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Today If you need a new Directory, there are a few on foyer table.
Lost a DISH? Check in the Annex.
Craft Encouragement Operation Please sign letters and help deliver gifts that are on the foyer table. If you know of someone, Northridge member or not, whom the church could encourage and to whom you will deliver, please provide the name to the office.
Please sign the attendance pads and don’t forget about the Childrens Bulletin’s on foyer table.
Small Group Committee Meeting At 4:30-5:45pm
This Week Joy Singers will meet Tuesday at 6:30.
Ladies Bible Class meets on Thursday at 10:30am
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October 19, 2003 Vol XXIV # 41 Teens There will not be a activity tonight due to the outing last Saturday
We will have a Power Play next Sunday after evening services. Be sure and come and bring a friend.
Upcoming
This Saturday night move clocks one hour back!!!
Men’s Chorus next Sunday, Oct 26th after evening services.
Trick or Treat !!! Looking for volunteer’s to pass out candy at the church on the 26th of Oct. after evening services. For details see Janet Bailey.
Baby Shower There will be a Baby Shower for Travis & Lisa Snyder at Joan Hembree’s house on Nov. 8th from 2-4. Expecting twins. Jerry Snyder is having a work camp, in Ecuador, middle of Nov., for adult men who would like to help build cottages for orphans. If interested see Larry Stillwell News There is a letter from Heather Slater posted on foyer bulletin board.
THANK YOU Our thank you this week goes to Joe Lewis and Jack Hickman for all the work they do for World Bibles.
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Remember in Your Prayers
Grant Reed surgery was postponed until Wed. Oct 22. Tokee Richard had knee surgery last week at Unity N. Susan Douglas will have knee surgery Oct. 31 at Bone & Joint Hos. Bob Hartley, Judy Hartley husband had test run Friday. Joan Hembree will have out patient Hernia surgery this Wed. Michael Austin, Dusty uncle is in the hos. with kidney problems. Montana Parson’s will have test run for legs on Thurs, Oct.23rd. Angie Younger’s aunt Arlen has breast cancer, and her sister Shelley has a mass, waiting for results. Kay Richmond, Faye Lowry’s niece passed away Oct. 10 after a brief illness. Graveside services were last Monday in Tecumseh. CW Rose, Heather Slater’s dad had prostate surgery Thurs. Patty Spencer had a car wreck last Thurs. She had stitches in her leg and is very bruised
Small Groups Guidelines In three recent articles we have looked at small groups historically. In Part 1 we reviewed the beginnings of the church when the people met in homes. It is the natural setting for Family, which the church is to be. Part 2 quoted an early opponent of the church disgusted with the success it was having meeting in homes and we listed house churches in the New Testament. Part 3 went further into the place of the household and relationships in scripture to see how God uses them as building blocks of salvation. The Small Groups Committee, commissioned by the Elders and Worship Committee, has done a lot of legwork for more than a year. We share with you here the guidelines we wrote for ourselves in the planning and ongoing of a small groups ministry. These are the result of our study, interviews with successful ministries, prayer, and our best hopes for Northridge.
What We Want To Do Provide Northridge members with an opportunity to realize a life fully committed to Christ and a dynamic Christian community consistent with New Testament example
Where We Want To Go Create a community that empowers members to develop and maintain intimate relationships with God and one another Produce an exciting Christian L-I-F-E that ensures: L - Loving and supporting one another I - Involvement in one another's lives through small group participation F - Fellowshipping and encouraging one another in a closer walk with God E - Evangelizing others by sharing what God has done for us
What We Want To Accomplish Promote individual spiritual growth through life changing, relevant discussions based on the Word of God Develop a caring community of people-building and mutual accountability Engage more persons in more active use of their gifts Prepare persons for Christian leadership roles of all kinds (in the home, church, community, school, teams . .) Create a natural atmosphere for the evangelism of friends
How We're Going To Do It Develop a small groups process that will: Be Biblically based Allow for the maximum participation of Northridge members Accommodate the various ages, interests, and family situation of members Fit the personality of Northridge Cliff Craig
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