Connecting Point starting May 31st

Connecting Point is first step to get connected with our church family.  We’re glad you’re here and want to welcome you.  Join us this Sunday, May 31st after the 11am service to hear more about New Life. This class also gives everyone a chance to ask questions, and meet some of our leaders.  Bring the whole family.  We’ll bring the food!

Leader's Rally is Coming Up!!

Hey Leader's!  Join us NEXT Monday, May 11th at 7:00pm for our next Leader's Rally.  Pizza will be served starting at 6:45pm.  We look forward to seeing all of our leaders there.  If you have any questions, please contact your staff leader.

By Faith (5.3.15 Message)

This past Sunday we continued our "By Faith" series with our LYFE Student Ministry Pastor, Nick Bradshaw.

To listen to the message or download the full outline, visit our website.

Giving Update

Baptism - Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Jordan Toy for getting Baptized on Sunday April 26th!

If you have been thinking about getting Baptized, or would like information about Baptism, check out our Baptism Website.

A Message from Mike Hannah

This year I’m celebrating 25 years of serving at New Life Community Church! By God’s grace I’m committed to serving for the long haul.  To make this work, I’ve tried to create a ministry pace that I’m able to maintain.  A crucial part of this is having breaks in my speaking schedule.  That’s why every six weeks or so, we’ll have someone else speak.  That’s about the right amount of time until I run out of gas from speaking.  It also gives you a chance to hear God’s word from other speakers.

Also, from time to time, I try to take an extended break. I did one of those two years ago in 2013.  I’m be doing another one this May.  Here’s the plan: We’ll be doing a seven week series called “By Faith”.  During the series we’ll look at stories of the Bible mentioned in Hebrews chapters 11.  I’ll kick off the series on April 26^th, and then for the next four weeks, we’ll have guest speakers come and share God’s word. Then on May 31^st I’ll come back and finish the last two weeks of the series. Below is the schedule. 

April 26^th –Mike Hannah

May 3^rd – Nick Bradshaw

May 10^th – Brian Parks

May 17^th – Chris Sonksen

May 24^th – Adam Smith

May 31^st – Mike Hannah

June 7 – Mike Hannah     
      

I’ll miss all of you while I’m gone, but I think you’ll enjoy some of the speakers that will be coming in! 

Gospel for Asia Outreach

Each month, our church supports a missionary in India through Gospel for Asia. The name of the missionary is Sailendro Kochhap, who serves in the Jeypore Odisha Region shown above.  Please take time to pray for Sailendro.  If you’d like to help financially support Gospel for Asia, just make a note on your giving that says “GFA”.  If you’d like to find out more about Gospel for Asia and the Jeypore Odisha Region, click here.

Are You Reading Your Bible?

Are you reading through the book of 2 Kings?  You are if you're following our Bible Reading Challenge.  The Bible is the inspired word of God that helps us to know God and follow Him.  Many of us own a Bible, but don’t have a regular plan for reading it.  
To help bring focus, we’ve put together a Bible reading plan that brings you through a chapter of the Bible each day.  If you follow this day-by-day checklist, you’ll be taking the next step toward knowing more of God’s Word.  Check out our website to download our Bible Reading Challenge checklist.

Presenting Mark Loomis as member of the church board!!

We are pleased to present Mark Loomis as a proposed member for the church board.  A period of thirty days is set aside for church feedback.  All comments are considered and barring any disqualifying concerns, the member is then able to serve.  We are setting aside from now until the end of May as a time for members to have input.  

You can direct any communication to lead@newlifecommunitychurch.net

Building Improvements

 

Dear New Lifers,

Our building is the place we worship God and it’s the home for our church family.  And…it’s time to make some improvements!  It’s been seven years since we’ve done any significant work to our church building.  Over that period of time, wear and tear has taken a toll.   Here are some of the items we need to address:

·      Refurbish and repaint the ceiling in the auditorium – The insulation has slowly been falling from the ceiling.  If you look up, you’ll see bare sections of ceiling and also half-fallen insulation.  We need to fix this. 

·      Improve Sound System and Lighting – There is buzzing and popping in our sound system due to damaged equipment that needs to be replaced.  We also need to update some lighting equipment.

·      Fix the AC/Heater in the auditorium – This winter many of you brought snow gear to deal with the arctic conditions in the auditorium. This is a result of the heater being broken.  We’ve had volunteers look at it, but it needs professional help.

·      Fix the AC/Heater in the Student Room  - On the other side of the heat spectrum, the AC unit in our youth room is on life support.  Temperatures in that room can sore to a stifling heat. 

·      Replace TVs– As many of you know, our church had several TV’s stolen.  We want to replace the TV in the Lobby and add one for the preschool class. 

·      And more… Throughout the building we have outdated equipment that needs to be replaced. There is paint touch up and numerous other smaller items that need to be fixed. 

We need your help to make these repairs.  The estimated cost for this project is $11,280.  Are you someone who is able to make a gift “over and above” your regular giving?  With your help we can improve our church home.  

If you can help, please include the word “building” with your gift.   We hope to move quickly with these improvements, and if possible, are hoping that all gifts can be given between now and May 15^th.  

Thanks for being a part of New Life!

The Biblical Value of Giving

Jesus says, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21). 
To learn more about giving, check out the giving page at our website.

Prayer Group

 
As followers of Christ we’re called to seek God.  Jesus tells us “ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find” (Matthew 7:7). 
  
In order to establish a stronger prayer presence in our church, we’ve launched a new prayer group.  This group is led by Mark Loomis and meets twice a month on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to 10:00 am.
  
This is an opportunity to gather together to pray for the church and for each other.  The next prayer group meeting will be on Saturday, May 9th at 9:00 am  at our church in Room #4.  For more information, email Mark at mloomy@aol.com.

By Faith: Week 1 (4.26.15 Message)

This past Sunday we started our new "By Faith" series.

To listen to the message or download the full outline, visit our website.

A Message from Mike Hannah

This year I’m celebrating 25 years of serving at New Life Community Church! By God’s grace I’m committed to serving for the long haul.  To make this work, I’ve tried to create a ministry pace that I’m able to maintain.  A crucial part of this is having breaks in my speaking schedule.  That’s why every six weeks or so, we’ll have someone else speak.  That’s about the right amount of time until I run out of gas from speaking.  It also gives you a chance to hear God’s word from other speakers.

Also, from time to time, I try to take an extended break. I did one of those two years ago in 2013.  I’m be doing another one this May.  Here’s the plan: We’ll be doing a seven week series called “By Faith”.  During the series we’ll look at stories of the Bible mentioned in Hebrews chapters 11.  I’ll kick off the series on April 26^th, and then for the next four weeks, we’ll have guest speakers come and share God’s word. Then on May 31^st I’ll come back and finish the last two weeks of the series. Below is the schedule.

April 26^th –Mike Hannah

May 3^rd – Nick Bradshaw

May 10^th – Brian Parks

May 17^th – Chris Sonksen

May 24^th – Adam Smith

May 31^st – Mike Hannah

June 7 – Mike Hannah           

I’ll miss all of you while I’m gone, but I think you’ll enjoy some of the speakers that will be coming in! 

Building Improvements

 

 Dear New Lifers,

Our building is the place we worship God and it’s the home for our church family.  And…it’s time to make some improvements!  It’s been seven years since we’ve done any significant work to our church building.  Over that period of time, wear and tear has taken a toll.   Here are some of the items we need to address:

·      Refurbish and repaint the ceiling in the auditorium – The insulation has slowly been falling from the ceiling.  If you look up, you’ll see bare sections of ceiling and also half-fallen insulation.  We need to fix this. 

·      Improve Sound System and Lighting – There is buzzing and popping in our sound system due to damaged equipment that needs to be replaced.  We also need to update some lighting equipment.

·      Fix the AC/Heater in the auditorium – This winter many of you brought snow gear to deal with the arctic conditions in the auditorium. This is a result of the heater being broken.  We’ve had volunteers look at it, but it needs professional help.

·      Fix the AC/Heater in the Student Room  - On the other side of the heat spectrum, the AC unit in our youth room is on life support.  Temperatures in that room can sore to a stifling heat. 

·      Replace TVs– As many of you know, our church had several TV’s stolen.  We want to replace the TV in the Lobby and add one for the preschool class. 

·      And more… Throughout the building we have outdated equipment that needs to be replaced. There is paint touch up and numerous other smaller items that need to be fixed. 

We need your help to make these repairs.  The estimated cost for this project is $11,280.  Are you someone who is able to make a gift “over and above” your regular giving?  With your help we can improve our church home. 

If you can help, please include the word “building” with your gift.   We hope to move quickly with these improvements, and if possible, are hoping that all gifts can be given between now and May 15^th.  

Thanks for being a part of New Life!

Life Group Questions for Personal Growth

Each week, we provide an outline during the weekend service. On one side, we provide the Bible passage to look at during the service. On the other side, there are discussion questions that connect to that same weekly passage. These questions are designed to interact and apply the passage.

These questions are used by our Life Groups that meet throughout the week. But these same questions can be used as a personal study tool. If you are not yet part of a group, you can use these questions during your personal Bible study time. They can provide an opportunity to dig deeper and reinforce the passage from the previous weekend’s service. Also, if you miss a service, both the message and the questions can be downloaded online.

Help Support a Child in Need this Sunday

Our church supports the Estado 29 Orphanage near Ensenada, Mexico.  The orphanage has an ongoing need of basic items to help care for the children.  On the fourth Sunday of every month we collect needed supplies for the orphanage.  A practical way to show Christ’s love is to donate items to the children at Estado 29.

  

This Sunday is the day to drop off donated items.  If you want to play a part, below is a list of items that are requested by the orphanage.  You can leave your donations in the drop off box found in the Kidzlife lobby. 

Household items
 ·   toilet paper
 ·   cooking oil 
 ·   dish cleaning liquid 
 ·   clothes cleaning liquid 
 ·   clorox 
 ·   pine-sol 
 ·   windex 
 ·   shampoo 
 ·   toothpaste 
 ·   deodorants 
 ·   feminine hygiene products

Food items
 ·   powder milk 
 ·   chocolate mix for milk 
 ·   coffee 
 ·   sugar 
 ·   beans 
 ·   rice

For larger items, please contact Jacob Ruiz to make arrangements for the supplies to be directly delivered to him. This will help to keep donations organized and ensure they get to the orphanage in a timely manner. You can reach Jacob at 760-218-9683.  
Thanks for playing a part in helping kids in need!

Digging Deeper through the Book of...

Are you reading through the book of 1 Kings? You are if you're doing our Bible Reading Challenge. We're encouraging members to read a chapter of the Bible each day, and right now we're in the last book of the Bible, the book of 1 Kings. Join us as we observe God, love, and life through our reading.

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. Also click here to download our Bible Reading Challenge checklist for April. May and June.

New Series Starting this Sunday, April 26th

Sometimes in life you have to take a step of faith! Join us as we learn about trusting God when it matters most.  Be our guest on Sunday mornings starting April 26th for “By Faith”.  The start of a new series is the perfect time to invite others, so bring a friend.  Services times are 9:30 and 11:00 am so pick the time that’s best for you.

Are you on Facebook?  If so, help us get the word out about our “By Faith” series.  Click here to go to the facebook post, then “like” it and “share” it with others!

Savior: Week 3 (4.19.15 Message)

This past Sunday we continued our "Savior" series.

To listen to the message or download the full outline, visit our website.