EASTER WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Here are a few things for you to know going into Easter weekend:
[UPDATED]

• Good Friday - on Good Friday we will be online live at 6:00. This will be a simple time of meditating on the cross of Christ.  
• Easter Sunday - On Sunday, we will celebrate the resurrection of Christ with our Discipleship Hour at 9:15, and a worship time at 10:30.
• The links for these events will be sent out a few hours before the start time and will also be on our home page.

BOOK DISCUSSION
Next week, Pastor Dave will be hosting a book discussion online with all who care to join. The book is entitled, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Jesus for Sinners and Sufferers. If you plan on joining, you'll need to order a book (links below).  Also, please let Pastor Dave know you plan to join.

What's this book about?
If you'd like to get an idea of what the book is about, you can visit the publishers page for the book here:  https://bit.ly/34jVWS9    And you can read the first  chapter here: https://bit.ly/2woXIVv

Ordering the book
To order the book from the publisher (be sure to sign up for the free Crossway+ to get free shipping and 30% off until Friday) -- this will be the fastest way to get the book -- go here: bit.ly/34jVWS9

To order this book on Amazon (either hard copy or Kindle copy), (will take longer to get here) go here: amzn.to/2JVb12R

If the cost of this book would keep you from being able to join this discussion group, please let Pastor Dave know. We still want you to join us!

LINKS TO CHECK OUT

Ask Pastor John, "How do I fight my coronavirus fears":
www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-do-i-fight-my-coronavirus-fears

The Dwell audio Bible app - 60 day free subscription (no credit card required):
dwellapp.io/signup/with/xsRoQj

Ligonier Ministries - The Holiness Of God video teaching series:
www.ligonier.org/learn/series/holiness_of_god/
Other suggested teaching series (scroll down to "Not sure where to begin"):
www.ligonier.org/blog/all-teaching-series-now-free-stream/
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Adventures in Odyssey - 4 week free trial:
www.oaclub.org

Resources for home-based discipleship:
​www.truth78.org/home-based-discipleship

Free (or discounted) books to read in quarantine:
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/free-discounted-books-quarantine/​

Christian movies on Amazon Prime:
https://www.kevinhalloran.net/a-list-of-great-christian-videos-free-on-amazon-prime-video/ 
And, the new, animated version of The Pilgrim's Progress: 
www.revelationmedia.com/watchpilgrims/?_source_code=PilgrimsW

Dear Faith Family,
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We are in a global pandemic. Just a few hours ago, our Governor has issued a "stay at home" order - lasting three weeks.  For many, this is a time of fear -- of illness, of financial distress. Others are struggling with loneliness and isolation. Still others are grappling with home life, having kids at home from school -- tempers rising, growing impatience,  trying hard to do school and keep up some routine and fight boredom.  You could also be facing a different kind of struggle -- wondering how you can maintain Christian friendship and fellowship; or how you might serve one another and this world in such a unique time. 

As your pastors, we want to help you - help you fight for your faith and stability in Christ, help lead you to serve and care for one another and your neighbors, and help meet any needs you may have - spiritual, emotional, physical, financial. 

One way we can help is this webpage. We hope to regularly interact with you and have some "pastoral presence" with you during your week. We have other things we are working on, too. We will keep you informed of those on this webpage. 

For now, here are a couple of things to share:

• We are so thankful for the technology we have as a church! Within the past year, we updated our internet speed, purchased a quality camera, and were pretty much prepared to do what we did yesterday. This is a kind providence of our God!
• If you’re signed up to receive communication from the church, you received a request to fill out a brief survey to help us improve the livestream and our video conference. Please take a few minutes and help us improve by filling out the form: http://www.cbcwallace.org/livestream-feedback.html
• If you are not signed up to receive our regular communication through phone call, text, or email, OR if you wish to change how you receive this communication (for instance, add email to your texts so you can better open web links), please contact Pastor Dave: (906) 290-0647
• Things we are working on:
  • We are working to get a simple web form to help you request any help you may need (financial, prayer, counseling, etc.). 
  • We are considering ways we can have ongoing discipleship on Wednesday evenings
  • We are strategizing as to how we can cultivate “virtual fellowship” with prayer times or smaller groups meetings
  • We will be providing a link to get our membership directory in a digital format
  • We are planning to record several videos each week from one of your pastors to speak to you, encourage you, be present with you.

 
There are many who are serving the global church well, providing resources and helps for this time. We will be sharing links and resources on this webpage. For today, I recommend you listen to the first episode of David Murray’s series through James, “Living Faith in Testing Times”.  This series was prepared in the face of this pandemic, is short and very helpful, ends with a sweet prayer, and is brought to us by a man with a great Scottish accent ;) . 
You can listen to or read the first in this series through the book of James here: http://headhearthand.org/blog/2020/03/18/living-faith-in-testing-times/
 
Please know that you are loved, are being prayed for, and that we are eager to be a source of encouragement to you. Reach out to one of us if you have any particular needs!
 
With hope in God,
Pastor Dave on behalf of the elders
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