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Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #128. I hope you had a restful Fall Break (if you had the opportunity to enjoy it) and that getting back to the \u201cold grind\u201d wasn\u2019t too bad.<\/p>\n
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Let me first remind you to pray for Beth Sewell and Bonnie Richmond, guidance counselors at OVHS. They are our Educators of the week.<\/p>\n
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There are some other folks you can pray for as well:<\/p>\n
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It is unusual for me to start out with a list of prayer requests. I chose to do that because I wanted to follow my own advice from Sunday\u2019s sermon.\u00a0 It is the urgent or the important. The other items in the MM can be labelled Urgent<\/i>. Prayer should one of those things which are of first IMPORTANCE.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Now to \u201cstuff\u201d of other importance.<\/p>\n
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Our 18th anniversary celebration is quickly approaching. Remember the date of October 30th. Quick recap for you: Two services (9 and 10:45).\u00a0 Pastor Ryan and I will be tag-teaming the message that morning on OVCF\u2019s Mission and Vision. The leadership has spent the past 6 months or so reworking and tweaking both. We are excited about sharing it with you. Immediately following the second service we will have an all church pitch-in. (Have you signed up to bring a food item?) During the meal we plan on honoring our volunteers and also hope to present some ideas to you about the proposed building addition. As a reminder, all giving that day (unless designated) will go to our Building Fund.<\/p>\n
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Speaking of volunteers, I read the following and wanted to share it with you: But first, a question. I suspect all of you know what Mount Rushmore is. But do you know the name of the South Dakota state historian who conceived of the idea? Didn\u2019t think so (unless you are a super smart trivia buff who likes obscure history info). While millions know of Mount Rushmore with the heads of four US presidents, relatively few know the name Doane Robinson. He is the South Dakota state historian who conceived the idea of the magnificent sculpture and managed the project. The monument is admired and appreciated, but he is the forgotten man behind the masterpiece. His name is either largely unrecognized or was never even known by some.\u00a0 I see our volunteers in the same light. Week in and week out we have a ton of volunteers doing a lot of behind the scenes \u201cstuff.\u201d They get little recognition due to the fact that they are serving where few see them. Our recognition of them is an attempt to show how much we appreciate them. We know, of course, God sees them and that is good, and it is the best applause. But it is also good that they receive human thanks.\u00a0 We want to do that and would love to have you join in with us.<\/p>\n
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Three special events are coming up that I hope you will consider taking part in. I\u2019ll just list them here for you and fill you in with more details in the next MM.<\/p>\n
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Well\u2026I have bent your ear and hurt your eyes long enough. \u263a\u00a0 Thanks again for taking the time to read the MM. I don\u2019t know how it helps in keeping you informed, but I certainly hope it does. I look forward to seeing you Sunday as I continue preaching on the church. The sermon is \u201cOn Being Contagious\u201d (and no we won\u2019t be talking about masks and COVID). \u263a Love you all.<\/p>\n
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MIDWEEK MESSAGE #128 Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #128. I hope you had a restful Fall Break (if you had the opportunity to enjoy it) and that getting back to the \u201cold grind\u201d wasn\u2019t too bad. Let me first remind you to pray for Beth Sewell and Bonnie Richmond, guidance counselors at … <\/p>\n