One of the good things about these past few days is that it has been sunny most of the day which is nice. On Sunday it is suppose to be around 30 degrees - who would think that below freezing weather sounds "warm."??With that in mind I hope that you will be encouraged to be here at Faith for our services all day. Our classes for all ages will continue at 9:30 AM and are a great way to learn from God's Word while finding a place to "belong" at the same time - give them a try!
We will be blest by the music ministry of our friend, Geoff Ellsworth from BBC this Sunday in our 10:45 AM worship service (not a concert, but a special.) He plans to stay with Beth and me on Saturday evening on his way to a Christian college fair near Columbus on Sunday. I am thankful that friends like Geoff (and Jim last Sunday) are blest so much by worshipping with us that they include our services in their trips to Ohio if possible. I will be continuing our new study in the book of Ezra 
by considering how, like Ezra, we can be "A Person That God Can Use." This will be part 2 of our introduction, but you can prepare by skimming over the book quickly.
by considering how, like Ezra, we can be "A Person That God Can Use." This will be part 2 of our introduction, but you can prepare by skimming over the book quickly.In our 6:00 PM ministries, our AWANA clubbers parents are invited to attend and see what their kids do in this ministry. It is a special time and I am sure the kids are excited. For other adults not involved in this way, we will meet in the auditorium to sing and begin a study about "God Our Father" based on a book of the same name by Moody Bible Institute professor John Koessler. I was blest by looking over the content of this book and felt it would be a good study for us all for the next few months in our evening services. Our Teens will meet for a time of fun and learning from John 13:1 - 11, and remember that the next training meeting for your Missions trip to Japan this summer is on Friday, January 30.
Upward basketball games officially begin tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8:00 AM at First Baptist in Aurora. If you are involved you probably already have a schedule and information. Games will be held here at Faith the following Saturday and will alternate between both churches each week.Our social team is planning an all church "Fellowship Feast" 
after the morning service on Sunday, January 25th - please plan to stay, details for this special time are in the bulletin this Sunday.
after the morning service on Sunday, January 25th - please plan to stay, details for this special time are in the bulletin this Sunday.As many of us have been praying regularly the past several months for Jeff Sheldon's nephew, Philip (pancreatic cancer) in the Erie, PA area, we wanted you to know that Jeff notified us that Philip died yesterday. Please pray for the family and for Jeff, Robin, Laura, Brad, and Sophia as they travel after services here on Sunday for his funeral on Sunday afternoon.
Please remember that we publish a weekly prayer guide for our midweek gatherings for prayer and Bible study. Many individual requests are in this guide, which serves as an extension of your weekly ABF prayer requests. 
Prayer is important, as expressed in the following statement by Derek Prime (the British pastor to whom Alistair Begg was once an assistant) in his book, "Practical Prayer":
Prayer is important, as expressed in the following statement by Derek Prime (the British pastor to whom Alistair Begg was once an assistant) in his book, "Practical Prayer":"We are dependent upon God for everything, and God delights to meet our needs. Some He supplies on a daily basis without our ever asking Him. Others He provides as we deliberately lay them before Him. We find the primary answer to the question, 'Why Pray?' in man's fundamental relationship as a creature to God the Creator - it is one of dependence. And it is a dependence which reflects an essential part of man's unique creation by God - man was created to have fellowship with God."
Your fellowship with God will be enhanced and fulfilled as you meet this Sunday to worship Him with His people. Until then, PRAY that God will prepare your heart and work in others to achieve His glory. I look forward to seeing you!
Pastor Don Workman
PS - thank you for maintaining your commitments to our Faith Promise for Missions giving. As we continue to give to supply our whole missions program through this fund, it frees up other money for our general fund. So far this year you have been doing great! Please keep it up!
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