In Preparation for Sunday

 

We gather this Sunday at sunrise and in the sanctuary throughout the morning to celebrate the victory of Jesus Christ over death.  The message of God's power to give life after life is clearly communicated in this historic event.  The biblical references of the resurrected Lord is a good bible study to have before we gather for worship.  Here is a list to help you in that preparation:

1. His first appearance was to Mary Magdalene, on that early Sunday morning. (Mark 16:9; John 20:10-18).
2. Jesus appeared to the women returning from the tomb. (Matthew 28:9-10).
3. Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. (Luke 24:13-32; Mark 16:12-13).
4. He appeared to Peter in Jerusalem. (Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5).
5. He appeared to his disciples and other followers, and also a second time to the two men from Emmaus, in a locked room in Jerusalem. The apostle Thomas wasn't there at that time. (Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-23).
6. A week later, Jesus again appeared to his disciples behind locked doors, and this time Thomas was present. (John 20:24-29).
7. Jesus appeared to seven of his disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. (John 21:1-24).
8. Jesus was seen by 500 believers at one time. (1 Corinthians 15:6).
9. He appeared to James. (1 Corinthians 15:7).
10. He appeared to eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee. (Matt. 28:18-20).
11. He walked with his disciples along the road to Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, and then ascended into Heaven. (Luke 24:50-53).
Join us in this EASTER CELEBRATION of the Resurrection of Jesus the Christ.
 
6:00am at Leadbetter Beach (In the sanctuary if there is rain).
8:00am in the Sanctuary
9:30am in the Sanctuary
11:00am in the Sanctuary
 
Pastor Denny

This Weekends Events

 

Friday April 10th: Tenebrae Service of Darkness at 7:30pm. Remembering the Passion of Christ and His last seven words.

 

Saturday April 11th: Easter Egg Hunt at Mesa Park at 10:00am. Bring eggs to hide, the church will provide the candy. If it's raining, we will meet in the sanctuary.

 

Sunday April 12th: Easter Sonrise Service at Leadbetter Beach at 6am. Invite family and friends to join you for this special worship service. Refreshments will be provided at the beach. Easter Worship Services will be held at 8, 9:30 & 11am at the church.

Church Finances

 

In this time of financial struggle, please remember your church family:

Offerings Needed YTD:  $172,013.33
Offerings Receive YTD:  $155,503.91  (90.4%)
Still Needed YTD:          $16,509.42  

 

D.E.P.T.H

 

God has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end (Eccl. 3:11)

 

Thursday April 16th @ 7pm. Dr. Robert Mann will be discussing "Time & Eternity". The concept of time is foundational in both science and Christian faith.  We use it to measure change and to reflect upon our own existence.  But what is time?  And what is eternity?  This public lecture will present our modern scientific understanding of time -- its origin, direction, measurement, perspectives and destiny -- and what the implications of this might be for theology.  Topics in cosmology, quantum physics, and relativity will be explored to highlight  both the advancements and limitations in our knowledge of time. Several questions for theological reflection and scientific inquiry will be raised.  
   
This D.E.P.T.H seminar will be held in the upper room from 7-8:30pm on Thursday April 16th. Coffee, tea & dessert will be served. Childcare will be provided.  Please contact Nelda Nutter at 965-1338 x226 if you need childcare.

51st Annual Community Prayer Breakfast 

 

Friday, May 8, 2009

7:30am

Free Parker's DoubleTree Resort

 

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Brian Birdwell is a survivor of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, just feel away from his second floor office, Birdwell was thrown to the ground and engulfed in flames. Of the burns that consumed 60 percent of his body, nearly half were third-degree burns. After enduring more than 30 operations and months of hospitalization and multiple skin grafts, Brian has made a miraculous recovery. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on that day.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Birdwell is a native of Fort Worth, Texas. He earned his bachelors degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and Masters of Public Administration from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

 

Throughout his twenty year military career, Brian served in many duty assignments including the DMZ (demilitarized zone) in Korea, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and provided humanitarian relief to Central America after Hurricane Mitch.

 

Since his retirement, Lieutenant Colonel Birdwell founded Face the Fire Ministries, Inc. The ministry was established to assist burn survivors and wounded servicemen and women and their families.

 

Tickets for a table of ten are $250 each and are available by mailing a check payable to the Community Prayer Breakfast , sent to Marian Groff, P.O. Box 24017, Santa Barbara, CA 93121 or by contacting Marian Groff at 965-8690 

Memory Verse

 

John 3:16 & 17
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." 

John 1:1-18
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
 
6There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
 
10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God- 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
 
14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,[d] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 
15John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' "  16From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,who is at the Father's side, has made him known.  

Celebration of Ministries

 

You can enjoy the Celebration of Ministries Slideshow online by clicking HERE or visiting our website at: http://fmcsb.org/2009_COM.html

Women's Spring 1-Day Retreat 

 

Join us on April 25th at our church for a day of refreshment and renewal. This year we are privileged to have Re. Dr. Delia Nuesch-Olver join us as our guest speaker. She has been a pastor, church, planter, professor at Seattle Pacific University and is currently serving as Director of Latin America Free Methodist Ministries. 
 
When: Saturday April 25th from 9am-4pm (lunch included at 12noon).

Where: Santa Barbara Free Methodist Church at 1435 Cliff Dr.

 

Cost: $25 for early registration received by Sunday April 1, 2009: after April 1st the cost will be $35.

 

Limited scholarships are available-contact Cheryl Wayman:965-1338x229. (Registrations are transferable but not refundable and here are no part-time rates.)

There will be a love offering taken for our missionaries Delia Nuesch-Olver and Kyle Leon in Costa Rica.

 

If you have any questions or if you would like to donate to the retreat scholarship fund, please contact Cheryl Wayman.

Registration is required.