Sunday November 27       How can we flesh out our motto which is "Connecting People with God, Others and Service?  The series continues this Sunday, November 27.   I will be looking at one of our core values, "Connecting People to Others".  I will be looking at a passage found in the book of Acts.  In chapter six the early church was faced with a crisis, as the church had grown some people were feeling neglected.  We face the same challenge at Faith.  How can we help people feel connected? "Despite ever-present cell phones and WiFi connectivity, the interpersonal infrastructure of America is weakening.  Lifestyles are busy.  We don't mean to, but it's getting harder and harder to keep relational connections, and we are suffering for it." God has wired us for connection. Our health and our happiness depend on it to thrive.--Catherine Webber This Sunday night Harry Newman will be bringing a message entitled Revival.  He will be looking at the great need we have for revival both as individuals and churches. Hope you can join us this Sunday night @ 6 PM Happy Thanksgiving     I am truly thankful to be your pastor.  What a joy it is to serve you.  I am thankful for our caring church family and the many ways God has blessed our congregation.  I hope you have a truly wonderful day and are able to spend it with those you love.  Bro. Billy  In my world. . .  Great Thanksgiving service last night at Faith Praise the Lord we were able to send 50+ shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child Deacon on Deck for November: Ron Seabolt 962-4239 Please, please, sign up for Christmas Dinner at Grace Bible Camp this Sunday Missionary family of the week: Ted and Tonie Farris New Mexico, Navajo Indians Victory Bible Class please sign up for Christmas meal at Welcome Center Christmas is upon we will have two evenings filled with Christmas music on the 11th and 18th, plus our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight service Christmas comes on Sunday this year so we will have only one Sunday morning service at 10:30 AM (no 9 AM service,no Sunday School, no evening service) Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Baptist-Church-Covington-VA/367864835486 Backyard Lights coat drive is here place your coats in the Christmas box in the lobby Budget Meeting this Sunday night after church Michelle Montgomery is forming a group in our community to pray for our country, please contact her if you would like more information Choir practice has been moved back to 4:30 and will finish in time for the choir to join us in the Sunday night service. You can now watch or listen to the sermons from Faith on the Internet just follow this link to watch a recent sermon. http://www.truthcasting.com/player.aspx#showSermon=35980 You can also watch or listen to sermons on your ipod or ipad.  You have to download the Truthcasting app for your device. http://www.truthcasting.com/       THANKFUL!

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Sunday November 20     New Sermon Series by Billy and Chris  (This series will continue through Sunday December 11)   How can we flesh out our motto which is "Connecting People with God, Others and Service?  The series continues this Sunday, November 20.   I will be looking at one of our core values, "Connecting People to God".  There is a famous character in the Bible and even had a song written about his encounter with Christ.  He is famous for being short and climbing trees.  Have you guessed?  Zacheus is his name and we will be using him as a model of someone who connected with God through Christ.  This week's message will contain a clear presentation of the gospel message.  If you have a lost friend, co-worker or neighbor this would be a good time to bring him. This Sunday night Chris will be bringing a message entitled "Salvation 101".  He will be looking at the relationship between faith and works in the book of James and Romans. Hope you can join us this Sunday night @ 6 PM This Week Around Faith     Jane and John Burnham and Frank Sizemore headed the 50+ trip to Tenn.     Here is the eager crew ready to head out   Our missionary John Kreynus picked up the "Grey Ghost" last Saturday to use in his ministry to the military at Fort Lee The Thanksgiving service is at our church this year, it should be a really special service, Karen Knight will be presenting a drama and music program, she was formerly with Sight & Sound.  The service will be this Tuesday, November 22 at 7 PM.  The presentation is being sponsored by New Hope Baptist Church. In my world. . .  Season Saints held their annual Thanksgiving meal this week with plenty of great food and friends.  One of the highlights was Ron Seabolt's "Total Woman" fudge.  I know, don't ask. :) Deacon on Deck for November: Ron Seabolt 962-4239 Please, please, please help us make our new members feel welcome at the New Member Welcome reception following the Sunday night service  this Sunday November 20, mark your calendar Missionary family of the week: Phyllis Ackerman (retired missionary from the Philippines) Wednesdays, 7 PM, the Victory Bible Class is continuing the "Crazy Love" series Tornado victims "Team Trip" with Samaritan's Purse to help rebuild homes contact Mary Holley Thanksgiving Baskets for needy in our area, contact office if you would like to help or know of a family in need of help. ( We are now preparing 18 baskets) Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Baptist-Church-Covington-VA/367864835486 Backyard Lights coat drive is here place your coats in the Christmas box in the lobby The budget team met this week and prepared the budget for 2012, I praise God for the good meeting.  We have some exciting news in our missions program to share the last Sunday night of this month. Michelle Montgomery is forming a group in our community to pray for our country, please contact her if you would like more information Choir practice has been moved back to 4:30 and will finish in time for the choir to join us in the Sunday night service. You can now watch or listen to the sermons from Faith on the Internet just follow this link to watch a recent sermon. http://www.truthcasting.com/player.aspx#showSermon=35980 You can also watch or listen to sermons on your ipod or ipad.  You have to download the Truthcasting app for your device. http://www.truthcasting.com/        I will do anything to get a sermon point across. :)

11.11.11 Update

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Sunday November 13     New Sermon Series by Billy and Chris  (This series will continue through Sunday December 11) We will be looking for "vital signs" that a church is alive and well.  We would like to take the pulse of our church.   As we face 2012 how can be sure Faith is headed in the right direction?  How can we flesh out our motto which is "Connecting People with God, Others and Service?  The series will begin this Sunday November 13.   Chris will be giving us an overview from the book of Acts.   There are 84 churches in our area, many of them are struggling, as are churches all over America.  How can you tell when a church is alive and well? Hope you can join us as we cast a vision for where our church is going.             This Sunday night I will finish my sermon series, CSI:Critical Spirit Investigation. Bitter To Better A critical spirit . . . Ø  Can hinder my spiritual progress Ø  Can make me unattractive to others Ø  Can be a defense mechanism Ø  Can make me hard-hearted  The price for a critical spirit is too high to pay, hope you can join us this Sunday night @ 6 PM THANKS   To all our volunteers who took care of our coffee table during the recent elections.   Almost 600 people visited our church campus during  the election, each was offered a cup of coffee and church literature.   Our missionary Dorcas Williams taught our children last Sunday while her husband Doug was preaching to the Adults, the children really enjoyed her visit.   We met Tuesday night with a representive from Hughes and Assoc. the firm we have selected to do our master plan for the new property.  Please pray for our building team as we begin this important journey to more effective facilites for the Faith family. The Thanksgiving service is at our church this year, it should be a really special service, Karen Knight will be presenting a drama and music program, she was formerly with Sight & Sound.  The service will be on Tuesday, November 22 at 7 PM.  The presentation is being sponsored by New Hope Baptist Church. In my world. . .  This Sunday is Nursery Worker Appreciation Sunday we would like to thank all of the men and women who staff a loving and caring nursery here at Faith John Kreynus will be picking up  our church van this Saturday.  John Kreynus who has a ministry to the soldiers at Ft. Lee will be using our church van to transport soldiers from base to church.   We are thankful the "grey ghost" is going to continue in service for our Lord. Deacon on Deck for November: Ron Seabolt 962-4239 Please, please, please help us make our new members feel welcome at the New Member Welcome reception following the Sunday night service on November 20, mark your calendar Missionary family of the week:John and Lovdie Kreynus (Missions to Military in Virginia) Wednesdays, 7 PM, the Victory Bible Class is continuing the "Crazy Love" series Tornado victims "Team Trip" with Samaritan's Purse to help rebuild homes contact Mary Holley Thanksgiving Baskets for needy in our area, contact office if you would like to help or know of a family in need of help. ( We are now preparing 13 baskets) Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Baptist-Church-Covington-VA/367864835486 Backyard Lights coat drive is here place your coats in the Christmas box in the lobby It's that time again our budget team will be meeting next week to set the budget for the coming year, they would appreciate your prayers You can now watch or listen to the sermons from Faith on the Internet just follow this link to watch a recent sermon. http://www.truthcasting.com/player.aspx#showSermon=35980 You can also watch or listen to sermons on your ipod or ipad.  You have to download the Truthcasting app for your device. http://www.truthcasting.com/     This Saturday 7 AM Church Fellowship Room

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Sunday November 6   Doug and Dorcas Williams will be  guests in our morning services this Sunday.  Doug and Dorcas planted an Awa church in Ecuador and spent many years seeing it grow and develop.  Doug is now in the States continuing his translation work for the Awa Bible and serving part time on the staff of the Covington Bible Church.  Doug will be preaching in each of our morning services.  Dorcas will be teaching our children in the first hour and the ladies in the Crossroads Bible Study Group at 10:30.    This Sunday night we will gather around the Lord's Table, I hope you can be a part of this special time here at Faith.   Chris will be bringing a message before the communion entitled, "A Day In The Life Of A Disciple".   Hope you can join us this Sunday night at 6 PM THANKS Trunk or Treat was a great outreach into our community.  Due to the unusally cold weather it was necessary to hold it inside.  This created a lot of extra work for all the volunteers.  I just wanted to thank everyone for their extra effort in making everthing move smoothly, many folks from our community visited that night and hundreds of gospel tracts were distributed.   Thanks to all who donated candy, hours of work and prayers for this event.  It was packed as the hallways were crowded, but everyone seemed to have a great time and many people where on our campus for the first time. New Sermon Series by Billy and Chris  Coming  We will be looking for "vital signs" that a church is alive and well.   As we face 2012 how can be sure Faith is headed in the right direction?  How can we flesh out our motto which is "Connecting People with God, Others and Service? The series will begin next Sunday November 13.  Hope you can join us as we cast a vision for where our church is going. In my world. . .  Sunday night the church voted to give our church van to one of our missionaries.  John Kreynus who has a ministry to the soldiers at Ft. Lee will be using our church van to transport soldiers from base to church.  He is coming to pick it up in a few days.  We are thankful the "grey ghost" is going to continue in service for our Lord. Deacon on Deck for November: Ron Seabolt 962-4239 Please, please, please help us make our new members feel welcome at the New Member Welcome reception following the Sunday night service on November 20, mark your calendar Missionary family of the week:Ken and Carlene Jenkins (retired) Wednesdays, 7 PM, the Victory Bible Class is continuing the "Crazy Love" series Tornado victims "Team Trip" with Samaritan's Purse to help rebuild homes contact Mary Holley Thanksgiving Baskets for needy in our area, contact office if you would like to help or know of a family in need of help The Thanksgiving service is at our church this year, it should be a really special service, Karen Knight will be presenting a drama and music program, she was formerly with Sight & Sound (11.22.11) Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Baptist-Church-Covington-VA/367864835486 Backyard Lights coat drive is here place your coats in the Christmas box in the lobby Our church is used each year for voting, we would like to offer a hospitality table for the voters to serve coffee and information about our church, (7 AM-7 PM)  this Tuesday if you could help contact Chris Chesley We are meeting with a Roanoke firm this week about developing a master plan for our property across the street, please pray this meeting will go well  It's that time again our budget team will be meeting soon to set the budget for the coming year, they would appreciate your prayers You can now watch or listen to the sermons from Faith on the Internet just follow this link to watch a recent sermon. http://www.truthcasting.com/player.aspx#showSermon=35980 You can also watch or listen to sermons on your ipod or ipad.  You have to download the Truthcasting app for your device. http://www.truthcasting.com/    Who is that lady in the wig kissing Ronnie?  Thanks to the sheriff's department for sending us a patrol officer.