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The Grace Connection
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
 
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A Few Words from Pastor Roy..
Friends of Grace,
Please pray for my mission team for the next few weeks as we minister to the people of Ghana, West Africa. During my absence, we will continue our life-changing study of the Book of Joshua. Please pray for Elder Pete Stamey as he brings these messages. Have a great week this week!
If you would like to follow my blogs during this mission, click here and enter your email address in the block "subscribe via email". As always, keep praying!
Dr. Roy D. Mason, Jr.
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On the calendar...
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our Church Calendar Cascade Community Block Party and Cookout
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
4-7 p.m. at Magla Park
*If you or a family member are hospitalized, please call (704) 929-4822 or email
grace@gfellowship.org to let us know. Thank you!
Please Continue to Pray for...
Our church, our community and each other.
Our church, as we seek a permanent part-time Worship Leader.
Elder Roy Mason's mission trip to Ghana, W. Africa, September 18 - October 9, 2012.
All of our upcoming events in the next few months.
2 Opportunities for Service...
Our Encouragement Ministry needs Your help! For just a few hours a month would you consider serving in this ministry? If you would be willing to help, please contact Carmel Lee Chamberlin at (704) 528-3742 or via email: carmellee65@yahoo.com. You will be blessed!
The Worship Ministry needs Your skills! A computer operator for the Sunday morning service is needed - don't worry, we will train, and the work is challenging, though not difficult. If you would be willing to help on a rotating basis, please email julie@gfellowship.org. You'll be glad you did!
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Looking for a place to serve?
The SYBA Needs YOU!
In addition to food, the S.Y.B.A. is in need of volunteers at the
Baptist Center on the
following days:
Monday Nights: 5:30 - 7:30 for childcare during Continuing the Journey Bible Study
Tuesdays: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the
Clothes and Food Pantry
Thursdays: 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the
Clothes and Food Pantry
Please call Mary Jane Hoover at (704) 873-4372
ext. 3 to volunteer. Thank you!
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 Missions is It!
God wants His people to partner with Him in the process of redeeming our lost world. Much of the Old Testament reports on His efforts to get the Israelites to be His "priestly nation" and "a light to the nations." But they kept forgetting His purpose in calling them together in the first place, despite the prophets He sent to remind them, as summarized by Stephen in Acts 7. Finally, Jesus came as Savior, but God's idea of having His people work with Him in the redemption process remained unchanged. The Book of Acts records how the church Jesus started became empowered by the Holy Spirit to tell of God's love far and wide. But His original intent is the same-He wants to be in a relationship with all the peoples of the world, and He wants us to help make it happen. This is missions, and it is the uniting theme of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Here's a shorthand way to express it:
Missions is not part of the church program.
Missions is the church program.
~~~~~~~~~~~ The prayer needs of International Missionaries are great. To follow these needs, click here to be taken to the IMB's Missionary Blog Digest. Here, you will learn about what God is doing all over the world.
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Attention Church Family!
Our next newsletter will be
published on Wednesday,
October 3, 2012.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, October 2
at 12:00 p.m.
*You can submit your announcement any time until then by emailing your announcement to newsletter@gfellowship.org.
*Bulletin announcements are due by the 20th of each month.
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God is Love
God does not call Himself a god of love. Rather, God IS love. Love is the driving passion of the Trinity, the fuel of the universe. Love compels the Trinity to open up and let more creatures in. This is it!! He is in everything. God holds everything together through Christ (Col.1:15-17). Those who rebel against those rules are rebelling against the only game in town. Their only hope is to listen to the Truth and accept it. Wrath is the flip side of love..........if lawbreakers are allowed to go their own way there would be hell on earth. If sin is not punished in eternity, it's hell in heaven. Pray for those in rebellion.
Excerpts from J. B. Cheaney, Christian Essayist
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A Look at the Record...
Giving for Sunday, September 9, 2012 
Worship Attendance: 34
Total Giving: $668.00 Giving to Budget: $668.00 Designated Gifts: $ 0.00 *Missions offering to date: $9,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $84,131.02
Budget Gifts to Date: $56,626.50
Designated Gifts YTD: $1,668.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 67.3%
*Note: Going forward, we will be reporting these statistics only once per month, as we have seen a great reduction in our counting team. Thank you for your understanding.
Without your tithes and offerings, our outreach and evangelistic efforts
are not possible.
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 Life Groups!
have any questions about any of our Life Groups.
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Caring for the Body
Involves Praying for Them.
We have a prayer chain for just that purpose!!!!
See Barbara Abbott or email prayer@gfellowship.org
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Building Access Policy
If you need access to the church for an approved function or other activity, you will need to plan ahead and make timely arrangements with a staff member (or other key holder) to gain access to the building. For an approved function where a key is to be borrowed, please make these arrangements 1 week in advance of the function. Thank you!
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Prayer Room Volunteers Needed
God has said that His house is one of prayer. It is the foundation for all ministry. If you believe you are being called by God to pray on Sunday mornings during the teaching time please call Barbara Abbott at 828-478-1073, or e-mail her at prayer@gfellowship.org to sign up. This is a rotation ministry and you will probably be called to pray once every two or three months. As intercessor, you will be with the congregation for the praise and worship and then go to the prayer room at the back of the sanctuary during the time that Pastor Roy teaches. There are many aids in the prayer room to help you pray.
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Other Helpful Information:
News and Announcements on the Big Screen: If you have news and / or announcements for the Sunday morning slideshow, please send them to: info@gfellowship.org by Tuesday morning of that week. We will insert your announcement into our slideshow presentation before the service begins and just after it ends. Please be sure to include any graphics you want used.
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Sunday Morning Services:
Bible Study
9:15 a.m.
SALT Cafe' Open
10:00 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
Quality Childcare provided for all services.
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Bring a friend!
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