Faith Connection: Fall into Fun at Faith this weekend

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This Sunday At Faith . . . (AM)

This Sunday Chris will be preaching from Hebrews 12:1-3

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is seated in the place of highest honor beside God's throne in heaven. 3 Think about all he endured when sinful people did such terrible things to him, so that you don't become weary and give up. Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)

Sunday night

This Sunday night the Faith Family is inviting our community to come and visit. Fall into Fun at Faith is our annual Fall outreach to the Alleghany Highlands. We will have candy stations to give out candy to the little ones, games for everyone, hayrides and food for the hungry. In the past we have had several hundred people come and visit on our church campus. Please pray for this outreach that many will come and visit and then return to hear the gospel in our regular church services. Please plan to attend and bring your family and neighbors. If you are still interested in helping with this event we still need more candy, help setting up and workers for the games, etc. Contact Kathleen All this Sunday if you can help. Plan to attend and reach out to our community.

****PLEASE NOTE*****
In response to feedback from our church family we have decided to offer one of the groups in the worship center each night during November. All of the other groups will still be offered. If you prefer to continue to meet in the worship center, the following subject will be taught, no sign up is necessary. Just come to the worship center on Sunday nights in November for this group
“The Almighty and the Dollar” –A discussion on finances from a biblical position. This group is led by Ron Seabolt and Harry Newman and will be using resources from Dave Ramsey

“Grow U” is a collection of different small group options we are offering at FBC each Sunday night in November. Sign up at the welcome center and the group size is limited. A chidren's class will be provided during the month of November. Small groups offered will be:

”The Elephant Room”- A study from “The Truth About Same Sex Marriage” written by: Dr. Erwin Lutzer (President of Moody Bible Institute). This group will be led by Chris Chesley

“All About Attitudes” is a small group for women led by Elaine Price, dealing with the important topic of a Christ honoring attitude in every area of our lives. This study will be based around the book and accompanying video series called, “Lord Change My Attitude, Before It’s Too Late” by Pastor James MacDonald.

"The Witnessing Woman"This small group will be led by Shirley Wolfe. In this small group, women will be encouraged to get excited about personal evangelism, and will discuss practical ways of actually leading another person to salvation through Christ.

“Take The Plunge!”
This small group will be meeting in the home of Connie Baker. They will be using a dynamic video series by Louie Giglio In this series, Louie provides the biblical challenge for all Christians to come out of a spiritual stagnation and to dive into a real, lasting spiritual maturity in Christ. Space is limited to the first 10 to signup. NO CHILD CARE PROVIDED. 7pm to 8:30pm each Sunday evening. The Bakers live at113 Hallies Road in Covington. Call Connie at 965-7177 for details and directions.

In my world. . .

Please pray for our financial team as we have our budget meeting in a few weeks
Thank God our jail ministry has been blessed by God, one man saved in jail this week
Deacon on Deck for October:Howard Nicely (862-7838)
Winter coat drive and Thanksgiving basket collection in progress, visit welcome center in front lobby
Missionary of the week:Bill and Vickie White (Grace Bible Camp)
Pray for Bro. Chris as he is making preparation for the new church plant he is leading, Chris will be leaving the church staff the end of this year
Please Note! We are moving the Wednesday night service to Thursday night this week because of Halloween, there is a lot of congestion around the church on Halloween night
Praise the Lord Jeff Riley has accepted the position of Associate Pastor at Faith and will begin his ministry here December 1, pray for Jeff and his family as they begin this new stage in their lives

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Our church family had a real treat last Sunday, Buck and Glenna Barnetter were our special guests. Glenna has been unable to attend church because of her battle with cancer. But last Sunday she was able to slip in after the service started, she has to avoid crowds because of her chemo. I took this photo at Douthat Sunday where we ate with Buck and Glenna after church. Buck and Glenna have been greeters at our church for years, we sure miss their smiling faces on Sunday morning. Please pray that Buck and Glenna can soon return, they are truly missed.