Weather Permitting July 2, 2023 – 3:00 PM AT LOCK 3 PARK, HENDERSONVILLE, TN. 37075 Dear Olive Tree Connections and Friends: On Sunday, July 2, 2023 after our service at OTC, we will have a Water Baptismal service. If you have been wanting to be baptized and want to be a part of this […]
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Eph. 1:3) The purpose of this email today is to encourage, edify, and comfort you. As we embrace truth, a new freedom becomes available to us today. “And you did
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“That you may approve things that are excellent; that you may be sincere…” (Phil. 1:10) Writing to the Philippians from a prison while under arrest, the Apostle Paul writes this letter to thank those who had supported him financially. In this amazing letter, Paul encourages the saints by describing to them his contentment in his relationship
_ “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again” (Job 14:7) If a tree is cut down, there is YET hope that it can sprout anew and begin to grow and flourish. Hope is the powerful Hebrew word, tiqvah. Its word-picture is that of a
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“For I give you good doctrine; forsake not my law” (Prov. 4:2). This coming week, we will be observing Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah/instructions of God at Mt. Sinai. This was the first Pentecost where the Lord gave the law/instructions to Moses for all of Israel to obey. One of the
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“Behold, we count them happy which endure” (James 5:11) We ask ourselves, are we in a contradictory position right now? Do the fabrics of our lives seem to be opposing each other? If so, I have some encouraging keys to help us understand what is happening, why it’s happening, and how to cross the finish
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but the longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” ( Prov. 13:12) (TLV) There is nothing more grieving and weakening to a believer’s life than to desire to see God’s promises come to pass, yet see no fruit in the present. To have to prolong hope year after
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“And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath” (I Sam. 17:4). KJV Probably every one of us, in one form or another, have experienced or are now experiencing a Goliath situation. I’m writing today to encourage us to NOT fear what we see in the
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The Lord looks favorably upon those who take care of the poor and needy. We are asking everyone who is able to bring your best offering of canned and dry-goods food to our Sunday gathering on May 7, 2023. Again, we will transport the donations to the Christian Cooperative Ministry in Madison, TN for distribution.
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“Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part you will make me to know wisdom” (Ps. 51:6)(NKJ) What are the inward parts of man? From the Hebraic understanding, the inward parts are our kidneys. The kidneys are also called “reins” in the word of God. “Examine me, O LORD, and prove me;
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