December 16th

WEEKLY

COMMUNITY
FREE CHURCH
!

THIS WEEK AT YOUR CHURCH

Community
Evangelical Free
Church of Mahomet

Tuesday 12/9

Serve at Two Trees Christmas

Shop at Salt and Light!
Meet at the church at 4:45pm

communityfreechurch.com

For to us a child is born, to us

a son is given;
his name shall be called

Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God,

Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

Wednesday 12/10

Student Ministry
Serve at Two Trees Christmas
Shop at Salt and Light!
Meet at the church at 4:45pm
Community Group 6:15pm
Piasecki Home
Everyone is Welcome!

Thursday

12/11

Friday

12/12

Saturday

12/13

Worship Practice 7:00pm

ASimple
CHRISTMAS

EVE SERVICE

EVE SERVICE

Cant something this season just be simple?

Yes, because God did all the hard work.

December 24th at 6:00pm

December 21
Luke 2:10 (Luke 2:1-21; Matthew 2:1-12)
And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I
bring you good news of great joy that will be for all
the people.
December 24
Luke 2:14 (Luke 2:13-15); Isaiah 9:6
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace
among those with whom he is pleased!
Invite a friend to come out for this simple service.
December 28
Luke 2:30-31 (Luke 2:22-38)
for my eyes have seen your salvationthat you have
prepared
in the presence of all peoples,
!

All Church Christmas Party!

5:00-8:00pm
Bring a plate of cookies to share!
Basketball 8:30am

Evangelism at Marketplace Mall

11:20am in the Food Court
Come out to the WGNN Singing
Men Concert and share your faith!

Sunday

12/21

Christian Education 9:30am

Childrens Sunday School 9:30am
Childrens Church 10:45am
Worship Gathering 10:45am
Read Luke 2:1-21; Matthew 2:1-12
to prepare
And the angel said to them, Fear not, for
behold, I bring you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people.!
**NO AWANA** (December 21st and 28th)

Monday

12/22

Church office open.

Advent
Reading
Third Week 12/14-12/20
Sunday Luke 1:5-13
Monday Luke 1:14-17
Tuesday Luke 1:18-25
Wed Luke 1:39-45
Thursday Luke 1:46-56
Friday Luke 1:57-66
Saturday Luke 1:67-80
Fourth Week 12/21-12-27
Sunday Isaiah 7:10-14
Monday Luke 1:26-35
Tuesday Isaiah 9:2-7
Wed Matthew 1:18-25
Thursday Luke 2:1-20
(Christmas Day)
Friday Matthew 2:1-2
Saturday Luke 2:21-35

Bring a plate of cookies to share!

Advent Reading Focus on the Family

CHRISTMAS
EVE AT
THE SCHIFOS
Dont have anywhere to be
Christmas Eve? We would love
to have you join us from 6-7pm
at the church for the Christmas
Eve Service, and then over to
our home to enjoy friendship,
treats, and lots of laughs
together.
Bring an appetizer to share!
Everyone is invited!
We are at:
1206 Windwood Lane, located
just off Lake in the Woods
Road in Mahomet.

Next Week 12/23 and the fo!owing

week 12/30 there wi! be just a short
newsletter with calendar updates!

Christmas: Whats Love got to Do With it?

Oh what's love got to do,
got to do with it?
What's love, but a second hand
emotion?
What's love got to do,
got to do with it?
Who needs a heart, when a heart
can be broken?
Tina Turner, Whats Love Got to Do This

Without even knowing it (or

maybe she did) Tina Turner in her
1984 song: Whats Love Got to
Do With It, was asking a deeply
theological question. It is the
same question that is central to
the saving work of Christ and our
human response. As we look, love
has everything to do with it.
For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (ESV)
We often overlook this verse
because of its simplicity and our
relative comfort with it. It is the
one we learn at the earliest age,
and often recite the most. Yet, I
think we miss the power,
complexity, and promise of it.
Please take a moment and look
with me at the wonderful
sovereign Grace of God at work,
for all time.
For
When we see the "for" what we
should ask is "whats it there for?".
The reason was that there was a
problem, NOT a God problem,
but a human one, called sin that
grieved the heart of God. The fact
that there is even a "for" is
evidence of a love that knows no
height, width, breadth , or depth.
God
Right after the problem what do
we have? Our problems tend to

be places of periods, but here

God says, that this is not finished
and the brokenness of sin does
not get the last word.
For God, tells us that God and
only God could deal with this
problem. Certainly, we could not.
so loved
We often look at the "love" and
skip the so that lets us know
that this love is entirely different
than any love that I know. So
means to such a great extent
which allows us to see that this
love has a extends greater than
my our own knowledge. In fact,
Ephesians 3:19 tells us that this
love is the: the love of Christ
that surpasses knowledge.
the world,
When we read this sometimes we
think in terms of present world, or
the physical world. The Bible on
the other hand sees the world in a
far greater way. It speaks of the
vastness of the universe, and in
the same way the numbers of
hairs on your head.
The world is therefore
representative of those in it. This is
not just you and me, but those
that have come before and after
us. To quote another popular 80s
song, We are the World. Jesus
came to deal with your sin at the
cross, but also reconciled sin past,
present, and future.
that he gave his only Son,
According to Romans 5:8, but
God shows his love for us in that
while we were still sinners, Christ
died for us. God did what we
could not possibly do; what I
could not possibly do, give my up
own son. Yet, God initiated and
did what only He could do, but
the greater question is how?

The people who are being saved

are the worst of the worst, and the
gift being given is the most
precious of all, the only son, and
the only way this can be done is
through one who so loves.
that whoever believes in him
A senior saint once told me that
the whoever means all the anywhos and where-evers.
It is our crazy neighbors, the drug
addict, the alcoholic, the abuser,
the wayward husband, the
despondent wife, the prodigal son
or daughter, the greedy, the needy,
and all those who BELIEVE on
Him and are radically changed. I
have such a problem with those
who subscribe to a small gospel
that is only for some or just a few.
The Bible is clear that ALL are
called to, and considered
righteous at the cross of Christ.
should not perish but have
eternal life.
Remember: while we were still
sinners (Rom 5:8) we were still
perishing because the wages of
sin is death (Rom 6:23), but God
rich in mercy Himself made a
proclamation at the cross that,
none shall perish!
So, Tina Turner asked us:
Whats love got to do with it?
Everything.
For God, love is not just a second
hand emotion, but the active
agent of a rescue mission whose
goal is redemption for not just
some, but all. This is not just any
love, but Gods own sacrificial,
sin crushing, son sending,
salvation initiating, saving love for
all those in the world. The very
love manifest in the manger.
Share that love today with
someone!
~ Pastor Jason

(Updated)

HOLIDAY CALENDAR 2014

November 30th

December 1st

December 2nd

December 3rd

December 4th

Advent Begins
Expectation of
Christ
10:45am

Martial Arts
6:00pm

Womens BSF
9:15am

Student Ministry
6:00pm

Worship Practice
7:00pm

Mahomet Seymour
Madrigals

December 5th

December 6th

Mens BSF
6:45pm

Prayer Training
9:00am
Basketball
8:30am

6:30pm
Dinner Provided

**No AWANA
December 7th

December 8th

December 9th

December 10th

December 11th

Christmas
2014 Words
that Bring Life
10:45am

Martial Arts
6:00pm

Womens BSF
9:15am

Student Ministry
6:00pm

Worship Practice
7:00pm

Mens BSF
6:45pm
Gift Collected to
deliver to Living
Alternatives

**Helping Hands
Gift Collection

December 12th
Why
Christianity
and Islam
Cannot

in Serving
God
Together.
December 12th
7:00pm

AWANA 6:00pm
December 14th

December 15th

Christmas
2014 Words
that bring Life
10:45am

Martial Arts
6:00pm

December 16th

Community
Groups serve
5-7pm at:

Special Guest:
Rachel Ross

December 17th

Students Serve
5-7pm at:

December 13th
Mens Breakfast
7:00am
Basketball
8:30am
Coffee for Rachel
Ross of Forget me
Not Ministries
10am at the
Woods Home

December 18th

December 19th

December 20th

Worship Practice
7:00pm

Christmas Bash!
5:00pm

Basketball 8:30am

How to Share your

Faith Fearlessly.
7:00pm

Caroling-Food-Fun

JESUS

Evangelism during
the Singing Men
Christmas Concert!
Marketplace Mall
12 noon.

JESUS

AWANA 6:00pm
December 21st

December 22nd

December 23rd

Christmas
Service
10:45am

No Student
Ministry
Christmas
Eve Service
6:00pm
Open invite to
come to the Schifo
Home
7:00-9:00pm!

Communion

**No AWANA
December28th
Christmas
Words that
Bring Life
10:45am

December24th

December 29th

December 30th

December 31st
No Student
Ministry

December 25th

We want to
wish you and
yours a very

January 1st

December 26th

December27th

Church Office
Closed

Mens Breakfast
7:00am
Basketball
8:30am

January 2nd

January 3rd

Church Office
Closed

Special Guest:
The Caziers
Prayer Training
9:00am
**No AWANA

Basketball
8:30am