Highlights from Vision Weekend

“Become the bear” Sat AM Dwight’s pastor, Dennis Cole, challenged men with the many commands in the New Testament to be imitators of our leaders’ faith and ways which help us become like Christ. And he told us how the trackers had to become the bear to try to find it.
Saturday night we celebrated “Barbara Awards” for various members of the congregation-praising character and service.

2011 A Year of Tending: focus, faithfulness and fruit.
Pro 11:18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit; so he who patiently and faithfully guards and heeds his master shall be honored.

Dennis preached Sat eve and Sun AM from Haggai
“The Lord is with us." Haggai 1:13-14
And the Lord aroused the spirit of all the people, so that they came and labored on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God
The Lord is already stirring people and uniting hearts with "to do lists" and “to give.” Several have come to Dwight with what is on their hearts to do.

Ch 2 “Who is left who saw former glory? Be strong, courageous and work and don’t be afraid, because My spirit is with you.” Haggai said we're to tend Master's garden - his house.
He breaks our strength and intellect of self and pride but from this day forward I WILL BE BLESSED (vrs 21).
Dennis honored past leaders and called us not to look back but forward- ”It’s a new day.” God’s goal in us tending His “house” and our “garden” is to extend from Genesis 2 to Revelation 21 until the nations are healed
Larissa presented her prophetic painting of Haggai chapter 2: I will shake the nations and fill you with their treasures and my glory so the glory of the latter house will be greater than before.
Jeremiah Cole gave a word to us that wisdom of older is combined with the strength of youth so young don't shape according to bow of burden and wounds of older but rather the older be healed.
JK's painting of fire around a hand is God bringing light in dark through our hospitality and service and smiles.

Finances
We received $419 toward honorarium and expenses which totaled a little over $1,000. The difference was shared by MCOKC and CLC. We also received a $100 scholarship donation toward the GateKeepers Conference (brochures on counter).
As reported we’re trusting God to increase our monthly income to restore some things we’ve had to cut.

-PD