Welcome to Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study.

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Welcome to Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study.
Fayetteville Baptist Church Sept. 4, 2002
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Show them the Way!
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Announcements
SUNDAY September 8 1100 ABW Sunday with
special music by Mary Beaumont and speaking by
Susan Markwood of Phillipi, WV. MONDAY September
9 630 ABM Dinner/Meeting at the Page Baptist
Church.   WEDNESDAY September 11 1100
Community Memorial Service on the Courthouse
Lawn SUNDAY September 15 1100 Deacon ordination
Service honoring Jim Holly. 550 AWANA
Kick-Off
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This is Our Purpose!
Acts 18 But ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part
of the earth.
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Lets pray to the Lord!
Luke 102 Therefore said he unto them, The
harvest truly is great, but the labourers are
few pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he would send forth labourers into his
harvest.
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Prayer List

• MUSIC MINISTRY, ABM AND ABW MINISTRIES AND ALL
  BOARDS AND COMMITTEES OF FBC, FHS
  FMS CREW MINISTRY
•  OUR VISITATION MINISTRY (CARE), PASTORAL WORK,
  YOUTH WORK, E L E C T AND ADMINISTRATIVE
  STAFF.
•  SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM ALL TEACHERS.
•   SALVATION REDEDICATION OF FAMILY FRIENDS
•  THE YOUTH OF OUR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY.
  COLLEGE STUDENTS.
•  ALL UNSPOKEN REQUESTS.
•  OUR NATIONAL AND WORLD LEADERS.
•  CAREGIVERS OF THE SICK AND SHUT-IN
•  THE INCARCERATED
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Shut-ins
MARY BALLARD
TOM RHODES CLARA ORNDORF
LOTTIE SEMON
STELLA DOOLEY
THELMA WRISTON
HAROLD JONES
OLLIE FOYE DANIEL MINNIE CRAWFORD
WADE SEIFLER
RESIDENTS OF SHELTERING ARMS /
SUMMITT / HIDDEN VALLEY / HILLTOP ALL PERSONAL
CARE HOMES   Jimmy Hornsby, Eddie Griffith,
Dennis Hill, Robin Caldwell, Ann Covington,
Dea McDaniel, Lewis Manning, Walter and Lessie
Brown, Edith Bryant.
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Ill or Recovering
Bob Arbaugh, Edith Allen, P.G.
Armstrong, Adam Bulisco, Mary Cobb, Roy
Mary Cruikshank, Phyllis Craze, Matt Dana,
Elizabeth Dickinson, Mack Dickinson, Noah
Dolin, Bob Elder, Oliva Eppling, John
Ennis, Neola Grafton, Barbara Graves, Marie
Orndoff (Pastors Aunt) Chris George, Betty
Hill, Braden Hambtree, Diane Harris,Belva Sue
Hazlett, Kathleen Hess, Leslie Hooper, Robert
Holcomb, Maraine Jones, William (Elmo)
Jennings, Brandon Kincaid, Vicki King, James
Kessel, Jim Bob Lilly, Betty Miller, Buck
McClung, Ann Morrison, Barbara Neal,
Mike Nettings, Linda Smith, Phil Rogers,
Betty Renkovich, Otis Skidmore, Anthony
Tincher, Katharinia Tucker, Ruth
Williams, Matt Wheeler, Austin
Woolwine.  
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Military Personal
Dave Arritt, Will Arritt, Marty Akers, Larry
Barrett, Shane Boggs, Brian Click, Rob Conner,
Larry Dooley, Steve Pam Grudzinski, Rick
Elkins, Grady Lowe, Chris Legg, Joel McDannel,
Susan Malay, Dale Maxwell, Sr., Tom Palmer,
Brian Peck, Brandi Pritt, Robert Settle, John
Paul Shockey, Eddie Shuemake, Earnest Skaggs,
Shane Sullivan, James Whitmore, Larry Whitmore,
James Withers   SPECIAL PRAYER FOR salvation
BIN LADEN MUSLIMS
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Is. 4821 They did not thirst when he led them
through the deserts he made water flow for them
from the rock he split the rock and water gushed
out.
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Tonights Lesson Acts 826-40 - Philip and the
Ethiopian
Acts 826 (NIV) Now an angel of the Lord said to
Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert
road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 27
So he started out, and on his way he met an
Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge
of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the
Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to
worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in
his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the
prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that
chariot and stay near it." 30 Then Philip ran up
to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah
the prophet. "Do you understand what you are
reading?" Philip asked. 31 "How can I," he said,
"unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited
Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The eunuch
was reading this passage of Scripture "He was
led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb
before the shearer is silent, so he did not open
his mouth. 33 In his humiliation he was deprived
of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For
his life was taken from the earth."
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34 The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please,
who is the prophet talking about, himself or
someone else?" 35 Then Philip began with that
very passage of Scripture and told him the good
news about Jesus. 36 As they traveled along the
road, they came to some water and the eunuch
said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be
baptized?" 37 Philip said, "If you believe with
all your heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both
Philip and the eunuch went down into the water
and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out
of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly
took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him
again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip,
however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about,
preaching the gospel in all the towns until he
reached Caesarea.  
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Acts 826-40 - Philip and the Ethiopian
TOPICS Angels, Bible, Evangelism, Holy Spirit,
Important, Instructions, Jesus Christ, Joy,
Justice OPEN IT 1. If you could travel
overseas, to which country would you like to go?
2. What reading material do you find difficult
to understand? 3. Who is one of the best
teachers you ever had?  
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EXPLORE IT 4. What did the angel tell
Philip to do? (826) 5. Whom did Philip meet
on the desert road? (827 6. What was the
eunuch's position? (827) 7. Why was the
eunuch on his way to Jerusalem to worship?
(827) 8. What was the eunuch doing while he
sat in the chariot? (828) 9. What was the
eunuch's problem? (828-34) 10. What did the
Holy Spirit tell Philip to do? (829) 11.
What did Philip ask the eunuch? (830)  
       
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12. How did the eunuch respond to Philip?
(831) 13. What was the eunuch reading?
(832-33) 14. How did Philip present the good
news about Jesus? (835) 15. What did the
eunuch do after he believed in Jesus? (836-38)
16. What happened to Philip after he baptized
the eunuch? (839) 17. How did believing in
Christ affect the eunuch? (839) 18. What
was the eunuch's attitude as he went on his way?
(839) 19. Where did Philip go to preach?
(840)      
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 GET IT 20. How does the Holy Spirit lead
us? 21. When has the Holy Spirit led you to
speak to someone? 22. In what ways can your
church reach out beyond its neighborhood to
others? 23. How does God use us to take the
message of Christ to others? 24. What
passages of Scripture are difficult for you to
understand? 25. Why are some parts of the
Bible difficult to understand?  
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26. Where can we get help understanding the
Bible better? 27. When was the last time you
explained the Scriptures to someone else?
28. To whom could you turn for help in
understanding the Bible better? 29. How can
you be involved in telling others about Christ or
in helping others do so? 30. What fears
prevent us from telling others about Christ?
31. What barriers prevent us from helping others
understand the message of Christ?
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Apply It! 32. What can you do to be
sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading each day?
33. What is one thing you can do this week to
overcome fear in witnessing? 34. In your
Bible study this week, how can you prepare
yourself for opportunities to share what you
learn?        
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Would we reflect the Son?
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