I hope you all have a great week and I hope to see you soon.

Shaun

Paul Matthew Pool

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A Little About Matt

Matt was born and raised in KS, growing up in Lawrence and loving music and theater at a young age. Having returned from Iraq in May 2009, he is currently studying at the University of Kansas for a Bachelors in Theatre, Culture and Society with a concentration in music. His intention is to use this degree on the local mission field, bringing better theater into Christendom with the intent of reaching those who remain lost and educating those who are found all the while continuing to retain the focus of existence as the forerunner of all his thoughts. Soli Deo Gloria.

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Anniversary: 12/29/2001

Children (Birthdays): Devean (12/2), Eliana (4/24), Hayley (8/22), Chance (4/7)

Occupations:  Credit Union Loan Officer, Homemaker

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Favorite Verses From Scripture: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15).  Behold, I am coming.  Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecies of this book (Revelation 22:7).

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Megan Jones (Birthday 01/12/1987)

Anniversary: 07/12/2010

Children: Hopefully someday.

Occupation: Medical Student

Links

• Email Megan – megan.renee.

A Little About Megan

I grew up attending the First Baptist Church of Linwood, KS and accepted Christ and was baptized when I was 8/9 years old. I went through phases during the next ten years when I was really on fire for God and phases when I was what you would call a lukewarm Christian.  As I finished my senior year of high school and entered college, I fell away from my walk with God. Then during my sophomore year of college I started attending a Campus Crusade for Christ Bible study within the scholarship halls at KU. It was about this time that I realized that I needed to get back into church. You could say that I had started “church shopping.” That November my Bible study leader invited me to come to his church and then invited me to a bonfire that the college group was having. That’s when I started attending CBC and the last three and a half years have really been a time of learning about the power of God’s grace and rebuilding the foundations of my faith as well as developing strong Christian friendships that have encouraged me in my walk with the Lord.

Favorite Verses From Scripture

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.  Proverbs 3:5-6

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Jesse & Lisa Schultz (Birthdays 06/08/88 & 11/28/88)

Anniversary: July 25, 2009

Occupations: Jesse – student, roofer, painter; Lisa – student.

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• Email Lisa –

Favorite Verses From Scripture:

Jesse – Mark 8:34-35

Lisa – Proverbs 27:1

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Anniversary: 07/31

Children (Birthdays): Elizabeth (8/31), Nathan (2/7), Helena (1/31), Marysa (4/23), Sydney (1/28)

Occupations: John – Graphic Designer, Baker University.  Lisa – Homemaker, Homeschool Teacher

Favorite Verses From Scripture: Matt 6:33

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Jody Rees (Birthday Nov. 4, 1980)

Occupation: Teacher

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Favorite Verses From Scripture: “…having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” – Colossians 2: 14

A Little About Jody:

I trusted Christ as my Savior when I was four years old after hearing the gospel message in Sunday School & Cubbies. The gospel is this:  I am a sinner (Romans 3:23) and because of my sin I deserve to go to hell (Romans 6:23). God in His great love and mercy made a way for me to have a relationship with Him by sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross in my place (John 3:16). I can receive this gift by simply believing (trusting) (Acts 16:31) in what Jesus has done for me on the cross as the only way that I can have a relationship with Him and spend eternity in heaven with Him. Trusting Christ as my Savior was the most important and best decision I have ever made.

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The hope is that these will be a fresh way to worship God and build fellowship with God’s people and even minister to those outside our fellowship. We’ll break from the routine with testimonies and different voices speaking and, of course, by sharing a meal together. We’ll also invite everyone to share with the less fortunate in various ways.

Please join us Sunday, February 7, starting at 10:30 a.m. for our first Love Feast of 2010.

* More about the Love Feast from Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary:

LOVE FEAST — a meal shared by the early Christians when they met together for fellowship and the Lord’s Supper. The term love feast is clearly used only in Jude 12 (feasts of charity; KJV). But some Greek manuscripts support “love feasts” instead of “deceptions” in 2 Peter 2:13. The love feast is also referred to in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34, and probably in Acts 6:1–3, although neither passage in English versions of the Bible uses the term. The Greek word for “love feast” also is one of the New Testament words for “love,” indicating that the meal was originally intended to be a rich experience of God’s love. The purpose of the love feast was to remember Christ, to encourage His disciples, and to share God’s provisions with the needy.

In the time of Christ, communal meals to express friendship and observe religious feasts were practiced in both Greek and Jewish cultures. The yearly Passover meal was the most important such event among the Jews. Jesus chose this occasion to institute the Lord’s Supper, or Eucharist (Matt. 26:17–30). Thus it was natural for the early Christians, whenever they celebrated the Lord’s Supper, to do it in connection with a common meal. The “breaking of bread,” which the very first disciples did daily, most likely refers to this dual experience of common meal and Eucharist (Acts 2:42, 46).

Because of such abuses as those described in the New Testament (1 Cor. 11:17–34; 2 Pet. 2:13), and probably for reasons of convenience, the meal and the Eucharist became separated in some regions by the second century. The meal—known as the love feast, the agape, and even the Lord’s Supper—continued for several centuries. However, at times it became merely a charity supper for the poor and at other times a lavish banquet for the wealthy. After much controversy in the church, it was finally abolished at the end of the seventh century. A few Christian groups, however, still observe the agape.

(Youngblood, R. F., Bruce, F. F., Harrison, R. K., & Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1995). Nelson’s New illustrated Bible dictionary. Rev. ed. of: Nelson’s Illustrated Bible dictionary.; Includes index. Nashville: T. Nelson.)

Occupation: Graduate Student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kansas

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A Little About Thomas:

I grew up in a Christian household and learned about Christ at an early age from my parents and my Sunday school teachers.  I trusted Him for salvation in late elementary school and was baptized at London Heights Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kansas.  At that time, I understood what I was doing, but only in the very basic sense.  As I have grown older I have come to understand much more about Christ and His Word.  I still go through plenty of struggles, and I know no one can be perfect, but I still work toward the goal of Christ-likeness that He has set for us and hope that I can glorify God in everything I do.

Favorite Verses From Scripture:

2 Timothy 1:7 – For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 – All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

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David & Cathy Barfield (Birthdays 6/28 & 12/22)

Anniversary: 06/16

Children: Betsy, Amy Megan

Occupation: David – Civil Engineer (Chief Engineer, KS Division of Water Resources); Cathy – Homemaker, Biology Teacher

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• Email David – dave.
• Email Cathy – cathy.m.
• Dave & Cathy website
• David’s blog

A Little About David and Cathy:

(Please visit “Our Story” at our website.)

Favorite Verses From Scripture:

David:  Eph 2:8-10

Cathy:  (Coming Soon)

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