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Jesus said, “If two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven “ (Matt. 2:18-19) . So what happens when two agree on earth and the third party in agreement is God? The extrap-olation of the power of agreement is expressed in God’s statement to Israel, “One can send 1000 to flight and two can send 10,000...since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.” (Deut. 32:30; Josh 23 :10)

If the power of two can send 1000 what can 12 do? Most assuredly with the Spirit of God in them the apostles turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6). Imagine what a congregation of 400 could do? We have much to look forward to this year if we work together in our efforts.

The enemy hates unity so we must watch for his schemes to divide our family. Therefore we must be on guard and watch for those who sow seeds of discord (Proverbs 6:12-19). When we break that phrase down we can see how this disunity starts to work. To “sow” means to spread a seed over a region. A “seed” is something that starts small but grows bigger when it is fed and digs its roots deep. It grows to spread its branches to bear fruit in order to reseed again. That’s how discord starts and results in separation.

Secondly we must watch for the spirit of isolation. There is a real problem that has invaded the church since our culture promotes individualism and isolation. We are having a harder time trying to get people to work together and gather in a united purpose. We do not need to become extroverts to have unity but we do need to reach out to others. Fear and woundedness breed an isolating spirit among people. The remedy for all of this is loving and accepting one another in the Father’s love. That is a process and continuing effort for all of us.

Families have disputes but they must learn to work through them because they are in a bond by birth not by choice. So are we. The body of Christ is not based on mutual feel-ings but on a mutual birthing. We must become unoffend-able and patient with each other. Of course we have disputes and arguments, that is natural. It’s what we do with our conflicts that can build us stronger or separate us farther.

With that said, the Bible tells us we are better together and we must continue to meet and spur each other on. Remember we are not a crowd we are a family.

- Pastor Tim Tyler

Our Vision statement for 2018 is “Better Together,” because it’s important for us to understand that we are a family and not just a crowd. Scripture calls believers “Sons of God” and if God is our Father then we are brothers and sisters in the household of faith. This Kin-ship concept is explained by Jesus in Matthew 13:54, “Whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother." We are a family because we are born of the Spirit of our Father through faith in Jesus Christ.

With that in mind, Paul tells us to give extra care for our spiritual family, “…do good to everyone, and espe-cially to those who are of the household of faith” (Gal.6:10). Paul also explains that, “to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good” (1 Cor. 12:7). We are stronger together and more equipped as a body than as lone rangers. This “common unity” is what forms the spiritual bond of the body of Christ. Our community is based on our devotion to the Lordship of Jesus.

The Bible speaks of the blessing of the anointing of unity in Psalm 133 and that ultimately it is through our unity that the Lord commands His blessings upon us. “Two” represents the basic building block for unity. If you have two, then you have the beginning of a community. Therefore, what happens with two can multiply to the many. Consider the use of ”two“ in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12.

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and alone? He has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him, a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

When two commit to one thing they become united to that cause which becomes a three strand cord, not easily broken.

• Step In Membership Class—Wed. 3rd (7:00 pm)

• Discipleship Institute Starts—Thurs. 4th (7:00 pm)

• Leadership Huddle—Sat. 20th (9:00 am)

• New Members Celebration—Sun. 21st (9:00 & 11:30am)

• Vision Meeting 2018—Sun. 28th (3:00 pm)

• Next Steps Intro to C3—Wed. 7th (7:00 pm)

• Baptism Class—Wed. 7th (7:00 pm)

• Family Worship Night—Fri. 9th (7:00 pm)

• Missions Team Training—Sat.17th (10:00 am)

• Step In Membership Class—Wed. 7th (7:00 pm)

• Family Worship Night Fri. 9th (7:00 pm)

• Dr. Michael Brown Seminar—Sat.10th (9:00 am)

• Missions Team Training—Sat.17th (10:00 am)

• Baby Dedication— Sun.18th (11:30am)

• New Members Celebration—Sun. 25th(9:00 & 11:30am)

• Palm Sunday—Sun. 25th (9:00 & 11:30 am)

• Passover at Barrister Gardens—Wed. 28th (7:00pm)

• Good Friday—Fri. 30th (12:00 pm)

• Easter—Sun. April 1st

Spiritual Parenting

Parents are, by the power of God's Spirit, to depend on God in order to create home environments that God can use to beckon our kids to him. The end goal is vi-brant faith that is passed on from one generation to another. Join us for a four-week class using the book "Spiritual Parenting: an Awakening for Today's Fami-lies" by Michelle Anthony.

Wednesdays in March, 7:00-8:30pm

Pastor Emily, Facilitator

Covenant Love (Marriage Course)

Come and learn skills to help you have a strong and healthy marriage. This class is great for those consider-ing marriage and married couples who want to learn new skills to improve their marriages.

Wednesday Nights 7:00 to 8:30 pm 2/28/2018-4/4/2018 Rich & Jen White, Facilitators

Grief Support Group

We will be hosting a six week support group to help those who are struggling with grief. Grief comes in many forms, a loss of a loved one, broken relationships and many of life regrets. Come and learn practical tools on how to deal with the effects of grief.

Facilitator Jeannine Dutko, 1/10/2018 thru 2/14/2018 Classes begin Wednesday 7pm

Welcome to Cristy Brown as the new Women's Bible Fellowship Director for 2018. A great big thank you to Tammy Saputo for doing such a great job with the 2017 Fellowship.

We are focusing on our 2018 vision of “Better Together”. We are creating more opportunities to hang out throughout the week in an organic fashion. These are more spontaneous and not programed events. Emails will be sent out and promotion will happen on social media, but the locations and activities will change so stay tuned to your email and social media for info.

Party With The Parents—Wednesday January 24 during our regularly scheduled service in the youth building. We are looking forward to worshipping together and discussing the vision for 2018.

Purity Series—In February, we will be doing a purity series and want to have a commitment to purity event Wednesday February 21 during our Wednesday night service.

Apex Fundraiser—We are looking to do a fundraiser in March again for Apex. We are also planning on doing the All Night Event at the Warren Community Center. This is a collaborated event with other local youth ministries. We will have a date and details set soon.

Another wonderful year in C3 Outreach has come and gone so quickly and by all reports it was highly successful and many lives were changed. From our short term mission teams to the local outreach programs, including the Prayer Tent, thousands of people have been touched by the love of God. Thank you to all who prayed and served in every area of the C3 Outreach programs, we could not have done it without you.

One of our biggest changes has been the name of our min-istry. We went from “C3 Missions” to “C3 Outreach.” We feel that “C3 Outreach” is a much more inclusive title with every-thing we are involved in both locally and internationally.

We are excited for the new doors God has opened to us. We welcome Bill Childress as a new outreach board mem-ber. God lit the fire in his heart to serve deeper after his first short term mission trip to Hong Kong in 2017. We are excit-ed to work with him and welcome his passion, heart and new perspective.

We are also excited about an open door in Cuba. As Cuba is welcoming Americans after a long absence, we are eager to carry Gods love to them. Cuba joins Hong King, Beijing, Pakistan, South Africa and The Voice of the Martyrs as one of our destinations this year.

We pray that many of you will come alongside of us again this year. You may serve on a short term mission team, or one of our many local outreach programs. Maybe you will become active in our Bowl-A-Thon or give financial assis-tance. All together we are confident God will lead us through another year of serving Him.

Family Worship Night—Five Love Languages Join us for a one-hour, interactive Family Worship Experi-ence, as we learn how to speak each other’s love languages.

Friday, February 9 at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall for families with kids of all ages. We ask that all children be accompanied by an adult because this is a family experience.

Kids Choir! For ages 4 and up Practice: Sunday March18 & 25 at 10:30am Perform: Sunday, April 1 at both services.

Baby Dedications Sunday, March 18 at 11:30am Sign up at the Info Center by March 11

Introducing Secret Sisters Beginning Jan. 14th C3’s teens and women of all ages are invited to participate. Secret Sisters are about encouraging, praying for, and supporting each other secretly and in small ways. This can include sending notes, scripture, encourag-ing words, birthday and anniversary cards, small surpris-es.... the possibilities are endless, but the most important task will be committing to praying for your new sister.

I encourage every woman to consider becoming a part of this fulfilling opportunity to connect and make lifelong friendships. Contact Cristy Brown at church, at 586-872-6997 or at cristybrownc3@gmail.com for more information.

Upcoming Fellowships:

Tuesday AM Bible Study - “Living Free” by Beth Moore February 6th -March 20 10:00AM

Tuesday PM Share and Prayer - Different topics the 1st Tuesday of every month 6:30PM

Tuesday PM Fun Night - 3rd Tues. every month 6:30PM

Jan 16 Game night - bring your favorite game and snack

Feb 20 Wood pallet sign making night - details to follow

March 20 Movie night

Don’t miss our annual Vision Meeting for 2018 on Sunday January 28th at 3:00 pm. Our theme this year is “Better Together” Please submit any questions you have for the meeting a week in advance to the office mailbox.

Classes start in January. Jan. 4—Life of Christ & Five Fold Gifts Feb.15—N.T. Survey & Divine Healing

Divine Healing Seminar Michael L. Brown, author of Israel’s Divine Healer, is coming to C3 Sat. March 10 &11. Dr. Brown is the author of 27 books and the founder and Presi-dent of FIRE School of Ministry in North Carolina. He hosts a daily, nationally, syndicated talk radio show, “The Line of Fire.” He holds a Ph.D. in Near East-

ern Languages and Literatures from New York University.

Men of Destiny covered many interesting and exciting topics last year such as The Power of the Cross, How to Over-come the Sin Nature, How to Defeat Addictions (such as pornography), How to Renew Your Mind in Christ, as well as focusing on intimate time with Jesus. It has been a successful year before the Lord and the men have definitely testified to enjoying the teachings/studies and the fellowship and comradery that is developing between us.

2018 the “How To’s” In 2018, we'll be tackling issues like How to Become "Book of Acts" men, How to Impact Your Church through Spiritual Gifts, How to Trust God with all Your Heart, Living to Impact your Environment for Christ and many other topics as the Holy Spirit leads. Come grow and enjoy the manifest presence of God with us!

PALM SUNDAY—March 25th We celebrate the triumphal entry of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Messiah. This day is marked by a celebration of palm branches and worship. Come experience the blessings of receiving Him who comes in the name of the Lord.

PASSOVER—Wednesday, March 28th The Passover Seder is held at 7:00 pm at Barrister Gardens—24225 Harper Ave,

St Clair Shores, MI 48080. Each year we expand our celebration and introduce new dimensions to understanding the salvation story that Jesus celebrated with his disciples. Don’t miss this year’s feast of God.

GOOD FRIDAY—Friday March 30 Our Good Friday Service is from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. This solemn assembly gathers around the cross through various cinematic portrayals of the death of Christ. Come to experi-ence the depth of sorrow and reflect on the great manifestation of love demonstrated on Calvary.

EASTER SUNDAY—April 1st Come celebrate the power of the resurrection in your life as we exalt our risen Lord. Easter Sunday is a day that the Church explodes in tri-umph over sin and death to worship the King of Kings.

Grief Support Group We will be hosting a six week support group to help those who are struggling with grief. Grief comes in many forms, a loss of a loved one, broken relationships and many of life’s regrets. Come and learn practical tools on how to deal with the effects of grief. Facilitator: Jeannine Dutko. Classes begin Wed.’s @ 7pm 1/10/2018 thru 2/14/2018

Covenant Love Come and learn skills to help you have a strong and healthy marriage. This class is great for those considering marriage and married couples who want to learn new skills to improve their marriages. Facilitators: Rich & Jen White, Wed.’s @ 7:00 pm 2/28/2018-4/4/2018,

Spiritual Parenting Parents are, by the power of God's Spirit, to depend on God in order to create home environments that God can use to beckon our kids to him. The end goal is vibrant faith that is passed on from one generation to another. Join us for a four-week class using the book "Spiritual Parenting: an Awakening for Today's Families" by Michelle Anthony. Facilitator: Pastor Emily, Wed.’s in March, 7:00 pm,

Christ Community Church would like to announce a restructuring of our systems of operation going forward in 2018. In developing these new systems, we are redefining roles and structures for our future goals. With that, the Elders made the difficult decision of eliminating the position of Church/Financial Secretary. We would like to thank Denise Wojtkow-

ski for 18 years of faithful service. She performed her job with excellence and through no fault or deficiency of her own, she will no longer be employed by Christ Community Church. We pray Gods blessings and provisions for Denise and her family.

NEW, Thursday, February 1st—Fishers of Men Evange-lism class as an extension of DI. Charlie Hess will instruct this 8 week course in evangelism. Register today by call-ing the church.