Weekly Newsletter | September 8, 2024

Sunday Service, 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 40:1–11

Worship Songs:

• All I Have is Christ
• My Redeemer’s Love
• I Will Wait for You
• Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
• His Mercy is More

Sermon: Joshua Mack - Reintroducing Luke: How to Read and Benefit from the Gospels, Part 1 (Luke 1:1–4)

Livestream @ 8:30 AM Sermon Study Guide

Coming Up

Church Retreat
Save the date for our church-wide retreat — February 14–17, 2025 at Oak Glen Conference Center! Our speaker will be William Farley, author of Gospel Powered Parenting. Registration details to come.

Women of the Word
Women of the Word will begin Saturday, September 14 at 9 a.m. Please join us for a time of encouragement and fellowship. This year we will be enjoying learning and growing in having "A Praying Life." Ladies 12 years of age and up and guests are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.

Lunch Time Book Study. Thursdays, 12–1 p.m.
Pastor Joshua is leading a book study through Ray Lubeck’s Reading the Bible for a Change online HERE every Thursday at 12–1 p.m., from September 5–December 19. Click HERE for details.

Virtual Sunday Sermon Discussion. Sundays, 8–9 p.m.
Join in on the discussion with Pastor Joshua HERE.

Prayer Requests
If you have a prayer need, we would love to be praying for you. Please submit your requests to the CBC Prayer Team HERE.

Strengthening Marriage Class
We are looking to start a Strengthening Marriage class! We will meet once a month starting October 13 during second service, and the format will be a hybrid of teaching and group discussion. To begin, we want to gauge interest in the class — if you are interested in joining, contact Albert Low.

Wednesday Bible Study. Begins September 11
Pastor Joshua will lead a discussion through the book of Genesis online HERE every Wednesday, 8–9 p.m., from September 11 to December 18. For more details, please click HERE.

Membership Class. Begins September 15
For those who wish to learn more about our church or about becoming a member, our 7-week membership class will begin on September 15 during first service in the Wood Floor Room. If interested, please contact Adam Bakonis.

Sunday Evening Service
Our next Evening Service will be on Sunday, September 22, at 6 p.m. (Dinner provided at 5 p.m.) RSVP details to follow.

Sunday Morning Prayer. Sundays, 8:00–8:20 a.m.
Join us every Sunday before service in the Upper Room for a time of corporate prayer. All are welcome!

Serving Together

P70 Meet and Greet Party. September 15
Bridges International P70 is a ministry at CSU Fullerton that provides opportunities for believers to reach international students with the love of Jesus. Each host/local family will be paired with two international students at CSUF from the same country or region. During the school term, participants will be involved in the following:

• Meet and Greet Party (September 15, 3:00–4:30pm at CBC)
• Invite students to a home-cooked meal
• Take them on one field trip or local outing
• Invite them to church at least one Sunday
• Send off the students at the end with a gift and resource kit (Gospel tract, book, other resources)

If you are interested in being a host, please sign up HERE by September 13; this response goes to both to CBC and Bridges International, and the hosts will be paired with the students as the students continue to sign up in the coming week. Questions? Contact Joon Yim.

Featured Resource

A Few Minutes with a Puritan Podcast
A note from Pastor Joshua: “I know sometimes reading books from a few hundred years ago can be difficult. But I personally have been so encouraged by the way these authors help us meditate on the Scripture and the Christian life, put Jesus and His glory on display, and help us live as citizens of heaven here on earth. So I am slowly reading through some really helpful old books on the Christian life and making comments and applications which I think could be beneficial to others in the church.” Click HERE to listen to the podcast!