Thank you for praying. I mentioned in church a few days ago we really needed the IRS to act on our request for 501c3 status for the Ministry Village. The paperwork came back this week giving us approval. Praise the Lord! Our Fund Development Director can begin to solicit more aggressively since our purse is now open. Continue to ask God to give us favor with donors outside the Olive family. We have much to do. This step excites me. I believe God will open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings we cannot even begin to understand. The world will look and say, “It is the Lord who has done this.”

Don’t forget the time change comes this weekend. This is the good one as we fall back and get and extra hour on Saturday evening. Be on time for church. Come prayed up and ready for a wonderful day.

We are now in the final push for the November election. Come Wednesday we will have new leaders selected. If you have not voted early make sure you are a part of the process. Every vote is important.

Today is October 31 and for most people Halloween comes to mind. But Christian history records that on this day in 1517 Martin Luther released his 95 Theses. His writing was the spark of the Protestant Reformation. Luther challenged the Pope on his sale of indulgences. The church was seeking to raise money to build St. Peter’s Church in Rome. Luther was resistant to this concept. He stood to say Christ alone could forgive sin and no man could find forgiveness through what he gave to the church. As you go about your October 31, be thankful for a man that stood for truth years ago. Every generation needs a Luther.

Pastor Ted Traylor