Friday, May 6, 2011

05.06.11

May 6, 2011
Pastor's Update
Keeping the Faith Family in the Loop
This Sunday
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Morning (9 AM and 10:30 AM)

This Sunday in both morning services we will be honoring all mothers present at Faith.
We have a very special music CD that we are giving to each mom.  Come and help us honor these special ladies.

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The morning sermon . . .

Christian Influence     Titus 2:3-5

Join me this Sunday as I look at the importance our impact we can have on others.  On Mother's Day we reflect on the impact of our moms, but influence and impact is not reserved just for moms.
 
Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. Titus 2:3-5 (NASB95)

Albert Schweitzer said setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, but the onlymeans.--Discipleship Journal

My example can point people to God
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 Night (6 PM)
No service to allow families to be together on Mother's Day
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   Around Faith

  • VBS and Teen Week are Coming!  We need your help!
  • Our debt on the land across the street is less than $6,000
  • The Victory Bible Class heard about a family in our area who lost much in a fire, they decided to take up a love offering to help this family, praise God this Wednesday night class was able to help these folks in a very real way
  • Deacon on Deck this month is  Steve All
  • Missionaries of the week are Pink and Selena Davis, New Zealand
  • 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
  • Don't forget to check out our web site for all of the latest from Faith, Faith Web Site
  • Don't forget Wednesday nights, each Wednesday we meet at 7 PM with groups for everyone, why not try it this Wednesday?
  • Elaine and I celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary this week and began our 40th year of marriage, I thank God for Elaine and all she has meant to me   48830_1171195120_1750595_n.jpg
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images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiiJtSa9htK35JpVLLCupDdQc5fYlr1QyAqWQRMA3UgPvXHkJH I had the opportunity to speak last Sunday at the Wytheville Baptist church in Wytheville VA.  We had good services and the people were very kind to me.  As I got up to speak in the first service the lightning flashed and the lights almost went out!  I thought to myself "Not again!", for the last two Sundays at Faith the power had gone out.  But thankfully the power stayed on and we were able to finish.  I was also glad to hear the power was still on at Faith.

Smallest Church in Wytheville

While in Wytheville I was introduced to an unusual ministry that I was not familiar with, laymen all over America are building the "Smallest Church" in their communities, these are actually outreach vehicles in which people come by and pray and receive Christian literature.  They are open all the time and anyone can come and pray whenever they need to, I read some of the comments in the visitor's book and it was very moving.  Here is a photo of the one in Wytheville

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I wonder if we will ever have one in Alleghany County? Hmmmm?   Check out their web site Wytheville's Smallest Church

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We have a great opportunity!  We can host the Children of the World choir on Sunday night August 28 here at Faith.  They have been with us several times and every time they have been such a blessing.  Check out their web site Children of the World Webpage

There is a catch.

We need seven families who will act as hosts for these precious children.  They will be with you two nights and you will have to provide some meals.

We need to know this week if we can count on you, if we have adequate lodging it will be a go, if not we will have to let this pass.

Please sign up at the Welcome Center, call or email the church office by next Thursday.

I hope we can do this I always enjoy this ministry. 

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  checkmates2.jpg                                                                                                                                                 Would you be willing to be a check mate?  As our church has grown, it is sometimes hard to keep up with everyone who is attending.
We all sit in the same pew every Sunday morning.  If we could find someone who would be responsible for each pew, a check mate.  If a regular attender is missing for a couple of weeks give them a call or send them a card, remember their birthday etc.  In other words keep a check on your pew.  We have 37 pews so we would need 37 people in each of the two morning services to become"check-mates".   I am very thankful for those of you who have signed up to be a check mate.  If you would be interested in participating please call Elaine at the church office (962-6335)

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Hope to see you Sunday

Have a great day

Bro. Billy

 Psalm 121:1-8 (NASB95) 
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever.



 

                                                                                                    
Faith Baptist Church
311 Jackson Drive, Covington, VA 24426
Phone: (540) 962-6335

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