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Important Dates
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Fri. Dec. 25th: Merry Christmas!
Thurs. Jan. 7th: Senior Lunch at SHIFCO at 11am
Thurs. Jan. 7th: LBOA Meeting at 7pm
Thurs. Jan. 14th: DEPTH "Personal Jesus" 7pm
Mon. Jan. 18th: CDCC Board Meeting 7pm
Mon. Jan. 25th: Property Finance Board Meeting 7pm
Sat. Jan. 30th: Women's Wellness Event 9am
Thurs. Feb. 11th: Date Night 7pm
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Memory Verse
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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.
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What's Happening This Week?
December 25th - December 31st
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Friday Dec. 25th: Merry Christmas!
Sunday Dec. 27th: Worship Services at 8, 9:30 & 11am. No Sunday school during the 9:30hour.
Monday Dec. 28th: Memorial Service for Dan Henderson at 11am in the sanctuary. There will be a gathering after the service in the upper room.
Wednesday Dec. 30th: No FrontLine
Thursday Dec. 31st: New Years Eve
In addition to these events, Small Groups and Bible Studies meet each day of the week. Have you found the one that right for you? Contact the office or Pastor Colleen for a listing and to get plugged in! 965-1338
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ABF |
"Missions 101: A Closer Look at Madagascar"
Presented by Jaime & Alissa Shattenberg
January 3, 10, 17, 24
9:30am
SHIFCO Recreation Room
Join us as Jamie and Alissa guide us through the experiences of living and working in a radically different culture like Madagascar. How does a missionary adapt to a very different way of life? How are they able to love and serve complete strangers? How can we as a church better understand the needs of our missionaries and better support them? Come and learn about these and many other pertinent topics as together we commit to become globally-minded Christians.
January 3 : The History and Culture of Madagascar and the Importance of Spirituality and Malagasy Religious Beliefs.
January 10: Presenting the Gospel in Culturally Appropriate Ways
January 17: A Study of Poverty: Broken Relationships Between Self, God, Community, Others and the Environment
January 24: The Truth about Life on the Mission Field
Jamie and Alissa have been worshipping with us for 7 years while Jamie earned his Master's in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary and Alissa completed her Master's in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner and enrolled in a midwifery program. They and their daughters, Isabella and Eliana and new little one due in June, will leave for Madagascar in November of 2010.
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Announcements! |
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We Remember Dan Henderson
We join the Henderson family in grieving the loss of Dan Henderson who passed away on Monday morning, December 21st. Please pray for Enza and her family as they prepare to honor him.
A memorial service for Dan will be held on Monday December 28th at 11am in the Sanctuary. There will be gathering after the service in the upper room.
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FMCSB on TV!
"THE BOOK OF JOHN" on channel 17 starting December 21st
This past year Matt Mason has videotaped our study of the
Book of John in our first service. The
purpose has been two-fold, to prepare a weekly broadcast of our study on our
local public television stations and to post the video online for anyone to
access throughout the world.
As you know, we have been on iTunes for many years and are
the most frequently downloaded study among Free Methodist churches and are
listed second among all Methodist churches:
Due to this interest, Matt decided to make our study of John
available for the next year on our public television stations and also on his
website: www.PlanetSantaBarbara.com
Currently the timing for the broadcast will be five times a
week at the following times.
12/21/2009 Monday 11:30 PM
12/23/2009 Wednesday 5:30 AM
12/23/2009 Wednesday 9 PM
12/24/2009 Thursday 10 AM
12/27/2009 Sunday 4:00 AM
In 2010 we will be getting a new schedule and will let you
know.
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PERSPECTIVES
ON THE WORLD CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT! Perspectives has a long and singular track record of opening
people's eyes to Biblical history, bridging cultural gaps and our part in God's
plan for the nations all in a way that no other course can offer. Perspectives is also unique in that a
different expert teaches each of the 15 sessions. This allows you to be exposed
to people who specialize in the area they cover. This year Perspectives will be held Tuesday
nights at 6:30pm at Reality Carpinteria. Please visit HERE for
speaker details and other info! Or, contact Jesse Moline at jessecmoline@gmail.com (425) 418-4683.
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PRISM Weight loss Program
If
you want to loose weight and/or want to learn how to
eat healthier, please consider joining the PRISM weight loss program.
It is a
Christian based program. The new member
introductory PRISM class will be held on Jan. 14th (Thurs) at 5:30 pm
to 6:45 pm. Please contact Pam Goetz at 965-8187 and/or
pamgoetz@yahoo.com
for more information. The class will be
held in the upper fellowship room at the Santa Barbara Free
Methodist Church.
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Church Finances |
In this time of financial
struggle, Thank you for remembering your church family!
Offerings Needed YTD:$621,238.71
Offerings Receive YTD $596,887.59
Needed: $24,351.12
We've met our Missions Need for 2009!!! Thank you for all your support!
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FMCSB
Our Mission is to win people to
Christ, establish them in the faith, and equip them for ministry.
Free Methodist Church of Santa
Barbara
1435 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, California 93109
805-965-1338
www.fmcsb.org
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