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Shoreline News!

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Bible, Christ, Church, God, Jesus, Pastor's Notes

Hello everyone,

This Sunday for our Christmas Celebration, I plan to bring the message, “A Child Is Born” from Luke 1:26-38.  Our service will be filled with beautiful Christmas music (including several specials) and a practical message from the Word of God.  Please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes before Sunday to get the most out of the message.  Services will be at 8:30 & 10:30am this Sunday with our prayer time at 7:30am in Room 101.

Please Invite Your Family And Friends

Christmas and Resurrection Sunday are great times to invite people to church as the chance of them accepting that invitation increases greatly.  Please be praying about whom you can invite, and then be brave enough to do it.  J

Upcoming Preaching Schedule

Here is a look of the upcoming messages I plan to bring in the month ahead, I hope each of them is a blessing to you:

  • Sunday, December 22 ~ “A Child Is Born – Christmas Celebration” (Luke 1:26-38)                                                     
  • Sunday, December 29 ~ “The Book Of Philemon” (Philemon 1:1-25)
  • Sunday, January 5 ~ “Introduction To the Book Of Zechariah” (Zechariah 1:1-21)
  • Sunday, January 12 ~ “The Rebuilding Of Jerusalem” (Zechariah 2:1-13) Communion
  • Sunday, January 19 ~ “The Priest In Dirty Clothes” (Zechariah 3:1-10)

Note:  Zechariah is known as “The Book of Revelation” of the Old Testament, this will be a very eye opening and interesting series.

Adult Sunday School

All three adult Sunday School classes will be cancelled on Sunday, December 22nd during our Christmas services.

Christmas Eve Service

We will be holding our annual Christmas Eve/Communion service at 6:00pm on Tuesday, December 24th.  Pastor David Rymer will be bringing the message during the Christmas Eve service as I work with our children.  Note:  I hope you realize the importance of our Children’s Ministry.

Shore Acres House Hosting

December 23   6:45-9:30pm

Shoreline Community Church will be hosting at the Shore Acres House on Monday, December 23rd from 6:45-9:30pm.  We can still use a few more people to volunteer for the 8:45-9:30pm time slot.  Robin Williams will be our contact person for the event this year.  If you have any questions or are interested in helping, please call Robin at 541-290-7976.

6:45-7:45pm

Buddy Williams, Ellen Strobel, Karen Pillette, Heidi Olson, Robin Williams, Renee Schrunner, Elizabeth Hetzler

7:45-8:45pm

Buddy and Vicki Young, Gordon and Joy Bridgham, Matty Gaoiran, Doug and Gale Farrel, Anita Stephens, Buddy Williams, Robin Williams

8:45-9:30pm

Gordon and Joy Bridgham, Maddy Gaoiran, Brandon and Niccole Stinson, Melody Groves.

Sirkka Purkey “Celebration of Life”

John asked me to let you know that he has had to cancel Sirkka’s “Celebration of Life” which was originally scheduled for Saturday, January 18th.   I don’t have any more information at this time.

Pray Oregon Coast

Shoreline Community Church will be hosting our next “Pray Oregon Coast” 6:00pm Monday, January 17th.  We hope you can join us for this time of community prayer and worship.

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday at 8:30 or 10:30am for a very special time of worship – Merry Christmas!

In Christian Love,

Michael J. Barnard
541-808-0902 (Church)
541-297-1571 (Cell)
http://www.shorelinecc.us
Teaching God’s Word, loving the people!

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Upcoming Events!

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Bible, Christ, Church, God, Jesus, Mens Ministry, Pastor's Notes

Hello everyone,

This Sunday I plan to complete our study on the two-chapter Book of Haggai with the message, “The Desire Of All Nations” from Haggai 2:1-23.  In chapter 1 the LORD commanded the people to rebuild His temple which had sat in ruins for over 66 years.  In chapter two the LORD moved His people to get right with Him spiritually if their worship was to be true.  Sunday’s message will have some good applications for every Christian.  Please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes before Sunday to get the most out of the message.

Upcoming Preaching Schedule

Here is a list of the messages that I plan to bring over the next month, I hope you are blessed by each of them:

  • Sunday, December 8 ~ “The Desire Of All Nations” (Haggai 2:1-23)
  • Sunday, December 15 ~ “The Genealogy Of Jesus Christ” (Matthew 1:1-17)
  • Sunday, December 22 ~ “A Child Is Born – Christmas Celebration” (Luke 1:26-38)
  •                                                                             Two Christmas services (8:30 & 10:45am)
  • Sunday, December 29 ~ “The Book Of Philemon” (Philemon 1:1-25)
  • Sunday, January 5 ~ “Introduction To the Book Of Zechariah” (Zechariah 1:1-21) 

Note:  “The Book of Zechariah” is known as “The Book of Revelation” of the Old Testament, this will be a very eye opening and interesting series.

Adult Sunday School

Shoreline Community Church offers three adult Sunday School electives each week, we encourage you to take advantage of them:

  • “The Book Of Ephesians” ~ Pastor Dave Rymer in Room 101
  • “The Book Of Isaiah” ~ Dale Cooper in the Passover Room
  • “The Gospel Of Hebrews” ~ Bill Tomlinson in Room 103

Men’s Breakfast

Our next “Men’s Breakfast” is scheduled for 9:00am Saturday Morning at the church.  Men are invited to come expecting some delicious food, great fellowship, and a lively discussion to follow.

Ladies Christmas Taco Bowl Luncheon

Our “Ladies Christmas Taco Bowl Luncheon” is scheduled for 11:00am Saturday, December 14th.  Please sign up in the back of the auditorium to bring an item or two for the taco bowls!  Bring a wrapped Christmas ornament for our gift exchange ($5.00 limit) (This can be new or used but is not a white elephant.)  If you want to participate in a cookie exchange, please bring 2 dozen homemade Christmas cookies!  Childcare will be provided by Child Evangelism Fellowship for kids potty trained and up.  Pizza and drinks will be provided!

Christmas Eve Service

We will be holding our annual Christmas Eve/Communion service at 6:00pm on Tuesday, December 24th.  Pastor David Rymer is scheduled to bring the message.

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday at 10:30am!

In Christian Love,

Michael J. Barnard
541-808-0902 (Church)
541-297-1571 (Cell)
http://www.shorelinecc.us
Teaching God’s Word, loving the people!

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Christmas Services

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Christ, Church, Church Events, music, Pastor's Notes

Hello everyone, 

This weekend I plan to bring the message, “The Incarnation” from Isa. 11:1-2/Matt. 1:18-25; please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes before Sunday to get the most out of the message.  We hope you can join us for two very special Christmas services on Sunday morning and then a Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Sunday night.   

Please, please, please be inviting people to attend the Christmas services with you.  There will be over 500 seats available with the two services, we will also have the overflow room open.  Christmas and Resurrection Sunday are the two days of the year visitors are most likely to attend, so why not reach out and invite someone? 

Here’s how the schedule looks for this Sunday: 

  • 7:30am All Church Prayer Time in room 101 
  • 8:30am First Christmas Service 
  • 10:00am Sunday School Hour 
  • 11:00am Second Christmas Service 
  • 6:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion 

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday for a very special time of worship together.  Come expecting some incredible music (11 songs at the morning service) and a practical message on “The Incarnation” of Jesus Christ.  Merry Christmas! 

In Christian Love, 

Michael J. Barnard
541-808-0902 (Church)
541-297-1571 (Cell)
http://www.shorelinecc.us
Teaching God’s Word, loving the people!

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An Update

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Christ, Church, Church Events, Jesus, Sermon

Hi everyone, 

I hope you are enjoying all of the festivities surrounding the Christmas season and using the opportunity to talk about Jesus with others.  This weekend I plan to bring the message, “The Birth Of John The Baptist” from Luke 1:5-25, 57-66.  I hope you can join us for this practical message on trusting God.  Attached you will find your Digging Deeper Bible study notes for this Sunday.  I hope to see you this Sunday at 10:30am! 

Note:  Please be thinking about whom you can invite to church with you during the Christmas season, people are much more likely to accept your invitation.  Several people have shifted to the overflow room during church which has opened up additional seating to invite others. 

Women’s Christmas Party 

Our Women’s Christmas Party is scheduled for 6:00pm tomorrow (Friday) at the home of Harry and Carolyn Abel.  Please bring a side dish for the potluck and a wrapped Christmas ornament to exchange.  If you would like to be part of an additional cookie exchange, please bring three dozen cookies to share, if not, that is perfectly okay.  The Christmas party will be located at 1054 Seagate Ave in Coos Bay. 

Point Man Ministries Christmas Potluck and White Elephant 

The “Point Man Ministries” will be having their first “Christmas Potluck and White Elephant” party starting 4:00pm this Saturday at the church.  If you are a veteran or the spouse of a veteran, we invite you to join us for this special time together. 

Baptism Service

I’ve had three people express interest in following the Lord in baptism by immersion.  If you would like to follow the Lord in water baptism, please let me know, we will be having another baptism service soon.

Ladies Sewing Group 

Our “Ladies Sewing Group” will be meeting from 10:00am-2:00pm on Monday, December 18th at the church.  The ladies hope you can join them for this special time together. 

Jury Duty 

I will be on Jury Duty for the next two weeks starting December 18th.  That means if you try to contact me, I might not be able to respond immediately.   

Shore Acres Hosting 

We are in need of several people to volunteer for hosting at Shoreline Acres on Friday, December 29th from 6:45-9:00pm.  If you are available and would like to help the church as we host, please let me know. 

New Supply Of Shoreline Hats 

The church just received a new supply of 15 Shoreline hats in various designs.  If you are interested in getting one of them, we are asking $15.00 (our cost) for the hats.  The hats are located in the back of the Sanctuary and a great way to promote the church.  Thanks! 

I hope you have a blessed week as you walk closely with Jesus.  Come expecting a very special service this Sunday! 

In Christian Love, 

Michael J. Barnard
541-808-0902 (Church)
541-297-1571 (Cell)
http://www.shorelinecc.us
Teaching God’s Word, loving the people!

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Christmas Services

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Church, Church Events, Pastor's Notes

Merry Christmas!

I hope you can join us this weekend as we celebrate the birth of Christ.Nobody knows the exact day on which Jesus was born, but what really matters is that God the Son left heaven and came to earth as a newborn babe so to save us from our sin and restore our relationship with God.This is what we celebrate on Christmas Day.This weekend I plan to bring the message, “What A Strange Way To Save The World” from Luke 2:8-20.Please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes to get the most out of the message.

Note:Be prepared for some incredible worship music this weekend as we will have 10 songs (including several specials) and a shorter than usual message.

We hope that you can join us for one of our two Christmas services:6:00pm Saturday, December 24thor10:30am Sunday, December 25th.Please be praying about whom you can invite, we should have plenty of room at both services.

Prayer Times This Weekend

We will have two prayer times this weekend, the first at 4:30pm on Saturday and the second at the normal 8:30am Sunday.Last Sunday 17 people showed up for prayer time and poured their hearts out to God before church.I think that is a big reason why God is blessing us the way that He is.We invite you to join us each week for a special time of prayer.

Ride Needed

Yvonne Frey is in need of a ride to church this weekend and also on future Sundays, she can no longer get into the church van and, if she is to attend, will need someone to pick her up from Inland Point in their personal vehicle.Please let me know if you can give Yvonne a ride.

Church Van

If you need a ride to church on the church van, please let me know and it can be scheduled.

Many of you are traveling this weekend to see family and friends, may God bless each of you with both safety and a Merry Christmas!

In Christian Love,

Michael J. Barnard
541-808-0902 (Church)
541-297-1571 (Cell)
www.shorelinecc.us
Teaching God’s Word, loving the people!

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Stealing Christmas

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Church, Church Events, Pastor's Notes

It’s just after 5 a.m. and I am once again restless, reaching out to the Lord and wanting to know why. It’s just days away from Christmas, and what use to be my all time favorite time of the year isn’t the same. Something is wrong and has been for years.

This morning in my prayer time, (I usually find I say what is really wrong when I go to the Lord) something came out that nailed it. It feels like someone stole Christmas! The sad thing is that it is true!

When I talk to people, whether they know the Lord or not, they all say the same thing, just worded differently; I just can’t get into it this year, it just feels different. It could be stress, separation, Covid, the death of a friend or loved one, surgery; loss of income… wanting it to be like it use to be is the baseline!

The sad thing is that someone has been trying to steal Christmas and from day one, and his name is Satan. This isn’t anything new; he is just bolder as his time gets shorter. My guess is that it will continue to get worse each year for each one until we decide that we are not going to let him and take Christmas back! No one can take away our love for Christ Jesus or Christmas unless we let them.

Christmas was never about pleasing people, over decorating, overextending our credit, over eating, over doing, over scheduling and exhausting ourselves… on the contrary! Christmas was and still is not about what we give or do for each other but it was and is and always has been about what God has given to us. He has always given us His best, just look around.

God has given us a beautiful planet to live on, it could have been Mars! He gave us a beautiful background, look at the trees, flowers, waterfalls and oceans! He gave us songbirds, butterflies, fields, amusing squirrels, buffaloes and on and on I could go! He gave us people! Tall, short, skinny round, blondes, redheads, brunettes, blue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, and grey. He gave us skin tones that are so varied and voices! Sopranos, baritones, altos and everything in between. And don’t forget laughter which in itself makes me laugh. And would we ever forget, all that we need to do is just look up! Sunrises, sunsets, clouds, clear skies, snow, rain, rainbows, stars, meteorological showers and so on.

This being said, how could we ever doubt that He is creative? How could we ever believe that He would be of the mindset that this is not good enough or that he doesn’t love us; and why would we EVER allow the greatest gift given to mankind to be “stolen” because we feel sorry for ourselves?

Christmas is about restoration, hope, healing, sharing and so very much more. It is about our Creator, the one Who created the sun, moon and the stars reaching down through time and giving! It isn’t that Christmas is given to us each year; it is that Christmas is up to us to remember. It is our responsibility to remember and celebrate the deep love of a Father, the undeserved compassion, the forgiveness that we FREELY can and have received when we ask. It is not up to God to give us anything more than He has already given.

Christmas cannot be stolen from a heart of thankfulness and gratitude. It cannot be stolen from one who truly knows and understands just what God has already done. It is a time of our stopping our own selfishness and thanking God for salvation from a world of sin, from bad relationships, from poverty of soul… from separation from Him!

Whatever we are feeling right now is up to us, it is a choice. We can be thankless or thankful. We can be hopeless or hopeful. We can allow Christmas and all that is stands for be stolen or hold onto it with every fiber in our being and fall on our knees in tears and thank God for giving not just a day or a present but the greatest gift ever given.

His name is Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, the lily of the Valley, Son of the living God, Beautiful, Living Water, The good Shepherd, The Light, the Gate, Bread of Heaven. He gave us a Savior… He gave us His best, He gave us his son and His name is Jesus.

May we all take our problems, issues, loneliness, hurt, pain, joy and peace, thank God for giving us His love wrapped up in a Person. May we all stop looking around for fulfillment and humbly thank God for satisfying our greatest need… forgiveness. May we all take back what the enemy has stolen and give God the glory for all that He has already done.

Merry Christmas!

Tami De Spain

“The Glory OF Christmas”

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Christ, Church, Pastor's Notes

Please join us for one of our three Christmas Celebrations this year. This Sunday Pastor Mike Barnard plans to bring the message, “The Glory Of Christmas” from Luke 2:8-14. The service will have lots of special music intermixed with a timely message. Please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes before Sunday to get the most out of the message.

On Friday, December 24th at 6:00pm, we will be holding “A Candlelight Communion Service.” We hope you can join us!

Each of our worship celebrations will be broadcast live on the internet through our Shoreline Community Church facebook page and/or through our website at shorelinecc.us (Sermons – link). We hope you can join us for these special services

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“The Coming of the forerunner”

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Church, Church Events, Pastor's Notes

This weekend we enter into the Christmas season as Pastor Mike Barnard plans to bring the message, “The Coming Of The Forerunner” from Luke 1:5-25, 57-66.  Please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes before Sunday to get the most out of the message. 

Services are at 8:30 and 11:00am with the Sunday School hour beginning at 10:00am. We hope you can join us either in person or live online at 8:30 and 11:00am. To watch online, simply go the the Shoreline Community Church, North Bend facebook page or to our website at http://www.shorelinecc.us (Sermons link). Hope to see you this Sunday!

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“Wise Men Still Come To Jesus”

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Church, Church Events, Pastor's Notes

This weekend Pastor Mike Barnard plans to bring the message, “Wise Men Still Come To Jesus” from Matthew 2:1-18. Please read through the attached “Digging Deeper” Bible study notes before Sunday to get the most out of the message. Services are scheduled for 8:30 and 11:00am with both services being broadcast live on Youtube live and facebook live through our website at http://www.shorelinecc.us. Hope to see you this Sunday!

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“Christmas Eve Service”

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Church, Church Events

Shoreline Community Church will be having our Christmas Eve service at 6:00pm on Thursday, December 24th. The service will be broadcast live through our website at http://www.shorelinecc.us on both Youtube live and facebook live. Merry Christmas!

“Christmas Eve Service”

Posted on by Pastor Mike in Church, Church Events

Shoreline Community Church will be having our Christmas Eve service at 6:00pm on Thursday, December 24th. The service will be broadcast live through our website at http://www.shorelinecc.us on both Youtube live and facebook live. Merry Christmas!