Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We continue in our series The Lord Is My Strength with the famous scene in Exodus 3:1-22 where Moses encounters God through the burning bush. Imagine the interruption in Moses’ life at this point. He wanders around, tending his sheep as he stays outside of Egypt, an outlaw in a sense after he murdered an Egyptian. This shepherd would be God’s instrument to rescue His people, and this murderer gets to have a 1-on-1, first name basis, relationship with the God who made everything! How wonderful is our God to use someone like Moses to declare His glory not only to His people but also to all the world. News of this rescue mission would reach surrounding nations and even into our ears today!
Click here to access the livestream of this Sunday’s worship service (9:30am).
Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies
Saturday Men’s Bible Study – 8 am – LaBelle’s HOme
Tuesday Men’s Bible Study – 6:30 pm (Begins Jan 20th) – Sweet Reserve Cafe, Winfield IL
Wednesday Women’s Bible Study – 9:45 am – Room 3/4 at Faith Community Church
Tuesday Women’s Bible Study – 7:00 pm – Room 1 at Faith Community Church
Jake and Gracie Wall: South Africa Navigators College Missionaries
Jake and Gracie Wall, relatives of Judy and Bryan Van Zanten, are a young couple being sent by the Navigators to minister to college students in two major South African universities. They will leave the US in February to start their ministry. Here is their video detailing their ministry.
Please pray and consider if you would like to financially partner with the Walls. If you wish to give a gift, put it in the offering plate over the next few weeks with a note that it is for the Walls. We will send the donation together as a church afterward.
Video from FCC Missionary Sean Martin
Sean Martin is an FCC supported missionary, a member of our presbytery, and the founder of 3 Timothy, a ministry focused on training pastors around the world to study and preach the Word of God with confidence and clarity. Click here to watch a video from Sean’s recent trip to Gdansk, Poland, where he interviews a minister and his son.
Financial Giving to Rossweldy (Kids Alive)
Our church sponsors Rossweldy, a 5th grader who attends Anija School with Kids Alive in the Dominican Republic. If you would like to donate funds toward her sponsorship, money jars are available in the narthex and rooms 3/4, 5, and 6.
Prayer Requests and Praises
Tom Ollendorf: Preparations for upcoming hip replacement surgery.
Ernie Siefert: Pray for full-time employment for Ernie that would supply all his and Donna’s needs.
With grace,
Jonathan Keller