NO Sunday Activities..due to SNOW & ICE!

In case you haven't heard...there are no regular Sunday morning activities due to bad road conditions. Be safe and stay home this morning. There is also no afternoon meetings.

How will you spend the day? Start with this devotional and then go make a snowman (or) woman and post it on your facebook. Hope to see you soon!

Read --- ACTS 9:36-42 & ponder these questions:
1) Like Tabitha, will others remember you for your servant heart? What evidence can you think of that you are leaving behind that others were more important to you?
2) How might you be like Tabitha (Dorcas) being call to "get up" and continue the good race? What is your "good race"?
3) How might you be like Peter being call to do the unthinkable? Are there folks that you are being compelled to wake-up from their cold slumber? Who will get the glory from you trusting God more than your own ability?

Prayer --- Thank you God, for the opportunities to serve others. I show my love to you when I move over and let you lead my heart. Help me decrease that you may increase! Amen.

UPWARD Still Needs Youth Helpers

Upward Basketball still needs youth to help run the clock & scoreboard during Saturday gamedays. Please contact Garren Thomas if you are interested. Remember this could count for service hours.

THIS SUNDAY (OVC & Sunday Bible Study Leaders)

One Voice Choir will sing this Sunday in both services. Bible Study leaders, please note that they will need to leave your rooms around 11:12-11:15am to make it over to the sanctuary in time to sing at the end of the second service. Please help make this a smooth transition. Thank you!

*OVC members--Remember to bring your $35 and registration form for the Choir Festival in Greensboro a.s.a.p.!!

Join Us for a Nite of YWAM!!

Our youth on Wednesday night, February 10th, will join the Independence Hill youth group to hear about missions from a YWAM (youth with a mission) college team out of Louisville, Kentucky. We hope through this program youth will be inspired to get involved or stay involved with missions, both local and global. It will be a fun night led by college kids and hanging out with another youth group. Hope to C-ya there!

REMEMBER: This is the same night as the Valentine's Banquet. Make sure to make your reservations by Monday morning, February 8th, if you plan to eat at 6pm. The youth will then exit to the Exchange by 6:30pm for the YWAM activities.

NEEDED: A host home for 3 college girls from February 8-13 (Monday-Saturday morning). Please contact Marcus Mims by this Thursday, January 28th, if interested.

First Super Early Bird Deadline for D.Now is Fast Approaching!

Attention: The first super early bird deadline for d.now registration is next Sunday, Feb. 7th. After that the cost gradually increases for church members (only). Check out earlier blog entry for more info and don't forget to invite yo friends!

What is d.now.weekend? (Glad you asked!) If you take about 200 youth, add in some amazing college kids as small group leaders, insane games, local project sites for Saturday morning missions, 15 or so host homes, Saturday night bonfire, contemporary services focusing on students and led by kick-in bands and speakers that both inspire and challenge students in their walk with Christ, you got a d.now weekend. Interested? It is March 19-21!

Needs: 1) Host homes for 7-10 youth (# includes 1 or 2 college small group leaders), 2) decorators helping Kathy Brooks, 3) project site leaders helping Joel Presson, 4) photographers helping John McKenzie, 5) Saturday morning bag lunch preparers, 6) parking lot attendees, 7) registration with Tammy Dorcas, 8) bonfire helpers, 9) etc, etc. Let us know how you can participate!

2010 Winter Jam Event

Hey Gang, you don't want to miss out on this! Only $10 to join Toby Mac, Tenth Avenue North, Newsboys, Third Day, NewSong, Sidewalk Phophets, Revive, Robert Pierre & Fire Flight in a jam session for the Lord. Wow! It is hard to beat that price. Event date is February 6th at the Greensboro Coliseum. Just get me a signed permission form, which you can find downstairs in the breezeway of our discipleship center, by Wednesday nite February 3rd and you are RET-2-GO! Remember to bring with you that Saturday $10 for your ticket, $2 for the bus driver (gasoline) and money for yo food. Bus pulls out at 2:30pm and returns around 10:30pm.

Needed: Chaperones are still needed. Contact Marcus this week if interested. Some personal vehicles may be needed as well.

Pray for People in Haiti

Our brother in Christ, Lionel Dasy, sent a text message this Thursday with news of his family in Haiti saying he received news of one family member dead, one still missing and the rest were homeless with few broken bones. He expressed thanks to all who were praying during this very difficult time....and added one more comment --"How Great God is."

Actionnel shared that gas stations were empty. Means of transportation or distribution were impossible. Food was getting more and more scarced at the market places. Prices for everything was going up rapidly. They had heard reports of 50,000 or 106, 000 had died in PAP. But, from what they had seen on Wednesday, 200,000 death cases in PAP only would not surprise them.

HOW WILL YOU RESPOND?
Our church is preparing to receive donations designated specifically for relief in Haiti. Please consider a gift, above and beyond your tithe, as our initial response to this human tragedy. Your gifts will help ease pain and suffering in Port-Au-Prince.

Continue to PRAY fervently as the Spirit leads you. Today and tomorrow will be most difficult due to how long many have been without food and water.

D.Now Weekend Sign-Up Starts!!

It's time for the D.Now excitement to start building. We have a theme, speaker and band and the team is emerging with anticipation. Here is the initial info to know!
Event Date: March 19-21, 2010
Registration Forms are in the church office & the Discipleship Center breezeway

Early Bird Rate: $35 (due by Sun., Feb. 7th)

Almost too Late: $40 (due Sun., Feb. 28th)

Last Call: $45 (due by March 14th)

ALL GUESTS: $35

Please fill out complete registration form and medical/video/permission form to be turned in to the church office with payment to register for the event. You can also drop it in the box by the door inside of the X-change by above dates.

UPWARD BASKETBALL NEEDS

Volunteers are needed to help with Upward game days which begin next Saturday (1/16). In the past the youth have been a vital part of the game days and are counted on again this season. It is a lot of fun and also is a great way for the youth to pick up any "community service" credits they may need for school.

On game days, we have the following needs: referees, announcer/audio, devotion speakers, clock operator, refreshment table. Youth are needed for any of these volunteer positions (with the exception of referee). On these game days the schedule consist of 8 games each Sat. The season starts on 1/16 and will run through 3/6. Each Sat, the games will be at 9 am, 10 am, 11am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and 4:30 pm.

Contact Garren Thomas at garrenthomas@roadrunner.com or 704-875-8496 if you are interested and available to help in any way. Vicki Pluer/Polli Mays are heading up devotions and John/Ginny McKenzie are heading up refreshments.

Reflective Thought

Kindness has converted more people than zeal, science, or eloquence.
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Matthew 9:36

Reflective Thought

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

2 Peter 1:5-8

Winter Jam 2010

Here are two dates for you to take note. We may try to target the latter date as a youth trip due to our parent & youth forum this Sunday. This would allow time to advertise. Contact Marcus if you would like to get a group together to go! Cost is only $10 at the door. Wow!!
January 10th - Charlotte -Time Warner Cable Arena
February 6th - Greensboro Coliseum

You can learn more by checking out this link: http://www.facebook.com/winterjam?v=app_4949752878#/winterjam?v=app_4949752878