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Yesterday, Sunday, we tried a new service at 8:33. We had 42 people at it and it ran very smoothly. There are some wrinkles that need to be ironed out but I was happy with the results. As with all of life, it is in God’s hands and He alone knows the future for all of us and that includes the church. But what I am most happy about it to be a part of a church that is willing to try new ideas and ways of doing ministry. I have felt for some time now that some of the ways the church at large has traditionally done ministry is not reaching out enough. O’Fallon First has been willing to reach out more and more and I pray that I am willing to change and try different ways to reach out, too. Today I am going to spend time in prayer asking God to allow me to be open to fresh ways of living. It it not easy for me to be open to God’s new words. I tend to live my life in the same rut and yet God calls me to venture out by faith into new areas of life.