Weekend at New Life

New Year's Eve. Over the years we have always put on something during New Year's Eve, but this year we decided not to do so. The main reason behind this is that many of our people have young families and are unable to attend or support such a late event. This in no way should be seen as a reduced desire on our part for the blessing of God to be upon us as individuals, families and as a church. As a Leadership we pray God's blessing upon you all as we move from 2010 to 2011 and throughout the New Year. May God grant us a year filled with His Good Favour.

 

ENTHUSE. Saturday 1st January 7.30 pm. This will be the first event at New Life in 2011 and will be the first of many more of the same monthly event, being the first Saturday of each month. It will be a night of praise and worship. We have invited others to join with us from other churches and are hopeful of a good turn out. For the purpose of covering the cost for our guests from England we are charging £5 admission. Please plan to attend and support this event.

 

Sunday 2nd January 11.00 am. Tea & Coffee and Madeira cake will be served free of charge in the foyer at 11 am sharp. Please get along early and join with us and mingle before the service commences at 11.30 am. After our initial worship and praise I will speak on "What's on your radar for 2011?". Let's make this, with God's help and anointing, a fitting start to a New Year and let's embrace together, and work towards, the best that God has for us.

 

To this end I look forward to your fellowship over this very important weekend.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all.

 

Jack

 

Another Prayer Request

Young Joshua, son of Christopher and Rose had been home for Christmas, but was taken back to hospital today and is again being kept in. I spoke with Chris on the phone. Rose is staying overnight with Joshua.

 

Please pray.

 

Jack

Prayer Request

Lesley Hance has just contacted me to let me know she has been at the hospital all night as her uncle was taken in with a major heart attack. Sadly he passed away today. Lesley has asked for prayer for her mother and 4 other sisters and family circle.

 

Our condolences to Lesley and her family circle.

 

Just a thought and a little prayer go a long way.

 

Jack

 

 

Prayer Request

John Cartmill has asked for prayer for 8 year old Abi who has a viral
infection in the brain. Doctors do not expect her live. She could die within
the next few days. Her parents are devastated.

Jack

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Dinner, Dance, Phone

Dinner: Awesome meal from West End. Everyone seemed well pleased.

 

Dance: An amazing "Fun Time" (Did you hear me there? Fun Time!), with New Life Strictly. Congratulations to the winners Jonathan and Gemma, and commiserations to all the runners up; you were all winners! And to the sore losers! Get over it!

 

Phone: Kippers is asking if anyone found or perhaps mistakenly picked up a mobile phone. Email him at pburns@hamiltonshipping.com

 

Have an amazing Christmas.

 

See you all on Boxing Day

 

Jack

Awesome Night

If I was allowed to use the word "flipping", I would say we had a Flipping great night at our Christmas Dinner, but I'm a pastor, so I can't say flipping! So I'll just say we had an awesome night. All the kids who sang and danced were amazing, and everyone who took part in the New Life Strictly deserved first place, especially me and Kathleen!

 

Jack

Weekly Contact 20 December 2010

Forgive me for my moment of Pride! I have to say that as Pastor of New Life City Church I am so proud of our church and of all who help make it what it is. Sunday was another great day, from the word that Jonathan brought in the morning entitled "What will you bring?" to JC's Nativity presentation at night. It was great to see and hear all the kids, both big and small. Just a pity about the appearance of Father Ted, Duncan and a fictitious Pastor Jack! But well done all JC's Leaders and helpers. All your hard work really paid off.

 

Christmas Dinner. Tuesday night at 7 pm SHARP!!! Thanks to Lesley Hance for taking care of the bookings, money and menu etc. I don't how many have booked, but I know there will be quite a crowd! Unfortunately not everyone booked in time!  

 

Thursday Prayer and Bible Study: Please note this is not on this week.

 

Boxing Day Service. Please note this will start at 11 am and will end around 12 noon. We are looking forward to a great end to 2010 as this will be the last service of the year. Let's end as we mean to start and as we mean to go on in 2011.

 

ENTHUSE: This will be our first event in 2011 and will be on Saturday 1st January at 7 pm. In order to cover the cost of bringing Chip and the band from England (flights, hotel etc) we are charging £5 admission. Regardless of the many difficulties in 2010, lets embrace 2011 in faith and with confidence knowing that God is still in control.

 

Thanks again to everyone who stands with us and who works hard for the development and advancement of New Life City Church. We deeply appreciate your efforts whether it's making teas and coffees or providing food; or cleaning the church; or looking after children in the crèche or at JC's etc etc. Whatever you do is deeply appreciated.

 

Keep praying for and encouraging each other. Stay focused; stay strong; and keep being a God-influence.

Pastor Jack      

 

Snow Go Area

Thanks to all the lads who came out to help shovel snow away from the church car park today. With the deep freeze tonight, it might be like an ice rink in the morning!

 

At least we were there and at least we tried. I was impressed by Melvyn from the Philippines helping out. This was more strange given the fact they do not get snow in the Philippines, but there he with shovel in hand. Young Andy Higgins got off side, after we had finished of course, as soon as he heard we were not getting free fish suppers! Big Colin made us tea and coffee upstairs. The banter was great, especially as we spent time trying to see hidden faces in Mike DeLorenzo's paintings! I think we found two!

 

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

 

Jack

 

Christmas Dinner

All money for Christmas Dinners must be paid to Lesley Hance tomorrow. Please help us with this.

 

Please also let her know what you ordering from the following:

 

Soup for starter

Turkey or Roast Beef

Apple Pie; Triffle or Pavalova

 

You email Lesley now with your choice or text her of Facebook her!

 

paul.hance@btinternet.com; 07775741961

 

Jack

 

 

 

JC's

JC's finished last week until the New Year.

 

For those involved: Rehearsals are still on for the weekend until otherwise told.

 

Jack

 

Revolution Cancelled

Due to snow situation, Revolution has been cancelled.

 

Not heard anything yet about JC's.

 

Jack

Trailer and Tow Bar

Does anyone have a trailer and would be able to get sand/grit for Saturday?

 

I need to know as Wilbur can get one from work for £15 for the day, but I need to know if someone has a tow bar and can get sand/grit!

 

Jack

THIS WEEKEND

Don't know what it's like where you are, but the snow is so white and so cold where we are!

 

Okay, here's the deal for the weekend:

 

Sat. 2 pm - 3 pm. Calling all abled body people to meet at the church with spades and shovels at the ready to clear the car park for Sunday. Bring spades and shovels. Why not stop on your way and pick up a bucket ot two of grit at some of the yellow bins! If anyone has a trailer, can you call to the place at the bottom end of Woodvale Avenue and get a load of sand? For those who cannot make it for 2 pm, why not get there when you can and do something! We don't want to rob anyone of the opportunity to be blessed by being a blessing!

 

Sun. 11.30 am. Don't let the snow be an excuse to stay in bed and miss church. Too many people have come up with feeble excuses for missing church. This is the last Sunday before Christmas, let's make it a great one.

 

Sun. 7 pm. Sunday Night Special with JC KIDs doing the Nativity in song and act. The kids and leaders have put a lot of effort into this. Please get along and support them. Sunday is going to be another great day. 

 

 

 

 

MAXINE'S Father

This is to let you all know that Maxine's father passed away around 6 tonight.

 

Please keep Maxine and her mother Jean and family in your prayers.

 

Jack

Carol Service at Spectrum

I know you never get emails from me regarding the Spectrum, but there's always a first!

 

There is a Carol Service on at the Spectrum on Wednesday night at 7.30 pm. It has been organised by the Shankill Ministry Fellowship and will involve some of the local schools.

 

Jack

PRAYER

Pray for little Joshua, child of Chris and Rose, who has been taken into hospital. He will be there for a few days.

 

Mark Crothers sent the following:

 

I received this from a friend in America, please pass on and ask for prayers for this man and his family:
 

For a member of our Pizza Hut family I ask for prayer. His name is George McKay, age 34, aka Scooter

He has two daughters Jordan same age as twins, Raynes good friend Jenny, 8th grade at our middle school. He went to the hospital on Friday with the flu, he thought but after testing, he was diagnosed with advance stages of Colon Cancer that has spread to his spinal cord. they have given him 6 weeks.

I believe prayer makes a difference in comforting the family. I ask you to pray. Karla.

 

Jack

Weekly Contact 13 December 2010

Was that another awesome morning at New Life last Sunday, or was that just another awesome morning? Either way, it was just awesome. The presence of God; the anointing of His Holy Spirit on the worship and the word was tangible.

 

CU@theMANGER Thanks to everyone who took part. A special thanks to our 3 Wise Women from the East: Rose Edmunds, Natalia Spasowska, and Ana Liza Hipolito. You girls were just great! We should have had you sitting on motor bikes!

 

If any of you want to see the audio visual again, or let your friends see it, you can get it at

http://cdn.presencemultimedia.co.uk/paperlessxmas/downloads/wmv/combined_episodes.wmv

 

Thanks to Tommy, Shughie and Colin for helping set the stage with the "garage look". I know it looked a mess, but the stable where Jesus was born was no picnic area!

 

The purpose behind CU@theMANGER was to promote the true meaning of Christmas. At one time Christmas was the "bestest" time of the year enjoyed by everyone, but in today's world it is under sustained and blatant attack from atheism, secularism, materialism and many other 'isms! But another thing that puts Christmas under pressure is Christian apathy. The fact is, if we as Christians do not preserve and promote the true meaning of Christmas, no one else will!

 

This is not a call for us to be killjoys or Mr. Scrooge's, but a call for all Christians to clearly declare that Jesus is not only the reason for this season, but He's the reason for every season. He's the reason for life, because He is the giver of life. He should therefore be central to our Christmas celebrations. If He's not, then we might as well join with the above 'isms and call it Happy Holidays!

 

I did not get to my last point. In fact I never even mentioned it, which was that Patrick never thought of himself as St. Patrick, but he wrote these words when facing persecution and possible death, "Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me". These were the inspiration behind the song "God in my living". Although I never got to making this point, the Worship Team got up and sang "God in my living"! Now how in tune was that!

 

moMENtum, our men's ministry, met on Sunday night. Once again we were encouraged by each others company and fellowship and were blessed again by Craig Groeschel as he finished the series on "Forgotten Virtues". The four things he talked about in this series were, the forgotten virtues of HONOUR, LOYALTY, INTEGRITY, and (last night) GRATITUDE. Amazing teaching. You can see these again at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=craig+groeschel%2C+forgotten+virtues&aq=f 

 

THIS WEEK: we once again have a full programme. There's lot's to do! People to meet! Fellowship, teaching, and encouragement etc. Including Life Groups in various homes and in FEED Cafe (email Gareth for details at Spudmurphy123@btinternet.com ); and prayer times Monday 11 am Thursday 7.45 pm; Saturday 10.30 am. If you've never yet been to a Life Group or a Prayer Time, why not plan to get along to one this week. You do not need to be alone; these are opportunities to get out and connect with others.

 

CHRISTMAS DINNER: Tuesday 21st December. £15 per adult; £6.95 per 'dinner eating' child! You need to let Lesley Hance know ASAP if you are going. Email her at paul.hance@btinternet.com and let her have £5 deposit when you see her at church. Thanks for doing this Lesley.

 

BOXING DAY: Our Sunday morning service will commence at 11 am and finish around 12 noon - 12.15. Let's get out and have some fellowship and fun together the day after Christmas. Kids, and Big Kids, can bring some of their toys.

 

Thanks again to everyone who stands with us and who works hard for the development and advancement of New Life City Church. We deeply appreciate your efforts whether it's making teas and coffees or providing food; or cleaning the church; or looking after children in the crèche or at JC's etc etc. Whatever you do is deeply appreciated. Thanks.  

 

Keep praying for and encouraging each other.

Stay focused; stay strong; and keep being a God-influence.

Pastor Jack      

 

Maxine's dad

I started the day in prison visiting a young man who is doing Life, with a minimum of 16 years for a murder he did not commit. The guy is totally innocent. I have been in touch with several politicians about him, but with very little response. Next week I will be going public on this. Please pray for Mark

 

I finished the day at the Intensive Care Unit. Maxine's father was rushed in today with an aneurism. He has been given little chance of pulling through. Maxine knows how serious her father is. She is bearing up really well. Please pray for Maxine and for her father Sandy, her mum and family. Kathleen and I were able to get into ITC to pray with him. 

 

Julie Scott has asked for prayer for a friend of hers who has just been told that her six year son has a brain tumor and has to go through surgery on Tuesday.

 

I just got a phone call from Ann Graham. Jordan is in the Haven and is determined to break his addictions. He is already facing side effects of being sick etc. Let's pray him through this.

 

Matt. 25.36. Jesus said, "I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me".

 

Jack

ENTHUSE plus

Re: ENTHUSE. Yep, the link is to Facebook. It would look good if people singed the event page.

 

Jim Weir's father passed away last night with a heart attack. I sent him a text to let him know we were praying for him.

 

Sonia McClements' mum is ill again. Please keep her in your prayers.

 

Jack

ENTHUSE

So far we only have 6 signed up from New Life! This event is being supported by the Elim Youth Dept. We are expecting a great turn out and a great night. So come on, let's have loads sign up from New Life. Go to http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=124372064292949&id=517022438#!/event.php?eid=134797236578011 

 

Jack 

CU&theMANGER

Ok, we've had CU@theCROSS!

 

This Sunday Morning I will be speaking on CU@theMANGER, defending the true meaning behind Christmas.

 

Sunday morning at 11.30 am.

New Life City Church

 

You know something, I would never have made a good innkeeper, because my door is always open!

 

Jack

CU@theMANGER

 

LIVERPOOL MATCH

As you all know, the door to our home has always been open, especially when there's a Liverpool match on! Well, for those interested, there is a Liverpool match on tonight. Kicks off at 8 pm.

 

Make sure you park the car as much off the street as you can because of the snow. Don't park immediately out the front as you would force all cars out to the centre of the road.

 

Jack

Weekly Contact 6 December 2010

Last weekend showed again how serious we are as a Leadership about our recent Twenty10Renew, when together as a church we reaffirmed our vision and we launched a 5 Year Strategy. The visit and the ministry of Paul James, along with the recent visit of Jarrod Cooper, is part of our response and our commitment, as a Leadership, to the vision of New Life City Church and to the 5 Year Strategy we placed before you.

 

Thanks to all who continue to stand together, and to even at times help row someone else's boat in the midst of storms. For what does it matter about vision and strategy and if we cannot support and encourage each other? Some of you have discovered when you reach out with an offer to help, that sometimes that offer is either refused or ignored; yet that should not stop you from caring and should not prevent you from remaining open to serve and willing to help.

 

PAUL JAMES. I will not detail all of Paul's messages, for he had much to say, and besides, the laugher is difficult to replicate or to translate in writing! On Saturday morning he spoke on Evangelism as the Mission of the Church. The main points were: 1) The Mission; 2) The Message; 3) The Means; 4) The Methods. Some of his main comments were that God has chosen us and anointed us to be His everyday means of proclaiming the Gospel of Christ in our everyday lives; we should show the heart of Jesus by touching the wounded with the same care shown by Christ; we should live a life that reflects Christ; open minded people can spot techniques, prejudice and fraud. One of the comments that spoke to me most was, "anyone can scatter; not many can gather", and I respond by saying, "God make me a gatherer; not a scatterer".  

 

Paul's messages on Sunday were "The Power of the Cross to Deliver us from Sin" and "The Power of the Cross to Deliver us from Self Life". In these messages he focused much on the subject of FREEDOM. To put his messages in a nut shell he was saying that our freedom is not just so we can dance and sing in church, but so we can take back our lives on a daily basis by having the power to say "No" and to make right choices when we are away from church. "It was for freedom that Christ has set us free". The whole weekend was recorded. We will make these available soon.

 

THIS WEEK: we once again have a full programme. Lot's to do! People to meet! Fellowship, teaching, and encouragement etc. Including Life Groups in various homes and in FEED Cafe (email Gareth for details at Spudmurphy123@btinternet.com ); and prayer times Monday 11 am Thursday 7.45 pm; Saturday 10.30 am. If you've never yet been to a Life Group or a Prayer Time, why not plan to get along to one this week. You do not need to be alone; these are opportunities to get out and connect with others.

 

CHRISTMAS DINNER: Tuesday 21st December. £15 per adult; £6.95 per 'dinner eating' child! You need to let Lesley Hance know ASAP if you are going. Email her at paul.hance@btinternet.com and let her have £5 deposit when you see her at church. Thanks for doing this Lesley.

 

Thanks again to everyone who stands with us and who works hard for the development and advancement of New Life City Church. We deeply appreciate your efforts whether it's making teas and coffees or providing food; or cleaning the church; or looking after children in the crèche or at JC's etc etc. Whatever you do is deeply appreciated. Thanks.  

 

Stay focused; stay strong; and keep being a God-influence.

Pastor Jack      

Just a comment

I will send my weekly contact soon, but I want to send this email early to say we had an amazing weekend with Paul James. This past weekend, along with the Jarrod Cooper wekend recently, is part of our commitment as a Leadership to you, the church, following our Twenty10Renew.

 

As a Leadership we were serious about Twenty10Renew. We were serious about our commitment to our vision; we were serious about our commitment to the Covenant we signed our names to on the wall; and we are still serious about these things.

 

We had a really good turn out at all services over the weekend. Paul James was amazing. So I want to thank all who supported this weekend.

 

Jack

 

 

 

 

Revolution off tonight!

From Mark:

> Due to weather and circumstances revolution is cancelled tonight.
>
> Mark
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Play at City Life Centre

If you are looking for somewhere to go this Saturday night, there is a play on at City Life Centre. It's called Billy Elliot and is being put on by a cross community group from Shankill and Falls. Several "actors" from the Lyric Theatre are also involved in the production. Admission is free.

 

Don't forget: Paul James Saturday 10 am and Sunday at 11.30 am and 7 pm.

 

Jack

JCs CANCELLED

Due to weather JC's has been cancelled for tonight

Evangelism at New Life

REMINDER:

In keeping with Twenty10Renew and our 5 Year Strategy we have organised this coming weekend as a weekend of evangelism training and outreach.

 

We've already had a great weekend focused on worship with guest speaker Jarrod Cooper, our next focus will be evangelism, because Worship and Evangelism are close partners; one is God-ward and one is man-ward, but you cannot be truly God-ward if you're not truly man-ward. This is not about giving out Gospel tracts, but is about motivating the church to touch the world (evangelism), besides touching heaven (worship).

 

Our guest speaker is Paul James. Details as follows:

 

Saturday 4 December 10 am-12 Evangelism for the Church (for everyone, as stated above). 

Sunday    5 December 11.30 am Worship & Teaching and 7.00 pm Sunday Night Monthly Special. Paul will be praying for the sick and will speak prohetically into people lives.  

 

Paul moves in a powerful prophetic anointing which will challenge you to the core of your spirit and bring about eternal change as you come under the Word of God.

He has recorded two music albums: Come Into My Life and Come Holy Spirit.

GLOW Dinner

Congratulations to our New Life GLOW Team for such a great night last night.
Some people do not think it is possible for us to put on such a night of
excellence, but you proved them so wrong, not that we need to prove
ourselves to anyone! Well done to Chara & Elizabeth and everyone on the
GLOW.

Thanks to John C, Murph, Adder, Big Colin, and Andrew, to name but few, for
serving the tables. You all looked great and you all did a great job; the
women were all singing your praises, and for also getting involved with the
dancing. Thanks to Tommy Latimer and the team of helpers for setting tables
and chairs out and for getting everything ready.

A huge thanks to Maxine and Kevin and team for fabulous food. You guys did
an amazing job. Over 100 women said so. The Country Band were excellent.
Everyone loved them. I think we'll book them as our main guests for our next
COPE Concert.

This was an amazing outreach and was such a witness for the church as there
many non-Christians who all said they loved the night. When Paul said we
should be all things to all men, I think he was also including the women and
was saying we should be all things to all women, that by all means we would
save some.

So, a big pat on the back ladies. You make me proud to be your pastor (as do
the men!).

Thanks to everyone who played their part. You proved again that we can work
well together, if we have a mind to do so.

Jack

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