Christ Community Church Newsletter July—September, 2017

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Sustainability

“Sustainability” is a popular word today concerning environment, finance and business. This word actually has to do with life and death. It deals with resources and longevity of life. The issue of sustainability is a concern for running out of resources and provision to meet the demands of our present culture. The question comes down to what are the resources needed to sustain our life and well being? If the financial world collapses next month will you be able to survive? If we run out of fuel can we go on with life? The question is what do we ultimately rely on? The answer for the believer is found in the creator not creation. Of course we must be good stewards of what God has entrusted us with, but we must not trust in that which fades and withers. Ultimately the only thing truly sustainable is the eternal imper-ishable Word of God. It is to our benefit to make sure that our health, wellness and faith are sustained by God’s Word and Spirit in order that we might be able to withstand any failure that befalls this age.

It is obvious that the moral condition of our society is unsustainable. Legitimizing such levels of sexual depravity, prejudice, hatred and gluttony will bring a quick demise to any civilization. History tells that story over and over and so America’s behavior will fail our generation. The Bible tells us that such wickedness is unsustainable and will have its dev-astating consequences. We will have to bear those conse-quences and be prepared to not only overcome them but minister to the world despite them. Therefore let us not fall into the worlds system but walk according to God’s plan for sustaining a blessed life.

The following are some of the truths in God’s Word that will sustain us through these last days. I would encourage you to keep these principles working in your life.

1.Church attendance—Believe it or not the writer of Hebrews tells us that staying in community is essential in the last days. ”Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord’s coming is getting closer.” (Hebrews 10:25, CEV)

2. Keep the Sabbath—We know that Jesus is our Sab-bath rest. So keeping the Sabbath is not just a one day a week observance but in fact finding peace with God and rest for our souls. We are to make sure we rest ...

from our labors to enjoy the presence of God. We are an over worked, over stimulated society and if we want to sustain our health, productivity, and rela-tionships we need to rest properly both in body and spirit. “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3 ESV)

3. Fasting—This principle calls for restraint over our indulgent appetites. Fasting is an “abstaining” from the natural to “obtain” from the supernatural. This principle challenges our carnal senses by reminding us that the Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Fast-ing is a supernatural diet of the Spirit that sustains our spiritual strength over the flesh. “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?” (Isaiah 58:6, ESV)

4. Stewardship—We have limited resources to take care of. If we do not know how to apportion them properly in time and by need they will fail us. One of the keys to good stewardship is knowing that what we have belongs to God therefore we must use it for His glory. We must be faithful in giving to what God deems important and not according to our desires. Working our finances, time and talent for the Lord will bring amazing results and sustain us with super-natural outcomes. “I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. “ (Psalm 37:25)

5. Communication— Communication with Jesus is found in study and prayer. These channels of con-versation will keep our hearts at peace and our minds filled with the knowledge we will need for what we are about to face. Communing with God is more than thinking about Him it is engaging Him in discus-sion and knowledge to understand His purposes for your life. “ "Let not a wise man boastof his wis-dom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth;” (Jeremiah 9:23-24)

I pray we will take hold of God’s Word and follow His precepts this summer to sustain our lives in the richness of His benefits despite whatever happens around us.

2017 Picnic Sunday, August 27th

Located in the park pavilion Service starts at 10:00 am

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Christ Community

New Members Class, August 2 Baptismal Class, August 9 Baptisms @ the Beach, August 27, 10am at Metro Beach C3 Picnic at Metro Beach, August 27, 10am

Baby Dedications, Sept. 10 Pastors Meet & Greet, Sept. 24 C3 Annual Canoe Trip, Sept. 16 New Members Service, Sept. 17 MCREST @ C3, Sept. 17-24

New Members Service, July 16 C3 Parking Lot Prayer, July 17-21 Praise in the Park @ Kennedy Park, July 22, 3-6pm Pastors Meet & Greet, July23

25410 Kelly Rd. Roseville, MI 48066 Office: 586.776.5452

PRAISE IN THE PARK

NEW C3 WEB LAUNCH Check out the launch of our newly designed website: c3roseville.org

Pictorial Directory Christ Community will be hosting an opportunity for you and your family to have professional photos taken for Free! Each person or family photographed for our Pictorial Directory will receive a free 8x10 and directory. Also, new this year Lifetouch Directories will be donating $5 for each family photographed to go towards fighting hunger in our community through Feeding the Need Macomb. So let’s all be a part of this opportunity! Reservations are required and can be made both online at our web-site and at the Resource Center.

Metro Beach Picnic Join us on Sunday, August 27th at Lake St. Clair Metro Park for our annual church picnic. Service begins at 10:00am and will conclude with baptisms in the Lake. Bring a lunch for yourself and family and enjoy each others company. Park Passes are available on the back of this Messen-ger as well as on our website.

Annual Canoe Trip Join C3 at the annual Canoe Day on Saturday, September 16th at Penrods Canoe and Kayak 100 Maple St, Gray-ling, MI 49738. All persons interested in canoeing should arrive by 11am. Costs for rentals are $28/Canoe or Kayak and $32/Tandem Kayak and should be paid directly to Penrod’s at the day of the event. Hot Dog lunch provid-ed at end of trip. Sign up at the Information

NATIONAL CONVENTION: Join us for the IFCA National Convention at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky Ohio, Aug. 9-11. Join us for a time of refreshing with guest speaker Lee Grady. Look for a brochure at the Information Center.

PASTORAL SABBATICAL (Rest-Refresh-Refocus) Pastor Tim & Pastor Ron will be taking a sabbatical from counseling in the month of July. If you are in need of counseling please contact the office for a referral to our Lay Counseling with Ken Hasshaw.

Camp Out VBS Bring your family to an “in-tents” weekend VBS! July 14-15, Friday: 6-8pm, Saturday: 9-11am Registration June 18-July 9. Cost is $5/family.

Family Worship Night Friday, September 15, 7-8:30pm Bring your family to an inspiring experience, where you’ll discover you’re a masterpiece made and loved by God!

Thank you C3 for investing in our youth. Our summer camp fund-raisers were a huge success again this year!

Summer camp is August 13-19 and the cost is $250 per student. Our theme this year is “Drawn.” Registration for camp is due by July 26th.

See You At The Pole Sept. 27th, 2017 Students are encouraged to pray at their flagpole at 7am before school starts.

Men’s Group—The Men will continue to meet o through the summer on Monday Nights at 7:00 pm.

Women’s Bible Fellowship—Share and Prayer Bible Fellowship meets every first Tuesday of the month. It will resume In September check out these other exciting fellowships.

Ministering to the Body, Soul, and Spirit Ladies come join us for a 6-week low impact Christian Zumba class being lead by Andrea Wood. Classes will be at C3 on every Tuesday, July 11-August 15th @7pm. You are welcome to join us for any or all of the sessions.

Ladies One Day Retreat Need Some Rest and Relaxation? Come join us at our own private beach 20 minutes from C3, at Debbie Shock's home in Chesterfield! This is available to the first 50 women who sign up at the Information Center. July 29, 2017, 10am to ? Food will be provided!

Share & Prayer Bible Fellowship resumes Sept. 5, 2017 Debbie Tebbe sharing!

Other Ways to Connect Quilters: Let's meet Thursday July 20, 7pm at Tammy Saputo's house! Please call (586)202-3310 for additional information.

Card makers: Meet at Sally Cochran's house for a special project on July 6, 7pm. Please call (313) 737-1953 for more information.

Saturday, July 22, From 3:00—6:00 pm at Kennedy Park, Eastpointe MI

Praise in the Park is back. Churches from Eastpointe, Roseville, and Detroit come together to glorify Jesus. Our theme this year is UNBROKEN. Pastor Tim and Pastor Kevin will be delivering the message that the Bible is “Unbroken;” the Church is “Unbroken” and our prayers for our community are “Unbroken.” We will have a special time to pray for our city officials to claim righteousness over our cities. Don’t miss it and please sign up to help. All the information is at the Information Center.

Dates Courses Offered

Aug. 31 to Oct. 5 103—O.T. Survey 1 201—Spirit Theology

Oct. 12 to Nov. 16 104—O.T. Survey 2 202—Hearing God’s Voice

2017 Fall Trimester

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Preparing for Launch What started at the end of last year when the mission trip locations were selected is finally coming to fruition. For months the team members have been preparing by attending monthly training meetings, working hard on the highly successful Bowlathon event (raising over $41,000) and spending time in individual team meet-ings where they get to know each other better and become a fami-ly. They have faced many hills to climb and fought a number of spiritual attacks throughout that time. We all understand that when these spiritual attacks happen we know it is because we are having an effect in the spiritual world.

Prayer Night Send Off - Over the last many years we have come to learn well how important prayer is for all of our teams. We end our team training by holding a Team sendoff and prayer night on August 12th at 7:00pm. This event is open to C3 members, family and friends and it will be a time of celebration and prayer for each team as they leave for each of their trips. We look forward to seeing you all on August 12th for the prayer sendoff and also please continue to pray for each of the team members, the team leaders and for the mission each team is on until they return safely home.

Trip dates are:

• Beijing 1 August 18 - September 1

• Hong Kong September 15 - September 29

• Voice of the Martyrs September 17 - September 22

• Beijing 2 October 13 - October 27

• Pakistan October 19 - November 2

Kids Choir! - For ages 4 and up Practice: Sunday August 6 & 13 at 10:30am Perform: Sunday, August 20 at both services.

Pinewood Derby & Chili Cook-off Saturday, October 21 Workdays—October 1 & 15 at 3pm Derby Race for kids 3 years old thru 6th grade. Chili cook-off for all ages. More info to come! Cars will be available for purchase in September.

Change is Inevitable, Panic is Optional New Class Starts Sept. 13 Tackling the epidemic of anxiety in it’s many forms along with the surety of change we will unpack remedies from God’s Word as well as my own personal journey of suffering with debilitating anxiety for over 23 years. Wed.'s, 7:00pm ~ 7 wks. Denise Wojtkowski, Facilitator

New Missionary Pray and support Katrina Kalinowski as she joins Jodie MacLean with Relentless Pursuit in Tijuana, Mexico. Katrina has become a credentialed Missionary with the IFCA and C3. Pray for her safety and strength as she ministers to the victims of human trafficking with the love of Jesus. Contact Katrina for support at:

THANK YOU Thank you to all who participated in the RoseFest Outreach. We touched many lives with the Gospel.

PARKING LOT PRAYER Calling all evangelists and prayer warriors. We need volunteers for our Next outreach through the week of July 17-21 with the C3 Parking Lot Prayer tent. All week during the day we will be praying for anyone in need in the C3 parking lot. Pastor Charlie will be heading this event up. Sign up at the Information Counter.