Hello Deer
Flat Family!
I hope you
had as great a time as I did last Sunday.
Our special guest, Bob Cornuke, was truly a large part of a great
morning. More than anything else, Bob’s
heart is to help people discover the Bible.
Traveling to these places in our world, taking pictures and videos,
explaining the background and then holding out possibilities is not only
fascinating, but causes many of us to go back to the scriptures and read the
account and see what it says, then lay it alongside what we saw. Bob loved being with the people of Deer Flat
and would so very much like to come back again.
You guys always do that for new people who come through our doors! THANK YOU!
As I
mentioned last Sunday, you can see the project underway back at our Sound
Booth. It’s getting quite the
overhaul. We are endeavoring to upgrade
some of our current system and add a whole new level to the area that will
enable us to video our services. If
you’ve ever listened to one of the podcasts or grabbed a CD, you probably have
wished you could also have had a chance to see the slides or videos on the
screens, because they play such a key role in what I’m teaching about most
weeks.
Once we start
capturing the services on DVD, you’ll be able to watch the podcast or pick up a
DVD, and there you’ll see whatever is being referenced on the screen. I know that you are going to value and
appreciate this new option, as I’ve heard from so many of you that you “wish we
had a video of that service.” It’s going
to happen soon.
These
projects are a part of keeping our facilities maintained, remodeled as needed,
or repaired when broken or worn out. We
do many projects throughout the year that are behind the scenes, or behind the
walls, and people have no idea what improvement just happened. Thanks to many capable people in the church
and great volunteers, much of what we do, we do ourselves – in house. When needed, we hire it done.
This current
project is going to cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000. Electronics and tech equipment isn’t
cheap. Cameras, computers, wiring, sound
equipment, and more adds up quickly. We
have endeavored to spend the money to buy quality, so that it lasts a long
time. And we never do this without doing lots of homework to know what is wise
and what is best.
Thank you for standing by the church financially! There’s no way we can do much without generous people like you. The more the church grows, the more needs we have, and the more it costs to care for the congregation and the facilities. We not only have been experiencing growth, but we expect that to continue. Your partnership is critical. Because of the faithful giving happening at Deer Flat, we take some bold steps, confident that the finances will come in to cover the need.
For any who
can give a bit extra during this season, we would be most grateful, and the
whole church will benefit. You can mark
your cash or check gift “sound”, or if you give online simply choose the
“equipment” line. I wish I could tell
you that this is the last project we’ll ever have, but you know better than
that. So, we’ll rise to the challenge
as it comes and do what we’ve always done… step up and “eat that elephant.”
As for this
Sunday, I’ve got one of the greatest and least known stories of the Bible that
we’ll be looking at. If you’ve ever had
brokenness in your life or family, if the issue of forgiveness has been
difficult, if there has been distance and frustration happen in your family,
you’ll be very interested to see what God has included in His Word! I can’t wait to see you this coming Lord’s
Day!
A couple of
quick items:
1) If you’re interested in the latest
things Israel, don’t miss this Sunday evening at 5 pm. We will be talking about a variety of things,
including the next Israel trip, Christians United For Israel Summit, Standing
with Israel Sunday, and a very special class being launched that targets the
Foundations of our Faith – a look at the Jewish Roots of Christianity, and much
more.
2) There’s room for you in the upcoming
Baptism. An information class happens
this Sunday. Why not check it out and go
public with your faith.
Loving You
and Him,
Pastor D
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