BeFree Church: Barrington
Weekly Worship: December 17, 2023
Locations & Times
BeFree Barrington
118 Church St, Barrington, NH 03825, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Welcome! (tap to expand)
Welcome! If you’re visiting in person, watching online, or are new to BeFree, we're glad you're here! Please visit https://befree.church/barrington-card to let us know you joined us.
Students ages 5 through 4th grade are excused during our greeting time to attend DIG on the lower level. If your student isn't registered for DIG, please fill out our online form: https://befree.church/barrington-digform.
For parents of kids ages birth through four, our childcare center is available to you. Our service streams live on the quiet room television for parents who need to be with their kids.
Students ages 5 through 4th grade are excused during our greeting time to attend DIG on the lower level. If your student isn't registered for DIG, please fill out our online form: https://befree.church/barrington-digform.
For parents of kids ages birth through four, our childcare center is available to you. Our service streams live on the quiet room television for parents who need to be with their kids.
Communication E-Card (tap to expand)
Are you new to our in-person gatherings or livestream? Do you have a prayer request? Do you want to get connected with a small group? Fill out our electronic communication card at https://befree.church/barrington-card with as much or as little information as you'd like. The form is automatically delivered to our office inbox where someone will connect with you.
Find Us Online (tap to expand)
Follow us:
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BeFreeBarrington)
• Twitter (https://twitter.com/befreechurch)
• Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/befreebarrington)
• YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/BeFreeChurch)
Visit http://barrington.befree.church for sermon audio and video, news, resources, and more!
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BeFreeBarrington)
• Twitter (https://twitter.com/befreechurch)
• Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/befreebarrington)
• YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/BeFreeChurch)
Visit http://barrington.befree.church for sermon audio and video, news, resources, and more!
Giving (tap to expand)
We’ve established several ways you can give to BeFree wherever you are and whenever it works for you.
• At the Church: If you're at our building and you came prepared to give, please use one of the wall-mounted offering boxes.
• On your Phone or Tablet: Download the PushPay app from your device’s app store. Search for BeFree Community Church, and add it to your favorites list.
• Online: Visit http://give.befree.church to be redirected to our online giving site.
• By Mail: Mail a check to PO Box 618, Barrington, NH 03825.
• At the Church: If you're at our building and you came prepared to give, please use one of the wall-mounted offering boxes.
• On your Phone or Tablet: Download the PushPay app from your device’s app store. Search for BeFree Community Church, and add it to your favorites list.
• Online: Visit http://give.befree.church to be redirected to our online giving site.
• By Mail: Mail a check to PO Box 618, Barrington, NH 03825.
Our Awesome Savior Brings Joy
Christmas is Foundationally Historical
“We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands.”
Jesus is eternal = arches - what was from the beginning = predawn of time
“We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands.”
Jesus is eternal = arches - what was from the beginning = predawn of time
3 verses: “we, our, us” occur 11 times = many eyewitnesses can testify
4 verbs used like a court deposition, eyewitness testimony of Jesus:
we saw him, we touched him, we heard him, we beheld him
4 verbs used like a court deposition, eyewitness testimony of Jesus:
we saw him, we touched him, we heard him, we beheld him
Christmas is Deeply Personal
“He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.”
Since Jesus has done all this for you and me, then how super immense is God’s love for us.
Christmas means that God is not content to be vaguely known from a distance, He wants us to be with Him, to be with us, to know Him personally, to know His love for us and for us to be able to love Him too now and forever.
“He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.”
Since Jesus has done all this for you and me, then how super immense is God’s love for us.
Christmas means that God is not content to be vaguely known from a distance, He wants us to be with Him, to be with us, to know Him personally, to know His love for us and for us to be able to love Him too now and forever.
Christmas brings Wonderful Joy
“We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.”
Fellowship = sharing a common bond of trust, friendship, a communion of mutual acceptance and peace.
“We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.”
Fellowship = sharing a common bond of trust, friendship, a communion of mutual acceptance and peace.
“Joy is the serious business of heaven…if you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them. They are not a sort of prize which God could, if He chose, just hand out to anyone.” CS Lewis
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
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Advent Tag Tree 2023
Each year, we help provide Christmas gifts to local people who may not otherwise receive them. Listed at http://befree.church/advent-tree, you'll find many different gift cards available to reserve for senior members of the Barrington community. There is no suggested gift amount (make your own judgment/determination).
Select the gift(s) that you want to reserve, put in your information, and then go shopping. Please label your gift(s) with the gender(s) and number(s) from your reservation.
If you plan to leave your gift at the church, please slip it into an offering box.
To arrange to drop off a gift or have your gift picked up, please contact John Kubiczki (603.502.5181 or kubiczki@juno.com). Deadline for signups is tomorrow, Monday, December 18; deadline to submit gifts is Friday, December 22. Thank you!
Select the gift(s) that you want to reserve, put in your information, and then go shopping. Please label your gift(s) with the gender(s) and number(s) from your reservation.
If you plan to leave your gift at the church, please slip it into an offering box.
To arrange to drop off a gift or have your gift picked up, please contact John Kubiczki (603.502.5181 or kubiczki@juno.com). Deadline for signups is tomorrow, Monday, December 18; deadline to submit gifts is Friday, December 22. Thank you!
Produce Collection for Food Pantry Christmas Baskets
Each year, the Barrington Food Pantry provides many local families with Christmas baskets to make a holiday dinner. To help, we're collecting fresh produce--specifically butternut and acorn squashes. Please bring in donated items by Friday, December 22.
Christmas Eve Service: 6pm
Songs, Scripture, friends, family, worship, and you. Join us on Sunday, December 24 at 6pm to celebrate the birth of our Savior this Christmas Eve. There will be no morning worship gathering.
The service will also stream live at http://live.befreechurch.tv, and on our YouTube channel (@befreechurch)
The service will also stream live at http://live.befreechurch.tv, and on our YouTube channel (@befreechurch)
Help BeFree MOPS Expand its Ministry!
BeFree MOPS has a waiting list of moms looking to be welcomed in, but we need more women to join us in children’s ministry to make this ministry happen. MOPS meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 9-11am at BeFree Barrington.
MOPS is also looking for "Mentor Moms" who are willing to provide support and encouragement to the moms during our meetings.
Come be part of the team: email the MOPS Coordinators <befreemops@gmail.com> for more info!
MOPS is also looking for "Mentor Moms" who are willing to provide support and encouragement to the moms during our meetings.
Come be part of the team: email the MOPS Coordinators <befreemops@gmail.com> for more info!
Seeking New Musicians
Do you play an instrument? Our Worship Team is looking for a few more musicians! Email Amberle Bennett <amberleb.20@gmail.com> for info.
Tech Team Volunteers Needed
Are you tech savvy? Want to make an immediate impact at church? Our tech team is looking for a few more people interested in learning the ropes for running sound, video, or slides. Contact Peter Poole <ppoole118@gmail.com> for more information!