NLC Connect October 11 2023

October 11th, 2023
by Mark Isaac

connect with God's Word

new Bible Studies forming

There are so many ways to connect with God's Word, including these new Bible studies:

THE BOOK OF JUDGES
Sunday mornings, 8:30-9:30 a.m., in the Salt & Light Class, Room 111

THE BOOK OF MALACHI
Tuesday mornings, 6:00-7:00 a.m., in the Dining Room (Men only)

THE BOOK OF RUTH
Every other Tuesday, 9:00-10:30 a.m., Rooms 114/115 (Women only)

connect your Calendar

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering, Room 113

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
5:30 p.m. - Celebrate Recovery meal and ministry. LESSON: How to Avoid a Relapse. Small Groups. Solid Rock Cafe.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
10 a.m. - Celebration of Life Service for JR Southard, Gym/Dining Room

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
8:30 a.m. - GROWTH CLASSES

NEW STUDY! Salt & Light Class: The Book of Judges, Room 111
Life's Healing Choices, Rooms 114/115

9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT (Dining Room)
10:00 a.m. - WORSHIP - NLC CREW - NLC KIDS - NURSERY

Pastor Mark preaches the final of three messages on Where is God When I Hurt?

11:15 a.m. - MEMBER MEETING (budget vote and affirmations), Dining Room
12:30 p.m. - TESTIMONY WRITING workshop, Community Room

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
6:00 a.m. NEW STUDY! Men's Bible Study on Malachi, Dining Room
9:00 a.m. LIFT Women's Bible Study - Ruth, Rooms 114/115
6:30 p.m. Healing Rooms of Dinuba - West porch of Worship Center building
6:30 p.m. GRIEFSHARE New 13 session group, NLC Community Room

Upcoming

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

Jonathan & Joanna Gutierrez will be speaking during the morning service. They are Multiply church planters in Portugal.
Celebrate Recovery will begin selling GERMAN SAUSAGE after church
The AMAZING SELFIE RACE Women's Ministry activity is at 4 p.m. in the Dining Room

connect through Giving and Serving

Lots of opportunities to make our church vision a reality by LOVING OUR COMMUNITY. Give one of these area leaders a call:

FOOD - BRUCE & LAUREL SMITH - We'll be sharing our regular "Family Meal" that evening during Family Fun Night. Come help cook or serve!
TRUNK OR TREAT CARS - LAURIE ISAAC - Come ready to share candy and a smile directly with the kids and families. Decorate your trunk or the truck and join in the fun!
KIDS ACTIVITIES - JESSICA AQUINO - This area is a great place to spend time learning to know the kids and their families personally by helping with crafts, face-painting, etc.
COTTON CANDY & POPCORN - KAREN MADRID - This is always a busy place to help out!
PUMPKIN GOSPEL STORY - MARTHA SAWATZKY - Martha could use some people ready to pray with the children who love hearing the Gospel story using a pumpkin.
SET-UP AND CLEAN-UP - DUANE PENNER - Let Duane know if you can come early or stay late to help clean up. Many hands make it go quick!
WELCOME BOOTH - LEADERS NEEDED - This is more than a information booth. It's a chance to welcome families and get them connected to NLC. We need English and Spanish speakers.
BAND/CANDY - ELAINE ISAAK - Please bring bags of candy and drop them off in the office or in the barrel in the Dining Room on Sundays.

NLC Giving

Received Last Week (10/08): ….......$2,060
Received this year to date: ……….$39,618

Praise the Lord for 6 children who accepted Jesus at the Monson/Sultana Good News Club!
Good News Clubs have started at Monson-Sultana and Jefferson Schools. Pray for the teams as they share new life in Jesus with children.
Pray for Janet Southard and family as they remember JR. The memorial service is at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the 14th, NLC Gym and Dining Room.
Implantation of Mike Naylor's radiation seeds have been postponed again. Please pray that God strengthens and heals him as he waits. Continue praying for Nori's aunt Kathy.
Remember those dealing with cancer: Carolina Coralles, Kristel Salazar, Glen Zimmerman, Pastor Bill Nicolay, Bea De La Cerda, and Manuel Madrid's mother, Mary. Lanisha Washington is spending time with her kids as her cancer progresses. Pray for a miracle.
Pray for people feeling the pain of loss during these upcoming holidays, and lift Martha and Jennifer to the Lord for wisdom and insight as they offer Griefshare to our community.
Pray for Josh Aquino in Qatar. Remember troops around the world.
Pray for peace in the Holy Land and an end to the fighting there and in Ukraine.
Pray for decency and camaraderie for our US House of Representatives as they select a new speaker and return to their work on behalf of all of us.
Pray for our opportunity at FAMILY FUN NIGHT to connect and care for kids and families in our community. Pray they will be open to a relationship with Jesus.