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Worship Celebration

February 3, 2008

Prelude

Welcome

Psalm 37:1-4

"It Is Good"
"Let Your Kingdom Come"

Psalm 37:5-7

"I Know Whom I Have Believed"

Offering

Psalm 37:8-9

"Jesus, Your Words"

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

Message    Pastor Joel Sutton
The Great Reversal: "The Inheritance of the Meek"
Matthew 5:5, pew Bible page 936
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Communion
  Bread
  "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"
  Cup

Benediction

Postlude

CHALLENGE MEMORY VERSE: (Matthew 5:5)
"Blessed are the meek, for they will be inherit the earth."

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
   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 - 50's & 60's
   Teacher: Keith Larson

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

Time of Prayer (Library) ~ Facilitator: Grace Elasky

Events this Week

February 3-9, 2008

Today
9:30 AM   Worship Service
    Youth Church   Room 108
    ABF's
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time in the Gym
11:00 AM   Worship Service
    ABF's
12:00 PM   Seekers' Chinese New Year Celebration
12:30 PM   Youth Leaders' Meeting

Monday
9:00 PM   Men's Basketball

Tuesday
1:00 PM   Women's Guild
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

Friday
7:00 PM   Outreach Dessert at the Symingtons' Home

Saturday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM   Youth Service Project

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 10, 2008 - Outreach Sunday

9:30 AM   Worship Service: Speaker: Lareau Lindquist, Barnabas International
9:30 AM   Children's Church (K-6)
9:30 AM   Youth Church (7-12^th grade)
9:30 AM   Combined ABF's: David & Patsy Alfors, EFCA ReachGlobal
10:30 AM   Friends' Corner
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time
11:00 AM   Worship Service- Speaker: Lareau Lindquist, Barnabas International
11:00 AM   Children's Bible Time (K-6)
11:00 AM   Combined ABF's: David & Patsy Alfors, EFCA ReachGlobal
12:00 PM   Seekers' Potluck
5:30 PM   F & P Board and Commissions
7:30 PM   Council Meeting

Staff

News & Notes

Children's Musical Sign-up Beings Today: Rehearsals start on Wednesday, February 20 and will run each Wednesday from 5:00-6:00 PM at church. Supper will be served at 6:00 PM. The Musical is planned for Friday, April 25^th. If you have questions, please contact Jan Nyholm or Beth Brown.

All women are welcome to Women's Guild on Tuesday, February 5 at 1:00 PM. Our speaker will be Julie Morgenstern. She and her husband train missionaries going overseas.

If you are new to First Free, you are invited to a Guest Lunch on Sunday, February 17, at 12:15 PM in Room #105. Child care will be provided. If you would like to attend, please mark your Welcome Card or call Cindy in the office (612) 827-4705.

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 Hultstrand (re-elect); Johanna Holliday and Joel Burns.

Attention Actors: We are planning to bring the Word to life through dynamic scripture readings. If you are an actor and are willing to work hard on your craft, prepare something to read for us and come to an audition on February 12, from 6:45-8:00 PM at First Free. For more info, contact Pastor Eric.

Women's Neighborhood Bible Study & MOPS are looking for child care workers. Call Gail (612) 823-3114 for Wednesday Bible Study and Marilyn (612) 724-9311 for Friday MOPS.

YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $441,876 Budget: $449,380
Jan. 27, 2008 Outreach: $112,518 Budget: $ 123,750

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