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The Grace Connection
Friday, December 5, 2014
 
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A Few Words from Teaching Elder Roy Mason..
Friends of Grace,
I hope your week this week has been a great one thus far and you are having a great day today! I hope you will make every effort to be in attendance at church on Sunday. I look forward to bringing the message. Should you happen to not be able to be with us and miss any message, click here to listen as soon as they are posted.
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On the calendar...
Advent 2014 is under way!
Be sure to not miss any Sunday!
Church Decorating Party is this coming Sunday, December 7.
Pizza lunch will be served. Bring your favorite dessert to share.
*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
Lynne Yarbrough and her husband, Junior
Joy Stamey's father
Our adopted school, Lakeshore Elementary
Our church, our community and each other.
The new Christians in Ghana, W. Africa.
All of our upcoming events in the next few months.
Shania and Atlantis Depew
1080 County Road 5
Corunna, IN 46730
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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Looking for a place to serve?
 The SYBA Needs YOU!
Food Pantry and Clothes Closet 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
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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God's Love For Us
How do we find the Truth of God's love for us personally??? We find a quiet place as often as possible to sit still asking Him to envelop us. We let His love enfold us as the quiet moment transcends time and place. We allow God to tell us how much He loves us and we endeavor to feel all of the character traits and the magnificence of the leader and creator of the universe as He embraces us in His acceptance of us. This is transformational stuff...........our spiritual roots will go deep!. This is a learning process, but He promises to come to you as you come to Him. We are the problem.........we expect immediate communication without any preparation on our part to clear the cobwebs to receive Him. Psalm 73: 23 - 26
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Attention Church Family!
Our next newsletter will be
published on Wednesday,
December 17.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, December 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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A Look at the Record...
Giving for Sundays, October 5, 12, 19, and 26
Total Giving: $1,610.00 Giving to Budget: $1,610.00 Designated Gifts: $.00
Budget Needs to Date: $63,746.67
Budget Gifts to Date: $39,435.18
61.9% of Budget Required
Giving for Sundays, November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Total Giving: $3,635.00 Giving to Budget: $3,635.00 Designated Gifts: $.00
Budget Needs to Date: $71,159.08
Budget Gifts to Date: $43,070.18
60.5% of Budget Required
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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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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