2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 22, 2015
O'Neil completes
Navy boot camp
BIRTHS
July 11, 2015
To Dustie and Kent Wilson of
Cottage Grove, a son.
July 13, 2015
To Haley Flansberg of Creswell
and Kacy Foster of Springfi eld,
a daughter.
A
nthony J. O'Neil, son of
Brian and Myrna O'Neil
of Cottage Grove and a 2013
graduate of Cottage Grove
High School, graduated from
Navy Boot Camp at Great
Lakes Naval Training Center
on Lake Michigan on July
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14. O'Neil is now deployed
to Charleston South Carolina
for 18 months for advance
schooling in his chosen fi eld
of nuclear power. He attained
a grade of E3 and won a
marksmanship ribbon.
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IN MEMORIAM
Philip W. Sannes
1943-2015
Philip W. Sannes, 71, of Cot-
tage Grove passed away July
13, 2015.
He was born Sept. 7, 1943 in
Phoenix,
Arizona to
Lyle
and
Mildred
(Sikstrom)
Sannes.
On Nov.
22, in Har-
bor
City,
Calif., he
and Alberta
“Bert” Smith were married.
Survivors include his wife, Al-
berta Sannes of Cottage Grove,
three sons, three daughters, four
brothers, six sisters, 17 grand-
children, four great-grandchil-
dren and numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
two brothers.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday, July 25, 2015
at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Cottage Grove. In lieu
of fl owers, a memorial fund for
Philip has been set up at Trinity
Lutheran Church. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
Memorial Service
Leslie Jolly Patten, 53, of
Cottage Grove was born April
9, 1962 and passed away July
17, 2015. A memorial service
will be held Saturday, July 25 at
11 a.m. at the Church of Christ
on Sixth and Gibbs in Cottage
Grove.
William “Jim” James
Brownfi eld
1951-2015
William “Jim” James Brown-
fi eld, 63, of Drain, Oregon
passed away July 11, 2015.
He was born Sept. 18, 1951 in
Camp Car-
son, Colo.
to
Wil-
liam
and
Beverley
(Grimes)
Brownfi eld.
Jim grad-
uated from
Yo n c a l l a
High School in 1969.
He worked for Weyerhaeuser
for 13 1/2 years. He was then a
log truck driver, and then also
worked as a heavy machinery
operator for his brother-in-law.
He enjoyed fi shing and camp-
ing, riding dirt bikes, and racing
his racecar at the Cottage Grove
Speedway. He liked working in
Dena’s fl ower garden and en-
joyed driving to the Rhododen-
dron Festival in Florence. Most
of all he enjoyed tinkering on
cars.
Survivors include his part-
ner of 25 years, Dena Shields,
a daughter, Bekki Brownfi eld
(Alan Bunce) of Umpqua, Ore-
gon, two sisters, Sharon Gilham
of Oregon and Kathy Wickens
of Oklahoma, one grandchild
and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, a sister, Theresa and
a son, Kenneth.
A service will be held at a
later date. Arrangements under
the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
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omans 8:37 says that
Christians are “more than
conquerors” in this world. But
do we really know what it means
to be more than a conqueror? I
know it took many years for me
to learn what it means and how
to live the victorious life Jesus
died to give us as believers.
I remember many years when
I went to church faithfully every
week, yet my private life was
pathetic. It was so frustrating
because I really loved God and
was a born-again believer, but
I wasn’t experiencing victory
over the problems in my life so
that I could really live for God
and help people.
As I eventually grew in my
personal relationship with
Christ and spent time studying
the Word, I came to understand
what it means to be more than a
conqueror and how I could get
there. And if I can do it, so can
you.
To be more than a conqueror
means that before you ever get
a problem, you already know
that whatever problem comes
your way, you can overcome it
through Christ. You live with
confi dence that God loves you
no matter what and He will never
leave you nor forsake you. And
when you have this kind of rela-
tionship with Christ, you aren’t
constantly afraid of bad news or
of things that may happen that
aren’t in your plan. When the
unexpected happens or you’re
disappointed, you won’t be dev-
astated by it.
See, when you get a revela-
tion of who you are in Christ,
you know that with Christ on the
inside of you, there is nothing
that can happen that’s more than
you are because there’s nothing
that’s too much for Him! First
John 4:4 confi rms it: “Little
children, you are of God [you
belong to Him] and have [al-
ready] defeated and overcome
them [the agents of the anti-
christ], because He Who lives in
you is greater (mightier) than he
who is in the world” (AMP).
It’s so important for us to get
this truth down in our hearts
and see ourselves as more than
conquerors through Christ Jesus
because if we don’t, then our
enemy, Satan, will be able to
confuse us and keep us from vic-
tory. And all the enemy wants to
do is kill, steal and destroy what
God wants us to have (see John
10:10). He wants to diminish
you – make you small-minded
and small in spirit so you’ll live
a small, frustrated life.
But we don’t have to live that
way. Every person who con-
fesses that Christ Jesus is Lord,
repents of their sin and gives
their heart to God is a child of
God and belongs to Him. And in
Christ, we are made right with
God, we are His righteousness,
and we have the power of Christ
in us to live right.
Do you realize what this
means? It means that as we
spend time with God in prayer
and studying the Bible, we can
access the wisdom and strength
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The reality of being more
than a conqueror in life
we need to make right choices
and behave right. It doesn’t hap-
pen all at once or overnight, but
we will make progress every
day that we seek God this way.
I really want you to get this
revelation of who you are in
Christ as a born-again believer
so you won’t be frustrated or
discouraged or feel like you’re
always under attack and just try-
ing to get through the day. God
has more for us than that!
When you make a mistake
and the devil comes and tells
you, “You’re no good,” you
don’t have to take on the guilt
and condemnation he wants to
put on you. No! You can imme-
diately confess your mistake to
God, thank Him for forgiving
you and cleansing you with the
blood of Jesus, and move for-
ward in the victory of His grace
and forgiveness.
Here’s a scripture that has
helped me take hold of who I am
in Christ and live with victory
over the hardships of this world:
“In this [union and communion
with Him] love is brought to
completion and attains perfec-
tion with us…because as He is,
so are we in this world” (1 John
4:17 AMP).
I encourage you to learn who
God really is. Get a deeper un-
derstanding of His character and
His heart for you. Spend time
with Him, read His Word, and
let Him love you. Know that He
loves you unconditionally. He is
good. He wants to bless you and
help you. When we know this
truth, we don’t have to be tor-
mented by doubts about wheth-
er God cares or whether He will
take care of us.
Whatever your situation is
today, God knows about it. He
sees you and hears the cry of
your heart. And if you will give
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Him your problems and do what
He tells you to do, you will ac-
cess His overcoming love, grace
and power and be more than a
conqueror. Because in Christ, as
He is, so are we in this world!
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Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Min-
istries, Inc. She has authored
more than 100 books, includ-
ing Battlefi eld of the Mind and
Get Your Hopes Up! (Hachette).
She hosts the Enjoying Ev-
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