FEBRUARY IS MISSION’S MONTH
Our Joash (Sacrificial) Offering may be given at any time during the month. This annual offering is used for unexpected needs that arise for our missionaries on their field of service throughout the year.
Our Faith Promise Mission’s Offering enables us to support
3 Children’s Home
2 Crisis Pregnancy Centers
1 Men’s Homeless Shelter
3 Bible Printing/Distribution Ministries.
7 Missionary Families From Our Church
Bibles For Free The Burnettes
Daniel And Emily Ford In Moldova
David & Gerry Smith In Brazil
Eli & Katie Guiltner In Japan
Eric & Lilianna Magnuson in Panama
Jeffery & Lydia Wacharia in Kenya
Marli Page Medical Mission’s Outreach
22 Foreign Missionaries Around The World
14 Local Missionaries in U.S.
Your monthly gift enables us to support these Missionaries in amounts from $100 to $2000 each month. The total amount needed each week is $2000. With each member giving an amount that God’s directs them, we give approximately $100,000 annually. Pray that others will join us in Faith Promise Giving above their Tithe to spread the Gospel around the world.
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Ephesians 3:10, “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,”In this verse Paul reveals that the manifold wisdom of God is to be made known through the church.
Then immediately, so that we will not put the church on a low level or think lightly of it, Paul adds a qualifying phrase, “according to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord” (v. 11).
“Made” can also be translated “produced.”
This shows that the church is not an afterthought of God’s, but rather it is the chief priority of His heart.
The church was produced in the sphere of Christ Jesus our Lord according to the eternal purpose.
Thus, the church is not an expedience to God, to accommodate some problem in the universe.
The church is the good pleasure of His will.
It is what He prefers above all else.
It is what He has cherished and kept hidden in His heart from ages past.
The administration of the mystery is the church meeting on this earth according to what was conceived in eternity past and produced on the cross–nothing more and nothing less.
The church cannot be man’s innovation or man’s creation.
The church is the place where God’s manifold wisdom is displayed.
Ephesians 3:10 says that God’s manifold wisdom to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places is made known through the church.
In other words, the church as the called out ones, the assembled, gathered saints–is God’s administrative unit on this earth and in this universe.
It is an awesome thing in the universe that the church is on this earth.
Because of this, God’s administration has a way to be worked out.
Not only do we enjoy the riches of Christ, but we are gathered as the church where this administration is displayed and opened up.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Charles Ward – Heart Surgery 2/23
James Garner’s Friend
Jim Mabe
John McClain
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Randy Bond’s Son In Law
Russell Paschal
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother
Terrell Loyd
The Graham Family – Brandon’s Friends
Amy Garner’s Mother/Dad
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Carol Lawhead’s Brother
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Kenny & Nora Allison
Pastor Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tom Witcher