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Hello OLC Family!
Welcome to another weekly update. We pray that you will experience God throughout this week!
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Connecting Lives, Building Faith, Releasing Destiny
ENCOURAGING THOUGHTS
Walking in Our Integrity
The Oxford Dictionary defines "integrity" as the following:
1. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
When we think of walking in our integrity, we tend to think of the obvious ways that we can do that - for example, by not lying, cheating, or stealing. But integrity - though it most certainly includes those things - goes so much deeper than that.
Integrity means being the same person with the same principles, no matter if you are at work, at home, at church, around your friends, your family, online, etc. It means that if you are a believer in Christ, the principles of God's Word should be what everyone around us sees us acting out and speaking about - all the time. This additional definition of integrity listed below helps add another layer to its meaning for us:
2. The state of being whole and undivided.
This shows that choosing to operate with integrity means that we are operating as a whole person, an undivided person. This is so important because it also means that if we choose to not walk with integrity, we are divided. We are portraying opposing faces of who we are and what we stand for. Of course, there will be times when we mess it up. We are not perfect and there is no way that we can walk in perfect integrity by ourselves. But God has made a way for us to walk this out! Psalm 26:11-12 in the amplified version says:
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me. My foot stands on an even place; in the congregations will I bless the Lord.
We can be so thankful for verses like this! We cannot do it on our own. But we can decide to walk with integrity. The Holy Spirit is the One who redeems us and is merciful to us when we miss it. When we rely on Christ, He enables us to stand on an even, firm foundation, so that it is easier to walk in our integrity and be undivided as children of God.
.jpg "Email Verses 2024 (1)") "But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me. My foot stands on an even place; in the congregations will I bless the Lord."Psalm 26:11 AMP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Our deepest condolences to Jason & Jana Roth & their children Reuben, Julia, & Tyson on the sudden passing of their son/brother, Eli, on July 17, 2024. There will be a funeral service on Wednesday, July 24th at Parallel Church at 10:00 AM. Please arrive early.  OLC Thrive Young Adults will meet at the church for Bible Study this week.Friday evening @ 7:00 PM Talk to Caydence for more information!
OLC's Family Picnic is this coming Sunday, July 28th at 1:30 PM at the Sholer's property! Directions are available at the Connect Hub, or you can contact the church office. Please bring your lawn chairs and a salad or dessert (enough to share with 8-10 people). There will be lots of food, fellowship, and activities - including water activities for the kids! There will also be canopies set up to provide plenty of shade.
*Please note: Parents are responsible for watching their children.
 Join us for a special joint church service at Festival Square on Sunday, August 4th at 10:30 AM! Across the street from Galt Gardens and beside The Gate Church downtown. Note: If the weather is very hot, the service will be moved inside.
.jpg "Garage Bake Sale Fundraiser - Ethiopia (1)") OLC is having a Garage/Bake Sale to raise funds for the Ethiopia Missions Trip!Friday, August 9 @ 3:00 PM & Saturday, August 10 @ 9:00 AM at One Life Church.
We are looking for nice donations, and tables will also be available for $30. All proceeds will go toward the mission trip to Ethiopia next year!
"In everything we do, our heart is for generations to know and experience God."
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