NEW
LIFE
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VOLUME
7
ISSUE
3
 MARCH
2010

NEW
LIFE
REVIEW

Will
you
hang
in
there? PASTOR’S
POINTS
In our society it is almost encouraged to fall off or be fickle. It seems as
though no one stays with anything. Statistics show that workers between the
ages of 18 and 38 change jobs an average of 10 times. The average college
student will change their major at least twice. Even when it comes to
seemingly unimportant things we are very “flexible”.
Whoever is giving the best deal on cell phones or insurance we are quick
to jump ship and ride the wave of convenience. I am by no means suggesting
this to be wrong but I want to suggest that the nomadic mindset may be
easing into other vital areas of our lives.
Take a moment to evaluate whether you have been wavering in your faith -Pastor Joe Lane
like you might with your cell phone carrier. We are given instructions in 1
Corinthians 15:58. It says, “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let
nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, “Therefore, my
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” dear brothers,
This is a good word for us as we finish the first quarter of our year. Hang stand firm. Let
in there and be patient with the Lord. Allow him to fully complete the work nothing move you.”
in you. Don’t jump ship. Hang in and see what the outcome has in store for
His glory!

FUNDRAISER
TO
BENEFIT
THE
MCLAUGHLIN
NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION
Monday,
March
8,
5:00
-
8:00pm
New
Life
and
the
MNA
has
worked
together
in
various
ways
over
the
years,
and
this

would
be
a
great
way
to
show
our
support
of
the
work
they
do
to
make
our

neighborhood
a
better
place.

All
tips
given
and
a
portion
of
the
profits
from
the
night

will
go
directly
to
the
neighborhood
association.


See
Kristy
for
more
information.

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OUTREACH In January and February, New Life received a special offering to

benefit Heartline Ministries in Haiti after the devastating earthquake.
Currently Heartline is running a medical clinic for people from the area
who are wounded, while also caring for the 30+ orphans in their care.
After medical needs are taken care of, they will begin rebuilding their
facilities. Below is a statement from an article written by Dr. Jeff Hersh
who has been providing medical care in Haiti:
"My group received some patients from a group called Heartline
Haiti
Offering Ministries, and I was so impressed that I wanted to call them out
Kristy
Weberg specifically. This is an organization with a permanent presence in Haiti
for more than 15 years, supporting adoption and women's programs.
After the earthquake, they set up and ran an emergency clinic. I
personally saw the excellent and compassionate care they give to their
patients, despite the severity of their injuries and the limited resources
available."
Thank you New Lifers, for seeing the great need and responding.
During our 2 offerings, we collected $1,951 for this ministry, which will
be a huge addition to the work they are doing. Visit
www.heartlineministries.org for more info on this invaluable ministry in
Haiti.

SISTER
CIRCLE If you weren’t able to attend the Kick-Off Party for the 2010 Season of Sister
Circle here is a little snippit of what you missed...
Among some yummy food, lots of laughter and hugs we discussed some key
information:
Sister Circle Retreat happening August 27 - 29 at Cran-Hill Ranch. The cost
per person is $85 (a payment plan option of $17/month March 1 - Aug. 1 is
available). We also got our first look at the year-long “Save the Dates”
calendar which are available along with the registration forms for the retreat
from Marisa.
The other big topic was our new theme, “New Creation Beauty School” based
on 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ [she] is a new creation;
the old has gone and the new has come!” We’ll be focusing on different topics
2010
Kick-Off
Party
 having to do with how God makes all things new and beautiful, particularly us!
Recap Please consider joining us at the next Sister Circle meetings, March 9 & 23 at
Marisa
Hendricks 6:30pm. And if you’re planning on coming, invite the heck out of the women
around you!

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THANK
YOU!

Amped would like to thank you for the support you

MEN
OF
ACTION have shown in our calendar fundraiser. This calendar
gave us an opportunity to share God's word for 365
days and in return the He blessed us with a profit of
Men’s
Breakfast $365. The money raised will support youth group
Todd
Hendricks activities and events. If you are looking for other
ways to support Amped we are accepting your bottles
and cans to be recycled for the deposit.
As I sit here writing this article I always
try to think back about something that the Amped’s next meeting is
men have done or will do in the near future. March 7th 12:30 - 3:30
As of this writing the only thing on my mind
is Monkey Bread. At our Men’s Breakfast,
we were in the kitchen diligently cooking,
making fun of each other and talking as we
prepared our respective dishes. Knowing
that some of our fellow men would be
arriving closer to the time of prayer having
prepared their food at home.
Nathan was no exception. He worked
rd
3 shift the night before and came home
with just enough time to prepare his monkey
bread. Now I have had monkey bread
before and never really thought much of it
so when Nathan said he brought monkey
bread I was like “oh ok, no big deal.” Then
Come
one,
come
all!!!
I saw him serve it up. It slid out of his dish Sunday
School
classes
for

onto the plate with an oozy, messy, sloppy
ker-plunk that indicated it would not be a
all
ages

clean food to eat but the gritty sound it made (K-adult)
as it slid out of the pan implied that there
was more than a healthy amount of sugar
residing in the dish. This peaked my
Come
learn
&
share

interest. God’s
word!
Continued
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“Men’s
Breakfast” Sunday’s
9:00
-
9:50am
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Men’s
Breakfast
Continued
What also caught my eye was that it was not firm but doughy and moist. I think
Pastor Joe tested it for quality assurance purposes and declared it fit to be
consumed by eating another piece and by looking over the top of his glasses in
his own special way that we all know means “If you don’t come and get some
of this I’ll eat the whole thing by myself.” Not wanting Pastor Joe to
compromise his diet I felt it my duty as a Christian and associate minister of
NLCC to take that burden from him. But Joe, being the Godly shepherd that
he is didn’t allow me to bear that burden alone.
In fact all the men in attendance step up and fulfilled scripture by bearing
each other burdens. – EXCEPT DANIEL – HE DID NOT EAT ANY
MONKEY BREAD!! (you owe me buddy!!) Having done our Christian duty
by eliminating any of Satan’s footholds we then prayed for the rest of our
food, ate, fellowshiped, discussed God’s word and watched Pastor Joe and
Daniel run around the basement snapping each other with water moistened
towels trying to illustrate to each other how to properly draw blood from one
another.
One final note, all of New Life owes Kevin Battle a word of thanks for
saving our building by uttering 5 simple words, “Uh Todd, you’re on fire.”
Lesson to be learned – dish towels are flammable.

FAMILY
DEVOTIONS
Supplies: A flashlight, a mirror & a bowl of water
Scripture: Genesis 1 & 2
Precept: We praise God and express appreciation for His creation that reveals
to us how Almighty He is!
Live the Lesson: Take a deep, clear bowl of water and place a small mirror
inside of it. In a dark room shine down the flashlight on the mirror and see
how it reflects colors. Lift the mirror so that it leans on one side of the bowl to
get a rainbow on your wall. Explain to your children that by creating light,
God’s
Nature
 God also created all the colors. Now follow it up with some chocolate
pudding interlaced with gummi worms and then sprinkle some crushed oreo
Expressed
in
 cookies on top. Mud pudding is really yummy! Don’t forget to say “Thank
Creation you Lord, it is good.”
Memory Verse: Matthew 11:25 “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and
earth.”
Prayer: Dear Lord, please help me to remember to notice all that you create
and praise you for it.
Living the Life: This week point out all the things around you that God has
created and how unique each thing is. Praise the Lord for His wonders with
www.familyblueprint.org your children.

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MISSION
STATEMENT
PUZZLE
misha is
Going
to
africa
As many of you know, I am doing my
Student Assisting currently at Steele
Middle School. GVSU has a program
called COST that allows students who are
completing their Student Assisting in the
Winter semester to assist in the states for
10 weeks and complete 6 weeks in South
Africa. Yes, you heard me right, South
Africa. I will be traveling with 6 other
girls and a female faculty leader. We will
leave on March 21st and return May 2nd.
The first week in South Africa I will
be in the classroom observing, weeks 2
and 3 will be traveling the country, and
weeks 4 - 6 will be back in the classroom.
I'm a little nervous about being away from
home for 6 weeks but I am sure that the
time will fly. I am really excited to
experience living in another culture and be
reminded that we Americans take way too
many things for granted. I will try to post
photos and keep an updated blog so you
can keep up with my adventures. I will
have limited Internet access so you can
keep in touch (joker_49442@yahoo.com).
I can't wait to tell you all about what
happened on my trip and how God used
Unscramble
each
of
the
clue
words.

Copy
the
letters
in
the
 me.
numbered
cells
to
other
cells
with
the
same
number.

NEW
LIFE
CHRISTIAN
CENTER’S
MISSION
STATEMENT
Reaching
people
for
Jesus
Christ
by...
Doing
missions
through
outreach
Equipping
them
to
magnify
God
through
worship
Becoming
members
through
fellowship
Obtaining
maturity
through
discipleship
Manifesting
ministry
through
service

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MARCH
CALENDAR
Sunday Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6

Choir
Bible Study Rehearsal
7:00 6:30
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sisters Circle
Pizza Ranch 6:30 Choir
Amped Fundraiser Men of Action Bible Study Rehearsal
12:30 - 3:30 5:00 - 8:00 7:00 7:00 6:30
14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Choir
2030 Bible Study Rehearsal
6:30 7:00 6:30
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Sisters Circle Lead Team
6:30 5:00 Choir
Girl Talk Men of Action Bible Study Rehearsal
1:00 7:00 7:00 6:30
28 29 30 31

Bible Study
7:00

Don’t For those We’ll be having Spaghetti!

miss in their
2030! 20’s & 30’s! RSVP to Nathan or Michelle with the
dish you’ll be bringing and if you
2030 need childcare!

The third Tuesday of the month starting March 16th!

6:30 - Beals Crib: 2333 Jefferson St, Musk. Hts - 733-7530 - mrandmrsbeals@gmail.com

ATTENTION
MARRIED
LADIES
OF
NLCC
You’re
invited
to:
Girl
Talk
2.0
Sunday
March
21,
1:00PM
at
New
Life
Come
and
here
what
we’re
planning
for
2010!

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