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                         <strong>Update from Pastor Greg</strong>
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                         <strong>8/29/17</strong>
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                         <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quotes from the Sunday Sermon:</span>
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                              <b style="font-size:11pt;">Real servants will do what is needed even if it's inconvenient."</b>
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                              "Are you a member who wears a bib or an apron?"
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                               <span>"If we leave it to somebody or everybody or anybody, nobody will do it. Let's each serve faithfully like Jesus until He comes back!"</span>
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                         FBC Church Family and Friends,
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                         Like me, I know that you have been deeply concerned about the horrible disaster caused by Hurricane Harvey and the aftermath of flooding that still continues. Like me, I know that you are eager to do something to help right now.&nbsp;
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                         Here are my suggestions: &nbsp;First and always, 
                         <strong>pray</strong>. Pray for those impacted by this disaster, for the first responders and volunteers who are involved in search and rescue efforts, as well as those who are serving evacuees. Pray for the rains to stop and/or move north and east quickly. Pray for the churches and ministries who are working feverishly to serve those in need in the immediate aftermath of the storms.
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                         Second, 
                         <strong>give</strong> monetary donations to a relief organization that you trust. There are many agencies that are helping people, but I want my dollars to be used by people who are serving others with the love of Jesus. I recommend giving to Texas Baptist Men (
                         <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.texasbaptistmen.org" target="_blank">www.texasbaptistmen.org</a>), Samaritan's Purse (
                         <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.samaritanspurse.org" target="_blank">www.samaritanspurse.org</a>) or Salvation Army (
                         <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.helpsalvationarmy.org" target="_blank">www.helpsalvationarmy.org</a>). These organizations know what is needed most and where it should go.&nbsp;
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                         Third, some of you may even sense God calling you to 
                         <strong>go and volunteer</strong> in some way. There are some who are prepared to go now. If you choose to go, it is best to work directly with a Christian organization like those listed above. Over the next year, I could see our church taking several mission trips to help those impacted by this storm. We will let you know when we have any specific plans.&nbsp;
                         <span style="font-size:12pt;">The clean-up and recovery efforts will last for weeks, months and even years and many people will forget about it when it is no longer in the media. Therefore, we want to look ahead to how we can partner with other churches and ministries in the South Texas area in the future to meet the needs as they develop (clean-up, housing, rebuilding, etc.). Stay tuned!</span>
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                         Finally, there are many places who are receiving 
                         <strong>donated items</strong> to take to various places in South Texas (including Peabody's and CTTC), but because there is an ongoing crisis with the floods right now, there are few places to store them and distribute them. We do not need to make the situation worse by causing someone else to have to sort out and store donated items. However, early next week, there may be more opportunities for donations to be received. Having said that, the Ministerial Association will be meeting later this week to determine how to coordinate our efforts here in Mills County.
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                         It is difficult to comprehend the magnitude of this disaster and to understand why God has allowed this, but we do know that God loves every person involved and I believe that whatever He allows, He will use it for His purposes and His glory. Perhaps this will be a way for our nation to experience some healing and restoration. People can see the love of Jesus being demonstrated through believers who are unselfishly giving of themselves to help others. As I have been preaching about these past few weeks, all of us are called to love and serve others out of the 
                         <em>Overflow</em> of our relationship with Christ. This Sunday morning, my message will be "
                         <em>The Work of Rescuing</em>", using this week's events as an example of how we should be rescuing lost people through sharing the gospel.
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                         <strong>What an incredible day we had last Sunday!</strong> We had 202 in attendance (the third highest attendance since I became your pastor, not including Easter and D-Now!). I got to baptize 4 awesome kids! Then, Phil and Sherill Duren joined (actually re-joined after 10 years) our church. And we had several people respond to serving our church in some way. What a great day!! In addition, we ended the month of August with total offerings of $42,766.60! Thank you, FBC, for responding to my challenge to faithful and generous giving. But don't let up, because we still have plenty of expenses to cover through the end of the year. God is so good!
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                         Many people experience the loss of a loved one each year, but there are few opportunities in our area for people to receive help and encouragement in their grief journey. I would like to see us start a 
                         <strong>grief recovery ministry</strong>. 
                         <span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#513700;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;">If you are interested in being part of that in some way,</span>&nbsp;I will have an 
                         <strong>interest meeting on Sunday, September 10th, immediately following the worship service</strong>. Hope to see several of you there.
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                         <span>I am honored and blessed to be your pastor. See you soon!</span>
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                         <span>In Christ alone,</span>
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                         <span>Greg</span>
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