November 3, 2019
Message Notes
November 3, 2019 | Teacher: Ken Wilson
Message Resources
WITNESSES:
The Spread of the Gospel in the Book of Acts
Troas: Paul the Pastor
(Acts 20:1-16)
Sticky Teams
Effective ministry leaves a legacy of care
and a team of workers to carry the ministry into the future.
(20:1-6)
Long-winded Preachers
Sharing the Word of God in the context of relationships
is the foundation for spiritual health.
(20:7-12)
Priority Choices
Witnesses must make hard choices
consistent with God’s call on their lives.
(20:13-16)
Lessons for Witnesses:
Witnesses, often working with teams,
focus on the Word of God and prioritize His calling.
Next Steps
• I will get on a ministry team or develop a team for my ministry.
• I will commit to regular, personal, applicational time in the Word of God.
• I will seek God for His clear calling on my life.
This Week’s Growth Guide
God’s Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.
• Monday - Romans 16:1-27
• Tuesday - Colossians 4:7-18
• Wednesday - Luke 17:11-17
• Thursday - Acts 9:36-43
• Friday - Acts 21:17-38
Home Church
Our Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught
Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another. Home Church helps our body seek God’s best for one another.
Home Church Questions
• Read Acts 20:1-16.
• What was the main point of the message this week?
• Was there anything new, interesting, insightful, or even unclear from the message?
• What was your main takeaway from this week’s message?
• Discuss when you have worked on a ministry team that was very fulfilling.
• Discuss when you have worked on a ministry team that was challenging.
• Why are ministry teams important in the moment and for the future?
• What is your time in the Word of God like? What are your “best practices?”
• What is God calling you to right now? What steps can you take to make it a reality? What do you need to do, and not do?
AT FELLOWSHIP
Operation Christmas Child Kick-OFF
Our 2019 Operation Christmas Child season is in full swing! Your involvement in Operation Christmas Child is one of the easiest ways to place your fingerprints, or the fingerprints of your children, on the great things God is doing across the world. These shoeboxes are Gospel opportunities, and used by God in church planting, multi-generation discipleship, and changing the lives of entire villages across the world. Would you consider how many boxes you and your family might be called to pack?
Visit our website at https://www.fellowshipconway.org/occ for more information about how to get involved.
NEXT (College and young adults) lunch | TODAY
Join us for lunch TODAY following 2nd Service! Our college and young adult ministry (NEXT) will be served an amazing lunch by one of Fellowship’s Home Churches. If you’re between 18 and 25 looking for biblical community, or just hungry, join us for lunch. For more information contact Zach Benton, College & Young Adult Pastor, zbenton@fellowshipconway.org.
Girlfriends Gathering | November 7 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Leadership - - Expand your influence - - Facilitated by Cathy Lee
Do you have influence in another person’s life? Then you are a leader! This session will define leadership using a simple model to help you assess yourself and your effectiveness. You’ll leave with clear action steps for growing your influence. Join us Thursday, November 7, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at 11 Meadow Vista (home of Cathy Lee). Child care by RSVP to shann@conwaycorp.net.
OCC NATIONAL COLLECTION WEEK NOVEMBER 18-25
Sign-up today at our table in the atrium or online at https://tinyurl.com/yyhvz549. We need lots of people serving in a variety of ways to make this year’s collection week a success.
NEW PODCAST
Fellowship has a new podcast where you can get caught up on our current sermon series. Open your podcast app and search for “Fellowship Bible Church of Conway.” Then hit subscribe and make sure to continue the journey through Acts even if you miss a week.
Dedication Sunday | November 24
The culmination of Operation Christmas Child happens Sunday, November 24th, during the 9:00 and 10:45 am services. Fellowship will gather together (Kindergarten and older) to worship and celebrate all that God has done during the OCC season. We will have a time of dedication through prayer during both services. Bring the whole family to ask the Lord to use all the Gospel opportunities in the room to further His Kingdom. You will not want to miss this Sunday!
Men’s Muster
Early Bird Sign-up has begun! Men, mark your calendar (April 17-19, 2020) Get on board now to save money on your Muster registration. Contact Andy at men@fellowshipconway.org for more information.
Click Here if you would like to give a gift.
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Finances
Weekly Budget 25,650
Giving For 10/20 28,386
Giving For 10/27 25,410
YTD Budget 461,701
YTD Giving 437,893
Over (under) (23,808)
Generations Campaign
Total Pledge 1,580,582
Received-to-date 1,244,236