Sunday, November 7, 2021
Living in the End Times
Covid. Political turmoil. Technology has its tentacles into everything. There is an unending cycle of bad news. How far away is persecution? Anger, apathy, and despair is all around us. Join us Sunday, November 7th as we turn to 1 & 2 Thessalonians to learn how we are to live as faithful Christians during these last days and in light of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Nursery care for children 0-2 is available all morning. Children’s Church is offered during the 11:00 service for kids age 3-5.
We have Sunday School Classes for All Ages!
We have classes for everyone age 3 - adult and nursery care for infants and toddlers. Classes will be held between the two worship services: 10:15-11:00am. Please plan to stick around if you attend the first service or come early if you attend the second service!
Adorned (women’s class) will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall
Answering the Call to a Man’s Heart (men’s class) will be meeting in Room 209 - near the office entrance
Discipleship 101 will be meeting in Room 201 - across from the nursery
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.
Deeper in Relationships
From June 2021 to August 2022 we will go deeper in relationships with people outside and inside the church body to intentionally share the grace and love of Jesus Christ with them and to grow together as his disciples.
The Gospels are full of stories of Jesus intentionally engaging those inside and outside the family of God. We want to know and obey the words of Jesus and we also want to emulate his lifestyle. We will be a people who are willing to get out of our comfort zone and make building relationships a higher priority in our everyday lives. We know that in our post-Christian culture it is a poor strategy to sit back and wait for people to attend our worship services. We challenge every person at New Life to meet, talk to, get to know, and go deeper with at least 1 person within our church family and 1 person outside our church family each month!
In the coming months you can anticipate sermons about reaching out to others with the love of Christ, evangelism training taking place in Life Groups, continued times of prayer, and an overall focus on building relationships with people in the six counties all around us.
Wednesday Gatherings for Kids & Youth are up and running for the school year. It’s never too late to join us!!!
Learn more and register on our website…
Next fall, a group of Watertown area pastors will be leading a trip to Israel and you can go along!
We have brochures with more information at the Info Center in the foyer or you can use the button below to look at a digital version.
Discipleship Pathway
Are you ready to take the next step? Find out more about how to get involved in a Life Group or a D-Group.
Operation Christmas Child
We have shoeboxes available in the foyer. You can pack your own, or just bring items and we will add them to boxes at the packing party. We’ll be packing boxes after the second worship on November 14 (approx. 12:15) in the Fellowship Hall - come and help! For more information stop by the display in the foyer or take a look at the OCC website.
Missions Prayer Focus
Taylor & Ellie Lindahl - serving with Campus Outreach in St. Paul, MN
They have been very busy lately, but appreciate the Lord’s guiding hand through the occasional minor “bumps.” They engaged in a Summer Training Project recently, which gives guidance for discipleship. About 20 students from University of Northwestern in St. Paul, MN planned to join them in the training. Two former staff members transitioned to the next step in their lives, a natural process related to the nature of a college. Therefore, they looked forward to “picking up the slack,” engaging in other daily activities associated with Campus Outreach while recognizing limitations related to COVID.
They request prayer from New Life Church members for their continued trust in the Lord (Phil. 4:19). They also requested prayer for peace and comfort knowing that the Lord is working on behalf of his servants (Rom. 8:28), and raising up laborers to partake in the harvest (Lk. 10:2). They are very thankful for the ongoing support of the New Life body!
A group of high school students and leaders will be attending a conference in the Minneapolis area November 12-13. Please be in prayer for these students as they travel and step away from everyday life to spend some time focusing on what a Biblical worldview looks like in our world today.
