http://www.newlife-pc.org We want God's kingdom to spread throughout Muncie and Yorktown as ordinary people are empowered for extraordinary living by the power of the Gospel. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:02:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Three new deacons were elected into office by our congregation in January, and are being officially installed into that office during worship this morning. We are grateful for our new deacons, but as our church grows, we need more than just deacons – we need new elders too. The process of ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/it%e2%80%99s-officer-nomination-time-again/ In the collection of essays entitled Lectures to My Students Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Examine what you have the abilities and gifts to complete and set your plans broader than that lest you grow confident in your own strength and forget the necessity of trusting God and glorifying His strength in ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/2010-missions-conference-reflection/ New Life member, teacher and former elder Jim Spiegel has written another book. It’s called, The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief, and it was released this week by Moody Publishers. In the book, Jim shows that “unbelief is a psychological projection, a cognitive disorder arising from ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/jim-spiegel%e2%80%99s-new-book-on-atheism-now-available-at-new-life/ Are you looking for opportunities to get to know your New Life family better? Do you have activities and events you would like to invite your friends from New Life to? Join the New Life Google Groups! This internet group is made to connect people in a community together. Anyone ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/join-the-new-life-google-groups/ Thanks to those of you who were able to attend New Life’s annual meeting last month. Church meetings have a reputation for degenerating into squabbles, but that has not been my experience here at New Life. I have always been impressed with the gracious and respectful tone of the conversations ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/results-from-nlpc-annual-meeting/ If you are interested in becoming a member of New Life, or if you would simply like to learn more about our church or the PCA denomination, please consider attending the New Member class in March. The first part of the class will be held on Friday, March 5 from 6:30pm ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/membership-class-on-march-5-6/ Pastor Brian will be offering another free class on New Testament Greek that will meet on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11:30am. The textbook will be Machen/McCartney’s “New Testament Greek for Beginners” (second edition). If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Pastor Brian at BJAllred@newlife-pc.org. http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/new-life-offers-a-new-testament-greek-class/ “Can you just explain to me why this is important?” “Well, it’s part of our calling as Christians and as a church.” “Yes, I understand that, but there’s so much work to be done right here.”  “Oh don’t get me wrong: I’m not saying that this should be the first ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/1430/ All ladies of the church are invited out, March 13 at 9am for a celebration of the ladies of our church. If you are 55 and above, we would be privileged to honor you. If you are interested in learning from the older women in our church and honoring them ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/02/all-women-of-the-church-invited-to-a-wisdom-tea/ Over the holiday weekend I checked out a Yahoo News link for the top 10 box office movies of 2009. Many of the expected films were there such as Transformers 2, New Moon, Avatar, etc. However, sneaking into the number 10 spot was the movie The Blind Side. The Blind ... http://www.newlife-pc.org/2010/01/an-evangelical-blind-side/