Letter to Faith Church – March 2014

It was disappointing that we had to cancel services this past Sunday. Hopefully, everyone stayed safe and warm. The message that I prepared for Sunday worship is available here, and we plan to have DVD copies available on Sunday.

Since we didn’t gather this past Sunday, I wanted to especially remind you of some important events that are taking place this upcoming Sunday:

 

Spring Forward

This Saturday evening is the annual day that we move our clocks ahead one hour.

I want to encourage you to plan to set your clock forward Saturday night and get plenty of rest for our Bible Study & Worship on Sunday.

 

Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies

This Sunday, a 6 week Bible Study will kick-off for men and women. The women’s group will be led by Linda Alvis through the book Lies Women Believe. I will take the Men through Fight, Winning the Battles that Matter Most. We will have both books available for only $5 each, but you do not need to purchase the book to participate in the study. The women will meet in what is usually the Adult Sunday School Class’ room and the Men will meet in the room that is commonly used by the Young Adult Class. I’m excited about these classes, and I pray that they’ll be helpful.

 

Church Business Meeting

We have received insurance money to make repairs to the basement following the drainage backup incident in early January. The board has recommended that as we work to make repairs, we also make some changes to the layout that will better benefit our current ministries and classes.

Additionally, the board recommends that the church consider replacing the sanctuary pews with chairs similar to those used in our classrooms. This recommendation is based on the belief that the chairs: could provide more seating in the sanctuary, could be moved if services need to be held in the gymnasium during a time of renovation and/or expansion, could be added to for special services such as Easter, & could be moved into a new sanctuary years from now.

 

Looking forward to worshipping with you this Sunday!

 

Pastor Daniel

 

 

Letter to Faith Church

I am so very excited about this Fall at Faith Church! God blessed us with a great summer in ministry together and I can not wait to see what is in store for the next couple of months.

There are 4 things I want to make sure everyone knows about:

Anniversary Sunday

On Sunday November 4th Faith Church will celebrate her 30th anniversary. It was the first Sunday in November of 1982 when our church transitioned from “mission status” to self-supporting church. I am looking forward to this day as we celebrate God’s faithfulness to us for more than 30 years. I hope you plan to join us!

Parking Lot

Our parking lot expansion project has been completed! For the past month, we have had plenty of parking spaces- plenty of room for our neighbors, friends, family, and co-workers to join us for worship.

To move forward with the project this summer, we borrowed $10,000 from our Church savings with the plan of paying this money back in the months to come. We have already made 2 payments of $1,000 back into savings!

Hail Damage

Just as work on the parking lot got started, we suffered heavy hail damage to the roofs of the church, gym, parsonage, and shed. We have received funds from our insurance company to make repairs, and we are currently working to hire and schedule work to begin on the church roof. The roof of the church is the most critical since the hail caused immediate leaks. In order to save funds, we are considering tackling the smaller tasks of repairing the parsonage and shed with our church volunteers. If you would be willing to help with this project, please let me or one of our trustees know.

December 1st Foundations Class

The Foundations class covers the basics of what we believe at Faith Church. This class is a great resource for both people who are new to faith in Jesus Christ and people who are new to Faith FWB Church. The class lasts a couple of sessions with breaks and even lunch.

This class is a pre-requisite to becoming a member at Faith Church, but you do not have to be seeking membership to attend.

 

Church Retreat 2012

A couple of weeks ago 30 of our people trekked up to Temple Hills in Lynnville for a retreat. It was a blast, it built community, and challenged us spiritually. I am already looking forward to the next one. Here is a video of the fun that we had.

 

Favorite Tweets of February

Here you go.

David Jones ‏ @iPopEditor

If Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriends could write music and play the guitar, I wonder if we’d think SHE is the crazy one.

jaredcwilson ‏ @jaredcwilson

If God in his wisdom decided you’d never have a huge church & you’d minister in obscurity, would you be okay with that?

Darrin Patrick ‏ @darrinpatrick

Sin makes you

 

Favorite Tweets of January

Here’s the first roundup of Favorite Tweets for 2012.

Look for more favorites here.

Find me here or there.

Patrick V. McDaniel ‏ @pvmcdaniel

Thinking about starting a diet, that means I need to

 

Favorite Tweets of December

Favorite tweets from December, also known as the month of Christmas and Tebow Time.

Enjoy.

Chris Forbes@cforbesoklahoma

A guy tried to check bags onto a plane with 247 snakes inside them.http://ow.ly/1COfpO That’s insane, isn’t it like $25 bucks per bag?

THis is why you simply must fly Southwest when carrying more than 5 snakes.

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Matt Todd@mattdantodd
Aiden: “Put on your Manning jersey so both of us can be wearing Colts jerseys!” Me: “Sorry. I don’t wear blue & white when UK is playing.”
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Bruce Feldman@BFeldmanCBS

And he didn’t look too happy about it. RT @KegsnEggs: LaMichael James

 

Favorite Tweets of November. Of 2011.

Here are my favorite tweets from November of 2011.

As always, let me encourage you to find some good people to follow.

Follow me here.

Friend me there.

James Emery White @JamesEmeryWhite

• It used to be that it took a celebrity for there to be a scandal; now you need a scandal to become a celebrity.

At least this shift hasn’t affected the caliber of role models for our kids.

Bo McFall @Bo14News

• Now quite possible that an Indiana-based pro sports team will win a game in 2011!! Sweet. #pacers #NBA

william collins @willmiester

• Working at mickey d’s and wearing #Jordans and #ralphlauren prove how proverty can be cyclical

This is so sad.

Nicole Edwards @Nicole_Edwards

• watching @Pastor_Daniel and Haven play hide and seek. Java gives away Daniel’s hiding spots though!

Peyton’s Head @PeytonsHead

• ESPNU covers college athletics. Their advertising motto? “Never Graduate”. I’m surprised they don’t carry more UK basketball games.

Jim Gaffigan @JimGaffigan

• 3 Musketers always make me sad. They mean I’m almost done with my kids Halloween candy.

I had resorted to one of Haven’s 3 musketeers that same day.

The Bill Walton Trip @NotBillWalton

• That awkward moment when you were waiting for Chris Hansen to appear from the shadows while Bob Costas was interviewing Jerry Sandusky.

That was the creepiest live television moment I have ever experienced.

Anthony Bradley @drantbradley

• Young bruhs confuse spiritual maturity & calls 2 ministry b/c they R isolated from godly grown men in other vocations

The preacher is telling the truth and it hurts!

The Bill Walton Trip @NotBillWalton

• With the lockout dragging on, many NBA players have called John Calipari asking to play for Kentucky so they don’t have to take a pay cut.

Darrin Patrick @darrinpatrick

• FACT: The internet was invented to globalize complaining. via@kellyoxford

Blogging was invented to perfect it. Twitter was invented to make it more convenient.

Jeremy Crittenden @jdcrittenden

• “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else,” – Judy Garland

Nicole Edwards @Nicole_Edwards

• Eating at the barking dog cafe. It was featured on diners, drive-ins, and dives

I ate the best BLT at that place. Of course, I had just run 13 miles, maybe that helped it taste better.

Nicole Edwards @Nicole_Edwards

• Haven and I waiting at the finish line. @pastor_daniel is almost done with half marathon

It is so great to know they are waiting for me at the finish line. It was wonderful to experience that finish and accomplished goal together.

 

Favorite Tweets from October. Yes October.

Remember Halloween? Remember Colts’ losses? Remember October?

Here is the first installment of some very overdue favorite tweet roundups.

Look for November & December in 2013.

Michael Lukaszewski @mlukaszewski

• I confiscate my kids good candy to teach them about taxes.

I think my parents did this. I have always felt a need to hide my Resses from the IRS.

Bart Millard @BartMillard

• 20 yrs from now we’re gonna remember 2011 as “that year we thought those 5 toe’d shoes were cool”

Jim Gaffigan @JimGaffigan

• Just told my 5 year old that it is bad luck to go outside on the first day it snows.

Joe D Wilson @joedwilson

• The shorter ur grass in the fall, the more ur leaves blow into ur neighbors yard. Yes, I just mowed my lawn.

Jay Double @Just_Jamicyn

• Watching the Walking Dead. No I’m not talking about the Colts!

CJ Hoyt @CJWTOL

• Pakistan was just elected to the U.N. Security Council. Seriously… this is not an Onion headline.

Triadwx @Triadwx

• An image from @snowshoemtn this morning….. very nice. #ncwx#wvwx #vawx yfrog.com/klb9skcj

Looks like this will be the first time in years that I don’t head up to snowshoe.

PTI @PTI

• Raise that roof, TK. twitpic.com/739hsa

I enjoy this show about sports more than I enjoy sports.

Kurt Lindgren @kurtlnd

• If you are trying to “keep up with the Jones’s,” STOP! Because they just filed for bankruptcy.

Joe Thorn @joethorn

• My daughter loves her horse head pillow, but doesn’t get the awesome Godfather connection. instagr.am/p/Ql_Xm/

Chris Forbes @cforbesoklahoma

• Korean scientists have cloned a coyote. In other news, ACME company sales have recently doubled.

Jim Gaffigan @JimGaffigan

• Why is it when I’m in a TSA line I’m always behind the person that has never left their house?

Matt McGill @mattmcgill

• Being able to label my issues doesn’t mean I’m working on them. Unfortunately, it does make it easier to pretend that I am.

Jon Tyson @JonTyson

• Church of celebrity, consumerism & competition. “Our pastor is amazing, our programs meet all my needs, our church is better than yours.”

Mat Clayton @matclayto

• To the police surveillance van outside our flat, renaming your wifi would make you stealthier pic.twitter.com/PjzcSX2v

Chris Forbes @cforbesoklaho

• Warning: Blackberrry phones are crashing, there is an increased chance today of making eye contact with people in heavily starched shirts.

Matt Todd @mattdantodd

• Dear future me: When you make egg sandwiches for the kids, it’s a good idea to check to see if we have bread BEFORE cracking the eggs

Dan @dansully

• When I see a printed out, taped up sign, my first thought is “Somebody must have thrown a fit about this”

Bob Seymore @BobSeymore

• “If I could get a transcript of your prayers over the last month, what would be the one thing you kept praying for?” – Francis Chan #Cat11

Jim Gaffigan @JimGaffigan

• Hey people that sit on planes not reading, listening to or watching anything: you look like serial killers.

Adam Savage @donttrythis

• From Reddit, the most modern workplace sign EVER: i.imgur.com/Vkh8e.jpg

Love that.

Rachel Lamour Minter @rachmint

• Haven’s Elmo cake from Brown Sugar Cake Room! @Melbrown620 twitpic.com/6tm22k

It was great! Thanks to Rachel and Mel!

Jeff Postlewaite @jeffpos

• At the State fair I’ve been called “boss” about a million times. I’m firing the next guy who does. I can, I’m the boss.

I have so many great memories from the VA State Fair. Our family went every year for several years. Twist & Shout!

 

Favorite Tweets of September

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ShaunKing Shaun King

Heading into one of those uncomfortable grown man meetings.

28 Sep

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jonnydiaz Jonny Diaz

The “Complete Guide To Understanding Women” is finally available.twitpic.com/6rveph

28 Sep

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cforbesoklahoma Chris Forbes

Something I’d like to see: Spiderman save the day in a rural area with no buildings. Some ideas only work in the big city.

28 Sep

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JimGaffigan Jim Gaffigan

“How old is your baby?” is the “How about this weather?” of parenting.

26 Sep

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iPopEditor David Jones

Arkansas-Alabama: a dentist’s nightmare

24 Sep

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DustinWStokes Dustin Stokes

“@drewbreaux: If Facebook was a church with people in suits, today Zuckerberg put the drums on the stage”

21 Sep

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JustinFarley Justin Farley

Reproducing is never about size, it’s about leader readiness –@daveferguson @jonferguson #exponential @zondervan

20 Sep

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loswhit Carlos Whittaker

Sometimes I wish I could photoshop my conversations.

20 Sep

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ThomRainer Thom Rainer

Your employers quickly forget the long hours you give them at work. Your children never forget memory-making moments with them.

20 Sep

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brittmerrick Britt Merrick

Leaders: The degree to which you enjoy the praise of people is the same degree to which their criticism will wreck you.

18 Sep

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darrinpatrick Darrin Patrick

“One of the biggest differences between me & God is He doesn’t believe He is me” @STimmis #fb

15 Sep

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c_talbot Christopher Talbot

Why was the Hipster’s mouth burnt? He ate food before it was cool.#bestjokeoftheday

15 Sep

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CJWTOL CJ Hoyt

Some of the most AMAZING video I’ve ever seen. Bystanders rescue motorcyclist from fiery wreck: http://j.mp/ofq6xc

13 Sep

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ShaunKing Shaun King

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” -William Shedd /Be! Go! Do!

13 Sep

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jeremy_riggs Jeremy Riggs

Travel Channel keeping it classy with a new episode of Truck Stop Missouri for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. #fb

11 Sep

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stephenlopes stephenlopes

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic

11 Sep

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jeffpost Jeff Postlewaite

Jack prayed “Jesus, help me come into Your heart.” That’s probably a better description of salvation.

10 Sep

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marcneppl marc neppl

2 teens asked me what 9/11 is. They had to write a paper on it. Joking around in the van stopped for few minutes as I described it. 9.11.01

9 Sep

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michaelocc Michael O’CC

WARNING: if you see tweets offering free clip of the new Nickelback album DO NOT CLICK. It links to a free clip of the new Nickelback album.

9 Sep

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ScottyWardSmith Scotty Smith

A sign u’re growing in grace: You know “for better or worse & in sickness & in health” pertains to your church vows too

8 Sep

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cforbesoklahoma Chris Forbes

Yahoo CEO said she was fired over the phone. They could have used Yahoo mail, but only spammers use that.

8 Sep

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RickWarren Rick Warren

I hire staff who’ve been deeply hurt. It softens u to other’s hurts.Unhurt leaders are often arrogant know-it-alls.1 Cor1:4

8 Sep

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drewbreaux Drew Breaux

Nothing makes me feel more grown up than carrying an umbrella. It’s like I have important places to go, with people who expect me to be dry

7 Sep

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Mikecline1 Mike cline

Rita says she only watches cartoons with kids. I thought that I counted.

6 Sep

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mikeherrity mikeherrity

Must be best notice ever in museum display case- I cried with laughter at this: twitpic.com/684u4b

6 Sep

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dansully Dan

May ur silver perish with u, b/c u thought u could acquire God’s gift w/ money! // popular fund-raising verse? bible.us/Acts8.20.NET

4 Sep

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Just_Jamicyn Jamicyn Weaver

Twitter needs a special font for sarcasm.

3 Sep

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jkriggs Joshua Riggs ?

Boys are showing some new friends around the house – Andrew says “Mom and Dad share a room.” #fb

3 Sep

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Fake_Dispatch Fake Dispatch

BREAKING: Tressel joins Colts as instant replay consultant. He has a lot of experience looking back in time at bad decisions.

2 Sep

 

Favorite Tweets of August

Here’s the round up from last month. Find some good people to follow.

Follow Me. Friend Me. Read more favorites.

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DarbysDaddy DarbysDaddy

If you mix Taco Bell hot sauce into your ramen, it tastes exactly like poverty.

31 Aug

Or freshman year of college.

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perrynoble perrynoble

One size does not fit all!!! This goes for clothes, churches and shoes!

31 Aug

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pastorkjl Kurt Lindgren

The Bacon Driven Life #replacebooktitleswithbacon #rickwarren #purposedrivenlife

31 Aug

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blakegriffin Blake Griffin

Twitter has taught me to always enlarge a persons profile picture before judging them

31 Aug

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mattdantodd Matt Todd

Anyone at the real Top Gun caught referencing the movie ‘Top Gun’ faces a $5 fine? Hilarious.

30 Aug

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jonacuff Jon Acuff

“I am so sorry, but we can’t service the plane’s bathrooms right now. Do you want to move your seat up away from the smell?” Attendant

29 Aug

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jeffpost Jeff Postlewaite

At Food Lion the donkey’s heads are going for $200 and a quarter of dove’s dung for $50.

26 Aug

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Ricky_Edwards Rick Edwards

Daddy and Haven at Busch Gardens twitpic.com/6atmyv

24 Aug

Fun Day.

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cforbesoklahoma Chris Forbes

Facebook now shows what you were posting at the same time last year. That way the world can closely monitor it’s lack of progress. #fb

23 Aug

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Ricky_Edwards Rick Edwards

Haven & Luke playing At T & T’s twitpic.com/6a5doh

22 Aug

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BobSeymore Bob Seymore

“what is in your life today that is not in line with your tomorrow?” @henrycloud

21 Aug

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BobSeymore Bob Seymore

Me to 6 yr old; You’re amazing 6 yr old: I know (missed the humility teaching at GLS)

16 Aug

The talk on humility at WCA GLS was great! Read Tim Schraeder’s notes on it here.

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marcneppl marc neppl

Walking past a footlocker is like walking past 1995

16 Aug

15 years later & I still can’t afford their shoes.

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treymcclain Trey McClain

Walking out the door this morning, Morgan (3 yr old) says, “See ya suckahs…” #parenting is an adventure.

16 Aug

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loswhit Carlos Whittaker

Everyone is fatter than their profile pic.

14 Aug

Everyone. Hear that Blake Griffin?

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Hannah_Post Hannah Postlewaite

Common experiences are what create inside jokes and inside jokes are what make a friendship fun. 🙂

14 Aug

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jeremycowart Jeremy Cowart

“I wish I wasn’t just a regular boy. I want to be a superhero.” – my 5 y/o son just now… #FB

14 Aug

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GeoffSurratt Geoff Surratt

RT @sherrysurratt: This sign mocks me twitpic.com/63pr5z // Truth in advertising

9 Aug

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edstetzer Ed Stetzer

It is sad but inevitable: when a ministry is defined by criticisim, eventually it turns on its own spiritual children.

9 Aug

whoa. this stuck with me for weeks.

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dansully Dan

#wyir I wore a jumpsuit from spacecamp to school once. I exceeded all measures of dork, nerd, bullymagnet.

8 Aug

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dansully Dan

Complain all u want about slow school zones. I find txting & driving at 20mph is much easier!

8 Aug

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curtjonestweets Curt Jones

Why isn’t the word “phonetic” spelled like it sounds? Go figure.

8 Aug

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NibbyP Nibby Priest

Even Jesus had Judas.

8 Aug

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PastorMark Mark Driscoll

“The chief occupational hazard of leadership is pride.” – John Stott

1 Aug