WELCOME TO GFC!
Praise God you've found us! Welcome to our website. We are a Christian community where everyone is welcome. You matter to God and to us as well. If you are looking for a church dedicated to obey the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, you are at the right place. We have a celebrative type of worship where we focus our heart's affection and mind's attention to God. We worship Him in Spirit and in truth, with reverence and awe, biblical, and acceptable to Him. We are committed to fully obey the Great Commission--make, mature and multiply disciples and churches unto all the nations. I hope you and your family could visit us in one of our worship celebrations. You may also check out our small group schedule if you desire to grow as a devoted Christ's follower and transform your community. Find one nearest you or do the honors of hosting one at your home.
Looking forward to seeing you soon,
Pastor Armando De La Merced
September 28, 2023
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for what He is doing through SBCV (Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia) family of churches! We are not alone in church planting, in church revitalization, in missions mobilization and other ministries to reach our neighbors and the nations with the Gospel. Last year, 92 new churches were planted, of which, 27 were people group focused. Together, we were able to engage 93 new people groups through the IMB. This year, at the Annual Homecoming on November, we will hear more reports and we will celebrate what God has done.
This weekend, let us come together for worship, Lord's Supper, fellowship and edification. I will proclaim God's Word regarding BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP (Acts 2:42,43, 6:1-7, 20:28; 1 Tim 3:1-13). The twelfth trait of a Healthy Church is leadership that follows God's criteria and design. The unhealthy state of churches today is a reflection of the unhealthy state of their leaders. What are the qualifications and spiritual gifts necessary for spiritual leadership? Why is it crucial for members to know these criteria for leadership before ordaining or installing their leaders into their ministry? How do church members work with their leaders in making disciples and in planting churches unto all the nations? What happens to a church that doesn't care for their leaders' character, beliefs, calling, and roles? Let's hear what the Spirit of God is saying through His Word this Lord's Day.
For the fame of HIS Name,
Pastor Arman
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September 21st
Dear GFC Family,
The Enriquezes are back on the mission field last Thursday, September 20th. Let's thank God for calling them and for how He will use them mightily in reaching the unreached peoples. Join me in interceding for them daily for wisdom, strength, and provisions in carrying out the Lord's mission. Let us thank God also for 146 new cross-cultural missionaries that have been commissioned by the IMB to go overseas last September 15th. You have a part in sending them through missions giving.
I am looking forward to worshipping our LORD with you all this Lord's Day. My message is about BIBLICAL GIVING (Acts 2:44,45; 4:32-35; 1 Cor 16:1-2; 2 Cor 8:1-9). God designed His church to be financially self-supporting. Members are growing into maturity in the stewardship of their finances, and they practice generous giving of their time, talents, and treasures to be used for God honoring purposes such as building disciples, reaching sinners with the Gospel, sending missionaries and church planters, and ministering to the needy. What are the biblical principles on Christian giving that God instructed us to apply? What happens when we faithfully give?
For spreading the fame of His Name,
Pastor Arman
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September 14th
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God, Fall season is around the corner, and we have come this far by His grace! He has blessed us with everything we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3) -- to grow in Christian maturity, to be united in His mission of making disciples unto all the nations, and to persevere in our journey with Him on our way to heaven.
One of the traits of a healthy Church is biblical prayer. In this regard, I invite you to pray with us every Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Zoom (see the link below).
Join us this weekend in worshipping our great and awesome God. I will preach the Word regarding, BIBLICAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCIPLINE (Acts 2:20; Mt 18:15-20; 1 Cor 5:1-13; Gal 6:1). This is one of the traits of a true church. Since our God is holy and He is the God of Truth, He desires His church to be pure in life and in doctrine. He instructs us how to guard the church from the virus of sin and false teachings through accountable relationships and discipleship. He also teaches us to love one another enough to call a brother or a sister in Christ who have fallen into the deceitfulness of sin to repent and come back to Christ. In a world where it is offensive and unloving to tell others that what they believe or do is wrong, how do we obey God on this matter of accountability and church discipline? What specific steps and stages do we need to take for such action? What happens to a church which faithfully obey God in this area?
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope (Rom 15:13).
Grateful to God for you,
Pastor Arman
*** Prayer Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79238294277?pwd=8oyMXcTONMfMahMI89b52ZiVr11I0i.1
Meeting ID: 792 3829 4277; Passcode: 1016
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September 07
Dear GFC Family,
Thanks be to our God Almighty for every blessing He is pouring out to us! His power is at work in us: answering our prayers, transforming us from glory to glory, renewing our strength daily, overcoming all obstacles, and one day He will resurrect our bodies into glorious and immortal ones. May you experience His power in your life today as you follow His will.
This weekend, I will preach the Word regarding BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP (Acts 2:42-47; Heb 10:24-25). The fellowship of God's people, redeemed and transformed by grace, united in the Spirit, is far and beyond mere friendship or enjoying one another's company. God has called us into fellowship with Him with His Son, and with one another (1 Cor 1:9; 1 Jn 1:3,6,7). How important is it to our spiritual growth, health and witness? How does it look like? Why would we desire to fellowship with our brethren more frequently? What challenges are we encountering in fellowshipping with one another today? Find out what God is saying to us through His Word this Lord's Day.
Our sufficiency is in Him,
Pastor Arman
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August 31
Dear GFC Family,
Let us thank God for a joyful Picnic Fellowship and Children's Sunday School Celebration last Saturday, August 26th, at Kahns' Property. I'm blessed and encouraged in seeing you worship with us last Sunday. Worship helped us focus on the greatness of God whose presence is real in us and among us.
This weekend, we will hear God's Word regarding BIBLICAL PRAYER (Acts 2:42; 6:4; Rom 12:12; Col 4:2). A praying church is a healthy church. Steadfastness in prayer is what we need. It is where our strength lies, a weapon that destroys the strongholds of the enemy, crucial to accomplishing God's work, revival, perseverance, and victory. Why is corporate prayer being sidelined by Christians and churches? How do we overcome the sin of prayerlessness? What do we learn from the early church about their Prayer Meetings? Pray that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Prayer, will use this message to create a hunger for prayer among us. Looking forward to worshipping our LORD and to celebrating the Lord's Supper with you all, this Lord's Day.
For more and healthier churches,
Pastor Arman
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Pray with us Thursdays @ 7 p.m.
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August 24
Dear GFC Family,
I thank God for those of you who served during our Worship Celebration and at Children's Sunday School last weekend while my wife and I were away for a three day Refresh Retreat at the Cove in North Carolina. Looking forward to worshipping our great and awesome God this weekend, August 27th.
Our hope lifter this week is in Nehemiah 9:6 where the prophet prayed, "O God, strengthen my hands." We are not immune to problems, frustrations and attacks. However, we can ask God for strength: to restore strength, to maintain integrity, to finish the work God has called us to do, and to overcome obstacles and difficulties. Our God can do that today for you for whatever challenge you are facing.
I can't wait to preach the Word to you this weekend on BIBLICAL PREACHING AND TEACHING (Acts 2:42; 20;27; 2 Tim 3-4). A healthy church is a community of disciples who are formed by the Word, awed by the Word, instructed in the Word, and living according to the Word. The preaching and teaching of the Word is being denigrated and neglected today. Because of which, churches suffer from spiritual starvation, become unhealthy and an easy prey to Satan's lies and deceptions. A healthy church, on the other hand, faithfully and passionately preaches and teaches the Bible as the inspired, inerrant, sufficient, and authoritative Word of God. Learn the power of the Word of God and the reasons why biblical preaching and teaching is central to the life of a healthy church. See you all this Lord's Day and bring someone with you who might need this message.
In His grip and grace,
Pastor Arman
Note: Fellowship Get Together this Saturday, August 26th, starting at 11:00 am, at 13112 Kahns Road, Manassas, Virginia, 20112. Please bring your beach chair or camping chair.
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August 18th
Dear GFC Family,
Let us be encouraged by this truth -- "Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God" (Deu 7:9). Because He who is with us is faithful, let us praise Him (Ps 89:1,5,8), keep on praying (Ps 143:1), and be filled with confident hope that He will do everything that He promised to do (Heb 10:23). Let this truth dispel our worries, anxieties, and fears, for His faithfulness is unto all generations (Ps 119: 89-90). He never fails, falters, nor forgets!
Praying with you all that our LORD will manifest His glorious presence as you gather for worship this weekend. Leila and I are attending a Refresh Retreat for pastors and wives at the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove until this Sunday and we'll be back to Virginia in the evening that same day. Pray for Brother Micah as he delivers to our church the Word of God
on Biblical Worship part 2 in the area of Thanksgiving.
In His step,
Pastor Arman
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August 10th
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God almighty for His fresh move in our midst in answer to our prayers! Isaiah invites us to call upon the LORD whose hand is not too short to save and whose ear not too deaf to hear our prayers (Isaiah 59:1). If our prayers are not being answered by God, the problem is not His but ours. It's not His inability but our iniquity that blocks the flow of His mercies and blessings to us. Let's trust Him who is more than able to answer our prayers (Eph 3:20-21; Jer 32:17; 33:3). Before we pray, let's make sure that we confess our sins to God (Ps 66:18). Then, He will deliver us from any crisis, bring salvation to those who are far from God and reach the unreached peoples, and help us in times of distress and pain.
Don't miss church this weekend! Our assembling together in Christ's Name is essential to our worship, fellowship, service, and edification. This Lord's Day, we will hear the Word preached from Pastor Victor Dela Cerna. The Lord has used him to bless our church, He will use him again this weekend. His message is about BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP (Acts 2:43-47). As God transforms us through discipleship, He uses us as His transforming agents to the world we live in. Discover biblical principles on discipleship and pray with me that the Holy Spirit will use this message to change your life and mine for His glory.
Glad to be worshiping and serving the LORD with you,
Pastor Arman
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August 03
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for the opportunity He has given us to partner with missionaries on the field such as Brother Sonny and Sister Cecille. Last weekend, we not only heard God's Word about Biblical Missions from real missionaries, but we also learned about missionary life and what God is doing in His mission. Let's pray for breakthroughs in reaching the unreached peoples through cross cultural missionaries we are partnering with. Let us also obey whatever our Lord is prompting us to do in missions and to go wherever He is leading us to go.
This weekend, we will celebrate the Lord's Supper and I will preach the Word regarding, Biblical Observance of Baptism and the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:38-46;1 Cor 11:17-34). A healthy church is true to the Gospel of Christ and is faithful in the observance of the ordinances that Christ have instituted--Baptism and Lord's Supper. These characteristics delineate a true church against impostors. What do these ordinances mean and why every believer/disciple of Christ must obey them? How does a distorted view of the Gospel manifests through improper observance of the ordinances? Learn what God's inspired, authoritative, and inerrant Word says in this matter this Lord's Day.
For the fame of His Name,
Pastor Arman
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July 27
Dear GFC Family,
How do we pray during times of difficulties and trials? Jeremiah cried out to the LORD with deep emotion acknowledging God as the God of the impossible. He prayed, "Ah, LORD God! It is You who made the heavens and the earth by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for You" (Jer 32:17). The weeping prophet encountered insurmountable problems and unbearable sorrows, yet he placed His confidence in God who is able to fulfill His promises, answer prayers, and help overcome problems that seems impossible to solve. Whatever situation we are in right now, may we do the same.
This weekend, we will hear from Brother Sonny and Sister Cecille about what God is doing in the mission field. Brother Sonny will also give us a challenging message from God's Word. Let us listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us through His Word regarding missions. Let us pray with them and for them that the Gospel will continue to spread unto all the nations. Looking forward to worshiping our LORD together and to encouraging one another in our walk with Him.
In His grip and grace,
Pastor Arman
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July 20
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for Vacation Bible School (VBS) that is going on in many churches this summer. We'll join GBC in theirs this July 24th to 28th, 2023. Lifeway Research says that VBS is "mission critical." It is an opportunity to evangelize children and help them grow in their faith. Let's pray for and support these events.
This weekend, we will hear what God is saying about a healthy church. I will preach the Word regarding, BIBLICAL WORSHIP (Acts 2:42-46; Jn 4:23-24). God designed His church to be a worshipping church and He created us for worship. It's our highest privilege and purpose. Is it possible that we may be singing worship songs and feeling the presence of God and not really worshipping? What is worship? What are the elements of true worship? How do we worship God that is acceptable to Him and life transforming? Find out what the Word teaches us on this subject this Lord's Day.
Every praise be to our God,
Pastor Arman
Note: GFC covenant members are requested to stay for a brief Body Life Meeting immediately after our worship service. We'll discuss and take action on just one item
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July 13th
Dear GFC Family,
Praise be to our God who is eternally and infinitely good (Ps 52:1, Zech 9:17)! Everything that proceeds from Him flows from His goodness--His creation, His grace and mercy, His Law and decree, His commands, His Word, His providence. He sent His Son to redeem us from sin (Gal 4:4-6).He is a stronghold in times of trouble (Nah 1:7). He answers prayers and it is the foundation of a believer's trust. Oh, that we trust Him in good times and in bad that we may taste and see How good He is (Ps 34:8). May we not despise the richness of His goodness which He manifests in us to lead us unto repentance (Rom 2:4). Blessed is the man who put his trust in Him.
Join us this weekend to worship our great and awesome God. Let us come hungry for His Word. I will preach the Word regarding the third trait of a Healthy Church--BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP (Acts 2:42-46; Mt 28:18-20; 2 Tim 2:2). God designed His church for discipleship--To gather together in homes, in small groups, and in large group for mutual encouragement, prayer, love, and help one another trust and follow Jesus. We are also commissioned by Christ to make disciples unto all the nations. Thus, we plant healthy churches committed to making disciples. Spiritual growth and health is not optional to every Christian or disciple. Learn more this LORD's Day. Looking forward to worshipping Him with you.
With you in the vision of multiplying healthy churches,
Pastor Arman
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July 06
Dear GFC Family,
Praise God who is true to His promises! He is the Ultimate Promise-Keeper for He is our faithful, omnipotent, and loving Father. He gave us "great and precious promises" (2 Peter 1:4) to meditate upon and claim for life and godliness. We are forever grateful for receiving the blessings of forgiveness of sins and eternal life through the promised Messiah and empowerment through the indwelling of the promised Holy Spirit. He promised to never leave us nor forsake us (Heb 13:5), supply all our needs according to His riches in glory (Phil 4:19) and to do exceeding abundantly beyond what we are able to ask or think (Eph 3:20) and much more. Let us consider the Promiser, constantly meditate on His magnificent promises, claim them by faith, and experience the sweetness of every divine promise fulfilled in our lives.
This weekend, I will preach the Word regarding BIBLICAL MEMBERSHIP (Acts 2: 41,42, 47: Romans 12:5). Church membership matters to Christ followers. It is critical in the life every believer in obeying all that Christ has commanded which shapes all other aspects of his life such as his purpose, relationships, family, job, responsibilities, and influence. What evidence in the scriptures do we see that church membership is extremely important? Why do others view membership as unimportant? How do we become a faithful church member? Find answers this Lord's Day as we gather in God's presence, in Christ's Name, around His Word and with His people.
Glad to be a part of God's wonderful family,
Pastor Arman
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June 29th
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for the unprecedented harvest of souls in global missions. He is actively at work through the church in fulfilling the Great Commission. Let us keep on praying for the coming of His Kingdom in its fullness. Let us work with Him, who is our sufficiency, by being a faithful witness, disciple-maker, intercessor, giver, and sender of church planters and missionaries.
This weekend, I will start a new series regarding the Marks of a Healthy Church. It is the kind of church which embraces God's design for a church community. The first mark we will talk about is Biblical Evangelism (Acts 2:37-47; 1:8; 8:1-4). A church is a community of saved and baptized people who boldly proclaims Jesus. What is the significance of evangelism and the Gospel in the life of a church? How do we do evangelism in the place where we live and in places where people have different language and culture? How do we encourage every church member to witness for Christ as a team? Find out what the Word of God says, this Lord's Day.
In His grip and grace,
Pastor Arman
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June 22nd
Dear GFC Family,
Praise God for the Holy Spirit is actively working through the church in missions! Your faithful involvement in missions through praying, giving, witnessing and making disciples, and encouraging missionaries and church planters contribute in spreading the fame of His Name, transforming lives, and in advancing the Kingdom of God unto all the nations.
This weekend, we will conclude our series on the Total Great Commission. I will preach the Word on THE DYNAMICS OF THE GREAT COMMISSION part 2 (John 20:19-23). The imperatives of the Great Commission in Matthew and Mark were replaced by the dynamics of the Great Commission in Luke and in John. Christ commanded us to preach the Gospel and to make disciples unto all the nations. He also empowered us with the Scripture and the Spirit to be effective in doing our missionary task. To finish the remaining task of reaching the nations for Christ, we are to unleash the power of the Gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit. What does "As My Father has sent Me so send I you" means? How do we do missions as Christ did? Learn these truths and become Christ's effective witnesses and disciple-makers for His glory! Looking forward to worshipping the LORD with you all this Lord's Day.
With you in finishing the task,
Pastor Arman
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June 15th
Dear GFC Family,
Praise be to our God almighty for the sending celebration of 79 new missionaries to the unreached peoples at the SBC Annual meeting in New Orleans last June 12-14, 2023. There are now 3500 missionaries along with their 2700 children on the mission field and there were 21,231 new churches planted last year because of your prayers and generous giving to the Cooperative Missions Program of the SBC. Hallelujah!
Celebrate Fathers' Day with us this weekend. Let's thank God for godly and responsible fathers in their impact, small or great, to marriages, families, church, and communities. Let's pray for the salvation of those who are still far from God. Don't miss church this weekend, for we will address the epidemic that destroys lives and homes more than all the diseases combined. It is called--Fatherlessness!
This weekend, I will preach God's inspired Word regarding, THE DYNAMICS OF THE GREAT COMMISSION (Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:8). The imperatives in Matthew and Mark were replaced by the dynamics of the Word and of the Spirit In Luke, for the fulfillment of the Great Commission. In this message, we will analyze what the Great Commission is all about and consider what it takes to accomplish it according to Christ's instruction. What message does the church needs to deliver to all the nations? How do we fulfill our missionary task effectively and fruitfully? What is it that we need the most and which God wants to give most to see breakthroughs in missions? Find answers this Lord's Day as we listen to God's Word proclaimed.
With you in finishing the task for His glory,
Pastor Arman
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June 08
Dear GFC Family,
In obedience to the Great Commission, we are going to do a believer's baptism this Sunday at 12:05 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., at GBC Main Sanctuary. We will do it in this manner: 1) Candidates for baptism shall enter the baptistry room at 11:50 a.m. to put on the baptismal robe, 2) After GBC congregation sang "Amazing Grace," (around 12:05 p.m.), Pastor Tim will introduce us and announce the baptism. GFC family shall enter the Main Sanctuary. Parents and relatives, and those who had part in leading the candidates for baptism unto saving faith in Christ shall stand near the stage while the rest shall stand anywhere they could, 3) I will call the candidates to get into the water with me one at a time and do the baptism, 4) Pastor Tim will close the service through commissioning and prayer, 5) We will go back to the Fellowship Hall for our worship celebration by 12:30 p.m.
At our worship service this weekend, I will preach the Word on CHRIST'S AUTHORITY AND THE GREAT COMMISSION (Matthew 28:18-20; 24:14). We need to rethink how we are obeying the Great Commission at this point of history. According to Barna study in 2018, only 17% of churchgoers are familiar with the Great Commission and even a smaller number actually obeys it. How do we do the Great Commission according to what Jesus instructed us to do, nothing more and nothing less? What kind of disciples are we developing as a church? Why is the neglect of the Great Commission a disregard to Christ's Lordship? Find answers this Lord's Day and come with a heart ready to worship our great and awesome God.
With you in spreading the fame of His Name,
Pastor Arman
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June 01
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for what He has done through the recent Youth Camp wherein 150 participants representing ten churches including ours took part. Our young people and our counsellors came back revived, strengthened, and challenged to grow in Christ and direct their passion in glorifying His Name.
This weekend, we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper in obedience to Christ's command to do it until He comes again. May it be a time of worship, thanksgiving, and rededication of our lives to Him who died and rose again from the dead for our salvation. I will preach the Word on THE URGENCY OF THE GREAT COMMISSION (Mark 16:15-16). Whatever amazing things God made you to be, He has made you for His mission. He saved you and transformed your life forever and now He desires to use you for His global purpose--the Great Commission. What is the Great Commission according to the words of Christ? What could motivate each one of us to engage in reaching the lost in our community and among the unreached? How do we join God in His mission that will spread the fame of His Name and transform lives, marriages and families, and cultures?
With you in declaring His glory to the nations,
Pastor Arman
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May 27th
Dear GFC Family,
Glory be to our great and awesome God who sent His Son who in turn offered Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for our forgiveness and salvation! Apart from His work of redemption and free grace, we remain in bondage of sin, fear, power of Satan, and hopelessness. This weekend, we honor our heroes who gave their lives for our freedom, but we give the highest honor and matchless devotion to Christ who gave Himself for our greatest freedom--our spiritual freedom!
We will miss our youth this weekend for they will be at the Youth Camp from May 26th to May 29th. Let's thank God for the ministry of Camp staff and volunteers, and for the participants' eagerness to grow in Christ and learn new skills to be on missions with God and for God. Let's pray for the youth to have an encounter with the Living God that their lives be transformed and their passion be directed towards God's purposes.
Don't miss the conclusion of our series on The Fear of the LORD. This weekend, I will preach the Word on WORSHIPING GOD WITH HOLY FEAR (Hebrews 12:28-29; Psalms 96:1-13). The fear (reverence and awe) of the LORD is essential to true worship. Yet, it is lacking in much of today's worship gatherings. Worship is done casually and the holy presence of God is disregarded or disrespected. How do we apply the fear of the Lord in the way we worship Him? One way to show reverence and awe to God in worshiping Him is to not disregard the Lord's Day (Heb 10:25). Learn more this weekend and come with a heart hungry to know Him and His ways.
God alone is worthy,
Pastor Arman
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May 18th
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for answering our prayers for relationships (God, family, unsaved loved ones and friends, and church), and for resources we need for sustenance and for missions. Let's praise Him who is awesome in His greatness, majesty, and authority. Let's pray that He unite our hearts to fear(reverence) His Name (Ps 86:11), and to give us the grace to pursue it diligently as a treasure more precious than silver and gold (Pro 2:1-5).
This Lord's Day, we shall gather in God's presence to worship Him with reverence and awe! I will preach the Word regarding, WHAT JESUS TEACHES US ON FEARING GOD (Mt 10:26-33). The key to spiritual growth, intimacy with God, and faithful obedience to Christ's commands is having the fear of the LORD in our hearts. What does it mean to fear the LORD? How does it displace all other fears? Why is it essential to discipleship and to the accomplishment of the Great Commission? How do we increase in the fear of the LORD in a culture where such fear is a lost art? Find answers and get your soul nourished in the Word this weekend. I'm glad to be worshipping the Lord with you and to encourage one another in our walk with Him.
Standing in awe of HIM,
Pastor Arman
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May 11th
Dear GFC Family,
Thank God for pulling us on board to the greatest mission in the world -- the Great Commission! His mission is our mission. Because we are compelled by the love of Christ and by the ultimate goal of spreading His glory throughout the world, we join Him in accomplishing His mission. Let us faithfully do our part and take our specific role as witnesses, ambassadors, and disciple-makers...'til everyone hears the Gospel of Grace.
This weekend, I will preach the Word on, WOMEN WHO FEAR THE LORD (Exodus 1:8-22). This Mothers' Day, we will hear about how God delights, uses, and blesses people who fear Him. Women who fear the LORD are women of blessing and impact. They are powerful role models for us all, whatever station of life we are in. How does our reverential awe of God's greatness affects our wise decisions and courageous actions? Why is this attitude crucial to our home, to our church, and to the nation? Come with a hungry heart for the Word of Truth and get nourished and built up with it.
Blessed to be a blessing,
Pastor Arman
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May 04, 2023
Dear GFC Family,
Praise God who is the Source of our strength and of our great courage. He commanded us to be strong and be very courageous (Joshua 1:7) in times of great affliction and trouble. He is dishonored whenever we are paralyzed by doubts and fears. May it not be so! May we in faith in Him and in His promises unswervingly obey God's commands. May we feed our strength and courage by His Word (v.9).
This weekend, I will talk about, WHAT IT MEANS TO FEAR THE LORD (Proverbs 1:7, 9:10). The fear of the LORD is missing in the world and is misunderstood and lacking in many churches today. Our text says that those who have no fear of the LORD do not have true wisdom-- they are fools! What is this kind of fear about? In what sense is it the beginning of wisdom and why? How do we cultivate the fear of the LORD? Let us come together for worship this Lord's Day and let's get nourished in God's Word.
Awed by His incomprehensible greatness,
Pastor Arman
May 9th, 10 am- 2:00pm: Leadership Summit, Staples Mill Road Baptist Church, Glen Allen, VA.
May 14th: Mother's Day (Bring your family and friends).
May 21st: Baptismal Service
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April 28th
Dear GFC Family,
Let's praise God who is the sovereign King over all and who rules with power and majesty forever (Ps 103:19; 145:13). He is sovereign over creation, over history, over our circumstances, over our enemies, over Satanic forces of darkness and evil. Because He is on His throne, nothing can stop Him in accomplishing His purposes and in fulfilling His promises. Let us trust Him in all things and for all things!
This weekend, never let trivial matters hinder you from worshipping the Lord and fellowshipping with His people. I will conclude our series on the Holy Spirit by this message -- WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT REVIVES HIS CHURCH (Ephesians 5:1-21; Acts). The command to be filled with the Spirit is in Ephesians. The examples of a Spirit-filled church experiencing revival is in the Book of Acts. God intends His church to experience the empowerment of the Holy Spirit through the Spirit-filled life which leads to spiritual revivals. What is true revival? What precedes it? What are the effects of it in our lives and in our ministries? Get ready for the mighty movements of the Holy Spirit when we fully yield our lives to His control.
Grateful to God for your service,
Pastor Arman
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND MINISTRY:
1. We encourage you to join our Small Groups. You will grow as an authentic, devoted, multiplying Christ's follower in the context of a loving Christian community. Healthy disciples make up a church that impacts the world for Christ.
2. We love to have you in our Prayer Meeting every Thursday at 7:00 pm at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 86283613341 (Passcode:4321). Our God is worthy to be sought in prayer. He helps us become a praying church with prayer-energized lives and ministries, making breakthroughs in world missions.
3. We would like you to belong to our Church Family. Sign up to our Discover Membership at GFC seminar. Know who we are as a church family, how we make an impact in people's lives, and how you can be a part of it.
4. We would like you to grow in Christ-likeness, strong in the faith, useful and victorious. Sign up to our Discover Spiritual Maturity workshop. Learn our vision to grow Christ-like, obedient, strong and fruitful disciples. Learn a simple pathway to Christian maturity.
5. We would like you to develop a servant heart. Sign up for Finding Your Ministry at GFC workshop. Find the joy of serving the Lord using your God-given abilities and gifts. Discover ministry opportunities where you can serve with effectiveness and impact.
PASTOR'S CORNER
