INFUSION on New Life - weekly encouragement from Pastor George & News to Note

"The First Christmas - Clarification"
to listen to this past Sunday’s message, click here: www.newlifechurchmo.org/sermons  

     When the bestselling writer Stephen King was interviewed by NPR's Terry Gross, King shared some interesting thoughts about his faith in God. At one point Gross commented, "[So] you always believed in God. You were just bored in church." King replied,
     It's certainly a subject that's interested me, and I think it interests me more the older that I get. And I think we'd all like to believe that after we shuffle off this mortal coil, that there's gonna be something on the other side. Because for most of us, I know for me, life is so rich—so colorful, and sensual, and full of good things, things to read, things to eat, things to watch, places to go, new experiences—that I don't want to think that you just go to darkness ….
     I choose to believe [in God]. There's no downside to that. If you say, "Well, OK, I don't believe in God. There's no evidence of God," then you're missing the stars in the sky and you're missing the sunrises and sunsets and you're missing the fact that bees pollinate all these crops and keep us alive and the way that everything seems to work together. Everything is sort of built in a way that to me suggests intelligent design.
    One could also add, “Then you are missing Christmas!” 
 
     *How is the biblical account of that first Christmas strengthening your faith this Christmas?
 
Based on Luke 1:57-66:
     “And they all pondered, ‘What then shall this child be?’.” 

REMINDERS!

Ensemble rehearsal for Christmas Eve
THIS WEDNESDAY, 6pm in the Sanctuary.  If you are interested in being a part of an ensemble to sing at the opening of the Christmas Eve worship service (singing a medley of familiar Christmas Carols), please joi with others at tomorrow night’s rehearsal.  MEN… a special call-out for men to be a part of this ensemble.

Membership @ New Life
Mark your calendars… The message during worship on Sundays, January 11, 18, & 25 (if worship is cancelled due to snow, messages will be pushed to the next Sunday), will focus on different aspects of membership. Watch your email for an initial packet to complete to begin the process of membership.  (These messages will be video recorded in the event you miss one Sunday.)    

ELDER’S TEAM – Might God be calling you to serve on the Elder’s Team?  Would you be interested in learning more about what it means to serve as an Elder at New Life Church?  Be a part of the bible study which will begin in January to learn more.  Pastor George will be leading these gatherings.  Email pastor if you are interested:  George@NewLifeChurchMO.org

Interested in Membership?
If you are interested in membership at New Life Church, be sure to note so on your Communication Card and place it in the offering baskets, or reply to this email.  Information will be emailed to you (or mailed to you if you do not have email) regarding the membership process. 

    Missions Committee Meeting this Thursday (contact Dennis for more details)