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Dear Fellow Ministers,
You know the story: caught between duty and love.My mind pictures some old movie where a soldier must decide whether or not to arrest the "enemy" which includes a woman whom he has fallen in love. That's pretty dramatic, but it highlights an issue that comes in our spiritual lives: duty or love? The great news in the faith is that the two are not mutually exclusive! We too often make them exclusive when we look at our faith as a"role" or a"job" and make it a part of duty. That is not the intent, however.I remember telling someone at a camp where I was working while in college that I had to leave on Saturday night because I "had to preach" on Sunday morning. A gentlemen pulled me aside and said, "No, young man, you get to preach tomorrow. Don't you ever forget that."
This issue between duty and love comes up in a great overlooked book of the Bible, Philemon. We will read the whole book on Sunday (don't worry, it's only one chapter!) as we consider what word God will speak to us. Please read through this with me in preparation for talking about duty and love. Let us come prepared to God at work in our midst.
I look forward to being in ministry with you this week!
In Christ's Service,
David
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Volunteer Schedules
Acolyte (6/13 - 8/1)
Nursery Workers (5/2 - 6/27)
Scripture Readers (3/7 - 5/9)
WOW Meals Setup and Cleanup (2/24 - 3/31)
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F.I.R.E. Bible Study Results
FIRE Bible Study Vision Church Size Study
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DVDs and Audios of Sunday Services
Recordings of each worship service are always available. If you would like a FREE audio tape or DVD of our service, simply sign up on the "Every Member in Ministry" table at the back of the church (please put your name and the type of recording you want - audio or video/DVD).Recordings can be picked up Monday afternoons from the box on the Pastor's Office Door.
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EMAIL ADDRESSES
We are in the process of updating our email addresses. If you have an email address, would you please email it to us at openheartmind@bellsouth.net. Or you may call the church at 828-648-7270, with your email address. We are hoping to update our database so that we can email the people on different committees about upcoming meeting and save on postage. Please make every effort to help us in this change.
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