Good Morning
School starts this week! Many of our students have had a tremendous summer and have grown in their faith. Pray for them as they go back to school because they have both great opportunities to influence others with their faith and they will face challenges and temptations.
Church update: we have gained 12 new members in the last 2 months. Eleven of those were by baptism. Let's thank God today for what He is doing at Mt. Olive.
Dale Barnes and Chad Anderson will give their Peru report next Sunday morning. They have lots of pictures and stories to share with the church. You don't want to miss it.
Leadership Banquet
August 13th at 6pm is our second annual Leadership Banquet. If you serve in any leadership role or on any committee you are invited. You don't need to bring anything. Please let me know if you cannot attend. The banquet is a way of celebrating the work God has done through you and a way of saying thank you for your service to the Lord through the church.
Financial Peace University
Chad Anderson will begin the next Financial Peace group on August 31. Please sign up in the foyer of the church or contact the church office to be added to the list.
Social Media
You know we have a Facebook group page. But did you know we are also on Instagram and Twitter? Get connected and stay informed.
Church update: we have gained 12 new members in the last 2 months. Eleven of those were by baptism. Let's thank God today for what He is doing at Mt. Olive.
Dale Barnes and Chad Anderson will give their Peru report next Sunday morning. They have lots of pictures and stories to share with the church. You don't want to miss it.
Leadership Banquet
August 13th at 6pm is our second annual Leadership Banquet. If you serve in any leadership role or on any committee you are invited. You don't need to bring anything. Please let me know if you cannot attend. The banquet is a way of celebrating the work God has done through you and a way of saying thank you for your service to the Lord through the church.
Financial Peace University
Chad Anderson will begin the next Financial Peace group on August 31. Please sign up in the foyer of the church or contact the church office to be added to the list.
Social Media
You know we have a Facebook group page. But did you know we are also on Instagram and Twitter? Get connected and stay informed.
Revelation Study
The Inspiration Group that meets Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary is studying the book of Revelation. This is a great time to get involved.
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. Does God Like Me?
2. The Case for Satan
3. Envision the End of Your Sin
4. When Your Spouse Is Mentally Ill
5. A Millennial Anomaly? Why I’m Still In Church
Monday Meditation
Our Daily Bread
Peace and Trust
When I was six years old I rode a roller coaster for the first time with my older brothers. As soon as we hit a turn at a high speed I started to yell: “Stop this thing right now! I want to get off!” Of course the roller coaster didn’t stop, and I had to “white knuckle” it, hanging on tight for the rest of the ride.
Sometimes life can feel like an unwanted roller coaster ride, with “downhill” drops and hairpin curves we never see coming. When unexpected difficulties occur, the Bible reminds us that our best recourse is to place our trust in God. It was in a tumultuous time when invasion threatened his country that the prophet Isaiah, inspired by the Spirit, discerned this powerful promise from the Lord: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you” (Isa. 26:3).
Life will have its difficulties, but our Savior, who loves us more than life, is greater than them all.
The peace our Savior gives us as we turn to Him “transcends all understanding” (Phil. 4:7). I will never forget the words of a woman who was struggling with breast cancer. After a group from our church prayed for her one evening, she said, “I don’t know what will happen, but I know that I’ll be okay, because the Lord was here with us tonight.”
Life will have its difficulties, but our Savior, who loves us more than life, is greater than them all.
Lord, help me to trust in You so that I may live in peace.
And as always, your pastor is praying for you.
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