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BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY APRIL 16, 2017

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Once again we welcome you as we gather to worship the Lord on this glorious RESURRECTION SUNDAY!

In January, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced they were going to allow girls who self-identified as boys to become members of their organization. For over 100 years, eligibility for membership in the organization was determined by the gender information on an individual’s birth certificate. However, that is no longer the case as communities and state laws have a different interpretation of gender identity.

This policy does not affect troops sponsored by religious groups. Nevertheless, some churches have decided to cut their ties with BSA over this and other LGBT positions.

In a statement to the Charlotte Observer, Andrew Shoger, pastor of Coddle Creek Associate Presbyterian Church explained, “We cannot partner with an organization that embraces what God’s Word clearly labels as sin. For more than 10 years, Coddle Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church has hosted and chartered Boy Scout and Cub Scout groups. However, due to decisions by the Boy Scouts of America regarding matters of homosexuality and gender identity, the … church has determined that our church can no longer continue as partners … of BSA.”

Coddle Creek is not the only North Carolina church disassociating from the Boy Scouts of America over its newly implemented transgender policy. According to WNCN, the Fayetteville campus of the multi-site Manna Church plans to end its relationship with the scouting organization sometime this summer.

We thank God for churches that are holding forth the Word of Life and standing up for the sanctity and stability of the present generation and those yet unborn Like David plucked the lamb from the mouth of the lion and the bear, so we must pluck our innocent and vulnerable children out of the mouth of the devourer. This is why Jesus died and rose again, that we might have victory over the devil. Let us pray for the anointing that makes the righteous “bold as a lion.” that we as God’s people might take our stand for Him.

-For more information visit ChristianPost.com
HAPPY RESURECTION DAY!

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

NO BAPTISM CLASS TODAY

CHURCH FAMILY FUN DAY
Monday, 10:00am (Magen’s Bay)

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ WARFARE PRAYER
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Warfare Prayer

SISTERS-IN-UNITY PRAYER NIGHT
Thursday, 6:00p.m.

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
Baptism Class, 5:00p.m.
The King’s Daughters Ministry Meeting, 6:00p.m.
The Kingdom Men’s Ministry Meeting, 6:00p.m.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY APRIL 9, 2017

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Once again we welcome you as we gather to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. May His name be glorified in us.
An article in a recent Christian Post magazine says the United States will no longer fund the United Nations entity that promotes abortion overseas according to an announcement from the State Department.

The State Department withdrew its support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) because the group “supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.” Coercive abortion is forced abortion. This practice was widespread in China under its one-child policy.

The State Department has noted that since China’s “family planning policies still involve the use of coercive abortion and involuntary sterilization” and that the UNFPA partners on family planning activities with China are responsible for these coercive policies, it warranted withdrawing financial support.

Steven Mosher, president of the population research institute told the Christian Post that the U.N. has been conspiring with the Chinese government since 1979 when they began to implement their population reduction policy. Mosher also said that he was in China in 1980 following China’s implementation of the one-child policy where he saw women who were pregnant in their third trimester undergo forced abortions and then sterilized.

Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, told Life Site they “are thrilled that the U.S. is no longer funding forced abortion and involuntary sterilization in China. The blood of Chinese women and babies will no longer be on our hands …”
Although China relaxed its one-child policy to allow for two children in 2015, just last month Littlejohn also briefed the U.S. government about coercive practices like forced abortion that are still occurring even with the change in law.

Abortion is murder of the unborn. God regards the life in the womb. God told Jeremiah “Before I formed thee in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5. May God bless our nation for taking this stand.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

BAPTISM CLASS
Today, 5:00pm

BOARD MEETING
Today, 6:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ BIBLICAL DYMANICS
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Biblical Dynamics

GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER & FASTING
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Saturday, 6:30 p.m.

RESURRECTION SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
No Baptism Class
No King’s Daughters Ministry Meeting

Rescheduling of Ministry and Membership Meetings
-Sunday April 23: The king’s Daughters Ministry
-Sunday April 30: Intercessors Ministry Meeting
-Sunday April 30: Members Meeting

Family Fun Day 2017

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY APRIL 2, 2017

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Greetings to all who have come to worship with us today! May your hearts be graciously warmed with God’s presence.

A group of Ohio pastors who made headlines last year for calling on state officials to resist President Barack Obama’s transgender directive for schools say that this resistance was rewarded with “showers of blessing” for their community.

A coalition of pastors based in Richland County, sent a letter in August of 2016 with over 100 signatures from clergy to Ohio state leadership demanding that they reject President Obama’s directive that public schools allow transgender students to pick whatever bathrooms they want to use.

Pastor Randy Raynes of Fellowship Baptist Church of Mansfield, Ohio, one of the letter’s signatories, told American Family Radio that soon after the release of their letter, the county received “showers of blessing.” The pastors noted that they sent the letter in early August and that for the rest of the month there were many areas of improvement in the county. For example, there were no reported childhood deaths, no reported motorist fatalities and 3.5 inches of rainfall brought an end to a period of drought.

Pastor Raynes also made reference to the promises of the Lord in Deuteronomy 28, stating that if God’s people would get right with Him and take a stand, that the nation would receive God’s blessing in many different ways.

Pastor Eric Byrom of Mansfield Grace Fellowship said, “God’s laws are similar to the laws of nature in that if they are followed, there will be specific results. For example, if we do not heed the law of gravity and jump off a cliff, we will fall and be injured or die. In the same way, if we do not follow God’s laws as a nation, we will experience the curses for disobedience described in Deuteronomy 28.” We know however, if we follow His commands, we will experience His blessings.

So Let us take our stand as a Christian nation and boldly uphold the standards of the Word of God without fear. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD… (Psalm 33:12).

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

BAPTISM CLASS
Today, 5:00pm

THE KINGDOM MEN’S MINISTRY MEETING
Today, 6:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ WARFARE PRAYER & FASTING
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Warfare Prayer & Fasting

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

FUNERAL SERVICE- SISTER ALTHEA HARRIS
Friday, 8:30 a.m. -Viewing
10:00a.m. – Service

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

*** The Outreach Night scheduled for April 7 is postponed until further notice. ***

CONDOLENCES
Apostle Edghill and Pastor Emily, along with the entire F.E.A. family, express our deepest condolences to Elder Robert Danet on the passing of his aunt. May God comfort and strengthen you in this difficult hour.

Kingdom Men’s Ministry
Pelau Sale- Today
Small $5.00 & Large $10.00
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SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED:
•Preschool Class, ages 3 to 5.
•Primary Class, ages 6 to 8.
•Preteen Class, ages 9 to 12.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY MARCH 26, 2017

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Once again we welcome you as we gather to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. May His name be glorified in us.

According to an article in Charisma Magazine, the church in America is fighting an uphill battle because of the social issues that are pressing for acceptance by the church. It appears that the “rising generation of evangelicals” finds it more acceptable to “coexist,” or “tolerate,” the new trend of moral values that are opposed to the traditional and Biblical teachings. Because of scare tactics and fear, three types of Christians seem to be emerging in the church today.
Couch-potato Christians: These Christians conform to the culture by being silent on the tough culture-and-faith discussions. This group will make light of God’s absolute truths by promoting the illusion that Jesus practiced neutrality as His preferred method of evangelism.
Cafeteria-style Christians: This group picks and chooses which Scripture passages to live by, opting for the ones that best seem to fit in with culture. They focus primarily on the “nice” parts of the gospel “while simultaneously and intentionally minimize sin, hell, repentance and transformation.”

Convictional Christians: These Christians are bold and unrelenting in the face of cultural pressure to compromise the gospel. They refuse to accept the new morals that are being perpetuated. While they speak compassionately about love and grace, they also stress the need for people to recognize sin and turn from that lifestyle.

A “feel good” doctrine to which young evangelicals are leaning promotes religious practices that make one feel good whether the activities conflict with the Word of God or not. It is appalling that some popular evangelical writers and preachers encourage young evangelicals to accept abortion and same-sex marriage so that Christianity in turn will be accepted by the “media, academia and Hollywood.” Instead of standing up for truth, many young people are buying into theological falsehood and “are embracing a couch-potato, cafeteria-style Christianity in the name of tolerance.”

Let us pray earnestly for our young people in America and around the world that they will be filled with the Holy Ghost who will enable them to be bold and obey God rather than man.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

BAPTISM CLASS
Today, 5:00pm

G.I., P.I. & N.I. MEETING
Today, 5:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ WARFARE PRAYER & FASTING
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Warfare Prayer & Fasting

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m. (Communion)
The Kingdom Men’s Ministry Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Kingdoms Men’s Ministry
Pelau Sale
Sunday, April 2nd,
Small $5.00 & Large $10.00

**All men’s please see Brother Clayton, after church for short meeting.**
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CONDOLENCES
Apostle Edghill and Pastor Emily, along with the entire F.E.A. family, express our deepest condolences to Trustee Joseph Kelly on the passing of his brother on Friday, March 24. May God comfort and strengthen you in this difficult hour.

Luke- Last Part

How do I apply this?
The richness of Luke’s portrayal of Jesus has profound implications for our relationship with God today. Jesus walks through Luke’s gospel illustrating His deep and abiding care for people, regardless of what they have done or their status in society.

Do you believe that God loves you no matter what you’ve done? The fact that the eternal Son of God condescended to lower Himself, take on human flesh, make Himself subject to human limitations, and seek out His people in bodily form shows us clearly how much God cares for us and, in turn, how we are to care for others.

From: https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-gospels/luke

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED:
•Preschool Class, ages 3 to 5.
•Primary Class, ages 6 to 8.
•Preteen Class, ages 9 to 12.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY MARCH 19, 2017

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Greeting to all who have come to worship with us today!

God is moving mightily in Bangladesh! Christian Freedom International (CFI) is an organization dedicated to promoting religious liberty and helping persecuted Christians around the world. President of this organization Jim Jacobson interviewed scores of indigenous Christian pastors, street evangelists, missionaries and converts. According to them, Christianity is on the increase I Bangladesh and this is a great problem for the Muslim majority. As a result, persecution is rising against the churches, most of which are underground.

Bangladesh has a population of over 156 million people and according to official estimates, the religious composition of Bangladesh is 89.1% Muslim, 10% Hindi, and less than 1% Christian. But unofficial report suggests that Christianity is growing at a fast and steady pace especially in the rural areas and that Christians in Bangladesh make up of at least 10% of the population which is at least 15,600,000 Christians. According to Pastor Khaleque, a former Muslim, “in the last 12 months, more than 20,000 Muslims have converted to Christianity … and this is becoming a real problem for the Muslims.”

Christian Freedom International has worked in Bangladesh for many years and runs numerous missions in the country. Among other projects, CFI supports a Center for disabled converts to Christianity, Child Sponsorship and Sunday School programs, as well as indigenous Christian pastors, evangelists, and missionaries.

We thank God that Christianity is booming in the predominantly Muslim nation of Bangladesh although it is the fourth largest Muslim nation in the world and a place of many terrorist activities. Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world that God would strengthen their faith and enable them to stand for Him at all cost. Jesus said, “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Mt.10:28). May the gospel continue to be spread far and wide throughout that land.

(Find out more: www.christianfreedom.org .)

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

BAPTISM CLASS
Today, 5:00pm

THE KING’S DAUGHTERS MINISTRY MEETING
Today, 6:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/BIBLICAL DYNAMICS
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Biblical Dynamics

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
G.I., N.I. & P.I. Meeting, 5:00 p.m.

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CONDOLENCES
Apostle Edghill and Pastor Emily, along with the entire F.E.A. family, express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sis.Althea Harris who passed away on Friday, March 17. May God comfort and strengthen you in this difficult hour.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED:
•Preschool Class, ages 3 to 5.
•Primary Class, ages 6 to 8.
•Preteen Class, ages 9 to 12.

Luke- Part 2

Why is Luke so important?
Luke’s interest in people is undeniable. Much of the material unique to Luke’s gospel involves Jesus’s interactions with individuals, many of them on the fringes of “acceptable” society—sinners, women, and children among them. Like Matthew and Mark, Luke recorded the incident of a woman coming to pour perfume on Jesus’s feet. But Luke was the only gospel writer to point out the fact known to all present that she was an immoral woman (Luke 7:37). In a similar way, we find in Luke alone the conversation between the robbers crucified alongside Jesus, one of them defending Jesus and receiving the promise of paradise. Luke’s portrayal of Jesus reveals in our Lord a man come to minister and show compassion to all people, no matter their station in life.

What’s the big idea?
Just as Matthew portrays Jesus as the King, and as Mark reveals Him as the Servant, so Luke offers a unique perspective of Jesus as the Son of Man. This phrase, “Son of Man,” was Jesus’s favorite way to refer to Himself.
Most famous among the people unique to Luke’s gospel is the tax collector Zaccheus, a short man who had to climb a tree to see over the crowds as Jesus approached his town. Jesus ended up sharing a meal with Zaccheus at his house, much to the chagrin of the local religious leaders. When Zaccheus expressed his regret over his former way of life and vowed to make restitution, Jesus responded with what became the theme of Luke’s gospel: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Luke portrayed Jesus as God’s ideal Man, who offers salvation to all humanity—Jew and Gentile alike.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY MARCH 12, 2017

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Welcome to Frenchtown Evangelistic Assembly! May you feel the presence of Almighty God in our midst today.

Numerous Syrian Muslims who fled their war-torn country and found refuge in Lebanon have converted to Christianity despite threats and attacks on new converts, according to a report. George Saliba, Bishop of Syrian Orthodox Church in Lebanon, said he has baptized around 100 Muslim Syrian refugees since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011. Bishop Saliba said the church accepts converts only after confirming that their faith is genuine. One convert, Abu Radwan who was baptized by the bishop in Beirut said Jesus appeared to him in a dream about 2 years ago. There are also several Syrian converts at an evangelical church in Beirut; but the church cannot be identified due to safety concerns.

Many Muslim refugees are still turning to Jesus even though they have to risk their lives to do so according to a report. Abu Radwan was once stabbed while he was going home from the church. His attackers were Syrians from his own tribe. Because of threats his wife still wears a hijab outside of church for her safety.

A large number of Muslim refugees in Europe are also accepting Christianity. A June 2016 article from The Guardian noted a steady rise in Muslim attendance at Christian churches in Europe. Trinity church in the Berlin suburb of Steglitz, for instance, saw its congregation increase from 150 to 700 due to new Muslim converts. The Austrian Catholic Church also had its adult baptism rise by nearly 70 percent in the first three months of 2016. More churches in Germany have reported this growing phenomenon in December 2016. Apparently, Muslims, especially Iranians, are seeing Christianity as a new chance at freedom. Last year, the founder and CEO of SAT-7, a Christian satellite network that reaches out to refugees fleeing war-torn Syria and Iraq, said many Muslim families are turning to Christianity, where they encounter a message of peace and love.

Pray for these Muslim converts in your prayer time this week. Pray also for others of them who may be in the valley of decision that they would make up their minds and submit to Him who said, “I am the way, the Truth and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” (John 14:6).

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

BAPTISM CLASS
Today, 5:00pm

BOARD MEETING
Today, 6:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/BIBLICAL DYNAMICS
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Biblical Dynamics

SISTERS-IN-UNITY: PRAYER NIGHT
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Saturday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
The King’s Daughters Ministry Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Luke- Part 1

Who wrote the book?
While Luke’s name never appears in this gospel, ancient Christian tradition unanimously ascribes the book to him. One ancient prologue written to introduce the gospel describes Luke as a Syrian from Antioch. With this piece of information, we can deduce that Luke was probably not Jewish. Paul also listed him with other Gentiles in his greetings to the Colossians (4:14). The ancient prologue goes on to state that Luke eventually settled in the Greek city of Thebes, where he died at age 84.

Luke’s own introduction to his gospel indicates that Luke composed the letter with the purpose of providing a careful rendering of the events of Christ’s life in chronological order. As a physician, Luke would have been trained as a careful observer, a quality that would have been invaluable in this project. The result was the first part of a two-volume work written to Theophilus. We know the subsequent volume as Acts.

Where are we?
Much of the dating of the book of Luke depends on the dating of Acts. Luke’s second volume cuts off with Paul imprisoned in Rome, before Paul’s death (AD 68) and even before the persecution of Christians broke out under Nero (AD 64). It stands to reason that the book of Luke was completed before Acts. But when?

Acts 21:17 says that Luke accompanied Paul on the apostle’s final visit to Jerusalem, a visit that occurred in AD 57–58. Eventually, the Jews had Paul arrested in the temple, a two-year ordeal which ended with Paul’s imprisonment in Caesarea. Luke likely used this time apart from Paul to begin gathering information for writing the gospel from primary sources—those people who had witnessed the ministry, death, and resurrection appearances of Jesus. If Luke took to writing his gospel soon after the information was gathered, then it would have been completed around AD 60, after Paul had been transferred to a Roman prison.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2017

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Once again we welcome you to another worship experience here at FEA. May God’s name be magnified in us today.

A Christian pastor in Sudan says the government has “declared war against Christians” because it is fearful Muslims will be led to Jesus Christ. This is why pastors are being imprisoned and churches are being demolished in the Islamic nation. In recent months, several pastors have been arrested in Sudan often on false national security charges. Groups like the American Center for Law and Justice have started global petitions calling for the pastors’ freedom. One example is the ongoing campaign for the Rev. Hassan Abduraheem, who has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his faith.

Just last week, four other Christians were arrested on the charges of destroying a sign indicating Muslim ownership of a school called the Evangelical School of Sudan. While the Christians were released on bail, they are facing difficult challenges in reclaiming their school, with the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church battling government takeover attempts. The Khartoum government has also been ordering the demolition of dozens of churches, harassing church members and threatening foreign Christians with expulsion, with state officials ordering the destruction of at least 25 church buildings earlier in February.

According to one pastor, “The government of Sudan is using the court to intimidate Christians and international bodies that are trying to preach the Gospel either through churches and one on one witnessing or aiding of Christians who are suffering.” He revealed that the closure of several churches in Khartoum and West Sudan has left pastors “in a panic mode because any time they can be arrested and put in jail.

Michael and Reith were imprisoned for over six month in Sudan and faced the death penalty for espionage and other conspiracy charges, and the majority of that time they were barred from communicating with their families or attorney. The Rev. William Devlin, an American pastor who was in Khartoum when the pastors were released, told Christian Post at the time that Christians “prayed and fasted” for their freedom.
Let us pray for our pastors, brothers and sisters in Sudan in their hour of severe persecution. This is one of the signs that we are living in the last days.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

KINGDOM MEN’S MINISTRY MEETING
Today, 6:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/BIBLICAL DYNAMICS
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30pm- Biblical Dynamics

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
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St. Thomas/St. John Fellowship of Ministries & Caribbean Covenant Ministries
Will be having the Visionfest St. Thomas USVI Conference “Empowering The Saints to Lead in the 21st Century”. From Wednesday, March 8- Friday, March 10 at 7:30pm Nightly and Sunday Evening March 12, 2017 at 7:00p.m. For more information (340) 774-5400 or (340) 774-4770.

***The movie Preach-Preacher-Preach will be on Saturday, March 11 at 7:00p.m ***

Mark- Part 2
Why is Mark so important?
Mark’s gospel portrays Jesus as constantly on the move. The forward motion in Mark’s writing keeps the knowledgeable reader’s mind continually looking ahead to the cross and the resurrection. Thirty-nine times Mark used the word immediately, giving a sense that Jesus’s time on earth was short and that there was much to accomplish in His few years of ministry.

What’s the big idea?
While Matthew’s gospel portrays Jesus as the King, Mark reveals Him as God’s Servant. Jesus’s work was always for a larger purpose, a point clearly summarized in Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark filled his gospel with the miracles of Jesus, illustrating again and again both the power and the compassion of the Son of God. In these passages, Mark revealed more than Jesus as the good teacher who offered people spiritual renewal; the book also portrays Jesus as the true God and the true man, reaching into the lives of people and effecting physical and circumstantial change. But Jesus’s life as the agent of change wasn’t without an ultimate purpose. Amid His hands-on ministry, Jesus constantly pointed to the definitive way in which He would serve humanity: His death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead. It is only through faith in these works of Jesus Christ that human beings find eternal redemption for their whole selves. Moreover, Jesus becomes our model for how to live our lives—serving others as He did.

How do I apply this?
Three times in three consecutive chapters—8, 9, and 10—Mark pictured Jesus informing His disciples of His great sacrifice and ultimate victory. His disciples either rejected the teaching altogether (Mark 8:31–32) or they showed themselves concerned with other matters (9:31–34; 10:32–37). As Jesus prepared to perform the greatest service in the history of the human race, His disciples could only think about themselves—their position or safety. Do you find it a struggle to get yourself oriented toward sacrificial service, as Jesus’s disciples did? The temptations we all wrestle with when faced with an opportunity to serve another person are to pull back within ourselves, to seek our comfort, or to protect our own interests. The challenge that Jesus presents to us in the book of Mark involves breaking out of those patterns of self-absorption and giving ourselves in service and love to others.
From: https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-gospels/mark

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2017

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Welcome to Frenchtown Evangelistic Assembly! May you feel the presence of Almighty God in our midst and may all your burdens be lifted as we worship Him together.

Andrew Brunson, a Christian Pastor from North Carolina has been imprisoned in Turkey after being charged falsely with having connections with terrorist organizations. The pastor had been serving the Turkish people for over 20 years and led a protestant church in Izmir.

Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees sent a letter signed by 78 senators and representatives, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to release the American pastor immediately.

The letter stated that Mr. Brunson has been held unjustly since his arrest last October and that he “has been denied regular and appropriate access to legal counsel and American consular services.” It stated further that “there appears to be no evidence to substantiate the charges against him for membership in an armed terrorist organization.”

The pastor has spent “Thanksgiving, Christmas, and his birthday locked away in a prison cell in Turkey, the only Christian among 19 prisoners confined in a 10-person cell,” according to the American Center for Law and Justice which also has been working to secure the pastor’s release. This is an extremely trying time for this family as the pastor’s daughter had to postpone her wedding, hoping for her father’s release and to have him walk her down the aisle.

Brunson and his wife, Norine, were reportedly summoned in October to discuss their application to renew their visas, but instead they were arrested by Turkish police. Norine was released 13 days later, but her husband was charged with having links to terror organizations. Both the ACLJ and the ICC said this is a common accusation in Turkey against individuals the government wants to target.

Let us pray for Pastor Brunson that he would be set free. Let us also pray for the family in these times of deep distress. Jesus said “…they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake”( Luke 21:12).

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

G.I., P.I. & N.I. MEETING
Today, 5:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
No Service at 5:30 p.m., We are encouraging everyone to support the ASAPH Conference.

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

ASAPH: EXTRAVAGANT PRAISE & WORSHIP ECPERIENCE
Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

NEXT SUNDAY – Seed Faith Sunday
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
Kingdom Men’s Ministry Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

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CONDOLENCES
Apostle Edghill and Pastor Emily, along with the entire F.E.A. family, express our deepest condolences to Sis. Clonda Thomas on the passing of her father. May God comfort and strengthen you in this difficult hour.

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MESSAGE TO SUNDAY SCHOOL PARENTS:
Due to lack of teachers, there will be NO Sunday School for the entire month of March. The children may go to the annex to get a snack and then return to the sanctuary with parent.

OTHER CHURCHES ACTIVITIES:
Twelfth Annual VI ASAPH Worship Conference: “Reignite the Fire… Worship!”
Wednesday, March 1 to Saturday, March 4, 2017. Come and be blessed by the Apostolic, Prophetic voices of Apostle James Duncan of New York, Reverend Nicole Ballosingh – Holder of Trinidad , Pastor Cyprianna Bethel of Nassau, Bahamas, VI ASAPH Praise Team, Unity Dancers, De’Vine Mime Ministry, Apostle Alger B. Warren, Apostle Gladstone Hazel, and many more anointed local ministries.
•Wednesday to Friday: (March 1-3) …. 7:30pm nightly
•Saturday workshops: (March 4)…9 am-2:30pm (light lunch will be provided). $40.00 for adults ~ $20 (11-18 yrs). Special rates are available for groups of 5 or more registrants. Venue: Faith Christian Fellowship Church Alive in Christ.
•Saturday Evening: Extravagant Praise and Worship Experience… 7pm Venue: Frenchtown Evangelistic Assembly.

Preach-Preacher-Preach Play
Date: Sunday, March 12 at 6:00p.m.
Place: The living Word Family Ministry-Smith Bay
Ticket: $10.00.
More information: 340-201-3078 or see the bulletin board.

Christian Unity Church-Sunday School Twenty-ninth Anniversary
A Bible Quiz Bowl on the book of Esther will be conducted involving participants from various churches between the ages of 11-17 years.
Date: Today, February 26 at 3:30p.m.
Place: Christian Unity Church
More Information: 340-777-1532

New Vision Ministries of St. Thomas
Will be celebrating their Cultural Fair Celebration at 4:00p.m. On Friday 31, 2017 at the Church 41E Estate Contant (located near Contant Knolls). A variety of foods and local drinks will be on sale, local vendors will be on site with products for sale, cultural dances, modeling of cultural attire, the youths will enjoy riding the bouncer for $1.00 per ride, face painting and fun toys available. All proceeds will be used to assist the church building project. For more information 340-626-8039.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2017

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Once again we welcome you to another worship experience here at FEA. May God’s name be magnified in us today.
Surveys and searches suggest that the version of the Bible most Americans are reading is actually not the bookstore bestseller.

More than half of Americans who read the Bible use the King James Version (KJV), according to a new study directed by the respected historian Mark Noll. A notable 55 percent read the KJV while 19 percent read the New International Version (NIV). Thereafter the percentages drop below 10 percent for versions such as the New Revised Standard Version, New America Bible, and the Living Bible. The numbers are surprising, given the strong sales of NIV translations in bookstores. The NIV has topped the Bible translation list for decades, and continued to sell on a large scale in 2013.

The high numbers of KJV readers confirm the findings of last year’s State of the Bible report by American Bible Society (ABS). On behalf of ABS, Barna Group found that 52 percent of Americans read the King James or the New King James Version, compared with 11 percent who read the NIV. The KJV also received almost 45 percent of the Bible translation-related searches on Google, compared with almost 24 percent for the NIV, according to Bible Gateway’s Stephen Smith. Smith also pointed out that searches for the KJV on Google seem to be rising significantly since 2005 while other English translations are remaining stagnant or declining.

Other studies also indicate that the KJV remains the translation powerhouse. A 2011 study found that 62 percent of Americans own a copy of the KJV and 82 percent of Americans who read the Bible regularly own a copy of the KJV. Mark Noll in his IUPUI report stated that “Although the bookstores are now crowded with alternative versions, and although several different translations are now widely used in church services and for preaching, the large presence of the KJV testifies to the extraordinary power of this one classic English text.” The study from IUPUI found that 78 percent of Americans read their Bibles monthly but just 9 percent read their Bibles daily. The study also noted that more women read the Bible than men (56 percent compared with 39 percent of men).

We thank God for the spread of his Word in these last days in the face of opposition. The Word declares in Habakkuk 2:14 that “the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Amen!

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
THE KING’S DAUGHTERS MINISTRY MEETING
Today, 6:00pm

LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ WARFARE PRAYER
Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
5:30 p.m. – Warfare Prayer

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
G.I., N.I. & P.I. Meeting, 5:00 p.m.
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**Congratulations!**
New President for Kingdom Men’s Ministry
Bro. Clayton Laurent
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**Seed Faith Sunday, March 5, 2017.**

Twelfth Annual VI ASAPH Worship Conference: “Reignite the Fire… Worship!”
Wednesday, March 1 to Saturday, March 4, 2017. Come and be blessed by the Apostolic, Prophetic voices of Apostle James Duncan of New York, Reverend Nicole Ballosingh – Holder of Trinidad , Pastor Cyprianna Bethel of Nassau, Bahamas, VI ASAPH Praise Team, Unity Dancers, De’Vine Mime Ministry, Apostle Alger B. Warren, Apostle Gladstone Hazel, and many more anointed local ministries.
•Wednesday to Friday: (March 1-3) …. 7:30pm nightly
•Saturday workshops: (March 4)…9 am-2:30pm (light lunch will be provided). $40.00 for adults ~ $20 (11-18 yrs). Special rates are available for groups of 5 or more registrants. Venue: Faith Christian Fellowship Church Alive in Christ.
•Saturday Evening: Extravagant Praise and Worship Experience… 7pm Venue: Frenchtown Evangelistic Assembly.

Mark
Who wrote the book?
The Bible records more information about Mark than any of the other gospel writers aside from the apostle John. Luke mentioned Mark’s name several times in Acts. A budding Jerusalem church met in his mother’s home. Mark also started the first missionary journey with Paul and Barnabas but went home early, though he later traveled with Barnabas to Cyprus for more mission work. He became significant in the life of Paul, being one of the last people the apostle mentioned in his final letter (2 Timothy 4:11).

However, Mark’s most significant personal connection was the one he had with Peter, who was likely Mark’s source for the material in the gospel. Mark’s mother’s house was a regular enough stop for Peter that the servants recognized him by voice alone (Acts 12:12–14). And it appears that Mark was present at Gethsemane, a young man watching the proceedings from a safe distance (Mark 14:51–52), leading some scholars to believe the Last Supper took place in Mark’s home.

Where are we?
Because Mark offered no further comment on Jesus’s prophecy regarding the destruction of the temple—an event that occurred in AD 70—we can safely assume that Mark composed the gospel sometime before that tragic event. Also, the gospel has a distinctly Roman feel to it, particularly when compared with the Jewish emphasis of the book of Matthew. Mark chose to leave aside most comments on fulfilled prophecy (compare Matthew 21:1–6 and Mark 11:1–4), and when he felt compelled to use an Aramaic term, he interpreted it (Mark 3:17). This suggests that Mark was in Rome, writing from Peter’s recollections sometime before that apostle’s death (ca. AD 64–68), possibly composing the gospel between AD 57 and AD 59.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!

BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2017

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Once again we welcome you to FEA worship service. Let us worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. May His name be glorified today.
The organization called Compassion International (CI) which helps 147,000 children through sponsorship may be forced to leave India by March. This is due to the new application of the Contribution Regulation Act which has hindered the organization from sending funds to more than 500 local child development projects in the nation. Compassion International was founded in 1952 to lift children throughout the world from the pit of poverty.

In an update to the Christian Post, President and CEO of Compassion Santiago “Jimmy” Mellado said, “We are broken-hearted that the Indian government has put us in a position where we may be forced to close our doors in India. We are praying for a solution that allows us to continue working with our 580-plus churches to provide our holistic child development program to more than 147,000 children.”

The organization has been asking over 500,000 of its supporters to write to their congressperson in the U.S. to ask for intervention in the matter, but so far there has been little progress in its cause. But Compassion spokesperson Becca Bishop said that there is hope that local churches will be able to continue helping the children.
It is believed that Modi’s government has been influenced by a Hindu nationalist atmosphere that encourages violence against believers. Last year, there was a rise in Hindu radical attacks against Christians in the country, with many of them going unpunished. There were at least 134 attacks on Christians in the first half of the year alone, compared with 147 in all of 2014 and 177 in 2015.

A ministry leader told Christian Post in November that many Indian citizens oppose charitable works in the country if the Christian message is attached to such endeavors.”They only prefer the pure social works of the Christians. If the Gospel is attached or made part of it, they object and do anything to stop it,” the ministry leader added.
Let us pray for these children who are in need of help; pray for God to intervene and make a way for new doors to open.

Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red and yellow, black and white
They are precious in His sight

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE/ BIBLICAL DYNAMICS
•Wednesday, 12:00 noon- Lunch Hour Hotline
•5:30 p.m. – Biblical Dynamics

SISTERS-IN-UNITY: PRAYER NIGHT
•Thursday, 6:00 p.m.

PRAISE & ADORATION PRACTICE
•Friday, 6:30 p.m.

HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
•Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY
•Worship & Ministry Service, 9:00 a.m.
•Kings Daughters Ministry Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

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Congratulations…

•Elders reappointed to serve on the Board: Elder Danet, Elder Evans and Elder Jackson.
•Newly appointed elder to serve on Board, Elder Maureen Bryan.
•Deacons re-elected to serve on the Board: Deacon Brooks, Deacon Connor, and Deacon Veira.
•Newly elected deacon to serve on Board, Deacon Joseph Francis.
•Trustees reappointed to serve on Board Bro. Joseph Kelly, Bro. Peter Jean Baptiste.
•Newly appointed deaconess in the church, Deaconess Xina Emanuel.
May your ministry to the church bring immeasurable blessings to us and to all you serve…

Overcomers: Faith Seed Sunday, March 5, 2017

The Books of the Bible in a Story.
I went to *Genesis* hotel through *Exodus* road. On the way, I saw *Leviticus* recording the *Numbers* of people at *Deuteronomy*, while *Joshua* was waiting at the Beautiful gate for *Judges* to see *Ruth* calling loudly *”Samuel*, *Samuel*. At a stage, the *First and Second Kings* of *Chronicles 1 & 2,* were coming to visit *Ezra*, *Nehemiah* and *Esther* for the misfortune of *Job* their brother. They started singing *Psalms* and teaching children *Proverbs* concerning *Ecclesiastes* and *Songs of Solomon*. This coincided with the period that *Isaiah* was engaged in *Jeremiah’s* *Lamentations* together with *Ezekiel and Daniel* their friends. By that time, *Amos* and *Obadiah* were not around. Three days later, *Hosea*, *Joel* and *Jonah* travelled in the same ship with *Micah* and *Nahum* to Jerusalem. *Habakkuk* then visited *Zephaniah* who introduced him to *Haggai* a friend of *Zechariah* whose cousin is *Malachi*.

Immediately after the tradition, *Mathew, Mark, Luke and John* got involved in *Acts* of the *Romans* who were behaving like the *1st Corinthians* group because the *2nd Corinthians* group were always at loggerheads with the *Galatians*. At that time too, they realized that the *Ephesians* and *Philippians* were close to the *Colossians*, and a suggestion for the *First Thessalonians* visit was made, and that on their *Second Thessalonians* visit, they should first of all see the *First and Second of the Timothy* brothers who had gone to the house of *Titus* to teach *Philemon* his younger brother how to read and write in *Hebrew*. On hearing this, *James* asked *Peter* twice to explain to him how the *Three Johns* have disclosed to *Jude* the *Revelations* of this journey.

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MEDIA MINISTRY
World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.
•Website: http://www.wom.vi & Email: info@fea.vi
•On our Website you will find: Live Streaming, free copies of our audio message & radio broadcast.
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OVERCOMER: Living a Life of Victory!