Added November 12, 2009 at 5:29 pm · Filed under News
We are taking a package of goodies to bless the Sager family (Pastors of Hope International Fellowship) in Japan in just 9 days! That means this sunday is your last change to buy some of the following items they still need! These are items that they love that they cannot easily purchase in Japan. Let’s continue the Year of Giving and bless these awesome people!
Their Wish List:
Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate chips and any mint chocolate chips you might be able to find.
Dental floss waxed
Hershey’s cocoa -2 cans
Irish cream coffee
Starbucks Coffee
Keebler Grasshopper cookies
Pop tarts (Frosted Strawbery, Frosted Blueberry, Frosted chocolate fudge, and frosted raspberry)
Right Guard Sport invisible solid – About 5 would hold us for a while.
Crisco shortening (3 or 5 cans if you have room)
Jiffy Blueberry, raspberry, and apple cinnamon miffin mixes (one case each if possible)
Aunt Jemima original Syrup 12 0z or Log cabin or Mrs. Butter Worth syrup (any of the three, but Mrs. Butter Worth is best!) 3 bottles, smaller plastic ones prefered.
Ibuprofen Tablets USP 200 mg Pain Reliever, Fever reducer – Compare to Advil – 500 tablets – 4 bottles would be good
Kraft Miracle whip Dressing – one or 2 bottles only
9V batteries for the church
Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue sauce Hot & Spicy only
Gatorage powder mix – any flavors but orange (lemon-lime is best!)
Gobstoppers candy (jaw breakers) and Spree candy
These items are special for them and really bless them–lets see how many we can get with just one Sunday left!
Added September 18, 2009 at 1:23 pm · Filed under News, Resources
What is Soaking Prayer?
Soaking Prayer is, in essence, resting in the presence of God. You can pray, but it is also a time to quiet yourself, wait on the Lord and let Him speak to you. This is primarily a time to receive, not give. We call it soaking because it is about submerging yourself in God and His love and soaking Him up like a sponge.
What is the Goal of Soaking Prayer?
The point is to spend time letting God love us and to let Him speak. At other times we give and pour out to Him, but soaking is about receiving from God. It is all about loving Him and allowing Him to love you and work in you. Sometimes He will fill you with His love, other times He will heal a deep wound or empower you with vision and strategy for ministry.
How Can I get Started?
Find a comfortable place to sit, stand, walk or lie down.
Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and focus your thoughts on the love of the Father and upon Jesus Christ our Lord.
Feel free to pray, but also try to quiet your thoughts and listen for what God may say to you.
Sometimes when soaking in God’s presence and letting His love fill us you will experience a feeling, like peace, love, or a sense of calm, sometimes you may hear words or see pictures from God in your mind’s eye as He leads your imagination, and other times you won’t feel anything. That’s okay, because His presence is with you and His work in you is not dependent on how you feel.
If a distraction enters your mind, ask God if the thoughts are actually from Him—if not, don’t worry, just let them pass.
Instrumental music is often helpful—www.soaking.net is a good source. Reading Scripture is another helpful aspect of soaking.
Some Bible Verses Concerning Soaking Prayer:
Psalm 37:7 “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him.”
Psalm 4:4 “Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.”
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Hebrews 4:9-11 “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest.”
Psalm 23:1-3 “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the waters. He restores my soul…”
Isaiah 40:29-31 “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
Psalm 131:2 “Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul…”
This text modified from the brochure “Soaking Prayer” from New Day Community Church. To see the full text of the brochure, click here.
Added September 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm · Filed under News
Every Sunday of 2009 we are giving away a gift! This is for a variety of reasons which include:
God is a giver and we want be a reflection of His character.
Giving moves in “the opposite spirit” of the culture of fear that is so strong in this year of economic turmoil.
Giving releases blessing.
Giving is at the heart of the gospel message, “God gave his only begotten son.”
And finally it is just plain FUN!
These gifts are usually an annonymous donation from someone in the church to someone else in the church, and they have varied from small items, such as candles, canvases, or books, to large gifts, like this:
Here are ways you can participate:
You can designate part of your offering to the Weekly Gift fund by writing it on the offering envelope.
You can bring in a gift that you want to donate to the weekly give away, or you can bring in a gift for someone specific (at least one week prior).
On the Sundays when no one has specified a recipient, we will select someone to receive a gift in some random way.
Be prayerful and open to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Use this as an opportunity not only to bless others by giving, but also to hear the Holy Spirit leading us to meet specific needs in others lives. This has been a lot of fun! Let’s keep on giving!
We are a passersby. And when we are in town we stop by New Day to attend worship. It is always a great blessing. You stretch us…and are always warm and welcome. I wanted to drop you all a note about the last time we visited–which I think was a couple weeks ago. First off, last year when we were in town you sent off the Jones’ to South Carolina. Then, get this, the day we show up this year, you showed a video from the Jones’ and the church thanking you for your support and documenting the impact the ministry is having on people’s lives. Wow.
And during service we were able to witness the gift giving of a guitar. Wow, very cool.
After service wound down, I noticed a complete stranger struck up a conversation with my 15 year old son and made an effort to connect and go beyond the surface “how are you doing?”. That was pretty awesome. I approached two young people completely unknown to me and mentioned my younger son likes to skateboard and if there were any places around to skate or get gear. They overflowed with information. After sharing with my son all I learned, he asked me how I came to discover all this new information. I merely replied, “I found a coulpe guys that looked like skaters and went up to them and asked.” It is kind of a sad commentary that we are guarded with such initiatives. But New Day made it a “safe place” to venture out and talk to strangers. After all, who is a stranger if we are all in Christ? I hope that was a good object lesson for my son.
Anyway, pardon my ramblings but I felt impelled to share my thoughts and thank you for the blessing of being in community with you all.
After a few weeks of wonderful guest speakers, Pastor Cameron will be sharing again this week, August 1st! Be sure to be there for a great message!
Guest Speaker Fred Wright, August 8th
Fred Wright is an Associate at Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship (TACF), serving as the International Coordinator for Partners in Harvest (PIH) and Friends in Harvest (FIH) family of churches. Fred Wright has been in ministry for 40 years, and has served in a wide variety of roles including evangelism, church planting, pastoring and teaching in many nations around the world. He is a mentor and dear friend of Pastor Cameron, so be sure to come out and hear the great things he has to share on August 8th!
Added May 27, 2009 at 12:31 pm · Filed under News, Videos
Every Sunday of 2009 we are giving away a gift! This is for a variety of reasons which include:
God is a giver and we want be a reflection of His character.
Giving moves in “the opposite spirit” of the culture of fear that is so strong in this year of economic turmoil.
Giving releases blessing.
Giving is at the heart of the gospel message, “God gave his only begotten son.”
And finally it is just plain FUN!
These gifts are usually an annonymous donation from someone in the church to someone else in the church, and they have varied from small items, such as candles, canvases, or books, to large gifts, like this:
Here are ways you can participate:
You can designate part of your offering to the Weekly Gift fund by writing it on the offering envelope.
You can bring in a gift that you want to donate to the weekly give away, or you can bring in a gift for someone specific (at least one week prior).
On the Sundays when no one has specified a recipient, we will select someone to receive a gift in some random way.
Be prayerful and open to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Use this as an opportunity not only to bless others by giving, but also to hear the Holy Spirit leading us to meet specific needs in others lives. This has been a lot of fun! Let’s keep on giving!
