August 29th Announcements

Thanks again to Sam for leading us in another great lesson today on Acts 17. We hope everyone left life group wanting to go into the world and "Live Expectantly" everyday. Class was followed up by another great sermon from Rev. Curtis Jones. The church has sermons available online through podcasts on www.hafbc.com.

This week Sam challenged all of us to look at the list of email addresses these announcements went to and pick one name from our life group to pray for all week long. At the end of the week send the person you chose an email to let them know that you prayed for them this week. Hopefully we can all make this practice an everyday occurrence. We ought to alway be interceding in prayer for others.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. August 29^th – Community prayer event at Solid Rock Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Call HAFBC at 281-446-8168 for more details.

2. August 30^th – GNO! Girls Night, Chick Flick! RSVP to Sabrina at Sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

3. August 31^st –HAFBC Women’s Ministry begins the study of Revelations by Beth Moore. Studies will be offered on Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening and both offer complimentary childcare. Cost is $9 and you can register in the foyer today.

4. Sept. 1^st – The men’s bible study begins every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

5. This fall’s bible studies offered at HAFBC:

Discipleship Classes begin the end of August and first of September!

· Women, Beth Moore study of Revelation, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 8/31

· Men's Small Group Bible Study; "Radical" by David Platt

· Precept Study (women) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. beginning 9/7

· Precept Study (co-ed) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/7

· Intimacy Ignited / Song of Solomon, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8

· DivorceCare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8

· GriefShare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/15

6. School Supply Drive for the Sudanese children living in Houston ends next Sunday, Sept. 5^th! Please bring your donations every Sunday and leave them in the bags/boxes in our classroom. The supplies will be delivered to the children on Sept 11^th by David & Danyel Humphrey during a big party for all of the children and we are all invited to attend.

7. Sept. 10^th – Life Group Social at HAFBC. More details to come. Childcare will be provided downstairs free of charge.

8. Marriage Conference, Saturday, September 11, 9 to 3. Discovering God's Vision for Your Marriage. The conference is designed for couples who desire to deepen their relationship with God. Go to our website to register at hafbc.com.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Jenna requests prayer for her nephew, Ryan. He just turned 15 and lives with his parents in the Czech Republic. He asked to attend a boarding school in Germany where he can interact with more kids and have a more "normal" experience in school. He moved there last weekend and is 10 hrs from home and living in a dorm with a roommate. He said his first week was fun.

2. Matt C's nephew, Cole, fell and busted his skull open this past week. He is still in the hospital. he is 7 mos old.

3. Pray for all of the teachers and kids as school started back up last week and they have a new school year ahead of them.

4. Jenna has requested an unspoken prayer request.

August 22nd Announcements

Welcome Back Sunday! We have to say the day was a blessing to us and our entire family. Class was wonderful. We had 22 in attendance and everyone enjoyed a sweet time of fellowship while sharing breakfast and then Sam led the class in a lesson on Acts 16. Great job Sam and thank you to everyone that took part in class discussion.

We have begun the new church year and we are really excited about what this year holds for HAFBC and for our life group. Remember that the life group will be whatever we make of it together. On Sunday we all spoke and mentioned that we'd like our life group to provide friendship, accountability, encouragement, fellowship and spiritual growth in the God's word. How awesome will it be when we see all of these are met and surpassed? Join us!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. August 29^th – Community prayer event at Solid Rock Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Call HAFBC at 281-446-8168 for more details.

2. August 30^th – GNO! Girls Night, Chick Flick! RSVP to Sabrina at Sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

3. August 31^st –HAFBC Women’s Ministry begins the study of Revelations by Beth Moore. Studies will be offered on Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening and both offer complimentary childcare. Cost is $9 and you can register in the foyer today.

4. Sept. 1^st – The men’s bible study begins every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

5. This fall’s bible studies offered at HAFBC:

Discipleship Classes begin the end of August and first of September!

· Women, Beth Moore study Revelation, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 8/31

· Men's Small Group Bible Study; "Radical" by David Platt

· Precept Study (women) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. beginning 9/7

· Precept Study (co-ed) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/7

· Intimacy Ignited / Song of Solomon, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8

· DivorceCare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8

· GriefShare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/15

6. School Supply Drive for the Sudanese children living in Houston begins today! Please bring your donations every Sunday and leave them in the bags/boxes in our classroom. The supplies will be delivered to the children on Sept 11^th by David & Danyel Humphrey during a big party for all of the children and we are all invited to attend.

7. Marriage Conference, Saturday, September 11, 9 to 3. Discovering God's Vision for Your Marriage. The conference is designed for couples who desire to deepen their relationship with God. Go to our website to register at www.hafbc.com.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Clay P. requests prayer for one his swimmers, Joseph, who was injured and still in a coma.

2. Praise! Drew's grandmother's surgery went well.

3. Pray for the students & teachers as they begin school this week.

4. Pray for the pastor search committee, HAFBC and the man God has called to be our pastor.

5. Pray for Derek B. as he recovers from a small surgery.

6. Pray for Laura S. as she is a teacher at a muslim school and the administration is requesting that she take part in islamic prayer services and other things that conflict with her Christian faith.

August 15th Announcements & Prayer Requests

Thanks to Sam for bringing the lesson yesterday on How We Serve and for challenging everyone to plug-in and use the supernatural gift that God has given to you to serve in and through HAFBC. The Spiritual Gift Seminar at HAFBC was a great experience for everyone who attended and now we are all need to plug-in!

The impending season of fall means a lot of new events are happening in our life group and at HAFBC. Please read all of the announcements & prayer requests for this week.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Pray for Tessa's best friend from Alabama, Danielle, and her family. Her older brother, Bradley, was swimming in the ocean at Panama City Beach this weekend and was pulled under by a rip current. He drowned. He leaves behind a wife and a 19 year old daughter.

2. Pray for Drew's grandmother who is having surgery this week to remove an aneurism and for her recovery.

3. Praise for the birth of Will Stark!

4. Praise for the Corso's as they are expecting!

5. Prayer for the the Smith family to feel better.

6. Prayer for HAFBC and the search for our new pastor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. August 22^nd - Welcome Back Sunday! Please arrive to class a little early to welcome all back all of our members we have not seen in a while and to meet the new visitors while we enjoy breakfast together. Remember to bring a breakfast food to share and we’ll have a good variety.

2.August 31^st –HAFBC Women’s Ministry begins the study of Revelations by Beth Moore. Studies will be offered on Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening and both offer complimentary childcare. Cost is $9 and you can register in the foyer today.

3.Sept. 1^st – The men’s bible study begins every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

4.School Supply Drive for the Sudanese children living in Houston begins today! Please bring your donations every Sunday and leave them in the bags/boxes in our classroom. The supplies will be delivered to the children on Sept 11^th by David & Danyel Humphrey during a big party for all of the children and we are all invited to attend.

5. PLAYGROUP on August 26th at 10:30 a.m. Meet and play at Chuck E Cheese

6. August 30 - GNO! Chick-Flick at 7 p.m. @ Kristen Jones' house! Dress comfy & bring a snack to share.

7.Marriage Conference, Saturday, September 11, 9 to 3. Discovering God's Vision for Your Marriage. The conference is designed for couples who desire to deepen their relationship with God. Go to our website to register at hafbc.com.

8.This fall’s bible studies offered at HAFBC: Discipleship Classes begin the end of August and first of September!

· Women, Beth Moore study Revelation, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 8/31

· Men's Small Group Bible Study; "Radical" by David Platt

· Precept Study (women) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. beginning 9/7

· Precept Study (co-ed) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/7

· Intimacy Ignited / Song of Solomon, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8

· DivorceCare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8

· GriefShare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/15

August 8th Announcements

Thanks to Drew for bringing the Word today in class. It was his first time to teach and he did a great job teaching about "Being Shaped to Serve". Then, tonight we followed up bible study with a productive leadership meeting at Dustin & Jenna's house. Thanks so much to our members for the AWESOME turnout!

Now, here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class on August 8th.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. August 11th - GBG accountability group begins at 7:45 p.m. at Yajaira's house. RSVP to drewyajairasmith@gmail.com.

2. August 15th - HAFBC church-wide leadership meeting in the worship center at 4 p.m. Complimentary childcare provided in children's wing and a light stand-up dinner will be served. All of the ministries in the church will be represented so that you can learn more about each and where you feel led to get involved as a leader.

3. August 22nd - Welcome Back Sunday! Please bring a breakfast dish to share before class and invited back any old class members and any new friends!

4. August 31st - Women's ministry begins the study of Revelations by Beth Moore. Studies will be offered on Tuesday morning and evening, both with complimentary childcare.

5. September 1st - Men's bible study begins on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m.

6. School supply drive for the Sudanese children living in Houston begins NOW! Please bring your donations every Sunday and leave them in the bags/boxes in our classroom. The supplies will be delivered to the children on Sept. 11th by David & Danyel Humphrey during a big party for all of the children and we are all invited to attend.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Dustin tore his hamstring, bad.

2. David & Danyel Humphrey are in Brazil with their three newly-adopted kiddos! PRAISE! They bring their family back to the states on Aug. 27th.

3. Pray for Paul & Sabrina as she is in her 39th week and baby Will is due any day.

4. Pray for our church and the man God has planned to be our new senior pastor.

5. Pray for the marriages in our class because we all need prayer everyday.

August 1st Announcements

Paul did a great job of starting off the "Better Together Churchwide Spiritual Emphasis" yesterday. It was super encouraging and motivating to learn about being "the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13)! Next week we will talk about our spiritual gifts so you won't want to miss it!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Come join us next Sunday, August 8th, at Dustin and Jenna Childers' home to see where you can fulfill your spiritual gifts in our LifeGroup. 4 p.m. Kids are welcome.
2. Beginning August 31 at 9.m., the women's bible study will be teaching on Beth Moore's - Revelation. Classes will be held every Tuesday and childcare is provided. Sign up in the foyer. There is a small fee for the literature.
3. Welcome Back Sunday is August 22. If you haven't been in awhile or want to bring friends/family this is the week to get in the swing of things! Breakfast will be provided.
4. Men's bible study will kick off Wednesday, September 1, at 6:30 p.m.
5. If you attended the dinner the men cooked for the ladies, please give $10 to Drew Smith for buying all the food.
6. If you are interested in helping out in the church be sure to pick up the brochure given out in class to select where you would like to help and leave in the offering plate.
7. Sunday, August 15, will be the class for training in kid's classes.
8. Be looking for an email from Yajaira Smith on the girl's accountability group.

**Again, please see below for churchwide announcements**

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Drew Smith's grandmother is having surgery on the 16th for an aneurysm in an artery leading to her heart. Please pray for a safe and quick surgery.
2. Kristen Jones will be traveling to Germany for 2 1/2 weeks starting Thursday so please pray for safety and Alex and Samantha while she's away.
3. Nicole Agnew's, sister-in-law's, sister-in-law has preeclampsia and will be induced Friday. Pray for a safe deliver and a healthy mom and baby.
4. PRAISE! Shannan Jones's grandfather has congestive heart failure. After going to a chiropractor he went from barely being about to breath and walk around to going to the movies! God is good!
5. Derek will be having out-patient surgery Tuesday so pray for a quick recovery.

Have a great week and hope to see everyone is church soon!

July 25 Announcements

Thank you, Paul, for teaching a great lesson Sunday! Class was great, as always, but ladies...we need to step it up! The guys beat us at Bible trivia this week!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Please join us August 8th at 4 p.m. at Dustin and Jenna's house to learn more about getting involved in our class and seeing where the Lord can use you in one or mulitple ministries.
2. If you were able to attend the dinner the guys made for the ladies, please send Drew Smith $20 for buying the food.
3. HAFBC women's ministry will be offering the study of Revelations by Beth Moore on Tuesday mornings (9 a.m.)this fall. It begins on AUGUST 31st. Free childcare is provided.

**See below for the rest of the announcements going on churchwide**

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Continue to keep Sabrina in your prayers as baby Will is getting closer to making an appearance.
2. Pray for all the sick babies in class
3. Also continue to pray for Laura's uncle, Pat Kelly, who will be undergoing another surgery today.
4. As always, continue to pray for our pastor search committee and the man the Lord has to lead our church.

New Announcements

Summer is drawing to an end and HAFBC is gearing up to welcome back a lot of families to church. There is a lot going on through August to prepare, so please save these dates in your planner.

CHURCH-WIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Coordinators and Teachers it is now time for you to take your assessment with Serving Central Ministries. Follow this linkwww.hafbc.com/members/serve/ to complete your survey. Please read all instructions and comments of the link so that you will be able to provide good information to your class on August 1.

2. Teachers be looking for your lessons for August 1, 8, and 15. Once completed we will be emailing them as well as place them in your LifeGroup folders.

3. Better Together Churchwide Spiritual Emphasis. For the next six months we will be joining together to discover what God desires to show us through 6 actions; prayer, fellowship, serving, growing in the Word, sharing and giving. We will be Better Together. July's focus is FELLOWSHIP. 4. 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting. Beginning July 5 through August 13 we are asking you to share in a serious effort of prayer & fasting that is focused on our senior pastor, his family and ministry. In addition we will extend the focus to include our pastor search committee. We are asking that you join a forty-day chain of intercession by agreeing to pray and fast one day. Opportunities to sign-up will be available in your LifeGroup and our worship services. 5. Better Together in Service. Beginning Sunday, August 1 LifeGroups will be featuring three weeks of special lessons geared to the Biblical view of personal service and ministry. August 1 the lesson title is "Why Serve." August 8, "SHAPED to Serve." And, August 15, "Going to Serve." 6. "Preparing to Serve" Seminar, Sunday, August 15, 4 p.m. This churchwide seminar will bring all of our "serving" LifeGroup lessons to a conclusion. The focus will be on our personal spiritual gifts and how they equip and prepare us to serve. Everyone is encouraged to sign-up in their LifeGroup. A lite standup dinner will be provided during the training. 7. Sunday, August 22 is Welcome Back Sunday with a twist... Better Together in LifeGroups. This is our annual effort to bring everyone home to their LifeGroup as well as invite their friends. LifeGroups will be putting on their best... snacks, fellowship, and teaching. LifeGroups plan now to contact everyone in your class the week before August 22. Jenna will be organizing our outreach effort for Aug. 22nd. 8. Discipleship Classes begin the end of August and first of September! · Women's Bible Study, Beth Moore study Revelation, Tuesdays at 9 am. 8/31 · Women's Bible Study evening class, TBA · Men's Small GroupBible Studies; various studies and times · Precept Study (women) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. beginning 9/7 · Precept Study (co-ed) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/7 · Intimacy Ignited / Song of Solomon, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8 · DivorceCare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8 · GriefShare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/15 · Financial Peace, TBA 9. Men mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 1, 6:30 for our first fall Momentum night. It will include worship, testimony and preaching. We will also be forming small men's groups.