Grow U is coming

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This Sunday  At Faith . . . (AM)          16 "As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! 17 "But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.Jeremiah 44:16-17 (NKJV)  We are looking at the above passage this Sunday.  I plan to draw out of these verses two questions. 1.  Will circumstances determine my faith? 2.  Will my faith conquer my circumstances? Have you had something go terribly wrong in your life recently?  How did it impact your faith?  Is your faith based on what happens to you or is it based on your confidence and trust in Almighty God?  The prophet Jeremiah dealt with a group of people who willing to worship whichever god could deliver.  So in essence their circumstances determined their faith.  Join us this Sunday for "Beyond Circumstances"   ​  Sunday night  ADOPTED Chris will be bringing a message from Galatians, here is his text: 1 Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything. 2 Instead, he is under guardians and stewards until the time set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces of the world. 4 But when the completion of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “ Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.  Galatians 4:1-7 (HCSB) “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 “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 “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 at 113 Hallies Road  in Covington.                                                   Call Connie at 965-7177 for details and directions.   Staff Candidate Jeff Riley who is a candidate for the Christian Ed/ Associate Pastor here at Faith will be visiting our church on Sunday October 7.  He will be preaching in both of the morning services and attending the Sunday night service.  Jeff has been on staff at the Clifton Forge Baptist Church, he is married with two children and has lived in our area for 7 years.  Please mark your calendar and plan to be here on the 7th to meet Jeff. In my world. . .  Please pray for Danny Warlitner in the loss of his brother, Stephanie Williamson in the loss of her father, Wanda Dameron in the loss of her brother-in-law Take a look at the childrens building a boat ran ashore :) We need help, we are looking for a missions director to help keep up contact with our missionaries, to make our church more missions conscious and to keep all our missionary info current Deacon on Deck for August: Mike Wade (968-0952) Baptism this Sunday please contact the church office if interested (962-6335) Missionary  of the week:Ralph and Louise Green Word of Life representive to youth Pray for Bro. Chris as he is making preparation for the new church plant he is leading Please pray for the birth of new Sunday School classes to be started in the first hour we have two empty rooms. Mark your calendars our Fall Outreach is Sunday night October 28 our theme this year is FALL FUN at FBC (5:30-7:30)  Pray that many people in our community will visit our church campus for the first time as we reach out to the community in the love of Christ ​     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/   Chris Tucker is taking care of the church lawn this month, thanks Chris for making the house of God look so nice. The Horizon Youth started their new year this past Sunday night, please pray for Steve and Kathleen our teen leaders.  Encourage your teens to be a part of this great ministry, it could be a life changer. (Note the new green room, the orange is now history :) )    Hope to see you Sunday