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Weekly Update for Sunday, September 6, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex. 

Wednesday Prayer Meeting Prayer meeting will start back up this Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 PM in the library.

Youth Group A new semester for Youth Group will begin next Sunday as we welcome our new 6th graders. Parents of all teens, please plan to join along with your teen from 6:00-7:30 PM.

Promotion Sunday It’s here! Today our young people are “moving up” to the next class in our family discipleship ministries. Our classes and ages are set up as follows:

  • Nursery for 0-2 years old.
  • Little Sprouts for 3-4 years old.
  • Elementary for Kindergarten-5th grade.
  • Youth Group for 6th-12th grade.

We are thankful for the opportunity to partner with parents to point their children to Jesus!

Pregnancy Choices Today we welcome Julie Morris, the Executive Director for Pregnancy Choices. Julie will be sharing a ministry update with us during the morning worship service. There will also be a free-will offering to support the work of this ministry. You can designate your gift by writing Pregnancy Choices on your check or envelope. 

Labor Day The church office will be closed tomorrow.

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How Do We Measure Christian Maturity?

Written by Bobby Ludlow

Every Christian wants to grow in the faith. But what does that look like? I pray that this article will help us seek transformation by God’s grace instead of just more information. The following is from an article by Alistair Chalmers:

“True maturity is a gift God actually wants to grow in His people. The problem is that we often measure maturity by the wrong metrics. We confuse information with formation, and equate Christian vocabulary with Christ-like virtue. Which is understandable because information is measurable. But I don’t think that it’s the right way. The gospel saves us by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, and the Spirit grows us as we abide in the Word. But that grace produces fruit, and that fruit is measurable, and that fruit is one sign of maturity. So what does Christian maturity look like?

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex. Next week there will be a special offering for shoebox postage. You can give at the Welcome Center or by designating on your check. 

Bible Explorers We had a great kickoff party last Wednesday for Bible Explorers. We ask for your prayers as we have our first meeting on Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 PM. We are looking forward to a great year of memorizing Scripture and learning about God with all the kiddos.

Church Fellowship Mark your calendars for a church pitch-in next Sunday evening from 5:30-7:30! If you are able, please bring a platter of sandwiches to share. You can also enter a pie in our dessert contest! The church will provide sides and drinks.

Fall Classes As we head into the fall semester, our children and teens will be “promoting” to their new classes on September 6. If you have questions about which class your child will be in, see Pastor Bobby or Clarissa Just.

Youth Group A new semester for Youth Group will begin on Sunday, September 13, from 6:00-7:30 PM. This is the day we will welcome our new 6th graders. Parents, please plan to join us for this informative evening! 

Evening Worship Pastor Larry Spear will be preaching for our evening service tonight.

No Wednesday Prayer Meeting There will be no Wednesday prayer meeting for the next two weeks.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 16, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex.

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

Men’s Ministry The next session for the current men’s group study is Tuesday at 6:30 PM.

Bible Explorers Bible Explorers is starting back up with a Kickoff Party this Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 PM out at the ROC! We are looking forward to welcoming all our kiddos and their families back for another year. For our church family, Bible Explorers is open for kids 3-years-old through 5th grade.

No Midweek Bible Study There will be no Midweek Bible Study for the next three Wednesdays.

Church Fellowship Mark your calendars for a church pitch-in Sunday evening, August 30.

Fall Classes As we head into the fall semester, our children and teens will be “promoting” to their new classes on September 6.

Youth Group A new semester for Youth Group will begin on Sunday, September 13, from 6:00-7:30 PM. This is the day we will welcome our new 6th graders. Parents, we’d love for you to join us for this wacky, informative evening! 

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 9, 2026

Written by web admin

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex.

Church Council Meeting The Church Council will meet next Sunday at 4:30 PM in the library.

Bible Explorers Bible Explorers is our midweek discipleship program for kids 3 years old through 5th grade. We will have a kickoff night on Wednesday, August 19. Contact Pastor Bobby if you are interested in serving on the team!

Church Fellowship Mark your calendars for a church pitch-in Sunday evening, August 30.

Fall Classes A new school year is right around the corner! As we prepare for the fall semester, our children and teens will be “promoting” to their new classes on September 6.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, August 2, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for August are school supplies. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex.

Church Softball Come out to the FOP softball field to support our church team! The last regular game is on Monday, August 3 at 7:40 PM.

Men’s Ministry The next session for the current men’s group study is Tuesday at 6:30 PM.

Church Council Meeting The Church Council will meet on August 16 at 4:30 PM in the library.

Bible Explorers Bible Explorers is our midweek discipleship program for kids 3 years old through 5th grade. We will have a kickoff night on Wednesday, August 19. Contact Pastor Bobby if you are interested in serving on the team!

Church Fellowship Mark your calendars for a church pitch-in Sunday evening, August 30.

Fall Classes A new school year is right around the corner! As we prepare for the fall semester, our children and teens will be “promoting” to their new classes on September 6.

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All the Days

Written by David Tyra

The Sense of time passing faster only increases the older you get. An aging actor was once asked by an interviewer, “What’s it like to get old?” He replied, “you eat breakfast every half hour.” When I first heard that, I thought he meant that he ate a lot. Then I realized he meant that it seems like morning comes every thirty minutes. I’m beginning to experience that now. Apparently, when you’re “over the hill,” you pick up speed.

I love the Book of Psalms, and Psalm 139 is one of my favorites. I’m especially drawn to verse 16. The King James Version renders it this way:

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

The first phrase refers to our growth in the womb. The Hebrew word for substance was used to refer to “the body”. Unperfect means “unformed” or “unfinished”. The idea is that God was watching over you from the very beginning of your existence, even before your birth.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, July 26, 2026

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Operation Christmas Child OCC items for July are miscellaneous items; see the list near the boxes in the Narthex.

Church Softball Come out to the FOP softball field to support our church team! They play back-to-back games on Monday, July 27 at 6:30 and 7:40 PM.

Playdates at the ROC Come join us on Tuesday for our last playdate at the ROC from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Bible Explorers Bible Explorers is our midweek discipleship program for kids 3 years old through 5th grade. We will have a kickoff night on Wednesday, August 19. See Pastor Bobby if you are interested in serving on the team.

Fall Classes A new school year is right around the corner! As we prepare for the fall semester, our children and teens will be “promoting” to their new classes on September 6.

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