CORNERSTONE Volume 34, No.12 December 2017 COMMUNICATOR Youth Pastor - Brach Pulver Lead Pastor - Eli Shackelford Music - Fred Helbling CORNERSTONE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH The Cornerstone Communicator was created in 1985 to provide a way for church and ministry leaders to keep the people of Cornerstone informed about the activities and ministries of the church. While we hope that you will be lifted and encouraged by the articles you find in the Newsletter, the primary purpose of this newsletter ministry is to keep you informed. Happy December! Pastor Eli We will be telling the story this month. The church s story. The world s story. The story upon which all others borrow. The One story of the One who picked up pen and scratched out the name Adam. He dipped brush in color to breathe Eve to life. He wound the clock and lit the spark. He dreamt you. He whispered your hair color. He laughed outrageously at your first words. UPCOMING EVENTS... It s the story of Jesus. And it bigger than we think. We sometimes try to hold it back, but it s outgrown our boundaries. It s seeped into almost every aspect of our culture, if you know where to look. It s not Wal-Mart s story. It s not Hollywood s. They tell it anyway. Simply because it s so compelling. It s the church s story. It s our story. May we tell it well this season. Every day. Around our tables. In our workplaces. In our preparation of celebration. Let the story be told. Join us every week in December for a fresh perspective of the story of God incarnate. Blessings, Eli FEATURED INSIDE... Sundays - Fireproof Youth Group (9:45 am); Pre-Meeting (10:30 am); Worship & Jr Church (11 am); Eben-Ezer Worship (5 pm) Mondays - Women s Bible Study (6:30 pm) Tuesdays - Encounter & Eben-Ezer Young Adult Meeting (8 pn) Wednesdays - Sr. HIgh Youth (5:30 pm); Jr. HighYouth and Kids Club (6:45 pm) (until 12/20) Thursdays - Eben-Ezer Service (7 pm); BiLT w/shackelfords (6:30 pm); BiLT w/speuldas (7 pm) 1st ~ Templo Eben-Ezer Prayer Vigil 2nd ~ Elders Meeting (8 am) 3rd ~ ADVENT BEGINS 3rd ~ NO Potluck 5th ~ Prayer Meeting (7 pm) 9th ~ Food & Clothing Distributions (10 am) 9th ~ Church Christmas Party (5:30 pm) 10th ~ Congregational Meeting voting on leaders and 2018 budget (1 pm) 15th ~ Templo Eben-Ezer Prayer Vigil 20th ~ NO Kids Club or Youth Programs from December 20 through January 31 23rd ~ Distribute cookies and invitations 24th ~ Christmas Eve service (11 am) 25th ~ CHRISTMAS DAY 26th ~ Newsletter articles due 31st ~ NEW YEAR S EVE c Happy December!... 1 c Prayer... 2 c Belong. Struggle. Presence... 2 c Events Calendar... 3 c Prayer Calendar... 4 c Life Together...5 cworship...6 c Life Together...7-8 c Classifieds... 9 c And there was light... 10 December 2017 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com 1
Prayer at Cornerstone Join the monthly prayer meeting. December 5, Tuesday evening. Choose an leader or staff member and pray for them each day. Pray for programs such as the BiLT groups, Jr. Church, and Wednesday night youth programs. Pray for a good new start to the year for all of our church ministries. Use the prayer calendar. It has names, ministries, topics. Join the after-service prayer team. If you d like to pray with people up front, talk with Eli or one of the elders. Belong. Struggle. Presence. By Pastor Eli A couple of Sundays ago, I shared what I would want my friends to know about Cornerstone. I called that Sunday, A message for your friends. I would encourage you to share these things with your friends that are curious about church. Allow me to remind us of the three things that I highlighted: Belonging. Cornerstone is a place where the regular societal norm of; behave, believe, belong, is completely reversed. This is a place that you can belong first. Be part of our community first. Be covered by our care first. It is a place of belonging first because that how Jesus received people. We think this community will lead you to belief and that true belief can only lead to changed behavior. Belong first. The rest will follow. Struggle. Cornerstone is a place that is committed to fighting each other. We think that a diverse group of people unified around Jesus is the best witness that we can give and are willing to fight for that. This means that we will not walk away from conflict of relationship, but gently press towards each other. This is not easy or natural, but is exactly what Jesus did to establish and build a relationship with us. We are committed to struggle for the answer of His prayer that His people would be One. Presence. God s project is God s presence means that Cornerstone will be on a relentless pursuit for people. We believe that finding Jesus in the eyes of the hurting, needy, and desperate is actually finding Jesus. When we serve those who He loves we serve Him. We will always be pressing out of our comfortable lives to find the presence of God in the world. As we ve quoted many times, God doesn t have a mission for His church, He has a church for His mission. We will be found on the evolving field of need. 2 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com December 2017
December Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 31 9:45am-Fireproof; 10:30am-Pre-Mtg; 11am-Worship, Jr Church; 5 pm-eben- Ezer Service? (TBA); Eben-Ezer Vigil? (TBA) Debbie Vigil 3 4 5 Advent Begins 9:45am-Fireproof; 10:30am-Pre-Mtg; 11am-Worship, Jr Church; 5 pm-eben- Ezer Service NO Potluck 24 25 6 7 8 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9:45am-Fireproof; 10:30am-Pre-Mtg; 11am-Worship, Jr Church; 5 pm-eben- Ezer Service Congregational Meeting voting leaders, budget (1 pm) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9:45am-Fireproof; 10:30am-Pre-Mtg; 11am-Worship, Jr Church; 5 pm-eben- Ezer Service Care & Share: 1 pm 9:45am-Fireproof; 10:30am-Pre-Mtg; 11am-Worship, Jr Church; 5 pm-eben- Ezer Service Christmas Eve Service is at 11 am. Women s Bible Study (6:30 pm) Baylee Shackelford Women s Bible Study (6:30 pm) Autumn Owens, Margaret Maresh Women s Bible Study (6:30 pm) Christmas Day Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. Encounter & Eben-Ezer (7 pm) Abbie Williams Encounter & Eben-Ezer (7 pm) Encounter & Eben-Ezer (7 pm) 26 Newsletter Articles Due Encounter & Eben-Ezer (7 pm) Sr High Youth (5:30 pm); Kids Club & Jr High Youth (6:45 pm) Sr High Youth (5:30 pm); Kids Club & Jr High Youth (6:45 pm) NO Kids Club until February BiLT Groups Eben-Ezer Service (7 pm) Jeff Long BiLT Groups Eben-Ezer (7 pm) BiLT Groups Eben-Ezer Service (7 pm) Eben-Ezer Vigil (8 pm) Eben-Ezer Vigil (8 pm) December 2017 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com 3 9 27 28 29 30 Ashlyn Pulver Eben-Ezer Service (7 pm) Arleth Lugo Elder Mtg (8 am) Food & Clothing Pantry (10 am) NO Women s Brunch Church Christmas Party (5:30 pm) Distribution of Cookies & Invites (10 am) Chuck & Carol Austin
December PRAYER CALENDAR Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Worship Worship Service Iglesia Ebenezer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Worship Worship Service 17 18 Worship Worship Service 24 Worship Worship Service Iglesia Ebenezer Spiritual renewal and new starts Answers for seeking hearts Great hospitality for visitors Because He First Loved Us Worship Worship Service Those who are searching for a connection with God Elders and Administrative Board 25 Unity and humility Elders and Administrative Board Prayer at Cornerstone Elders and Administrative Board Revival @ Cornerstone Elders and Administrative Board Revival @ Cornerstone Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. Church Office: Becky Peace in this Nation Building & Grounds Vision for missions and outreach Church Office: Becky Finance: Karen Missions: Pray for someone 1 2 19 20 21 22 23 Music and Worship Teams Unity and forgiveness 26 Growing trust in God Peace, guidance, and wisdom for leaders Love for our neighborhood Youth in our neighborhood Missions: Pray for someone People in pain Because He First Loved Us Ministry Pastor Eli Church Office: Becky Kids Club Director: Becky Because He First Loved Us Fellowship: Rickie Friends and family serving God in other countries 27 28 29 30 Building & Grounds Peace in this Nation Missions: Pray for someone Single parents Spirit of worship Friends and family serving God in other countries Kindness Pastor Eli Kids and youth Building & Grounds Single parents Church Office: Becky Vision and staff for food pantry/ clothing closet The women of our church Love for our neighborhood Music Minister: Fred & the Music Team Healing of wounds Kindness 4 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com December 2017
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a word about #4 in a series of articles and devotionals about worship wor ship [ˈwərSHəp] NOUN 1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity What s at the heart of worship? You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:3-4 Adoration is an important aspect of my personal worship of God. This cannot be worked out by any human effort but rather made incandescent by the fir of the Holy Spirit in my life. My worshiip of God must be the sense of awful wonder and adoration, to love, yearn and wait on God. David Brainerd died at the home of Jonathan Edwards when he was 29 years old. During the few years of his life, he had such a passion for God that nothing else could satiate his heart. He would kneel in the snow and be so lost in worship, prayer and intercession that when he was through, the snow would melt around him in a wide circle. We need passion like that today. Oh, for men and women who have such a longing for God that everything else in their life would be pushed away! I want my worship of God to be just as real. I am not one for imitating the accoutrements associated with worship. I am one for striving to achieve the passion of worship that men like this exhibited in their lives. I want to love God more than any person in my generation. Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of man! Glory and honor, praise, adoration Now and forevermore be Thine! Hymn: Fairest Lord Jesus By German Jesuits in 1677, Translated by Joseph A. Seiss (1823-1904) This month s excerpt comes from A.W.Tozer, A.W. My Daily Pursuit: Devotions for Every Day (January 11) Baker Publishing Group. 6 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com December 2017
MORE LIFE TOGETHER Youth and Kids Winter break: Midweek youth and kids Wednesday night youth groups and and Kids Club will take a winter break from December 19 to January 31. December 2017 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com 7
MORE LIFE TOGETHER SMALL GROUPS There will be no women s brunch in December. 8 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com December 2017
CLASSIFIEDS... CLOTHING These items are needed: Good-condition, clean clothing, clean shoes in good condition Clean bedding We especially need CHILDREN S AND BABY clothing. Please be sure donations are washed and in good condition. Thank you! Michael Jacobs Sales Associate 8823 S. Redwood Rd, Suite B2 West Jordan, Ut Phone: 801-541-8556 Email: wager.realty@gmail.com Blessed Home Do You Need Home Cleaning Services? Call Elda Arana at 818-612-8129 or Free Estimates. (Elda uses eco-friendly products.) Want to advertise in the classifieds? Just send an e-mail to Sherri at sherrivance@gmail.com. Kaity Robbins Fashion consultant 801-649-9035 lularoekaityruth@gmail.com FB: Shop LuLaRoe Kaity Ruth T: @lularoekaity Sandy Ortega is taking orders for Avon if anyone is interested. She will provide books as needed. Call 801-330-5212 for information. December 2017 email address: cornerstoneefchurch@yahoo.com 9
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