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Sermon Series
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Mission 2014 Offering
From Pastor Matt
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Valentine's Day
 
This column is primarily a reminder to all the guys that this Friday is Valentines Day. 
Men, you have a an important task to do!

What a great blessing the women of our lives are! 
I have three that I talk with almost every day: my wife, my mother and my sister.

I thank God for each of these daily--they are wonderful, caring people who devote much time and energy to "making the world a better place."

The Bible gives so many life stories of women who changed their world and the lives of those around them.  Jesus and Paul both counted women among their closest and greatest friends. 

While Valentines is about romance, flowers, cards and chocolates, at the core it is about appreciating those wonderful women who have made eternal contributions and invested so much. 

Ladies, what a great blessing you are! The cards, flowers, chocolates are just a very small token of  how very much you are appreciated--every day of the year!

Faith is an Action Word! A Letter from James 
One of the fascinating points about the Letter of James in the New Testament is that James is most likely the half brother of Jesus--same mother, different fathers.  As such, James would have grown up with a unique insight of Jesus that few, if any, of the other New Testament writers would have had.  James was skeptical of Jesus during Christ's earthly ministry.  but somewhere along the line, perhaps after the resurrection, James became a full and devout believer in his brother, Messiah.  This coming Sunday, Pastor Wes will lead us in a study of James 1:19-25 which gives great, practical insights into the place and priority of the Scripture in our lives.  Don't forget your pen & paper. 
Bible Memorization Goal: "Sermon on the Mount"
What method of memorization are you using? Find that few minutes each day to commit a verse to memory and you and others will greatly blessed by it!  The Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7.  Never to late to start!  
#yoGo Teen News Now!
Wednesday is here! Wanna know what's up in the teen life? Keep reading, 'cause it's Teen News Now!

Thank you to all who supported our Festival of Life teens with our Fundraiser on Sunday. We hope that the goodies and the duct tape pens will come in handy this Valentine's Day!

This snow can slow us down, but not take us out! This week, we wrap up our Beneath the Song theme. Mystery song this time around, but check out last week's song, By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North

On March 1st, our quiz team travels to New Holland Church for penultimate (second to last) meet of the 2013 season. It's all on James!

Have a blessed Wednesday!
Mission 2014 Offering 
We are in still in great need for additional people to step out in faith and pledge $2.00 per day to support the GCCN Youth Ministry. This Offering is the backbone of support for our Children and Youth Ministries. Please consider what you could do this year and drop your pledge form into the offering plate when you are able to.  Please mark your donations to ministry "Mission 2014 Offering."  
Alabaster Offering During February 
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The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings around the world. While we understand the church consists of people and not a building, buildings erected for the purpose of ministry to people.

Alabaster funds help provide land for many Work & Witness projects, and the entire Alabaster Offering goes toward the purchase of land and construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers.
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Upcoming Events\

February 14, Valentine's Day

February 25, RockSolid Men's Group at Pastor Wes'  

March 1, Teen Bible Quiz Meet at New Holland Church of the Nazarene

March 20-23, Regional Festival of Life at Eastern Nazarene College

April 5, Philadelphia District Teen Bible Quizzing Finals

April 20, Easter Sunday

April 27-29, Philadelphia District Assembly in Lancaster, PA

Good News From God's Word:
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created." James 1:17-18
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