Caleb Heads Overseas

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"Power" series continues at Faith This Sunday we are looking at "Power Over Sin" As we come to the last sermon in our "Power" series, we have seen Micah dealing with some tough issues.  Yet he is going to close on a positive note.   There is hope for the people of God and He is going to deal with their sin and their is hope for a future in which God will help them overcome their past and their sin. What does the message of this Old Testament prophet mean to me?  There is hope for me also, if I have sinned, if I have failed,God can restore me if I will let Him. My main point this Sunday is: POWER OVER SIN BEGINS IN THE HEART OF GOD He wants us to get victory over sin.  Join us this Sunday as we finish out this series, our core text is: 19 He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19 (NKJV)  (*I was unable to deliver this message last week, hope to bring it this Sunday.)   Jeff Riley-"Until He Comes" Sunday 6 PM 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes. 27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 1 Corinthians 11:23-31 (NKJV)  Jeff will also be leading us at the Lord's Table at the end of the service. Caleb Vance is coming in from Liberty this weekend for the Next Super Bowl party.  He is preparing for a short term mission trip this summer to Turkey. I received an email from him this week. "How are things doing at Faith?  I'm coming home this weekend for the Super Bowl with the College and Career Class.  I was looking into the costs of my internship and Christar has told me that a rough cost estimate is 8000 dollars." The church is going to be very involved in this mission project. We are supporting Chris Chesley our church planter in West Virginia and we will be supporting Caleb.  I hope we can mobilize behind Caleb and help him reach his goal.  Have any ideas?  Leave a comment on our church Facebook page or email me (billy@faithbaptistcovington.net) In my world. . .  It is always sad to hear of families leaving our church family, two of our families will be leaving because of job relocations.  Pray for Jack Baker and family and pray for Thom Burnette and family January was a very good month for the church: we actually finished out the month ahead by $2,000.00 in our budget income.  The Sunday School had a very strong month averaging 205 and our worship service averaged 290.  Praise the Lord and keep praying. Deacon on Deck for February: Mike Wade  968-0952 Please pray for Ed Hemp and family in the loss of his mother last week. Jason Marshall finished up his treatments this week Please pray for Jack Thurston in the hospital in Roanoke, he has been diagnosed with cancer and needs our prayer. A new study is starting at the home Bible study at the Baker home on Sunday nights.  This study will be based on the book about Heave from Randy Alcorn  Please contact Connie Baker for more info. 540-336-9576 Class 201 is our church membership class.  Maybe you have been attending Faith and want to take the next step. This is a four hour class taught by the church staff on a Sunday afternoon.   The next class is scheduled for Sunday February 10, contact the church office if interested (962-6335)

The Cub Scouts are coming!   A local group of Cub Scouts, pack #115  will start meeting at Faith in February.  They will be visiting in our services on Sunday  February 10 in the 10:30 Service.    ( If you would like more information contact Michele Montgomery or Donna Harris) This is our praise team last Sunday morning (Barry, Adam, Howard and Kathleen) this shot doesn't show all of our team, but we are so thankful for all the folks who contribute to our praise and worship ministry here at Faith.  We have a teen praise team, Levi and Tanner Seay have formed a team and on Sunday nights we have Doug, Katrina and Adam and sometimes Caleb Martin and Rachel Kimberlin help out.  Thank God for blessing us with so many willing servants. ( I recevied an email from one of our membersConnie Baker this week and she had an idea for a new ministry here at Faith, I thought I would pass it on to you and see what you thought.  If interested why not contact Connie and see if this idea can become a reality) While getting ready for church this morning, I was thinking of my Mom which resides at Scott Hill.  I have been praying about what  to do to help her not be so lonely.  She spends a lot of time in her apartment by herself, as I suspect many others do as well.   She doesn’t really know very many folks there, and yet there are 6 floors of apartments on both sides of the building. This idea popped into my head of having an afternoon tea once a month, changing floors each month.  By slipping an invitation under the doors of the apartments to the tea (planned for that particular floor), earlier that morning.  Each guests just bring their favorite tea cup, and the rest would be provided by our formally dressed members that might like to be involved in this ministry. Such as: Flavored teas Crumpets, tea cakes or any little treats good with tea Pretty plates & utensils  Table cloth with decorative centerpiece Bible readers & poetry readers Singers & guitar player to serenade      My hope is that after 6 months (because there are 6 floors), the residents will have drawn closer to each other.  Perhaps this could be an example of pure and undefiled religion in ministering to these widows and widowers in their distress as James instructs us.     This was our adult choir last Sunday, work has begun on the Easter Musical contact John Burnham if interested. I appreciate Jeff filling in for me last Sunday morning while I was under the weather he jumped in took over the preaching duties last Sunday morning. Thanks Jeff! I would also like to thank Ron Seabolt for preaching Sunday night.  It is good to know you guys have my back. :) This is the Seekers Lady Bible Study as they were meeting today.  They meet every Thursday at 1 PM here at the church.  The class is taught by Shirley Wolfe, here we see Karen, Elsie, Barbara, June and P-Nut