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Worship Celebration

January 13, 2008

Prelude

Welcome

Choir: "Jesus Loves Me"

"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
"How Great Thou Art"
"Draw Me Close"
"Your Name"

Missionary Commissioning
    Enrique & Becky Fernandez

Offering

"Jesus, Your Words"

(Children, K-6, are dismissed. Meet in the foyer.)

Prayer

Message    Pastor Joel Sutton
The Great Reversal: "Seriousness of our Happiness"
Matthew 5:1-11, pew Bible page 936
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Benediction

Postlude

Sunday Morning Schedule

Nursery (Infant-2 ½ Years)   9:30 -12:00 PM
*Cuddlebugs (Infant-Age 1) & *Crawlers (Ages 1-2 ½)
Preschool (2 ½-5 Years)   9:30 -12:00 PM
*Hoppers (Ages 2 ½ -3) & Critters (Ages 4-5)
Parents, please sign your child in. *Pagers available

* Children, K-6, will be dismissed from service. Meet in foyer.
* 9:30 & 11 AM activities for kids whose parents are in ABF.
 
Creekside Church (K-6)   9:30-10:30 AM
* Creekside Kids (K-3) meet in Creekside Room #102
* Creekside Explorers (4-6) meet in Room #101
 
K-3 Friends' Corner: Room #102   10:30-11:00 AM
4-6 Friends' Corner: Room #101   10:30-11:00 AM

Creekside Bible Time
Creekside Bible Time (K-6)   11:00 AM-12:00 PM
K-3 grades meet in Room #102 & 4-5 grades in Room #101
6^th grade meets in Room #301 (next to balcony)

Creekside Clubs Wednesdays at 6:30 PM

Christian Service Brigade & Girls Rock! (grades 1-6)
 

Adult Bible Fellowships

9:30 AM

Seniors (Room #105) ~ Ralph Roberts and Char Boyles
   Speaker: Sam Song - ICED

Parents of Teenagers (Room #104) ~ Jim & Joyce Friesen
   Singles & Couples - 40's

Sojourners (Room #103) ~ Troy Holliday
   Singles, Couples & Families - Late 30's, 40's, Early 50's

11:00 AM

Metamorphosis (Room #109) ~ Wayne & Julie Danielson
   Post High School, College & Early Career

Seekers (Room #108) ~ Audrey Sollie, Bob Gu, and Dee Huanca
   Multi-culture Class

Life (Room #103) ~ Jon & Carrie Boyum
   Singles, Couples & Young Families - 20's, 30's, Early 40's

Agape (Room #105) ~ David & Pam Kriesel-Koll
   Singles, Couples & Families in their 50's & 60's

Makarios (Room #104) ~ Jay & Heidi Pound
   Singles, Couples & Newlyweds in their 20's

Time of Prayer (Library) ~ Facilitator: Grace Elasky

Events this Week

January 13-19, 2008

Today
9:30 AM   Worship Service
    Youth Church   Room 108
   Adult Bible Fellowships (See Classes and Room #'s listed in center of bulletin.)
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time in the Gym
11:00 AM   Worship Service
    Adult Bible Fellowships (See Classes and Room #'s listed in center of bulletin.)
12:15 PM   Seekers' Potluck
12:15 PM   Welcome Force Luncheon Meeting
3:00 PM   Junior High return from Winter Wipeout

Monday
9:00 PM   Men's Basketball

Tuesday
6:30 PM   McCrae Park Basketball
6:45 PM   Choir
8:00 PM   Worship Team

Wednesday
9:15 AM   Women's Neighborhood Bible Study
6:30 PM   Creekside Clubs
   Nursery: Workers & Prayer Group   Infants to age 5
   Tree Climbers   Boys, grades 1-2
   Stockade   Boys, grades 3-6
   Girls Rock!   Girls, grades 1-6
6:30 PM   Youth Group
6:45 PM   Prayer Meeting

Thursday
6:30 PM   McCrae Park Basketball
7:00 PM   MOPS

Friday
9:15 AM   MOPS

Saturday
9:00 AM   Jr. Church to Science Museum
1:00 PM   Vocal Workshop

Welcome Guests

We invite you to stop by the Welcome Center to receive a gift and information about our church. Guest parking is available in the parking lot across the street from the church.

Visit Our Church Website: www.firstfreechurch.org

Our Purpose Statement

First Evangelical Free Church exists to:

BRING people into a relationship with Jesus, CONNECT them to God's family, MATURE them in their faith, and EQUIP them for ministry so God's name will be EXALTED.

We Invite You Back Next Week

January 20, 2008

9:30 AM   Worship Service-Pastor Joel Sutton
   The Great Reversal: The Happiness of Helplessness (Matthew 5:3)
9:30 AM   Children's Church (K-6)
9:30 AM   Youth Church (7-12^th grade)
9:30 AM   ABF's: Seniors, Parents of Teens, Sojourners
10:30 AM   Friends' Corner
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time
11:00 AM   Worship Service-Pastor Joel Sutton
11:00 AM   Children's Bible Time (K-6)
11:00 AM   ABFs: Seekers, Agape, Life (Chaim), Metamorphosis, Makarios & Prayer Time
12:15 PM   Seekers' Potluck
6:00 PM   Fresh Encounter Family Prayer Event
   Childcare provided for Nursery - Preschool Ages

Staff

News & Notes

Best wishes to Enrique & Becky Fernandez with EFCA LATN who will be commissioned this morning as they prepare to move to Costa Rica on January 23^rd to continue this work.

Congratulations to Dan & Theresa Hebert, who are the proud parents of Jonas Henry Hebert born on Friday, January 4^th. He weighed in at 8 lbs. and was 20 ½ inches long.

We want to thank our church family for your generous Christmas gifts to us on staff. We love serving you and look forward to what God will be doing in 2008. ~ First Free Staff

Junior Church will be taking their annual field trip to the Science Museum on Saturday, January 19. They will leave the church parking lot at 9:00 AM. The cost is $15-20 per child. Please call Ross Olson (612) 824-7691 to confirm attendance.

A Vocal Workshop is planned at First Free on Saturday, January 19, 1-3 pm, in Room #105. There is no charge. To register call Kris at (612) 827-6267 by January 14.

Senior Singles: Our next lunch is scheduled for Sunday, January 27, 12:45 PM, at Steak 'n Ale.

101 Class-Exploring Church Membership: If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of First Free our next class will be held on Sunday, January 27, from 4-8 PM. Dinner will be provided. Mark your Welcome Card or call the church office if you would like to attend.

First Free Facebook: The next three weeks we will be taking pictures in the gym between services and in the foyer at 12 noon for the plainclothes picture directory. Please stop by with your family if you would like your picture included.

YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $421,516 Budget: $418,740
Jan. 6, 2008 Outreach: $106,839 Budget: $ 115,313

Fresh Encounter for the Whole Family

Sunday, January 20, at 6 pm

Bring your family & pray with the church family

Childcare provided for ONLY Nursery to Preschool Ages

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