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Important Dates
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Thurs. Jan. 14th: DEPTH "Personal Jesus" 7pm
Mon. Jan. 18th: NO CDCC Board Meeting 7pm
Mon. Jan. 25th: NO Property Finance Board Meeting 7pm
Sat. Jan. 30th: Women's Powerwalk & Stretch Event 9-11am
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?
January 8th - January 14th
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Sunday Jan. 10th: Worship Services at 8, 9:30 & 11am. Sunday school & ABF ("Missions 101" Presented by the Shattenbergs) during the 9:30hour.
Wednesday Jan. 13th: FrontLine 7pm
Thursday Jan. 14th: DEPTH "Personal Jesus" at 7pm
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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Recommended Reading From Pastor Denny
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Over
this Christmas time I have read a book that I would say is the most significant
book I've read in the last ten years. It is by Dallas Willard and it is
titled: KNOWING CHRIST TODAY: Why we can trust spiritual knowledge.
It
came out in 2009 and directly confronts the issues with which we are dealing as
Christians. Willard is an amazing scholar and writer who has a
unique ability to deal with the most important areas of life.
I
recommend that you buy it and slowly digest his insightful teaching.
Let's make this a church-wide discussion.
You
can get it on Amazon for about $17.
http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Christ-Today-Spiritual-Knowledge/dp/0060882441
Or
at ChristianBooks.com for about $18
http://www.christianbook.com/knowing-christ-today-trust-spiritual-knowledge/dallas-willard/9780060882440/pd/8244X
Denny
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Ministry Help Needed
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Adults:
You
can help others worship by volunteering to be an occasional sitter in the
infant nursery. We especially need volunteers during the second service at 9:30am.
Please contact either Nelda Nutter (mcshead@mcssb.org or at 964-2612) or Pam Goetz (pamgoetz@yahoo.com or at 965-8187) right
away. Orientation is provided. It makes
a great difference to families who'd like to attend service if we can
consistently provide experienced caregivers for their infants.
Teens:
If
you are age 13 or older, enjoy caring for children, like to earn extra money,
or need community service hours for graduation or scouting requirements -- then
consider becoming a Children's Ministries sitter. Sitters care for our toddlers
(and sometimes pre-school or elementary kids) during church services and at
special events or for Bible studies and meetings. There is always an adult supervisor on hand,
and initial training information is provided.
Contact Nelda for details (nnutter@fmcsb.org
or mcshead@mcssb.org or call her home
964-2612).
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Women's Events |
Women's Power-walk & Stretch Event:
Power Walk and Stretch led by Tracy Schmidt from 9-11am on Sat.
Jan. 30th. Invite your friends and join us for a brisk walk and a
good stretch followed by healthy breakfast food and fun fellowship! Bring a
beach towel as a mat for stretching if you wish. Moms with strollers are
encouraged to join us - and free childcare is available by reserving with Nelda
(965-1338x226) by Sun. Jan. 24. We will meet Rain or Shine in the upper
room!!
Couples Date Night:
Couples' Date Night led
by Pastor Denny and Cheryl from 7-8:30pm on Thurs. Feb. 11th. Begin
your Valentine's Day weekend celebrating and strengthening your marriage!
Join us for our church's annual event designed to make good marriages even
better. We will meet in the upper room with a brief presentation,
discussion and dessert. Reserve free childcare by calling Nelda
(965-1338x226) by Sun. Feb. 7. (Take advantage of childcare early from
5:30-7pm so you can have a hassle-free dinner with your spouse before coming to
the upper room for dessert and the presentation at 7pm!)
Women's Spring Retreat:
Spring Women's Retreat
Day from 8:30am-5pm on Sat. March 6 at Lion's Park in Carpinteria. Join us for
a day apart to be renewed and refreshed in our relationship with our Lord Jesus
Christ and our church family!
We are taking
registrations for our day together at the table on the deck after the Sunday
services. The $35 fee is very affordable this year, and includes
breakfast at registration, a Fresco's catered salad lunch buffet, as well as
all activities. Save $5 at the early bird fee rate if registration is
received before Feb. 7. Invite a friend, neighbor or co-worker to join
you!
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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! |
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FMCSB on TV New Airtimes!
"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.
Matt decided to make our study of John
available this new year on our public television stations and also on his
website: www.PlanetSantaBarbara.com
Timing for the broadcast will be five times a
week at the following times.
Sunday's at 9AM
Tuesday's at 12:30AM & 3PM
Thursday's at 11:30AM
Friday's at 8AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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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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