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Heather S. shares her enthusiasm and passion for Day Camp and how it is such a significant and meaningful outreach. // Heather tells how Day Camp has impacted her life and how important it is to have it impact the youth of our community. //
Pastor David Riemenschneider continues with the series on the 10 Commandments with Commandment #9 : Tell the Truth.// A lie is intentionally misrepresenting the truth and to deceive by making a false impression. // Commandment #9 is in the Bible because lying ruins relationships and is highly destructive.// The defence mechanisms used to misrepresent the truth are : 1.] Denial. 2.] Rationalization. and 3.] Projection.// Pastor David presents 6 personal inventory questions.: 1.] Do you deceive others for personal gain? 2.] Do you deceive others to make yourself look better? 3.] Does your public image and private behavior match up? 4.] Are you in touch with your self deceiving defence mechanism? 5.] Do you model truth telling to others? 6.] Do you let other’s opinions of you influence you more than God’s truth about you? // Pastor David ends the message with 2 points of practical therapy for us: 1.] Read the Bible every day and do the T.A.P. 2.] Listen non-defenceably to the input of truthful friends.//
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Our excellent and talented drama team puts on a skit about a man who bought a device that “squeals” every time someone tells a lie.// The scene is with a father, his daughter, and a teacher.// The setting is a job interview that the dad applied for.//
Jack E. shares part of his faith journey and how he came to share the gospel with his alcoholic and abusive father, and how his father came to accept Jesus as his Savior.// His father was an overcomer.// At first, Jack shared the gospel with everyone EXCEPT his father because of all the abuse he thought his father “deserved to go to hell”. // Jack had a revelation one day when God seemed to say “What gives you the right to stand in judgement of your dad? … I still love him!”.// After Jack brought his dad to Christ, his dad was a driving force to bring the rest of the family with him.//
Pastor David Riemenschneider continues the series on the 10 Commandments with Commandment #8 : Do not steal. // The word “steal” has a broader definition than one might think and encompasses many different actions. // Pastor David outlines these different definitions in “Six ways to be a common thief ” . // These are: 1.] Take anothers property. 2.] Carry out deceptive transactions. 3.] Mistreat the resources of others placed in your care. 4.] Cheat family or others by giving too much attention to inferior pursuits. 5.] Rob God 6.] Allowing the great thief, Satan, to steal our joy & purpose, or to allow Satan to steal the hearts of our youth. // Pastor David ends the message with two questions as a practical response: 1.] Is my bookcase of priorities in order in the way I really live? 2.} Am I really allowing the devil to rob my joy / significance / purpose in any area of my life? //
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Adam B. shares his testimony followed by words of encouragement from Kevin B. before his babtism here at Bloomingdale Church.
Dorene B. shares her testimony followed by words of encouragement from Donna F. before her baptism here at Bloomingdale Church.
Kaitlyn D. shares her testimony followed by words of encouragement from Laura D. before her baptism here at Bloomingdale Church.
Lucy F. shares her testimony followed by words of encouragement from Jen H. before her baptism here at Bloomingdale Church.
Rebekah R. shares her testimony followed by words of encouragement from Amber M. before her baptism here at Bloomingdale church.
