CODY COLEMAN PRAYER CAMPAIGN

Cody and Missy Coleman's Son, Cody Jr. will be going back to Afghanistan again very soon. It's hard to imagine how difficult it must be to have a child regardless of their age in this kind of danger. Last time Brenda started a prayer chain that our class continued until his safe return. Again Brenda is gathering the troops (prayer warriors) to cover him with prayer with a "CODY COLEMAN PRAYER BUTTON CAMPAIGN". Brenda will have the buttons available in class.
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LETS WEAR THEM UNTIL HE RETURNS THEN SIGN THE BACK AND SEND THEM TO HIM.

WHAT IS EASTER?

On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ. It is typically the most well-attended Sunday service of the year for Christian churches.

Christians believe, according to Scripture, that Jesus came back to life, or was raised from the dead, three days after his death on the cross. As part of the Easter season, the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion is commemorated on Good Friday, always the Friday just before Easter. Through his death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus paid the penalty for sin, thus purchasing for all who believe in him, eternal life in Christ Jesus.

SUNDAY 4/17

Our class was blessed with 2 visitors to our class today.
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Mark and Wendy Ingram

GOD'S PLAN FOR SHARING

Sunday, April 3rd, Grace kicked off our GPS mission with a Prayer Walk. There appeared to be about 200 church volunteers ready to go after enjoying a nice lunch together. The Adults4Christ Sunday School Class was well represented, as several members were seen receiving their information packets. It was very windy but the temperature was perfect. It was a great day to share the Lord, pray for our surrounding neighbors, and stretch our legs at the same time. Bruce did an excellent job preparing for this first step.

CHRISTIAN MISSIONS

Short-term mission work is rapidly growing in popularity for church youth groups and ministry teams. Many Christians agree that mission trips are helpful but admit that lack of preparedness—both cultural and spiritual—can hinder the true mission.

Approximately two million North Americans will go on short-term missions this year. Hundreds of thousands of these are teenagers who will be swinging hammers and pounding nails in places like Juarez, Mexico, and Choluteca, Honduras.

Our greatest need in Christianity is not necessarily for more short-term mission work, but for generating future missionaries and mission supporters through that exposure. This travel guide will direct and challenge you on topics like culture, flexibility, what you do and don’t have to offer, the biblical basis for mission work, relationships on the field, and ways to discover and use your gifts on your trip.

Whether it be short-term or for a lifetime, a missionary’s ultimate goal of reaching people has more to do with building relationships than making contacts. In order to do this, one must endeavor to be wholly like Jesus, who was gentle, pure, and kind; who hung out with the “untouchables”; who valued every individual He encountered; and who taught us how to truly love one another.

GRACE MANOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

Sunday, February 20th was a great day for our Adults 4 Christ Class. We shared our study time, food and love with the residents of Grace Manor.
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It touched our hearts at how happy they were to see us. Some followed word for word as Joe read our study scripture for the week during his presentation. Some had to show us their rooms and most were eager to share hugs as well. When they took your hand you felt like they didn't want to let go.

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It was one of those rare days when you hold on to great feelings of joy and at the same time have to hold back a few tears.

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God has blessed our church with Grace Manor, and this was a day when we were allowed to share that blessing with the wonderful people who live there.

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Thank God for Grace Baptist Church for allowing us this great opportunity to share the love of Christ. Thank God for our teachers, Joe and Brenda Steakley for their efforts in leading us thru-out this mission.

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Below is a gift our class left for the residents, first to remember Christ and then to remember us and our visit. That morning we left with everything we needed to remember them locked away in our hearts.

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