Well howdy and good evening friends! It's Friday night and tomorrow is the big BBQ at church! We hope to see you there to enjoy some good food and some time visiting with each other and everyone else who comes by to visit. This is both a fundraiser and an outreach to our community and we hope to see you there!
In Hosea 10:12 we read "Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you."
In the middle of God's rebuke of His people through Hosea the prophet, God gives His people this beautiful challenge: "Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love." God promises to help us break up the "unplowed" and hardened ground in our hearts as we seek Him. As our hearts soften to God's loving grace, He promises to shower His blessing of righteousness on us as we pursue Him and His ways. So, rather than seeing God's call for us to be righteous as a hard goal to pursue, let's see it as a great blessing to receive as we seek Him and open our softened hearts to Him!
Upcoming Events:
We are having our Boots, BBQ & Buckaroos event coming up TOMORROW October 10th. This is a fundraiser to help pay down the mortgage in the form of a BBQ here at the church. This is open to all and we plan to have live music and some horses and ponies around to add to the fun. Flyers are available to that back of the church.
Operation Christmas Child - We plan to have two Church Packing Parties on October 11th and 18th over in the old Clark Baptist Church building.
Labeled shoe boxes are available in the back of the church if anyone would like to start packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child. The collection date will be the first week of November. A shoebox shopping table with supplies is set up in the back once again and the labeled shoe boxes are stacked up under the table. This ministry enables us to reach around the whole world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You may not see the benefit right away, but you will see it in Heaven if you're involved. So come on over and Pack a Shoebox.
We're having a Round Pen Horse Training Demonstration October 24th with Stan Henderson and Kyle Jones from the Eastern Missouri Cowboy Church. I've had the chance to see this done before and believe that you'll both learn some things and be blessed as well. Stan and Kyle will be taking a green horse and through the event share horsemanship skills, knowledge and Scripture. By the end you'll see Kyle riding and guiding the horse! This is a free event and I highly encourage you to come and bring a friend or two! More information is available on the attached flyer.
The Missouri Baptist Convention is asking churches and organizations to conduct Crossover-type events in preparation for the annual meeting this October. Crossroads Baptist Association will be holding a Night of Preaching and Prayer on October 24th at Carpenter Street Baptist Church, where our churches can come together to be inspired by teaching from God's Word, followed by times of corporate and group prayer. Mark your calendars and get your churches ready for God to move mightily in our Association. See the attached flyer for more information.
There will also be an OCC Mission Trip to Aurora, Illinois over Friday to Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend to help process shoeboxes. It is for volunteers 13 and over. If you want more info on that please check with Kathy.
Saturday November 7th is a Fall Open House at Camp Cedar Crest. This is where our youth have been going, and countless others have gone for generations! They are planning to have a pig roast, live music, hay rides, kids fishing derby, and more. See the attached flyer for more information.
The Fall Craft/Art and Bake Sale is coming up November 14th. If you would like to participate please contact Carolyn Cunningham or Sandy Bemboom.
Fun Horse Stuff: Finally, it’s important to remember that horse training is a two-way street. Horses need to learn how to trust and respect their trainers, and trainers need to learn how to communicate with their horses in a way that the horse can understand. A successful horse training program requires patience and understanding from both the horse and trainer.
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