Announcements
SYMPATHY: to Kathy Reed at the passing of her stepson, Bruce Reed, on Friday, August 19, in Ohio. Arrangements are pending.
SYMPATHY: to the family of Lucy Haney who passed away on Saturday, August 20. Lucy was the mother of one our bus riders. Arrangements are pending.
SYMPATHY: to Lisa Weih and family at the passing of her mother, Marguerite Sweeney, on Monday, August 22, in Westminster. Visitation will be on Monday, August 29, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at Pritts Funeral Home, with funeral services beginning at 11:00 am.
SYMPATHY: to Todd and Brenda Dodson and family at the passing of her father, Virgil Earp, on Tuesday, August 23. Arrangements are pending.
SYMPATHY: to Richard Dixon at the passing of his brother-in-law, Mickey Green, on Friday, August 19, in Church Hill, TN.
THANK YOU: so much for all the prayers, cards, and phone calls during my surgery and recovery. A special thanks to Pastor Holbrook for coming to the hospital and praying with us. We are so grateful for our church family. Becky and Bud Duelley
LAST CALL FOR PHOTOS/UPDATES: All photo submissions, requests to use prior photos, along with any directory listing changes must be received by the Church Office no later than Wednesday, September 7. As a reminder, the submission of a new photo or use of a prior photo for the New Directory will incur a $10.00 fee. Also, we are still in need of recent photos for the Live Nativity, Living Cross, Christmas Cantata, Sunday School classes, Nursery, College & Career, and Conquerors.
COLLEGE & CAREER: will be attending the College and Career Retreat at the Wilds from October 28th-30th. A link with more information and to sign-up can be found at opendoorchurch.org/CandC. Please let Pastor Aaron know if you plan to attend so he can arrange transportation.
From My Heart
There was a news story this last week about how the World Economic Forum is recommending parents have their children “chipped.” They argue that placing a “tracking chip” in the back of a child’s hand is a safety issue, and they have rolled this out in an apparent attempt to normalize this behavior and get the conversation started.
This is the way they chose to present their argument, “As scary as chip implants may sound, they form part of a natural evolution that wearables once underwent. Hearing aids or glasses no longer carry a stigma. Instead, they are accessories and are even considered fashion items. Likewise, chip implants will evolve into a commodity.”
This will become a reality because the “elites” of the World Economic Forum want it! These unelected power brokers do what they want to do with the goal in mind to control the masses! Who authorized a bunch of degenerate billionaires to make decisions like this for the entire planet? The answer is NOBODY! Some familiar names who attend this yearly meeting are John Kerry, Tony Blair, George Soros, Bill Gates, Greta Thunberg, and Prince Andrew of Great Britain.
As we all know, after the Rapture of the Church, during the Tribulation Period, the Beast (the Antichrist) will initiate a program where the people on earth will have to receive in their hand, or on their foreheads, a mark (a chip maybe) in order to buy or sell (Revelation 13:15-17). I think it is clear, Satan is setting the world’s stage by preparing the world to be willing to accept this mark!
We also learned this week that the Biden Administration authorized the U. S. Marshals to shut down a family farm, owned and operated by an Amish man, in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. He was selling fresh beef and dairy products to the Amish community where he lives. The government came in, shut down his farm, and fined him $300,000. This is just another example of the Biden Administration butting in where they have no business. The Amish have been off limits since they came to America but not with this present Administration!
Maybe, if this farmer would tell the Biden Administration, that he will put chemicals in his beef that will turn Amish boys and girls towards transgenderism or toward homosexuality, they would let him alone! There is no limit to what this Administration will do, and that makes me wonder when they will decide to come after our churches. I am sure it is causing tons of stress on this government that thousands and thousands of churches are tax-exempt. Surely, there are officials sitting around dreaming of having tax revenue from churches they can give to their friends and their pet projects.
Have a great day!
Pastor Norris