New Wednesday Night Small Group

Be part of a new small group. this group is open to all members and is led by Solomon Cheifer, one of the members of our worship team. The group meets on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm at the church building.

Join the new women's small group

Join our new women's small group. This group meets on Wednesday morning at 10:00 am at the church building. The group is led by Denise Weisheit. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact denise_weisheit@hotmail.com

Accelerate Resources

Hey Accelerate members,

At our last meeting we covered a lot of important material regarding Who Jesus is, why we need a savior, why Jesus is the only one who can save us, what it means that Jesus died for us, etc. Here a couple of follow up resources for people who missed the presentation, or want to hear more on these topics.

Resource #1 - Jesus' claim to be God. Yesterday we noted that a distinctive of the Christian faith is Jesus’ claim to be God. Here is an expanded presentation on that claim, it’s about a 30 minute long audio presentation from a weekend service.

Download MP3 File

Resource #2 – Jesus is the Way Yesterday we used prison as an example to understand how Jesus is the only way to get right with God. Here is a presentation from a couple years back that reinforces this truth. The presentation is not the same as we did last night but very similiar. It's about 30 minutes long and will be a good review.

Download MP3 File

New Leader Profile

Here are some things to get to know Leanna:

Area of Service: New Life Youth


Favorite Bible Verse:

This changes all the time, but 2 that have stuck with me are Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” and Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Favorite Music or Artist(s):

I'll listen to anything. A few of my favorites are Flyleaf, Mayday Parade, Family Force 5, Barlowgirl and Inhabited.

Area you feel God has used or is using you the most?:

I feel God is using me the most right now to mentor and teach myself and Devin's small group of girls. I feel Him putting me in a position of influence to give the girls an example to look up to and to teach me not to be a hypocrite.

A random fact that most people wouldn't know about you unless you told them:

Persian cats are my favorite! I love their flat faces =D

What was your dream job/profession that you had as a kid?:

When I was younger I always wished I could be a teacher or a doctor.

What is the most satisfying thing when it comes to serving?:

The most satisfying thing about serving is the humility that you learn from it. No longer are your actions selfish, done to please yourself, but they are done to further others.

What is one bit of advice you would give to others who are considering serving?:

Be sure to pray about where God wants you before you jump into serving. Also, make sure you are serving as a way to serve God, not to get recognition for yourself.

Haiti relief

The poorest nation in the western hemisphere has been hit with a major earthquake. If you would like to help, here is a link to Samaritan's purse, a Christian organization that does relief work. By making a donation directly to them, you'll get resources into the hands of those who can, as quickly as possible.

Whether or not you contribute financially, everyone can help by saying a prayer for those affected.

Temple Diagram

Here's the diagram of the temple we showed during today's service. You can find a bigger version of it here.

Our "boxes" gets a second life

Any of you recognize this box wooden rolling box? If you set up or take down on Sunday morning you do!

Our church made a dozen mobile storage units when meeting at Santiago High School, these really speed up the set up when meeting at a temporary location. Now that we're back in the building, we only need a handful of them.

We have good news, the boxes aren't going into retirement, but finding a second life. We contacted a church that is meeting at school near Colton and have donated the remaining units to them. It's good to know that they will be used for God's Kingdom. We hope that this church sees good things happen as they reach their community for Christ.

New Leader Profile

This is the first in a series of blog posts designed to introduce you to some of the new leaders at New Life. The first leader we would like to introduce is Solomon Cheifer.

Here are some things to help you get to know Solomon:

Area of Service: Small Group Leader

Favorite Bible Verse:

Romans 12:1-2, "I appeal to you therefore, brothers by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be confromed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Where do you feel God is using you the most?:

I feel God is using me the most when people have problems in their life and I can direct them to the word of God for the answers they need.

What was your dream job/profession as a kid?:

When I was a kid I wanted to be a dinosaur when I grew up.

What is one bit of advice that you would give to others who are considering serving?:

And besides being something believers are supposed to do, serving is a good way to take a break from thinking about your own problems for a little while.

Relief effort in Haiti

Here is a video from an organization called "Church's Helping Church's" They are trying to rally Christians to support churches in Haiti that have been hit by the earthquake. You can find out more at www.churcheshelpingchurches.com

Thanks to everyone who gave to Gift to the King. A total of $ $9460
was given as part of this special offering. This giving will be used for a number of specific needs such as:

• Helping those in need in our church family
• Reaching out to our community
• Supporting world missions
• Strengthening our church’s ministries
– especially children’s and student programs
• Meeting the ongoing needs of our church.

Thanks again to everyone who played a part

New Small Group Starts Tonight

Tonight is the start of our new Wednesday night small group. This group is led by Solomon Cheifer. The time is 7:00 pm and everyone is welcome.

Week one of Accelerate

Accelerate got started last night. We had a great group of people - Duane, Nyra, Savannah, Amy, April, Kevin, Andy, Jill, Dineen, Bobbi, Eric, Mark, Seth and Nick)

If you missed the first meeting, it's not to late to join us. Show up for week 2 next Tuesday, January 26th at 7:00 pm.

Do you know a church member in need?

Thanks to a handful of special gifts, we have some grocery store gift cards we want to pass on to members in need. We've asked our small group leaders to be point people for identifying members in need and distributing cards. Our small group members have their ear to the ground and with the help of their group members, can get the help to those who need it.

If you know a member who is in need, make sure you let your small group leader know. If you're not in a small group you can find out more more about our small groups here.

P.S. If you would like to help a member in need, you can either give a financial gift to the church (and write "care" on the check), or purchase a gift card to a local supermarket and drop it off at the church office.

Haiti relief

Do you want to help the people of Haiti? We are steering members toward Samaritan's purse, an organization run by Franklin Graham, Billy Graham's son. But there are many great organizations that are helping, including this group - Churches helping churches. The focus of this organization is for churches in America to help churches in Haiti that have been hit by the disaster. You can find out more information about them here.

New Women's Group Starts Tomorrow

A new women's small group is starting up this Wednesday. The group will meet at 10 am at the church building. The group is led by Denise Weisheit. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact denise_weisheit@hotmail.com

Are you new at New Life?

Are you new at New Life? If so, we want to meet you. A first step for getting connected at New Life is Accelerate. Accelerate is a group designed to help you grow spiritually and in your connection to our church family. Week one of the group is a get acquainted dinner where you can meet some of the staff and learn more about the group. If you decide to continue with the group, the next seven weeks cover topics that help you learn more about the church, the Bible and how to get involved. Accelerate is on Tuesday nights, from 7:00-9:00 pm starting January 19th. For more information contact us at connecting@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Communion

Christ calls us to take communion “In rembrance” of Him (Luke 22:19). We serve communion from time to time in our weekend services and large group settings, but the primary place communion happens is in our small groups. Communion in take place in the groups monthly, usually on the fourth week of the month. So if you’re not plugged in, get involved. You can find out more about groups by checking out the small group webpage.

Haiti Relief

The poorest nation in the western hemisphere has been hit with a major earthquake. If you would like to help, here is a link to Samaritan's purse, a Christian organization that does relief work. By making a donation directly to them, you'll get resources into the hands of those who can, as quickly as possible.

Whether or not you contribute financially, everyone can help by saying a prayer for those affected.

New Wednesday Night Small Group

Join us for the start of a new small group. this group is open to all members and is led by Solomon Cheifer, one of the members of our worship team. The group meets on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm at the church building.

New Women's Group is Starting

A new women's small group is starting up this Wednesday. The group will meet at 10 am at the church building. The group is led by Denise Weisheit. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact denise_weisheit@hotmail.com

Haiti Relief

The poorest nation in the western hemisphere has been hit with a major earthquake. If you would like to help, here is a link to Samaritan's purse, a Christian organization that does relief work. By making a donation directly to them, you'll get resources into the hands of those who can, as quickly as possible.

Whether or not you contribute financially, everyone can help by saying a prayer for those affected.

Two New Small Groups Start Next Week

Two new small groups are starting up next Wednesday, January 20th:

Women's Small Group - This group is led by Denise Weisheit, and meets at the church building on Wednesday morning at 10:00 am.

Wednesday night small group - this group is open to all members and is led by Solomon Cheifer, one of the members of our worship team. The group meets at 7:00 pm at the church building.

If you're not in a small group, check out one of these next week.

Thanks

Thanks to everyone who financially supported New Life in 2009. We're in the processing of sending out giving statements for last year. Look in your mailbox over the next week or so to receive yours. Your giving plays a part in changing lives!

Live from the Leader's Meeting

On the second Monday of the month we have a leader's meeting. This week we had six new leaders join us. (Welcome new leaders!). Our leaders meeting consists of a large group time where we all get together, and then break out groups. Here are some picture from our break out groups.

New Women's Group is Starting

It looks like a new women’s small group will be launching in a couple weeks. The group will be on Wednesday in the mid-morning (The time is still being worked out). If you’re interested in the new small group, let us know and we’ll keep you in the loop. You can contact us at groups@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Are you new at New Life?

Are you new at New Life? If so, we want to meet you. A first step for getting connected at New Life is Accelerate. Accelerate is a group designed to help you grow spiritually and in your connection to our church family. Week one of the group is a get acquainted dinner where you can meet some of the staff and learn more about the group. If you decide to continue with the group, the next seven weeks cover topics that help you learn more about the church, the Bible and how to get involved.

Accelerate is on Tuesday nights, from 7:00-9:00 pm starting January 19th. For more information contact us at connecting@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Join us for our January leader’s meeting. The meeting is on Monday, January 11th at 7:00 pm. 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.