It's Friday, but Sunday's Comin'!

Hey Church!

Hope you are having a great start to your weekend.

Keep the 7th & 8th graders (and sponsors) in your prayers as they are leaving momentarily for Gatlinburg to enjoy Winterfest this weekend.

The Ministry Moment for this Sunday morning, February 22nd, is REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY. This is a time for us to remember and celebrate the lives of our Otter Creek family members who have gone on to be with the Lord in the recent years. Our dear brother Bob Enkema will preside over this brief time of remembrance during our service Sunday morning.

Our guest speaker this Sunday is Charles Coulston, long-time missionary and director of Made in the Streets, for more info www.madeinthestreets.blogspot.com Though Charles will be glad to talk with you about this ministry, he will focus mainly on God’s missional call on our lives in our own setting.

To emphasize the themes of lifting up the poor, and God’s care and concern for all nations, I’ve selected two new songs.

In addition to some familiar hymns, we’ll be singing “God of this City”, an incredible new worship anthem by Chris Tomlin and friends. The Zoe Group gave us a great arrangement of this song on their 2008 release, Fearless. We’ll also be singing “Let Us Be You”, written by two Otter Creekers: Michael Lusk and Clarissa Cox. This song appears on the Zoe Group’s CD, “In Christ Alone”.

Anticipating a powerful move of God this Sunday,
Murray

The gospel at a football game

Thanks to my friend Pat B., I found out about this video...INCREDIBLE!

Words can’t do this story justice – watch and enjoy –

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=b6c7b995da9705f7695b

Our little bowlers

I kid you not, (get it, kid...heh heh), Faith's FIRST EVER time to go bowling in her life...on her first roll (using the coolest ramp that wasn't around when I was little) she bowled a STRIKE! Her final score was 107, excellent for a 3 yr old.

Eli did very well also; however, he prefers more activity than bowling with 4 people can currently offer. Like, running up & down the lanes, which gave Daddy quite a "don't bash my son in the head with your 14 lb ball" fright.

We had a great time, and I think we'll make it an annual January tradition. Without my birthday, and the start of a new year, and MLK's bday, and my nephew's b'day, an occasional inauguration, and the OC Chili Cookoff...January can be quite boring!