New Life United Pentecostal Church

Have you given up on your New Year’s resolutions–like so many of us have? We resolve to change, to do more, to be more, but then we stay the same.

God wants you to know the joy of real change, of life transformation. He wants you to go beyond failed resolutions and experience a life revolution!

Join us for a series of special services with Doug Klinedinst in which you will experience the miraculous life-changing power of Jesus Christ.

Service Schedule

• Sunday, 02/05 | 11:00 am & 6:30 pm
• Wednesday, 02/08 | 7:30 pm
• Friday, 02/10 | 7:30 pm
• Sunday, 02/12 | 11:00 am & 6:30 pm

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"And Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you'" (Luke 22:19-20).

On Sunday, January 29, during our evening service, New Life we be focusing on Christ's sacrifice for us as we celebrate communion.

Communion is a profound experience of remembering what Jesus did for us on the Cross and of communing with Him and receiving a special touch of His grace and presence through partaking of the bread and cup.

Communion is always a beautiful experience for the church. Don’t miss it!

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"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4.4)

Jesus taught that mere food can’t sustain our lives, but we must also feed on the words of God. Not many of us get so busy or involved with other things that we suddenly remember, “Hey, I forgot to eat today!” But if we're not careful, we can easily get so distracted in our daily lives that we neglect one thing that is essential for our spiritual lives and growth: reading and meditating on God’s Word, the Bible.

In 2012 we’re going to focus on making Bible reading a priority in our lives. Here are some resources to help us do that:

B.R.E.A.D. Bible reading charts. B.R.E.A.D (Bible Reading Enriches Any Day) charts are Bible-reading guides that list specific readings for each day. If you follow the chart, at the end of the year you will have read the entire Bible. The 2012 charts are available in the foyer. The charts are free, so pick one up!

B.R.E.A.D. in your inbox. Prefer to read online? You can sign up to have the daily readings emailed to you. Sign up at here. It’s free, so sign up!

B.R.E.A.D. Sticks. Don’t like to read? Or just prefer to listen? Get a B.R.E.A.D. Stick and listen to the Bible in audio format. For only $24.95 you’ll get a USB thumb drive with all the readings. Listen on your computer or MP3 player. Order one by calling 866.819.7667.

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The B.R.E.A.D. resources are great, but of course there are other helpful resources that you might want to consider.

bible.is app. This free app for iPhone, iPad, and Android allows you to listen or read the text or do both at the same time. It has reading plans to guide you in your reading of the Bible and gives you the ability to highlight and take notes on your reading.
YouVersion.com. This website is a great free resource for reading or listening to the Bible online and on your mobile phone. There are dozens of translations available and over 20 reading plans to choose from. There is also a nice tracking feature that will help you stay up with your reading.

One-Year Bibles. There are several special editions of the Bible called daily Bibles or one-year Bibles. What makes these editions unique is the reader-friendly layout: the entire Bible is laid out in 365 consecutive readings that generally include a selection from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and often Proverbs.

Click here for a one-year Bible in the New King James Version.

Here's a link to other versions of one-year Bibles. Besides the NKJV, some other good translations are the English Standard Version (ESV), New International Version (NIV), King James Version (KJV), and New American Standard Bible (NASB).

Audio Bibles. In addition to the B.R.E.A.D. Stick and the apps mentioned above, there are many other good audio versions of the Bible available.

Probably the most well known audio Bible is Alexander Scourby's reading of the KJV.

For a popular dramatized version of the NIV, try this one.

Perhaps the most well known narrator of the Bible today is Max Mclean. He has narrated several translations of the Bible. All are available through his website. One nice thing about his site is that there are sample readings available so you can check out his reading style to see if you like it.

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We want to set aside January as a month of devotion, focusing on prayer, fasting, and Bible reading as we seek to draw near to God at the beginning of the New Year. This is a time for us to focus on our personal devotion to Christ as well as a time for us to draw near to God as a church. In particular, this time will also prepare us for our revival services with Doug Klinedinst in early February.

Prayer. Please make a special effort to participate in the existing opportunities for prayer. If everyone will participate as possible in these opportunities, it will make a big difference in your walk with God and in the spiritual health of our church overall.

• Prayer before services, 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays
• Tuesday ladies prayer at 9:30 a.m.
• Friday night prayer at the church from 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on January 13, 20, 27, and February 3. Please try to make our all-church prayer meeting on the third Friday night of every month. You can come and go as needed.

Bible reading. Everyone is encouraged to make Bible reading a part of his or her daily devotions. By reading approximately 3 chapters per day, one can read the Bible in one year. For several resources to help you with reading the Bible, go to our Bible reading page.

Fasting. Fasting is a time to set aside food and drinks other than water to discipline our natural desires and to focus our priorities and devotion on God. Fasting should be accompanied by prayer and Bible reading. We will be focusing on fasting from January 9 to February 4 and ask that everyone consider fasting a least once a week during this time.

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The Men's Ministry and Ladies' Ministry of New Life is excited to provide two separate community service opportunities on Saturday, November 26.

The Micah 6 Food Pantry is a ministry that helps low-income individuals and families meet their most basic need for food and sustenance. Recipients of the food pantry come from many walks of life: some have mental and physical disabilities, some are burdened with addiction, some are undocumented immigrants with families who not qualify for government assistance, and some have unexpectedly experienced unemployment or other crisis and are unable to provide food for their families. The Micah 6 Food Pantry website is www.micah6austin.org/pantry. This service opportunity is from 9 to 11:45 am.

BROWN SANTA is a community service program of the Travis County Sheriff's Office. Brown Santa started in 1981 with a few deputies helping about 25 families in the unincorporated areas of Travis County. Brown Santa helped 1,828 families in the 2010 season for a total of almost 20,000 men, women, and children. The Travis County Brown Santa website is www.brownsanta.org. This service opportunity is from 9 to 11 am.

Volunteers may sign up and receive more information by contacting Jerry or Regina Noble at men@newlifeupc.org or ladies@newlifeupc.org.

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November 30 is 5th Wednesday. Pastor Shaw will be teaching on faith in context–how we live out our faith in our culture today.

A taco dinner fundraiser will be served from 5 to 7 pm, with proceeds benefiting Music Ministry.

There will also be a New Life pre-moving sale before and after service in the chapel.

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Visitation and funeral arrangements for Brandon Urban are as follows:

VISITATION
Monday, November 14, 6-8 p.m.
Cook-Walden Capital Parks
14501 N. IH 35
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-251-4118

FUNERAL
Tuesday, November 15, 10 a.m.
New Life Church
4001 Adelphi Lane
Austin, TX 78727
512-832-5433


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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and there are several families in our church and community that are in need. In an effort to reach out and provide a meal for Thanksgiving, we are collecting baskets with the following items by Sunday, November 20. (The total cost of these purchases should be under $25.)

4 lb. bag of sugar
1 box of brown sugar
2 lb. bag of corn meal
2 lb. bag of flour
2 cans of greens beans
2 cans of corn
2 cans of yams (sweet potatoes)
1 can of cranberries
1 can of evaporated milk
Box of tea bags
Salt and pepper
Box of instant potatoes
2 lb. bag of rice
Marshmallows
2 cans of chicken broth
1 can of pumpkin Cake mix and frosting
Box of stuffing mix

Please place donated baskets in the church office or in the kitchen. If you would like to add a little something extra to your basket, try some pretty napkins or possibly a candle.

We will be adding a turkey to each basket before pickup. Donations for turkeys are appreciated, or frozen turkeys may be left in the freezer in the kitchen.

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The fires in Bastrop have made life extremely difficult for many of our brothers and sisters in Bastrop and surrounding areas. We are very thankful that most of the people in our area churches have been spared loss of life and property. Many fellow believers, however, have been displaced from their homes, and three families have lost their homes. We especially want to support Bro. and Sis. Holguin, missionaries to Spain, who have lost their home and car.

We will be giving an offering to help those associated with our area churches who have been affected by the fire. Mark checks "Bastrop relief."

If you would like to donate specific items, please see the links below on how and where to drop off items:
www.kvue.com/news/Austin-area-wildfire-donations-129263013.html
www.austindisasterreliefnetwork.org

On Saturday, September 10, at the Austin-Hill Country Ladies Section Connection, those attending are asked to make a financial donation or to donate items, such as bottled water, gatorade, powerbars, lip balm, or sleeping bags.

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It's hard to imagine, but the new school year is here! We want to get this school year started off right for our students and send them back to school with a special blessing of God on their lives.

And so, on Sunday evening, August 28, we're going to have a special service for our entire church family to rally behind all of our students to show them how much we love and support them.

We're expecting a great year for our wonderful students. Let's all do our part to help them succeed!

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