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Kingdom Service
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you. —John 15:7
In the spring of 2000 my wife, Sandy, and I attended a Finishers Forum at EvFree Fullerton. We have attended many conferences, but this one challenged us to think about how we could spend our retirement years in Kingdom service. One speaker posed this question: “At the gates of Heaven when God asks you ‘Those gifts I gave you—what did you do with them?’ how will you respond?” Since then, we have prayed that the Lord would place people and experiences in our path to teach us how to take that speaker’s challenge seriously.
Our prayers were consistently answered because the Lord placed many inspiring and mentoring people in our path. Within a year we took our family on our first short-term mission trip, into the Amazon jungle in Ecuador. In later years we participated in short term mission trips to Thailand, China, North Africa, Vietnam, and most recently, Portugal. On each trip we learned about Kingdom service from our missionary partners and the local churches they served and how both were working to share the Gospel with unreached people across the world. Each trip had its unique challenges, but each time the Lord has blessed us with protection and continued insight about our call to service...
Click here to read more from Bob Jensen.
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Serving at the El Dorado Motel
Every week generous volunteers prepare dinner, minister to, and serve the families and individuals in transition living at the El Dorado Motel. Hear from the volunteers and the El Dorado Motel residents whose lives have been changed through the relationships they've built with each other. Watch the full video here.
Visit ocunited.org to learn how you can serve at the El Dorado Motel.
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Search Process Prayer—February 19
Okay, now we're getting serious. Serious-er. If you haven't been praying, please start. For those of you who have been faithfully supporting the Search Committee through intercession, keep on. Remember that a time of prayer has been called for 5 minutes at 5:00 (am or pm) daily. And for all of us, fasting (for a day, for a meal, from social media, etc.) will tell our Heavenly Father how serious we are about hearing from Him and finding our next senior pastor. We sense His leading and we are filled with anticipation!
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The Well Re-launch Party
Saturday, February 18, 6–9pm, The Well
Join us for our Re-launch Party! We’ll be featuring our new menu, half-priced affogatos (espresso + ice cream), worship and live music. We can’t wait to serve you!
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Marriage Conference 2017
Saturday, February 25, 9:00am–3:30pm, Worship Center
Join us for a daylong conference filled with laughter and learning to help you build the love relationship of your dreams. Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller The Five Love Languages, will be here at EvFree Fullerton to lead couples—whether seriously dating, engaged, or married—in a time of growth and discovery. Limited childcare is available for no additional charge. Learn more and register here or via the EvFree App.
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THRIVE!
Five Fridays for Building Healthy Relationships!
Join us for five Friday nights, March 3–31, from 6:30–8:30pm in the Commons. Each five-week class is $15 for individuals, $30 for couples. Childcare (for 6th graders and younger) and a catered dinner are available for a modest extra charge. Dinner is served in the Commons starting at 5:45pm. Plus there’s a bonus—get FREE CHILDCARE for a date night on Friday, April 7!
Classes offered this session:
- Keys to Dealing with a Dysfunctional Family
- Love and Respect
- Boundaries—Setting Healthy Relationship Limits
- SPARKS for Couples
- Foundation for a Healthy Marriage (Part Two)
- Couple Talk (Part Two)—Cracking the Code to Handling Conflict
Learn more about each class and register here or via the EvFree App.
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History & Vision of Rolling Hills Manor
A couple weeks back at our Family Meeting (AKA Congregational Meeting), Paul Burke spoke about the history, financing, and vision for the church-owned apartment complex. He also made reference to a brochure providing more details. If you would like a copy of that brochure, they are available at Guest Central on Sundays and in the church office during the week.
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Let Us Pray For You
Need prayer? We’re available 24/7 at evfreefullerton.com/prayer. You can submit a prayer request, even anonymously, and know that our prayer team will read your note and pray for you. If you’d like to pray with someone in person, we have people who would love to pray with you after each Sunday service. We also love to hear answers to your prayer requests, so feel free to share those too.
If you’d like to take a more active role in praying for our church, contact us at prayer@evfreefullerton.com and find out how to get involved in our prayer ministry.
Let us pray for and with you—it is our privilege.
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