Giving Update...

Today is the last day of our Summer quarter.

Summer is often a low time for giving. This Summer was no exception! We’ve had a couple extra low months that have left us with a "minus" Here are three things you can you do to help…

1. Pray – pray that God would touch people’s hearts to be generous givers.

2. Give - If you’ve fallen behind in your giving, now is the time to catch up!

3. Communicate - Help us communicate the importance of giving in your circle of influence.

Thanks in advance for your prayers!

Small Group Question

Below is a video that goes with small group question # 7 from the 9/30/07 service.

Have you seen this T-shirt?

If not, you'll be seeing more and more people wearing these on Sunday mornings. New Life has set 1.1.08 as a target date to get "On Mission" as a disciple-making church. To find out more about what this means, come to one our on mission meetings.

Small Group Communion

This week our small groups will participate in a communion. For more information about small groups and communion send us an email. groups@newlifecommunitychurch.net

On Mission - Align Meetings

We want to give a huge thanks to our leaders!

If you haven't heard, we're in the process of getting "On Mission" as a church. And our leaders are leading the way! They have committed to a series of five monday evening meetings called "Align". These meetings are custom designed to bring unity and alignment with the “why” “what” and “how” of becoming a disciple making church. Here are some pictures from last nights meeting. Please take this week to pray for our leaders.

Women's Retreat November 2-3

Offering Envelopes

Offering envelopes are available in the lobby. They are especially useful when giving a special gift or giving cash. When we receive cash, we need the donor's information in order to record it for income tax purposes.

New Small Group

We have a new Small Group starting up this Wednesday at 7:00pm in the Riverside area. The leader is Seth Schmit and the group is open to everyone. For more information on this group and others, send us an email or stop by the Information Table. groups@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Kimba the White Lion

For all you old school people, here's a link to Kimba the White Lion. Let's here it for UHF channel 52!

Weekend Message Follow Up - The Trinity

There are three statements that are equally important in understanding the doctrine of the Trinity. They are...

1) God is three persons
2) Each person is fully God
3) There is one God

Here is information on doctrine of the Trinity.

Weekend Message Follow Up - The Holy Spirit

On Sunday we talked about who the Holy Spirit is and how he works. The following are links for those who want to dig deeper.

Here is a page of links on the Holy Spirit in the "Theopedia" It includes material on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. You can even listen to seminary level lectures on the Holy Spirit

Here is an article on the deity of the Holy Spirit by a pastor named John Piper - The Holy Spirit, He is God

Slides from Sunday's Service

Here are the slides from the weekend service.

Children's Offering

God asks us to give a portion of everything he provides back to him as a step of faith, and we want to share that truth with all the children. Children have an opportunity to give an offering in our children's classes. We invited parents to use this as an opportunity to share this important value with their kids. If you have any questions, please contact our children's staff at kidzlife@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Accelerate Testimonies Part 3

Highlights for the Month of August!

Highlights for the Month of August!

Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

- Three people committed their lives to Christ
- 5 people were baptized
- We had over ten new guests at our Weekend Services.
- We had two of our highest attended Sundays of the year.
- We heard reports of changes lives.

Global Outreach At New Life

Jesus commands us to take the gospel to the "ends of the earth." Acts 1:8. Our church supports missions in both India and Mexico. To find out more about Global Outreach at New Life, check out this page on our website.

Do You Need Prayer?

Each week members of our prayer team lift up the needs of those we request prayer.
If you have a prayer request, let us know! Put it in an email and send it to the email address belowprayer@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Accelerate Testimonies Part 2

A Big Thank You!

Thanks!
Due to your help, we were able to help children in need in our community. Last week we delivered back to school supplies to the Settlement House. A local outreach that supports those in need. These supplies were donated by members of our church and organized by our children’s classes. This quarter our outreach project will be providing gifts for Casa Hogar, the orphanage we support in Mexico. Stay tuned for more information.

Follow Up From Sunday's Message

Sunday was the start of our series on the Holy Spirit. Our focus was on the need for the power of God’s Spirit to bring true change. If you want to learn more about how people change. Here are two resources that might help….

“Living a Changed Life” This message is a study of the “Put On, Put Off” principle from Ephesians 4.


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Holy Spirit versus Human Effort - The following is an excerpt from the first message in January where a contrast is made between relying on the Holy Spirit versus trying to accomplish your goals solely through human effort.

Download MP3 File

The Transformer September 9th!

Most new years resolutions fade, most diets fail, and too many “promises” to change run out of gas. It’s one thing to have a desire to change, it’s another thing to have the power to see it through.

God has a “powered up” plan to change your life. He doesn’t just invite us to change. He gives us the power to do it. He does this by sending the Transformer.

Join us for a 4 week series on how God changes lives. Topics include:

Powering Up – Understanding Why Most Change Doesn’t Work
Looking Up – Learning Who the Transformer is and How He Works
Listening Up – Embracing the Tools of the Transformer
Filling Up – Experiencing More of the Transformer’s Power in Your Life.

Avalanche Ranch September 16th

If you would like to get involved this fall during Avalanche Ranch give us a holler. Kidzlife@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Do you serve at New Life?

Do you serve at New Life?

If so, check out our serving resource webpage.

If you're not serving, click here to find out how.

Video Announcements from 9/2/07

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken...

"After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly." Acts 4:31

We experienced that on Sunday morning! At the end of the 9:30 service, during prayer, the place where we meet "was shaken".

It's always interesting when God shakes things up. Apparently this shaking orginated from an earthquake near the 15 fwy and Indian Truck trail.

Let's pray that the second half of the verse is also true - that we are filled with the Holy Spirit and speak the word of God boldly!

August Financial Update

“Thank You” to all who faithfully support New Life Community Church. Below is a report of our average weekly giving for recent months and our current weekly base budget.

Average weekly giving:

May - $8,274.63
June - $10,952.76
July - $8,419.64
August- $9,691.52

Current Weekly Base Budget - $10,726.75

Align Meetings Start Next Week

Dear Leaders,

A crucial step to getting “on mission” is the Align Meetings. These meetings are custom designed to get leaders on board with the “why”, “what”, and “how” of becoming a disciple making church. Dates for these meetings are September 10th, 17th, 24th, October 1st, and 8th. We’ll be meeting in the Corona Hills auditorium from 7-9 pm.

Childcare is available by prearrangement

If you haven’t confirmed your attendance, do it today by emailing us at info@newlifecommunitychurch.net

See you on September 10th