Driven: Letting Who We Are Drive What We Do
Maclane Forbus, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Sermon Questions:
Home Group and Discipleship Groups
CB Groups sign-ups are happening now.
You can sign up for home groups, discipleship groups, and Bible studies at communitychurch.com/groups or by texting CBGROUPS to 94090.
If you have any questions, email Rachel Todd.
Celebrate Recovery
CR meets at our Fort Smith campus on Tuesdays at 6pm every week. We also have our online recovery service every Thursday night at 6pm right here: http://communitybiblecr.online.church Celebrate Recovery is a 12 step program for anyone with a hurt, habit, or hang-up. Celebration Place and the Landing are 52-week programs that mirror Celebrate Recovery curriculum, discovering the same truths in age-appropriate ways for our children and our students. If you have any questions about the program, contact Frankie Post For now there will be no meals. We will keep you posted when we are able to begin those again.
ACTS 4 Ministry
Our ACTS 4 ministry collects used furniture and appliances (in good, working condition) and stores it to give to individuals and fami- lies in need. If you have items you would like to donate, please contact Baxter Gladden at 479-739-0066 or Jim Kolp at 918-520-1422 to set up a time for pick-up.
CB-Kids has returned to in-person services.
All ages of CB-Kids have resumed during our 9:00AM service. Our team has been hard at work creating a safe, fun, and comfortable environment for your kids to return.
For more information check out our CB-Kids Restart Procedures.
If you choose to continue to attend virtually, CB-Kids content will be available on the CB-Kids Video Hub.
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SERMON NOTES // Sunday, January 17, 2021
Driven: Letting Who We Are Drive What We Do
Maclane Forbus, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Sermon Questions:
Men’s Group
Tuesdays | 6-8pm
If you are interested in learning more, email Troy Jarrell.
Women’s Bible Study
Tuesdays | 6-8pm
Our Women’s Bible Study is in a study called “Twelve Women of the Bible.” For more information, email Regina Clack
CB Groups
If you’ve considered joining a home group, discipleship group, bible study, or class, it’s never too late to sign up. If you are inter- ested in learning more, email email Troy Jarrell for more info.
Celebrate Recovery
CR meets at our Fort Smith campus on Tuesdays at 6pm every week. We also have our online recovery service every Thursday night at 6pm right here: http://communitybiblecr.online.church Celebrate Recovery is a 12 step program for anyone with a hurt, habit, or hang-up. Celebration Place and the Landing are 52-week programs that mirror Celebrate Recovery curriculum, discovering the same truths in age-appropriate ways for our children and our students. If you have any questions about the program, contact Frankie Post For now there will be no meals. We will keep you posted when we are able to begin those again.
ACTS 4 Ministry
Our ACTS 4 ministry collects used furniture and appliances (in good, working condition) and stores it to give to individuals and fami- lies in need. If you have items you would like to donate, please contact Baxter Gladden at 479-739-0066 or Jim Kolp at 918-520-1422 to set up a time for pick-up.
COMMUNITY KIDS
Sundays | 4-5pm
Our Community Kids program for grades K-6 meet on Sunday afternoons from 4-5pm.
CONVERGE
Wednesdays | 6-7:30pm
Our Converge student program for grades 7-12 meet on Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30pm.
SERMON NOTES // Sunday, January 17, 2021
Driven: Letting Who We Are Drive What We Do
Kevin Thompson, Genesis 1:26-27
Genesis 1:26-27
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Sermon Questions:
How does the creation account of humanity influence how we treat others?
What is the base level of respect we should give to all people? What characterizes respect that has been earned?
What makes you feel most respected and disrespected?
How do we naturally respond to people we don’t like? How would Jesus have us respond?
List three examples of where I response should be “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Home Group and Discipleship Groups
These groups will all continue online. If you have any questions, email Doug Young
Celebrate Recovery
CR meets at our Fort Smith campus on Tuesdays at 6pm every week. We also have our online recovery service every Thursday night at 6pm right here: http://communitybiblecr.online.church Celebrate Recovery is a 12 step program for anyone with a hurt, habit, or hang-up. Celebration Place and the Landing are 52-week programs that mirror Celebrate Recovery curriculum, discovering the same truths in age-appropriate ways for our children and our students. If you have any questions about the program, contact Frankie Post For now there will be no meals. We will keep you posted when we are able to begin those again.
ACTS 4 Ministry
Our ACTS 4 ministry collects used furniture and appliances (in good, working condition) and stores it to give to individuals and fami- lies in need. If you have items you would like to donate, please contact Baxter Gladden at 479-739-0066 or Jim Kolp at 918-520- 1422 to set up a time for pick-up.
Google Classroom
We want your kids to stay connected during this time at home so we created google classrooms that have weekly lessons, activities and videos to help stay engaged with the gospel! If you have a kid in 1st-5th grade log on to google classroom and use the class code isylo4w and if you have a kid age 3 year old-kindergarten use class code uok73tx.
Zoom Meetings
VB Student Ministry will meet on Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. through Zoom Video Chats. Contact Rachel Dahl if you need instructions on how to get set up.
Driven: Letting Who We Are Drive What We Do
Jackie Flake, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Sermon Questions:
Celebrate Recovery
CR meets at our Fort Smith campus on Tuesdays at 6pm every week. We also have our online recovery service every Thursday night at 6pm right here: http://communitybiblecr.online.church Celebrate Recovery is a 12 step program for anyone with a hurt, habit, or hang-up. Celebration Place and the Landing are 52-week programs that mirror Celebrate Recovery curriculum, discovering the same truths in age-appropriate ways for our children and our students. If you have any questions about the program, contact Frankie Post For now there will be no meals. We will keep you posted when we are able to begin those again.
Pray that we assimilate more of our Wednesday Youth & Children’s families into our Sunday gatherings. Pray that we help youth and children with spiritual maturity both personally and as a group through professions of faith, baptism & service.
CB North Student Facebook Page
Check out and like our Facebook page by going to “CB North Students” and liking our page.
Pray that we identify 3-5 ministry/missional opportunities within NFSM and Beyond. Pray that we help families seek to become discipling communities within our homes and neighborhoods through 3-5 Community (missional) groups.
CB On Mission | Short Term Trips
New Mexico/Arizona - Navajo Reservation | March 21-26th | Families and Individuals
Haiti | February 15-22nd | Men’s Trip
Tegucigalpa, Honduras | July 18-24th | Students and Adults
Many local missional opportunities as well!
RSVP to donnie@communitychurch.com
Location
Our North Fort Smith Campus normally meets on Sundays at 1st Presbyterian Church and at Union Christian Academy on Wednesday Nights. But to COVID-19 and Summer scheduling we are having to be more flexible. Please contact Pastor Jackie Flake at jackie@communitychurch.com for specific times and locations during the summer.
We accentuate our values using the acrostic TRUST:
Truth
Rhythms (Spiritual Disciplines)
commUnity
Service
Transformation
Celebrate Recovery
CR meets at our Fort Smith campus on Tuesday nights at 6pm. It is a 12-step program for anyone with a hurt, habit, or hang-up. Celebration Place and the Landing are 52-week programs that mirror Celebrate Recovery curriculum, discovering the same truths in age-appropriate ways. If you have any questions about the program, contact Frankie Post
Not ready to come back to CR in person yet? Or, want to give it a try but not just yet in person? Join us online every Thursday night at 6pm right here: http://communitybiblecr.online.church
1. Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings.
Not your spouse’s, someone you’re dating, or your family members’ hurts and hang-ups, but your own. Focusing on yourself will benefit your recovery as well as the ones around you. Stick to “I” or “me” statements, not “you” or “we” statements.
Limit your sharing to three to five minutes, so everyone has an opportunity to share — and to ensure that one person does not dominate the group sharing time.
2. There is NO cross-talk. Cross-talk is when two people engage in conversation excluding all others. Each person is free to express his or her feelings without interruptions.
Cross-talk is also making distracting comments or questions while someone is sharing. This includes speaking to another member of the group while someone is sharing, or responding to what someone has shared during his or her time of sharing.
3. We are here to support one another, not “fix” one another. This keeps us focused on our own issues.
We do not give advice or solve someone’s problem in our time of sharing or offer book referrals or counselor referrals! We are not licensed counselors, psychologists, or therapists, nor are the group members. Celebrate Recovery groups are not designed for this. It is up to the participants to include outside counseling to their program when they’re ready.
4. Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only exception is when someone threatens to injure themselves or others.
We are not to share information with our spouses/family/co-workers. This also means not discussing what is shared in the group among group members. This is called gossip. Please be advised, if anyone threatens to hurt themselves or others, the Small Group Leader has the responsibility to report it to the Celebrate Recovery Ministry Leader.
5. Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered recovery group.
Therefore, we ask that you please watch your language. The main issue here is that the Lord’s name is not used inappropriately. We also avoid graphic descriptions. If anyone feels uncomfortable with how explicitly a speaker is sharing regarding his/her behaviors, then you may indicate so by simply raising your hand. The speaker will then respect your boundaries by being less specific in his/her descriptions. This will avoid potential triggers that could cause a person to act out.
Emphasize at the close of your meeting that Group Sharing Guidelines stay intact as participants fellowship with each other after the meeting.
CR Crisis Response Additional 3 Guidelines for online group meetings:
