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NEW CREATION CHURCH
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OUR PROCESS, HIS PURPOSE As human beings we desire to evade discomfort; no one enjoys pain and uncertainty. However, what happens when the discomfort is beyond our control? How does one thrive when they feel like their own body, mind, and circumstances are conspiring against them?
For the last couple of months I have been on a slow physical and emotional recovery from a combined bronchial virus and food poisoning (don’t eat at Jimmy John’s). Although this might not seem like a big deal to most, I struggle with Emetophobia, the intense fear of vomiting. This fact, along with a myriad of other reasons, my recovery time was very slow going. I couldn’t eat normal food for over a month, my energy was sapped, and I developed incapacitating anxiety. This sickness brought up a lot of other issues that I hadn’t dealt with before: isolation, a fear of not being able to take care of myself, and terror that I wasn’t ever going to get better. Even though I knew that my anxiety was playing into my physical symptoms, I couldn’t rationalize myself out of it, which I’ve always been able to do in the past. I seriously felt like I was going crazy.
Now that you’ve heard way too much about my psychological issues, here is the application that I feel is really significant for anyone and everyone. We all are going to face things that terrify us, that leave us feeling isolated, that are overwhelming and out of our control, but we serve a God that is really, really good. I came across a quote by Oswald Chambers recently that read, “What we call the process, God calls the end. His purpose is that I depend on Him and on His power NOW. If I
can stay in the middle of the turmoil, calm and unperplexed, that is the purpose of God.”
When I am grasping for anything that will make my suffering go away, God is digging down to the root of the issue. God knows we live in a fallen world, so instead of promising to get rid of our pain, He offers us peace that makes us strong in the midst of pain. His presence and His power are truly the only guarantee we have in the midst of our broken lives, and the more we practice remembering this truth the better equipped we are for facing what overwhelms us. Despite moments of fear and discomfort during my recovery, I would thank God because it meant I had yet another opportunity to practice dwelling in His presence in the midst of my weakness.
The final thing I want to leave you with is this: God gives us strength for the suffering, but He also promises that suffering does not have the final say. Psalm 16:6 says, “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places, surely I have a delightful inheritance.” When I am trapped in my self-created boundary lines of fear and despair, God points out at the vast horizon. Our delightful inheritance is the process of healing, of finding peace in our turmoil, and of knowing joy in our despair. So with that we pray, God have your way. Amen.
Alejandra Lacure
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OCTOBER October 11- Serve dinner at PTM @ 5:30 PM October 22- Community “Gives” Sunday October 29- Trick or Treat for Cans @ 4:30 PM
Chili Cook Off @ 5:30 PM
NOVEMBER November 4- Family Day Hike @ Jan Woodards (517 Collier Lane) from 4-7 PM
November 8- Serve dinner at PTM @ 5:30 PM November 9- Family Dinner Out at Culvers
November 19- Rise Against Hunger @ Ellis Middle School @ 4:30 PM November 26- Combined service @ 10:15 for All Family Sunday November 28- SOS Backpack @ First Baptist Church @ 6:30 PM
DECEMBER December 13— Serve dinner at PTM @ 5:30 December 21- Children’s Christmas Party & Santa Shop December 24- Family Christmas Eve Service @ 4:00 PM, Candlelight Service @ 6:00 PM December 31- Combined Worship @ 10:15 AM
Do you make good chili? Do you make good cornbread? Let’s see if you have what it takes to win New Creation’s Chili cook off. Email Katie McIntosh
to enter your chili and cornbread!! This year’s winner will win a big prize!!
Join us for Christmas Eve in the Barn, December 24th. We will have a Children’s Service at 4 PM
followed by a time of coffee and cookies. At 6 PM we will have a Candlelight Service.
865 Douglas Bend Road Gallatin, TN 37066
MEN’S & WOMEN’S RETREAT February 9-11 (Men’s) March 16-18 (Women’s)
Join us for a weekend of fun and fellowship in Clarksville, Tennessee. Space is limited. This event is first come first serve, so make sure you sign up. Please email Katie McIntosh ([email protected]) to reserve your
spot! The total cost includes lodging for 2 nights and 4 meals. *The home is a pet free environment
$220 for a private bedroom and bathroom with ONE queen bed $180 for a shared bedroom and bathroom with TWO twin beds $130 for a shared bedroom and bathroom with ONE queen bed
SIGN UP NOW!! $50 DEPOSIT
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MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
OCTOBER 18 Bible Study from 6:30-7:30 PM at the church
NOVEMBER 1 Bible Study from 6:30-7:30 PM at the church
NOVEMBER 15 Bible Study from 6:30-7:30 PM at the church
NOVEMBER 29 Bible Study from 6:30-7:30 PM at the church
DECEMBER 13 Bible Study from 6:30-7:30 PM at the church
If you have any questions please contact Katie McIntosh at 770.286.4191 or by email to [email protected]
If you are in 6th-8th grade you should check out Hendersonville Wyldlife that meets at New Creation on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 6:00-8:00 PM ( October 21 (Halloween), November 18 (Glow-Vember), December 16 (Tacky Christmas)
OCTOBER 22ND GIVING SUNDAY As we read scripture, we discover God consistently putting followers in positions to receive and positions to give. Continuously we experience and receive the grace of God in our life and are called to extend this grace beyond us. At the core of the gospel, which we call good news, is the invitation to receive and to continue living into the heart of God by giving.
New Creation from its birth has sought to leverage the resources and the gifts of its community in a way in which it gives well to others. On October 22nd, you are invited to take part of the spiritual practice of New Creation in intentionally, thoughtfully, and prayerfully giving to the ministry and mission of the church. In an effort for us to be good stewards of our resources we will be collecting “2018 Giving Cards.” These will be collected to help us better understand how we might move forward faithfully.
How is your heart toward giving?
Have you thought intentionally about all you have received and leveraged this towards furthering the ministry of Christ?
Join us in the celebration of all that we have received and all that we are called to give!
I want to leverage my gifts for 2018 to God through New Creation in the amount of $___________ per month for a total of $_____________ per year.
In view of knowing ALL that I have is God’s. I commit to spending time in prayer and to develop the unique gifts that God has given by: (giving of my time to….)Children and Youth
Missions Team
Finance Team
Events Team
Worship Team
Facility Team
Sunday School
Worship Host
Hospitality Team
Care & Connection Team
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GIVING CARD 2018You can return this card to the church by cutting it out on the dotted line.
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NEW CREATION CHURCH 1020 Avondale Road Suite 103 Hendersonville, TN 37075
Are you new to New Creation. Join us November 12th for a Lunch &
Learn immediately following church.
Katie McIntosh ([email protected])
Do you walk? Do you run? Do you sit on your couch? Join the NCC
Running Club…..
Joe Valdez ([email protected])
