E-letter Aug 7, 2023

Greetings New Life!

Trusting all is well with you in this second week of August! Before you know it, school will be opening after summer break and older students will be headed off to college. Many families are now cramming in their final attempt to "get away" for a weekend or a few days while summer is still with us. 

Personally, I have found this summers' weather to be, well, unusual. Today for instance there was a major downpour of rain here in Haverhill followed by intense sun and humidity. Watching the news later, I discovered most of the east coast was adversely affected by tornado like weather, including Cape Cod. The scenes on the news seemed to me to be apocalyptic, meaning its looked like Jesus was trying to tell everybody something! Yes, I do believe that Jesus is trying to tell us something, and that is "get ready for you know not the day nor hour when the Son of Man will return" Luke 12:40. Church, we can never say the Lord didn't warn us. From weather, to shark attacks, to bizarre crimes and murders, to war and rumors of wars, and to religious persecutions. Jesus' return is written all over the current news.

In our Sunday preaching of Philippians, a few weeks ago we saw in chapter 4:5b the phrase, "the Lord is at hand". This verse just kind of snuck in there, among other important things Paul was saying. He, through the Holy Spirit, is reminding us that the Lord's return must be a part of our overall theology and philosophy of life. We must live as though each day we have on earth is a highly possible day of Jesus' return. And, THAT, will affect everything we do and everything we are.

Have a great rest of the summer. Stay safe and enjoy the nice days the Lord gives us. Stay plugged in to the New Life Services, both in-house and on livestream. Visit our website for the complete schedule of services.

Hope to see you soon at New Life! Let us know if we can be of any help you in the days and weeks ahead.

All For Jesus,

Pastor Rick and Pamela

"So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out. Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching." Hebrews 10:24-25 The Message