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Sep
tem
ber 3
, 17,
& 2
4
cont
inue
s on
pag
e 8
disa
ppoi
ntm
ent
rath
er t
han
the
need
to
reac
h fo
r Go
d’s
stre
ngth
and
His
wisd
om.
I
n tim
es o
f diffi
cul
ty G
od is
our
stre
ngth
. Pr
over
bs 1
8:10
, “T
he n
ame
of t
he L
ord
is a
fort
ifi ed
tow
er;
the
right
eous
run
to
it an
d ar
e sa
fe.”
( NIV
) T
his
says
tha
t He
is
our
stro
ng f
ortre
ss.
We
can
run
to h
im
and
be s
afe.
He
brew
s 10
:35,
“So
do
not
thro
w a
way
you
r confi d
ence
; it w
ill be
rich
ly re
war
ded.
” T
his
tells
us
not t
o th
row
aw
ay
our c
onfi d
ence
bec
ause
we
will
be re
war
ded.
Th
e fi r
st th
ing
we
need
to d
o is
turn
to
God
and
ask
wha
t are
you
teac
hing
me
thro
ugh
this?
Peo
ple
ofte
n w
ant a
qui
ck
answ
er to
get
ove
r the
adv
ersit
y. A
lot o
f tim
es it
doe
s no
t hap
pen,
as
we
are
seei
ng
with
the
Coro
navi
rus.
It s
eem
s lik
e it
is lin
gerin
g on
and
ther
e is
no e
nd.
This
is no
t tru
e Go
d kn
ows
ther
e is
an e
nd.
We
need
to re
st in
His
prom
ises,
sur
rend
er o
ur
selfi
sh fe
elin
gs a
nd d
esire
s, a
nd d
raw
clo
ser
to G
od.
Ad
vers
ity h
as a
way
of p
ushi
ng u
s be
yond
our
stre
ngth
, and
then
we
will
fi nd
God
wai
ting
to g
athe
r us
in H
is ar
ms.
Jo
hn 1
0:27
& 2
8, “M
y sh
eep
liste
n to
my
voice
; I k
now
them
, and
they
follo
w m
e. I
give
them
ete
rnal
life
, and
they
sha
ll ne
ver
peris
h, n
o on
e w
ill sn
atch
them
out
of
my
hand
.” (N
IV)
It is
com
forti
ng to
kno
w
“I w
ant
to k
now
Chr
ist—
yes,
to
know
the
po
wer
of
his
resu
rrec
tion
and
parti
cipat
ion
in h
is suff e
rings
, be
com
ing
like
him
in h
is de
ath,
and
so,
som
ehow
, at
tain
ing
to t
he
resu
rrect
ion
from
the
dea
d. N
ot t
hat
I ha
ve
alre
ady
obta
ined
all
this,
or
have
alre
ady
arriv
ed a
t m
y go
al,
but
I pr
ess
on t
o ta
ke
hold
of t
hat f
or w
hich
Chr
ist J
esus
took
hol
d of
me.”
-
Phili
ppia
ns 3
:10-
12 (
NIV
)
W
e ar
e liv
ing
in u
niqu
e tim
es.
Wha
t w
e ar
e fa
cing
is
not
norm
al.
So,
we
are
anxi
ous,
fea
rful
and
som
etim
es e
ven
in
desp
air.
We
coul
d fa
ll fo
r th
is or
hol
d on
to
our
roc
k, J
esus
Chr
ist.
Pau
l in
oth
er
wor
ds i
s sa
ying
adv
ersi
ty s
tren
gthe
ns u
s.
Neve
r bef
ore
have
we
expe
rienc
ed th
e lo
ck
dow
n of
citi
es,
coun
trie
s, c
losin
g bo
rder
s,
trav
el b
an,
shut
ting
dow
n se
rvic
es,
and
etc.
Th
ese
thin
gs f
right
en u
s, b
ut w
e ha
ve
som
eone
who
is g
reat
er.
Som
eone
who
is
in c
harg
e of
our
tim
es.
We
need
to le
an o
n HI
M f
or c
omfo
rt an
d no
t be
rul
ed b
y fe
ar.
W
hat
is G
od’s
goal
in
adve
rsity
? I
t is
for
us t
o ge
t clo
ser
to H
im.
He
does
not
w
ant
us t
o pa
nic
or g
ive
us s
orro
w.
He is
te
achi
ng u
s ab
out
His
love
and
fai
thfu
lnes
s.
Whe
n ad
vers
ity
com
es,
we
feel
vu
lner
able
, no
t in
con
trol a
nd w
onde
r w
hy
God
is a
llow
ing
this
. W
e fe
el p
ain
and
ADVE
RSIT
Y BR
INGS
US
CLOS
ER T
O GO
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H DE
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PPRE
CIAT
ION
WIT
H DE
EP A
PPRE
CIAT
ION
Jane
Ror
ex(P
asto
r Dou
g Ro
rex)
&
Vi F
ox &
Jan
e Ho
hmer
er(B
ill Fo
x)
You
r gift
s to
the
Wor
ld M
issio
n Off
er-
ing
help
to ra
ise u
p, p
lace
and
sen
d ne
w g
loba
l ser
vant
s an
d vo
lunt
eers
to
reac
h an
d to
uch
lives
for J
esus
ar
ound
the
wor
ld. T
hey
also
hel
p to
fi ll
gaps
for t
hose
wor
kers
who
hav
en’t
yet r
each
ed th
eir s
uppo
rt go
als,
en-
ablin
g cr
ucia
l min
istrie
s to
con
tinue
. Yo
ur g
ifts
help
sup
port
Inte
rnat
iona
l M
inist
ries’
mor
e th
an 2
40 g
loba
l par
t-ne
rs w
ho a
re a
ctiv
ely
shar
ing
God’
s m
essa
ge o
f hop
e, lo
ve a
nd h
ealin
g w
ith a
lost
and
hur
ting
wor
ld. Y
our
gifts
hel
p re
crui
t and
trai
n ne
w g
loba
l w
orke
rs, o
pen
up n
ew g
loba
l miss
ion
fi eld
s, re
spon
d to
glo
bal d
isast
ers
with
re
lief a
nd d
evel
opm
ent f
unds
thro
ugh
One
Grea
t Hou
r of S
harin
g an
d m
uch
mor
e.
WOR
LD M
ISSI
ON O
FFER
ING
IS R
E-SP
ONDI
NG T
O GO
D’S
CALL
W
ORLD
WID
E
we
are
prot
ecte
d. W
e fi n
d sh
elte
r fro
m th
e st
orm
s of
life
and
feel
God
’s pr
esen
ce a
nd
have
the
ultim
ate
secu
rity.
W
e ca
n be
sur
e th
at G
od w
ill us
e ou
r tria
ls to
sha
pe o
ur li
fe, s
o th
at w
e refl e
ct G
od’s
love
an
d ca
re fo
r oth
ers.
He
know
s th
e fu
ture
an
d kn
ows
the
outc
ome.
We
need
to refi n
e ou
r hop
e an
d se
ttle
our h
earts
into
a p
lace
of
con
tent
men
t and
trus
t. Go
d is
wal
king
th
roug
h th
is w
ith u
s. W
e ar
e no
t alo
ne.
W
e ne
ed to
focu
s ou
r hea
rt on
Jes
us a
nd
not t
he s
ituat
ion
at h
and.
The
wor
ld s
eem
s to
giv
e on
ly n
egat
ive
info
rmat
ion,
but
we
have
an
amaz
ing
God
who
cre
ated
us
and
the
univ
erse
. He
is o
n ou
r sid
e. S
tay
close
to
God
in y
our d
evot
ion
and
pray
er.
He w
ill gu
ide
us th
roug
h th
is se
ason
we
are
goin
g th
roug
h.
How
we
reac
t hel
ps th
e pe
ople
who
are
w
atch
ing
us to
dra
w fr
om o
ur fa
ith a
nd s
how
s th
em C
hrist
’s lo
ve.
We
beco
me
God’
s w
itnes
s th
roug
h ou
r fai
thfu
lnes
s.
Pa
ul s
ays
in R
oman
s 5:
3-5 ,
“We
can
rejo
ice, t
oo, w
hen
we
run
into
pro
blem
s an
d tri
als,
for w
e kn
ow th
at th
ey h
elp
us d
evel
op
endu
ranc
e. A
nd e
ndur
ance
dev
elop
s st
reng
th
of c
hara
cter
, and
cha
ract
er s
treng
then
s ou
r co
nfi d
ent h
ope
of s
alva
tion.
And
this
hope
will
not l
ead
to d
isapp
oint
men
t. Fo
r we
know
how
de
arly
God
love
s us
, bec
ause
he
has
give
n us
th
e Ho
ly Sp
irit t
o fi l
l our
hea
rts w
ith h
is lo
ve.”
( NLT
) Tr
ials
deve
lop
endu
ranc
e an
d st
reng
th
of c
hara
cter
. It
also
hel
ps u
s re
alize
God
’s lo
ve fo
r us.
Co
ntin
ue to
pra
y fo
r our
chi
ldre
n at
sch
ool,
our s
hut i
ns, a
nd fa
milie
s st
rugg
ling
thro
ugh
this
time.
Also
pra
ise G
od fo
r His
bles
sing
each
and
eve
ry d
ay.
God
Ble
ss.
In C
hrist
’s St
eps
Shak
er
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ENT
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ISTR
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M
eetin
g w
as o
pene
d w
ith p
raye
r by
Pas-
tor S
hake
r. P
asto
r Sha
ker r
ead
a pa
ssag
e fro
m C
hapt
er 3
of 1
st T
imot
hy.
May
and
Jun
e m
inut
es w
ere
appr
oved
by
cons
ensu
s.
Fina
ncia
l Rep
ort:
The
May
repo
rt w
as
appr
oved
by
cons
ensu
s.
Deac
on’s
Repo
rt: T
he D
eaco
n’s
met
on
July
13.
Min
istry
Tea
m R
epor
ts:
Ou
treac
h an
d Ev
ange
lism
:
Miss
ions
: Usin
g th
e re
mai
ning
tith
e po
rtion
of t
he P
ayro
ll Pr
otec
tion
Gran
t to
purc
hase
gift
car
ds a
nd d
onat
ing
them
to
the
Socia
l Wor
kers
of M
urph
ysbo
ro a
nd
Trico
Sch
ool D
istric
ts, t
o as
sist w
ith s
tude
nt
need
s.
Yout
h Di
scip
lesh
ip &
Chi
ldre
n’s
Disc
iple
-sh
ip:
Miss
ion
Trip
team
to c
oord
inat
e “B
acky
ard
VBS”
, fou
r Sun
day
even
ings
st
artin
g Au
gust
9. H
igh
Scho
ol g
roup
s ar
e ha
ppy
to b
e m
eetin
g.
Fam
ily D
iscip
lesh
ip: S
tarte
d m
eetin
gs
with
a g
roup
of c
olle
ge s
tude
nts,
a g
ood
num
ber h
ave
been
atte
ndin
g fo
r sev
eral
w
eeks
.
M
en’s
and
Wom
en’s
grou
ps m
eet d
ur-
ing
the
wee
k.
St
aff R
elat
ions
: The
new
Chu
rch
Secr
e-ta
ry, G
ayla
Jon
es, i
s ad
aptin
g w
ell.
We
will
be re
cogn
izing
Kay
Rei
man
’s re
tirem
ent
durin
g th
e W
orsh
ip s
ervi
ce o
n Au
gust
16t
h se
rvice
. Com
mitt
ee h
as u
pdat
ed th
e Fa
mily
Pa
stor
/You
th D
irect
or jo
b de
scrip
tion
and
will
be s
endi
ng it
to a
rea
Chris
tian
colle
ges/
univ
ersit
ies.
Fi
nanc
ial a
nd S
tew
ards
hip:
As
Yout
h an
d Ch
ildre
n’s
min
istrie
s ha
ve n
ot b
een
mee
ting
due
to th
e st
ate
man
date
d re
stric
tions
on
gath
erin
gs, t
he m
onth
ly tr
ansf
ers
to Y
outh
and
Child
ren’
s Sa
ving
s Fu
nds
have
bee
n pu
t on
hold
. Rur
al K
ing
is off
erin
g to
do-
nate
10%
of p
atro
n’s
sale
s re
ceip
ts to
the
Chur
ch fr
om A
ugus
t 2 -
Augu
st 1
5. C
hurc
h m
embe
rs a
re to
sub
mit
thei
r rec
eipt
s to
the
chur
ch offi
ce.
Bu
ildin
g an
d Gr
ound
s: B
id re
ceiv
ed fo
r re
pairi
ng D
rain
age
issue
$6,
945.
Bid
re-
ceiv
ed fo
r rep
lacin
g Be
ll To
wer
rubb
er ro
of,
$,42
25. C
ounc
il ap
prov
ed fu
ndin
g to
hav
e Dr
aina
ge a
nd B
ell T
ower
’s ru
bber
roof
re
paire
d. V
oss
is w
aitin
g on
a m
uch
need
ed
and
hard
to fi
nd p
art t
o co
mpl
ete
the
Parlo
r A/
C in
stal
latio
n. B
id re
ceiv
ed fo
r win
dow
s an
d sid
ing
for Y
outh
hou
se $
9,25
0. W
orsh
ip
Dire
ctor
’s offi
ce
need
s to
be
upda
ted.
Getti
ng b
ids
on th
e fo
llow
ing
repa
irs:
Roofi n
g/Br
ick fl
ashi
ng le
aks
on
Edu
catio
n W
ing
Win
dow
s.
E
xpos
ed b
ricks
in th
e st
airw
ells.
Bro
ken
Parlo
r doo
rs.
Ren
tal h
ouse
roof
.
Emer
genc
y Re
spon
se T
eam
:
Sp
ecia
l Eve
nts
(Out
reac
h):
W
orsh
ip M
inist
ry: T
eam
mee
ts e
very
1-2
w
eeks
. Sun
day
Serv
ices
cont
inue
to a
ired
onlin
e on
the
FBC
Mur
phy
Face
book
pag
e.
Kitc
hen
and
Dinn
ers:
St
rate
gic
Plan
ning
and
Act
ion:
No
min
atin
g Te
am:
Te
chno
logy
: Vol
unte
ers
are
need
ed to
ru
n th
e so
und
boot
h. A
sec
ond
cam
era
is ne
eded
for r
ecor
ding
and
live
-stre
amin
g th
e W
orsh
ip S
ervi
ce.
Se
nior
Pas
tor:
Mee
ting
adjo
urne
d 7:
50Re
min
ders
and
Nex
t Mee
ting:
Tue
sday
, Au
gust
18,
202
0 6:
00 p
m.
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