Sunday, July 24, 2022
This week the youth will be taking over! The youth worship team will start our service, Pastor Billy will be preaching, and we’ll hear reports from students that just returned from the missions trip. Please join us.
Sunday Worship Services at 9:00am & 11:00am
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.
Sermon Series Challenge
We are going to challenge everyone at New Life Church to memorize the first chapter of 1 John during this sermon series.
“I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Proverbs 119:11
Sunday School Classes are taking a break for the summer.
We’ll start up again after Labor Day!
We invite you to join us for coffee and cookies in the foyer between the worship services.
You can stick around after the 9:00 service or come a little early for the 11:00 service.
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.
Upcoming Events at a Glance
July 24 | Night of Worship at New Life, 6:00pm
July 31 | Concert of Prayer in Deuel County, 6:00pm
August 5-6 | Church Campout at Memorial Park, meal and baptisms Saturday evening
August 14 | Life Group Family Picnic at Midwest Bible Camp, 12:15pm
August 21 | Community Evening of Worship & Prayer at New Life, 6:00pm
August 28 | Annual Meeting, 10-11am
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Join us for an evening of worship at New Life - led by some of our college-age young adults. Come when you want, leave when you want.
Upcoming Prayer Opportunities…
Annual Church Campout
August 5-6 at Memorial Park
The Church Campout is Coming! The cost to reserve a site is $55 total for both nights. Call the church office (886-1977) or email Rachel (rachels@newlifeefree.org) to reserve your campsite.
Not planning to camp? We'd still love to see you for any and all of the events that we have planned. Mark your calendars for an all-church meal and baptisms on Saturday evening (8/6). Meal tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for kids and will be available in the foyer on Sunday mornings or in the church office during the week.
If you or your child/teen would like to be baptized at the church campout, let us know! You can call the church office (886-1977), send an email to Lezlie (lezliee@newlifeefree.org), or mark “Baptism” on the Connection Card on Sunday mornings.
We are having a good, old-fashioned summer picnic/potluck for all Life Group Members, their families, and anyone interested in learning more about Life Groups!
Food: Main Dish provided by the church, asking each family to bring a dish to pass, (salad or dessert).
Fun: Yard Games, Volleyball, and Mini-golf!
Connections: Getting to know each other's families better, Get to know others from different Life Groups, challenge them to a game of Corn Hole!
Chance for those not yet in a Life Group to come and share the afternoon with us and meet Life Group Leaders, ask questions and sign up to be in a Life Group!
This will be a great time of family fun and fellowship and since you've gotta eat lunch anyway, please join us! There will be something for everyone in your family to enjoy!
Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, August 28
10-11am | between the worship services
Members & non-members are welcome. Annual Reports with updates from ministry leaders and proposals from the elders are available in the foyer. You can pick them up on Sunday mornings or stop by during the week.
Members will vote on the proposed budget for 2022-23, elder candidate, and new property funding proposals in the foyer on August 28th. If you are not able to attend on August 28, you may vote in the church office Monday-Thursday, August 22-25, 9:00am-3:00pm.
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. The brochure includes a registration form. You do not need to have the COVID vaccine to go on the trip.
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.
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.
