Today is the beginning of Vacation Bible School at Mt. Olive. Many hours of prayer, preparation, and hard work have gone into VBS already. Yesterday we had one last meeting with everyone who is leading VBS and prayed one more time for God to do His work in the hearts of children. You have time to register a child today or you can do so tonight at the door. Dinner starts at 5:15 and the Worship Rally starts at 6pm.
Vacation Bible School
Our VBS is June 5-9. You may register a child by calling the church office or through the church website.
Sponsor A Student
Student camp is June 19-22 and costs $120 per student. If you want to help cover the cost for a student to attend camp please contact Justyn Keller or me or call the church office.
Pray for our students and their leaders. Summer is a crucial time for discipleship and we are focused on providing experiences and moments for our students to encounter Christ and grow in faith.
Father's Day
Father's Day is June 18th and we will honor all father's in the morning service.
Breakfast for Students
Each Sunday morning volunteers serve breakfast to our students. A schedule is on the white board in the fellowship hall. See Barbara Rackliff if you would like to provide the breakfast one of the available weeks.
Plug-In To A Group
Ongoing groups are held Sunday mornings at 9:30 and Wednesday nights at 6:30. Other groups are available. A list of all groups is on the table in the foyer of the church. You can find out more about groups by calling the church office or emailing Debbie Bohannon.
Monday Morning 5
1. Denzel: Your Phone Is Changing You
2. IN INTERNET AGE, AMERICANS MOST WORRIED ABOUT SHAME
3. “Genitalia Are Not Destiny” — But Are They Design?
4. 4 Ways to Address Challenging Behavior in Kids Ministry
5. Right and Wrong
Monday Meditation
Our Daily Bread June 5, 2017
He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. Romans 8:11
“I went from the horse-and-buggy to a man walking on the moon,” said the elderly man to his granddaughter, who shared this story with me recently. But then he mused, “I never thought it would be so short.”
Life is short, and many of us turn to Jesus because we want to live forever. That’s not bad, but we don’t comprehend what eternal life really is. We tend to crave the wrong things. We long for something better, and we think it’s just ahead. If only I were out of school. If only I had that job. If only I were married. If only I could retire. If only . . . And then one day we catch an echo of our grandfather’s voice as we wonder where the time has flown.
The truth is, we possess eternal life now. The apostle Paul wrote, “The law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death” (Rom. 8:2). Then he said, “Those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires” (v. 5). In other words, our desires change when we come to Christ. This naturally gives us what we most desire. “The mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace” (v. 6).
It’s one of life’s great lies that we need to be somewhere else, doing something else, with someone else before we start truly living. When we find our life in Jesus, we exchange regret over life’s brevity for the full enjoyment of life with Him, both now and forever.
Lord, You said You came to give us life to the fullest, but so often we have our own agenda and the wrong goals in mind. Please forgive us, and help us desire what You want.
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