Keeping Your Spiritual Focus

God deserves our full devotion. But the busier you get, the harder it is to keep your focus on God. This weeks passage deals with the real life challenge of putting God first, when you also have family and friends and jobs and heartaches and hassles and ups and downs that can end up taking all our time and attention. Join us this Sunday to see what the Bible says about giving God our undivided devotion.

This is part of our real relationship series.

Picture from Weekend Message

During our relationship series we talked about how our wedding vows of "for better or worse" don't always translate into "happily ever after". Here's a picture that was shown in the service. If you missed the message, you can listen to it online here.

A view from Norway

Our current series "Real Relationships" is getting some exposure in Norway. A friend I (Mike Hannah) went to seminary with, saw our series on facebook and posted about it to his friends. I'm not sure what it says, but I recognize the phrase "cutting edge". The guy who posted it, Oyvind, visited our church many years ago when he was in LA going to seminary. Thanks Ovyind for the post!

Are you facing financial stress?

Are you out of work, under-employed, facing financial stress? If so, let us pray with you. We can go to God will all our needs. The Bible says, "Is anyone of you in trouble? He should pray" (James 5:13) Let us add our prayers to your prayers. Send your prayer request to us, and we'll add it to the church prayer list. The email is prayer@newlifecommunitychurch.net.

Care@New Life

We desire to spiritually support our members through the different challenges of life. If you or someone you know needs help. Check out the care section of our website for resources to meet spiritual, emotional and physical needs. You can check it out here

Are you on Facebook?

Are you on facebook? If so check out New Life's facebook page. From there you can connect with many of our members. Check it out today.

Divorce and remarriage

This Sunday's passage brought up the topic of divorce. If you have questions about what God's word says about divorce and remarriage, we've posted information on our Real Relationship Resource page. It contains articles like

-Should we separate

-What if your spouse cheats - help for infidelity

-What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage

You can check it out here...

Upcoming Message Series

After our relationship series, here are the series we're doing next....

The Book of Daniel – In November we’ll study the book of Daniel. The series is called “Stand Up” The book of Daniel has examples of people who stood up for what they believed in. Even if it meant facing the fiery furnace or the lion’s den.

Christmas – The book of Daniel will take us up the Holidays. On Sunday, December 20th we’ll have a service that focuses on God’s greatest gift. His Son Jesus Christ. This theme will continue on Thursday night, December 24th at our Christmas eve service.

The book of Ezekiel – At the first of the year we’re diving headlong into a study of the book of Ezekiel. This will be an indepth study that calls us to put God first in each area of our life.

Video from Sunday's service

Here is the video from last Sunday's service.

College Age Group

Are you college age? Join us Monday nights at 7:00 pm at our small group. For more information email nick@newlifecommunitychurch.net

This Sunday - For Better or Worst

This Sunday we're continuing our series "Real Relationships" Our topic is "For Better or Worse" We'll be looking at 1 Corinthians 7: 8-11. The focus will be on working through relationship problems.

Topics Include:

-The Two Become One

-For Better or Worse: Love that Lasts a Lifetime

-Making the Most of a Spiritually Mismatched Marriage

-Keeping Your Spiritual Focus in a Relationship

-Before You Say “I Do”: Finding the Right Person in Life

For More Info - For more information on the series click here

Invite a Friend - Download a series invitation and email it to a friend. For a PDF version, click here.

Are you a generous giver?

Are you growing as a generous giver?

Our church believes there are a handful of discipleship essentials that form the foundation for following Christ. They include activities like spending time with God, sharing your faith, serving others. One of these discipleship essentials is generous giving.

Are you a generous giver? Have you made a commitment to put God first in your finances? If you want to know more about giving, check out the giving section of our website.

If the practice of giving is new to you. Listen to one of the following messages, and begin taking steps to grow in your giving.

Young Adult Group

Are you 18-22 years old? Join us on Sunday night from 6:30 -8:30pm For more information or directions contact Scott Weisheit at 951-371-2647 scott_weisheit@hotmail.com or Jennifer Strobel at 951-272-2835/ jenniferstrobel@sbcglobal.net.

Hope to see you there!

Hi Moms, If you've been wanting to get involved in a small group, but haven't been able to find one that works with your schedule, this might be the group for you! This new small group is a place where moms can come with their young children and not worry about who is watching them because you will be! Our kids will be right here with us snuggling, sleeping, nursing, and sometimes even participating (we have very smart kids!) while we study the Bible together and lift each other up. For more information contact the church office at 951-736-5433 or send an email to groups@newlifecommunitychurch.net.

Faith Essentials Workshop

Our Faith Essentials Workshop is up and running. Here are pictures from last week's meeting. The Faith Essentials workshop is designed to teach biblical truths that form the foundation for a solid theological understanding of God. Keep your eyes open for when this workshop is offered next.

This Sunday - For Better or Worst

This Sunday we're continuing our series "Real Relationships" Our topic is "For Better or Worse" We'll be looking at 1 Corinthians 7: 8-11. The focus will be on working through relationship problems.

Topics Include:

-The Two Become One

-For Better or Worse: Love that Lasts a Lifetime

-Making the Most of a Spiritually Mismatched Marriage

-Keeping Your Spiritual Focus in a Relationship

-Before You Say “I Do”: Finding the Right Person in Life

For More Info - For more information on the series click here

Invite a Friend - Download a series invitation and email it to a friend. For a PDF version, click here.

Greek Words in the New Testament

Last Sunday we pointed out the meaning of a word in the original Greek. Are you interested in being able to find out the original meaning of words in the New Testament? If so, there are free online resources. Here is a link to an interlinear Bible. It has the English version of the Bible side by side with the Greek version. You can click on a word to pull up the original definition. Check it out.

Song from Sunday series

The song from the Video for our Real Relationships is "Younger Yesterday" by a band called the Meadows. It was featured in a movie called Little Manhattan. If you want to hear the entire song, here is something someone put together on YouTube.

Real Relationships Starts Tomorrow

Relationships are God’s idea. He is the one who said, “It’s not good for man to be alone”. So whether you’re single, married, or thinking about marriage, join us for a series on building stronger relationships. Join us on Sunday, October 11th for “Real Relationships”.

Topics Include:

-The Two Become One

-For Better or Worse: Love that Lasts a Lifetime

-Making the Most of a Spiritually Mismatched Marriage

-Keeping Your Spiritual Focus in a Relationship

-Before You Say “I Do”: Finding the Right Person in Life

For More Info - For more information on the series click here

Invite a Friend - Download a series invitation and email it to a friend. For a PDF version, click here.

Real Relationships Starts This Sunday

Relationships are God’s idea. He is the one who said, “It’s not good for man to be alone”. So whether you’re single, married, or thinking about marriage, join us for a series on building stronger relationships. Join us on Sunday, October 11th for “Real Relationships”.

Topics Include:

-The Two Become One

-For Better or Worse: Love that Lasts a Lifetime

-Making the Most of a Spiritually Mismatched Marriage

-Keeping Your Spiritual Focus in a Relationship

-Before You Say “I Do”: Finding the Right Person in Life

For More Info - For more information on the series click here

Invite a Friend - Download a series invitation and email it to a friend. For a PDF version, click here.

Send an Evite to our New Series

For each new series we create a postcard members can use to invite their friends. Now you can email a PDF version of the postcard to people you know. Just click on this link to download the card, and send it as an email attachment along with a note from you.

Glued Resource Page

We just wrapped up our "Glued" series. The last message was on pornography. If you or someone you know struggles with sexual addiction, we've posted resources that can help. Although the series is over, you can still visit the resource page here.

Real Relationships

Our new relationship series begins this Sunday. We'll be going verse by verse through 1 Corinthians chapter 7. Bring and friend and see you then! Click here to find out more.

Getting Unstuck

Our "Glued" series continues this Sunday. The topic is "Getting Unstuck: Getting Free and Staying Free from Pornography" As part of the service we'll watch a portion of a video that was part of a national campaign to help Christians who struggle with pornography" You can watch a clip below.