Update 081211

This Sunday in the morning services we will have as our special guests our missionariesJeff and Kim Abernethy.  After years of service in Africa, Jeff and Kim returned home to establish a ministry with college students in North Carolina.  Kim has written a book about their life and will copies available and she will be glad to sign your copy.  While Jeff is speaking in the main service Kim will be speaking in the Sparklers Sunday School class (9 AM) and Crossroads ladies group (10:30 AM).  The Abernethys have the opportunity to impact the lives of students from around the world.  Chris' B. A. G. Chris has some exciting news to share with the congregation and he will doing that in a sermon called Chris' B.A.G. Next Sunday I will begin a new sermon series: C S I: Critical Spirit Investigation. In this series I want to explore  the orgin and danger of a critical spirit.  Satan started the ball rolling when he was critical of God and convinced other angels to criticize God and eventually he and his fellow angels were cast out of heaven.  A critical spirit can color ever area of our lives, rob us of our joy and destroy what we have worked so hard to build.  I hope you can join us as we begin this series next Sunday and continue through September 4.   In my world. . .  Praise the Lord for the five people who have been baptized recently at Faith Deacon on Deck for August: Mike Wade Christian Concert at Jackson River Sports Complex Christian Guitarist Richard Keyser August 12 7 PM Missionary family of the week: Weekday Religious Education We will begin a new series in the Victory Bible Class this Wednesday: Crazy Love I want to thank Tim and Luke Bradley for jumping in and taking care of the church lawn for August Check out our help wanted board in the McAllister Addition close to the office door Children of the World coming in August 28 @ 6 PM You can now 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 ipod or ipad.  You have to download the Truthcasting app for your device. http://www.truthcasting.com/ This week I had an experience that drove home the impact that just one life can have.  I traveled to North Carolina to take part in the funeral service for Tamara Loan Overcash.  I was not prepared for what I found there.  Hundreds of people had gathered to honor the memory of this young lady.  In her short lifetime Tamara had impacted the lives of many people.  The long line of friends, the huge group of people at the service and the many comments on Facebook all pointed to one fact; this young lady had touch many more people than some do in a much longer lifetime.   As Tamara grew up in our church I had no idea that this young blonde haired girl would have such a huge influence on those around her.  Can one person really make a difference?  I think the answer is yes.  Tamara did.    Tuesday several men from the church formed a work crew to build a ramp for Nancy Seabolt who is battling cancer.  It was great to see these guys come together for such a worthy cause.  One of our goals as a church is to connect our members with service and this is exactly what happened Tuesday night, thanks guys.