The Announcer | January 10, 2023

Weekender

Friday & Saturday (January 13 & 14)

This is full, but please join the waiting list for the next one! The Weekender is your on-ramp to the life of Alliance Bible Fellowship. You will have the opportunity to meet our elders & staff, ask questions about our church, and share a home-cooked meal with other members of our church.

Core Course: The Cross

New beginning Wednesday, January 18 | 6:00pm

The cross of Christ is the primary focus of the New Testament. The four gospel writers spent a considerable amount of time describing the final hours of Jesus, and the rest of the New Testament set out to explain his sacrificial death. For the first 1900 years of church history, the cross was central to the church's worship, discipleship, and mission. But in recent history, modern Christians have attempted to sanitize the religion by deemphasizing the message of the cross. In an effort to attract a new generation of Christians, difficult terms like propitiation were scrubbed from our modern Bible translations. Songs with blood were removed from our hymnals. This has left many Christians wondering how the death of a Jewish man 2,000 years ago has anything to do with their modern life. Join us on Wednesday nights this winter as we explore what exactly Jesus accomplished on the cross and how his death directly impacts our lives.

Baptism

Sunday, January 22 | Both Services

Believers are called to be baptized as a symbol of belief in whole-heartedly following Jesus Christ. The biblical church of Jesus Christ is called to make disciples and to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Athanasius, the Nicene Creed, and Why It Matters (taught by Dr. Donald Fairbairn)

Sat, Feb 4 | 9:00-11:45am

Some people have heard the slogan “Athanasius against the world,” and a few have even heard it claimed that Athanasius saved Christianity in the fourth century. Who was this remarkable person? What was “the world” that he was against? And how could one person save Christianity? In this forum, we’ll look at the extraordinary times in which Athanasius lived, his immense role in opposing Christianity’s greatest heresy and upholding the biblical truth about Jesus Christ, and the part he played in paving the way for the Nicene Creed.

Women's Spring Bible Study: God of Freedom

Beginning Thu, Feb 2 | Morning and Evening

Every book of the Bible tells us what is true about God. In Exodus, we see Him as our strong Deliverer who sets us free from sin and death to worship Him through obedience. Through this 10-session study of Exodus 19-40, Jen Wilkin revisits the familiar scenes of the giving of the Ten Commandments, the idolatrous worship of the golden calf, and the intricate details of the tabernacle. With fresh perspective, we learn to trace the promise of Christ throughout to ask what these stories teach God’s children today about how to live as those set free.

Women's Weekend Retreat

March 24-26 | Price varies

You are invited to join us for a restful, restorative, super fun weekend where you can truly get away with other amazing women. We’ll spend time in God’s Word, worship, and prayer. We’ll laugh a lot, and enjoy great food, recreation and rest. And mostly, we’ll deepen our relationship with the Lord and others and hopefully make a few new friends! More details at abfboone.org/women.

*Please register by Tuesday, February 14.

Discipleship Groups

Consider creating or joining a Discipleship Group this year! These are small groups of 3-4 men or women committed to meeting together for a determined period of time to read, apply, and memorize Scripture. The goal is to see disciples making disciple-making disciples. Learn more: abfboone.com/discipleship

Special Needs Ministry Impact

Written by Courtney Roberts

The Special Needs Ministry at Alliance seeks to support these individuals and their families, responding to their unique needs while also esteeming them as image bearers of God. Read the article!

Receive Weather SMS Text Alerts

Occasionally, we need to cancel an event because of inclement weather. Be the first to know when an event -- like a Sunday morning service -- is canceled because of weather.

Yearly Overview Report

The Lord has blessed Alliance tremendously in 2023. View the digital version of the report here: abfboone.org/year.

Bible Reading

Let’s start the year off right and read the Bible together. Here’s a 2023 Bible Reading Plan to help you stay committed to the daily reading of the Word. 

Support Missionaries

Each year during the Christmas season, we have the opportunity to bless our missionaries with a monetary gift. Please consider how you can encourage our missionaries, many of whom are far away from their families and their Alliance community. You can either make a donation on Sunday Morning (mark your donation “Missionary Christmas”) or click the link above.

Wednesday Night Activities will Resume Jan 18

DivorceCare

Wednesdays (Beginning January 18) | 6:00pm | Alliance

Are you a woman who is separated or divorced? There’s help! DivorceCare is for LADIES ONLY. They meet weekly for 13 weeks. Please register on divorcecare.org. Once at the website enter 28607 in the “Find a Group” box then click on Alliance Bible Fellowship register. Please email Jennifer Mecho (jkmecho@gmail.com) with questions.

Respite Nights

Friday, January 20, 6:00-8:30pm

The ABF Special Needs Ministry invites children and adults with special medical or developmental needs, and their siblings, to participate in the next Respite Night. Activities include a large motor area, a playroom for younger children, a sensory area, a craft, a movie, and a light snack. Experienced volunteers will hang out with the kids while mom and dad can enjoy a couple of hours away. Please contact Ronny and Anne Margaret Wright, rawright@skybest.com, with any questions. CLICK HERE to sign up to come. CLICK HERE to serve at Respite Nights.

Training Sessions in Audio, Video, & Lighting (AVL)

Beginning Sunday, January 22 | 2:00-4:30pm

Are you interested in serving behind the scenes on a Sunday morning? We would love to have you join our AVL team. Those who serve on the AVL team are responsible for putting lyrics on the screen, running the cameras, turning on the microphones, and operating the lights. These training sessions begin Sunday, January 22, and run for several weeks. Each week will be a different system in the church. After, you will have the confidence to turn it on/off and operate the equipment for any event. Click here to sign up and view the list of training sessions.

Hearing Loop in the Auditorium for Hearing Aid Users

Did you know... ABF has a hearing loop installed in the lower level of the auditorium? This extension of our sound system allows hearing aid users with a telecoil to pick up a signal directly from the stage. Check your hearing aid settings to see if you have a "T" or telecoil mode. **Note: This feature is not available in the raised seating in the back of the room.** We also have wireless packs with headphones which can be picked up from the welcome center or sound booth. Talk with Clayton Thornton to learn more.

Post-Abortion Therapy Group with the Hope Center

The Hope Center is offering a free Post-Abortion Therapy group. This group led by Meagan Brunson, PhD, LCMHCS and Kelsea Fox, MA, LCMHCA is intended for any woman who has experienced abortion at any time in her past. Our goal is to provide a safe, confidential, and compassionate space for women to process their varying thoughts, feelings, and experiences around abortion. The group will meet at The Hope Center. Call or text 828-265-4357 for more information.

Childcare Workers for Blueprint

Alliance is seeking to fill paid part-time childcare worker positions for Blueprint in the Spring. If you’re interested in applying, please contact Heather Hayes at hhayes@abfboone.org.

Alliance Classifieds Facebook Group

Check out the Alliance Classifieds Facebook page for Alliance members and attendees to discuss, ask questions, and buy/sell.

General Fund

$11,994.10

Debt Reduction

$1,432.00

Missions

$1,507.00

Benevolence

$60.00