Assignments
Morning Worship* Today / Next WeekAnnouncements Neal / Anthony
Song Leader Comeaux / Wertz
Prayer Medina / George
Preside @ Table Dukes / Marbury
Assisting Davidson / Kent
Assisting Urban / Clubb
Assisting Cottener / Caples
Prayer Dykman / Wertz
Evening Worship*
Announcements Neal / Anthony
Song Leader Comeaux / Wertz
Prayer Wedge / Lake
Communion/Prayer Dukes / Marbury
Wed. Evening Worship*
Announcements Neal / Anthony
Song Leader Comeaux / Wertz
Invitation Jamison / Wedge
Prayer Gauvin / Marbury
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*** Brothers: If you are serving, please meet in the foyer
five minutes prior to services.If you are not
able to serve at a particular service contact Tim
Wertz at 703-878-7695 or
March / April / May
Prepare Communion / Lake / TBD / TBD
Lockup / White / TBD / TBD
Reminders
Please take a moment each week to look over this list, to keep abreast of activities of the congregation.
Quarterly Pot-Luck / 4/14 / Noon / Building
Men’s Breakfast / 4/13 / 8:00am / OCB
Elders/Deacons/Prch’r Mtg / 4/13 / 9:30am / Building
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Special Days
Happy Birthday, March
Alwilda Merritt / 12 / Nakhole Phillips (Caples) / 24
Marjorie Kowa / 28 / Ernie Maiwald / 29
Happy Anniversary, March!
Jeff and Melissa Davidson / 10
THE WATER JUG
The story has been told of a man who was crossing a desert in the days of the pioneers. He ran into trouble and was dying of thirst when he spotted a pump near an abandoned shack. He had no water to prime the pump, but he noticed a jug of water near the pump with a note attached. It read “There is just enough water in this jug to prime the water pump, but not if you drink some first. This well has never gone dry, even in the worst times. Pour the water in the top of the pump and pump the handle quickly. After you have had a drink, refill this jug for the next person who comes along.
What would the one dying of thirst do? To follow the instructions and prime the pump without first taking a drink would be and exercise of the kind of faith the Bible speaks of. Biblical faith requires that one stake his or her life on the truth of the promise. If the person follows the instructions, he takes the chance of pouring out all the water and getting none to drink if for some reason the pump fails. So he must trust that the message is right. He must act in faith, without first receiving, and must trust in the truth of the promise.
The Bible states these words “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible (Hebrews 11:1-3). We have to be like the man with the water jug, Trust in God and His word to be completely true, knowing that it will keep us from dying but truly give us life. Ernie
For our Prayers-Mar 10, 2013
Bereaved:
Our prayers go up for Peggy Wallace and all of her
family on the loss of Wilson Wallace, a stalwart
defender of the faith here and many other places for
over 70 years.
Continued Prayers:
Harry Sweet (cancer)
Lenny Skutnik(Crohns)
Sharon Ragan (Bobbie’s daughter)
Piet(Katie Wedge’s uncle) Parkinson’s
Gloria Anthony (Eric’s Mom) Parkinson’s
Ray Webb (Melissa Davidson’s father)
OT Martin (Ernie’s dad)
Our young adults who are in college, home/away:
Catie Wordham (George Mason University)
Continued prayers for our members:
Marjorie Kowa Bobbie Girard Alwilda Merritt Colleen Wertz Sue Bilbrey James Roberson
Christine Liddell Joe Bilbrey Will Davis
Katherine Wertz Ed Wiggins Gayle Swabb
Patty Wiggins Betty Perez Charles Swabb
Remember also to pray for:
…the safety of all serving in the armed services,
throughout the world, protecting our freedom.
…all of our mission efforts around the world.
Special Note: If anyone needs to be removed from the prayer list, please let Patty Wiggins know.