October 2025 Edition

A Personally Involved Lord and God

by J.Smith

Autumn has arrived in Milton, Florida. The pumpkin patches are in full swing, and the people are getting lost in corn mazes at the north end of the county. The peanuts are being harvested and soon in November so will the cotton crops.
  At Olivet Baptist another busy month is almost complete. Over the passing days, Olivet has begun its promoting and collecting of shoe boxes for Samaritan's Purse: Operation Christmas Child. The goal for this year was to fill 50 boxes. So far, a good amount have been returned already. The final return date is Sunday, Nov. 16.
   Also, this month was the Annual Santa Rosa Baptist Associational meeting. This year it was held at Cora Baptist in Jay, Florida. Bro. Chip and his wife, Janet, Ms. Shirley P. and Mr. Kenneth T. attended as messengers representing Olivet.
   October has been a creative month for our ladies too. The new crafting group - Crafting for Jesus - has been meeting every Tuesday (except for the 2nd Tuesday as to not compete with the Ladies Morning Out). The ladies have been at work creating "quilted hugs" which is a quilted shawl for our home bound members, and pillowcase dresses to give away in some of the shoe boxes. Even this upcoming Monday, Oct. 27 the ladies will have another bracelet workshop beginning at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. 
  Another item of interest was the baptism service that took place the last Sunday evening of September at one of our deacon's homes located on a cove on the Blackwater River. There several of our new members were baptized and some very unique photos were captured of the event. One that had people talking the most is this one highlighted here.  It was a favorite because of the sun ray coming down on the folks in the water being baptized giving the impression of how personally involved our Lord is in the lives of His people - and the fact of the matter is, He is.
   I Peter 5:7 ASV - Casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He careth for you.
   Psalm 55:22a KJV - Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He will sustain thee.
Both of these verses show the Lord's personal involvement, but also our need to cast our cares. Casting, being as we living in fishing territory, is like casting a net. You release your net - you release your care to Him telling the Lord all that burdens you and why.  His word tells us if no one else seems to care - He Does. The Psalmist even testified that the Lord will sustain. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "Sustain" as to give support or relief to; to supply with nourishment; to keep up, to support the weight of; to buoy up; and etc.
   The God of the universe makes the promise to those who fear Him, He will help. He is willing to be involved, but how often do we truly cast our cares on Him and leave it with Him? He is ready and willing to aid us. He is everyday protecting, directing, providing  and seeing us through in many ways that we take for granted. As we head into the Thanksgiving season, we can be grateful for a compassionate Heavenly Lord who cares for us - individually.

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Business Meeting @ a Glance

The October Business Meeting
After the reports from the various departments, there was...
Old Business: None to discuss
New Business: None to discuss
Being no other business the meeting came to an end.

Announcements:

Time Change  - Nov. 2 - Fall Back 1 hour
Marine Corp Birthday - Nov. 10
Veteran's Day - Nov. 11
Thanksgiving - Nov. 27 (Church Office Closed - Nov. 26-27)

Ladies Morning Out - Nov. 11, 10:30AM
Crafting for Jesus - Ladies Craft Group meets every Tuesday at 10am in the Fellowship Hall. (except the 2nd Tues.)
Men's Breakfast - every Tuesday at Milton's McDonald's at 8AM
Church Council: Nov. 10, 11:30AM
Deacon Meeting: Nov. 11, 6PM
Business Meeting: Nov. 12, 6PM
Food Pantry: Prep Day - Nov. 20 at 9:30AM & Distribution Nov. 22 9- 11AM

Prayer Requests:

*God would guide Olivet to His choice for next full time pastor and provide what is needed.
* God's Mercy and protection on the USA and our leaders
* God's protection on our military.
*God's Mercy and protection on Israel
*Salvation Awakening at home and abroad.
*Protection over members having surgeries and recuperating from surgeries.