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March 11, 2011

Pastor's Update

Keeping the Faith Family in the Loop

This Sunday ___________________________________________________   Join us this Sunday. . .  many of the great truths of the Bible simply make no sense to the culture we live in and in this series we want to present these truths in a way that will help you understand   the Biblical viewpoint of life and why it seems like “Madness” to our world.  Join us as we take a closer look at some of the important truths of the Christian Faith.  This Sunday Chris will be discussing the madness of sin. The Madness of Sin   03.13.11 The Madness of Salvation   03.20.11 The Madness of Holiness   03.27.11   Join us this Sunday for a very special service as we will be baptizing two young men following the second service. ________________________________________________________ This Sunday Night Conclusion  Balancing the Christian Life  (The Four “Ds” of a Balanced Christian Life) 1.  Dedication       that you present your bodies a living sacrifice Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 2.  Discipline       But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.                                   Romans 8:13 3.  Dependence    I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.Galatians 5:16 4.  Development   But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.            1 John 1:7 (HCSB)  ____________________________________________________________________    Around Faith The Alleghany County Sheriff's Department is having a community meeting at our church this Tuesday, 7 PM to discuss the rash of break-ins in our community Jam Kids are gearing up for Easter, see Karen Bradberry  The teen praise team did a wonderful job this past Sunday in the AM and PM service Mission Team yard sale is on the horizon, any spring cleaning going on at your house? We have three scheduled for baptism this Sunday March 13 (please contact Billy at 968-1302  if you know someone who needs to be baptized) Deacon on Deck this month is  Mike Wade A. J. came home Friday and is doing great! continue to pray for him in his therapy Missionaries of the week are Romeo and Kaye Capuli (serving in the Philippines until May 26) Our church has a presence on Facebook, please use this as a tool to help get the word out about the Lord and Faith, just follow this link, Faith Baptist Covington on Facebook Praise the Lord for the Alleghany High School Band drum-line for being a part of our church service last Sunday  Please pray for those in our church who are battling cancer (Audrey Mercer, Brenda Lockhart) Grass cutting time! Thanks for the rapid response the schedule if full! _____________________________________________________________________________________ Praise God this year we will have people all over the world in Missions, here are the locations PNG ( Papua New Guinea) Australia Cambodia Mexico Honduras  These are all  short term mission trips from within our congregation.  Get involved!  Pray, give or go! Hope to see you this Sunday. Bro. Billy Romans 12:1-10 (HCSB) 1 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. 3 For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one. 4 Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another. 6 According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the standard of faith; 7 if service, in service; if teaching, in teaching; 8 if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. 10Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.                                                                                                      Subscribe to Pastor's Update

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