{"id":12085,"date":"2024-05-15T10:48:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T14:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12085"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T14:49:58","slug":"3-midweek-message2024-5-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/05\/3-midweek-message2024-5-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Message 5\/15\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #204<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #204! Mother\u2019s Day 2024 is history, at least on the\u00a0 calendar. The next big event is graduation and the end of the 2023-2024 school year. I would be\u00a0 remiss if I failed to tell you that I hope you had a relaxing and good Mother\u2019s Day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of graduation, this coming Sunday is our Graduate Recognition Sunday. Both high\u00a0 school and college graduates will be recognized at the 10:45 service. We have a pretty good\u00a0 number of graduates and I plan on telling a little bit about them in next week\u2019s MM.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget that immediately following the second service we will be having a pitch-in lunch\u00a0 and then a work day on the grounds. When someone owns a business they hear a lot about\u00a0 \u201ccurb appeal.\u201d We are no different. Many times a person\u2019s first impression of the church is the\u00a0 way the building and property are taken care of. One overtaken by weeds says, \u201cWe don\u2019t care.\u201d\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t bode well for how they care about people. It is true that perceptions can be\u00a0 skewed but more often than not, such is the case. An effort was made a few weeks ago to begin\u00a0 sprucing up the area around our building but it was way too much for one afternoon and the\u00a0 number of people\/amount of work involved. Pastor Ryan thinks a 2-3 hour work day with many\u00a0 hands will get the job done. The pitch-in is informal and the work part of it will last until about\u00a0 3:30 or sooner if done. If you would like to help, it is appreciated. You may want to check with\u00a0 Pastor Ryan to see what tools are needed (if any).\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>YOUTH CORNER<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to <\/span><strong>Alli Anderson<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Alli was part of the girls 4 x 800 school record holders at OVMS. This past Wednesday Alli, Mallory Owens, Lily Smith, and Bailey Kay set a new\u00a0 school record by completing it in 10:29:09!!!! Keep running Alli! <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kathryn Anderson<\/strong> was chosen for GWEC (Governor\u2019s Work Ethic Certificate). That honor\u00a0 is based on academic readiness; a GPA of at least 2.0; attendance of 98% plus of classes;\u00a0 one or fewer discipline referrals; and a minimum of 6 hours of community service or\u00a0 volunteerism.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Berkley Groomer<\/strong> received some good news in the health department. After 3 rounds of\u00a0 blood being drawn and the doctors being concerned about her Vitamin D levels and\u00a0 something else medically termed (mom\u2019s words), Berkley is in the clear! There is nothing\u00a0 genetic to be concerned with after breaking her arm twice within weeks. I love it when\u00a0 we can report a praise like that! <strong>\ud83d\ude0a<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This past week the S-OCS system honored their nurses for <\/span><b>National School Nurse Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Congratulations to Kim Floyd for being honored. She is the nurse for MCES.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the dangers many church leaders and many churches get into is forgetting where they came from. For those who have been Christ-followers for any length of time or for those, like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">me, who have been raised in the church since they were \u201cknee high to a grasshopper,\u201d it is easy\u00a0 to take for granted that others know what you are speaking about. I try hard to make sure those\u00a0 who don\u2019t know a Bible story are not left out by me saying, \u201cYou know\u2026\u201d I will try to say, \u201cFor those of you who are not familiar\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All that to lead up to this: something was brought to our\u00a0 attention recently that was a really good suggestion. Someone texted me about having Bibles\u00a0 pre-marked with Scriptures I will be using in a sermon so that those who are unfamiliar with the\u00a0 Bible will be able to find them. That was a really great idea to consider. Pastor Ryan, Diana and I\u00a0 got our heads together and came up with a plan we hope works. The church purchased Bibles\u00a0 for use on Sunday mornings that will be on the info table for use. Each Scripture to be looked up while I am preaching will have the page number listed in the bulletin and on the PowerPoint so\u00a0 it can be turned to and read as I am reading it. We hope this will encourage people to look up\u00a0 the Scripture but also lead to a desire to read and love the Bible even more on a personal level.\u00a0 Thank you Jenna Wells for the suggestion!!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I mentioned at the beginning, Mother\u2019s Day 2024 is history, but one event is not. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change for\u00a0 Life<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a fundraiser for New Beginnings Pregnancy Resource Center (NB), began Sunday and goes\u00a0 until Father\u2019s Day. Many of you are familiar with this, but if not, here are some details: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a major fundraiser for NB. I mentioned in last week\u2019s MM that Becca Anderson,\u00a0 one of the board members, announced that in 2023 the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change for Life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised over $13k\u00a0 for the ministry. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Baby bottles are provided on the info table. You may return the bottles here and we will\u00a0 make sure they get to NB.<\/li>\n<li>You may also support the fundraiser online at newbeginningsowen.org or through their\u00a0 Facebook page. Both have \u201cdonate\u201d buttons set up for easy access.<\/li>\n<li>Keep in mind that NB does more than just help mothers of newborns. They provide\u00a0 clothing, diapers, formula, and more to moms, dads, babies, children and families. This,\u00a0 to me, is one of the most vital ministries in our community and favorite mission we\u00a0 support as a church family.<\/li>\n<li>If you have any questions or would like to help NB, please give them a call.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serving Owen County Together (SOCT) has been a welcome event in our community for the past\u00a0 5 years. This is, if my calculations are correct, Year #6. One Saturday in June the whole\u00a0 community is invited to serve in helping the community. Booths are set up and clothing, shoes, food and more are open to the people to come and get what they need. Some local service\u00a0 agencies set up booths for you to know more about them. The organizational date is May 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at\u00a0 5:30 and the date for SOCT is June 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a rain date of June 22<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you would like to help\u00a0 please call the office or ask me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s all for this week. I hope you have a terrific rest of the week. I look forward to seeing you\u00a0 Sunday. My sermon will be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All In <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the ladies under the microscope will be Hannah and Mary\u00a0 Magdalene. Don\u2019t forget this: I love you all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pastor Bill\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #204 Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #204! Mother\u2019s Day 2024 is history, at least on the\u00a0 calendar. The next big event is graduation and the end of the 2023-2024 school year. 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