Dave and I met 6 1/2 years ago at a wedding in Arkansas where mutual

friends set us up. I love to remind Dave of his words before he met me, "I was
99% sure I wouldn't like this girl!" :) Anyway, though I
wouldn't say it was love at first sight for either of us,
we hit it off very well together that weekend. The next
two years of dating were a little rough, especially
since it was long distance, but the Lord brought us
through, and we were married in January 2011. Our
wedding was beautiful, albeit very cold, as it was in
snowy northern WI where I am originally from! We
have been married for over four years now, and it is
been wonderful. All that we worked
through during our dating relationship has
made our marriage so much easier now.
God is good!
Since that
time the Lord has blessed us with our
blond
haired
blue-eyed little Patrick David, who turned
two years old in
April. He is very busy, and keeps us on our
toes, but brings
us so much joy as well! His little sister Camille Elise just
joined our family one month ago on May
29. So far she has been an easy baby, and we are so thankful for her. Patrick
adores her! Even though parenting is more challenging than we could have
ever imagined, it is so worth it, and causes us to lean on the Lord for strength
and wisdom every day!
Dave was blessed to grow up in a Christian home, and was saved when
he was around 7 years old and baptized when he was 10. He was homeschooled, and is one of nine children, seven brothers and two sisters! He
moved here from Pennsylvania with his family when he was a teenager, and
has lived in this area of Missouri since then.
He began working with his dad and several of his brothers from an early
age. In 2006 Dave started a new company, MachMotion. His company manufactures cnc control systems for automated machinery. The company is growing very quickly, and they have around 25 employees working for them at this
time. They recently built a new plant south of Rolla where their company is
located. When he isn't working, Dave enjoys flying his hobby planes, playing
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IS HOLINESS
POSSIBLE?
Therefore, preparing your
minds for action, and
being sober-minded, set
your hope fully on the
grace that will be brought
to you at the revelation of
Jesus Christ. As obedient
children, do not be
c on forme d
to
the
passions of your former
ignorance, but as he who
called you is holy, you
also be holy in all your
conduct, since it is
written, You shall be
holy, for I am holy.
1Peter 1:13-16
As followers of Jesus, we are called to be
holy. This means that as
Jesus walked, so are we
to walk. We are to pattern ourselves after the
Holy One who called us.
When I read this, I
am compelled to look at
my life and ask the
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Hebrews 11:13 records, All these people [the

heroes of faith] were still living by faith when they
died. They did not receive the things promised; they
only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.
How can you still live by faith when you die and prepare future generations to receive the promises and
blessings from God that you only saw from a distance? Lets look at four men in the Bible and see
what legacy they left as our examples.
1) Abraham - A Legacy of Obedience and Walking by
Faith. Abraham was promised as many descendants
as the stars in the heavens (Genesis 15:5). However,
he had to obey God and persevere in faith for 25
years until he was 100 years old (Genesis 17:17) to
see only one promised descendant, Isaac, through his
wife, Sarah. Then another 60 years passed before
Isaac had Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:26). Abraham
did not see numerous descendants, but by his obedience and faith while waiting for Gods timing, he gave
us the legacy of walking by faith.
2) Moses A Legacy of Teaching and Training. Moses was used by God to bring the children of Israel out
of Egypt and prepare them for the Promised Land.
Under Gods direction, Moses instructed the children
of Israel in the Passover ceremony, delivered to them

the Ten Commandments, gave them hundreds of other detailed laws as well as the complete instructions
for how to build the tabernacle in the wilderness.
Much of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are Gods instructions to his people through Moses. Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised
Land, but he taught and trained Gods people how to
live in order to please the Lord.
3) David A Legacy of Financial Giving. David
longed to build a glorious temple for the Lord. God
did not allow him to build it or see it, but he did allow
him to prepare for it. I Chronicles 29:1-5 lists the
riches David laid up for the future temple which God
then allowed Solomon to build: gold, silver, bronze,
iron, wood, onyx, turquoise, fine stones and marble.
Davids example of abundant generosity encouraged
others to give bountifully as well (I Chronicles 29:6-9)
and the magnificent Temple of Solomon was built in
the next generation (II Chronicles 2-7).
4) Daniel A Legacy of Prayer and Intercession
Daniels heart was to see the tribe of Judah restored
to their homeland and the city of Jerusalem following
their 70 year captivity in Babylon. He did not get to
see his home country again, but he prepared the way
for others by fervent prayer and intercession as recorded in Daniel 9. His prayers helped to set the stage
for the return of the exiles, the rebuilding of the temple and the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem as recorded in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
These men died in faith, not receiving the promise
they longed for, but preparing for it nonetheless. Its
your turn now. What has God put in your heart?
What can you do to intentionally prepare future generations to fulfill Gods purposes? What will your legacy be?
Beverly Flori

Sixteen weeks ago a new Sunday school

class emerged. There was an interest in doing
something that would challenge and stretch us as
Christian thinkers. We knew that we wanted to be
grounded in the Word of God. We also wanted to
be prepared to interact with a culture that is dismissing Christianity as the only way to salvation,
and assuming there are many ways.
Our Sunday school class is called, A Ready
Answer, because we are learning important truths
that will help us engage the community we live in
and reach the lost. It is about apologetics, but it is
more about deepening our understanding of the
Word of God as it relates the world we live in.

KIDCARE MINISTRY
OPPORTUNITIES
KidCare America is pretty quiet right now during
the summer break. But that doesnt mean we arent
busy making plans for the fall! We have a number of
staff & volunteer positions that we are needing to fill
when we resume in August. Perhaps this will be your
opportunity to get plugged in to a ministry at First Assembly? We currently have several mentor positions,
a van driver, a practical living teacher, and several tutors. Perhaps youre rather new to First Assembly and
arent familiar with KidCare America. This is our after
-school mentoring program that mentors, tutors, and
teaches students about life, about God, and the importance of education. We have many ways you
could potentially help! Please let us know if you have
any questions.
364-4700, kcatsc@rollafirstassembly.org.
Sam Parker

Beginning Sunday, July 5, we will begin a

new series called Answering Islam. We will again
immerse ourselves in the Bible to see what God
says, as we look at the following three things that
are essential elements of being able to have a
ready answer when trying to witness to the Muslims around us.
Those three things are: (1) Understanding
the fundamental beliefs of Muslims, and how they
see God, Jesus, creation and more. (2) Examining
the criticisms that would attempt to defend the
Muslim viewpoint, and begin to show the inconsistency of Islam. (3) Examining the evidence that
supports the Christian faith.
We are surrounded by so many who come
from countries that espouse Islam as their religion.
We live in the midst of a great mission field, and
want to be able to send out into that mission field,
people who have a ready defensewho are trained
in the truths of the Bible and have gained understanding in how to address the questions that
many Muslims will have. Join us on July 5th and see
if this class might be for you.
Carol Hudler

TRUSTING LESSONS LEARNED IN MY HOME CHURCH

Starting college and finishing a chapter of
my own life has drawn me to thinking about the
life Ive had over the past few years. There have
been many, and I mean many nights of stress, crying, and just pure exhaustion. I even asked myself
sometimes if I was going to make it through. As
you can probably tell, I did, and I owe it to the person God has created me
to be over these few
years in my childhood
with this church. Faith
has always been a big aspect in my life, as has
family. I am a fourth generation of Assemblies of
God, with both my grandparents and my uncle being ministers. I grew up
going to church potlucks
(which are just simply
amazing I must say),
Wednesday night services, kids church programs, and of course Sunday
morning services. While all these things have influenced me in some point or fashion, they arent
what have made the years at First Assembly of
God ones of growing and practicing a faith that
has been so instrumental in my own life. It has

been the people continually encouraging me to

seek what is good, and to trust in God, that have
truly influenced me.
The main lesson I have learned at First Assembly of God would be to trust in the plans of the
Lord. This year especially has been a big one for
trusting, with choosing a college and pretty much
deciding my life path in a month seemingly. I had
this idea in my head that God would have a billboard outside my house telling me EXACTLY what
I was destined for. I became so frustrated with myself, not knowing and getting upset that God didnt show me the GPS of my life. However, people
at church would continue to say they were praying
for me, and they would encourage me, and tell me
that God has a path for me. They encouraged me
to continue to seek God in this time of uncertainty.
This led me to the verse Joshua 1:9 Have I not
commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do
not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord
your God will be with you wherever you go. This
verse told me that no matter where I went, or
what I do, as long as I am earnestly seeking out
the Lord, He will guide me on the path He has for
me. So all there is for me to do is to keep God with
me and things will work out. In my time of need, I
went to the Lord, and I believe that this church
has taught me that and I am so eternally thankful.
It has provided and helped me build a firm foundation on the Lord Jesus Christ.
As I now head off to Evangel University, my
entire life will change. I look forward to what God
has in store for me, and I pray earnestly that God
will guide me on his path for me. Im so thankful
that God has given me such an amazing church to
grow in and love these past couple of years, and I
hope I will continue to grow at Evangel. Thank you
all for the encouragement and support. I have
been truly blessed.
Kalise Garner

WEEK OF PRAYER JULY 5 - 10

Our quarterly week of prayer is the first full
week in July. We plan to meet each morning before
VBS from 7-8 am in the conference room, and will focus on praying for VBS and other children's outreach
ministries.
VBS is a vital ministry to our children and to
the children in our community. Join us at 7:00 am,

(Holiness continued from page 1)

important questions about my walk with the Lord.

Am I living a holy life? Am I walking in the Spiritin
obedience? In an honest examination, I am aware of
my lack, and I ask the question, can I walk in holiness? Is holiness possible for me?
Because I know that our Lord is a just God, I believe He would not tell me to do something that is impossible. It may be unmanageable in my flesh, but
when I rely on Him, there is possibility. Colossians
3:1-10 gives me a plan of action that will enable to
stay on the path of holiness, and will redirect me
when I stray from it.
If the old person has died, let it stay dead.
Jesus covers me and hides my life. Therefore by the
grace of God, I can walk in this new life. I am not left
alone to try to figure this out. Paul is descriptive in
the patterns that I am to follow as I learn to walk in
holiness.

every day or even one day. Whatever you can give in

time of prayer will be multiplied into the lives of
these children.
We will have prayer watch from 8-12 on Friday
the 10th of July, and will continue in prayer for the
planning of the fall programs and outreach to community.

Holiness is a choice. Paul tells us that since we

have been crucified with Christ we have the opportunity for holiness (Col. 3:1). We are to set our minds
on things above, and put to death the earthly passions.
But now you must put them all away: anger,
wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your
mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you
have put off the old self with its practices and have
put on the new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge after the image of its creator (Col. 3:8-10).
It is tempting to think that holiness an impossible dream. It is only impossible if we try to operate
outside of the workings of the Holy Spirit. It is God
who began this work in us and, and it is God who will
finish it (Phil. 1:6). We know that we are to walk in
holiness, and we must believe that God will supply
what we need. We just need to pick up the supplies.
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(Holiness continued from page 5)

As followers of Jesus, we have endless provisions (Phil 4:19). He provides us with inward strength
and the permeating influence of the Holy Spirit,
whom He has sent as our helper (John 14:26). Holiness is a possibility because the Holy Spirit lives within us.
It begins with a commitment to the Lord Jesus
Christ. Then it then it takes action on the part of the
believer, i.e. (1) set your mind on things above, (2) put
(Eldredge continued from page 1)

racquetball, and spending time with family and

friends.
I lived in northern WI all of my life up until Dave
and I were married, and was also blessed to grow up
in a Christian home. I was homeschooled as well, and
am one of eleven children, five boys and six girls. I
was saved when I was 10 years old, and baptized
shortly afterwards. I am thankful to be able to stay at
home with my babies, taking care of them and all the
tasks that make a house a home. I enjoy volleyball,
being out on the water, four wheeling, sunshine, thunderstorms, baking, shopping, reading, coffee, dates
with my hubby, and a girls night out now and then! :)
We are both thankful for our church home at
First Assembly, for Pastor Chuck, and for the body of
believers we have to come and worship with every
Sunday. God bless!
Rebecca Eldredge

to death earthly passions, (3) get rid of anger, malice,

slander and obscene talk, (4) dont lie, (5) put on a
compassionate heart and kindness, (6) dress yourself
in humility and meekness, (7) forgive.
The call to be holy is a challenge to change the
way you think. Prepare your mind for this work of holiness. Realize that even with your daily imperfections, God can still supply all that you need to live a
holy life. Be attentive to the leading of the Holy Spirit,
and dont grieve Him (Eph. 4:30). Be obedient
(1Peter 1:14), and walk in the Spirit (Gal 5:16). As
you walk in the Spirit, He will produce fruit in your life.
Read Galatians 5:16-23, and ask the Lord how you
can keep step with the Holy Spirit. As He shows you
areas, that need to change, work on being obedient
to His call to change. Holiness is possible. God will
equip you with the strength you need.
Carol Hudler

PASTORS & STAFF

Chuck Whitmire
Lead Pastor

pastor_chuck@rolla-firstassembly.org

Karen Turner
Administrative Assistant
office@rolla-firstassembly.org

Ray Cook
Associate Pastor

Mark Berry

fireguy@rolla-firstassembly.org

Facility Manager

Brian Feller
Childrens Pastor

Pansy Bingham

pastorbrian@rolla-firstassembly.org

Business Administrator
pansy@rolla-firstassembly.org

Jason Gibson

Abby Swearingen

pastorjason@rolla-firstassembly.org

Media Assistant
media@rolla-firstassembly.org

Youth Pastor

Sam Parker

After School Ministries &

Missions Director

kcatsc@rolla-firstassembly.org

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DAVID AND REBECCA ELDREDGE

Spotlight family

A READY ANSWER

A new Christian Education Class

WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?

Worldview FAQs

KALISE GARNER

Growing up at First Assembly