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A WORD WITH YOU

    I rejoice that two students (a college student and a 7th grader) made professions of faith after the service Sunday morning.  The Lord is at work, and he is honoring the preaching and teaching of his word!

THE LORD'S SUPPER

    On the night of the Last Supper, the Lord Jesus told his disciples, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:15)  He was eager to give them the lessons of broken bread and crushed grapes-the lessons of his broken body and shed blood.  As we approach the observance of the Lord's Supper this Sunday, I have the same spirit of anticipation.  Our Lord will be present with us as we memorialize his death and celebrate his life.

BUDGET OFFERING

    As summer draws to a close, I need to encourage you to be faithful and even sacrificial in your gifts to the Lord through our church.  We are finishing summer with a budget deficit, and we need to correct this as soon as possible.  I'm aware that gasoline has been $4 a gallon.  Spending has been tight for many.   But do the best you can so that we can fulfill the mission the Lord has given us.  Our exciting fall program and our Christ-honoring mission deserve support from our membership.

LIVING BY FAITH

    In October we will begin cablecasting a 30 minute program on Cox Cable in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.  Our program is called LIVING BY FAITH, and will be produced by our staff and aired by Cox Cable each week at 10:00 a.m.  There will be about a 4 week delay from the time the service happens and the date it is cablecast.

    Here's where you come in:  on Sunday morning, September 7, we will receive a special offering to finance the purchase of air time on Cox.  We need only about $25,000.  We have received one gift of $10,000 already, so we need an offering of $15,000.  Everyone can be a part of our church's expanded ministry into potentially thousands of homes in Oklahoma.

WHY WOMEN LOVE JESUS

    I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about our upcoming worship and study emphasis.  We have a stellar cast of special guests who will be sharing their stories of love for Jesus.  We will look at the Lord Jesus through the eyes of women who loved and followed him; and we will deepen our love for him in the process.  We will also reach out to those who have not yet come to know him and invite them to a relationship with the one who loves them and gave himself for them.

FINISHING STRONG

    Let's finish summer with a bang and begin the fall emphasis with joy and faith.  This is a great time to be a member of EFBC! 

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Alan Day