Faith Connection 03.23.12

This Sunday  At Faith . . .     We will continue in our current sermon series this Sunday morning.  In this series we are looking at five major purposes for our lives.   We were planned for God’s pleasure, so your first purpose is to offer real worship. We were formed for God’s family, so your second purpose is to enjoy real fellowship. We were created to become like Christ, so your third purpose is to learn real discipleship. We were shaped for serving God, so your fourth purpose is to practice real ministry. We were made for a mission, so your fifth purpose is to live out real evangelism. This Sunday Chris will help us look at the fifth purpose which is to live out real evangelism   REAL EVANGELISM Sunday night (6 PM)   WILD GRAPES  I will be looking in Isaiah 5, Isaiah uses the image of a vineyard to describe what happens when a nation turns away from God.  Instead of producing the fruit that God intended, a nation can begin to produce fruit that displeases God and can eventually destroy that nation.   The nation Judah was eventually carried into captivity, but the prophet tried to warn them in passages just like this, can our country avoid the fate of Judah? What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected [it] to bring forth [good] grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?  Isa. 5:4 Easter is just two weeks away, the one Sunday of the year that gives us the greatest opportunity to reach out to the unchurched, pray, invite, park in the gravel, bring just one car let's make this Easter the best on record In my world. . .  Easter Musical Sunday April 1 in both morning services     Deacon on Deck for March:Mike Wade (962-4732) So far this year we have given $18,290.00 to missions Please pray for Katrina Bradberry and family in the death of her father Please pray for Sis. Staria who had to fly to Washington to be with her daughter because of a medical emergency  Missionary  of the week: Alan & Elena Sutphen (Uganda) Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Baptist-Church-Covington-VA/367864835486 Is there something you would like to comment about in this update?  Need to let the rest of us know something?  leave comment on Facebook at the link for this update New Sermon series beginning April 15  You can 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 iphone,ipod or ipad.  You have to download the Truthcasting app for your device. http://www.truthcasting.com/    The above photos were taken at a recent Sunday night service featuring the school for the deaf in Mexico, many of our folks have been there to minister.  Efrain, the director, his wife and one of the students were our special guests.  Pray for this vital work in Mexico as the drug violence is making it extremely dangerous to work there.  Hope to see you Sunday