Our church meetings
- Family Time:
Sunday 9:30 AM
Every weekly Body meeting starts out with the reminder
that we are family together in Christ. There's no doubt about
being a family in Him; "Both the one who makes holy [God]
and those who are made holy [Christians] are of the
same family." Hebrews 2:11 NIV. We want to experience together
the "reunion" of God's Family. Some of us haven't seen each
other for a week or more. Joining together is almost like a
party. So we have singing (and everybody, including children,
can choose the songs we sing). We have sharing, sometimes very
personal, sometimes very emotional. We have announcements and a
celebration of birthdays. All in all, this mini-reunion -- which
we call "Family Time", as a church family -- is a
chance to laugh together, cry together, share together... just
like a real family. After the Family Time, we take a short break
to grab a snack and say hello, to use the rest room or just
plain catch our breath -- and then we begin our "Teaching Time".
- Teaching Time: Sunday 10:00 AM
We want to learn more about our relationship with Jesus
and His Church, which is why we have what we call our "Teaching
Time". We take God's Word very seriously, so we allow an hour to
study God's Word together. The source of our teaching is from
the New Covenant Epistles. While a series may be expositional
(through a specific book in the Bible) or topical (on a
particular subject), it will always be anchored in the
New Covenant.
That doesn't mean the teachers won't use the Old Testament; they
might refer to it in connection with a New Testament
instruction.
The purpose of our Teaching Time is practical application. At
New Life Church, we want all our members educated about living
the Christian life. We want them to learn about their
relationship with Jesus Christ, and His with them. We want them
to learn to be victorious against the pressures of temptation,
and against the trickery of the devil, and against the hostility
of an unbelieving world. We want them to learn the unfathomable
riches of resources that they have through the Holy Spirit. We
want them to avoid the dangers of "spiritual ignorance", and to
grow up in Christ. That purpose requires regular practical
application, giving members the "how-to's" of Christian Life. We
are committed to offering that in our Teaching Time.
Our small group meetings
- Community Groups
We call our small group meetings "Community Groups". A
Community Group is a group of people, small in number, that
meets on a routine basis -- both formally and informally -- with
an objective of establishing and cultivating meaningful
relationships toward a lifestyle of fellowship.
What happens during group meetings? All kinds of things:
personal sharing and personal support, spiritual gift use,
singing, often an interactive game, prayer and worship -- all
aimed at the deepening of Body-hood, the familiness, the
community between those who are part of that group.
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