Tuesday, September 29, 2009

BYOB - Win that 42" Flatscreen!

GUYS– The 42” flatscreen is waiting for you to win it. Thursday night, 7-9pm. $5 at the door gets you 5 chances to win. By more tickets to play more games and get more chances to win. Plus-the wings and nachos-ooh ya.

HELP! Need some volunteers to help with game tables, etc. Volunteer briefing tomorrow, Weds. 6:30-7:30pm in room 104.

VOLUNTEERS GET 3 EXTRA TICKETS/CHANCES TO WIN.

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Here are some great brothers in Christ-the Janisse Group

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These guys now how to really hang together. Spread the joy guys!

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Date night on the PDX waterfront.

With my Shir harborside.

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

BYOB - Check it Out!




MEN: BYOB (BRING YOUR OWN BUDDY)

Hey guys! Bring your buddies with you to New Hope Thursday, October 1st from 7-9pm in the Connection Center. We'll chew on buffalo wings, nachos and wash them down with soda and root beer. Shoot darts, watch live sports on ESPN, enter to win some awesome prizes (like a flatscreen TV). Tickets are just $5 at the door. For more info email dennisd@newhopecommunitychurch.org.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Great encouragement for Jesus Followers

A great reminder of what it means to be a disciple - the bottom line. Great encouragement from this respected pastor.

Love Me Where You're At
By Francis Frangipane
(En Español)

I have discovered that, as we seek the Lord, our most difficult periods can be transformed into wonderful breakthroughs into God's love. For me, one such season occurred during the years 1979 to1981. The association of churches with which I was aligned had fallen under spiritual deception. Not only were its core doctrines increasingly seeded with New Age influences, but immorality crept in, and key leaders began leaving their wives for other women. I could no longer remain silent. As a result, in 1979 I left my congregation in Detroit, Michigan, where I had served as pastor, and traveled to the organization's regional headquarters in Iowa. I came to plead for repentance. However, after meeting with the senior leaders, I was asked to leave the group.

So here we were - we had left our church, we had no money, and we had four little children and couldn't afford even basic housing. Desperate for anything, we finally found an old farmhouse in rural Washington, Iowa. The home was over a hundred years old, but it actually looked much older. After negotiating with the landlord, we were given a year of free rent provided I did basic repairs to the house, such as cleaning and painting.

Even so, the house needed more than I could provide. The furnace did not work well, so we installed a wood burner stove in the kitchen. That first winter, it turned out, was one of the coldest in Iowa's history. Frost formed on the inside walls, spreading a foot or two around each window; wind chills dropped to 60 below, and even colder, on several occasions.

To keep warm each night, the whole family cuddled tightly on one large mattress on the dining room floor, about 18 feet from the wood burner in the kitchen. A fan behind the stove nudged warm air in our direction. My nightly project, of course, was to build enough heat in the stove to keep us warm until morning.

While I worked the fire, I also would pray and seek God. The wood burner became a kind of altar to me, for each night as I prayed, I offered to God my unfulfilled dreams and the pain of my spiritual isolation. Yes, I knew the Lord was aware of our situation. Though we had virtually nothing, He showed Himself to us in dozens of little ways. I just didn't know what He wanted of me.

As the seasons came and went, another child was born, and then we fostered a young girl from Viet Nam, giving us six children. Still, as the family grew, the little area around the wood burner became a hallowed place to me. Even in the summer, I would sit on the chair next to the stove and pray and worship.

I would like to say I found the joy of the Lord during this time, but in truth, though I gradually adjusted to my situation, I felt an abiding misery in my soul. Our deep poverty was an issue (I barely made $6,000 a year), but more than that, I felt like I had missed the Lord. My continual prayer was "Lord, what do You want of me?"

Three years of seeking God passed, and I still carried an emptiness inside. What was God's will for me? I had started a couple Bible studies and spoke a few times in churches, but I so identified with being a pastor that, until I was engaged again in full-time ministry, I feared I had lost touch with God's call on my life.

In spite of this inner emptiness concerning ministry, I actually was growing spiritually, especially in areas that were previously untilled. I went through the gospels hungry to study and obey the words of Christ. Previously, I had unconsciously defined a successful ministry as something born of my performance. During this time, however, the Lord reduced me to simply being a disciple of Jesus Christ. Indeed, a number of things I thought were biblical I discovered were really just religious traditions. The Lord desired that I take inventory of my heart and examine those few truths for which I would be willing to die. He said the truths for which I would die, for these I should live.

Frankly, things like the timing of the rapture or nuances about worship style or spiritual gifts dropped in their priority, though I still considered them important. Rising to the top of my focus was a passion to be a true follower of Jesus Christ - to obey His teachings and approach life not merely as a critic, but more as an encourager. I also found myself increasingly free to enjoy and learn from Christians from other streams and perspectives.

Yet, these changes, though deep and lasting, occurred slowly, almost imperceptibly. They were happening quietly in my heart, and only in hindsight did I see what the Lord had done. Throughout this time, I was preoccupied with feelings of detachment from God's will. My prayer to know the Lord's plan for me continued daily.

The Breakthrough
One day, as I stood in the kitchen pantry, I repeated again my abiding prayer: "Lord, what do you want of me?" In a sudden flash of illumination, the Lord answered. Speaking directly to my heart, He said, "Love Me where you're at."

In this time and season, remember, I was not a pastor or minister. I was a television repairman doing odd jobs on the side to provide for my family. I hated what I was doing. In my previous church I taught against TV and now I was "laying hands" on television sets and raising them from the dead! The Lord's answer cut straight to my heart. I was awed at its simplicity! I asked, "Love You where I am at? Lord, is that all you want of me?" To this He responded, "This is all I will ever require of you."

In that eternal moment peace flooded my soul, and I was released from the false expectation of ministry-driven service. God was not looking at what I did for Him, but who I became to Him in love. The issue in His heart was not whether I pastored, but whether I loved Him. To love the Lord in whatever station I found myself - even as a television repairman - this I could do!

A deep and remarkable transformation occurred in me. My identity was no longer in being a pastor, but rather on becoming a true lover of God. Having settled my priorities, amazingly, just a couple days later I was invited to pastor a church in Marion, Iowa. In spite of all my previous anxiety about returning to ministry, I did not jump at the opportunity. For I had found what the Lord truly desired of me. Though I eventually accepted this call, my focus was not merely on leading a church, but loving God.

What God Seeks
More than one's ministry, God seeks our love. His great commandment is that we love Him, ultimately, with all our mind, all our heart, and all our soul and strength. If we love Him, we will fulfill all He requires of us (see John 14:15). And it is as we love Him that He orchestrates all things to work together for our good (see Rom. 8:28).

Beloved, loving God is not hard. We can fulfill any assignment - auto mechanic or housewife, doctor or college student - and still give great pleasure to our heavenly Father. We do not need ministry titles to love the Lord. Indeed, God measures the value of our lives by the depth of our love. This is what He requires of every true God seeker: to love Him where we are at.

Lord Jesus, the revelation of Your love has swept me off my feet. Lord, You have drawn me and I run after You. Master, even in the mundane things of life, I shall express my love for You. Consume me in Your love.


Taken from Pastor Frangipane's newest book on seeking God (currently untitled), due out this November.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

SW and OC Regionals-Ice Cream and more Ice Cream. NH neighbors connect!

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Havin ice cream in OC
Lets see who is who in OC
Pastor Al leads brainy game in SW

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

Why men don't live as long as women.

Why Men Don't Live As Long As Women


Standing on a bucket on TOP of a ladder, brilliant.


That CAN'T be right..


Ummmm?.at least someone's holding the ladder steady


Isn't this a violation of the seatbelt laws?


Shouldn't he be wearing a lifejacket?


Wonder what HE makes an hour? It can't be enough.


Who needs a truck?


Oh yeah, THAT's safe!


HMMM, maybe he couldn't see the huge yellow sign that said CLEARANCE.


Hey, I strapped it down.


Hey, he has a special license to drive that truck.


No problem, I can see through the holes.


It starts at a young age and just gets worse.


You hold it while I whack it with this hammer.


A new OSHA approved substitute for ladders.


Ropes are for sissies.



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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Men's Opportunity at Portland Christian Center for all who want to join in - See Ted Hartzell

Men’s Breakfast: Saturday, September 12th


8:30 AM in the Trailhead Room near the kitchen and Gym areas

Special Guest:

Monty Williams, Assistant Coach for the Portland Trailblazers!

Cost: $4: ages 12 and up; under 12: Free!
Tickets are still available!

Men, join us for this very special breakfast! We’ll enjoy plenty of excellent, home-cooked food, and hear a message from special guest speaker, Monty Williams, assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.  To purchase tickets, please reply to this email or contact Amy Cathcart or Pastor Joel Slater at 503-245-7735.
Monty William’s Bio:
Monty has recently finished writing the book,
Look Again 52, a Christian daily devotional.

 Married to wife, Ingrid, for 14 years, Monty is the proud father to Lael, Faith, Janna and Elijah. Monty attends Athey Creek Fellowship church and is currently the assistant basketball coach for the Portland Trailblazers basketball team.

 Monty graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in communications. He later went on to play professional basketball in the NBA for 5 different teams over a 10 year span of time. One of the highlights of Monty’s prestigious career was winning a World Championship while working on the coaching staff of the San Antonio Spurs.

Hope to see ya there next Sat. Sept 12th.

Also remember if you plan on getting tickets this Sunday, that we have only one service time @ 10:00 a.m. due to the All Church Picnic, sale day.

Dale Sies



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Monday, September 7, 2009

Who is your true child in the faith?

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Who is your true child in the faith? Christianity is a family style movement. It is propagated relationally. As a child is connected to a natural father so it is spiritually. Can someone really grow up as a true believer without a spiritual father? Where are the fathers?

We have turned Christianity into an academic institution,  repeat a phrase, read book, attend a class or even be in a community that you are not even related to spiritually.
Lets be producing children and raising them up to maturity so they can have children themselves, all in the family of God.  
Titus 1:4; 1 Tim.1:2

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