Hello Friends, It’s official! We have entered into the Christmas Season: lights adorn houses, inflated Santas and Frostys have set up camp in yards, and stores are advertising their Christmas sales. Additionally, certain television stations have begun their Christmas countdown. From now until Christmas, we will read about it in the newspapers, hear it on the radio, and see it on television: “24 shopping days until Christmas,” “23 shopping days until Christmas,” “22 shopping days until Christmas” and so on and so forth. All around us places and people are showing us......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Can you believe that just a few weeks ago, snow was on the ground and then last week it felt like Spring, and now we are experiencing true Fall weather? Where else could you experience almost every season of the year in one month? It’s really confusing at times! However, with the constant change of weather and the changing of seasons, I have found myself thinking about what is on the horizon: Thanksgiving and Christmas. When thinking about these two holidays, I’m not really thinking......

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Hello Friends, It’s Pastor Daniel here for this week’s lesson. I hope you are doing well and are enjoying this new month. I can’t believe it is November already!! That’s crazy! Didn’t we just celebrate Halloween?! I still feel as if it should be June or July…. But, here we are: leaves on the ground, the sun setting earlier and earlier, and 11 Days until Thanksgiving and 40 Days until Christmas. Time is certainly flying by. So, before time flies away too quickly, I wanted to share with you something that was......

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Hello Friends, It’s November! The excitement of Halloween has come and gone as bags of candy linger in hard to reach places, the leaves have changed color and have begun to fall to the ground, the fields have been harvested and look empty and vague, and the cool temperatures entice us to stay in bed longer under several blankets. Change is in the air…. As we get ready to experience a change in the weather and in the season, and as we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in a few weeks, it’s......

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Hello Friends, For this week’s lesson, I want to share with you a simple but powerful lesson that was given by Ms. Sarah Dart a few weeks ago. I hope you enjoy it! This is what this person shared: “We have had a lot of attention on the Farmers lately. And for good reason: they are cultivating, planting, attending, and harvesting the land God created. And what they harvest is used for many different things that help you, me, and so many others. So, it’s important to recognize the farmers. As a......

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Hello Friends! With Halloween approaching fast, I’m sure we are all excited to dress up in our costumes and eat all the candy we can get! What are you dressing up as for Halloween? I originally wanted to go as a donkey since a donkey is the only animal with a cross on its back, but now I think I want to dress up like a pumpkin! I bet you’re thinking that I am going to go as a Jack-o-lantern that has big eyes, a triangle shaped nose, and a mouth filled......

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Hello Friends, This weekend is going to be busy….but it’s also going to be fun, exciting, and memorable! To celebrate the last weekend in October, thousands of people will be traveling to Oblong to hear the marching bands, shop at local venders and stores, dress up in costumes, pull tractors, eat lots of food, and explore downtown. This weekend is FALL FOLLIES!! Are you excited? Are you going to participate in the costume contest? Are you going to dress up your dog? Are you going to go on a scavenger hunt? Are......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing? The other day, I was thinking, how lucky we are to be part of the family of God! Even when we mess up, God still allows us to belong to His family. Even when we don’t listen to our parents or teachers, God still allows us to belong to His family. And even when we argue with Him, God still allows us to belong to His family. How wonderful is that? It’s very wonderful!! A hymn written by Gloria and William Gaither asserts, “I’m so glad......

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Hello Friends, It’s finally October! Pumpkin patches are blooming, leaves are changing and falling, tractors are in the fields harvesting, football is on the television, and every weekend is filled with some sort of event or festivity. The season of Fall is certainly well on its way. Are you excited that Fall has arrived? Are you excited that September has given way to October? I don’t know about you, but I enjoy the season of Fall and the month of October. I’m looking forward to attending events and to spend time outside......

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Hello Friends, Can you believe that it is OFFICIALLY FALL?! Just before 8:00am this morning, Fall arrived at our doorsteps. Pretty soon the leaves will change from their green color to an array of majestic colors like red, yellow, and orange. Pretty soon those leaves will be raked into giant piles all over the yard. Pretty soon people will be walking around wearing sweatshirts and long pants. Pretty soon neighborhoods will be hosting weekend wiener roasts and making s’mores. Pretty soon families will spend their Sunday afternoons watching football on television while......

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