Sunday, September 4, 2022
Joy is one of the most powerful forces in the entire world! Joy has the power to keep us from falling to into worldly temptations and it can also keep us from being overwhelmed by the trials of this life. Not only is the “joy of the Lord” our strength, it is also what the watching world desperately needs to see in the church. The world needs a visible demonstration of just how amazing the good news of Jesus Christ truly is. Few things give this demonstration better than followers of Jesus who are overflowing with joy. Yet we need to be told the truth, we are going to have to learn to fight for this joy every single say. Join us on Sunday, September 4 as we look to God’s Word to discover the source of this supernatural joy!
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.
Annual Congregational Meeting
Last Sunday (8/28/22), New Life members voted and approved…
The proposed budget for 2022-23
Mark Rodvold to serve as an elder
Both property funding proposals
Next Week - Sunday, September 11
A brand new ministry year is upon us! With that said our Fall Kick Off will be Sunday, September 11. To start this new ministry year we want to take one Sunday and talk about the vision of our church. We know from the Great Commission that the mission of every church is to make disciples. The vision is the unique way that God has called us to go about fulfilling the Great Commission. The vision of our church will challenge and inspire all of us to pursue God with all of our heart and love others in the surrounding counties.
Join us in the parking lot on September 11 after both Worship Services to talk with ministry leaders about ways to get connected at New Life. We’ll have bouncy houses for the kids and root beer and soft pretzels for everyone!
Sunday School Classes are taking a break for the summer.
We’ll have our annual Ministry Fair on Sept 11, and then regular Sunday School classes will start on Sept 18!
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.
Opportunity to serve our Youth…
The Youth Group will start their regular Wednesday evening meetings on September 7. Each week we end the evening with a snack and time to hang out together after their small group time. People from our New Life family have been providing snack for us - either homemade or picked up at a store. The students really enjoy this time! If you would like to bring a snack you can sign up using the button below (the sign up is near the bottom of the page), or call the church office (886-1977) and we can help you get signed up.
Upcoming Events at a Glance
September 7 | Awana & Club 56 Kick-off, Carnival & Fun Night, 5:00pm
September 7 | Youth Group resumes on Wednesday evenings, 6:45pm
September 10 | Worship Team Workshop
September 11 | Ministry Fair, 10:15-11:00am & 12:15-12:45pm
September 11 | Concert of Prayer in Day County, 6pm
September 16 | Annual Men’s Social, 5:30pm
September 18 | Sunday School classes resume for all ages, 10:15-11:00am
September 18 | Pizza Lunch for Young Adults, 12:15pm in the Fellowship Hall
October 2 | Pizza with Pastors, 12:15pm, for those new to New Life
October 8 | Discipleship Begins at Home Conference
(keep reading for more details)
Upcoming Prayer Opportunities…
We are having an In-House Worship Team Workshop on Saturday, September 10, from 8-noon! There will be a mix of video instruction, some worship time together, and table discussion. If you are interested in serving on the worship team, or would just like to know more, you are welcome to attend. Please register so we can be prepared with materials and lunch.
Topics that we’ll talk about are…
Building a Band
Creating a Culture of Excellence
Serving Together
Timing (band)
Dynamics and Arranging (band)
Special Breakout Session (vocalists)
How to Eat Your Bible
Adult Sunday School Class - starting Sept 18
“Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart… ”
Last Spring Pastor Michael led us through a study in our adult Sunday school class about the dangers of Progressive Christianity. It was disturbing, to say the least, yet served as a wakeup call for the church to remain vigilant and faithful to the Word of God. All around us we witness what happens when a person or society abandons the authority of the scriptures and replaces it with a postmodern, “anything goes” spirituality. I’m convinced more than ever that we need to become a people of the Book, God’s inspired, infallible book, the Bible!
Join us each Sunday this fall as we gather to learn:
What it means when we say that the Bible is inspired and inerrant.
How people preserved the text of the Bible over the centuries. Can the process be trusted?
What is the canon of scripture and why some books were chosen and others rejected?
What about the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls?
We’ll get to know some of the “Church Fathers” and other key figures in church history and the role they played in helping us have the Bible in our own English language.
Most importantly we will learn how to truly study, or as Jeremiah says, how to eat your Bible!
The class will start September 18 in the fellowship hall. Please join us at 10:10 each Sunday beginning September 18 in the fellowship hall. For the “How to Eat Your Bible” Adult Sunday school class.
Two Women’s Bible Studies starting this fall…
Tuesdays | 5:45am | beginning Sept 20 | at New Life
The Book of Numbers continues the historical narrative in Exodus, the story of God’s people newly freed from Egypt’s shackles and wandering toward the promised land. Numbers is a story of wilderness wandering, but it’s also a story of God’s presence among His beloved.
Join Lauren Chandler in this 7-session, in-depth study of the Book of Numbers and God’s people. Discover how even when they rebelled—and this book tells of many rebellions—God’s love and promises remained. It’s in that love and those promises the children of Israel found their identity and where we must find ours today.
Email Sherry if you would like us to order a workbook for you (sherryd@newlifeefree.org).
Mondays | 7:00-8:15pm | beginning Oct 3 | on Zoom
We will begin the book of Acts this fall!! Our reading schedule will begin September 27 and our first discussion group will meet via zoom on Oct 3. Our youth will also be studying the book of Acts this school year. Although we will be behind them by about a month, this should provide some awesome discussion opportunities for the moms and grandmas of those youth. As you talk about what you're learning with your student, it will provide recall and reinforcement for what Pastor Billy has taught them.
We will study one chapter per week - reading it repeatedly and jotting down questions and comments that you want to discuss. Don't worry if you can't make all the zoom meetings, as long as you're following the reading schedule, you can jump in whenever it works for you.
I have been using this study method for a while, and I love it! This style of study was designed for those who are busy and have little time for homework. There are no study guides to fill in, no videos to watch, and no travel time. Just you and your Bible!
Contact Dana N (dana.niemann@yahoo.com, 605-237-3007) or Dawn S (dawnmstee@gmail.com) for more information and to get the Zoom link.
We’re starting a new Life Group just for Young Adults (18-26). The group will meet regularly on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm at New Life (beginning Sept 20) -BUT- to get started, we’re hosting a pizza lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the second service on Sunday, September 18. If you know of Lake Area students or other young adults in Watertown, please invite them!
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.
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.
