UPDATE keeping the Faith family in the loop . . .Faith Baptist Church, Covington, VA
Sit Anywhere You Want Reverend My wife and I went out for breakfast this morning. The waitress greeted us with the above greeting and I know this lady, she meant only kind things by this greeting. But I have never liked being called reverend. When my wife was working in our local Christian Book Store she was busy helping customers when one of the other customers got impatient and declared, "You know I am a Reverend!". That is why I don't like the special title, it implies preachers are more holy than others. After 32 years in the ministry I have discovered preachers are people. They make the same mistakes you make and fight the same temptations you fight. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the respect but I know myself, I don't deserve a special parking spot or Rev. in front of my name. What do you think?
 GOD FOCUSED LIFE
I will be continuing the above series this Sunday. It is based on Psa. 19 and we will discover how David was able to live a God focused life. This week we will discuss how God reveals Himself through His word. I hope you will plan to attend and bring a friend. Maybe God will touch them through His word. PSALM 19 GOD’S WORLD 1-6 GOD’S WORD 7-11 GOD’S WORKING 12-14  “Don’t read the Bible just for information but for transformation.”
 “I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not only a book which was once spoken, but a book which is now speaking.”—
A. W. Tozer
 BOWLING FOR TEENS
We are moving our Sunday night teen gathering to the local bowling alley. We are hoping this move will help us reach out to more teens in our community. If you think you would like to be a part of an exciting ministry, contact Chris. It all begins this Sunday night at 5:45 and will conclude at 7:15.
SUNDAY NIGHT!
Filipino pastor Juan Rodrigo will be our special guest!
 TRUNK OR TREAT On Wednesday night Oct. 31 we will have our second outreach called Trunk or Treat. This is our attemp as a church to offer a positive alternative to the Halloween activities in our community. We will be giving out candy from our auto trunks, offering games and giving out gospel literature that night. Last year we had a family begin visiting our church as a result of this outreach. Pleas pray and help if you can. We need candy and cars to give the candy out. Can you guess who is in this photo? Please pray that we can impact someone's life with the good news of Jesus Christ.
 Just got this note from folks at Christian Station coming to our area through a translator. Billy, Thank you for your note about the coming translator in your area. We will make it a point to let you know when it is operating. We hope to have Covington on air by the end of November. Please pray for us. Thank you again and God Bless You. Jerry Edwards Victory FM
Here is link to our talent page, some have asked how to get there, just click on this link and you can see some of the art work from our members here at Faith. LINK If you are reading this update through an e-mail link you are now at MyChurch.com this is a sister site to our church web site. A lot of our members write blogs (online journals) and contribute other things, why not take a while and browse our site. Here are a couple links to blogs from our church site on MyChurch, just click on the link and read some thoughts from others in our church. PRAISE (a new blog by Steve who just became a follower of Christ) Grey is good...in a box of crayons. (blog from Julia in our church) Pink Is In At Our House (Chris' thoughts on a new arrival) Enoch (One of my recent blogs) Have a great weekend hope to see you Sunday.
|
