Schedule for Frequently Asked Questions series at New Life Robinwood

This series will take place during the Sunday Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. at New Life Church Robinwood.

Mega Sports Camp Registration is Now Open!

Kids entering 1st - 6th grade in the Fall are invited to “Go the Distance” Mega Sports Camp for a week of sports fundamentals, character building, cool lessons that help Bible truths come alive, and whole lot of fun! There is no charge to participate but an optional Mega Sports Camp t-shirt is available for $10. Sports Camp will take place at New Life Church Robinwood, 19915 Old River Drive in West Linn, on June 20 - 24, 9 a.m. to noon. An evening Sports Camp will be offered at the future home of New Life Wilsonville, 27960 S.W. Canyon Creek Road in Wilsonville, on August 8 - 12 from 6 - 9 p.m. For a brochure or to register online visit:

http://newlifenw.com/special/2011sportscamp/2011sportscamp.shtml

New books added to the library

Thousand Tomorrows by Karen King - Fiction
Just Beyond the Clouds by Karen King - Fiction
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis - Fiction
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis - Fiction
Out of The Silent Planet by C.S.Lewis - Fiction
The Brethren by Beverly Lewis - Fiction
As Sure as The Dawn by Francine River- Fiction

The Best is Yet to Come: A Study of the Book of Ruth - 222w
Growing in Wisdom & Faith by Elizabeth George - 227 GIf there's a God, why are there atheists? By R.C. Sproul - 239 S
Introverts in the Church by Adam S. McHugh -248.4 M
How to be a Christian and Still Enjoy Life by Fritz Riudenour - 248.4 R
A Skeleton in God's Closet by Paul L. Maier - 248.4
Staying Close (Stopping the Natural Drift Toward Isolation in Marriage)by Dennis Rainey - 248.8 R
Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie - 291.4 B
Standing Tall by C.Vivian Stringer - 796.3 S

DVD - The Runner from Ravenshead- Little Crew Studios

Prayer Focus for the week of April 17th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: First Baptist Church – Estacada, OR, Pastor Brent Dodrill

Global Partner: Stephanie Rogers – Josiah Venture

• Praise God for the work that he did through the visit of Nick Vujicic as he shared his testimony with thousands last week.
• Pray for Slovene believers to be bold in following up with friends and family.
• Pray for wisdom in how to reach the thousands of people who filled out response cards wanting to know more about spiritual peace and hope.

NLC Ministry: Celebrate Recovery

• Praise God for the lives that are being transformed by this ministry. 
• Pray that God would continue to bring freedom to those who have been captive to various things. Pray that His grace would be sufficient.
• Pray for an extra portion of the Holy Spirit, He is our strength and comfort in these trying times.

Easter at New Life Church

Plan to come to Easter Services, April 24th, at New Life Church. We will have one service at New Life Church Robinwood at 10:00 preceded by a light brunch at 9:15. Our other service will be held at West Linn High School also at 10:00. Bring someone with you!

Good Friday Services will be held at 6:30 & 8:00pm at New Life Church Riverfalls on April 22nd.

Prayer Focus for the week of April 10th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Emmanuel Community Church – Clackamas, OR, Pastor Rob Martini

Global Partner: Michele and Anna Gandolfo – Italian Ministries, USA

NLC Ministry:  Treasureland

• Praise the LORD for two more volunteers who are serving children in Robinwood's Treasureland.
• Praise the LORD for the mission trip to hand out meals to the homeless. Children were greatly impacted by this service of love.
• Pray for the kids to become familiar with and fond of God's Word. Pray that they would become excited to discover who He is as they read their own Bibles.
• Pray for Treasureland families. Pray that the parent's would be faithful in prayer and Bible reading; and that dinner conversations would be about what they read, what they learned, and how they saw God's grace displayed in their readings in the day.

Prayer Focus for the week of April 3rd

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: First Baptist Church – Canby, OR, Pastor Lee Wiegand

Global Partner: Paul and Beryl Metko – Cadence International

NLC Ministry: Awana

Combined Service this Sunday, April 3

Don't forget all of New Life Church is meeting together at the West Linn High School auditorium this Sunday, April 3rd at 10:00am.

I have been asked why we are combining both locations into one service. It costs us several hundred dollars to do this, and the offering, for some reason is generally lower than normal. So, why have a joint service?

We need to talk as a church about where we are going. We are faced with some choices about what we are going to believe and what we are going to do. What we do always stems from what we believe.

Our gathering this weekend stems from a meeting we had in Wilsonville with the team...

See you at 10:00 on Sunday.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 27th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Sandy Baptist Church – Sandy, OR, Pastor Fred Vogel

• Pray for Pastor Fred and the team that was in Mexico to build two houses and hold VBS for the kids this last week. 
•  Pray for their safe return this evening and lasting impact on both the community in Mexico and the team that went. 
• Pray also for the addition of an educational wing being built this spring. Pray for the permit process and construction to go smoothly.

Global Partner: Rich and Cheri Strahm – Equippers Network International

NLC Ministry: re:Generation

• Pray for continued Life Group growth and depth. Praise God that nearly half of re:Gen attendees are currently plugged in and engaged in LGs.
• Pray for the series we are beginning in Hebrews 11. Pray for wisdom and direction for Aeric, Grant and Taylor, and guest teachers, to communicate truth clearly and powerfully, and that growth would occur.
• Pray for new leaders to be identified, equipped, and deployed.

Treasureland Teachers Attend Conference

Treasureland teachers Kerri Corbett, Amy Crooks, Lori Elliott, and Sheila Gardner, pictured above with Pastor John Piper, attended the Children Desiring God Conference on March 10-12 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The conference, titled "Holding Fast to the Word of Truth", was designed for children's ministry pastors, leaders, volunteers, youth workers, and teachers to be inspired, encouraged, and equipped for the enduring joy of the next generation. These dedicated teachers will assure you that it was time well spent!

Middle School Auction NEXT WEEK!

Our Annual New Life Church Middle School Auction is a week from today! It will be next Wednesday night, March 30th from 7-9 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall (basement) of New Life Church Riverfalls.

Many items have been donated but we are definitely behind on the amount of things that have been brought in as compared to the previous years. Spring Break would be a GREAT time to do a little "Spring Cleaning" to find some things to donate! This is a great opportunity to turn things that we have into something of eternal value as all the proceeds from the auction go to support our Missions Project to the Dalit Children in India.

Bring the whole family! It is a fun night of food (pizza)and fellowship.

Please come!

And to tempt you.....here is a listing of some of the things that have been donated:
• Armoire from Pier 1
• Pump Organ
• Jeanette Kramer's German Chocolate Cake
• About 30 Gardening Books
• Blazer tickets
• Life-sized stuffed Black Lab
• 1940's Hull Pitcher
• Twister Comforter
• Blue Jeans quilted throw and pillow made by Lois
• Batches of cupcakes from students
• Student artwork
• Candles
• I-Pod docking station
• 1950's Oak Dinette set
• Daybed and Trundle
• 4 Antique quilt tops
• and much more!!!
If you have any questions or have donations please feel free to call Gay Haugen at 503-319-6438.

We have posted a couple of videos on youtube that you can view to get an idea of our project and to see a past auction in a 4 minute nutshell.
A Previous Auction Recapped in 4 Minutes
Our Missions Project in The Words of the Students

Schedule Changes at New Life Church

We just want to remind you about a few changes in the schedule. Due to Spring Break, there are three mid-week meetings that will not take place this Wednesday, March 23rd. Those include Middle School Youth group, Awana, and Connect. Ignite High School Youth group will meet as usual on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Please also note on your calendar that on Sunday, April 3rd the campuses of New Life Church will join together for a Combined Worship Service at West Linn High School at 10 a.m. Nursery care and Treasureland classes for children up through second grade will be provided across the street from West Linn High School at New Life Church Riverfalls.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 20th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Barton Community Baptist Church – Boring, OR, Pastor Thom Turner

Global Partner: Brian and Lavonne Buhler – South Asia

• Thankful for a great time visiting friends and family during our short visit.
• Thankful for the great time and experience Brian and the kids had feeding the homeless with the children’s ministry. 
• Praise for our new visas good for 5 years.
• Praise for resident permits good for 1 year and renewable.
• Praise for the full funding of this unexpected visa change trip!
• Pray for more employees qualified employees to help us move forward with our business.

NLC Ministry: Ignite
Praises:

• We had eighteen students attend our annual Winter Retreat where we focused upon the urgency of sharing the Gospel. One student gave his life to Christ on that trip and continues to be a disciple of our group! 
• We're wrapping up a series on the Beatitudes and praise be to God for the way that our students (and leaders!) hearts have been changed by what He has revealed to us through them. 
• March marks the second full year that our ministry has been involved serving with the Shepherd's Door ministry of Portland Rescue Mission and our students continue to show up each month with a servant's heart. 

Requests:

• We begin a new series on the Sermon on the Mount in April. Please pray that God would continue to minister to our hearts through what He reveals as we dig deep into Jesus' teaching. 
• April 1-3 the girls of our ministry are heading to the coast for a weekend retreat focused upon fellowship and community building within our ministry. Please pray that the Lord would bind them together in love to His glory. 
• April 6th is "Parents' Night" at IGNITE when the parents of our students are invited to join us at youth group to see what their student experiences each week. Please pray that we would be able to strengthen our partnership with parents as we pursue the mutual goal of helping their student draw near to the Lord and hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 13th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Grace Church of Molalla – Molalla, OR. Pastor John Baker
Global Partner: Rick and Mary Beth Holladay – The Art Factory, Deutschland

• Praise God for 22 people who came for "Dinner and Dialogue" to discuss a variety of topics.
• Pray for those who come, who don't know Jesus yet, to continue in dialoguing about Him with those who do know Him.
• Pray for the Holladays as they reapply for a work/residence visa in April.
• Pray for their daughters who are finishing finals this week.

NLC Ministry: Middle School Ministry

Coffee Cart Draws a Big Crowd!

Coffee Cart has been having many visitors lately. Today 103 people stopped by for fresh maple bars. That is the second highest attendance level ever at Coffee Cart! Monday and Tuesday were exceptionally busy days, too. We love to have students, staff, and bus drivers stop by for food and beverages, and to visit. The Coffee Cart ministry has been sharing the love of Christ since 1994.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 6th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

 Area Church: Athey Creek Christian Fellowship - Pastor Brett Meador

Global Outreach Partner: Carmen Bryant - Missions Door

• Please pray for two writing projects for Carmen's work in the graduate school. One is translating and formatting a course prepared by one of the Peruvian personnel, and the second is to write another course jointly with him on analyzing one's own values to see if they are in tune with Scripture. 

NLC Ministry: H20

• Praise God for an awesome weekend at Missions Connexion, and the interest and involvement generated through that.
• Pray for direction for what the next step is.
• Pray that the gospel would go out and impact homeless people.

Middle School Auction Donations Sought

Please mark your calendar for our 6th Annual New Life Church Middle School Auction to raise money for their Dalit Missions Project, Wednesday night, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. If you have any questions or would like to make a donation, please feel free to call Gay Haugen at 503-319-6438.

DVDs added to the Library

The following DVDs have been donated to our Main Library:
7 Signs of Christ's Returns
Countdown to Eternity
How Should We Then Live? by Dr. Francis Schaeffer
Lord Fulgrin's Letters by Randy Alcorn
Lord of the Rings (The two towers)
March of the Penguins by Morgan Freeman
Nativity Story
Open Their Eyes by John Piper
The Blind Side by Sandra Bullock
The Hobart Shakespeareans by Mel Stuart
The Ishbane Conspiracy by Angela, Karina & Randy Alcorn
Theology of Money Class by Dr.Randy Alcorn
Underground Reality - Colombia

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 27th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Grace Chapel - Wilsonville, OR, Pastor Mike Tatlock

• Pray that the upcoming series on "hurt" will help people to find grace an healing through Jesus.
• Pray that people will be open and transparent about their lives and that they would feel empowered to not hold on to their hurt, but rather trust God to bring healing and purpose in it.

Global Outreach Partner: Skip and Ruth Sorensen – World Venture, Kabale, Uganda


NLC Ministry: Coffee Cart

• Pray that God would continue to open doors to grow in personal relationship with the kids.
• Pray that seeds of gospel would be planted and would grow and take root.
• Pray that the volunteers would have eyes to see the opportunity, and boldness to step out.

Thursday Activities Cancelled 2/24

All New Life Church activities are canceled today. Be safe and enjoy your "snow day."

The memorial service for Brett Seltmann is still on as planned at 5:00 pm.

Wednesday Evening Activities CANCELLED

All evening activities for New Life Church are cancelled for tonight, February 23rd, due to weather. Please check the blog for future updates.

New Life Church Snow Policy

When it snows, there is always the question as to whether to go to church. For your safety and to aid you in making a decision, we have developed the following policy. Weekdays: If West Linn High School is closed that day, the church’s activities will also be cancelled and the church office will be closed. Sundays: If snow or ice on the roads makes travel treacherous where you live, don’t attempt to come to services. Check the blog or our Facebook page for official announcements about weather cancellations.

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 20th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Willamette Christian Church – West Linn, OR. Pastor Joel Dombrow

Global Partner: Paul and Diana Mayhugh – World Venture, China

• Please continue to pray for the Mayhugh's second son, Daniel, and his family in the Philippines. His wife, Anna, is due to give birth to their second daughter March 21, 2011. 
• Please pray for their church’s weekly Women’s Bible Study. They are doing Beth Moore’s JESUS, THE ONE AND ONLY study. Diana is the co-leader of the Monday night study.
• Please pray for Paul as he continues his PhD studies on I Thessalonians 2:7-12.

NLC Ministry: Seniors Ministry

Letters from Home

To our men and women in the military, letters from home mean so much. Our own Holly Thomas, Alex Polley, and Mike Polley are serving in Afghanistan. If you would like to send a much-appreciated letter or package to them, you'll find the addresses below:

HOLLY THOMAS
CJSOAE
CAMP JEFFERSON
APO, AE 09355

ALEXANDER POLLEY
HHC 1249th EN BN
FOB Sharana
APO, AE 09311

MICHAEL POLLEY
HHC 124th EN BN
FOB Sharana
APO, AE 09311

If you are planning to send a package, you may visit the U.S. postal service website for information on military mailing restrictions, http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/mailingrestrictions.htm

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 13th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Logan Community Church – Oregon City, OR
Global Outreach Partner: Dan and Alice Simmons – World Venture, Rome, Italy
Praises:

• A successful men's meal and launching of three men's groups. About eighteen men are committed to meeting together in these three small groups to encourage one another in living with Kingdom priorities. 
• Growing participation in Friday night Bible studies. About 25 people are coming together to study.
• A victorious church business meeting with more individuals taking on ministry responsibilities.

Requests:

• That Ricardo and Anna along with their daughters Andrea and Alessandra will soon be united in following Christ. 
• That our co-worker, Andrea Gerber, will have quick healing of a bad foot infection.
• That the three Bible school students (Angelo, Marco, Andrea) helping at our church will find jobs or ways of obtaining support for their continuing studies. We are trying to determine if there is a way for some of them to serve in internships with us during their summer break. 

NLC Ministry: GriefShare

New Additions to our Library

The following books have been donated to our main library and are available for check-out:

NON-FICTION:
For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Flehahn 248.8F
Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy 248.8L
How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski 248.8B
Rachel’s Tears by Beth Nimmo 227.3N
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller 277.3M
Where to Find It in the Bible (Ultimate A to Z Resource) by Ken Anderson 220.3A
Who’s Who in the Bible by Raul D. Gardner 220.9G

FICTION:
Bates, Shelley
A Sounding Brass
Grounds to Believe
Pocketful of Pearls

Carlson, Melody: Diary of a Teenage Girl
Face the Music
My Name is Chloe
On My Own
Road Trip
Sold Out
Who I Am

Kingsbury, Karen:
Family
Forever
Someday
Summer
Sunrise
Take Three
Take Four

Inspirational Romance Reader
Historical Collection No. 1
Historical Collection No. 2
Historical Collection No. 3
Historical Collection No. 4

The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer

Moldova Bible Seminary

In a month, Taylor and I will head to Chisinau, Moldova to teach for a week at Moldova Bible Seminary. We are team-teaching a class on Worship. We will stay in Europe and visit the Simmons the next week. The dates of the trip are March 11-March 27.

We were introduced to this ministry a few years ago by Rich and Cheri Strahm. Rich is teaching at this seminary this week. You can read about some of New Life Church's earlier interactions in Moldova here.

Please join us in prayer that:

• Churches throughout Moldova and that entire region would treasure God more passionately because of these students.
  
• Their worship would fuel mission.
• Taylor and I would effectively connect the glory of God and the worship of the local church.
• This trip would enhance our ministry and vision through New Life Church.
  
• God would take care of us and our family while we're away.
  
• We would refresh the hearts (Philemon 7) of the Simmons and Gandolfos.
  

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 6th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: GracePointe – Milwaukie, OR, Pastor Duane Storey

Global Outreach Partner: Bruce Tissell – World Venture, Brazil

• Praise God for the provisions that He has provided over the past few weeks. He has provided housing, contacts and opportunities to minister while Bruce has been back in the States. 
• Praise God for the way that a number of Brazilians have stepped up to continue the ministries that Bruce was involved in while in Brazil. Praise God that these ministries are continuing and reaching out to people with God’s love. 
• Pray for Bruce as he is in Guatemala this week. Pray for opportunities to share the gospel. Pray that the team would be able to see God’s provision in opportunities for partnership with the Guatemalan church. 
• Pray that Bruce would be able to make meaningful contact with pastors, churches and individuals while here in the States. Pray that he would be able to share his vision and passion for the ministry that God has given him with the people he ministers to and that he would find resources that will help him teach more seminary classes back in Brazil. 

NLC Ministry: Women’s Ministry

• Pray that the women involved will be diligent in the homework and open to the Spirit’s work in their lives. 
• Pray that the study on the Fruit of the Spirit would result in much fruit.

Wilsonville Prayer Walk Tomorrow

New Life Church has been praying about planting a gospel preaching, Christ exalting church in Wilsonville, Oregon for the last couple of years. We are hoping by God’s grace to launch this new church location in the fall of this year. This is not an endeavor that we enter into lightly. We know that “unless the Lord builds the house, those who labor, labor in vain”.

That is why we are inviting you, and any other mission-hearted friends you might invite, to join us for a prayer walk this Saturday, February 5^th from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. We will meet a the building where we are hoping to plant the church:

NEW LIFE WILSONVILLE- 27960 SOUTHWEST CANYON CREEK ROAD WILSONVILLE, OR 97070

We will open with a brief time of worship, encouragement, and instructions. Then we will head out into the neighborhoods around the church with prayer guides and maps. There will be an option for staying at the church to pray for those who are not as mobile as others.

Will you labor with us in prayer for an hour this Saturday?

CONNECT

The Connect Ministry is starting up again at New Life Riverfalls in one week. Connect is an opportunity for you to build friendships, discuss the gospel and life, laugh together, and pray for one another. This is an eight week series using Tim Keller's, Gospel in Life material. 
What: Connect is for people to meet and build friendships. Each evening includes: dinner, a short video, small group discussion, and prayer.
Who: Connect is open to all adults. Please come and meet new people. Invite friends and neighbors to come and join you!
When: 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings from Feb. 9th until April 6th. Mark your calendar!
Where: New Life Church Riverfalls, in the fellowship hall downstairs.

Email ttadema@newlifenw.com if you would like to take part so that we can be sure to have enough food.