Sunday, November 14, 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 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.
Operation Christmas Child
Join us for a packing party this Sunday, Nov 14, after the second worship service - approx. 12:15 - in the Fellowship Hall! We have many items that we’ve collected throughout the year to assemble boxes. We could use a few more toys to add to the boxes.
If you have boxes that you’ve already packed at home, you can drop them off in the foyer and we will deliver them to the collection site this week.
For more information stop by the display in the foyer or take a look at the OCC website.
We are updating our Church Family Directory.
Look for a card to fill out as you enter the auditorium the next couple of weeks -OR- you can fill out this form right now on your computer or phone. We will be taking photos in the foyer on November 21 and 28. If you already have a photo you’d like us to use, please send it to Rachel (rachels@newlifeefree.org).
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…
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.
Missions Prayer Focus
Steve and Kathy Austvold- Missions mobilizers with the EFCA and ReachGlobal
We are praising God for reports of India and the possibility of them opening up for travel. Pray for upcoming trips and on spreading God's love and the gospel are possible and fruitful.
We are praising God for the opportunity of our present sabbatical thru November 21st. Pray that we may be refreshed and have clear confirmation on what God has for us.
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.
