Sunday, May 7, 2023

Worship Services - 9:00am and 11:00am

Nursery care for children 0-2 is available. Children’s Church for kids age 3-5

It’s not too late to bring a Friend, Relative, Acquaintance, Neighbor, or Co-worker to the last evening of The Bridge Course! We’ve had four sessions with wonderful food and great discussion times - but newcomers are always welcome. Please register so we can be prepared with the right amount of food and childcare help.

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Sunday School for all ages | 10:15-11:00am

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Adult Sunday School Class

Discover ordinary ways to communicate God’s love and the message of salvation - naturally.

Every follower of Jesus has a sincere desire to share God’s love with others. We want to tell friends and family about who Jesus is, what he means to us, and all he has done for us. But where do we start?

The Organic Outreach study will help you shape a personal approach to passing on the good news of Jesus in natural ways. This is not a system or a program. It’s a collection of biblical practices that you can incorporate into your life starting today. You can begin right where God has placed you. You can share the love and message of Jesus in a manner that fits exactly how God has wired you.

Be prepared for summer and the extra interactions with family, friends, and neighbors!

Connection Cards

We have Connection Cards available on the backs of the chairs in the sanctuary. Guests can fill them out and take them to the Info Center for a free gift. Anyone can use them to submit prayer requests, request more information about ministries, update personal contact information, ask a question, or give feedback. Cards can be dropped into the offering boxes at the entrances to the sanctuary.

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Upcoming Events at a Glance

April 10 - May 8 | The Bridge Course on Monday evenings, 6:00-7:30pm

April 23 - May 21 | Organic Outreach Adult Sunday School Class, 10:15-11:00am

May 7 | Community Evening of Worship and Prayer, 6:00pm at The Bridge

May 17 | Youth Group Honors Night, 6:30pm

May 21 | Concert of Prayer, 6:00pm

June 19-22 | Twists & Turns VBS

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“Without the spark of prayer, the church quietly loses energy, doing only what’s humanly possible.”

— Paul E. Miller

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for upcoming times of prayer together…

Sunday, May 7 | Community Evening of Worship and Prayer with other local churches, meeting at The Bridge this time.
Sunday, May 21 | Concert of Prayer at New Life Church

Youth Group Senior Honors Night

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 AT 6:30PM

Each year our youth group celebrates with the graduating seniors on the last youth night of the school year. We’ll have a meal, worship, and a special guest speaker. Anyone in our church family is welcome to attend, as well as family and friends of our seniors.

Graduate Open Houses

Makayla Wright

New Life Fellowship Hall - Saturday, May 27 - 1-4pm

Andrew Dalke

3432 N Pelican Lane - Saturday, May 27 - 3-6pm

Madison Jaragoske

New Life Fellowship Hall - Sunday, May 28 - 4-7pm

Each month, we will be highlighting a missionary or organization that is supported by New Life. We encourage you to be praying for them and also learning more about how God is working through them in their area of ministry.

Prayer Requests from Tim & Julie…

Language learning! Portuguese is similar to Spanish but many of the words are either different or pronounced differently. Pray we can remember which is which. We praise the Lord for our language tutors and that we can continue to study even while we are not in Portugal. Also, pray for our tutor’s salvation.
Return to Portugal. In May to August, our plan is to complete another 90 days in Portugal. Pray that we can be an encouragement to the people at the Portuguese Bible Institute, where we live and our church family at Igreja Evangélica das Boas Novas.
Team building: 4 couples in Honduras and two families in the states have told us they are praying about how God can use them in Angola. Fervently pray that God will give clear direction in their lives. And that God would build the right team to work together for His glory.
Visa acquisition-In August we return to the states and prepare/deliver our documents to the Angola consulate. Pray we are able to get the correct paperwork and documentation so it can be a smooth process.
New family addition - Andrew and Leanna are expecting their 3rd child, first part of October. I’m so thankful we will be around to help with the other kiddos and meet our newest grand baby before we leave for Angola.
End of October- our goal to be heading to Angola. Thank you for praying for more laborers for the harvest!

New Members

We welcome Joshua & Allison Humburg and Carol Spitzer as members of New Life Church! If you are wondering how membership works, you can read what our church constitution says about it here. The Next Steps Class is required for membership and we typically hold two series of classes each year. We’ll announce the dates/times here in the digital bulletin when we schedule the classes.

Part of New Life’s Vision is to support and develop Haven Center, Watertown’s new pregnancy resource center. Haven Center’s mission is to cultivate a community where those faced with an unplanned pregnancy are equipped to choose life. They exist to treat individuals facing an unplanned pregnancy with compassion in a welcoming and confidential environment. Their goal is to provide accurate information so an informed decision, guided by truth, is able to be made. Below is a video of the testimony of a young girl that was impacted in a great way by a pregnancy center (Option 1 in Brookings). This video will give you an idea of what Haven Center is all about and what it is trying to accomplish. We are going to give you an opportunity to give financially to the Haven Center on April 30th in church. Through Haven Center we have the opportunity to save lives and share the gospel with those who are in desperate need of hope! To learn more about Haven Center you can follow them on Facebook or go to their website at havencentersd.org.

Haven Center Website

haven center on facebook

If you are a follower of Christ, God wants to use you to bless those around you. We talked about practical ways to do this in our previous Sunday School class and want to continue to provide resources and ideas for you. Stop by the display across from the nursery to find book recommendations and articles!

Child Dedication

We are planning to have a time of Child Dedication during our Worship Services on May 14 (Mother’s Day). If your family would like to participate or if you have questions about Child Dedication, contact Lezlie (886-1977 or lezliee@newlifeefree.org). You can also mark “Child Dedication” on the Connection Card and we will contact you.