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November 10, 2019

This Week At-A-Glance

Grand Family Fun Day page 7

Annual Congregational Mtg.

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Annual Congregational Meeting Tuesday, November 12th in Worship Center at 6:30 pm

no childcare provided

Annual Report and Proposed 2020 Budget are available on our church’s website at www.firstalliancechurch.net

If you wish to have a paper copy, please call the church office at 941-625-7435

Orphan Sunday page 7

Pastor Nate Hill’s installation as Senior Pastor of First Alliance Church

Reception to follow.

Everyone is invited to...

Sunday, November 17th, 6:00 pm in the

Worship Center Thanksgiving

Dinners page 9

Welcome

Service Times

We are so glad you decided to join us today!

If you are a guest today, please fill out the Connection Card

inside the seat pocket in front of you and sign up for Discover FAC.

The Connection Card helps us get to know you.

Sunday - 9:20 & 11 am Children’s programs available during both services - Infant to 5th grade

Church Address 20444 Midway Blvd. Port Charlotte, FL 33952

Church Office: (941) 625-7435 Closed Mondays Tuesday thru Friday, open 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Closed Tues. for staff mtg. from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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First Alliance Church of Port Charlotte

Check out our church website

www.firstalliancechurch.net

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Responding to God…

Reaching out to others.

Steve Gillis

Come Down Off The Mountain

November 10, 2019

Sermon Notes

We are praying for...

more than ___________ ___________

and _______ ____________

in Southwest Florida.

So how do WE get THERE?

I. “_________ _________ off the ____________”

The Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-10, NIV)

II. Ask the Lord to “_________ in you a _________

______________…” (Psalm 51:10)

Pure Religion (James 1:27)

III. Realize _________ Don’t Have What _____

____________, But __________ ____________.

Matthew 14:14-18 NIV

Contributions Received to-date

$750,565

Information

Ways to give your offering

E-giving allows you to track your monthly and yearly giving anytime

First Alliance Offering and Giving Report:

General Fund

CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

/greatcommission @cmalliance /cmalliance

Hearing Loop is available in

the Worship Center

Great Commission Fund Given Year-to-Date: $47,602

Our giving to the GCF goes to support our missionaries in 81 countries around the world.

Since our missionaries are not responsible for raising their own support, they are free to focus

all their time and energy on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Last Week’s giving

$22,583

Contributions Budgeted to-date

$818,428

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Prayer Requests

If you have a prayer request, complete a Connection Card or prayer card and place it in the offering bag or in the basket at the back of the Worship

Center. You may email your request to church.firstalliance@gmail.com Our staff and prayer team would be happy to pray for you.

Online

www.firstalliancechurch.net

(Click GIVE)

Text to Give 941-242-7875

Sunday, November 17th Room B2 at 11:00 am

Child care will be provided in Safari Kids

Join us anytime!

For more information contact Rose at

heartsnroses2@yahoo.com or 941-391-8046

Offering Envelopes Located in chair pockets

Monday Night Men’s Group studying ‘33’ series

6:30 pm in Crash Landing (Bldg. C)

Thursday morning Bible study studying book of Mark

6:30 am in Mission Grounds Café

For more information contact Pastor Steve at

smallgroup.firstalliance@gmail.com

Tuesday Night Men’s Group 7:00 pm in

Connection Room B4

Sunday Night Men’s Group studying ’Kingdom Man’

6:00 pm in Mission Grounds Café

Support and fellowship for families raising grandchildren.

Grand Family Support Group

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As the holidays approach, the Outreach & Compassion Team

is planning to serve our community a delicious Thanksgiving meal.

If you would like to serve on this day of Thanksgiving, please contact the Outreach Team at

outreach.firstalliance@gmail.com

Listed below are some of the ways you can help….

1. Cook a turkey at home and drop it off at the church the day before Thanksgiving - 50 needed

2. Be a servers in the Family Life Center

3. Deliver meals to the community

4. Servers the residents at Presbyterian Homes of PC on Thanksgiving Day from 1-3 pm.

Sign-up in the breezeway between both services.

This weeks Right Now Media staff recommendation…..

There are two new ways to sign up ... 1. use your cell phone to scan the QR code shown below and

activate RNM account instantly. 2. FAC now has a custom invite code…

https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/firstalliance

Right Now Media is available in 2019 for us to use Bible studies, videos and other resources for the entire family.

Watch Bible studies

FREE on RNM!

Rediscover the improbable story of Christmas. Four thousand years ago, God promised he would do something through the bloodline of Abraham. Two thousand years later, Jesus was born. And two thousand years after that, we’re still talking about it. Why? The story of Jesus’ birth was not what anyone expected: a baby . . . born in the armpit of the Mediterranean . . . to save us from sins that no one thought we needed saving from.

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Mission Grounds Café Mission of the month: Mission 1:27

All proceeds for month of November from the sell of our delicious

coffees, lattes, frappes, teas, and other treats will go to Mission 1:27

Mission 1:27 is our orphan care ministry at First Alliance Church.

For more information, contact Jeff Reese at

thereeses.beta@gmail.com

Chick-fil-A Port Charlotte and the Joy FM have partnered once again,

to bring T-shirts and chicken for turkeys to Charlotte County.

Chick-fil-A Port Charlotte 1814 Tamiami Trail

Wednesday, November 13th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Come out and trade a frozen turkey for a newly designed Joy FM T-shirt and a coupon valid for a

FREE Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich!! While supplies last!! Yes, we’ll accept “paper turkeys” at $10.00 or a

$10.00 gift card from any local grocery store. Activation receipt must accompany gift card.

All turkeys from this event will feed local Charlotte County families.

Help us beat 2017’s record of 1100 turkeys that were collected at our location!!!

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November 17th at 11:00 a.m. in room B9

Are you NEW at First Alliance Church or just don’t feel connected?

Discover FAC takes an hour and will give you a clear picture of who we are and how you can get plugged in.

You may check your kids in to Safari Kids before it starts! Sign-up for Discover FAC using the Connection Cards or

on our website for our next Discover FAC class.

NEW Parent Small Group

for parents & caregivers of students who attend

The Crash

Please sign-up by emailing Pastor Steve at smallgroup.firstalliance@gmail.com

or just come!

Join us every Wednesday night in Hope House

at 6:16 - 8:18 pm The first study will be

“Tough Guys and Drama Queens” by Mark Gregston

ORPHAN SUNDAY TODAY WITH STEVE GILLIS

FOUNDER-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PATCH OUR PLANET

Please visit the tables in the breezeway

to learn more about

orphan sponsorship, foster care

and adoption.

Reservations are required

for all grandchildren attending!

To volunteer for this event, contact the

Outreach & Compassion team at outreach.firstalliance@gmail.com

or call the church office at 941-625-7435

GRAND FAMILY FUN DAY

Saturday, December 7th 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

in the Family Life Center Games, crafts, bounce houses and a

special message “The Christmas Story”