Faith Church and Fellowship

Faith church and fellowship is all about shared beliefs and practices rooted in Christian Scripture (Divinely inspired Sacred Texts) and Doctrine (interpretation of Sacred Texts) into a coherent body of beliefs that define our understanding of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit including the fundamental Theological Concepts related to Judeo/Christian beliefs.
Faith church and fellowship connect believers with God our Creator, Jesus Christ our Savior and with one another, fostering spiritual growth, mutual support and a moral compass guiding ethical decisions to live a wholesome and abundant life.
For the Christian, it means that the person is aligned with God's Will.
They only think and do those things that are pleasing to God.
Trinity
In Christianity, God exists in Three Co-Equal Persons: Father, Son (Jesus Christ) and Holy Spirit.
Kingdom of God
When Jesus said, "My Kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36) He was referring to God's Heavenly Kingdom, the eternal home of our dear Lord, Jesus Christ, our Blessed Virgin Mary, the Saints, Angels, the Prophets and all God's people.
God gifted mankind with a spiritual soul that will continue to exist beyond physical life in God's Heavenly Kingdom.
Atonement
Atonement removes the effects of sin from the repentant sinner and allowing him or her to be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ's Sacrifice on the Cross.
Salvation
Salvation means being saved from the eternal consequences of separation from God.
Bible
The Bible is the Word of God and, the Sacred Book of Judaism and Christianity.
It is the source for understanding God and His Creations.
It helps people to understand themselves in this world and in the eternal world to come.
The inspired Word of God guides our understanding of faith and practice to shape the moral and ethical framework of behavior and interactions with the wider world.
Its spiritual beauty reflects God's Nature and is characterized by qualities like love, humility, gentleness, and compassion.
Two Greatest Commandments
Jesus Christ said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind". This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself".
Jesus Christ's Disciples
Jesus chose Twelve Disciples to symbolize the 12 Tribes of Israel to be witnesses to His Life, Teachings and Miracles.
“Follow Me And I Will Make You Fishers of Men”
Christianity
Christianity is based on the Life, Teachings, Death and Resurrection of Jesus of Christ, the Good Shepherd Who came to lead His flock to greener pastures.
Christianity gives humanity their greatest asset - Faith in God and Jesus Christ!
Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ reminds Christians of God's Act of Love and Atonement in Christ's Sacrifice at Golgotha - "the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world.
The Great Commission
The Great Commission endowed His Disciples to become Apostles who were to:
1. Share the Gospel to all people
2. Baptize believers
Christian Church
Sunday, the Seventh Day, is given to mankind by God to devote time to their spiritual needs.
When the church bell tolls, the Christian faithful go to church to hear the Voice of God through Liturgy and the Sacraments and to find Jesus the Savior.
Church service is seen as a re-enactment of the Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the means by which we achieve union with God and with each other.
Sacraments
The Orthodox Church recognizes Seven Sacraments:
Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist (Holy Communion), Confession (Reconciliation), Holy Unction (Anointing of the Sick), Marriage, and Holy Orders (Ordination).
These Sacraments are considered mysteries, or "mysteria," through which God's Grace is conveyed to believers.
At the beginning of every service in which a sacrament is celebrated, the priest solemnly proclaims, "Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
The Catholic Church recognizes Seven Sacraments:
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (or Holy Communion), Reconciliation (or Confession), Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony (Marriage).
Service
We experience God's Presence both within the church and in the wider community through service that contributes to a more positive and compassionate world.

Faith

Faith Church and Fellowship
We Must Have Faith to Have Hope
Faith is the heart of Christian beliefs and actions.
It opens our eyes to spiritual realities.
Those realities are:
*God exists
*Jesus Christ is our Savior
*there is an eternal, Heavenly Kingdom
Its unseen currents attract the mind to spiritual enlightenment to "see" beyond our usual perceptions about our existence.
Faith connects us to God.
Its spiritual beauty manifests in an inner transformation through qualities like love, humility, compassion and service.
It shines forth through how one treats others and through a life that has a sense of direction and purpose.
Its inner qualities is reflected in a person's spiritual growth leading to a deeper understanding of one's values, beliefs and resilience that builds stronger relationships.
Faith provides the emotional stability, especially during difficult times, by offering a source of comfort and hope to endure toward a brighter tomorrow.
Faith is also important in achieving goals by providing the motivation and resilience needed to persevere through challenges to reach desired outcomes.
It nourishes the mind through the power of your imagination.

Church

Faith Church and Fellowship
The Christian church is the House of God.
Jesus Christ is the Head of the Christian church.
The spiritual beauty of a church lies in its ability to reflect God's Love and Jesus Christ's selfless sacrifice for our redemption.
It fosters a sense of community and inspires the faithful to connect with the Divine that embodies faith, hope and love.
The church serves as a place for spiritual growth and transformation to arouse the spiritual mind with the beauty and the purpose of God.
The visual beauty of a humble church stimulates our sense of our finiteness in the midst of an Infinite God.
It is a place where the Gospel is preached, the sacraments are administered and where there is fellowship within the church.
The church gives us guidance on how to improve our spirituality, and live better lives through service and worship.
This is reflected in the church's mission to serve others through a welcoming community where people can grow together, serve together, and live out God's purpose.
The faithful encounter the Divine through the architecture, art, and symbolism within a church, creating a sense of awe and reverence that draws people close to God and to find Jesus Christ our Savior while experiencing the joy of the Gospel.

Fellowship

Faith Church and Fellowship
Fellowship reflects the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Its spiritual beauty lies in the shared connection and support among Christians to experience a deeper relationship with God through shared worship, and mutual inspiration.
Fellowship creates a “spiritual family” with a common bond of faith that centers around love of God and a common hope in Jesus Christ, our Savior.
The bonds of togetherness fosters a sense of belonging, mutual support, and shared purpose.
It builds relationships that enrich lives through a sense of community, shared values and mutual care.
And, it eliminates loneliness and isolation.
Spiritual Growth
Fellowship allows believers to fulfill the Biblical Commands to love, encourage, and support one another.
Through shared experiences, individuals grow in their understanding of God's Word and live out their faith through wholesome values and virtues.

Faith Church and Fellowship

"The Deck of Cards"
"The Deck of Cards" is a recitation song that was popularized in both country and popular music.
It relates the tale of a young American soldier who is arrested and charged with playing cards during a church service.
It became a hit in the U.S. in 1948 by country music singer and songwriter, David Luke Myrick (June 20, 1916 – January 28, 1972) known professionally as T. Texas Tyler.
The earliest known reference to the song however, is found in a book, "Mary Bacon's World" by Mary Bacon (1743–1818), a British farmer's wife in 18th-century Hampshire, England, dated 20 April 1762.
Mary Bacon was very religious and owned "weighty tomes" of sermons and meditations, prayer books and Bibles.
She also kept a ledger (1789 to 1807) in which she entered farming records, recipes, cures, weather reports, almanac material and 59 books which she owned.
In her ledger, she wrote her religious musings and stories.
She also had a letter purported to be from Queen Charlotte to the King of Prussia, complaining about his treatment of her native state of Mecklenburg.
Highest-Charting Versions
The highest-charting version of "Deck of Cards" was recorded in 1959 by Wink Martindale, and was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Martindale's rendition went to No. 7 on the Billboard charts and number 11 on the country charts in 1959, attained multi-platinum recognition and reached No. 1 on many worldwide music charts.
In Canada it reached No. 3.
Tex Ritter also had great success with this song.
"The Deck of Cards" is a recitation song that uses a deck of playing cards as a symbolic representation of the Bible and prayer.
The song tells the story of a soldier who uses the cards to remember his prayers and the tenets of his faith during a church service.
This unique narrative, first popularized by T. Texas Tyler in the late 1940s, has been recorded by many artists and has various titles such as "The Soldier's Prayer Book" and "Cards Spiritualized".
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A Deck of Cards Becomes a Bible, a Prayer Book and Almanac
The song "The Deck of Cards" tells the story of a soldier who uses a deck of cards as a symbolic representation of the Bible finding Biblical concepts, calendar references to illustrate God's Presence in non-spiritual things.
The soldier reflects on religious teachings and stories and explains the significance of each card that serve as his Bible, prayer book, and almanac, using the different cards and their numerical values to illustrate biblical stories and principles.
Each card represents a different element of faith, like the ace representing one God, the deuce representing the Old and New Testaments, the trey (three) the Holy Trinity, the four represent the Four Evangelists, Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John, the ten remind him of the Ten Commandments and so on.

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