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The Grace Connection
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
 
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A Few Words from Pastor Roy..
Friends of Grace,
I look forward to being with each of you this coming Sunday! We are continuing our life-changing study from the book of Joshua. My prayer is that through this study we all learn how to live a victorious Christian life.
If you have missed any of these messages, click here to listen as soon as they are posted.
Please also be sure to follow my blog. Click here to be directed to the site, and be sure to "Subscribe Via Email" to receive periodic updates, delivered to your inbox!
Click Here to go directly to the daily bible readings for this month in this newsletter. We are, as a church, reading the bible through this year chronologically. It is never too late to start!
Dr. Roy D. Mason, Jr.
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On the calendar...
*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.
The new Christians in Ghana, W. Africa
All of our upcoming events in the next few months.
Opportunity 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!
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 Daily Chronological Bible Readings for January 2013
Click here to go to the Back to the Bible website to read the daily scripture online. You can also click here to subscribe and get these readings
delivered to your inbox every day!
Jan 1 Gen 1-3
Jan 2 Gen 4-7
Jan 3 Gen 8-11
Jan 4 Job 1-5
Jan 5 Job 6-9
Jan 6 Job 10-13
Jan 7 Job 14-16
Jan 8 Job 17-20
Jan 9 Job 21-23
Jan 10 Job 24-28
Jan 11 Job 29-31
Jan 12 Job 32-34
Jan 13 Job 35-37
Jan 14 Job 38-39
Jan 15 Job 40-42
Jan 16 Gen 12-15
Jan 17 Gen 16-18
Jan 18 Gen 19-21
Jan 19 Gen 22-24
Jan 20 Gen 25-26
Jan 21 Gen 27-29
Jan 22 Gen 30-31
Jan 23 Gen 32-34
Jan 24 Gen 35-37
Jan 25 Gen 38-40
Jan 26 Gen 41-42
Jan 27 Gen 43-45
Jan 28 Gen 46-47
Jan 29 Gen 48-50
Jan 30 Ex 1-3
Jan 31 Ex 4-6
Enjoy reading the Word this year!
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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,
January 23, 2013.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, January 22
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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Don't Let Go!
Are you on a long, uphill journey with lessening energy? No matter what, don't let go of Jesus' hand. He doesn't mind at all when we complain to Him. We may talk to Him as much as we want about the difficulty of the path and He understands better than anyone else the stresses that have afflicted us. Talking with Him tempers our thoughts and helps us see things from His perspective. He'll put His thoughts in our mind and His song in our hearts.! Jeremiah 31:25 and "Jesus Calling"!
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A Look at the Record...
*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.
Giving for Sundays, December 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 2012
Worship Attendance: 44, 38, 48, 37, 27 and 50 on Christmas Eve
Total Giving: $5,933.00 Giving to Budget: $5,733.00 Designated Gifts: $ 200.00 *Missions offering to date: $9,382.00
Total Budget FY12: $120,512.00
Total Budget Gifts FY12: $72,713.50
Total Designated Gifts FY12: $1,868.00
Percentage of Budget Received FY12: 60.3%
Average Attendance for 2012: 43 per week
Without your tithes and offerings, our outreach and evangelistic efforts
are not possible.
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These classes are well under way! If you would like to be a part of an existing or upcoming group, please contact our discipleship coordinator by emailing discipleship@gfellowship.org.
You'll be glad you did!
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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.
Come Join Us!
Bring a friend!
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