From Rev. Jim Weldon
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Dear FIPChurch Family,
Excerpts from Dr. Weldon's Message on Sunday:
We DO NOT automatically know what pleases God, we have to discover what pleases God. We can't discover how to please God on our own, we need these things:
1. Reading His Word 2. Meeting with other believers in a small group or Bible study 3. Prayer 4. Being faithful in worship attendance 5. Serving God in and through His church
A child of the light lives their life to please the Lord - not to please our self and not to please someone else. Does this mean we are perfect? No, none of us are, but we can be growing. As we discover what pleases God and live that out, that brings joy to the heart of God - that is living a children of the light.
How can a marriage relationship survive and thrive today with all the pressures and temptations that come our way? First, by understanding God's intention for husbands and wives. Wives, give your husband the gift of unselfish loving respect. Husbands, give your wife the gift of unselfish loving sacrifice. Wives: Unselfish Loving Respect is simply being genuine gratefulness for the good qualities in your husband. The good qualities in your husband are a gift from the hands of God. Unselfish respect given consistently over time shouts - I love you. The worst thing wives can do to their husband is to be disrespectful. Husbands: Unselfish Loving Sacrifice is when you give up a part of yourself in order to meet your wife's needs. Unselfish loving sacrifice given consistently over time shouts - I love you! The worst thing husbands can do to their wife is to be selfishly unloving. Good news - you can do this! Bad news - If we don't do this it is going to be hard. The call to be mutually submissive to one another is an outgrowth of being filled by the Spirit of God.
God is good! All the time!
Your pastor and friend,
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News & Upcoming Events |
ADULT MINISTRIES
Sunday, October 13, 1 pm in the Worship Building.
We would love for you to join the church and continue your discipleship journey by partaking in one of these classes. Please contact Sara Dryden or register online to sign up for a class.
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm!
Jr. High and Sr. High Youth
Games, music, small groups, and worship! Invite your friends!
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
Family Movie Night (ages K-4th Grade)
Fun for everyone and great time to spend with your kids. We'll have popcorn, movie theater size candy, and PRIZES (donated by Dubo Roofing Company)! Be sure to bring blankets to sit on--picnic style! Please contact Carissa Hogan for more information.
Come Join us for games, fellowship, snacks, small group time and mission work.
If you would like to contact a church staff member please go to our website >>>
FACEBOOK
Check out our Facebook page! It's a great way to add photos of events and stay in contact with your church.
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Thanks and Prayer Requests |
Have you meet Jesus?
Do you follow Jesus?
Do you serve for Jesus?
Do you share Jesus?
Join us in each Sunday as Jim teaches us how to to meet, follow, serve and share Jesus through the study of Ephesians.
Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving:
Praise / Thanks:
- To God for all the new families He is bringing to us.
- To God for blessing us abundantly.
- To God for His Word revealed to us in the Bible.
- To God for all those who work so hard behind the scenes.
- To God for our Hospitality ministry.
- To God for our Sunday School Team.
- To God for our Youth Group Leaders.
- To God for our Great Worship Band and AV team.
- To God for all those folks who pray each day for FIPC.
- For our church and small group.
- Great sermon today.
- Praise for daughter Christina's loving support.
- Children Ministry volunteers.
- Thanks to our staff for a great job.
- Completing a safe vacation. God's protection on the roads.
- More beautiful singing and more powerful preaching... keep it coming!
- The church is very welcoming. Thank you!
- Praise God for the cooler weather; encourages me to be active; for my job.
Prayer Requests:
- For our community.
- For our church's growth in spirit, connections, and number.
- For those who do not know Christ.
- For our Church's Pastor and Staff.
- The grace to live out our faith.
- For our FIPC Pastor, Staff,Elders, Deacons and their families.
- For families and individuals who are hurting.
- For the PCUSA and FIPC's response to the changes. For our Denominational Relations Committee.
- Ruth Thomas, health.
- Anne Poidevant, health, and her family.
- Jim Sr. and Barbara, health.
- Martha and James Williams, health.
- Helen Goddard, health.
- Faircloth family.
- Kevin Griffis, serving in Afghanistan.
- Shelby M., 15 year old girl brain surgery scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30; pray for her parents, peace and comfort in knowing God is in control.
- Please pray for Drew injured in Afghanistan and his military family.
- Safe day at theme park for my family; healthy birth of grandson in early December.
- Daniel, recovery from surgery; prayers for Lee (57) diagnosed with lung cancer.
- Our church, growth, finances and staff.
- Pray for me and let the Holy Spirit speak through me at the Karios Banquet for the inmates at Putnam Prison; pray for my friend, Lee, battling with cancer and needs our prayers.
- Larry A.
- Praying for all who are in need of peace and love in their lives.
- Prayers for care givers; healing for sister, Janey; healing and strength for recovery for Ruth.
- Chris/Evan (Orlando); Beth C. (Carolyn's mom) sick, prayers to get well; church & gov't leaders.
- For Arlene's surgery to go well on Tuesday; sister in VA with lung cancer; daughter to get diabetes under control; Weldon family.
- Charlotte Moore, continued healing.
- Stepdad, continue to regain strength and accept that he cannot do what he use to; mom to get the rest she needs.
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This Week's Funnies
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I have five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. One night I was chatting with my Mom about how she had changed as a mother from the first child to the last. She told me she had mellowed a lot over the years: "When your oldest sister coughed or sneezed, I called the ambulance. When your youngest brother swallowed a dime, I just told him it was coming out of his allowance."
My 14-year-old daughter, Maggie, and her best friend, Joannie are fans of 60's music. They recently got front-row tickets to attend a Peter, Paul, and Mary concert in our town. When they returned home from the concert that night, I wanted to hear all the details of the concert. My daughter says, "Mom, during the show, we looked back an saw hundreds of little lights swaying to the music. At first we thought people were holding up cigarette lighters. Then we realized that the lights were the reflections off all the eyeglasses in the audience!"
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FIPC Calendar |
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A Record of our Faithfulness | |
FIPC is a member supported church. We do not receive any outside funding. Everything we do is made possible through your faithful giving.
Attendance:
09/29/13 = 168
Ministry & Building Fund Offerings:
09/29/13 = $5,030.64 (Revised Weekly Need = $10,132)
Offering envelopes are now available in the church bulletin for cash offerings. The envelopes are not necessary for checks. If you ever have any questions about FIPC finances, please call our CFO & Church Administrator, Dawn Vanderpool, at the church office at (904) 269-2412 ext. 701. |
Sunday Worship Service
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Worship Service is held every
Sunday morning
10:00AM
Attire is casual. It is an uplifting, come as you are worship service.
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Church Celebrations!
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FIPC Session Recognizes Outstanding Service
At the monthly Session meeting on Sept. 30, the FIPC Session recognized the following folks for their tremendous acts of service for our church and community:
- Jacque Hobson, ROCK Ministry
- Kyle Ludlam, Eagle Scout Project for The Shack
- Carissa Hogan, Children's Ministry
- Dawn Vanderpool, Church Administration
- 5th Quarter Volunteers
- Church Workday Volunteers
- Reese Stansberry, Building and Grounds
Please join with the Session in thanking these individuals for actively serving the Body of Christ.
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God never intended for us to go it alone!
We want to help you find the Small Group where you can you grow in your faith and have some fun doing it!
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| ChristLife - Senior High Youth
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| FUEL - Junior High Youth Group
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Christian Counseling Center | |
A ministry of Fleming Island Presbyterian Church. The Christian Counseling Center of FIPC is an outreach of the church to our community. |
Thank You Notes |
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Thanks to the Hospitality Team for Sunday morning refreshments.
Thank you to the counting team for your continued service to your church!
Thank you to our Awesome Worship Band!
Thank you to those who helped usher/greet last Sunday!
Thanks to our Children's Ministry Volunteers.
Thank you to our Youth Ministry Team.
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Announcements | |
Announcements for the E-newsletter, and Power Point Slide Show before worship, during the offering, and after worship should be emailed to Sara by 9 am on Mondays.
Announcements for the bulletin should be emailed to Sara Dryden by 10 am on Tuesdays
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