Staff Candidate to visit Faith

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This Sunday  At Faith . . . (AM)      This Sunday is National Back To Church Sunday.  We are part of a national effort to encourage people to return to church.  Maybe you have found it hard to attend church over the summer months, this would be a great Sunday to head back home to church.  I will be speaking this Sunday on THE CHURCH: TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT? 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25)   Out of these two verses I want to draw four points about what church attendance can mean to me.  Hope you can find your way back to church this Sunday. ​  Sunday night  Sunday Night is going to be an unusual service.  Chris and I are going to have a platform discussion about the question:   WILL THE CHURCH SURVIVE? For many years it was assumed that 40% of the American people were in church on any given Sunday.  New research points to a percent that is much lower even as low as 17.5 %.   Thousands of churches close every year and thousands of pastors resign, is the church on the way out?  We would like to have a very casual discussion from our platform Sunday night hope you can join us. Last Sunday was our 37th Anniversary celebration as a church family.  We had a great day in the services and up at Grace Bible Camp.  The highlight of the day was the "Cardboard Testimonies" as you can see above.  We thank God for everyone who participated and made it such a special day. ( More photos below)   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. . .  We are going to have a very special November, each Sunday night in November we are offering a series of small groups for you to participate in either here at the church or in homes. Watch for further details and if you would like to be a part of this special effort see Chris. Please pray for Sonny Persinger whose sister passed away this week and also for the Bogus family as they lost their brother this week We need help in the audio visual ministry, if you enjoy working with sound equipment or computers please see Larry Woodward Deacon on Deck for August: Mike Wade (968-0952) Chris' class began a new study Wednesday, Forgotten God by Franci Chan, they meet in the fellowship room each Wednesday at 7 PM Missionary  of the week:Alan and Elena Stuphen (medical missionaries to Uganda) Pray for Bro. Chris as he is making preparation for the new church plant he is leading Please pray for leadership wisdom for the leaders of Faith many of our Sunday School classes are packed and we don't know where to put them, good problem but we need God's help, pray 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/   Preschoolers singing last Sunday Jam Kids add their praise on our Anniversary! Teen Praise Team leads us in worship last Sunday We are so glad Doug uses his gifts for our Lord and to point others to Christ The Adult Choir sings out on "Saved" Thanks Sandy for sharing your cardboard testimony with us, and thanks to all who participated last Sunday and made it such a special day. I preached Wednesday night on the Quiet God from Isaiah 18.  The point of the message was that there are times in which God seems quiet and in some ways distant.  Sometimes this is merely a part of His plan for us, He told Isaiah that  He was going to rest or be quiet for a while.  But this doesn't mean He is not aware of everything that is going on in your life.  You may feel God is distant, but He is still there and He knows everything you are going through, He says in this passage He is looking down from His dwelling place.  So don't give up, God is aware of all you are going through, even when He is quiet and He does care. "Casting all your care on Him for He cares for you."    Hope to see you Sunday