This Week's Need to Know!
THIS WEEK’S TEXT: “Another Offspring” Genesis
4:17-26
Taught
by: Pastor Aaron Batdorf
SUNDAY
SCHOOL CLASSES
Grounded in the Faith: This class
will be canceled this week due to Pastor Aaron preaching on Sunday. If you normally
attend this class, we encourage you to join Pastor Aaron in the MPR for the
Genesis Q&A class.
Real Life Discipleship: As
believers, we read in Matthew 28 that we are to make disciples of all nations.
This class will help us as we dive into what a disciple is and how to make
disciples, ministering to those around us as they walk with the Lord. Join
Pastor Robbie as teaches the next section this Sunday. (Classroom 1)
Genesis Q&A: As we go through Genesis in our
Sunday Morning Worship time, questions may arise. This class will be formatted
as a question and answer time where the questions that you have can be
submitted on Sunday and discussed during Sunday School. There will be a QR code
on your bulletin on Sunday Morning that you can scan and then submit your
questions anonymously. After the service, during Sunday School we will sit down
and dialogue through your questions together, diving deeper into God’s Word. Be
sure to submit your questions on Sunday and join Pastor Aaron after the
service. (MPR)
SUNDAY LUNCHES FOR YOUNG
ADULTS/FAMILIES
The young adults and
families are invited out to the Nauta’s home (227 Susquehanna Ave, Lock Haven)
after church this week for a time of fellowship. Lunch is not provided this
week. If you have any questions, contact the church office!
WORKDAY
We are having another workday THIS Saturday, April 29th from 8am –
12pm. Men’s Ministry will be cooking up breakfast and hosting another
productive morning of service at the church. As we seek to steward our church
property, we are going to apply a layer of topsoil on a few spots around the
property. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Please sign up here!
PRAYER GATHERING
Join us on Wednesday, May 3rd at 6:30 p.m. for our next Prayer
Gathering. Our prayer
gatherings will be every other Wednesday and will be one of the ways we can
bear one another’s burdens as we seek to faithfully follow Jesus together.
There will be a potluck before that starts at 5:30pm.
MEN’S GARAGE MINISTRY
On Thursday, May 4th at 6:00 p.m., all men will be invited to meet at the
garage of Dave Frankenberger (1930 Long Run Road, Mill Hall). Men, grab a
chair and come prepared to talk shop and tackle life’s challenges, while
building on the strengths of your brothers in Christ.
MEN’S CAMPFIRE
Men mark your calendars! Men’s
Ministry is hosting a campfire here at the church on Saturday May 6th at
6:00pm. We will be roasting hotdogs, having fellowship, some yard games and
spiritual encouragement from Eugene Beyer. Bring a favorite yard game if you’d
like and a lawn chair or two, and don’t forget to INVITE your FRIENDS! Hotdogs
and roasting sticks will be provided. The campfire will be just beyond the
youth room parking lot in the grove of pines. Please contact the church if you
have any questions. To hear more about this event, please click here!
MIDNIGHT PANCAKES
Next
month, NewLife will be hosting Midnight Pancakes during finals
week at LHU. Many of you have helped in the past and know that this is a great
way to connect with students and minister to them as they finish up the school
year. This semester, we will be at the Student Rec Center on campus Tuesday,
May 9th to serve the students pancakes from 11pm-1am. We need
both ingredients and supplies to make the event happen, as well as volunteers
to cook pancakes, serve pancakes, and most importantly, talk to college
students! If you would be willing to help out by either donating materials or
volunteering on May 9th, please fill out the form here!
ADVENTURES IN MOTHERHOOD
AIM will be meeting the second Thursday of every month from
10:30am – 12:00pm at the church. Childcare and refreshments will be provided.
The last day this Spring will be May 11th. To volunteer for
childcare, please email Jillian Best at jbest@ibcwen.net
WOMEN’S PRAYER MEETING
The next Ladies’ Prayer
Gathering will be Saturday, May 13th, from 9:00 to 10:00 am. Come
and be blessed by yet another personal story of a life saved by faith in the
finished work of Jesus Christ. Saturday prayer is an intimate time of blessing
and joy…and even includes coffee and sweets!
MEN’S SOFTBALL
In
mid-May, Pastor Robbie is aiming to hold softball practices for this summer’s
softball league. Starting in June, games will be played on Sunday afternoons,
and we will have practices once a week! Please let Pastor Robbie know if you
are interested in playing or have any questions.
BOOK
OF THE MONTH
"The Lord’s Prayer" by Kevin DeYoung is the April book of the month!
This book allows us to learn from Jesus on what, why and how to pray. To hear
more about the book, click here!
PRAYER
AND PRAISE POINTS
Every
other Wednesday evening the Elders meet for several hours to pray for the body
and seek wisdom as they strive to lead and shepherd the body at Big Woods
according to the Word of God. Here are some of the pressing needs and prayer
points that they are asking you to pray alongside them. They can be found here!