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From Sunday, February 5th, 2012
<>< CCF Life ><>
As you pray this week, remember those who are hurting, healing and rejoicing in our fellowship and our families. For the believer, life is lived on the knees. To add a prayer or praise to the list, please see Paula - or send us an email here. Billy Sunday said "Yank some of the groans out of your prayers and shove in some shouts." Amen, brother Billy.
- Please plan on joining your church family for our monthly Prayer Night - this Tuesday (2/7) at 7pm!
- Come & join our Sunday Night Study! Currently the class is viewing presentations from a recent conference on end-times events and our world today. There is a spaghetti dinner at 6pm followed by a video presentation at 6:00 pm. Everyone is invited. See Andrew or Alyssa with any questions. Note: Sorry, but the class was cancelled for 2/5.
- All our CCF ladies and friends are invited to join the Women's Bible Study in the Book of Daniel, featuring Beth Moore. Classes are Tuesday nights at 6:30pm. Please see Debi to signup. No class this week due to Prayer Night.
- Everyone is invited to our 2012 Valentine's Day Dinner and Movie! It is Saturday, February 11th from 5:30 - 8pm. We will enjoy a tremendous meal together while viewing the powerful new movie “Courageous”. Cost is $8 per person. Please sign up at the info table!
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Pastor's Note for the Week |
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William Ashley "Billy" Sunday (1862–1935) was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Born into poverty in Iowa, Sunday spent some years at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home before working at odd jobs and playing for local sports and baseball teams. His speed and agility provided him the opportunity to play baseball in the major leagues for eight years, where he was an average hitter and a good fielder known for his base-running.
Converted to evangelical Christianity in the 1880s, Sunday left baseball for the Christian ministry. He gradually developed his skills as an evangelist in the Midwest and then, during the early 20th century, he became the nation's most famous evangelist with his informal sermons and intense delivery. Sunday held widely reported campaigns in America's largest cities, and he attracted the largest crowds of any evangelist before the advent of electronic sound systems. He was welcomed into the homes of the middle class and wealthy alike. Sunday was a strong supporter of Prohibition, and his preaching played a significant role in the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Despite questions about his income, no scandal ever touched Sunday. He was sincerely devoted to his wife, who also managed his campaigns. His audiences grew smaller during the 1920s as Sunday grew older, religious revivals became less popular, and alternative sources of entertainment appeared. Nevertheless, Sunday continued to preach and remained a stalwart defender of conservative Christianity until his death.

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