One of the most asked questions at this time of the year is "what do you want for Christmas?". Our thoughts turn to giving and receiving gifts. Is there something you would really like for Christmas? There is nothing wrong with hoping for a special gift at Christmas. What about God? If we could ask Him, what would He say? God doesn't want in the sense of need for He is God. But He could desire something that would bring glory and honor to His name not out of need but out of love and joy. We would like to explore for the next couple of weeks from the Bible what God might possibly want for Christmas. Hope you can join us.
In my world. . .
- Church approved the 2011 Budget and increased our mission giving to 21% of our total income
- Deacon on Deck for November: Howard Nicely (862-7838)
- Please, please, please don't forget the Christmas offering this Sunday to help needy families in our area
- Missionary family of the week: Jeff and Kim Abernathy (Campus Bible Fellowship-UNC Charlotte)
- Thanks to Kevin Nicely who arranged for new handicap signs to be donated to the church and then installed them
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The Jacob Morse Family 
The church voted at our annual budget meeting to begin supporting the Morse family. Jacob grew up in our area and attended the Covington Bible Church. Jacob tells us about his ministry . . .
We are a part of Word of Life's Local Church Ministries outreach program in South Korea. The goal of this team is to get into local churches in order to train leaders and give them materials to effectively evangelize and disciple their youth through the Word of God. We will also run evangelistic events in order to reach out to the young people of Korea. Word of Life Korea currently serves through Bible Clubs, Camps, SYME (a discipleship training center call School of Youth Ministries in English), and a new Bible Institute. Our desire is to disciple and train leaders in order to spread the gospel in Korea, as well as to send missionaries into the rest of Asia.
ABOUT JACOB My name is Jacob, and I trusted Jesus as my Savior at an early age. It was around Christmas time when my pastor explained why people give gifts on Christmas, and he explained how God sent His Son to pay the penalty for my sins so that I might have the free gifts of eternal life. I believe that this was the first time that I understood the gospel and placed my trust in Jesus alone to save me. When I was eight years old I moved from Massachusetts to Virginia, where I attended a church with Word of Life Student Ministries. God used this church to have a huge impact on my life, especially in regards to my spiritual growth. After attending Word of Life camps in New York, I decided to attend the Word of Life Bible Institute. It was there that God really changed my heart and gave me a burden for the people of Asia. After graduating from the Bible Institute, I was involved in a missionary training program at Word of Life for two years. During that time I completed my distance learning degree from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Religion. My wife and I simply desire to be used by God to impact the lives of young people in South Korea and all over the world.
ABOUT CRYSTALMy name is Crystal, and I was born into a Christian home. I received Jesus as my personal Savior at the age of four, when my Dad preached a sermon on hell. After his message, I asked my Mom some questions about the gospel, and that day I began my relationship with Jesus Christ.
When I was 13 years old, I realized the need to live my life for Christ and dedicated my life to His service. I attended Word of Life Bible Institute for two years and am working on completing my degree in Religion. I met my husband during Bible School, and we were married on May 17, 2008. Kiera, our first girl, was born on April 29, 2009. Aleya was born on July 8, 2010. I am very excited to be a part of the ministry in South Korea. We are looking forward to seeing how God works through us as we minister to these young people.
Please pray for the Morse family as they leave for Korea in just a few days. Here is a link to their web site which contains more information on our newest missionary family and how you can stay in touch with them.
http://missions.wol.org/imepages/index/jacobmorse
"May Christ Be the Center of Your Christmas"
This Sunday morning Chris will be bringing a special Christmas message entitled "The Cradle and The Cross"
Christmas got off to its official start at Faith with the church dinner at Grace Bible Camp, there was even a little snow.
Candlelight Service
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