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Service Sermon
Worship Celebration
January 27, 2008
Prelude
Welcome
"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" (Hymnal #8, vv. 1-4)
"Let Your Kingdom Come"
"Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"
Choir: "The Majesty and Glory of Your Name"
"Revelation Song"
(Children, K-6, are dismissed. Meet in the foyer.)
Video: "It Is Well"
Offering
"It Is Well with My Soul"
Prayer
Message Pastor Joel
Sutton
The Great Reversal: "The Joy of Sorrow"
Matthew 5:4, pew Bible page 936
Sermon Notes
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"It Is Well with My Soul" (Hymnal #493)
Benediction
Postlude
CHALLENGE MEMORY VERSE: (Matthew 5:4)
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
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
6th 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
Singles & Couples - 65+
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 27 - February 2, 2008
Today
9:30 AM Worship Service
Youth Church Room 108
ABF's: (Classes and Room #'s listed in
center of bulletin.)
10:30 AM Fellowship Time in the Gym
11:00 AM Worship Service
ABF's: (Classes and Room #'s
listed in center of bulletin.)
12:00 PM Seekers' Potluck
12:45 PM Senior Singles meet at Steak 'n Ale
3:00 PM Senior High returns from Winter Wipeout
4:00 PM 101 Class: Exploring Church Membership
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
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
February 3, 2008
9:30 AM Worship Service-Pastor Joel
Sutton
THE GREAT REVERSAL: (Matthew 5:5)
The Inheritance of the Meek
9:30 AM Children's Church (K-6)
9:30 AM Youth Church (7-12th 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
12:00 PM Seekers' Chinese New Year Celebration
12:30 PM Youth Leaders' Meeting
Staff
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Joel Sutton
joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org
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Senior Pastor
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Eric Twietmeyer
eric {at} firstfreechurch.org
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Worship & Connecting Pastor
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Mark Meyers
mark.meyers {at} firstfreechurch.org
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Youth Pastor
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Beth Brown
beth.brown {at} firstfreechurch.org
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Children's Ministry Director
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Sam Song
song0110 {at} umn.edu
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Director of International Ministries
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Dee Huanca & Maureen Juarez
parishnurses {at} firstfreechurch.org
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Parish Nurses
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News & Notes
Last Day for First Free Facebook! We will be taking pictures in
the gym between services and in the foyer at 12 noon for the picture
directory. Please stop by with your family to have your picture
included or your old picture re-taken.
Seekers Class will celebrate Chinese New Year on February 3 at
Noon in the gym. The celebration will include a potluck. The cost is
$3 if you cannot bring food. Please RSVP to Audrey
Sollie at (952) 818-8012 or asollie {at} avvidtech.net or Hong Gu at
(651) 206-1339 or guhong {at} hotmail.com especially if you don't attend Seekers or the
weekly potluck.
All women are welcome to Women's Guild on Tuesday, February 5
at 1:00 PM. Our speaker will be Julie Morgenstern. She works with
missionaries training them to go into the field.
OUTREACH WEEKEND: We kick off the weekend with a dessert
reception for Lareau & Evie Lindquist (Barnabas Intl.) on
Friday, February 8, 7:00 PM at the Symington's home. On Sunday,
February 10, Lareau Lindquist will preach at both services. David
& Patsy Alfors (EFCA ReachGlobal) will speak to combined
9:30 and 11:00 AM Adult Bible Fellowships.
The next Quarterly Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday,
February 11, at 7:00 PM. The following people have been nominated for
Council: Church Chair: Alan Peterson; Council Secretary:
Jeff Olson; Council: Ardese Barrett (re-elect); John Symington
(re-elect); Apryl Hulstrand (re-elect); Johanna Holliday and Joel
Burns.
Women's Neighborhood Bible Study is looking for child care
workers on Wednesday mornings from 9:15-11:00 AM. Call Gail (612)
823-3114 or Carolyn (612) 724-7193 for info.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet the first and third Friday
of each month. We need people to help with the children's programs.
Call Marilyn (612) 724-9311 for info.
YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $426,586 Budget:
$428,953
Jan. 13, 2008 Outreach: $107,904 Budget: $
118,125
Terrace On Chicago
Annual Youth Summer Missions Fundraiser Dinner
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Two Seatings: 5:30 & 7:30 pm
Reserve your seat at church during February
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