Weekly Newsletter

This week our folks serving 40

Days for Life had the blessing of
encouraging a young girl at
Planned Parenthood and giving
her a Gospel of John. In another
instance our folks got to pray for
a woman who was experiencing
back and leg pain.

MEN and WOMEN

we need your
help in
See Michelle Shafer We need you to
help the next generation
know and grow in Christ!

Dates:
Wednesday September 28th
through Sunday, November 6th




Our Service Times:
Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm
Friday
5:00-6:00pm
Location: 302 E Stoughton St,
Champaign, IL 61820
Parking: Park in the County

Market parking lot NOT in the Planned
Parenthood lot.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Our folks
walking for life!

Monday

10/10

Martial Arts 6:00pm - Free

Mens
6:45pm First Baptist Church, Savoy

Tuesday 10/11

Womens

9:10am First Christian Church, Champaign

Ladies Bible Study (1 Peter) 9:30am

The Piasecki Group 6:30pm

1610 West Hickory Drive, Mahomet

The Henrikson Group 7:00pm

Meeting at the Church

At Community Evangelical Free Church

Mixed Bible Study 3:00pm

Carriage Crossing, Champaign

Wednesday 10/12

Mixed Bible Study 9:30am

Thursday 10/13

Youth Group 6:00-8:00pm

Worship Practice 7:15pm

Saturday 10/15

Mens Coffee 7:00am

Sunday

Christian Education 9:30am

Childrens Sunday School 9:30am

10/16

Prepare
for
Worship
In preparation for Sundays
message read: 1 Peter 4:1-11
What is Gods grace? What difference
has Gods grace made in your life?
What can you embrace your calling
and be a steward of Gods grace?

Say it Again...

Bridle Brook, Mahomet

1 Peter 3:18-22

Kids Church 10:45am

Worship Gathering 10:45am
Pastor Jason 1 Peter 4:1-11
Stewards of Gods Grace

AWANA Clubs 6:00pm

Interested in being apart of the

Student Missions Trip to the
Springfield Inner City Mission,
November 4th through the 6th?
The cost is: Free (but youth will
be collecting canned goods to
take with them) See Tom
McGowan or Pastor Jake Barrett
if you are interested!

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I believe that as Christians we have an obligation, no

friends we have an imperative call, to pray right now,
and for the next 28 days into the election.
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No candidate or leader apart from Jesus Christ will
ever meet the moral and ethical standards of the
Bible, so we must pray for the leading of the Spirit.
Every candidate is deeply flawed, just as we are
(Romans 3:23), so we pray for the intervention of the
Spirit.
We dont stop, get still, and pray because we are
undecided and unable to act, but because we believe
that God is at work and we want to act as His
messengers.
We can't lose focus that Christ is coming and on that
day it won't matter who won in 2016, but who was
won to Christ for eternity. Pick up a copy of the
election prayer guide and join me in praying for our
leaders AND our neighbors.

In the first few weeks of Awana Cubbies we

teach the kids a core truth in a powerful way:
Sin is anything that we THINK (point to your
head), SAY (point to your mouth), or DO (hit
your fist into your hand) that disobeys God!
So often we judge sin by actions alone, but we
would be shortsighted to not consider that
sinful actions come from sinful hearts. Genesis
6:5 tells us The Lord saw that the wickedness
of man was great in the earth, and that every
intention of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually.
What is interesting is that Genesis 6 doesnt
detail for us the actions of men, but by the
nature of their thought and heart life we know
what their lives were like, wicked.
One of the great problems that plagued Israel
in the Old Testament was their unwillingness to
see sin and address it, and in every measure it
led to their fall.
Jesus said: For from within, out of the heart of
man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality,
theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness,
deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride,
foolishness. All these evil things come from
within, and they defile a person.
Matthew 7:20-23

A recent study by psychologists in a leading

Christian counseling journal suggests that we
only act upon 20-25% of the thoughts we
actually entertain. That means what we see is
but a small part of the wickedness of the heart
and mind. For Christians that ought to give
great weight to how we consider the sinful
actions of people. What do their actions say
about their thought and heart life? As an
anonymous author so eloquently stated, The
well is always deeper than the spring.
The Bible says our thoughts are to be held
captive by Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5), having
the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:6), bearing
a responsibility to yield to the Spirits leading
(Ephesians 4:30), allowing the Spirit to
transform and renew our minds (Romans
12:1-2) that we might walk in the Spirit
(Romans 8:4).
We as Christians must hold ourselves and the
culture at-large to a higher standard, not
because we view ourselves as more righteous,
but because just as the serpent was lifted up in
the desert (Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-15) we
must lift the sinfulness of the world to the
righteousness of Christ.

Mens Coffee
This Saturday
7:00 to 8:30am

This study also takes place on Sundays at 9:30am

Join us as we
gather together
and discuss the
Book of James.

No matter how deeply bound we are to any

given stronghold, through Jesus Christ were
able to overcome it. Christ is mightier than the
most stubborn heart and the greatest lie of
Satan. On the cross Jesus showed us that He
is mighty enough to redirect our sin-rich hearts
heavenward so that we can get back on the
track of spiritual growth.
Join the ladies on one of two nights to learn
how we tear down strongholds and strengthen
ourselves in Christs promises.
Where? Lois Reeds in home Bible study will
be Unleashed by Eric Mason, starting on
Sept 28th and 29th at 7:00pm. The cost is $17
(scholarships are available if cost in an issue)
Sign up sheet will be available at church over
the next 2 Sundays. You can also email Lois
directly at: lreedtj@aol.com