Volume 2, Issue 1 February 2008

February 2008 Volume 2, issue 1
V AL E N T I N E L OV E O R SO ME T H I N G R E AL ?
Valentine's Day can bring three things:
1) Happiness: you have found the love of your life, you have managed not to celebrate this holi-
day alone or you have deep confidence from your last relationship.
The expression 2) Sorrow: you have pity for yourself that another year has passed by with out love or that the
"wearing your day represents an anniversary of some sort (i.e. death or a break up).
3) Depression: the holiday sickens you because of the materialism and superficial way love is
heart on your expressed.
sleeve" comes
Being Christians, Valentine's can put love in perspective. Behind the flowers and
from a boxes of chocolates, a deep appreciation for love is experienced. All of a sudden the status of a
Valentine's Day person matters. Stores display the newest ways for people to fall in love with another or indi-
viduals to feel loved. The shallowness is as much part of the holiday as it is for any other.
party tradition. When all of this is put aside, we look within ourselves- what really is love? Christians
Young women are known for their love of others and towards God. After all, "As I have loved you, so you must
love one another." Jesus based all of His wonders on love. He had and gave love when He
would write healed the sick, blind and the mute. He had and gave love when He wept seeing Lazarus
their names on dead. He had love when He reappeared to Peter by the Sea of Tiberias. He asked Peter to
"Feed my lambs." Most of all, on the cross, He loved His Father by obeying Him and then sac-
slips of paper to rificed Himself for us. Just as Jesus loved, so we must love. In this context, love is still broad.
What is love and how are we to express this love as ambassadors for Christ? A chapter from
be drawn by the first letter to the Corinthians defines love. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it
young men. does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always
A man would protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1Corinthians13:4-8
then wear a How can we not show love? It's almost natural to express love. Showing love towards family
members, friends, classmates, co-workers, teachers, etc. Love is there when we send an email
woman's name to grandma. Love is there when we volunteer to lead children's Sunday school...and remember
on his sleeve to love is patient. Love is there when we help someone that has a stalled vehicle.
Love doesn't always have to be shown through flowers and stuffed animals, as Chris-
claim her as his tians we should be urged to stay away from materialistic elements of love as our only expres-
valentine. sion, but do our best to express through actions. "Do everything in love" (1 Corinthians 16:14)
and "...serve one another in love." (Galatians 5:13).
Your loving friend,

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“Progressive Collection”
Saturday February 23rd – Please

sign up to take part in this service project for the teens. Sign up
for a time slot and collect the items for students to pick up from
you on their “Progressive Collection”. Items needed are to be non-
perishable (canned food, clothing, toiletries, etc…).
Valentine's for Jesus Offering

February 10th
This will go to repair/replace the Flags of the Na-
tions that are used at the District NMI Convention.
Alabaster
The Alabaster fund allows you to help build mission cen-
ters around the world.
Because people like you gave to this vital missions

ministry, the following are now in place globally.
• 3,314 Churches and Chapels
• 351 Bible Schools and School Buildings
• 348 Mission & District Centers
• 36 Hospitals and Clinics
• 336 Missionary Homes
• 990 National Workers Homes
• 1,341 Parcels of Land
There are thousands who have yet to hear of Jesus.
Please continue to give to Alabaster Sunday February 24th.

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F R I EN D DAY C EL EB R AT I O N
We’re having a covered dish fellowship following

the morning service on February 24th.
Please plan to invite your friends to the morning

service and the fellowship. Grace regulars – plan
to bring a covered dish – keeping in mind that
with our visitors we’ll have more to feed!
Sun
FEBRUARY 2008
Mon TTue WWed TThu FFri SSat
1 2
Talent Talent
Explosion Explosion
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SS 9:45 Boy & Cub Christ in Work Day
Worship 10:50 Scouts My Faith 8-noon
Super Bowl party 6:30 Community
5:30 7pm
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
SS 9:45 Boy & Cub Christ in Children’s Children’s
Worship 10:50 Scouts the World Quiz Quiz
Service 6:00 6:30 7pm
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
SS 9:45 Boy & Cub Board Habits of 30 hour
Worship 10:50 Scouts Meeting the Heart Famine
Movie night 6:00 6:30 7pm 7pm
24 Friend Day 25 26 27 28 29
SS 9:45 Boy & Cub 1st Thessa-
Worship 10:50 Scouts lonians
Covered Dish 6:30 7pm
Fellowship 12
No PM service
6310 Dayton Blvd.
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone: 423.842.5919
E-mail: office@chattanoogagrace.com
www.chattanoogagrace.com
Coming in March
Join us March 2nd in our morning worship service for com-

poser Steve Adams - whose songs (like “All Because of
God’s Amazing Grace,” “Peace In The Midst of The Storm,”
“All In The Name of Jesus,” and “Where The Spirit of The
Lord Is”) have become Gospel music “classics,” are to be found in hymnals
of most denominations, and have been recorded by scores of major artists
from Doug Oldham to The Bill Gaither Trio, The Blackwood Brothers, Mark
Lowery, The Imperials, Shirley Caesar, and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir -
is now introducing a brand new piano album in a series of keyboard con-
certs, across America.

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Your loving friend,

Saturday February 23rd – Please

Valentine's for Jesus Offering

Because people like you gave to this vital missions

Please continue to give to Alabaster Sunday February 24th.

We’re having a covered dish fellowship following

Please plan to invite your friends to the morning

Join us March 2nd in our morning worship service for com-

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