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Amy Lambert, a native of Richlands, Va., is a national and international evangelist who travels the world sharing her story of how God saved, healed, and delivered her from a life of drug addictions. It was just a few short years ago that Amy lay in a local hospital bed, and doctors told her family there wasn’t anything else they could do. The drugs had taken over her life and destroyed her body. God had a different plan for Amy. Her story has been featured in Today’s Christian magazine and Joyce Meyer’s Enjoying Everyday Life broadcast. Twice she has led a Gospel crusade in Kenya with over 2,000 recorded decisions for Jesus Christ! In addition, City Invaisons are taking place throughout the U.S., with more in the planning on an international scale. God is on the move!

Friday, December 9th, at 7:00 p.m.; and 2 services on Sunday, December 11th, at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Begin now to invite your friends and family to attend.  We will have approximately 80 children (ages 3-12) participating. Isn’t that exciting!
NURSERY WILL BE PROVIDED FOR AGES 3 AND UNDER FOR ALL 3 PERFORMANCES.

Ethan has a new brother, Michael. Only Michael’s not a cute little bundle of joy. He’s a pretty big kid — adopted — and a bit of an annoying trivia buff. When Michael starts busting some myths about Christmas to Ethan’s friends, it causes quite a stir. Ethan, Lily, and Abby begin to wonder: Were there more or less than three wise men? Was Jesus really born on December 25? And what about the angels: Did they sing or not? After reading the biblical account of the birth of Christ, Lily and Abby are still confused. Through it all, Michael learns that even though some facts about the very first Christmas might not be clear, the truth about why Jesus came is everywhere in Scripture. COMING TO DESTINY DECEMBER 9 AT 7PM AND DECEMBER 11 AT 9AM & 11AM.

A collection of pictures during the building of the “Life Center,” at Destiny Outreach Ministries.

In January, the congregation voted to move forward with building negotiations with Par Church Builders.  Since then, we have met with church leadership, ministry heads, and others to construct floor plan drawings.  We have added 2 large rooms to the building.  One room will be for our youth and teens, and the other our children (Destination Station.)  With over 120 children (ages 6-12)  enrolled in our child check-in system, it is safe to say we are out of room!

We are now waiting on permits (sewage and ground control) to be approved before we can start work.  We anticipate starting our site preparation this spring, once the ground dries sufficiently.  If all goes as planned, we hope to begin building construction this summer.  A final floor plan and budget will be brought before church members for a final vote once we have it.  We will announce this meeting soon.

What is Financial Peace University?

FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is your Total Money Makeover Program. It takes the knowledge from God and turns it into real action in our lives through a step-by-step process taught by best-selling author and financial counselor Dave Ramsey.

FPU is a 13-week life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and God’s plan for your life. The course includes practical lessons on eliminating debt, building wealth, giving like never before, and much, much more!

The cost is $93/family and you can register by calling (276)326-3624 or register at the information desk at church.

Who is Financial Peace University for?

It’s for EVERYONE!…from the financially secure to the financially distressed. Over 1 million families and individuals have attended Financial Peace University.

Applying God’s Word radically changes your life.  On average, FPU graduates have paid off over $5,300 in debt and saved $2,700 during the 91-day program!

What Will I Learn?

In this life-changing program you will learn:

1. Step-by-Step Cash Flow Planning

Luke 14:28: “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it.”2. Debt Snowball Plan Technique to Eliminating Debt

Proverbs 22:7: “The borrower is slave to the lender.”3. How to Invest Wisely

Ecclesiastes 11:2: “Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.”Get Started Now

Testimonials

Here’s what people just like you are saying about FPU:

“We’ve actually relieved ourselves of over $50,000 worth of debt in two years just from using these principles.”   – Russ and Mary Lee

“It made us sit down as a couple and communicate… and it gave us an instant pay raise!” – Paul and Lynesa Benson

FINANCIAL PEACE STARTS AT DESTINY OUTREACH MINISTRIES MAY 1, 2011 at 6:00pm

Financial Peace University is a 13-week program that encourages positive behavior with accountability and support. Personal finance is 80 percent behavior and only 20 percent head knowledge.

• Teaches financial responsibility with easy baby steps
• Helps eliminate debt using the Debt Snowball method
• Offers accountability and continued support with lifetime membership
• Trains participants to spend every dollar on paper with the zero-based budget planner
• Empowers people struggling with financial hardships by establishing a plan to take control of their finances

The Financial Peace University Member Kit includes:

Financial Peace University Workbook
13 life-changing lessons designed to be worth $2,000-$3,000 in information and education!

All 13 Lessons on CD
Listen to the lessons anytime, or use them as a refresher once you’ve completed the program

Dave’s best-selling book, Financial Peace Revisited
Over a million have benefited from these solid financial principles of common-sense money management

Financial Peace University Envelope System
Easy cash management envelope system

Budgeting Forms
Complete set of monthly budgeting forms and examples

UPDATED Financial Peace University Bonus CD
Includes financial calculator, screen saver and more!

Two Debit Card Holders
Helps you stop busting your budget!

Tip Cards
Easy reference guides for you to use when you go out

Member Resource Center
Information about how to get started in the MRC, a free online tool with exclusive clips, stories, assignments, forums, and much more

EIGHT THINGS TO REMEMBER IN FINISHING STRONG:

1. Be consistence

• They are blessings on the other side of not giving up—

Gal 6:9-10—MSG

• There is a reason for the season—you will motivate and influence others—

Prov 24:15-16—MSG

2. Don’t compare yourself to others, and stay focus (Don’t pay attention to your critics) —

Neh 4:1-4—

3. Pace yourself—

Eph 5:15-17—MSG

4. Be a team player, we need each other—

Prov 27:17—

5. Remember you are not God, listen to His game plan—

Prov 3:5-6—

6. Practice AMNESIA often, let go of your past, forgive and forget—

Phil 3:13-14—

7. Don’t get prideful, don’t let the opponent get a foothold.

1 Tim 6:20-21—MSG

2 Tim 1:14—Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in us. MSG

8. Stay committed, be determined to not give up—

Ps 92:12-14—

Heb 10:24—

Heb 10:35-36—

Heb 12:1-4 -

The Instruction Phase

Luke 9:51-56

1 Cor 11:1-2 NIV

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.

1 Sam 22:1-2

1 Cor 4:16-17

The Cost Phase

Luke 9:57-62

1 Kings 19:19-21

Kissing things that gave birth to you good bye

Kissing things that you gave birth to good bye

Burning bridges

The Commissioning / Application Phase

Luke 10:1-3

Matt 28:18-20

The Evaluation Phase

Luke 10:17-20

You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect.

Setting a standard:

1. Pick something important

Matt 25:21

2. Involve other faithful people

3. Establish measurable requirements

4. Make the requirements visible

Hab 2:2-3

5. Set up an evaluation often

6. Have the discipline to stay the course

SPIRITUAL FAMILY

• YOU CAN HAVE OR BE A SPIRITUAL FATHER. 1 Cor 4:15-17

guardians: paidagogos (pahee-dag-o-gos’); servant who take a child to school; a tutor, instructor.

• YOU CAN HAVE OR BE A SPIRITUAL MOTHER. Titus 2:3-5

LET’S GET PRACTICAL – DEFINE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR

TIMOTHYS (SONS OR DAUGHTERS)

• ASK QUESTIONS, LISTEN, TAKE NOTES. Acts 16:29-30
• PUT INTO PRACTICE WHAT YOU SEE. Phil 4:9
• SHOW HONOR. Rom 12:10

PAULS (FATHERS OR MOTHERS)

• BE AN EXAMPLE IN THE WAY YOU LIVE.  Titus 2:7
• TELL STORIES.  Ps 145:4, 6
• SHARE YOUR LIFE. 1 Thess 2:8

CULTURE SAYS SUCCESS IS RAISING WELL-ROUNDED, WELL-EDUCATED, HAPPY KIDS.

Matthew 16:26

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.

Psalm 71:18

WE ARE CALLED TO UNLEASH SINGLE-MINDED, CHRIST-CENTERED, BIBLICALLY ANCHORED, WORLD CHANGERS.

IMPARTING SPIRITUAL LIFE

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

1. ENLIST SUPPORTING VOICES.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4

2. RAISE THE EXPECTATIONS.

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5

1 Corinthians 13:11

3. KEEP IT REAL.

Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:7-9

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.

Psalm 71:18

1 Corinthians 11:1

THIS GENERATION’S TEMPTATION

1. YOU’RE TEMPTED TO FEEL ENTITLED
2. YOU’RE TEMPTED TO DEFINE TRUTH AS YOU SEE IT
3. YOU’RE TEMPTED TO POSTPONE ADULTHOOD.

THIS GENERATION’S  GREATEST STRENGTH:

1. YOU ARE THE MOST CAUSE DRIVEN, MISSION MINDED GENERATION IN MODERN HISTORY.

1 Timothy 4:12

1 Peter 2:9-10

NEXT WEEK:

I BELIEVE IN YOU—2

IMPARTING SPIRITUAL LIFE