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Happy Monday! Lots of pretty colored and falling leaves out there! I was taken by surprise to see the reminder about Daylight Savings Time in the bulletin yesterday, it just doesn’t seem possible that October disappeared so quickly! 

I’m feeling refreshed after a slow and quiet weekend. It was much needed after a full week last week and another ahead of me. Thanks to the many of you who have been dropping kind words of encouragement and thanks my way for Pastor Appreciation. They have been an uplifting “push” over the last month! 

I’m enjoying leading the BOLD Bible study every other week. It’s been a fun opportunity to study the Word with women who I see on a regular basis here during the week, but don’t worship with us on Sundays. It’s open to any woman available on Friday mornings, you can still jump in now if you’d like! 

I hope you picked up all of your new reading materials yesterday! The November-December Newsletter and the Congregational Business Meeting packets were released on Sunday. You’ll find the new D6 Devotional Guides in your mailboxes this week too! Be sure to mark your calendars for the Congregational Business Meeting on Wednesday, November 13th. Your participation in these events is important! We are working to provide childcare during that event as well. 

I hope you also have your calendars marked to participate in the Prayer Vigil and/or the Pre-Election Praise and Worship Service. Kay Swarr is diligently organizing a space for us to pray over our nation and its leaders on Sunday, November 3rd. 

Last week the Youth Roots had their October Gather Event. The Jr. Highers were at the Kreider Farm for a “pumpkin chunkin’” event with a homemade pumpkin catapult. The Sr. High Youth Roots had a tailgate movie night and bonfire at the Houghtons. We’ve got great youth volunteers! If you’d ever be interested in organizing or hosting a youth activity, reach out to Melissa Houghton or myself.

Enjoy the crisp fall weather today and the warm fall weather later this week! Hear the sound of leaves crunching under your feet! Marvel at the glimmering frost in the morning! “He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.” Psalm 104:19

 

What WE’RE Learning This Week: A nugget of what our Lil’, Youth and Adults Roots heard this week

Our Family Theme: Lessons From the Life of Joshua

Our Root Text: Various Scriptures From Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua

Verse of the Month: Romans 12:2

How Every Generation Lives This Out: Talk about this as a household… “How can God’s promises to Joshua encourage us when God wants us to do something for Him?”

 

What I’M Learning This Week: Sharing what I’m reading and listening to lately

I was reading in John 14 this morning, an appropriate follow-up to Pastor Kevin’s message yesterday on the Holy Spirit. Here, Jesus is again discussing the promise of what will follow after him, the Holy Spirit. In reading both passages, John 14:15-31 and 16:7-11, I’m especially grateful for God’s unapologetic understanding of who we are as humans, knowing that we will desperately need the Holy Spirit to help us walk in truth and live in peace. He knows our quickness to doubt, our drive to control and our innate tendency to the things of the world. So he gives us a helper, a counselor, a comforter, a guide, an advocate, a friend. 

We have everything we need to live this life (2 Peter 1:3). We have the Holy Spirit to guide us in TRUTH (John 16:13). We need that now more than ever. Join me in praying that God would keep increasing in me my ability to discern the Holy Spirits voice and guiding hand so I can keep walking toward truth.

 

Make Every Week Count: Parenting, Grandparenting & Spiritual Mentoring Resources

Something to Read: One of my new favorite baby shower gifts, this one fits yesterdays conversations about the Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit (Big Theology for Little Hearts).

Something to Listen to: Sharing another song that I’m jamming to lately… The Church Agrees by Motion Worship

Something to Follow: I LOVE Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family. I will shamelessly admit that I still regularly listen to these radio dramas that I grew up on. You can try the subscription for FREE for a few more months. DON’T MISS OUT! 

 

How Can You Pray? Prayer Requests and Praises from Roots Ministries

PRAY for the new Roots Sunday School teachers that will be serving in the November-December block.

PRAISE for our active OAKS ministry group!