit Janna. Every
\ntime we have visited this Spring, except for once, it has rained and the games have been called
\noff. The one time we were able to watch him play it was so cold my face froze off. One time we
\nwent they rescheduled a game for that Thursday and then no umpires showed up. (Face palm)
\nThe next day was the regularly scheduled game and\u2026you guessed it\u2026rained out. Our thinking
\nthis trip was it is June and surely they will play. NOPE! We dropped him off for his game and the
\ncoach stopped me to say the game had been cancelled by the league, only they failed to tell
\nhim. The other team? Yes. So he said they were going to practice until 7:00 or the rain came. It
\nrained like cats \u2018n dogs for about 30 minutes so we made our way back to wait.<\/p>\n
So here I am three weeks later. Knowing the \u201czoo\u201d of a week I have coming up, I decided to
\nstart this on Saturday, hopefully having it ready for Diana and I to make corrections on Monday.
\nWe have a staff meeting on Monday morning and with Ryan having been gone to Wilderness
\nCamp all last week, I know it will be a lot of catch up. So the staff meeting will be busy.<\/p>\n
Plus, many of you will remember about a month ago I told you why I was having to sit a lot
\nduring my sermons. By the time you get this, I will have had my back surgery yesterday
\n(Tuesday) morning. This will be more extensive that the one I had in 2017 but much like it.
\nInstead of one vertebrae to be drilled, there will be three. I have some spurs closing off the
\nnerve routes and he will be opening up the space so the nerves will not have that pressure.
\nThat is the simplified version. Please don\u2019t ask about the medical version. \u00a0 I may or may not
\nstay overnight depending on how I do with the surgery and recovery. It had been scheduled for
\n11:30 but a cancellation of the previous one moved me up to 8:00. I\u2019m okay with that! I would
\nappreciate your prayers for my recovery and for Jo\u2019s patience with (whom she says) is a very
\npoor patient. \uf04a<\/p>\n
Enough of that! I am super excited about Father\u2019s Day Sunday. The Mother\u2019s Day special
\nprogram was so well-liked and appreciated (many of you told me), that I decided to see if I
\ncould get some men to talk about their hero from the Bible. One caveat: it had to be someone
\nother than Jesus. I asked a total of 15 men and 9 of them said they would. 9 men! I was super excited to have that many. I did have to change the way it will be done. My original thought
\nwas to have it similar to the ladies by having them sit on chairs and share their thoughts. But
\nthe stage isn\u2019t big enough and I also know you want to go to lunch that day! So, each man will
\nspeak about 3 minutes to give their hero and why. You will need to be here or watch online to
\nsee who the men are.<\/p>\n
*****ONE VERY IMPORTANT ITEM TO REMEMBER:<\/strong> there is only one service on Father\u2019s Day at I started a new series this past Sunday called 7 Cancers. Sunday\u2019s sermon, \u201cWhatever Became <\/p>\n Lord willing, unless He changes things or something comes up, that series will take us to August I\u2019d like to remind you to pray for Pastor Ryan and his faculty for the Senior High Wilderness One more item before I close this MM. June 25 th is the date for the Serving Owen County Well, my space is up. I have babbled on some, I\u2019m sure, but what else does a preacher do who MIDWEEK MESSAGE #111 Hello! Welcome to Midweek Message #111. It has been a couple of weeks since I wrote a MM. I hope you missed me. \uf04a If not, please don\u2019t tell me. I\u2019m not sure my ego could handle that. Whether you missed me or not, I\u2019d like to let you know why I … <\/p>\n
\n10:00***** The nursery will be available and children\u2019s programs will meet at 10:00, too.<\/p>\n
\nof Sin,\u201d was a prelude to that series. The series really gets underway on the June 26 th . Here is
\nthe list of sermons for that series:<\/p>\n\n
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\n14 th . My plan at this point is to follow that up with a series I\u2019m calling 8 CURES. I figure we
\nwould look at the cancer and then at the cure. Immediately following that series I might be
\ndoing one on \u201cWhat is the Church All About?\u201d That is not the title of the series but it is the
\ncontact point of what I am considering. November and December are months which are pretty
\ntypical in their focus. Look for next week\u2019s MM for a special request I will have.<\/p>\n
\nWeek at Hilltop camp. It starts this coming Sunday.<\/p>\n
\nTogether (SOCT) event. SOCT is a joint effort of many in OC and some outside organizations to
\nmeet the needs of citizens of OC and surrounding areas. There is a shoe tent, clothing tent,
\ngame tent, diapers and toiletries, furniture and other items. Volunteer help is needed. You can
\nsign up on the sheet at the information table. We really need your help! There are 4 separate
\ntime slots: 7-9 (Set up). 9-12:00. 12-3:00. 3-5 (Tear down). Even if you can\u2019t stay for the whole
\ntime slot, any help would be appreciated.<\/p>\n
\nhasn\u2019t had a chance to be in contact for a couple of weeks?\u00a0 But just know I love you.
\nPastor Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"