Pastor's Update 09.23.10 Faith Baptist Church Covington VA

	For the opportunity to serve you through the ministries of Faith Baptist Church. Hope you are having a good week, this is what is happening around Faith . . .   r12 continues this Sunday Chris will be bringing the second sermon in this series on true spirituality.  What does God want most from us? Sunday night I will be continuing the   Balancing the Christian Life series, the subject this week is Legal or Legalistic Every week we keep track of M&Ms, Ministry Moments.  These are the actual face to face ministry experiences that takes place here at Faith throughout the week.  This past week we had over 700 M&Ms.  Here is a sample of some of the M&Ms that happen every month at Faith . . . Two ladies Bible studies meeting during the week Eight women in our jail ministry Backyard Lights Bible study meeting off campus at Cedar Forest Apartments Support group meets once a month Men's prayer breakfast Get the picture? Faith is much more than just Sunday Morning We need artists to paint murals on new children's building We will be using our Christmas offering this year to help pay off our land debt. Happy Birthday to Chris Chesley! Our tech guys come through again, we now have the new buildings wired for computer and video feed.  Thanks guys Our school supply outreach was great! Thanks Photo cds left from Annv. Sunday call office Photos from Annv. Sunday available atwww.faithbaptistcovington.net Flu shot clinic for FBC family 10/12/10 bring your health insurance cards, 1-3 PM Teen Praise Team singing this Sunday Night! Hope to see you Sunday! Billy Psa. 23:1

Pastor's Update 09.17.10 Faith Baptist Church Covington VA

The r12 journey begins this Sunday.  Chris and I will be team teaching this series for the next six weeks.  This series is answering the question: What's the right path for  the journey to true spirituality?

Here is a web site you can visit during the series to get additional information and material:

click this link to go to r12 online

This Sunday we will be looking at the subject:

What is True Spirituality?

Our main Bible resource throughout this event will be the New Testament book of Romans, with a special emphasis on chapter twelve.

Who is the r12 journey for? . . . .

• For the New Believer … r12 helps them start the Christian journey in the rightdirection.

• For the Stuck Believer . . . r12 provides a path back to spiritual breakthroughsthat isn’t reliant on “trying harder.”

• For the Sidelined Believer . . . r12 meets them right where they are with apathway back to healthy engagement with God and a church family.

• For the Mature Believer . . . r12 gives them a pathway to disciple others,perhaps for the first time.

Hope you will join us on this journey, as we ask God to do a significant work in our lives.

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Virigil Woodie will be our guest speaker Sunday night, he will be representing Weekday Religious Education in our area that teaches hundreds of children the Bible in our school system.

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• Christmas offering this year will go to retire the land debt, we are almost there!
• Man prayed to trust Christ this week in his home
• Please note Trunk or Treat will be on Saturday this year Oct. 30th 5:30-7:30
• Please visit our church web site for the latest news from Faith click this link to go to our website
• Thanks to the drama team for the donation of video equipment to the church
• Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make Anniversary Sunday happen you can visit our church website to see photos from that special day 
  • click this link to go to our website
• • New membership class 10.24.10 please call church office if interested 962-6335

Hope to see you Sunday

Bro. Billy

35 years is a long time.  It doesn’t feel like a long time, it seems like just yesterday I was kneeling beside the “Hut” asking God to bless our brand new baby we had named Faith Baptist Church.  A lot has happened in those intervening years, it has been quite an adventure.  When you look back at a ministry there are several ways you could view its progress. 

One way is to look at the land and the facilities.  I have lost count of the building programs and renovations that have gone on here at Faith.  Even as I write this we are in the midst of expanding our education space and purchasing new land.  Yes buildings and land are important and you can’t have a ministry without a place to meet.  But Faith is much more than just buildings and property.

Some people would say you evaluate a ministry purely on the number of people who are attending the church.  God has been good to us here at Faith and we have seen growth over the years.   Our Wednesday night service now has much more than our Sunday morning service used to have, but numbers of attendees is not the whole story.

To me the greatest evidence of progress in any ministry is changed lives.  I have seen people change before my eyes.  I have seen people who had no time for God fall deeply in love with Him.  I have seen my own family change and grow becoming more Christ like.  I have seen God heal marriages and make homes a haven in this rough world. 

I have seen people who were lost and headed for a Christ less eternity; experience the life changing power of the gospel.  I have seen people with such a passion for a lost and dying world that have sacrificed and sacrificed.  So if you were to ask me how I gauge the progress of the last 35 years it would go way beyond the buildings or budgets.  To me the most powerful change of all is in the changed lives of individuals who love Christ.

I have truly been blessed in the last 35 years.  I have had a wonderful wife who has been my number one supporter and fan.  I have had two beautiful children who continue to be a wonderful source of pride and blessing to me.  What can I say about the grandchildren, the great staff and kind congregation God has blessed me with, there is no debate God has been good to me.

 On this 35^th anniversary I would like to say “Thank You” God for saving me, calling me and using me here in the beautiful mountains of Virginia.  A truly blessed man is one who can say he really enjoys what he does, and I can honestly say I love what I do and I hope God will allow me to finish out my time in His service here in the Alleghany Highlands.  Thank you for allowing me the great privilege of being your pastor.  Robbie and Robin thanks for letting daddy be the “preacher”.  Elaine thanks for loving me and always being there.  May the future be even brighter than our past.

* * * * * * * Faith Baptist 35 Years Old * Dear Family and Friends of Faith, This Sunday we will be celebrating 35 years of ministry in the Alleghany Highlands. I hope you will join us as we look back and look forward to a bright future in the Highlands. Wayne and Lisa Taylor will be singing in both services Veteran missionary, Ken Jenkins, will be our special guest We will head up to Grace Bible Camp for a 1:30 meal  and spend the afternoon enjoying God's creation. Each family present Sunday will receive a photo DVD of our story. Hope to see you this Sunday at Faith! Don't forget the sermon series starting 09.19.10, r12, taught by our teaching pastors. Thank you so much for being a part of Faith Baptist Church during these last 35 years, looking forward to spending some time with you Sunday. Bro. Billy *

Transform Any Job, Labor Day Message 09.05.10 powerpoint

Transform Any Job, Labor Day Message 09.05.10

Sunday Night Sermon 082910 on Servanthood

Video Announcements Faith Baptist Church Covington VA

r12 Series Coming to Faith

August 24, 2010

Pastor's Update

Keeping the Faith Family in the Loop

• The Backyard Lights had their school supply outreach last week
• Mike Wade helped me out at the Brian Center as we held a service Sunday
• Crazy Steve and Aaron premiered Sunday, great job
• work on classrooms is progressing, please pray we can soon use them

New Sermon Series taught by our teaching pastors beginning 09.19.10

Genesis and Our Present World

Our Seminar Presenter: Ed Chesley, associate professor at Appalachian Bible College for 38 years and father of Associate Pastor Chris Chesley.

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Wednesday August 25: A seminar that will help you understand why our world is the way it is and give you insight into the nature and ways of our Creator God. You will learn important doctrines, facts, and history that impact our world today! Join us for the last session of this great series!
Genesis and Our Present World- August 25, 2010
Seminar Topic:
Wednesday August 25, 7 PM
How should we worship?
Hope to see you there!

Join us for

“Servant Sunday”

August 29, 2010

This will be a day of honoring several of the Lord's servants here at       Faith Baptist Church and celebrating the promotion of our students.

·         9 and 10:30am worship services- Recognition of all who serve          as teachers and workers in our Christian Education Ministry.            (During these times, all students from  pre-school through 12th grade will be promoted to the next grade level in Sunday School, corresponding with their grade level in school) 

·         Message by Bro. Chris-“Prepared For Promotion.”

·         Reception honoring John and Jane Burnham for over 20 years of ministry for the Lord at Faith Baptist Church. Please come by the church fellowship hall for a drop in style reception between 4 and 5:30pm on Sunday, to express your love and appreciation to these precious servants of God. Thanks to Kathleen All for supplying the food and drinks for this time.

“I thank Him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord,        because He judged me faithful, appointing me to His service.”

I Timothy 1:12 ESV

Meet the TeachPARENTS plan to meet your child's nursery or Sunday School teacher on Saturday August 28 here at the church from 12 to 1 PM. This is for all students nursery age through high school. This will be a great time to receive information about what your child will be involved with for the upcoming year and to talk with your child's teacher. Light refreshments will be served.TEACHERS: If you teach or work with our children's ministry starting with the nursery and going through high school, please plan to be here at noon in order to fellowship with the parents that come. Try to be prepared to answer general questions that the parents may have. Thanks a bunch!   See You Sunday!