"2000 yrs ago all sickness was from the devil and healing was f rom God. Today in the church if you practice healing you are consider possibly from the devil and the sickness is considered from God. You tell me how far the church has back slipped? " 

                                    ~
                          Bill Johnson

How wonderful it was to see four precious souls baptized this past Sunday. Please take a moment and look at the pictures and videos of those baptized on our Grace House Facebook page:

During our worship this Sunday we will partake of communion together as our Lord has told us to do. I so look forward to this worshipful and grace filled experience with all of you my brothers and sisters in God's family. Come prepared to celebrate our covenant with God through this sacred meal.

Every believer needs the foundation of knowing God as provider. We will be looking Sunday at some powerful truths from a New Testament passage that show us this promise and how it operates. Come and bring a friend. 

This Sunday, we will be sharing some exciting news about our LIFE GROUPS. We will be praying and installing Hillard and Charlotte Matthews as our Life Groups Ministry Leaders.

A very powerful conference begins this coming Wednesday night in our own facility. We are excited about joining with the ARK as they once again bring in the Power and Love team for the School of Power and Love. The evening sessions are open to the public and you can still register for the day time sessions.

Take a moment to see and hear Todd White as he was interviewed on CBN. Todd will be here this coming week at the Power and Love conference.

Take a moment to see and hear Bob Hazlett as he ministered in Pennsylvania this Summer at a Power and Love conference.

Tom will be administrating the conference this week as well as speaking. Some of the most powerful times will be when people share the testimonies of what they have seen God do through their lives while at the conference. Here is a video to give you a glimpse of what that is like:

I have been invited to speak at a wild game supper at New Life Assembly of God, 16228 Court St,  Moulton, AL 35650, on Friday night, Feb. 1st. They usually have around 300 men from the community who come. It'll be a lot of fun and an opportunity to see some men come to know Jesus. Some of us will leave from the parking lot at 5:00 p.m. today (02/01/2013).

Another North Alabama Men's Encounter is coming up the first weekend of March. I have attended the Men's Encounter and it is correctly named. You will encounter Jesus, his love, and his power. I encourage any of you men who have not had the opportunity to attend to prayerfully consider doing so. There are a number of our men who have participated and several who are leaders, so let us know if you desire to attend.

Eighteen of us Grace House folks traveled to Trinidad last Spring and saw God change so many lives including our own. Now we are making preliminary plans to travel to Carriacou to minister to the people there on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. These small islands lay just North of Grendada.  It has been about five years since I was there with Pastor Happy and his congregation, and I am looking forward to being with them again. We experienced such a powerful flow of God's Spirit and love when we were there before.  We may even combine a trip to Trinidad and Carriacou. I appreciate your prayers for all this to come together in God's way and for Him to put our team together. More details later....

Continue to keep Ross Smith who is currently in South Africa ministering in your prayers. God has opened some amazing doors for them and miraculous provisions have been made concerning facilities for their ministry there. Shirley recently arrived back from South Africa, so please encourage her as well. God is so good and we love how He is using the Smiths. Father bless Ross, Shirley, and Lisa!

For over 4 years now, we have been meeting as a group of men to connect more deeply with God and each other. I invite any of you men to join us any Tuesday morning. We meet at Grace House at 6:30 a.m. This is a very informal, interactive, and open time around God's Word. I always enjoy leading this group. Come and join us. Contact me with any of your questions about this group.

Each Wednesday, beginning at 9 a.m., we have a faithful group of people who meet and pray. This is a time of intercession. prophetic decreeing, and engaging God's heart through prayer and worship. You are invited to join with the ladies who lead this time of prayer for our congregations, city, region, nation, and the nations. Contact Charlotte Matthews for more information.

We have an excited married couples class that meets each Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Grace House Children's Center. Bryan and Melissa Gregg lead this group and there is rich fellowship, an interactive style of Bible study, and an atmosphere of love and acceptance. If you are a 20 to early 40 something couple, jump on board and see your marriage enriched! Contact Bryan and Melissa if you have questions.

We are so excited about "Rooted" which is our ministry to preteens led by Allison Fisher. They are currently working on a human video which they will be sharing in one of our services soon. Each Wednesday they meet to study the Bible together and learn how to live a life rooted in Christ during this important transitional time in their lives. Our preteens are awesome.  All preteens are invited to attend this weekly gathering to build relationship with Christ and one another. Contact Allison Fisher with your questions.

Franie Deaton, who directs our children's ministry, does a great job of teaching our children truths that will help them build their lives on Christ and the truths of His Word. Each week's lesson is packed with object lessons, biblical truths, and lots of interactive fun. Our children begin the service with we adults at 9:00 a.m. and then transition to their own children's worship around 9:45 a.m. or so. See Franie if you have questions and to let her know if you would like to be one of her assistants occasionally. We also can use good helpers.

We have some awesome little ones in our nursery. Jesus instructs us to love these little ones and to create an environment where they are coming to him. Anna Laura Lawrence leads our nursery team. Please let her know if you would like to help with this important ministry at Grace House.

Our worship team does an awesome job leading us in worship week by week. If you have gifts and abilities in this area, and have been faithful in attending Grace House for a while, and are willing to meet with someone to help access your skill level, or if just would like to know more about our worship team, contact our Worship Pastor, Andrew Lawrence, and he will be glad to help you.

If you have a heart for missions, whether it is to go on a mission trip or to support those who are willing to go, stayed tuned for announcements about upcoming mission opportunities here at Grace House. Eighteen of us saw God do tremendous things in our lives and the people in Trinidad on our last mission trip. We are planning now for a possible trip to Carriacou this coming Spring. Sam Lerch is our point person for our missions trips, so contact Sam for more information.

Food is a staple for all our lives and some people have needs in this area, especially in these economically challenging times. We desire to help more and more people inside and outside of our congregation in this area. Larry Bullard is our point person in helping with this important ministry. We are building a list now of those who need help as well as those who would like to help in this area.