Sunday, November 8, 2020
The Psalms of Ascent
Week 4 | Psalm 124
The Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) were sung by worshipers as they made the journey up to Jerusalem for the annual feasts. The early church used the book of Psalms to sing and communicate to God. As we unpack the Psalms we will learn to sing and pray in a way that touches on all the human emotions. We will also see how the Psalms point us to our ongoing need for the gospel in everyday life.
Our nursery is open!
We’ve made plans for additional safety and cleaning procedures and we are looking forward to welcoming children age 0-2 into our nursery area during both services and our Sunday School hour.
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!
You can pick up reading plan cards in the foyer. We also have a basket for completed cards. 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 (7:30-8:30pm) 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.
Aspire Event Postponed
The Aspire Conferences in ND & SD are being postponed due to gathering restrictions in North Dakota. We are still working out details for new dates and will share them as soon as we know.
Mike Florey is collecting funds to purchase grocery store gift cards that will be delivered to families that could use some help with purchasing a Thanksgiving meal. Donations can be dropped off at the Info Center. Please make checks to New Life Church with “Share the Blessing” in the memo line. We will need the donations by November 8.
Operation Christmas Child
Stop by the table in the foyer to pick up shoeboxes and instructions for packing Christmas gifts to be delivered around the world. Packed boxes or individual items can be returned to New Life until Sunday, 11/8 or completed boxes can be taken to Cornerstone 11/16-23 (check the OCC website for specific drop-off times). We’ll be having an Operation Christmas Child Packing Party here at New Life on Sunday, November 8 at 4:00pm.
Will you pray with us this week?
Evangelism is a matter of life and death. Eternal heaven or eternal hell. I think we can all agree that seeing the lost coming to know Jesus is one of the most wonderful things in all the world. In Luke 15:7 we discover that there is a celebration in heaven when 1 person repents. "Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."
This week we’d like to have a special focus on praying for the lost. We encourage you to consider incorporating some time(s) of fasting as well. If you would like to receive text reminders each day with a scripture passage to read, you can text “pray” to 605-316-3106. We’ll end the week of prayer with the Community Evening of Worship and Prayer on Sunday Evening (Nov. 15).
We are working on updating our church photo directory.
Click here to fill out a form with your current contact information. Or you can give us call at the church office (886-1977) and we can go through your information on the phone.
You can send a new family photo to: sherryd@newlifeefree.org. You are also welcome to stop by the church office with a printed photo and we can scan it and give it right back to you. We are not picky about the photos - snapshots or even selfies are fine!
New Life Youth
Small group night this week (11/11), 6:45-8:15pm. Middle School students meet at New Life. High School students meet in homes - call or email if you need to know a location (886-1977 or lezliee@newlifeefree.org).
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!
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.
