BeFree Church: Barrington
Weekly Worship: January 28, 2024
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.
Romans 8 - God’s Sovereignty and Us
When we read Scripture, we learn that God has created the world and everything in it, and He is directing history toward His purposes according to a plan prepared in eternity flowing out of His self-giving love, to have a self-giving relationship with people.
Millard Erickson Introduction to Christian Doctrine summarizes:
-God’s plan is from all eternity
-God’s plan is all-inclusive
-God’s plan is efficacious
-God’s plan involves His Divine Sovereignty and Our Human Responsibility
-God’s plan is from all eternity
-God’s plan is all-inclusive
-God’s plan is efficacious
-God’s plan involves His Divine Sovereignty and Our Human Responsibility
Tension of Divine Sovereignty and Human Free Will
Calvinist: God predestines what will happen because He has decided what is to happen, His decision has rendered it certain that every person will act in a particular way.
See Exodus 33:19, Acts 13:48, Romans 9:15-18
Calvinist: God predestines what will happen because He has decided what is to happen, His decision has rendered it certain that every person will act in a particular way.
See Exodus 33:19, Acts 13:48, Romans 9:15-18
Arminian: God allows and expects humans to exercise the free will they have been given. God foreknows what each of us is going to do and therefore wills what He foresees happening.
See Ezekiel 33:10-11, Acts 17:30, 2 Peter 3:9
See Ezekiel 33:10-11, Acts 17:30, 2 Peter 3:9
God has a plan and purpose for us and He is at work (sovereignly and lovingly) in all our circumstances that we might make choices towards Him.
Bible Project Esther =
God’s Silent Sovereignty and Our Choices
God is always at work even when we see no evidence of it
Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves
For Calvinism, Michael Horton
Why I am not a Calvinist, Jerry Walls & Joseph Dongell
God’s Silent Sovereignty and Our Choices
God is always at work even when we see no evidence of it
Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves
For Calvinism, Michael Horton
Why I am not a Calvinist, Jerry Walls & Joseph Dongell
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
Tap to expand each item below to learn more about what's happening at BeFree.
Tap to expand each item below to learn more about what's happening at BeFree.
Youth Group Spring Schedule Now Available!
Our tentative spring semester schedule for youth group is out now! Check it out here: https://befree.church/barrington-calendar?tag=youth-group&category=barrington. Grades 7-12 welcome!
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!