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Sabbath Services Room Remodel

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Greetings,

The IBEW Hall is in the beginning stages of being remodeled starting today Monday, August 27th, so we have made arrangements to meet with United Church of God in Nixa, Missouri until the project is finished. They meet at the Nixa Senior Citizens Center at 12:30 pm. We will also let you know about the Holy days and where we will meet depending on how long the project will take.

Sabbath Services starting on September 1, 2018

United Pastor: Don Pirwitz

Place: Nixa Senior Citizens Center

Services: 12:30 PM

Address: 404 South Main Street, Nixa, Missouri 65714
Web Site: United Church of God

We will keep you informed of the remodel’s progress and when it will be finished when we have been advised.

Thanks for your patience during this time.

David and Lanora

 

 

Graduation

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June 4, 2018
by Brandy Webb

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This is the graduation season. Many teens and even adults are graduating from high school and college. In fact, I got to see one of my closest friend’s son graduate a little over a week ago. It was bittersweet. I have known her son since he was three, so to see him walk the field and receive his diploma was a huge moment for me. It also made me feel quite old. Before I know it, my own kids will be doing the same thing. Continue reading →

Give it all, I mean all

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May 14, 2018
by Brandy Webb
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I teach at a small private school, and one of my fellow teachers stated a good point. First, she mentioned how the Scriptures teach us that we have to “die to self” in order to follow Christ, bear good fruit, to live by faith, to be renewed, etc. (some references: Luke 9:23-24; John 12:24; Galatians 2:20). She then pointed out that in order to do this, we have to give it all to God, everything, our finances, our marriage, our children, our homes, our education, our lives—everything. Everything has to come secondary to God. Continue reading →

No Complaining Allowed

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May 4, 2018
by Brandy Webb


Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.—Philippians 2:14-16 Continue reading →

Prove all Things

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April 13, 2018
by Brandy Webb

All my life, I was told that it was illegal to pick bluebonnets in Texas because it is the state flower. I believed this for years, and I mean years. In fact, it wasn’t until a year ago that I finally decided to research it, and low and behold, it isn’t illegal. It hasn’t been illegal since 1973 to pick bluebonnets on the side of the road or, if you have permission, on private property. However, it is still illegal to pick them in state parks. If you want more information and verification, since my blog is about “proving all things,” you can go to: Bluebonnets  Continue reading →

First Love

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March 28, 2018
by Brandy Webb


My daughter just got her learner’s permit. I am still wrapping my brain around the fact that I now have a fifteen year old. I wish there was a pause button on life sometimes, but alas, there isn’t.

In any case, my daughter now can drive with an adult on the passenger side. She is so excited. Given, who wasn’t excited the first time they were able to drive? This is what got me thinking about what spiritual lesson I could learn from this new situation, and no, I am not going to talk about how to overcome the anxiety of sitting in the passenger seat, even though that is another lesson. I started thinking about how, for me, driving is no longer exciting. It is a mundane normal everyday task that I do to get from “point A to point B.” I have been driving for so many years that the excitement is no longer there. It was this that made me ask the question, “Is this what happens sometimes in our Christian walk?” Continue reading →

Ordinary People

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March 9, 2018
by Brandy Webb

We have a Bible full of profound stories of faith, sin, renewal, miracles, forgiveness, and punishment, and many more lessons that apply to us today. The Bible gives us hope when we doubt, strength when we are afraid, faith to keep moving forward, love when we feel unloved, and more positive affirmations. What is totally awesome, though, is that most of these stories that encourage us are about normal everyday ordinary people like you and me. Continue reading →