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Announcements - February 4, 2018

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Agape Meal Today: Join us after the service today for our monthly Agape Meal. We will continue to celebrate communion Sunday and enjoy fellowship together. If you didn’t bring anything to share, feel free to come anyway, as there’s always plenty of food available!

Abba Pregnancy Resource Center’s Baby Bottle Fundraiser: Pick up a baby bottle at the Abba table and fill it with cash or check. All proceeds will benefit Abba’s ministry in our community. We will collect bottles until February 12. If you have questions, feel free to ask Julie Springfield.

Foundation Builders 6 Parenting Class Saturday February 17: Contact Pastor Kevin if you would like to attend this parenting seminar taking place at the church office from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. this upcoming Saturday.

Month of Prayer and Fasting for Somali People Worldwide: February has been set aside to pray for the light of the Gospel to shine into the hearts of Somali people worldwide. Pray specifically for the completion of a Bible translation project in a minority language spoken by 1.75 million Somali people. To learn more about this month of prayer, contact David Gunderson, dgunderson@arriveministries.org. 

Faith Biblical Counseling Conference February 23-24: Join us at Grace Church Eden Prairie for three weekends (one per month) of training in Biblical Counseling. This year the leaders of Faith Church Lafayette (Indiana) will offer the Track 1 and Track 4 trainings. Track 1 lays the foundation of biblical counseling principles and practices, and Track 4 deals with advanced counseling issues (Track 1 is a prerequisite). For more information, contact Pastor Kevin kevin@gcfmn.org. 

Marriage Seminar Do You Hear What I Hear? Saturday March 3: Mark your calendars for the first ever GCF marriage seminar scheduled for Saturday, March 3, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Charlie and Pastor Kevin will be teaching on biblical communication in marriage. Couples will have the opportunity to go out to dinner on their own afterwards and those who would like to are invited to a fun group activity after dinner. Tickets for the event will go on sale next Sunday. Cost is $10 per couple.

Next Week's Fighter Verse
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:10-11

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