September 1st 2015

COMMUNITYFREE CHURCH WEEKLY

PRAY FOR GOD’S WORK IN OUR MIDST

Psalm 127:1God this is your

project and place - fill it with Your Glory!

Josh DeYoung has all the costs estimates done and is ready to start the project. Demolition will begin end of this week, or early next week and the project will take roughly 4-5 weeks to complete. There will be work days scheduled for carpet demolition, painting, and other jobs. A great turnout for the workdays will equal significant cost savings and allow us stretch every dollar so we can do the nursery as well as carpet the worship center. First and foremost Pray, then Ask God how you might help Serve in the coming weeks.

As of today there are over 65 kids registered for the 2015/2016 AWANA program that starts September 13th, at 6:00pm! With the challenges of a fresh start no one knew what this year would hold, but faithful volunteers met, prayed, listened, learned, and have led us to this point where we are hoping to meet even more kids with the Gospel in the coming months!This past weekend volunteers handed out 200 brochures at the River Festival and registered 5 kids!Please take a moment today and share AWANA with someone you know! AWANA starts September 13th, at 6:00pm

I want to challenge each and everyone of us to read memorize the gospel, to preach it first and foremost to ourselves and then out into the world seeing lives changed for God’s Glory!It is the good news that a just and gracious Creator has looked upon hopelessly sinful men and women and has sent his Son, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, to bear his wrath against sin on the cross and to show his power over sin in the resurrection, so that everyone who turns from their sin and themselves and trusts in Jesus as Savior and Lord will be reconciled to God forever. (1 Corinthians 15:1-12)

The Gospel is a message that is to be proclaimed by every believer (Mark 1:14; Acts 14:21, Romans 1:16, 1 Peter 1:12).

Isaiah: The King and His Glory “Preaching the Gospel to Yourself”Pastor Jason Schifo 8/30/15

Introduction:“No one is more influential in your life than you are. Because no one talks to you more than you do. This emphasizes our need to daily to preach the gospel to ourselves.” Paul Tripp

“Most pitfalls come from listening to self, talking to self, and not listening, talking and meditating on God through his message of hope.” Martyn Lloyd Jones

“To preach the gospel to yourself, then, means that you continually face up to your own sinfulness and then flee to Jesus through faith in His shed blood and righteous life. It means that you appropriate, again by faith, the fact that Jesus fully satisfied the law of God, that He is your propitiation, and that Godʼs holy wrath is no longer directed toward you.” Jerry Bridges! !! ! 2 Corinthians 2:2Exposition:! Isaiah 38:1-22! ! Psalm 34:11! ! 2 Kings 18:5! ! Ecclesiastes 7:20, ! ! Psalm 34:11-14! ! Psalm 115:3! ! Isaiah 7:10-13! Isaiah 39:1-8

A new addition to the weekly newsletter is a copy of the scripture outline from Sundayʼs sermon. It is my hope that this helps you in reflection on the work that God did through his Word.

Tuesday ! 9/1! ! Community Groups ! ! ! ! The Schifo Home 6:00pm

Wednesday 9/2! # Youth Group 6:00pm! ! ! !Thursday !9/3! ! Worship Practice 7:30pmFriday! 9/4! ! Fantasy Football Draft Night " " " " 7:30pm! ! !Saturday ! 9/5! ! **No Act Like Men Today**

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# # # # Crystal Sackett and Baby Peyton# # # # 2:30pm Everyone is Invited!! ! ! !

Sunday ! 9/6!

! ! ! ! Christian Education 9:30-10:30am! ! ! ! Counter Culture with Jerry Unger! ! ! ! Godʼs Prophets with Bruce Henrikson! ! ! ! Precepts Upon Precepts Womenʼs " " " " Study !" " " " Sr. High School Jake Barrett! ! ! ! Jr. High School Ronda Ekberg" " " "" " " " Childrenʼs Church 10:45am! ! ! !! ! ! # # Mrs. Lori Stalter

! ! ! ! Worship Gathering 10:45am! ! ! ! The Gospel Call: Pastor Jason Schifo! ! ! ! Transition from Isaiah 39-40 !" " " "" " " " Peggy Shapiro 6:00pm" " " " "" " " " StandWithUs Chicago! !

Come and Worship with Us!

As you may know, the United States along with the leaders of 5 other

countries, have signed a “deal with Iran” which includes some language and

promises that are very dangerous to the well being of our nation, and to the

stability of Israel and the Middle-East.

We have an opportunity to lift our voices in a powerful way and lend our support to our leaders, thereby being

instrumental in pursuing a better deal.

September 6th at 6:00pm at Community Evangelical Free Church

of Mahomet - Make a difference!

Peggy Shapiro, Midwest Director of “StandWithUs” will be at the Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet, September 6th, at 6:00pm, to discuss this very important and urgent situation. Peggy will help us understand how we can practically engage in a letter-writing campaign to voice our concerns and encourage our leaders.

Saturday, September 5th, 2:30pm, at the Church.

Come out and celebrate the birth of Peyton Sackett/Smith, pray for her as she has had some significant struggles, and enjoy a time of getting to know her and Crystal.

Contact Kearah Barrett to let her know you are coming! kearahressler@yahoo.com! ! Peyton wears 3-6 month clothes ! ! and ALWAYS needs diapers! :-)

Crystal Sackett and Baby Peyton

There will be a Beth Moore simulcast shown at Windsor Road Christian Church on Saturday, September 12th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is to join the simulcast is $20.00, and lunch is an additional $10.00. The subject will be Beth Mooreʼs new book, "Audacious". If anyone is interested in going, please let Deb Henrikson, 586-2918, know by September 1st.

Call the church to join a group today, or visit: communitygroups.yolasite.com

Please join us September 25th, for a virtual 24 hour prayer vigil where we will be joining churches all over the world in praying for Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American pastor who is currently serving an eight year prison sentence in one of Iranʼs toughest prisons simply because of his faith in Jesus.

Since his arrest in September 2012, he has been beaten, and emotionally and physically tortured. Yet, in a letter to his wife, Naghmeh, he wrote:

“… like the rats I can scream with joy within those prison walls and worship my Lord in joy and strength. The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Amen.”

We pray that he may continue to hold fast to the Lord and find joy and strength in Him while he remains in prison. His wife, Naghmeh and their two children have remained in the United States, so please pray for their comfort and peace as they wait on the Lord during this difficult time.

What do I do? This Sunday and every Sunday till the 25th there will be a sign up sheet in the back of the church. Sign up for 1 hour over the 24 hours and covet to PRAY for Saeed and his family. There is nothing to “attend” it is something you do where you are.

PRAYER VIGIL

As you heard on Sunday morning, we received news on Tuesday night that there is a real chance that Abigail and Savannahʼs biological father will concede his rights, KICKING OPEN the door to John and Julie Rochester adopting the girls! PRAISE GOD!We believe that this only happenED through lots of prayer on their behalf. We also believe that even more prayer is needed. So please PRAY every day ahead of their upcoming court date on September 9th and the 10th.

Because we believe that prayer is absolutely crucial in this and every battle, the Elders want to invite YOU to come September 8th, from 6:00-700pm to PRAY and SUPPORT the Rochester family. Letʼs Pack the Church.

PRAYER FOR THE ROCHESTERS

September 24th, 2015 7:00-9:00pm

LIFE BANQUETOnce again this year Community Evangelical Free Church is a table host for this event. That means that we want to host and fill tables with people who are pro-life and passionate about coming out to celebrate Living Alternatives 30th anniversary with them!

The special Speaker this year is pro-life actress Sheri Rigby.

Where?" Hilton Garden Inn – Champaign! ! 1501 S Neil St,, Champaign, IL

When? " September 24th, 7:00-9:00pm

How Much? The evening is Free. There will be an opportunity to ! ! support Living Alternatives but there is no pressure to ! ! do so. Register by calling: 217-398-6311 today.

Why? !! Because we believe that abortion is one of the great ! ! issues of our time and we want to fight it wherever, ! ! and however we can. Therefore, every member and ! ! attender of CEFCM is invited to attend this event!

Do you want to stand against the evil of abortion and be an encouragement to those who have dealt with abortion?Attend the “Celebrate Life Gathering”, September 12th, at Holy Cross in Champaign, from 4:00-9:00pm. Pastor Jason will be sharing a few words at this event. (405 W Clark St, Champaign)

Consider representing CEFCM at the monthly Champaign County “Celebrate Life” meeting. They are working to build partnerships that fight abortion and help those struggling with the effects of abortion. The first meeting is September 14th, at 7:00pm and St. Patrickʼs Church, Urbana, Illinois.

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. We will have 2 hours per week that CEFCM is tasked to be outside the clinic. Please pray about joining this ministry. Sign up in the back of the church.

These two new studies are starting September 13th! Sign up this Sunday at the church

2 New Studies Starting September 20th -Register Sunday at Church!

Do you want to study the Bible? Do you want to get to know others who are passionate about Godʼs Word? Do you want to grow to know more about God?

Then think about attending Bible Study Fellowship this fall. For the first time a study on the entire Book of Revelation will starting in mid September 2015 through May 2016. Each expositional study has three parts: a study guide you complete, a small group discussion where you talk about what you learned, and a lecture on the weeks materials. This gives you the opportunity to hear it multiple times. Menʼs 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. Womenʼs Bible Study Fellowship will start September 15th, 9:10am, at First Christian Church in Champaign. There is a childrenʼs 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!

For more information please see Michele Shafer (shafer5@mchsi.com), Tasha Schifo (tschifo@gmail.com), or Pastor Jason (who attends the Monday night Menʼs Study).

ISLAM CHRISTIANITY

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withRobert Sievers

September 25th at 6:00pm

Register by calling 217-586-5165

CONVERSATIONS MATTERPrayer Retreat

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Where: Lake in the Woods ParkWhen: 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. We will be using a book that pastor Jason and Jan Piasecki recently read, “The Presence Based Church” by Terry Terkyl.

If you would like a copy (encouraged) please sign up in the back of the church to receive one.

The donation is $10 per book.We will also have some scheduled coffee times to gather, pray and discuss the book.

Weekly Bible Reading

Aug 31st Revelation 21 Sept 4th Matthew 3Sept 1st Revelation 22 Sept 5th Matthew 4Sept 2nd Matthew 1 Sept 6th Matthew 5Sept 3rd Matthew 2 Sept 7th Matthew 6

When was the last time you were able to spend an hour rocking a baby? When was the last time you

were able to give your undivided attention to a curious infant?

 The baby/infant nursery needs your loving touch. We have many babies coming to Sunday School and church each week and their parents could use a break so they can focus on God. During this time it is our chance to tell these little ones how

much God loves them. Say “YES” to serving on

a rotating team. See Michelle Shafer (shafer5@mchsi) or Tasha Schifo (tschifo@gmail.com) today!

Now is Your Opportunity!