09/06/2026
September 6, 2026
PASTOR’S PAGE
Greetings Family of God,
Welcome to our special Communion Service today. I pray your life will be impacted for good.
Tomorrow is Labor Day and we honor the workers of America, the people who make and build things. Without them, where would we be? That is just as true for the church. What would the church be, if there were not people laboring for the Lord? I was blessed by this Daily Bread devotional, as I can relate to it because of Alesha.
“My wife, Sue, and I had just finished walking five miles across the Mackinac Bridge, which links Michigan’s two peninsulas. The annual Labor Day event in the United States is a tradition in our state dating back to 1958. We grabbed a seat on a park bench to rest. A man sat down next to us to catch his breath as well. Soon his wife and adult daughter joined him, and we learned that their family – also believers in Jesus – had suffered through the death of a teenage girl just as we did many years ago.
Together we were able to share how God has sustained us and given us strength and faith through the years. It was amazing to think that among the 23,000 walkers that day, we found a family who understood our hearts.” Dave Branon – ODB.
I was aware that Dave Branon had lost a 17-year-old daughter who was killed in a car accident. He wrote a book, “Beyond the Valley: Finding hope in life’s losses.” There you have a real-life situation where God brings people with similar experiences together. The Lord knows your situation because He is the God of all comfort.
I love you,
Pastor Bruce Klepp
P.S. Please come to the Labor Day picnic here at the Campus tomorrow and bring a dish to share.