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SUNDAY SERVICES
Bible Study — 9:00am
Worship — 9:00am
Worship — 10:30am
Matt Malott, Minister
Hugh Wicks, Associate
OUR MISSION: EXALT God, EVANGELIZE all, EQUIP believers, EXTEND God’s love.
Number 16
April 20, 2015
Volume 5
Another meaningful worship experience this past Sunday. I thought the song set that concluded the
service was a great way to put an exclamation mark on a day when we talked about praising God. I
also appreciated Pam’s special number reminding us of our need for God’s amazing grace. I know
that I am prejudiced but I can’t think of anywhere else I would rather be on Sunday than NLCC.
Several of you have mentioned that you are enjoying the series on prayer. Also a couple of people
told me that they had done the homework exercise during the week. I think that is great. I wanted
this series to be both instructional and practical and I felt if we had something to do each day durMatt Malott
ing the week it would help us keep focused on this matter of prayer. So, I hope you will give it a
try. This week each day we are to list some aspect of God’s nature for which we praise Him and one act for which
we thank him. I hope you will give it a shot.
We live in the age of technology. I remember when I got my first electric typewriter. It was an IBM Selectric. You
could change the font by replacing a ball. I thought that was one of the coolest things ever. Now we live in the age
of computers and I think they are amazing. I have a software Bible study program called Logos. It is a powerful
program containing thousands of resources: Bibles, commentaries, articles, sermons, graphics and more. Every time
I use it I learn something new about what it can do. For instance, I can type in a word like “Tabernacle” and in seconds it will give me a list of every resource in its vast library where the word “Tabernacle” is used. Or, when I am
studying a specific Bible passage I can hover over a word in the text with my cursor and the program will tell me
everything about that word; how it appears in the original language, all the grammatical information, the meaning
of the word and how it is used in other kinds of literature. If I am reading a sermon or an article and I want to use a
part of it in a lesson or sermon, I can highlight the part I want to save and send it to another document. Not only
does it send what is highlighted, but it provides a footnote with all the appropriate information so you know where
the information came from. What an amazing tool!
One of the coolest things this program will do is display Bible verses. If I am reading a commentary and a Bible
reference is given I can hover over the reference with the cursor and a box will pop up with that verse or verses in
it. If you want to see the passage in a different translation, that is accomplished with the click of the mouse.
Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun. I got to thinking about that and came to the conclusion that my
Logos software only does in a different way what King David knew to do a few thousand years ago. David understood the importance of accessing the Word of God. He wrote in Psalm 119:11, “I have hidden Your Word in my
heart that I might not sin against You.” David knew that to be successful in his walk with God he needed God’s
words in his mind and the ability to recall them when necessary. When faced with an issue David didn’t use a
mouse and a cursor, he pulled the appropriate words from God directly from his heart. You see, he had hidden them
there just for that purpose. We would do well to follow his example.
CHURCH DATA - April 19, 2015
$ Tithes & Offerings $
Offering
April to Date
April Budget
$ 7,327
$ 30,063
$ 32,484
Attendance
9:00 Service
10:30 Service
Total
110
166
276
One Year Ago
324
TOUCHING
Tomorrow
TODAY
TTT Target - $1.25 Million
Received To Date
$600,318.64
New Life Christian Church
4707 E CR 462
Wildwood, FL 34785
352-552-2713
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 970
Lady Lake, FL 32158
I really appreciated Matt’s remarks
about “Upward Prayer” on Sunday.
The Bible is full of commands to offer
praise and thanks to God. It’s ironic
that we refer to Sunday mornings as
“worship services,” because worship is
supposed to be happening all week
Hugh Wicks long. Sundays should be the overflow
of what’s happening each day.
Now that winter’s behind us, it’s easy to think of slowing down as we head into summer. But God deserves
our praise regardless of the season. Let’s make every
effort to give Him our best in worship, on Sunday
mornings and every day of the week.
I think Colossians 3:16-17 could serve as marching orders for our summer at New Life: “Let the word of
Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish
one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms,
hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts
to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,
do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through him.”
We’ll have a special opportunity on Sunday evening,
May 3rd, as Bryan Popin leads us in praise. Don’t miss
it!
Mark your calendars! Samantha Mero, the first missionary NLCC supported, will be with us July 19. Sam
is a Bible translator working in Guinea, West Africa.
More information later.
Carl & Ruth Hortin moved
into The Village of Collier the
day before Thanksgiving,
2012 from Bloomington, IL.
Carl & Ruth
Hortin
They still have a home there
but plan to sell it this summer
and live down here full time.
Spotlight
on NLCC
Before retirement, Carl worked in computer software
development and support manager for GROWMARK,
an agriculture cooperative. Ruth retired from Illinois
State University as an office manager in Student
Health Service.
They will have been married
23 years this July 11 and
have 4 children, 11 grandchildren and one great grandson
who is only 8 weeks old.
Carl and Ruth have had several RVs most of their married life and were fortunate
to have visited all the lower 48 states. Now that they
are retired, Ruth enjoys line dancing, table games such
as Mexican Train and Bunco. Carl enjoys golf, attends
Beatle Maniacs Club, and listening to all kinds of music. They enjoy being with friends, meeting new people
and going to the town squares for evening entertainment.
When asked why they like New Life they said that the
staff and all the people are very friendly. Matt preaches
in an easy, understandable format and Hugh is such a
talented musician. Having a newsletter sent out is a
great way to be informed about what is going on.
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
NEW BIBLE STUDY
Begins May 10th
John Lugar will be teaching an 8-week class on cults,
specifically Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Science
and Mormonism. The emphasis will be on what the
cult teaches versus what the Bible teaches along with
some witnessing tips. The class begins Sunday, May
10th at 9am, in the Fellowship Center.
Prayer Requests
Vicki Capps, back problems.
Bob Koogle, recovering from outpatient surgery.
Dave & Doug Roth’s mother passed away.
Mike Moran, April 24th prostate surgery.
Savannah Bowman, foot injury.
Adele Barry, liver cancer, on chemo.
Mike McCully’s daughter, Kim, on chemo.
Murray Strange, Lady Lake Specialty Care.
Ron & Sharon Jennings 14
Mike & Judy McCully
21
Savannah Bowman
Dale King
Bev Settlemire
Dennis Trembly
Charles Kunze
Del Baker
Audra Jones
Dee Kilgore
Darlene Wood
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3
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
Bob Koogle
18
David Roth
18
Janet Daniels 20
Vicki King
20
Jane Plummer 23
Sylvia Miller
25
Gordon Ewerks 26
Ruby Andres
28
Bruce Wolfe
30
Bryan Popin
in Concert at NLCC
Sunday, May 3rd, 6:30pm
Bryan is an extremely gifted musician and dedicated Christian. Mark
your calendar so you don’t miss this
event. Don’t forget to invite your
neighbors!
There was plenty of food!
Leila & Alex Hutchins
Deb Gourley, Bob Walters
Connie Malott, using Marlene
Nellans as a human shield
Dick & Gen Poynter
Water Balloon Toss
Chuck Broderick made
sure he didn’t miss dessert.
Bingo!
New Life Picnic 2015
Corn Hole Game
Winners of the Balloon Toss,
Phil Cahoon & Tiny Cazel
Someone planted a big
Kiss on Buc’s cheek!
Dave Gossard