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The Grace Connection
Friday, July 12, 2013
 
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A Few Words from Teaching Elder Roy Mason..
Friends of Grace,
I hope your week has been a good one so far! This coming Sunday we will go further into our study of Psalm 119, with a message entitled "The Spotlight of God" (Psalm 119:17-24). I hope each of you will be able to join us. Should you happen to not be able to be with us on Sunday and miss the message,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...
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our Church Calendar
Our Leadership Team has been hard at work
planning major events for the remainder of
this year! Mark these dates in your
calendars and plan to participate:
We have made a slight change - please note:
****************************************************************************************** Are you part of a Life Group?
Get connected to the body!
Contact discipleship@gfellowship.org for more information.
*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.
If you have a thank you letter/card, a praise report or other correspondence that you would like published in our bi-weekly newsletter, please email newsletter@gfellowship.org or mail to P.O. Box 3215, Mooresville, NC 28117, Attn: Julie Wozniak. Your correspondence will be published at the first available opportunity. Thank you!
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 Save your hotel samples of hair products, lotions and soaps for the S.Y.B.A. to donate to families in need in our area. Bring your unused samples back to church, and place in the bin provided.
Thank you!
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Daily Chronological Bible Readings for July 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!
July 1 Obad. 1, Ps. 82-83 July 2 2 Kgs. 1-4
July 3 2 Kgs. 5-8
July 4 2 Kgs. 9-11
July 6 2 Kgs. 14, 2 Chr. 25
July 7 Johah 1-4
July 8 2 Kgs. 15, 2 Chr. 26
July 9 Isa. 1-4
July 10 Isa. 5-8
July 11 Amos 1-5
July 12 Amos 6-9
July 13 2 Chr. 27, Isa. 9-12
July 14 Mic. 1-7
July 15 2 Chr. 28, 2 Kgs. 16-17
July 16 Isa. 13-17
July 17 Isa. 18-22
July 18 Isa. 23-27
July 19 2 Kgs. 18:1-8, 2 Chr. 29-31, Ps. 48
July 20 Hos. 1-7
July 21 Hos. 8-14
July 22 His. 28-30
July 23 Isa. 31-34
July 24 Isa. 35-36
July 25 Isa. 37-39, Ps. 76
July 26 Isa. 40-43
July 27 Isa. 44-48
July 28 2 Kgs. 18:9-19:37, Ps. 46, 80, 135
July 29 Isa. 49-53
July 30 Isa. 54-58
July 31 Isa. 59-63
Enjoy reading the Word this year!
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Click here to email Mary and let her you can serve!
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Looking for a place to serve?
The SYBA Needs YOU!
Baptist Center
Food Pantry and Clothes Closet Summer Hours
Tuesdays
Volunteer Set-up and Devotion Time at 8:30 a.m.
Client Appointments 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2nd Wednesday of each month ONLY
(June 12, July 10 and August 14)
Volunteer Set-up and Devotion Time at 9:30 a.m.
Client Appointments 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursdays
Volunteer Set-up and Devotion Time at 2:00 p.m.
Client Appointments 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Additional volunteers are needed! Please contact Mary Jane Hoover at
704-873-4372 ext. 3 or mhoover@sybaptist.org.
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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,
July 24.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, July 23
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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NO Fear!
Fearfulness can destroy our peace and tries to shatter our faith. It pushes us into a life of self-interest. Fear inhibits the Holy Spirit activity in our lives. The bottom line of fear is a lack of trust in God and a need to understand everything we face. The truth is that we are in God's hands and all things, EVEN THE THINGS WE FACE, work together for the good of those who love God and are called by Jesus to His purposes. Meditating on the Truth of God can ameliorate fear and bring blessed peace.
Jeremiah 29 :11
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A Look at the Record...
Giving for Sundays, June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Total Giving: $5,314.00 Giving to Budget: $5,314.00 Designated Gifts: $.00
Budget Needs to Date: $45,808.00
Budget Gifts to Date: $25,528.40
55.7% of Budget Required
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.
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