Steve and Kathleen share a special message with the church

This Sunday I will be beginning a new sermon series: Spiritual Heart Disease This series is based in the book of Malachi, the last book in the Old Testament.  As we come to the end of the Old Testament we discover the children of Israel were far away from God and they didn't even recognize it.  In this three week series we will be looking at the symptoms and the cure of Spiritual Heart Disease. This Sunday our subject is: Doubting The Love of God 2 "I have loved you," says the LORD. "Yet you say, 'In what way have You loved us?' Wasnot Esau Jacob's brother?" Says the LORD. "Yet Jacob I have loved;                                                                        Malachi 1:2 (NKJV)

This Sunday night Jeff will be bringing a message from Mark Chapter 10 on: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"                             Mark 10:46-47 (NKJV)  It is hard to believe Easter is just around the corner. This year we will be in a special sermon series, "The Easter Experience"during the month of March leading up to Easter Sunday on Sunday March 31, this year both of our services will get to worship together at the Covington High School Auditorium at 10:30 for one unified service.Hope you will plan to join us and bring your friends and neighbors. This is the Facebook painting crew.  A few weeks ago I posted a need to paint one of our classrooms and four ladies from our Church graciously volunteered to paint the classroom.  Thanks to Sarah Burnette, Connie Baker, and Sandra Maydian(pictured).  Also thanks to Laurie Fitzgerald who headed up the project. (not pictured) IN MY WORLD . . . Mike Wade is our deacon on deck for the month of February (968-0952) Missionary of the Week: Tim and Jessica Robertson (Cambodia) 55 people attended the Victory Bible Class last night We would like to share with our church family some recent news – Kathleen was diagnosed on Thursday with breast cancer. The current pathology reports indicate the cancer is in its early stages, but she has some upcoming appointments that will give us more information and details. Our church family is very important to us and we ask for your prayers as we begin this journey and for wisdom for the doctors. While we are anxious and unsure of what the future holds, we know that we serve a God who is BIG and who never changes. We will keep you posted and we so appreciate the ability to share this with you, knowing you will be praying for us. Love Steve & Kathleen Here is an update from our short term missionary to Turkey  Caleb Vance: I will be leaving in May to head to Dallas for training and then on June 2nd, I will leave for Istanbul, Turkey.  I will be in Turkey for 89 days and will be working with Iranian refugees and new believers.  I will be helping some with English and also in other areas of need.  Cost will be approximately $8,000.  This trip is a requirement for my mission’s degree and I am excited for the opportunity.  Thank you to the church for prayers and any financial support will be greatly appreciated.  If you personally feel led to support Caleb on this trip, please speak with Caleb, his parents Chris & Vicki Vance or the church office. Here is an update from our church planters Chris and Leann Chesley We are currently beginning to approach some specific people who we feel would be great team members for the work.  Pray that God will work in the hearts of those we talk to and just lead and direct to bring our team together as He wants.  Also, there is a possibility of us joining with an independent church planting network called Berean Fellowship of Churches whose sole purpose is to help establish and support new church plants..  We had to abandon the name we were originally going to use for the ministry, “Journey” as it is already being used by a recent contemporary ministry in Beckley.  We have another name we are leaning towards, but will let you know when the name is definite.  Thank you to everyone for the continued prayer and encouragement and thanks to the church for the financial support – all is greatly appreciated and needed.

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