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Weekly Update for Sunday, June 7, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for June are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

Church Softball Come on out to the FOP field on Tuesday night at 6:30 pm to support our team at their first game.

Playdates at the ROC During June and July, on Tuesdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, we’ll open the ROC for our families and friends to come and enjoy hanging out together.

Church Council Meeting The Church Council will meet today at 4:30 pm in the library.

VBS VBS is just two weeks away! As we continue to finalize details, we ask that you join us in praying for a successful week of gospel ministry. Take a lightbulb from the display in the Narthex to remember to pray for VBS.

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God’s Will

Written by David Tyra

When I was in college it was an exciting time. It seemed like most everything in my life was up in the air. I had way more questions than I had answers, like: Would I get married? Who would I marry? (I had some thoughts about that, but I really wanted to hear from God.) What kind of a husband would I be? Would we have children? How many children would we have? What kind of a father would I be? Where would I go after I graduated? What part of the country would I live in? What kind of ministry would I have? Would I be an associate pastor first, or go right into a senior pastor position? Would I serve on a church staff, or be a solo pastor? And, on a deeper, more fearful level: Would I be a success? Would I be able to provide for my wife and children? Would my family be disappointed in me? Would God be disappointed in me? Would I be disappointed in myself?

I’d spent my teenage years as a prodigal son living on the edges of “the far country.” My parents made me tow the line for the most part, but I drifted away from God. I was making my own decisions, planning my own life, and taking my own path. And it all ended up with my life in the ditch in a big way. I wrecked the most important relationships with the most important people in my life, wasted some really good opportunities, and started to become someone that nobody really wanted to be around. I mean it when I say that, without Jesus, nobody would like me.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, May 31, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for May are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex! Today, we will have a special offering for shoebox postage. You can give at the Welcome Center or by designating on your check. 

Church Softball Church Softball starts soon. Anyone 14 or older can play! Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring with questions.

May Fellowship Join us tonight for a church-wide pitch-in from 5:30-7:30. The church will be providing burgers. We are asking everyone to bring a cookout side. There will also be a fruit dessert competition.

VBS Team Meeting The first VBS Team Meeting is today in the Fellowship Hall following the morning service.

Playdates at the ROC During June and July, on Tuesdays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, we’ll open the ROC for our families and friends to come and enjoy hanging out together.

Church Council Meeting The Church Council will meet next Sunday, June 7, at 4:30 pm in the library.

VBS Mark your calendar for June 22-26! VBS is for kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall. Take an invite in the Narthex and invite a friend. 

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Weekly Update for Sunday, May 24, 2026

Written by web admin

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for May are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex! Next Sunday, we will have a special offering for postage. You can give at the Welcome Center or by designating your check. 

Church Softball Join our Church Softball team! Games are played from June to early August. We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. Anyone 14 or older can play! Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring.

May Fellowship Join us next Sunday evening for a church-wide pitch-in from 5:30-7:30. The church will be providing burgers. We are asking everyone to bring a cookout side. There will also be a fruit dessert competition.

Church Council Meeting The Church Council will meet on Sunday, May 31, at 4:30 pm in the library.

VBS Mark your calendar for June 22-26! VBS is for kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall. Take an invite in the Narthex and invite a friend. 

VBS Team Meeting The first VBS Team Meeting will be next Sunday, after the morning service.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, May 10, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for May are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

April Financial Statement The April financial statement is available at the Welcome Center.

Ladies Banquet This year’s Ladies Banquet is tomorrow night, May 11, at 6:00 pm. Sign up today at the Welcome Center to let us know you’re coming!

Church Workday Come lend a hand this Saturday, May 16, from 9:00-12:00 for our church workday.

Graduates Sign Up We’ll be recognizing our grads next Sunday. If you are going to graduate or have a graduate in your immediate family, sign up at the Welcome Center.

Church Softball Sign up for our Church Softball team! The games are played from June to early August on weeknights except Wednesdays. We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. Anyone 14 or older can play! Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring.

May Fellowship Save the date for our next 5th Sunday church-wide fellowship on Sunday evening, May 31. More details to come.

Church Council Meeting The Church Council will meet on Sunday, May 31, at 4:30 pm.

VBS Mark your calendar for June 22-26! VBS is for kids 3 years old – those entering 6th grade this fall. Take an invite in the Narthex to invite a friend.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, May 3, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for April are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

Kids Awards Night The church family is invited to come support the Bible Explorers kids this Wednesday for their end-of-year Awards Night! The kids will start at 6:15 and the Awards Program will begin at 7:00. There will be no Adult Bible Study and Prayer Meeting as they will join the kids.

Ladies Banquet Mark your calendars for this year’s Ladies Banquet on Monday, May 11 at 6:00 pm. The theme will be HospitaliTEA. Sign up at the Welcome Center to let us know that you’re coming and how many will be in your party.

Church Workday Come lend a hand on Saturday, May 16, from 9:00-12:00 for our church workday.

Graduates Sign Up There is just about a month left until the end of the school year! We’d like to recognize and honor those in our church family who are graduating from high school, college or trade school, or with a graduate degree. If you are going to graduate or have a graduate in your immediate family, you can let us know at the Welcome Center.

VBS Calling all kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall! Mark your calendars for June 22-26. Join us for an amazing week as we explore all the ways light brightens, illuminates, reflects, and reveals to discover that Jesus is the true Light of the world! Registration opens April 29.

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My Preaching Notebook

Written by David Tyra

I have a small leather 3-ring binder that I use for my sermon notes. I got it some years ago from supply store. It isn’t really a notebook. It’s actually an old address book, meant to hold pages with five or six names and addresses per page. These days you can hardly find address books like this anymore. Everybody(including me) keeps all their names and addresses on their contact list in their smartphones.

But I’d seen Billy Graham preach with his Bible and a full-size 3 ring notebook, and I thought, “Now why can’t I do that?” I’d begun preaching from more extensive notes, and eventually adopted a full manuscript format- something I thought I’d never do. I write out my sermons on half sheets of paper, 8 ½ x 5 ½ inches, and the more pages I wrote, the more a notebook made sense.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, April 26, 2026

Written by web admin

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for April are toys. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

Kids Awards Night The church family is invited to come support the Bible Explorers kids this Wednesday for their end-of-year Awards Night! The kids will start at 6:15 and the Awards Program will begin at 7:00. There will be no Adult Bible Study and Prayer Meeting as they will join the kids.

Ladies Banquet Mark your calendars for this year’s Ladies Banquet on Monday, May 11 at 6:00 pm. The theme will be HospitaliTEA. Sign up at the Welcome Center to let us know that you’re coming and how many will be in your party.

Church Workday Come lend a hand on Saturday, May 16, from 9:00-12:00 for our church workday.

Graduates Sign Up There is just about a month left until the end of the school year! We’d like to recognize and honor those in our church family who are graduating from high school, college or trade school, or with a graduate degree. If you are going to graduate or have a graduate in your immediate family, you can let us know at the Welcome Center.

VBS Calling all kids 3 years old through those entering 6th grade this fall! Mark your calendars for June 22-26. Join us for an amazing week as we explore all the ways light brightens, illuminates, reflects, and reveals to discover that Jesus is the true Light of the world! Registration opens April 29.

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