Happy New Year!
Happy New Year.. New Life Oak Forest Family,
As another year draws to a close I just wanted to share how
grateful I am for all of you. I'm looking forward to an exciting year
of seeing God move in some awesome ways.
Currently we are in a teaching series entitled
The Road Back-A Recovery Journey. Many
people have gone down the wrong road in life only to see their life
crash. You or someone you care about may be in this situation. I want
to encourage you to attend New Life Oak Forest and experience how God
will work in your life through this series.
Starting on January 24th we will begin a new series entitled God Provides. This
is a message that all people must hear. God does provide and He wants
to provide our every need. In these challenging economic times it may
be tempting to doubt that God will provide. Join us as we drop in on
the lives of several people to see how God provided supernaturally in
their lives. Be looking for special invite tickets in the Sunday
bulletins so that you can invite your friends and family to God Provides.
During the month of January we will be having a special emphasis on
prayer and fasting.
I want to invite as many of you who can make it to a special time of
prayer with me and the New Life Oak Forest leadership team on January
17th from 5p-6p at New Life Oak Forest, 5333 W. 151st.
The beginning of a New Year is a great time to reflect on your
life and to set some goals for the New Year. To help you set goals I
want to share with you a coaching tool I use to help gain insight on
how a person is living their life. It's called the Wheel of Life. You
can download it by clicking
here. The instructions are included with it.
Lastly, I want to encourage all of us to read our Bibles daily. The last several years I have used the
One Year Bible
to help me stay on track. This year I will be reading through the One
Year Chronological version of the Bible. It's fun and easy to do it
this way. I encouage everyone to give it a try.
God, I pray for the people of New Life. That we will
have a year that is devoted and focused on You. You, are the author
and finisher of our faith. We declare your lordship in our lives. I
pray that you will provide our every need and even grant us the desires
of our hearts. I pray that many lives will turn to you and that you
will grow our church inside and out. We love you. We praise you. We
exalt you. We know that God Provides. In the blessed name of Jesus, we
pray.
In Christ
Pastor AL
The Church Was Trashed Today
I walked into church today and it had been trashed. Garbage
everywhere even on the altar. Were we the victim of insensitvie
vandals?
No, today was the kickoff to a brand new series we are doing at
New Life Community Church entitled, "Out of Control". So our creative
department got really creative.
Just goes to show you how easily things can get out of control in
our spiritual lives as well. Yes, we are free in Christ.
Nevertheless
our freedom carries with it a huge responsibility.
- PAL
He was recently hired!
Hello Career Explorers,
If you are unemployed, underemployed, or misemployed, why not
attend this weeks Career Crossroads Support and Resource Group? Check
out what one of our graduates had to say about the group:
Pastor Al,
"Thanks for your insight and knowledge of how to customize our
resumes for each job opening. I was so much more prepared when I was in
the interviewing stage of my job search. I always prayed before every
application I applied for and before I was interviewed. This helped me
spiritually be prepared for each interviewers question and calm my
anxiety. This career group has helped me network with others that I
could help with some leads for their special gifts. I have been blessed
by God in the job he has given me to fit my needs and job skills. I
pray and thank God every morning and night for his timing not mine. He
is in control of all that happens for us. Thanks for being Gods servant
to his people. Your time and effort is very well appreciated and
revered from all whom attend your career classes.
God Bless you and your staff," - Richard Gray
Crossroads Career and Resource Group
Wednesday, 9am-11am
New Life Oak Forest (Lower Level)
5333 W. 151st
Oak Forest, IL. 60452