Sunday, December 7, 2025
Worship Services - 8:30am and 11:00am
Sunday School classes for all ages - 10:00-10:45am
Nursery care for children 0-2 is available during Sunday School and during the 11:00 service.
Children’s Church for ages 3-5 is available during the sermon portion of the 11:00 service.
Senior Pastor Candidate
The Elders and the Search Team are excited to introduce Jim Hofman as the candidate for Senior Pastor. Jim and his wife, Tammy, will be here for a candidating weekend December 6-7. Please mark your calendars and plan to come and meet them! Members should have received a letter with more details in the mail. If you are not a member and would like to read the letter, you can pick one up at the Info Center or click on the link below.
Sat, Dec. 6 | Open House Social, 2-4pm with a Q&A time beginning at 4pm
We will have childcare available for kids ages 3-10 during the Q&A time. The nursery will be availble for parents to use with their nursery age children.
Sun, Dec. 7 | Jim will be preaching both of our worship services
Sun, Dec. 14 | Confirmation vote by New Life Members (absentee voting will be available Dec 9-11 at the church office)
Sunday School Classes for all ages: 10:00-10:45am
What if you could change the world without changing your daily routine?” You can!
New Life Church, we have been called (Matt. 28:18-20) and equipped (Eph. 4:11,12) to take the Good News (Gospel) and to B.L.E.S.S those who God has put in our everyday lives.
4,000 years ago a conversation took place (Genesis 12:1-3) between God and Abram that set in motion a course of events that still includes us today at New Life Church! You see, our God is a God Who loves to Bless! He blessed Abraham and promised a worldwide blessing would come through his offspring Jesus, the Savior of the World.
You and I as followers of Jesus are experiencing the blessings of salvation, forgiveness of sins and a restored relationship with God but just as Abraham wasn’t to keep the blessing to himself, neither are we. We’re called to share what we’ve received and become a means for God to continue blessing others.
In keeping with our vision statement we have adopted a simple, yet effective way of doing this. It’s the B.L.E.S.S Method, 5 everyday ways to love your neighbor and change the world. It’s simple, not rocket science, not a big budget, big production method, it’s grassroots, organic, learning to share our faith naturally. It’s exciting to see people in our body who are discovering the joy of being used by God and our prayer is that this lifestyle becomes contagious as each one of us keeps God’s blessing to Abraham alive!
The greatest gift you could give this Christmas is to share the love of Christ with those who are lost and hopeless and know true joy as you experience God using you to BLESS those He has put in your life.
Join us this Sunday 12/7/25 in the Adult Sunday School class to learn how we can share our faith this holiday season and be a BLESSing.
Join us to pray together!
Connection Cards
We have Connection Cards available on the backs of the chairs in the sanctuary. Guests can fill them out and take them to the Info Center for a free gift. Anyone can use them to submit prayer requests, request more information about ministries, update personal contact information, ask a question, or give feedback. Cards can be dropped into the offering boxes at the entrances to the sanctuary.
Upcoming Events at a Glance
Dec 6 | Senior Pastor candidating weekend - Open House (2-4pm) Q&A time starts at 4pm
Dec 7 | Senior Pastor candidating weekend - Pastor Jim Hofman will be preaching
Dec 14 | Kids Sing during both Worship Services
Dec 21 | Child Dedications during our Worship Services
Dec 24 | Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, 5:00pm
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We are planning a time of Child Dedications during our Worship Services on December 21. If your family would like to participate or if you have questions about Child Dedication, you can mark it on a Connection Card or contact Lezlie (lezliee@newlifeefree.org or 886.1977).
Opportunities to Serve in the Nursery
We could use a few more nursery volunteers who are able to serve once per quarter during Sunday School time and the 11:00 worship service. If you enjoy caring for and playing with infants and toddlers please let Janet know! You can send her an email (janets@newlifeefree.org), call the church office, or write “Nursery” on a Connection Card.
New Members
This week we welcome Brent Hunt and Brooke Lupinek as members of New Life Church! If you are wondering how membership works, you can read what our church constitution says about it here. The Next Steps Class is required for membership and we typically hold two series of classes each year. The next class will be in the spring and we’ll announce the dates/times here in the digital bulletin when we schedule the classes.
What book of the Bible would you go to for the clearest explanation of how sinful people can be in the right relationship with a Holy God? Time after time I can only think of one book… Romans.
The Book of Romans, maybe more so than any other New Testament Book, shines a bright light on the transformative power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, from a man who himself was powerfully changed by Christ. We are going to start the year going chapter by chapter, verse by verse, through this amazing text given to us by God.
Also, throughout the study, we will be taking short detours to talk about some topics that all of us will face in our lifetime. Paul brings many of these topics up, as they were certainly happening in the church at Rome. Some of the topics include suffering, disagreements, knowing God’s will for your life, and pursuing holiness.
We are excited for what God will do with our time together in His Word, we pray you will join us!
Please call the church office or send an email to Pastor Billy if you have any questions - 605.886.1977 or billye@newlifeefree.org
Are you able to provide a meal?
We like to start each young adult evening with a meal. It's a good time for them to come together and have some fellowship time prior to teaching and discussion. Meals can be dropped off at the church kitchen during the day on Tuesdays or you and your life group can serve the meal starting at 6:30pm.
We need to have enough for 75-80 (young adults and leaders). If you have questions about the amount or any other questions please contact Pastor Billy - billye@newlifeefree.org
Awana is our midweek program for kids age 3 (by Sept. 1) through 4th grade. Kids have a chance to learn truths from God’s word during large group lesson time and small group book time! Club 56 is our midweek program for 5th & 6th graders. With worship, large group time, and small group discussion, Club 56 is like an intermediate age youth group!
Do you have extra Bibles at home?
A member of our community is collecting Bibles to send overseas. If you have used Bibles that you would like to donate, you can place them in the box near the office door.
Each month, we highlight a missionary or organization that is supported by New Life. We encourage you to be praying for them and also learning more about how God is working through them in their area of ministry.
Youth Group is meeting on Wednesdays!
Youth Group is for students in 7th-12th grade.
We meet at 6:30pm on Wednesday evenings at the Life House.
Send an email to Pastor Billy if you would like to be added to his text reminder group: billye@newlifeefree.org
Discipleship Pathway
Are you ready to take the next step? Find out more about how to get involved in a Life Group or a D-Group.
