Sept 3rd Weekly Newsletter

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COMMUNITYFREE CHURCH WEEKLY

NEWSLETTER

?Wednesday 9/3

6:00pm

Thursday 9/4Mahomet Christian HomeEducators 12pm-4pm(Decatur Zoo)

Worship Practice 7:00pm

Saturday 9/6

Sunday 9/7

Christian Education 9:30am Womens Study Group

EFCA Statement of Faith

Childrens Church 10:45amWorship Gathering 10:45am

Pastor JasonHabakkukWeek 2

September 3rd

This Weekend.....

Many of you supported Jaymi Nettletonwith prayers, and financial support asshe went to Tennessee to serve as aleader with Campus Outreach. God didsome amazing things and she will behere to share those at the 10:45 onSeptember 7th. Come cheer her on!

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is thatthey may be saved.(Romans 10:1)

A number of years ago I used the term brothers and sisters,referring to Jewish people, and someone rebuked me. They arenot our Brothers and sisters in Christ, and that was true. Fromthere I began to wrestle with this idea of who is our brothersand sisters.

I came to see that if we only live in the height of salvation and donot remember the depths from which we have been saved, we

will rightly forever celebrate our salvation, and wrongly forget thesin that we were saved from. Ultimately, this will lead us tomarginalize the unsaved as sinners apart from us, and notsinners like us.

Paul is a man burdened who carries that load in prayer to God.His prayer is that the Jews might be rescued. He is saying, youare in grave danger, both spiritually and eternally, and my prayeris that you would be rescued from this danger that you are in."

Pauls desire translated into action. He didnt just "care," heprayed, and he prayed very specifically for their salvation. Paulis personally, passionately, and intimately involved in his

pleading for Jewish brothers. Are we passionately andpersonally pleading for the the lost? Until we see them asbrothers, you wont pray this way for them. We might pray forthem, but will we PLEAD on their behalf?

There is no shortage of places that we see the call to Pray forthe peace of Jerusalem. I believed that Paul prayed this, butnot in the sense of an absence of war, oppression, or strife. Heprayed, instead, that the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, wouldreign supreme in the hearts of those in Jerusalem. Thus,bringing an undefinable peace.

The final and supreme purpose of Paul's prayers were directed

towards the salvation of his unsaved brothers. That they maybe saved the whole direction of his petition to God.

Peace (the absence of war) cannot save Palestine, Iran, Iraq,North Africa, India, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine. Letalone Israel. Salvation in Christ, safety from an eternal dangerdanger far worse than falling rockets, should be the pleading ofour hearts for our brothers and sisters.

Jesus, We plead that you might blow like a fresh wind into thatold city of Jerusalem. Bring sight to the blind, hearing to thedeaf, that the lame may walk again, through salvation in yourgreat Name. Grace Abounds, Pastor Jason.


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BENEFIT TO SUPPORT ISRAEL

8/31/2014

James Mark Maxey

Harold

Greene

Awesome Greeters!

Pre-show dinner from Olive Garden.

Tons of freebies!

Deb Henrikson

was a huge help!


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Jake Barrett,

Sarah Pierson,

and

Kat Blakeslee.

James Mark Maxey.

Harold Greene.


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On Sunday, August 31st, over 175 people came out toworship, pray, and support Israel. It was a great nightthat raised a little over $6,000 for HaEmek MedicalCenter. Over 100% of the proceeds of the benefit wereable to go directly to HaEmek! Yea, God!

None of this would have been possible if it were notfor the efforts of some great volunteers and generoussponsors.

A special thanks to these awesome volunteers:Franklin and Audi Puckett, Bruce and Deb Henrikson,Larry and Trish Barrett, Mark and Penny Thompson,John and Kathleen Jennings, Mark and Holly Burns,Rich and June Sanders, Rob and Michelle Shafer, andVic and Shellie Christman. Donna Smith, Peggy Meier,Larry Bunting, Skip Doval, Lolita Perdue, ChrisMcConkey, and Michelle Lewis. We could not havedone this without you!

Thanks to the musicians: Harold Greene, Randy EmertJacob Pena, Mark and Pam Maxey, Tyler Adkisson,Donna Miller, and Lane Shafer who gave of their timeand considerable talents for this cause. You guys wereall so amazing!

Thanks to Olive Garden, which provided a free cateredmeal for the volunteers. Thanks also to MartinGraphics who printed the programs. The IsraeliMinistry of Tourism, CUFI, and Chosen PeopleMinistries who generously gave us tons of freebies tohand out. To the Mahomet Citizen, and the MahometDaily who gave us great coverage for the event, and toGreat News Radio for doing what they do best; beingawesome Gospel partners! Also, thanks to all whohung posters all over to get the word out.

Last, but certainly not least, thanks to God our Father,and the Lord Jesus Christ who strengthens andsustains us, and to the Holy Spirit who guides andmoves His people to action. To him be ALL the glory!

Larry Rich

of HaEmek

Medical

Center.

ALL praise to God!


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Attend the 2014 Life

Banquet!The 2014 annual Life Banquet is being heldSeptember 16th from 7:00-9:00pm at theFluid Events Center, 601 N. Country Fair

Dr., Champaign, IL United States.

Pastor Jason will be delivering thebenediction, and the keynote presentation

will be given by Rick Santorum, 2012Presidential nominee and ardent

advocate for life.

Join us as we celebrate what God is doingin Champaign through the LivingAlternatives Pregnancy Resource Center.

To RSVP for this free eventplease contactPaula Dunkman at (217) 398-6511, and askto sit at the Community Free Church tables.

Lets pack the house andsupport Greta Henry

and her great team ofvolunteers!

Starting September 7th we will be introducinga 9:30am Christian Education class for Jr.High, discussing Gods Kingdom through thenew Gospel Project for Students.

Jr. High Sunday

School StartingSeptember 7th

Things are gearing up for the 2014-2015 AWANAseason. This year we are planning to have a HUGE pushin getting the word out about AWANA, so that tons ofkids can meet Christ and grow in Him every SundayNight. Want to help?Please see Lori Stalter, RondaEkberg, Trish Barrett, or Amy Krutsinger.

We need volunteers willing to be group leaders from5:45-7:45pm weekly.

This job involves cheering the kids on at game time,sitting with them during council time, and helping themwith Bible memorization (listening to verses) duringhandbook time. Very easy stuff that make a HUGEdifference in a childs spiritual life!

Here are some upcoming key dates:

Online registrationbegan August 23rd. www.awana.yolasite.com/registration.php

AWANA Physical RegistrationSept 7th 6-7:00pm at Community Free

Church of Mahomet

Leader trainingSeptember 10 or 11th, 6:30-8pm.

First club night starts September 14that 6:00pm.

At Community Free Church of Mahomet we believe thatAWANA is the best program to equip kids to be foreverfollowers of Jesus Christ. So we will continue theprogram and seek the Lords provision and blessing forit.

So would you be willing to give serving at AWANA a try?We would love to have you and I assure you it will be ablessing as you see kids growing in the Lord!

Want to know more about AWANA? Visit the CFC

AWANA website: www.awana.yolasite.com


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Ladies Bible Study at CFC

**DATE CHANGE - PLEASE NOTE**

The womens group that meets Monday mornings at 9:30am willbe starting September 15that Community Free Church walkingthrough Beth Moore's new study on 1 & 2 Thessalonians.We currently have no baby sitter.***See Deb Henrikson if you have any questions:[email protected]

Bible Study Fellowship The Life of Moses

Womens Group Tuesdays 9:10-11:00am

The womens study will begin September 9th at First ChristianChurch on Staley Road. There is a childrens program for infantsthrough Kindergarten.

Mens Group Mondays 6:30-8:30pmThe mens study will begin September 8th at the First BaptistChurch of Savoy. There is a study for kids 1st grade through HighSchool at the same time.***See Michelle Shafer if you have any questions:

[email protected]

What is Bible Study Fellowship?

BSF is an in-depth, interdenominational Bible study that helps people know God and equips

them to effectively serve the Church throughout the world.

In more than 1,000 classes in 38 countries, people of all ages, races and cultures participate in BSF,whether they are discovering God's Word for the first time or have studied the Bible over a lifetime.

Bible study draws us closer to God and helps us better understand Him, His Word and His love.Through a stronger relationship with God, members have discovered how to build better and strongerelationships with others at home, work, school and in our communities.

In the more than 50 years since our founding, hundreds of thousands of men, women and childrenhave participated in BSF. Many have gone on to assume leadership positions in their churches and tserve God in other ministries.

BSF + MOMS + DADS PROGRAM = WHOLE FAMILY FOLLOWING JESUS TOGETHER

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