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The Oklahoma United Methodist Contact
January 31, 2024
Kingdom of God Appears in Aline-Cleo Gymnasium During Aline vs Waynoka Basketball Game been surprised when they stood and cheered for the final scoring. Everybody won. hat’s right friends! Every soul gathered in the It really happened. gymnasium felt the movement of What a blessing it the Holy Spirit. was to participate in that joyous This is what occasion! I the Kingdom of don’t know God looks like! much at all Outside the about sports walls of our writing, but 9 churches and I know a lot board meetings, about sighting into the lives kingdom work of all citizens and this was whether they 10 the work of the are particularly Holy Spirit at religious or not. it’s finest. God’s plan is During the for all of us, last quarter not just United of the game Methodists, played Dec. Baptists, 5, 2023, the Catholics or, coaches of both disaffiliated scored the final points of the teams were wise enough to move Methodist churches. God’s game. in their B line ups to get some Kingdom comes for all and it The crowd was wild with much-anticipated time on the anticipation, and I shouldn’t have was evident to all during this court for all the young men. BY CARMEN STAFFORD
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It was fun to watch both teams put forth their best efforts throughout the game, especially during the last couple of minutes when our differently abled stars were racing down the court and
Matthew 6:9-10 Common English Bible Pray like this: Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name. Bring in your kingdom so that your will is done on earth as it’s done in heaven.
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