A Chapter a Day

Hey New Lifer's, 

In mid November, we encouraged our members to read a chapter of the Bible each day.  We provided a reading plan that brought you through the life of David.  Congratulations to all who read along with us. 

This Sunday we're introducing a Bible reading plan for 2009.  We want to help our members become Bible Centered Christians.  Make sure you attend to find out more. 

Arn't our Kids Cute?

Here is a video we played during our Christmas Eve. service of our kids singing a Christmas Carol. Enjoy!

Year End Giving

A special word of thanks to everyone who gave to God at New Life this past year. All financial gifts received on or before December 31st will be recorded as 2008 giving. The statements will be sent out by the end of January 2009. For more information, contact the church office.

Together This Sunday

Following Jesus goes better together! Join us for a two week series where we look at what the Bible says about growing in Christ together. Series starts, Sunday, December 27th.

Gift to the King

The holidays are a time of tradition. One of the traditions at New Life is our annual “Gift to the King” Christmas offering. Every holiday season we offer an opportunity to give a special gift, over and above our regular giving towards Christ’s work at our church. Stop by the Information Table to pick up an envelope.

Christmas Eve

You and your family are invited to our Christmas Eve service on Wednesday, December 24th at 5:30pm. We look forward to see you all there.

The Christ-Mas Prophecy This Sunday

We live in the year 2008, but 2008 years after what? Someone whose birth divided history. But centuries before that first Christmas, this coming Messiah’s arrival was already foretold in the ancient prophecies. Join us on Sunday, December 21st as we look at the Christ-Mas Prophecy.

Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who supports our Mexico Outreach trips. For more details, stop by the Information Table.

November 23rd Baptism

Here is the video we showed on Sunday of our November 23rd baptism. Congratulations again to all who were baptized.

Prayer for local pastor

A local pastor, Dennis Warman, was beaten at his church and is in a coma, please pray for him.

LOMA LINDA, Calif. (KABC) -- The pastor of a Highland church is in critical condition after he was beaten and robbed by two men while trying to decorate his church with Christmas lights. Now he's fighting for his life in a Loma Linda hospital.You can find out more about the story here.

Bringing Servin' Back!

Here is a special performance by Craig Mulari and Ryan Strobel dedicated to all who serve at New Life. It was performed at our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Enjoy!

Thank You!

A BIG Thank You to all of our wonderful church members. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to bring gifts and the hope of Christ to the orphans we support at Casa Hagar in Ensenada, Mexico. It was a joy to see all of the smiling faces. If you would like to support this orphanage for future trips, write “Mexico Outreach” in the memo line of your check.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the following families who dedicated their children to the Lord on Sunday. Please join us in praying for these families.
Luke Schmit - Seth & Vanessa Schmit
Samantha Wengert - Tom & Mandy Wengert
Caleb Bradshaw - Nick & Andrea Bradshaw
Emily Coffin - Jeremy & Cindy Coffin
Aubrey Romo - Randy & Daisy Romo

Dancing with the Stars?

We want to give a huge thanks to everyone who volunteers at New Life.
On Sunday night, we had an appreciation dinner for our volunteers. We
put together a couple song and dance numbers. For those of you missed
it, here's one of them.

Child Dedication This Sunday!

Child dedication this Sunday@ the 11:00 am service. Join us this Sunday as we come together with parents to dedicate their children to the Lord.

Don't Let the Little People Get You Down

Don't let the little people get you down!

This Sunday we're continuing our series "Go Big" The topic is "Act Big
When Others Act Small" Join us at the 9:30 or 11:00 am service.

November Financial Update

The November Giving was : $40,410
The amount we need to pay the bills : $50,205
The difference : (-$9,795)

In the month of November, our giving has continued to fall short of meeting the monthly budget. As we continue to struggle financially and as our church members continue to struggle in the current economy, please pray as we consider changes to meet our current giving. We praise God for his continued blessings and thank everyone who gives to God at New Life.

Have you attended a Growing in Faith Meeting?

Have you attended a Growing in Faith meeting? If not, now is the time. Three years ago, our church came together and bought a piece of property. We called this project “Growing in Faith”. Click here to find more info on Growing in Faith and to get meeting dates.

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Twice a year we like to get together and thank all who serve at New Life. We will be having a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner this Sunday December, 7th. Join us for dinner and fellowship. To RSVP, call the church office or send us an email at info@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Prayer Request

Let’s pray this week for the renewing of our minds and the transformation of our hearts as God creates in us a holy people for Himself.

Caring for Our Members

New Life's Care Team helps members by praying for them, contributing to their needs and helping out in other areas. With holidays coming up, we are reminded of the many needs among the members of our church family. If you would like to help members of New Life, please consider making a gift to the Care Team. All of the money donated to the Care Team is used to address needs of those who call our office asking for help.

Prayer Event Tonight

Do you need a miracle? We will be having a special prayer event tonight at 7:00pm. God is bigger than any economic crisis, relationship issue, or difficult trial in life. Join us for a night of prayer and seeking God. Personal prayer will be available to all who come.

David and Goliath

One of our members pointed out at that a song by Casting Crowns - has a reference to the story of David and Goliath (that we looked at on Sunday). The song is called "Voice of Truth".  You can watch the video below. 

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Irene Bloodgood, Troy Miller, Nathan Olney, Alex Sanchez, Kyle Sanchez and Cheryl Wood. These people took the step of faith and were baptized on Sunday. Join us in praying for them. Click here to see the rest of the pictures.

Baptism Sunday

We will be having a baptism this Sunday at 1:30pm at the home of the Bourbinays. Come out and support our members that are being baptized. Stop by the Information Table for a map to the location.

Prayer Request

The uncertain economy is putting a strain on all of us. Please pray for the finances of our church family and our church. Most of all, pray that the challenging times we are facing will not diminish our faith in God.

Come to a Growing in Faith Information Meeting

Three years ago, our church came together and bought a piece of property. We called this project “Growing in Faith”. As a result of this step of faith, a sign that reads “Future Home of New Life” stands on our land. Now it’s time to time to take the next step forward.

Growing in Faith is an all church project, and we want each member to understand what’s next. For this reason we’ve set up a series of informational meetings between now and the end of the year. We’re asking each member to make the time to attend one of these meetings.

At this meeting, you’ll find out

- Why we’re working toward a church home of our own
- Where we are in the process of moving forward
- A preview of what the building will look like
- What we need to do take the next step
- Ways members can play a part

Pick a Meeting Time that’s Best for You:

- Wednesday, November 19th at 7:00pm
- Tuesday, November 25th at 7:00pm
- Monday, December 1st at 7:00pm
- Wednesday, December 3rd at 7:00pm
- Tuesday, December 9th at 7:00pm
- Thursday, December 11th at 7:00pm

Childcare is Available: Childcare is available upon request. Just shoot us an email, or give us a call and we’ll set up a childcare provider.

Sign up Now: You can email us with the date you’ll attend at growinginfaith@newlifecommunitychurch.net. You can also give us a call, or sign up on Sunday morning at the Information Table.

Bible Reading Project-One Page a Day

We’re inviting all members to read a chapter a day (about one page) of the Bible between now and the end of the year. We’ve created a reading checklist that will get you through the biblical story of the David. We’re studying David on Sunday morning, so you can read throughout the week, and then come and learn more on Sunday.

You can download the checklist here

Heroes are Generous

As a part of our Hero Series service project, the children collected canned food & toiletry items for God’s Kitchen. They collected over 180 lbs of canned food and filled gift bags with toiletry items. They collected enough supplies to hand out to approximately 80 people this past Wednesday. Thank you to all who help make this service project a success and for helping our children learn that Heroes are Generous!

Go Big! This Sunday

Ever feel like God has something bigger and better for your life. If so, then maybe it’s time to “Go Big”. Join us as we learn some big lessons from someone in the Bible who started out small. Be our guest on November 16th as we begin a series on the life of David, an unlikely hero who took on a giant and ruled a nation.

Topics Include:

• Be Willing to Start Small
• Take on a Giant
• Don’t Let The Little People Get You Down
• Act Big When Others Act Small
• Surround Yourself with Big People
• Worship a Big God

Do you need a miracle?

Do you need a miracle? We will be having a special prayer event on Monday, November 24th from 7:00-8:00pm. God is bigger than any economic crisis, relationship issue, or difficult trial in life. Join us for a night of prayer and seeking God. Personal prayer will be available to all who come.

Outreach Mailer Prayer

This week we sent out 15,000 flyers inviting our Corona neighbors to New Life. Please pray for those receiving them that they will come to know Christ.

Leader's Rally This Monday!

Join us for our November Leader’s Meeting. The date is Monday, November 10th, the time is 7:00 pm. Childcare is available only if requested. Please let us know you’ll be there by responding to this email, or calling the church office at 736-5433 by this Friday. Light snacks will be served. We look forward to seeing all of our leaders there. If you have any questions, please contact your staff leader.

P.S Please come ready to share 1 or 2 stories where you see God at work changing lives through your ministry or in our church.

Prayer Request

Let’s thank God for all the visitors He’s bringing to our church. Please pray for God’s power and grace for lives to be changed in our weekend services.

Are you on Facebook or Twitter?

Are you on Facebook or Twitter? If so, stay connected. Get connected with some of our other members who are online. You can follow Mike Hannah on either Twitter, or Facebook.

Dear God sometimes I wonder if you can ever forgive me?

Join us this Sunday as we continue our series “Honest to God”. Our topic for Sunday is forgiveness. All of us have times we blow it big time.  All of us know the feeling of guilt that comes from sin.  This Sunday we’ll look at how someone who fell hard, navigated his way back to God.

P.S. You can get a headstart on the service by reading Psalm 51.

October Financial Update

In the month of October our giving has continued to fall short of meeting the monthly budget. As we continue to struggle financially and as our church members continue to struggle in the current economy, please pray as we consider changes to meet our current giving. We praise God for his continued blessings and thank everyone who gives to God at New Life.

Weekly Prayer Request

Romans 15:4-6 says, “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Please pray that God will unite us as a church family to accomplish His plans for us.

Family Fun Night

Join us on Friday, November 7th for a Family Fun Event as we watch, “The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, A VeggieTales Movie”. Come discover What it Means to be a Real Hero!

$2/person or $1/person when you bring 2 cans of green beans or corn for God’s Kitchen in Corona. Please sign up at the Information Table today!

Did you miss a service?

You can listen to our weekend services online.  Check out weekend service and webpage and you  can hear the message, download the bulletin and the study notes.  Check out  weekend services. 

Did you miss a service?

This Sunday@New Life

This Sunday we're continuing our series "Honest to God" Our topic is "Dear God, Sometimes I Wonder if You Really Care"  Get a head start on the service by reading Psalm 13.  

Baptism Class

Have you been baptized? We will be having a baptism class this Sunday at 12:30pm in room 6. If this is the next step for you, sign up for the class at the Information Table. Our next baptism will be on November 23rd.

Prayer Request

Let’s pray that God will fill our church with His presence and power.

Praise report!

As many of you may know, we lease our facility on a monthly basis. The cost is about $10,000 a month. Right now times are tight financially, and in a completely unexpected move, our landlord just dropped our cost by $1000 a month! That’s a big help for our church. Take time to praise God for this blessing. Also, please continue to pray that our giving will rise enough for us to meet our monthly bills.

Video from Sunday

Here's the full version of the Sanctus Real Video "I'm Not Alright" we showed during the weekend service.

Prayer Request from the Church Staff

Prayer Request from the Church Staff:

The economy is affecting everyone, including the church. Over the last six weeks, both the regular giving and Growing in Faith giving has taken a sharp downturn. As a result we are falling short of paying our most basic bills.

Times are tight for everyone. But we believe that God can provide even in the midst of hard times. Please pray that God will provide for the financial needs of our members and the financial needs of our church. Our God is a mighty God!

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"But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine." Psalm 18-19

Honest to God, This Sunday!

Every feel like God has forgotten about you? Ever feel confused why God lets you go through hard times in life? Join us for a series about getting honest with God about our doubts and struggles.

Topics Include:

- Dear God, sometimes I wonder if you really care
- Dear God, sometimes I feel like you’ve forgotten about me
- Dear God, Sometimes I wonder if you can ever forgive me
- Dear God, sometimes I feel like serving you isn't worth it

See you this Sunday and be sure to invite a friend!

Get to church early and watch a video

Get to church five minutes early and you can watch one of our new countdown music videos. We added something new on Sundays. Before the each service we've begun showing a countdown video that usually features a Christian band. (See an example below) So next Sunday, get there a few minutes early and check it out!

Join us this Sunday at Promenade Park for an all church picnic from 12:30-3:00pm. Come out for a day of fun with our church family. See you there!

Prayer Requests

Please pray that God will help us be a disciple making church and that He would use us in His plan to call unsaved people to Himself.

Leader's Rally October 13th!

Thanks to all the leaders who attended our monthly leader's Rally. At the meeting, we gather together for a large group to rally together, and then break up into smaller groups by ministry team. Here are some of our group breakouts

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Wednesday Night Student Group

Check out our Wednesday night youth Group. This past Sunday our the Junior and Senior High Students went into Olympic mode. For more info check email us at students@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Door to Door This Sunday!

This Sunday, we are going door to door inviting our Corona Neighbors to New Life. Please pray for these invitations to reach the right people. If you are interested in joining us, stop by the Information Table.

Video from Sunday

Here's the video we showed last Sunday.  The "Good-o-Meter"

Leader's Rally October 13th!

• Looking for someone to help in children’s ministry, but not finding it?
• Looking for new leaders in the student ministry, but not finding it?
  
• Looking for someone to invite to church, but not finding it?
  
• Looking for new members for your small group, but not finding it?
  
• Looking for people to grow spiritually, but not finding it?
  

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“he looks but finds nothing” Proverbs 20:4

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The Bible give us a “head’s up” on why we often look for good things, but don’t find them. Join us on Monday, October 13th at 7:00 pm for our Leader’s Rally and we’ll talk about this principle from God’s word.

Prayer Request

Please pray for God to create in us a pure heart and to transform us into a holy people for His purposes.

Kidzlife Family Night

Join us on Friday, November 7th for a Family Fun Event as we watch, “The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything A VeggieTales Movie”. Come discover What it Means to be a Real Hero!

$2/person or $1/person when you bring 2 cans of green beans or corn for God’s Kitchen in Corona. Tickets available starting today!

For more information send us an email: kidzlife@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Did you make a commitment to Christ on Sunday?

On Sunday we encouraged members to "Think Eternally".  On the day of judgment, the most important thing is that your name is written in the lambs book of life.  On Sunday we talked about how it that happens.  If you missed the message you can listen to it here. 

If you made a commitment to Christ, or decided to be baptized.  Here's a few steps you can take.  

1)  Let us know you're committing your life to Christ.  Email us at info@newlifecommunitychurch.net and we can send you some helpful materials to assist you in taking the next step spiritually. 

2)  Join us for the next baptism. We have a baptism scheduled for Sunday, November 23rd.  We hope you'll be a part.  If you're interested, email us at baptism@newlifecommunitychurch.net