May 17

Matthew 26:6-13

While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table… 

 This past Sunday Pastor Dennis shared from the passage above.  Then Dennis made the following observations.

She came to Jesus regardless of the circumstances.

She came to Jesus regardless of the cost.

She came to Jesus regardless of criticism.

God gives meaning to our acts of sacrifice and worship.

She did this NOT for herself, but for Jesus.

How about you?  Are you coming to Jesus regardless of…, are you sacrificing, are you doing things for Jesus above yourself? 

May your life follow the beautiful role model of the woman who poured that oil on Jesus centuries ago.

Other News:

District Regional Forum:  Saturday, May 19 at the Worship Center, 9 a.m. – Noon.  All are encouraged to attend. Our District leaders will lead a time of vision casting and equipping the Alliance churches of the Mansfield and Mount Vernon region. We will pray and plan together for how to advance the kingdom.

Wacky Wild Water Week All Staff Meeting and Luncheon:  All Wacky Wild Water Week Volunteers are invited to stay after the second service this Sunday for Staff Meeting. Lunch will be provided for workers and their families immediately following the meeting. We want to create a great team for Splash Olympics this summer, so please make every effort to come!  There will only be one other staff meeting. Questions? Contact Lori Turner 740.694.2130.

Prayer and Praise:

• Praise the Lord, Marla Dunn is tumor free! She had a CT scan done in Baltimore this week and the results were wonderful!!
• Pray for Marc and Sharla Hedrick and family on the loss of their son, Brandyn Van Dyke. Pray for the family as they grieve and for his siblings the understanding of what has happened. See link to view Brandyn’s obituary. http://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/obit_view.phtml?id=11948
• Please pray for Lou Baker as she has lost two family members this week and was also in a car accident.  Ask God to provide strength and peace for her and her extended family.

May 10

From Pastor Bruce:

Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.   So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

1 John 3:9-10

The challenge of these words are…well…I’ll just say it… OVERWHELMING!  In fact from a human vantage point without God this standard is impossible to meet. 

 Praise God, that He not only saves us from the PENALTY of sin.  He also saves us from the POWER of sin.

Galatians 5:16-25; Romans 6:5-15 & 8:1-11; Hebrews 10:26-29 & 12:1-17

 If we are saved and His children, then we already have the power to overcome sin…ANY SIN in our lives.

If these words are convicting you, then God is calling you to seek after Him. Start by confessing your sin to GOD and ask for His POWER to wash away and overcome the sin.  Next, confess your sin to someone you trust that will pray for you and hold you accountable.  Finally change the sinful patterns of your life that lead you to stumble and fall into sin.

 God is faithful, he wants to rid your life of this sin.  This can ONLY be done through the POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT working in you.

Being the Church, Blessing the World

Other News:

District Regional Forum:  Saturday, May 19 at the Worship Center, 9 a.m. – Noon.  All are encouraged to attend. Our District leaders will lead a time of vision casting and equipping the Alliance churches of the Mansfield and Mount Vernon region. We will pray and plan together for how to advance the kingdom.

New Members:  Sunday, May 20 we will be accepting new members into the family of NewLife Community Church. If you have taken C.L.A.S.S. 101 and have not become a member and no one has contacted you, please call the church office at 740.694.5433.

Wacky Wild Water Week All Staff Meeting and Luncheon:  Sunday, May 20 right after the second service in the sanctuary. There will be a brief meeting regarding the week of W4 and lunch will follow.  If you are helping with W4 we request your attendance. Childcare will be provided. This week you can pre-register your children for W4 outside between services and after 2^nd service. You can also sign up to provide snacks for the week.

Prayer and Praise:

Praise the Lord, Marla Dunn is tumor free! She had a CT scan done in Baltimore this week and the results were wonderful!!

Pray for Marc and Sharla Hedrick and family on the loss of their son, Brandyn Van Dyke. Pray for the family as they grieve and for his siblings the understanding of what has happened.

May 4

From Pastor Dennis:

BEING THE CHURCH

 Acts 2:42-47 is one of the greatest descriptions of the first century church looked like. Take a few moments to read that passage in your own Bible.

 I find three phrases from that passage of Scripture inspiring:

1)    They devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, breaking bread and prayer.

2)    They had everything in common. They took care of each other’s need. And…

3)    Every day they continued to meet in large groups (temple) and small groups (homes).

 Ask yourself if you are engaged in the Body of Christ like that. Then ask the Lord to help you be engaged like that with others. The first church was a true “spiritual community.” They worked at it and God blessed it. The same is supposed to be true today!

 Take note of some upcoming corporate gatherings/events. Plan to participate, celebrate, and certainly pray.

National Day of Prayer- TOMORROW, noon and 7pm at the Fredericktown Gazebo.

NewLife’s All Daughter Banquet- THIS Friday (Around 200 ladies signed up!)

Child Dedication on Mother’s Day.

District Regional Forum at NewLife- May 19, 9am -12 noon. PLAN TO BE THERE!

Receiving New Members- May 20

NewLife Picnic and Hike at Mohican- May 27 after second service.

5^th-6^th grade ministry team (SALT) trip to New Orleans- June 2-9.

Some empty nesters going to Sierra Leone- June 7-23.

WACKY, WILD, WATER WEEK- June 18-22.

NewLife Night and Baptism at Apple Valley- July 29, 5pm

NewLife Night at the Mill Street Park in Fredericktown- August 19, 5pm

A TEAM FROM POLAND COMES at the end of August for 2 weeks!

 Being the Church, Blessing the World

Other News:

National Day of Prayer:  Thursday, May 3 at the Fredericktown Gazebo. NewLife will be praying at the Gazebo 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. The community service will be at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. All are invited to attend the hour NewLife is covering and the evening service.

Child Dedication: Sunday, May 13 during both services. If you are interested in dedicating your child, call the church office this week or attend the preparation meeting, Sunday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. at the Worship Center in the Coral Nursery.  Questions? Contact Bruce Sexton at 740.694.5433.

Wacky Wild Water Week:  June 18 – 22, 9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. We have started to recruit help for the vacation Bible school week. There will be a sign up sheet in the foyer. Please consider signing up to help, provide snack or craft items needed to make the week a successful one. Questions? Contact Lori Turner at 740.694.2130.

 Prayer and Praise:

Pray for our Country and Leaders.

Keep praying for Mike Hathaway who is now home healing from the infection in his arm. 

Pray for Margie Clark who is still at Heartland of Centerburg Nursing Home recovering from strokes.

Jean Ann Dennis’ mother, Neola Heimberger, is experiencing shortness of breath, dizziness, and very tired. These symptoms could be a precursor to heart problems.

She is going to a cardiologist on Wednesday. 

May 2

From Pastor Dennis:

Being the Church, Blessing the World

Other News:

National Day of Prayer:  Thursday, May 3 at the Fredericktown Gazebo. NewLife will be praying at the Gazebo 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. The community service will be at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. All are invited to attend the hour NewLife is covering and the evening service.

Child Dedication: Sunday, May 13 during both services. If you are interested in dedicating your child, call the church office this week or attend the preparation meeting, Sunday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. at the Worship Center in the Coral Nursery.  Questions? Contact Bruce Sexton at 740.694.5433.

Wacky Wild Water Week:  June 18 – 22, 9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. We have started to recruit help for the vacation Bible school week. There will be a sign up sheet in the foyer. Please consider signing up to help, provide snack or craft items needed to make the week a successful one. Questions? Contact Lori Turner at 740.694.2130.

Prayer and Praise:

Pray for our Country and Leaders.

Keep praying for Mike Hathaway is now home healing from the infection in his arm. 

Pray for Margie Clark who is still in Heartland of Centerburg Nursing Home recovering from strokes.

April 19

From Pastor Dennis:

I remember taking my youth group of 16 teens to the youth conference, LIFE '95. My group was from rural Ohio and thought they were doing well when our attendance spiked up into the 60s. But when they walked into that huge auditorium and saw EIGHT THOUSAND other teenagers worshiping the Lord and committing their lives to God, our 16 got energized! They realized they weren't alone!

 We aren't either. There are another TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND people in Eastern Ohio and all of West Virginia who are part of the Christian & Missionary Alliance. We are not alone, and GOD is doing wonderful and amazing things around our District.

 Attached are some Easter 2012 stories from our sister churches. Please read those accounts and give God praise!

 ALSO... I personally invite you to our worship center on Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m.-12 noon as we host a regional forum for our District. Representatives from the other 9 Alliance churches in our region will join us, as our District leaders share vision and give us opportunity to pray and plan for how to complete the vision. Sign up on Sunday morning. (We could use a few people to set up, serve refreshments, and clean up that morning.)

 Hebrews 11 speaks of great clouds of witnesses from the Old Testament who are spurring us on.

Revelation 7:9 speaks of a great multitude of people from all nations worshiping Jesus in heaven.

And right now, we are part of GOD'S PEOPLE serving his purposes in our generation. 

BE ENCOURAGED! BE ENERGIZED!

 Read the attachment, and plan to come on May 19! 

 Being the Church, Blessing the World

 Other News:

Newcomers’ Reception: Sunday, April 22 following the 2^nd service. Anyone new to NewLife is invited to join our elders and staff for a brief reception including light refreshments. Families are welcome.

All Daughters’ Banquet:  Friday, May 4; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the Worship Center.  Cost:  $3 per person. Tickets will be on sale Sunday, April 22 and April 29.  Be sure to purchase your tickets for the event.

 Prayer and Praise:

Pastor Turner and NewLife Church,

Thank you so much for the generous gift of money.  Thank you also to everyone who has made a meal for us. We cannot begin to tell you how much we appreciate both the money and the meals. They have made our lives just a little bit easier during this incredibly difficult and stressful time in our lives, and have been a great source of encouragement for us.

We also want to thank each and every person who has lifted Addyson’s mane up in prayer, and the church body as a whole for praying for her.

She is doing well and we are just continuing to wait for the call for her liver transplant.

In Christ, Mark, Kim & Addyson Delaney                       Jeremiah 29:11

Dear NewLife Family,

Thanks so much for the beautiful remembrance throw given to us after my dad died last month. Thanks, too, for all the prayers for us and the family during this sad (yet joyful) time of leaving us but joining Jesus in heaven.

Cathie & Greg Benson and family

Mike Hathaway, husband of Kathy Hathaway is in the hospital with an infection in his arm. Pray for him to be healed.