LOVE AND MARRIAGE

Three Experts, Two Topics, One Day

Three of today’s top Christian marriage counselors help you discover the two key ingredients in any biblical marriage — empathy and love—and improve your marriage in just one day! You and your spouse will enjoy strong, biblical teaching; powerful worship and each other. It’s convenient, affordable, Grace will pay half and provide babysitting if needed. ($45.00 per couple)

SATURDAY MARCH 6, 2010
LIFEWAY—NASHVILLE

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GREAT NEWS UPDATE

Grace Baptist had the largest number of people in attendance of all the churches invited.

THANKS FROM BILL RAGAN

Click on the card and read the wonderful comments from Bill Ragan regarding our class visit on Valentine's Day.

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REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE CARDS TO ENLARGE THE PRINT.

CLASS MISSION WAS NO VALENTINE CELEBRATION

After church Sunday 2/14 several class members fulfilled our latest class project. Our mission was to bless two of our church's elder members with home visits. It was a HUGH success, with us walking away with the biggest blessing of all. Bill Ragan and Chester Lafever lovingly opened their homes and hearts to us. They were happy to see us and excited that we cared enough to visit them on Valentine's Day. They kept our attention by sharing stories and photos from their past. They loved their cards, cookies, fruit baskets, and "winter survival kits".
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The fellowship and gifts we shared including the prayers we lifted up were not in celebration of Valentine's Day, because Our Mission was to stand in their living rooms - before God as Adults 4 Christ Bearing Gifts of Love - in honor of His Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Special thanks to Rob Darnell for the great suggestion and to Kim Morrow for a great job with all the arrangements.
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...In His Service................love, Joe and Brenda

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Jesus doesn't give me roses,

For all the world to see.

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But instead he gives eternal life,

Thats good enough for me.

HAITI MISSION PROJECT

IMAGINE IF YOU CAN... YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN WITHOUT ANY FOOD OR WATER AND NO WAY TO GET ANY ON YOUR OWN. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHRISTIANS TO WITNESS TO THE WORLD. WE CAN'T LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND CLAIM TO BE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST. BUCKETS OF HOPE ELIMINATES ALL OF OUR EXCUSES, BECAUSE NOW DOING OUR PART TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN HAITI HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!

A SHEET WILL BE ATTACHED TO OUR CLASS NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK CONTAINING A LIST OF SUPPLIES AND PRICES.

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BRO. ANDRE RECOMMENDS CASH DONATIONS TO ENABLE VOLUME BUYING.

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YOU CAN GIVE THROUGH OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS OR DURING THE CHURCH SERVICE. DEADLINE IS THURSDAY MARCH 11TH.

THE CHURCH NEEDS OUR HELP WEDNESDAY MARCH 10TH AROUND MEAL TIME TO ASSEMBLE THE BUCKETS.

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CONTACT PAUL OR BETTY VAWTER FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

. .. . . . . . . . . . In His Service...love, Joe and Brenda

PRAYER CHANGES THE WORLD

There’s no telling how much the world has changed as the result of the silent prayers of Christians throughout history. Prayer is powerful! John Wesley recognized that power when he said: Give me 100 preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergy or laymen, such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven on earth. God does nothing but in answer to prayer. God’s hand moves when people and pastors pray together. Through prayer, God makes the impossible, possible.
Through prayer, God greatly multiplies our efforts.

GOD'S THOUGHTS

God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are they even like ours. We’re thinking, Preserve the body; he’s thinking, Save the soul. We dream of a pay raise. He dreams of raising the dead. We avoid pain and seek peace. God uses pain to bring peace. “I’m going to live before I die,” we resolve. “Die so you can live,” he instructs. We love what rusts. He loves what endures. We rejoice at our successes. He rejoices at our confessions. We show our children the Nike star with the million-dollar smile and say, “Be like Mike.” God points to the crucified carpenter with bloody lips and a torn side and says, “Be like Christ.”