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It says in Matthew 2 that when the Magi saw the star that led them to Jesus that they were overjoyed! Overjoyed to finally see Him. Overjoyed to worship Him. Overjoyed to bring Him their gifts. Even if Christmas is just not really “your thing” or if you are missing somebody or you just don’t feel joyful this time of year because of the commercialization or the stress or the cost, you can still have joy when you come into the presence of Jesus! In fact, you should be overjoyed! Think of all He has done for you; all He has given and all He has taken away. Thank you, Lord! Be joyful and I will see you this Sunday at Christ Fellowship.

Bring your smiling, joyful self to the service this Sunday morning at 10 and afterward we will joyfully have a potluck lunch. I can’t wait! I love you all! — Todd

When you think of Jesus at Christmas time, I bet you think of Him as the tiny, helpless baby in a manger. Nothing wrong with that at all but this Sunday at Christ Fellowship, I want to take a little bit different look at our Savior for Christmas. It’s not your typical Christmas message, but then we aren’t the typical church, are we? 🙂

I can’t wait to see you Sunday at 10! I love you all! — Todd

Eleven years ago tomorrow, Christ Fellowship had our first formal day of worship there in Lake Bridgeport. A lot has happened since then, to say the least. And this Sunday we are going to celebrate that day and also Thanksgiving which we think is appropriate. I so hope you can join us! We will have our “usual” fun worship time and afterwards we will enjoy a long lunch with lots of stories and fellowship. We will have a couple different kinds of meat provided and if you want to bring a side dish or a salad (if you are into that kinda thing) or maybe a dessert, that will be good but you don’t have to. We always have lots of food. There will be no evening Bible study on Sunday nights through December like we have done in the past.

Joshua chapter 3, verse 5 says, “Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” God has done amazing things among Christ Fellowship and we will gather together this Sunday to show our gratitude to Him. I can’t wait to be with you all! I love you.

— Todd

Philippians 1 says, “I thank my God every time I remember you.” That is truly what I am thankful for today. You. And I would love to know what you are thankful for.

I will see you Sunday at Christ Fellowship. I love you all! — Todd

Hello my Christ Fellowship family! Because it is Thanksgiving, I want you to remember a couple of things. First, our food pantry is running low again as you can imagine. So, when you are at the store tomorrow or Thursday, please pick up a little something extra. We are pretty well stocked on peanut butter and jelly and mac n cheese but a loaf of bread and a half gallon of milk would be great. Maybe some bologna or other lunchmeat and some sliced cheese. And I’ll be glad to meet you at the church anytime this week to put it up or you can bring it with you Sunday.

Also, remember we are not having Bible study Wednesday night because of the holiday. It will continue the Wednesday after.

And December 3rd is our Thanksgiving / anniversary celebration and we will have a big meal after the worship service. 

I love and appreciate you all! — Todd

Here’s a question for you that has been wandering the wastelands of my brain lately. How would Jesus celebrate Christmas? Every year, we all say, “Christmas has gotten too commercialized.” Right? And every year it gets a little more commercialized. So, just saying that it is commercialized doesn’t seem to be helping. And since we sometimes ask, “What would Jesus do?” I am asking how would Jesus celebrate Christmas? I thought about making up a bunch of rubber wristbands that say “HWJCC” but I will just ask y’all. I really don’t know the answer. But I would love to hear back from you with your thoughts and then later on, maybe next month, we will discuss it at church.

However He would celebrate, I don’t think it would be with meetings and parties every other day to the point the holidays are just stressful and dreaded. I bet He would make a wonderful mac n cheese but I doubt He would want to make it five times over the holidays. So, we at Christ Fellowship also want to make it simple for you. We are combining our 11th anniversary party with our Thanksgiving party on December 3rd. It will be a meal after church Sunday morning. And then December 17th we will have another after-worship meal that Sunday as well. That’s it. No stress. You don’t even have to bring anything if you don’t want. We always have plenty. You will hear more about these meals as we get closer, of course.

Also, this coming Sunday, we will answer, at least in part, the question of, why is this world just so mad right now? Riots and protests and violence and crime through the roof. What’s going on in our world today? Well, it seems the ancient prophet Jeremiah has been watching the news around here lately and has a word for us about just that. I can’t wait to see you. If you aren’t here, you will be missed! I love you all! — Todd

Good morning, Christ Fellowship! Just want to remind you of two big things going on this weekend that will affect you. First, this is time change weekend. Be sure to set your clocks back an hour.

Also, this is our Packing Party Sunday for Operation Christmas Child and we still need lots of stuff donated for our shoeboxes. The party will be Sunday night at 6. Bring munchies or drinks and we will set everything out and have a good time filling those boxes. Also, remember that those boxes cost $10 to ship so if you would like to just pay shipping, that would be a great help as well.

I can’t wait to see you! I love you all! — Todd

Everyone needs recognition for his accomplishments, but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father: “Let’s play darts. I’ll throw and you say ‘Wonderful!'” 

Sometimes we all just need a little encouragement, don’t we? Well, that’s part of what we are going to do this Sunday at Christ Fellowship. We will have genuine worship. We will have needed fellowship. We will minister to each other. We will laugh and sing. We will approach the throne of God’s grace with reverence and confidence. And we will all be encouraged by scripture. The Bible is full of encouragement and this Sunday we will focus on that.

Oh! Then! And then! Sunday night is game night! Whoo hoo!

I love y’all and can’t wait to see you! — Todd

These are busy days at Christ Fellowship but, as always, we are mindful to not add too much to the schedule. But please note these upcoming fun things at the smallest mega-church in Chico.

Tomorrow, Saturday the 21st, is Chicofest on the square. We will start setting up about 8:30. We have some tables and chairs and an awning and some other stuff that needs to be put out. We’re in our usual spot on the corner. We always have fun at these and I hope you will come support your church. You don’t have to stay the whole time, of course. Just come by for a little while and stay as long as you want.

Sunday the 29th at 6pm is our church game night. Bring some munchies or drinks and any games you like. Starts at 6 and lasts til the cops come or we get tired, I guess.

The Operation Christmas Child packing party is coming up very soon. It is Sunday night, November 5th at 6 pm. We still need lots of almost everything. Dollar Tree is great for getting that kind of stuff. If you wonder what can be packed and what can’t, go here to find out: How to Pack a Shoebox (samaritanspurse.org)  Remember, each box costs $10 to ship so if you would rather just donate money than go shopping, that’s perfectly fine and good.

And lastly (for now) our Christ Fellowship Anniversary party is Sunday, December 3rd. We will have a covered dish dinner right after the morning worship time and we will have plenty of time to tell stories and share what God is doing and has done in the life of our church. It’s always fun!

I can’t wait for Sunday! You need the church and the church needs you so I will see you there. I love you all! — Todd

There is a lot to do. There always is. Work, school, hobbies, family. It’s all important. Most all of it is good and even necessary. And we are told to do everything as if we were doing it to the Lord. So, if we have to do all these things and do them well, we better hustle, right? We better get up early and stay up late working, working, working. Uh oh, somebody is doing it better than us. Better work harder. Try harder. Do more.

That’s not what God says. He says to “Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps. 46:10) Just stop for a while. Chill out. Let your hands hang down and quit trying to do it all and fix it all and be all. In fact, He is so concerned that you stop working so hard that He set aside one day every week for you to keep holy, separate and different so that your mind and body and spirit can just rest and re-focus on Him, the giver of all life and energy. 

Stop what you are doing. Read Psalm 46. I’ll see you Sunday morning at 10 and then that evening at 6. I love you all! — Todd