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The Grace Connection
Thursday, April 4, 2013
 
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A Few Words from Teaching Elder Roy Mason..
Friends of Grace,
Our team returned safely from our Ghana mission trip Tuesday, March 26. We were able to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in 153 different venues to approximately 35,000 people. Please continue to pray for all the new Christians as well as the Ghana pastors who will disciple them in the coming days.
I look forward to being with you this coming Sunday, where we will continue our study in the book of Joshua. Should you happen to miss any of these messages, click here to listen as soon as they are posted.
Please 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) 281-6072 or email
grace@gfellowship.org to let us know. Thank you!
Please Continue to Pray for...
Our church, our community and each other.
The new Christians in Ghana, W. Africa and those who will disciple them.
All of our upcoming events in the next few months.
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Daily Chronological Bible Readings for April 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!
Mar 25 Josh 9-11 Mar 26 Josh 12-15
Mar 27 Josh 16-18
Mar 28 Josh 19-21
Mar 29 Josh 22-24
Mar 30 Judg 1-2
Mar 31 Judg 3-5
Apr 1 Judg 6-7
Apr 2 Judg 8-9
Apr 3 Judg 10-12
Apr 4 Judg 13-15
Apr 5 Judg 16-18
Apr 6 Judg 19-21
Apr 7 Ruth 1-4
Apr 8 1 Sam 1-3
Apr 9 1 Sam 4-8
Apr 10 1 Sam 9-12
Apr 11 1 Sam 13-14
Apr 12 1 Sam 15-17
Apr 13 1 Sam 18-20, Ps 11, Ps 59
Apr 14 1 Sam 21-24
Apr 15 Ps 7, Ps 27, Ps 31, Ps 34, Ps 52
Apr 16 Ps. 56, 120, 140-142
Apr 17 1 Sam. 25-27
Apr 18 Ps. 17, 35, 54, 63
Apr 19 1 Sam. 28-31, Ps. 18
Apr 20 Ps. 121, 123-125, 128-130
Apr 21 2 Sam. 1-4
Apr 22 Ps. 6, 8-10, 14, 16, 19, 21
Apr 23 1 Chr. 1-2
Apr 24 Ps. 43-45, 49, 84-85, 87
Apr 25 1 Chr. 3-5
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,
April 17, 2013.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, April 16
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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Our Fears
Our fears are an opportunity to develop an intimate trust in Jesus. Prayer creates a union with Jesus and our connection with Him, and to God through Him; it draws us into the protective bubble wrap of God's grace. We use scripture such as Romans 8:37 - 39 to embed us into the personhood of Jesus who tells us that no one can snatch us away from Him (John 10: 28 - 30). Our focus (on Him) will determine our behavior, well-being and influences our faith.
From Costly Grace by John Walker
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A Look at the Record...
Giving for Sundays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 2013
Worship Attendance: 50, 37, 22, 34 and 44
Maundy Thursday: 30
Total Giving: $5,690.50 Giving to Budget: $5,690.50 Designated Gifts: $ 00.00 Budget Needs to Date: $22,904.00
Budget Gifts to Date: $13,469.40
58.8% of Budget Required
Paid to Missions in March: $350.00 to NC Baptist State Convention for Foreign Missions Paid to Missions Year to Date: $1,350.00 Total Budget FY13: $91,616.00 Total Required Weekly FY13: $1,761.85
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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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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