November Parent Newsletter

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Encouraging!

Ministry can be at times... exhausting! Sermons and bible studies to prepare, meetings to attend, people to visit, fires to extinguish... and in the midst of all of this making family a priority. There is also the expectations that come with a ministry position from those outside of ministry... especially for the pastor. People always have a perception... that often does not match the Bible or God's direction... and when you do not follow "their" path to ministry perfection, they get upset... something else to deal with. All of this stress can often cause God's man to question God's purpose in calling him to minister to people. This is very often a lonely position.

However, God seems to have a way of recharging our batteries... refocusing our sights on the real reason for ministry. Yesterday I had a lady come to my office to share what God is doing in her life. She said that in all her years of attending church that she had never been drawn to a relationship with God. She really did not understand the whole aspect of having a close, personal relationship with the God of heaven... it had never been taught! She shared with me that over the past year she has learned things that she had never heard... that she has grown as a follower of Jesus Christ more in the past 12 months than she had for 35+ years! Her quote to me was amazing... "I never knew it could be this good!" She began to tear up and thank me for leading as God has called me at OBC. I told her that it gets even better as we continue to seek His glory! I share this story for one reason... God quickly put in perspective for me why he called me to ministry. He did not call me to ministry to attend meetings or squabble with people over meaningless, petty complaints. God called me to ministry to affect kingdom change in the lives of the people He places me in the midst of... to help disciple them to be loving followers of Jesus Christ! Thank you Father for the perspective... and thank you to the lady who visited her pastor yesterday with encouraging words!

Pastor Sean

Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. (Ephesians 4:29)

Shaking the Winter Blues

Isn't Spring a great time of the year? It not only represents the beginning of life for many things; flowers, animals, warmer weather... but it also represents the end of something - winter, and all the cold and darkness associated with it! As we come out of a time of year that for many is depressing, long and gloomy and head into a season of vividness and clarity, many cannot wait to shed the dullness of winter. They believe that things will get better throughout the Spring and summer. However, the reality is... Winter will come again!

Let me suggest something for you this Spring. If you are searching for a sense of joy, peace and fulfillment in the changing of the seasons... consider seeking for all the above things in someone who never changes... Jesus Christ! We all need a change of heart that goes beyond the arrival of Spring... and that only comes from the resurrection power of Jesus.

This Spring... enjoy the beauty of God's creation, but turn to Jesus to truly change who you are and who God wants you to be in Him!

Praise God for the risen Jesus!

Come Out This Saturday

Easter is almost here and from the looks of it.....Saturday promises to be a great day with Spring temperatures and family fun. OBC's Easter Festival is this Saturday from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Old Onancock High School. Enjoy games, prizes, sno-cones, inflatables, 4000+ Easter Eggs, and meet Dora the Explorer! Its a fun, free event for the entire family. So come out this Saturday for the fun at the community Easter Festival

THE WALL...Easter Sunday

Some of us bump up against walls where circumstances in our lives seem too much for us to overcome on our own. God is very available to help us conquer any of those walls. And one wall that we all face, even if the rest of life has been smooth, is the mortality wall. To break through this wall, each individual has to make a personal decision as to whether they'll respond to Christ's resurrection power and reach out in repentance and faith to take his hand and accept his offer of a glorious eternity with him. This message encourages each person who is up against any wall to ask, seek, and knock—and be assured that God will answer.

What wall are you facing? Come join us on Easter Sunday at 11 AM.

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