Countdown to Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is only a few days away. Here are some ways you can play a part.

1) Pray for the service – Pray that God will change lives this Sunday. Pray that many new people will come and experience God’s work in their lives.

2) Invite a friend – Easter is a great time to invite a friend or family member to join you. Take advantage of this weekend to bring someone new.

3) Arrive on time and sit in the middle of the row – Easter tends to be a high attendance day. Help make room for others by arriving on time and scooting to the middle of your row.

4) Reach out and say hello to someone who is new to you – Help create a warm, welcoming service by saying hi to those how are new to you. This Sunday may be a person’s first impression of our church, help make it a friendly impression.

5) If you’re serving, arrive early – If you’re a greeter, or serving in the children’s ministry – arrive early and be ready to go!

Care

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

Baptism Photos

Our Baptism photos are now online!

If you were a part of our Baptism or didn't have a chance to make it, come check out the rest photos on our website.

If you have been thinking about getting Baptized, or would like information about Baptism, check out our Baptism website and look for our upcoming Baptism Class.

Can you help us reach out to 20,000 homes?

If there is one Sunday some who normally doesn’t come to church, might attend, it’s Easter Sunday. We want to

send an invitation to 20,000 neighbors who live within a radius of the church, and we need your help to do it. This outreach is worth it, but it’s not cheap. The total cost of the mailing is $2,820.00. That breaks down to $14.00 to reach 100 people. Can you help with the cost of this outreach. If so, when you make your gift, write “outreach” in the memo area of your check. For online giving options, see here.

Upcoming Message Series

On Easter Sunday I'll be doing a message called the "Door". A couple years ago we did a series through the book of Luke, in one of those messages I looked at the story of the narrow door. It was a pretty straightforward message on how someone makes it to heaven. There was a good response during that message from people who wanted to learn more about a relationship with God. I thought this would be a good passage to go back and revisit this Easter Sunday.

If you're bringing a friend to church, it's helpful to know what the message will be about, so if you want to go back and listen to the old message, you can do it here. I'm sure I'll cover many of the same things, so the old message will give you a good snapshot.

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Right after Easter, we'll be doing a series through the life of Elijah. The series is called, "You Gotta Have Faith". This will be followed by a four week series on the life of Elisha called "I Got the Power"

As we head into summer we'll be doing a series through the book of Ecclesiastes and then the book of 1 Timothy. This will be the first time that our church has done a study through either of those books.

Stay tuned for more info as we get closer.

Can you help us reach out to 20,000 homes?

If there is one Sunday some who normally doesn’t come to church, might attend, it’s Easter Sunday. We want to

send an invitation to 20,000 neighbors who live within a radius of the church, and we need your help to do it. This outreach is worth it, but it’s not cheap. The total cost of the mailing is $2,820.00. That breaks down to $14.00 to reach 100 people. Can you help with the cost of this outreach. If so, when you make your gift, write “outreach” in the memo area of your check. For online giving options, see here.

Free Worship Music CD’s This Sunday

Last Sunday we put out some free worship music CD's. About half of them were taken. We're going to put them out again this coming Sunday. So help yourself!

Easter Invitations

Hey New Lifer's,

Easter invitations have arrived and are ready to go out. Make sure you grab a handful on Sunday so you can invite someone to church on April 4th.

Saint Patrick

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here is a little backstory on Saint Patrick himself.

At the age of 16, Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland where he became a slave to the chieftain of Ulster. One night, after six years of slavery, Saint Patrick heard a voice, "Behold, thy ship is ready." He traveled two hundred miles on foot to a place where he knew no one and had never been. He wrote in his autobiographical account, "After this I took flight, and left the man with whom I had been six years; and I came in the strength of the Lord, who directed my way for good; and I feared nothing till I arrived at the ship. And on that same day on which I arrived, the ship moved out of its place."

Patrick made his way back to Britain, found his family, and could have lived out the rest of his life in relative comfort in the land of freedom. But in 432 AD, he had another vision. He saw a man coming to him from Ireland carrying innumerable letters. "And I read the beginning of the letter containing 'The voice of the Irish.' And while I was reading aloud the beginning of the letters, I myself thought indeed in my mind that I heard the voice of those who were near the wood of Foclut, which is close by the Western Sea. And they cried out thus as if with one voice, "We entreat thee, holy youth, that thou come, and henceforth walk among us." And I was deeply moved in my heart, and could read no further; and so I woke."

Saint Patrick went back to Ireland as a missionary. No outside religion had penetrated Ireland in a thousand years. Saint Patrick founded more than 300 churches and baptized more than 120,000 people. His ministry was so influential that he came to be known as the one who "found Ireland all heathen and left it all Christian." (From the Batterson Blog)

Are you reading the book of Matthew?

Are you reading the book of Matthew? You are if you're doing the Bible Reading Challenge. We're encouraging members to read a chapter of the Bible each day, and right now we're in the book of Matthew. Matthew is one of the four gospels. The gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are an account of Jesus' life from his birth to his resurrection.

As you're studying the Bible, if you would like to take advantage of online Bible study tools, check out our Digging Deeper webpage. On it, you'll find free resources to dig deeper into God's word.

Free Worship Music CD’s This Sunday

Hey New Lifer’s, we have some CD’s of worship music to give away. We’ll put them out on the information table on Sunday and you can help yourself, first come, first serve. They're free, so help yourself.

Don't Forget About The Time Change!

Don't forget to Spring Forward and set your clocks one hour ahead this Saturday Night, March 14th.

Winter Camp

Last week our Jr and Sr high students headed up to Winter camp. Here are some pictures. Thanks to all the leaders who made it a great, spiritually growing, weekend.

Need Counseling?

We desire to spiritually support our members through the different challenges of life. Our primary vehicle for spiritual support are small groups. Small groups are a place where members can share needs, pray for each and receive spiritual support and encouragement.

While we hope that many needs can be meet in small groups, we realize that often times a member may need a trained counselor or a specialized support group to provide the needed help.

While our church does not have “in house” counseling, or support groups, we can point you to two local organizations that can help. These local resources can supplement the spiritual support our church provides. One of the organizations focuses on counseling, the other offers support groups. To learn more, check out our counseling resource page.

Movie from Sunday

On Sunday, a whole bunch of you asked about the movie that was referenced in the service. It's called "Henry Poole is Here" You can watch the trailer above.

Can you lend a helping hand to those in need?

The Bible says “He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.” (Proverbs 19:17). There are members of our community, and even our own church family who are in need. If you would like to find out practical ways to help, check out the following webpage Here

Help others through Gods Kitchen-

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in" Matthew 25:35

Our church helps feed those in need on the second Wednesday of each month. We do this through a partnership with a local organization called "God's Kitchen" For more information contact Ingrid Mirander at ingridmirander@yahoo.com or sign-up at the Information Table. You can also check out our webpage Here