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THE CALVARY CONNECTION Calv ary Baptist Church, Gainesv il l e T exas “Lifting Up the N ame of Jesus”

What Weighs You Down? Volume 10, Issue 10 October 2015

Coming Events Family Movie Night 03 7:00 pm Ladies Meeting 4:28 pm

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Deacon’s Meeting 5:00 pm

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Business Meeting 6:00 pm

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Fields of Faith GHS Stadium 6:30

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Trunk of Treat 3:00—5:00 pm

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Summer has gone, fall has arrived, and hopefully the temperatures will soon reflect that fact. For me personally, fall is a season of beginnings: the beginning of deer season, the beginning of football season, and the beginning of Major League Baseball’s playoffs. The Major League Baseball season is an absolute grind. It is 162 games, most of them played in the heat of summer. As the regular season ends and the playoffs begin, the

Students from Gainesville and other area schools will be joining thousands of other youth on athletic fields all across the nation on Sunday, October 18, 2015, to share their Christian faith with fellow students during the ninth annual national Fields of Faith event. This rapidlygrowing, interdenominational outreach event will be held at more than 500 locations throughout the nation on this same date.

players have got to be worn out, both physically and mentally. But they have to endure, they have to persevere, because this is the most important part of the season. This is what they have worked for all year. When you think about it, living the Christian life is a lot like the Major League Baseball season. It is grinding and grueling and it can wear you out if you aren’t careful. But as believers we can’t give up. We can’t jump ship on Christianity and go back to our old ways. We have to persevere, we have to endure. That is exactly what the author of Hebrews encourages us to do in 12:1-2. He says, “Therefore since we

While many Christian rallies are anchored to an entertainer or professional speaker that creates a spectator event, Fields of Faith is structured as a student-to-student ministry. Peers invite their own classmates and teammates to meet on their school’s athletic field to hear fellow students share their testimonies, challenge them to read the Bible and to come to faith in Jesus Christ. John Earl former youth pastor at FBC, Gainesville will be the guest speaker.

The students will be given an opportunity to follow Christ. This years rally will be at Gainesville’s Leopard Stadium, 2201 I-35. It will begin at 6:30 pm. All ages are invited to attend the free rally.

also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.” What is it that’s weighing you down? What sin has you trapped? It’s time to remove the weight. It’s time to release the trap. Will you persevere? Will you endure to the end?

Travis

Worship Attendance Sept 06...84 Sept 13...110 Sept 20... 95 Sept 27...103 Monthly Average 97

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Happy Anniversary Kuiper, Helen Flanagan, Travis Easlon, Ariel Garrett, Glenn Clark, Haden Bell, Toby Bass, Kendall Jenkins, Randy Cox, Camiron Craun, Nettie Easlon, Sheri Kirk McBee Moore, Morgan Elizabeth Cook, Bettie Johnson, Nicole Atwell, LaDean Hensley, Mia Hellman, Ethan Dugger, Hailee Hardy, Thomas Kremling, Ryan Moore, Jordan Jenkins, Alayna

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Fred & Dianna Eichenberger

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Woodrow & Jess Wilson

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3:00 to 5:00 pm Come, wear your costumes and enjoy games and lots of candy. (We need volunteers to decorate their car trunks and to give out candy. Please see Haden)

Did You Know? This quilt was recently featured on Traces of Texas. This beautiful quilt was hand pieced from flour and feed sacks by Laverne Stewart when she was 19 yrs. old.

Mary Hill Davis Mission Offering...Goal $1000

Trischa Beaudin just completed 20 years of employment with Walmart. The book of Malachi was written about 400 B.C. and is considered the youngest book of the old testament.

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