Faith Connection 04.19.12

This Sunday  At Faith . . . I will be continuing in our sermon series:    "To Paul being a "member" of a church meant being a vital organ of a living body, an indespensable, interconnected part of the Body of Christ.  We need to  recover and practice the biblical meaning of membership.  The church is a body not a building; an organism, not an organization."-Rick Warren This Sunday we will be discussing "Owning Church Membership" . . . And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:47 (NKJV)     Sunday night (6 PM)      This Sunday night Chris will be speaking from Malachi chapter one on the subject,"REAL PHONY" We have some events coming up at Faith that focus on parenting May 13 - Mother's Day and I will be speaking on "Owning Your Family" May 20 PM - Parental Guidance required (dvd) Andy Stanley (Questions Every Parent Should Ask) May 27 PM - Parental Guidance required (dvd) Reggie Joiner (Do You Know Where Your Children Are?) June 03 PM - Parental Guidance required (dvd) Andy Stanley ( The Big "I") June 10 PM - Parental Guidance required (dvd) Reggie Joiner (Tuning In the Right Friends) June 17 - Father's Day - Matt Walls pastor at Southside Kathleen Baptist church in Kathleen GA will be speaking In my world. . .  Ladies Retreat (extending deadline to sign up to Sunday, April 22nd) - $25 - sign up with Kathleen or Katrina Mother Daughter - sign-up by April 29th - sign up with Annette King at Welcome Center Tim and Luke Bradley cut the church lawn in April thanks guys great job Deacon on Deck for April:Ron Seabolt (962-4239) Missionary  of the week: Ken and Carlene Jenkins (retired missionaries) Praise the Lord for the four who took the membership class last Sunday (thanks to all the folks in the Welcome Wagon who helped prepare for the class) Secretary Day is April 25, we are so thankful for the great secretaries God has given to our church Our team will be at the Brian Center this Sunday for ministry Baptism this Sunday please contact church office if interested 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  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 residents at the Woodlands Nursing home got a special visit from Michelle and her special guest The teachers of Faith had a delicious meal and great teaching from Ed Chesley at their annual training event. The men's prayer breakfast meeting and eating this month. STEWARDSHIP NOTE (This is a note that I attached to our giving records for the quarter, thought I would share it with you too.) Dear Members and Friends of Faith,   I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your faithful giving to the ministries of our church.  As I write this we are in the middle of April and we are having a very good month.  Our attendance is strong and there is a good spirit at the church.   We just had another membership class with the possibility of four new members.  A mission team is gearing up to head to West Virginia to help our missionary John Wyatt.   Chris informed me that we helped three different families with financial needs just today.  John is scheduled to sit with a family Thursday during a surgery.   I just got back from visiting with a family at the hospital.  It is your giving by God's grace that makes this ministry possible.  I don't have the space or do you have the time to hear all that is going on here at Faith.  But I just wanted you to know that your giving is making a difference.   In these difficult financial times, I know it is sometimes very difficult to give above your regular financail obligations, that is why it means so much to me that you continue to give on a reguar basis.  I just wanted to say thanks.  We are getting ready to go through our busy season at the church.  VBS, TeenWeek, Anniversary Sunday are all quickly approaching.  We look to have another record year in our mission support as 21 cents out of every dollar you give goes to missions.   Sometimes when I hear the bleak financial news and see gas prices at $4 a gallon I must admit I wonder will we meet our budget, will we have our financial needs met?  But month after month God works through people just like you and month after month the needs are met.  So Faith continues seeing its dream realized.  Thanks for being a part of that dream.      Hope to see you Sunday