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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
February 28-March 6, 2021
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This Week at Christ Covenant |
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We hope you are able to join us for worship this Sunday, either in-person or
on the livestream. There is no children’s programs for this Sunday, February 28. At this time, we are planning to resume children's programs next Sunday, March 7. To learn more, please click here. Please sign up if you plan to attend in person
by clicking one of the boxes below.
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Sunday Morning | 9am & 10:45am
"A Battle and a Blessing"
Genesis 14
Kevin DeYoung
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Sunday Evening| 6:00pm
"When Desire Destroys"
James 1:13-18
Kevin DeYoung
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Download a worship bulletin to follow and sing along!
Each bulletin is printable upon downloading.
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Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Rom 12:15
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Sympathy to:
Friends and family of our long time elder and member, Larry Kirkman.
Congratulations to:
Austin and Alex McCann on the birth of their son, Henry Luke McCann.
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We have new prayer guides for your use that can be found at christcovenant.org/prayer. Each prayer guide is printable after downloading and can be found below. |
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Missions Conference
March 6 - 14, 2021
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This year our Missions Conference is focusing on the gospel and the growing church in Latin America. Throughout the week, we will highlight various opportunities to partner with the church across the world and learn about how the gospel is being shared and known in Latin America and in Latin American cultures right here in Charlotte. We hope you and your family will be able to join us!
- March 6 - Missions Morning for Women
- March 7 - Special online missions Sunday School
- March 7 - Dr. Miguel Nuñez is preaching in the morning & evening worship services
- March 7 - Faith Promise Commitment Card collection time during morning worship
- March 14 - Online Sunday School with José Portillo
- March 14 - Rev. Jonathan Saunders from Detroit, Michigan is preaching in the morning service
- March 14 - José Portillo is preaching in the evening service.
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Missions Morning for Women | Saturday, March 6 |
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Please join us on Saturday, March 6, for our Missions Morning for Women. This morning will be an enjoyable time of hearing from missionary women around the world and encouraging our women missionaries with notes, fun, fellowship and food!
Our special guest will be Dr. Catherine Scheraldi, the wife of our conference speaker, Dr. Miguel Nuñez. Dr. Nuñez is the head pastor of International Baptist Church in the Dominican Republic and also practices as an Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease doctor. Catherine is also a physician, practicing in the area of Endocrinology. She is also the Director of Women’s Ministry at their church, hosts a weekly international radio show and has authored books, articles and a Bible study for women.
The event will be held in CLC 1 & 2 from 9:30am-11:00am. Seating will be limited and breakfast snacks will be served. Please sign up to attend by clicking here. |
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Missions Conference Family Scavenger Hunt | March 7 & 14 |
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Our Children’s & Missions Ministries are having a family scavenger hunt during missions conference! On March 7 & 14, come by the children’s ministry welcome center in the north lobby to pick up your bag with instructions and materials. You will have ONE month to complete all the family activities and return the scavenger hunt sheet back to the children’s ministry welcome desk to receive a prize. Enjoy the fun! |
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Missions Online Sunday School | March 7 at 9:00 am |
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We hope you will join us for a special online Sunday School for our Missions Conference on Sunday, March 7. We are looking forward to hearing from three of our supported workers: Wesley Marshall serving in Cape Town, South Africa, Cynthia Ruble serving in Nagoya, Japan, and Rich and Susan Bae and their family who are preparing to serve in Japan. Join us as we learn their challenges for sharing the gospel and how we can join them in prayer for each of their ministries. |
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Miguel Nuñez | March 7 at 9:00 am, 10:45 am and 6:00 pm |
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Christ Covenant is excited to welcome Miguel Nuñez as our special guest speaker for our morning and evening worship services on Sunday, March 7, 2021.
Miguel Núñez received his Masters of Theology at Southern Baptist School for Biblical Studies, Doctor of Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Doctor of Medicine at INTEC School of Medicine. He is pastor for preaching and vision at Iglesia Bautista Internacional and president of Ministerios Integridad & Sabiduría in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition and vice president of Coalición por el Evangelio. He has authored several books, including Enseñanzas que Transformaron el Mundo.
Miguel Nuñez has been married for 35 years to Dr. Catherine Scheraldi, who is a medical professional practicing Endocrinology.
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Jon Saunders | March 14 at 9:00 am and 10:45 am |
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Christ Covenant Church is looking forward to welcoming Rev. Jon Saunders, our guest speaker for Missions Conference on Sunday, March 14, during the morning worship services.
Rev. Saunders is Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Detroit, a newly particularized church in the PCA. Jonathan and his wife, Vanessa, have 4 children (Lillian, Eleanor, Henry and Marion). Jonathan has a B.A. (Michigan State University) and M.Div. (Calvin Theological Seminary).
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José Portillo | March 14 at 6:00 pm |
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Christ Covenant Church is excited to have José Portillo, our Church Planting Apprentice, as our guest speaker for Missions Conference on Sunday, March 14, during the evening worship service. José Portillo is in the process of church planting Vive Church in the University area of Charlotte, NC. |
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How Can You & Your Family Participate
in Faith Promise?
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How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” Romans 10:14-15
Faith Promise is the primary means by which Christ Covenant financially supports international and domestic supported workers and church planters. We would like to help you consider how you and your family can participate in Faith Promise giving.
First, we ask that you take time to pray. Pray for our supported workers and church planters. Second, pray about how you might be able to financially give to Faith Promise either as a one-time gift or by making a monthly pledge.
Consider this: if you give $10 per month to Faith Promise, it would be $120 a year. If 100 families did this - it would be $12,000 supporting missionaries and church planters across the globe. That is a major impact! Truly anything you can give above your tithe will be a blessing to those on the mission field.
Through Faith Promise, God blesses those who are supported, those whose prayers He answers by providing unexpected resources, and those who hear how God demonstrates His power to provide in beautiful ways, year after year. Ultimately those who are blessed the most are those who hear the good news and whose lives are changed for an eternity!
On Sunday, March 7, we will have a special time during our morning worship to offer our Faith Promise commitment cards with our pledges and pray that God will provide for the ministry partners we are supporting in 2021. We ask that you and your family begin to take time to prayerfully consider what you might give to Faith Promise. What might God supply through you to help empower our supported workers and church planters across the globe this year as they share Christ across the world?
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Christ Covenant Missions Facts |
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Due to your generous Faith Promise giving in 2020:
- We supported 61 supported workers and church planters in the US and 18 countries around the world, plus many others with one-time gifts;
- We were able to add 4 new church planters serving in North Carolina, Scotland, and South Africa.
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- The prosperity gospel is very widespread and popular in Latin America, but God is at work! Evangelical leaders are calling not just for revival, but for reformation. There is a reformed movement in Latin America - it is still young and immature, but it is growing. The pastors in the region say there is an amazing hunger for God’s Word, churches are working together, conferences are being held and lives are being changed by the Word of God. We are called to Spread the Flame – through prayer, giving and going.
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Morning Worship
Sunday, March 7
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To sign up to attend in-person worship on Sunday, March 7, please use the boxes below. The signup will be available on Sunday, February 28, at noon. Children's programs are available for the 9:00 am worship service is for ages 0-2 years old and at 10:45 am for 0-4 years old. |
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March Scripture Memory Challenge |
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All ladies are invited to join the Women’s Ministry as we memorize scripture together this March! This will be a great way to grow your knowledge of scripture and encourage your sisters in Christ. To learn more and register visit click here. |
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Biblical Theology Workshop taught by Nancy Guthrie
Registration Opens March 1
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All Christ Covenant ladies are invited to attend a Biblical Theology Workshop taught by Nancy Guthrie on April 23rd and 24th. The workshop will be held at Christ Covenant, but is open to the community and has a limited number of tickets, so Christ Covenant ladies are encouraged to register early. Registration opens March 1st. You can register online by clicking here.
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Spring Thursday Morning Bible Study
Beginning March 4
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Throughout history, people have been marketing practices and products for wisdom and knowledge. In fact, it began in the garden of Eden when Satan, disguised as a snake, slithered up to Eve and questioned God’s Word. Today, many people are deceived into thinking that wisdom and knowledge can be found apart from Christ. But it’s not true. “In [Christ] are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3). The church at Colossae was presented with false teaching that challenged Christ’s supremacy and sufficiency. It’s an important letter for us to study, as we seek to expose false arguments and proclaim the preeminence of Christ. To register and learn more about this Bible study on the book of Colossians on Thursdays, March 4 - April 29, from 10am-11:30am, click here. |
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Spring Workshops for Women
Beginning March 4
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Women’s Ministry and Children’s Ministry invite you to join us for Thursday Morning Workshops for Women (of all ages). Join us on four Thursdays this March and April as we discuss everything from dealing with anxiety to how to make that perfect Easter craft! Details and online sign ups can be found by clicking here. The first workshop is Thursday, March 4. |
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Support Groups Beginning in March:
GriefShare, DivorceCare, and Caregivers
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Christ Covenant offers three different types of support groups facilitated by caring members of our church who understand what you are going through and want to help. Grieving a loss, walking through a divorce, or providing care for a parent or child are all difficult experiences you don’t have to go through alone.
GriefShare and DivorceCare are video seminar series featuring some of the nation’s foremost Christian experts on divorce and recovery topics as seen from a biblical perspective. Caregivers is a book study along with presentations by local resources for the many typical needs for this
season of life.
GriefShare and DivorceCare will begin March 8 online through Zoom from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. To register for GriefShare, click here. To register for DivorceCare, click here.
Caregivers also begins March 8 online through Zoom from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. Cost is $8.00 for the book Ambushed by Grace that you’ll walk through together. Email mculver@christcovenant.org to register for Caregivers support group.
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Sunday School Opportunities |
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Covenant Day Summer Camps |
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Early bird pricing for summer camps at Covenant Day ends Sunday, February 28! If you are interested in learning about and registering for one of the Summer camps, please click here.
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Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
• Pastor of Evangelism & Mobilization
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Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant.
Please continue to pray for God’s provision throughout 2021.
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This email is our e-Courier weekly newsletter, which complements with the printed copy, The Courier, which can be picked up on Sundays at the doors outside the sanctuary. After it goes out by email, it is made available on the News page of our website. On that page, you can read past versions of the newsletter as well as specific news items about our events in greater detail.
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