Sunday, April 11, 2021
Daniel 9:1-19 | The Power of Prayer
Daniel may just be one of the most relevant books of the bible that we can read today. America is experiencing a post-Christian culture which means we have much to learn from a man like Daniel who lived in the Babylonian Empire. How do we live as followers of Jesus Christ as exiles who are longing for their true homeland? Other themes in this fascinating book include the end times and the Second Coming of Jesus.
"And behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom." (Daniel 7:13-14 ESV).
Join us as we dig into this fascinating book!
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 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.
Because of Easter, the April Concert of Prayer dates will be April 11 and 18 (regularly the 1st and 3rd Sunday night of every month). The Concert of Prayer will go from 6-7 pm and we will meet in the sanctuary of the church. There will be some worship through song and a time for personal testimonies regarding the ways that God is answering our prayers.
Commitment to prayer is critical if we hope to see the Holy Spirit at work in our church and the six counties all around us. We hope you will plan on joining us!
Deeply Rooted in God’s Word Together
From June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 we will be focused on intentionally setting aside time to read God’s Word. We have some tools for you as well as ways to let us know what you've been reading so we can track our progress as a church family. We'd like to read 52,000 chapters this year!
We have reading cards for April-May!
You can pick up reading plan cards in the foyer. We also have a basket for completed cards. If you’ve been letting us know how many chapters you’re reading through our online form, we don’t need the cards back - we don’t want to count the chapters twice. But if you haven’t told us yet, we really want to record your numbers so we can reach our goal of 52,000!
Women’s Weekly Zoom Meeting
A group of women will be having a weekly Zoom meeting on Monday evenings (7:30-8:30pm) to discuss the Bible Reading on the plan. If you’d like to join in you can contact Dawn S. (dawnmstee@gmail.com) or Dana N. (dana.niemann@yahoo.com) to get the Zoom invite.
New Members Class
Sundays at 10:00am, Room 209, beginning April 11
If you are interested in learning more about New Life Church, we invite you to attend the New Members Class. It is four weeks long and we’ll talk about the EFCA, the Statement of Faith, the history of New Life Church, and what it means to be a member. At the end of the class you will have an opportunity to apply for membership.
You can still register…
Friday, April 16 - Saturday, April 17
At New Life Church - men will go home to sleep
The theme for the Men's Retreat this year is "Awaken: Alive In Christ."
In Romans 13:11 Paul tells us that "the hour has come for you to wake from sleep." Have you ever noticed how easy it is to go through life as if you were just sleepwalking? When we are sleepwalking we are going through the religious motions but our hearts feel cold and distant towards God. At this retreat we are going to ask God to awaken us and to set our hearts on fire with a love for Him. We hope you will join us!
New Women’s Bible Study
God of Covenant, by Jen Wilkin
Tuesday Mornings, 5:45am, Room 209
April 20 - June 22
Discover How God Orchestrates Everything for His Glory
There are no minor characters in the story of God. Beginning with Genesis 12, walk alongside the fathers of our faith—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph—to discern Jesus in the stories of His people. Over 10 sessions, discover how God orchestrates everything for His glory and the good of His people, and see how the God of creation and covenant is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
If you send an email to let us know you are planning to come, we’ll order a book for you (sherryd@newlifeefree.org). And if you don’t get the email sent… you should come anyway! We’ll try to have a few extra books on hand or we’ll order some quickly.
Tickets can be purchased online (click on the image above), at the Info Center in the foyer on Sunday mornings, or at the church office during the week.
