October 5th 2015

COMMUNITY
FREE CHURCH

WEEKLY
The nursery area has been painted,
the carpeting, the cabinets are being
installed this week, and we are
starting to look at what we need to
decorate this .
There have been a bunch of great
volunteers who have gave of their
time and talents to make this space a
place where God

Justin Watson and Brittany Nicole

For the first time a study on the entire Book of

Revelation will starting in mid September 2015
through May 2016.
Mens Bible Study Fellowship will start
September 14th, 6:45pm, at First Baptist Church
of Savoy. There is a program for kids 1st grade
through High School.
Womens Bible Study Fellowship will start
September 15th, 9:10am, at First Christian
Church in Champaign. There is a childrens
program birth through preschool.
This is an excellent FREE opportunity for the
whole family to study through a book of the
Bible together every week!

Saturday, October 10th, at

3:00pm this couple will be
joined together in the sight
of God and those invited to
attend in the bonds of Holy
Marriage at CEFCM.
Please pray and thank God
for this young couple who
have chosen to make Jesus
Christ the center of their
marriage!

Bridges meets you where you are. The teaching

found in Bridges is easy to understand even if you
dont have much prior knowledge of Islam. The
material is also valuable to those seeking to build
on what they already know about Muslims.
Bridges is practical and biblical. Bridges allows you
to gain biblical insight into Islamic history and
Muslim beliefs, while providing useful next steps
and stories that help you put the teaching into
practice.

Starting on September 23rd, 40 Days For Life will

be peacefully praying outside the Champaign/
Urbana Planned Parenthood facility. Through this
ministry many, many lives have been saved as God
opens doors for conversations with those going into
the clinic for abortions.

When:

It may seem uncomfortable, but we need to

challenge our comfort zone and save a life!

Tuesday October 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th

6:30-7:45pm with Darla Wilson

Where:
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CEFCM Upper Class Room

$10 As always if the cost is an issue please

come, attend and we will care for the cost.

Sign up online at: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/

showSignUp/10c084eada629abfc1-40days

Our weekly newsletter that comes out

on Tuesday contains a copy of
sermon scripture outline along with
any quotes and references.
It is my hope that this helps you in
reflection on the work that God did
through his Word.

Tuesday !

10/6!

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Womens Bible Study Fellowship

9:10am First Christian Church, Champaign

Each outline is broken down into the

introduction and exposition to
highlight that we are a church that
takes great care to exposit the Word.

Crescent Project Bridges Class

6:30-7:45pm Cost: $10

Isaiah: The King and His Glory

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Youth Group 6:00pm

Thursday !

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302 Stoughton St. Champaign, Illinois

40 Days For Life Prayer 1-2:00pm

302 Stoughton St. Champaign, Illinois

NO Act Like Men Coffee this Week

Watson / Nicole Wedding 3:00pm
Christian Education 9:30-10:30am

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Precepts Upon Precepts Womens

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Sr. High School Jake Barrett

Jr. High School Ronda Ekberg

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Childrens Church 10:45am

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Gospel Life with Jerry Unger

Gods Prophets with Bruce Henrikson

Worship Gathering 10:45am

Isaiah 42 Pastor Jason

** NO AWANA TONIGHT
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10/4/15 God is Sovereign

Introduction:
God is sovereign and in that
knowledge we are strong.
When we deny Gods sovereignty we
empty our own lives of significance.
Exposition:
Isaiah 41:1-20
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Romans 5 While we were...
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Matthew 11:28
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Ephesians 2:12-13, 17
Questions to ask self:
1. Do things just happen or is God at work?
2. Is all of life just Happenstance or is it
Gods Providence?
3. Is history just repeating itself like a
skipping record or is it moving towards a
final moment, the consummation of all
things, the fullest REVELATION of Gods
glorious presence?
4. Is the meaning of our lives up to us alone
or are we part of a larger story where God
in Jesus Christ stands at the center?

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Revelation 22:13
2 Peter 3:9
Isaiah 44:28
Matthew 10:29-30
Philippians 1:28-29
John 7:37-38, Philippians 2:17

NURSERY REMODEL
at Community Free
Church of Mahomet
What is the full scope of the project?

As many of you have already seen via

Facebook, email, and at church on Sunday the
nursery construction is progressing along. If you
havent had a chance to see it stop in because
its exciting!
Dont forget to continue to pray for the ways that
the space will bring Glory to God as they grow in
grace. With over 98 kids in AWANA and new
families in the church with children I believe that
God is giving us a taste, just a taste, of what is
to come!
I want to thank every one of you who came and
and shared in painting, pulling up carpet, laying
concrete and loving one another in service.
Thank you to ever one of you that pray, and
continue to pray for the ways Jesus will be found
in the hearts of kids through this revitalized and
re-engaged ministry.

- We will be adding glass doors between the

foyer and the worship center. The reason is
two-fold. First it will make a huge visual impact,
but more importantly it is for safety as the solid
metal doors have caused quite a few accidents.
- We will be re-carpeting the worship center this
week. This will make a major difference as our
carpeting is 20 years old and starting to show
heavy wear.
- The nursery area is becoming a bright,
transparent, safe environment for kids to learn
about Jesus. Some additions are:
- Appealing and visible foyer area to safe
dedicated kid check-in.
- Lots of windows and bright colors!
- New door to an outside play yard.
- Cry room with windows to allow parents to
stay in service with a crying infant.
- New heavy padded carpeting.
- Flatscreen TVs mounted in the rooms.
- New hallway upstairs to adult classrooms.

Look for great ways that you can share what God is doing at CEFCM with others!

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Prayer

Retreat

What do we need to make the Fall

Festival happen? LOTS and LOTS of
Candy! There will be a collection bin
at the church starting NOW!

Where: Lake in the Woods Park

When: October 17th 9am to 12pm
(Lunch provided afterwards)
We will be having our first mini prayer
retreat at Lake in the Woods park where we
will pray, seek God, and together see what He
is saying to us. What comes out of this will
impact the church in the months to come.
We will be using a book that Pastor Jason
and Jan Piasecki recently read, Divine
Strongholds by Terry Terkyl.
If you would like a copy (encouraged) please call
the church office or see Jan. The donation is $10
per book. We will also have some scheduled
coffee times to gather, pray and discuss the
book.

The Elders of CEFCM have been very busy

behind the scenes meeting, praying, discussing,
and discerning Gods leading in the life of our
church. In addition we have been repenting and
looking at ways that we have not led well enough
and can lead and love people better.
On October 25th and November 1st, at 10:45am,
we will be taking a short break from the Prophet
Isaiah, and presenting two messages which will
clarify the vision and mission of our church going
forward.
The Elders want to encourage you to be there for
both services so that you can hear and see what
God has been birthing. We are praying that
together we will see God grow His vision in
greater and greater ways.

In Addition...
There will be an
Elders Meeting on October
14th at 8:00pm. If you need
prayer or an opportunity to
discuss an issue with the Eldership please feel
free to attend this meeting by emailing the Elders
at: communityfreechurchofmahomet@gmail.com

The Armor of God with Pricilla Shirer

Starting Wednesday, Oct 14th and
Thursday, Oct 15th at 7 pm at 1705
Oakwood Dr, Mahomet at Lois Reeds home.
Meetings will be every 3 weeks, and the cost
is $15 per book. The books will be available
at the first meeting. Email Lois Reed at
lreedtj@aol.com for more information or to
sign up for this GREAT study!

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October 21st, 7:00pm

New Members
This past Sunday Kay Elmer, the Helbling
Family (Dave and Laura), the Elliott Family
(Matt and Jamie) and the Vohs Family (Devon
and Sandi) attended the New Member
Luncheon and indicated their desire to become
members of CEFCM.
As listed in our bylaws, their names are to be posted to
the congregation for 2 weeks in the event that there is
something that the Elders missed as we discussed
membership with these families and individuals. If you
have a concern please contact one of the Elders.

Did you know we have a Faith

Community Nurse here at CEFC?
Himy name is Lois Reed and I am the Faith
Community Nurse here at CEFCM! What is
that, you say?
I am specially trained through a nationally
recognized program and here to be a resource
and support to you, yes, YOU! In all the stages
of life there are challenges that come upon us;
they can be financial, relational, spiritual and
related to our physical and emotional health.
God has given me the privilege to have access
to resources to help our congregation and
communityto pray for you, to direct you to
supports that can help.
So far I have been blessed to give out
resources to parents navigating adolescence,
people facing new diagnoses, found resources
for families who are impacted by substance or
domestic abuse, sources of free health care for
those without insurancethese are just a few
things that can possibly help.
Please, if I can aid you or your family in anyway,
email me at LReedtj@aol.com. And PLEASE
come up and say Hi on any given Sunday!
I am excited to serve you and your family.