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For We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight” – 2Cr 5:7 a Publication of Faith to Face Ministries, Inc “For we walk by faith, not by sight” – 2Cr 5:7 A publication of Faith To Face Ministries, Inc. Issue #2a 1st Quarter 2004 Back To School… Merry Christmas!?! In This Issue: Article (page) Welcome to another edition of Faith Walk, the ministry newsletter of Faith To Face Ministries. The •Welcome (page 1) response to our inaugural edition was fabulous! Thanks •Faith To Face Ministries on the MOVE (page 2) to your support and interest our Multi-Media ministry team director, Bro. Ricardo Rowe, and his staff have •Merry X-Mas! What’s That All About? (page 3) accepted the task of producing a quarterly publication •My Son (page 3) that will be full of updates, previews and reviews as well as some fun and informative sections for readers of •Christmas Crossword: The Life of Jesus (page 4) all ages. Enjoy…and when you’re done, be sure to •Special Report on Liberia, West Africa (page 5) share the newsletter with a friend! •Maximizing Marriage and Ministry (page 6) In this edition of Faith Walk, you’ll have an •Food For Thought (page 6) opportunity to revisit some of the awesome highlights from our September MOVERS & SHAKERS •What is Christmas? (page 8) conference and relive the Grand Entrance service at •New Wineskin Ministries Grand Entrance (page 9) New Wineskin (write the vision and don’t be retarded!). Did you miss the Marriage Seminar in Buffalo last •Celebration Time! (page 10) month? An overview is included inside. Wanna know •Catching up with the Clusters (page 11) what our ministry teams (clusters) have been up to since September? Check out their updates (you’ll even •The Faith Walk Staff (page 12) get a sneak peak or two at some upcoming events). In reference to time, this edition of Faith Walk way and be the examples when it comes to covers the period from just after “back to school” to just celebrating Christmas the whole year through. If before Christmas. Have you ever noticed that almost as we gave of our time, talent and treasure all year in soon as the kids go back to school it seems that the the same manner that the Lord does and if we Christmas decorations start showing up in department taught our children to do likewise, by the time stores? It’s almost as if the lines marking the seasons “back to school” season rolled around, we might have blurred. By the time my children are sending their not even notice the store displays since we’d have children off to school there may be “pre-“, “post”- and been celebrating Christmas all along. “just-in-time for” Christmas specials all year round! Hey, why not start right now? This thought actually prompted me to stop and consider a powerful underlying truth. Since we know Merry Christmas, that “Jesus is the reason for ALL seasons”, maybe we should beat the world to the punch on this one. We who Rev. Dr. Mark D. Vaughn, Pastor are faith walking should lead the Faith To Face Ministries Faith Walk Issue # 2a 1 of 12 Faith To Face Ministries on the MOVE! - by Andrea Ogumwumi The Movers & Shakers Retreat Conference 2003 was held at the Best Western Lodge on the Green in Painted Post, NY. This three day conference began on September 18th and ended on the 20th. The Kingdom of God is at hand and the Southern Tier will never be the same. The conference theme, "It©s Stretch Time in the Kingdom," was realized through every power- packed sermon, prophetic utterance, song of praise and prayer of intercession offered up to God. The Movers (Men of Valor and Excellence Pastor Mike Servello Ready to Serve) and the Shakers (Saved, Happy On the second day, Minister Debra Ryberg And Kingdom EaRnest Sisters) of Faith To Face of Living Word Christian Center, Pastor Dean Ministries joined forces with approximately 75 Hillyard of Big Flats Wesleyan Church, Elder Phil other saints to retreat into the presence of the and Minister Ruby Harlow, Evangelist Kathryn Lord and be changed, transformed and Bowman of Antioch F.B.H. Church, and our own stretched!!!! Co-Pastor Jeanette Vaughn provided spiritual challenges and encouragement for the season of The Faith to Face Ministries© teams God©s Kingdom Coming to the earth through (Hospitality, Multi-Media, Altar/Intercessors, members of the Body of Christ. Finance and Praise and Worship) were on the wall serving and ministering to the conference On the final day of the conference, our retreat attendees. Pastors and ministry leaders beloved senior pastor, Rev. Dr. Mark D. Vaughn from all over the Southern Tier, Upstate New provided very practical and specific directions on the York and Chicago, Illinois were in attendance. meaning and realization of Stretch Time in the Kingdom of God. The prophetic release was pure, powerful and profound and even if you were unable to attend the retreat conference, audio tapes are still available so that you are able to share in the divine revelation of His Kingdom Coming ! The Praise Team Day one of the conference, Pastor Mike Servello, senior pastor of Mt. Zion Ministries Church of Utica, NY ushered us into the presence of the Lord through the taught and prophetic word. Pastor Vaughn with the Harlowes Faith Walk Issue # 2a 2 of 12 Merry X-Mas! What’s That All About? - by Ricardo Rowe It’s almost Christmastime, and you know what the Lord’s work. Throughout the Bible, we see that means: Toy sales and the daily countdown of the God instructing his people to use different means number of shopping days left. It means vacation time, to remind themselves, and future generations, office parties, and taking the kids to see Santa Claus. about His Love and the things He did for His It means seeing wreaths, candles, and signs reading people. God wants us to remember that He is MERRY XMAS everywhere you look. Or does it? loving, kind, merciful, mighty, and yes, even holy and righteous. Christmas has become a heavily marketed tribute to consumerism. But that is not what Christmas What are we re-enforcing in is about. Christmas is about the coming of CHRIST, ourselves and the next generation when we run who came to die on the cross because only His perfect out to buy gifts instead of going to prayer? When life could be an acceptable offering to wipe away our we stay up all night cooking and baking and yet debt of sin. It is a remembrance that “For God so complain about a 2 ½ hour church service? As loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, we enter into this season, make sure you take the that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but time to remember what it is all really about: The have everlasting life” (John 3:16). fact that God loves us all so much that He could not bear to let us stay in our sinful, disconnected It is important to realize that as a Christian state without providing a way out. That way is Holiday, this day is dedicated to God. God takes very Jesus. If you haven’t taken it yet, Christmastime seriously things that are dedicated to him. In The would be the perfect time to give a present to God Book of Leviticus, chapter 23, God goes over the – Yourself. festivals and “Holy Convocations” for his people, complete with rules regarding how these times should “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall be observed. This is a very interesting chapter to read bring forth a son, and they shall call his name as it reinforces the idea of what we should be doing Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with and thinking when we are in a time of remembering us.” – Matthew 1:23 My Son (from Mary to Jesus) - by Charmaine Marshburn My Son My son you are so special I was told great things would come of you I never thought that you would die some day Yes our life was different from others Yet so many have come to follow you You’ve changed the lives of so many My heart aches every time I think of you I will celebrate your birth forever It helps me to remember That your Father is still on the Throne. Faith Walk Issue # 2a 3 of 12 Christmas Crossword: The Life of Jesus Christ - by Wendy Rowe In honor of the TRUE reason for this holiday season, we at Faith Walk present a crossword puzzle focusing on the life and ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hint: All answers are taken from the book of Matthew. Enjoy! (For answers see page 12.) Across Down 2. The 12 followers of Jesus 1. Carried Jesus© cross 6. The people of Jesus© hometown of _____ refused to 3. The town where Jesus was born. believe in Him. 4. Jesus fed five thousand with just five loaves and 7. Jesus drove demons out into these animals two ____. 10. Mary©s husband. 5. Title of Jesus© sermon on the mount 12. Appeared to Jesus while he was transfigured on 8. Denied he knew Jesus three times the mountain 9. Betrayer of Jesus 13. Religious leaders who opposed Jesus 11. Governor who tried Jesus 14. Jesus© first miracle: He turned this into wine 13. Stories used to teach biblical truths 18. Animal Jesus rode into Jerusalem on 15. The river Jesus was baptized in 19. Jesus performed these as he ministered 16. This man tried to kill baby Jesus 20. Raising up from the dead 17.
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