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The Grace Connection
Friday, July 26, 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 even further into our study of Psalm 119, with a message entitled "I Need Thee Every Hour" (Psalm 119:33-40). 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...
*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...
Bob Roche (Please read below for the latest news that we have on Bob's condition from Deacon, Mike Carey on Wednesday:)
I spoke with Raydelle a short while ago while I was out. Bob has additional appointments at the end of the month but at this point she is very pleased with the care Bob received and the change of medications he has. Sounds like his defibrillator somehow got blood in it, and it just needs to drain naturally. (since not desirable to "go back in" right now). Raydelle had noticed the size of his bruise increasing and was told to go to Durham because they had put the current defibrillator in.
They are excited about being home and looking forward to some peace and quiet, really not in need of anything else right now, except of course continued prayers.
Barbara Abbott - recovering from surgery undergone last week.
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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Shania and Atlantis, the foster daughters of Mike and Joanne Alge, are pictured at the left. These precious girls were truly a gift not only to the lives of Mike and Joanne but to us as a congregation as well. Shania recently wrote Elder Roy Mason a letter which he would like to share with all of you:
Dear Pastor Roy,
Thank you for everything. I don't think I need you to pray for me yet. Tell everyone I said "hi" and I hope everything is doing fine.
Love,
Shania
P.S. Miss you all
These precious girls would very much like to hear from all of you! Their address is:
Shania and Atlantis Depew
1080 County Road 5
Corunna, IN 46730
Let's not forget how much they mean to us. Remember them in your prayers and with your greetings!
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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 August 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 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
August 1 Isa. 64-66
August 2 2 Kgs. 20-21
August 3 2 Chr. 32-33
August 4 Nahum 1-3
August 5 2 Kgs. 22-23, 2 Chr. 34-35
August 6 Zeph. 1-3
August 7 Jer. 1-3
August 8 Jer. 4-6
August 9 Jer. 7-9
August 10 Jer. 10-13
August 11 Jer. 14-17
August 12 Jer. 18-22
August 13 Jer. 23-25
August 14 Jer. 26-29
August 15 Jer. 30-31
August 16 Jer. 32-34
Enjoy reading the Word this year!
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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,
August 7.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, August 6
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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Complacency
Complacency is a bad word..........especially for committed Christians. Many churches, denominational and non-denominational, are just scraping the surface of who Jesus is and so many are content with a smattering of life with Him. That is not Christianity as poured out to us in the Word. Part of our prayer lives MUST be for those who would be lost should He come back soon. Realizing too late that we could have presented a loved one, friend or neighbor for redemption should Jesus return soon is not an option for committed Christians. Ephesians 2: 8 - 9
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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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9:15 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
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10:30 a.m.
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