Sunday, September 27, 2020
Reigniting Your Spiritual life: Five Words That Lead To Greater Joy In Christ
Week 3 | Contentment
What would it take to regain your passion for God? Deep inside do you have the nagging thought that there must be more to your Christian faith than what you are currently experiencing? What are some of the clues we find in the Word of God that will help us to rekindle our first love for God? During this 5 week series we will look at five words that will help us move out of our spiritual doldrums and into a vibrant walk with Christ. Don’t miss it!
We encourage you to fill out the online Friendship Register when you worship with us online or in person. You can share prayer requests, ask questions about our ministries, or just let us know that you’d like someone to contact you.
Deeply Rooted in God’s Word Together
From June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 we will be focused on intentionally setting aside time to read God’s Word. We have some tools for you as well as ways to let us know what you've been reading so we can track our progress as a church family. We'd like read 52,000 chapters this year!
We have a basket for completed cards in the foyer. You’ll want to pick up your Oct-Nov card this week! If you’ve been letting us know how many chapters you’re reading through our online form, we don’t need the cards back - we don’t want to count the chapters twice. But if you haven’t told us yet, we really want to record your numbers so we can reach our goal of 52,000!
You can track any chapters that you read. If you aren’t sure where to start, we have resources to help on our website.
Women’s Weekly Zoom Meeting
A group of women will be having a weekly Zoom meeting on Monday evenings (7-8pm) to discuss the Bible Reading on the plan. If you’d like to join in you can contact Dawn S. (dawnmstee@gmail.com) or Dana N. (dananiemann@gmail.com) to get the Zoom invite.
Community Prayer Gathering
Today (September 26) at 10:00am
(Held in conjunction with the Franklin Graham Prayer March 2020: https://prayermarch2020.com/ )
2nd Street South, one-half block from Kemp Avenue, in front of Fallout Shelter Ministries. (Across from Hope for Life Community Church.)
Please come join area churches, pastors and business leaders for prayer from 10-11:00am.
People are welcome to stay for a simulcast to be held at 11:00am. Don’t bring signs or weapons, instead, bring lots of love and a strong burden for our country.
Marriage Night
Saturday, October 3, 6:00-9:30
New Life Church
$30/couple
Laugh and learn with your spouse as you hear from marriage experts and discover how to honor God in your marriage.
Dessert will be served. You may want to plan ahead for you and your spouse to have dinner out together prior to the event. Child care will not be provided.
Our New Life Family comes together a few times a year on a Sunday evening for Concerts of Prayer. The next one is scheduled for October 11 at 6:00pm. Please join us!
Weekly Missions Prayer Focus
Dan & Lisa Friesen, World Team, Cameroon
Praise that we got all of our belongings which were stranded in the conflict zone for the last 2 years, and have settled into our new place in Yaoundé.
Praise for an opportunity to begin mentoring a select group of national missionaries.
Pray for us as we begin mentoring these Cameroonian missionaries.
Pray for Lisa as she teaches 1 class at RFIS, and that she’d be able to balance that with her other responsibilities.
Pray for Dan as he tries to mobilize workers for a team to enter Chad.
Pray for Dan & Lisa’s leadership roles in Cameroon and Africa.
Pray that the Oroko New Testament and Jesus Film will be widely used and bring people to Christ.
New Life Kids
We are offering Children’s Church for kids age 3-5 during the 11:00 worship service. We look forward to seeing your kids!
We are making plans to re-open our nursery. We look forward to offering nursery care again when we have enough volunteers and we feel we can provide it safely. Please contact Janet if you are willing to serve in the nursery. janets@newlifeefree.org or 886-1977
Sunday School classes will begin on September 20 at 10:00am for kids age 3 through 6th grade.
Regular Awana and Club 56 Nights begin on September 30.
Please visit our website for details and to register your kids!
New Life Youth
We are looking forward to starting youth group again when we feel we can do so safely. Parents, we ask you to register your teens so we can be communicating with you through email and texts.
Want to help feed our youth???
It’s no surprise that teens like food! We are looking for some folks who would be willing to bring a snack for them on Wednesdays at the end of youth group. You could bake or buy the snack and it could be dropped off during the day at the church. We would welcome help from parents, grandparents, or anyone who has a heart to help us create a fun environment for our students to grow closer to Christ. Contact Jen Dingsor (605.881.9152) or Heather Hight (605.212.8093) if you are willing to be on our snack schedule - even just once would be appreciated!
Midwest Bible Camp has a Nice Home available for the right person(s). Available for $600.00 per month. This 14 X 60 Remodeled Mobile Home has 2 bedrooms, a new kitchen countertop and sink, nice kitchen appliances and a washer and dryer. There is new laminate flooring throughout. The bathroom fixtures have been upgraded with new vinyl flooring. Snow removal, garbage, water, and sewer is provided on a nice lot with trees. Rent may be adjusted according to persons skills and availability to serve as a part of the Midwest Bible Camp team. Please call 605-886-3165, or email Hank Roso; hankroso@gmail.com for more information.
Missions Trip Opportunity | Summer 2021
We are planning a mission trip to return to Dorie's Promise in Guatemala City July 10 -16, 2021. If you are interested in more information about joining the trip, please contact Lorna at hoferl@yahoo.com or 881-6747.
Operation Christmas Child
Each year we give our church family an opportunity to pack shoeboxes that are distributed to kids around the world. This is a great time to plan ahead and get some extra school supplies and/or clothing items that you can add to your shoeboxes.
