Welcome to week 4 of our “8 Weeks Of Growing Deeper As a Disciple of Jesus” series. Also! Praise God! Welcome to our first Sunday back in our sanctuary since the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to watch the service from home! It is so wonderful to be back in the house of the Lord with our brothers and sisters. Even though we continue to follow social distancing guidelines we are enjoying being back together after 12 weeks apart. We are so glad you have joined us today to celebrate with us. This morning Pastor Gary Barber is preaching on “The Privilege, Priority, Pattern, & Principles of Prayer.” Be sure to download the sermon notes before the service starts. You will want to follow along with Pastor Gary as he shares important truths from the Word of God about prayer, and as he gives us two patterns for prayer that we can incorporate into our prayer lives. Just click or press on the "Download PDF" button and the sermon notes will open in a new window where you may print them or save them to your computer.

For those in our congregation who are watching from home you will see we are maintaining social distancing guidelines from our public health agencies. This includes hand sanitization stations throughout the building, at least six feet seating between family groups, limited paper handouts (the bulletin is available electronically by QR code), no loitering in the building after the service, and complete cleaning and sanitization of the sanctuary before, after, and between services. What you are about to watch is the second service where facial coverings (masks) were optional. For the first service facial coverings were required. We are making every possible effort to provide a safe and sanitary facility for us to gather in and worship together. May God be glorified. For more information on TOCC Re-Entry Instructions see the video on our homepage at www.theoaksweb.com.