20516 Little Valley Rd. NE • Poulsbo, WA 98370 • (360) 779-4689 • www.nk-bc.org

September 27-October 3, 2015

Nothing New

Twelve Surprising Modern Men and Women From the Old Testament

Okay, so they used mule mail instead of e-mail -- but they were still surprisingly modern men and women. With emotions, decisions, and dilemmas as raw and real as you. David and Rehab, Daniel and Ruth - - even with their rough edges, they passionately loved Jehovah in a way that we can understand and emulate today. We will spend 12 weeks looking at Old Testament hero’s and heroine’s including: Believe it or not - Abraham: Living by faith is not for wimps Faith overcomes a fast past - Rehab: What you live is what you believe. Everything else is just

talk. The waiting game - Joseph: Trials and temptations can make us strong. Benchwarmer to first string - Moses: Often God uses the least likely person to do great things. Right woman, right place, right time - Esther: God has created each one of us for a purpose. Keeping promises - Ruth: Commitment means more that saying the right words. Bad days for good people - Job: Suffering may be the condition from which humans benefit the

most. The long way home - Jonah: Sometimes we simply say no to God.

September 27th-December 13th 1st Service

In the Youth Portable

Please join us on Saturday, October 3 for Service First! Meet at the church at 7:30am, we will load equipment and then travel to Poulsbo Fire Station 77, 1305 NW Pioneer Hill Road, Poulsbo, WA. We will remove Scotch Broom, weeds, and debris from storm water infiltration basin, swales, and fence line. We will also clean training grinder and training “house”.

Please bring: Work Gloves, Wear Work Shoes or Boots, Hand Rakes For more information please contact Dave Carpenter.

This Week

Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:00 am…..Worship Service & Sunday School 10:15-10:45 am…...……...…...Fellowship Time 10:45 am….Worship Service & Sunday School 1:30 pm…………………….…………..Precepts 6:30 pm………………...………………..….FIRE Tuesday, September 29, 2015 9:30 am………………………Ladies Bible Study 9;30 am……………………….Men’s Bible Study 6:30 pm……………………...Ladies Bible Study Wednesday, September 30, 2015 2:00 pm……………………………….…..Knitwits 11:00 am…Jason Santiago Retirement Service 6:30 pm…………………………….……...Awana 6:30 pm…………………………………..…..Trek 6:30 pm……………………………….….Journey 6:30 pm………………………………....Precepts Thursday, October 1, 2015 6:30 pm……………….…...……..Worship Team Friday, October 2, 2015 6:00 pm………………………….…….SavePoint Saturday, October 3, 2015 7:30 am…………………….…...….Service First

Vision Night for City Life Youth Center

God is doing some amaz-ing things in Bremerton!

As you may have heard, West Sound YFC has purchased a building in the heart of Bremerton to serve as their new City Life Youth Center. You are invited to join YFC for a vision night and tour of the new building on October 15, 2015 at the New City Life Youth Center, 801 Pennsylvania Ave. Bremerton, 6:30-8:30pm. The goal for the evening is to share YFC’s vision for reaching and sharing the Gospel with Bremer-ton youth, and to share with you opportunities for joining the City Life ministry team through prayer, giving and volunteering. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Anita Mathews in the Church Office by Oct. 11th.

Class 101 Discovering Your NKBC Family

Plan to attend the next 101 C.L.A.S.S. Sunday, October 4, 2015 and child care is provided upon request. *All who have not attended 101; God wants us to take the next step to be spiritually fit. A healthy family has common beliefs, purposes, and commit-ments. 101 C.L.A.S.S. points us toward the same goals and unites the family at NKBC. RSVP with Blue Slip/email/phone.

Class 201 Discovering Spiritual Maturity

The next 201 C.L.A.S.S. will be Sunday, Oct. 4 12:15-4:00pm. Lunch will be provided and childcare upon request. If you have attended Class 101 then you are eligible to attend this class. RSVP by email or Blue Slip for meal, childcare, and materials planning. Step out and continue to grow.

In an effort to ease conges-tion around the Sanctuary and Coffee Corner Hallways, we have moved the family mail folders to the end of the hallway across from the church office.

Please check your folders regularly, if you are new and don’t have a mail folder yet, please let the church office know and one will be made for you.

If you work in any of our Children’s programs and haven’t filled out a new WSP background check or Child Consent Form for this school year, forms can be found in your mail folder, please fill them out and return them to the church office

Missing from Pastor Duncan’s office True U DVD 1, “Does God Exist?” If you borrowed this DVD please let Duncan know or simply return to his office. It will cost us to replace if not returned. Thanks.

Looking for a way to serve? Are you inter-ested in technology? We are looking to expand our Sound Tech team. There will be a Sound Tech Training on Sunday, October 11, 1-4pm.

Please RSVP to the Church Office at nk-bc@nk-bc.org or to Fred Siegenthaler at onelostscout@comcast.net. .

It’s Harvest Time

Reaching the next Generation & beyond

Missions Fest Seattle

October 9-10 Westgate Chapel

Edmonds, WA

Featured Speakers: Sylvia Foth - Founder/Director of Kidzana

Ministries, she has 30 years experience in reaching kids for Christ all over the world.

Shiferaw Michael - CEO, Child Develop-ment Training & Research Center Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia

Chad Causey - Vice President, Global Missions One Hope

Dan Samuelson - Executive Director World Relief, Seattle

George Verwer - Founder Operation Mobilization

For more information about Missions Fest Seattle please check out their website at Missionsfestseattle.org

Stand Up for Life!

Kitsap Life Chain Sunday, October 4, 2015

2:00-3:15pm Silverdale, WA

(Silverdale Way & Ridgetop Blvd)

Life Chain is a peaceful witness and prayer vigil against the killing of unborn children. It is sponsored by local Christian churches. Each church has an assigned location (NKBC NE corner nearest Sears), and everyone is wel-come to participate. Signs are provided for a suggested $1.00 donation. For more information please contact Dave or Barbara Carpenter.

We will be hosting Trunk or Treat again this year on October 31, 5-7 pm. We need lots of individually wrapped candy to make this event a success. If you would like to donate candy, please leave it in the church office.

Operation Day of Hope Operation Day of Hope will be on October 17 at Gateway Fellowship in Poulsbo. This year North Point Church is partnering with Gateway and will be collecting staple pantry item for distributing

food bags during Operation Day of Hope. Items Needed: Pasta, Rice, Canned Soup, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Pasta Sauce. Please drop off your non-perishable food items at North Point Church in the Church Office, Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 1:30 pm. They will be collecting items until October 11. If you have questions please call 779-0800 or email office@northpointpoulsbo.org.

Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

7:30—9:00am Stepping Up—A Call to Courageous Manhood

By Dennis Rainey

Join us in the upper portable on Saturday mornings as we explore the most important

journey of our lives: The Journey to Courageous Manhood.”

MEN, DON’T GO IT ALONE

Contact Bill Melius, Scott Radetski or Fred Siegenthaler for more information.

Pregnancy Resource Services Annual Dessert Social and Fundraiser

Thursday, October 8 6:30 pm

Gateway Fellowship

Featuring Keith Ferrin

Speaker, storyteller, author and founder of “That You May Know Ministries”

You are invited to: Sponsor a table for 8 - $200 minimum dona-

tions, with the option to fill the table. Host a Table—no cost, fill table of 8 Underwrite the fundraiser - donation of any

amount. Make checks payable to PRS or go to their website and use the secure PayPal link on the right.

To RSVP, sponsor or host a table, or underwrite, please contact PRS by using the fill-in form on their web page www.prskitsap.org/events or call 360-479-0243. All proceeds are used to help women in Kitsap County choose life.

Please Join Us as we Celebrate what God is doing at Lake Retreat Camp and Adelphia Bible

School

Sunday, October 4th Lake Retreat Camp

4:30-4:45 Fellowship Time - Dining Hall 4:45-6:30 pm - Buffet dinner & Program

RSVP today by calling 425-432-4293 and tell us how many are coming (feel free to leave a message). You can also register by going to our website at lakeretreat.org and clicking on the “Vision Banquet” link on the home page or email us at info@lakeretreat.org. Dinner is on s! Come and show your support for the camp and the school.

The Voice of the Martyrs iCommit Regional Conference

Saturday, October 17, 2015

9am-5pm Overlake Christian Church

Redmond, WA Guest Speakers: Brother John (Syria), Sarah Liu

(China), Tom and JoAnn Doyle (Middle East), Gilbert Hovsepian (Iran), Robert Brock (Various

Nations).

There is no fee to attend but an offering will be received. To register and for more information

visit wwww.vommeetings.com or call 800-747-0085

Do you ever have those moments when you recognize a deep sense of fulfilling your purpose? If you're like me, you might get those glimpses on a Wednesday night serving in our Awana club. We hosted our parent orientation night this week at Awana. We spend a fair amount of time letting our Clubbers know what is expected of them, what is needed for them to succeed in Awana, and hopeful-ly much more time tying this to the reality of knowing, loving, and serving our Lord Jesus Christ, but we don't often think of helping the parents recognize their role in this grand plan. Awana has helped to remind us that we are not the experts, the Bible calls on parents to be the primary spiritual mentors in a child's life. On Wednesday, we had a chance to meet with parents of our Clubbers and share with them that truth. It was a great time together, and I ask that you join me in prayer that the mes-sage we shared with them will be a game changer in some of those families; that they recognize the privilege of parents to be the spiritual leaders and mentors to their children. A big thank you to Paul and Gina Michaud and Diane Melius for providing Awana dinners the past two weeks, and thank you to Susan Graves for delicious sweets to bless our parents with this week. You all add a very important dimension to the Awana ministry at NKBC; thank you! This Saturday will be our annual Awana family hike led by Awana dad Travis Morrow; thank you Travis! You won't want to miss our Council Time lesson next week from Glen Melin on Starry Night at Awana. Glen has a passion for God's amazing creations around our galaxy and beyond, and he will share that passion next week! Lastly, we do still have two open secretary slots to fill, and these are critical to the operations of our Awana club. If you have been thinking about where you might be able to help out a bit around the church or in a ministry, try us on for size! Kelly Evans can answer any questions you might have, and you are welcome to visit for a night with NO OBLIGATIONS just to see what a Wednesday night looks like. Have a blessed week! Commander Tim Exodus 9:16 "But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth."

Inquires/RSVP 360-434-7010

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September 2015 Theme “Fruits of the Spirit”

WOMEN’S MINISTRY

NKART Watercolor Workshop meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 12:30 to 3:30 at NKBC, Upper Portable. Come and join me for your painting experience. Cost is only $15. You Bring: your w/c painting supplies, acrylics ok too. I'll bring: A pre-drawn lesson, painting

demonstrations, instruction, composition helps, friendly critiques. Good Fellowship and Fun, lots of fun, and goodies too! Please let me, Marti, know if you are attending. The next NKART will be held in November.

The next Ladies Scrapbooking will be Saturday, October 17, 9:30am-7pm. Please contact Karen Beseda at 297-2385 or skbeseda@comcast.net for

more information.

Come; try out our small group for a good fit! We knit, crochet, bead, cross-stitch, etc…We enjoy one another’s company ...We share a giggle and our concerns...We build relationships...AND we are

better together.

We meet on Wednesday from 2-4pm in the NKBC Library.

We’ve been known to attend fairs together … AND we’re always up for a road trip to a great yarn store. We sponsor “PraiseHymn” sing-along events a couple of times a year. We are multi-generational; we are sisters of all ages!

Blessing Bag Project

Blessing bags are now available for the church family to take, pray over, and pass out to the homeless

in our community. Pick up a bag or two at the Welcome Center, and keep them in your car until the Lord guides you to the person who needs one. This is just one opportunity for you to be a blessing to those in need.

Tuesday Evening Women’s Bible Study

“Great Is They Faithfulness”

A Life Lesson from Every Chapter of the Old Testament Prophets.

Tuesday Evenings, 6:30-8:00pm in the Coffee Corner

Julie Alford-Teacher

Tuesday Morning Women’s Bible Study

9:30-11:30 am

Join us for “Seamless” a 7-week DVD Study by Angie Smith. Seamless Covers the people, places and promises of the Bible, tying them together into the greater story of Scripture.

The Ladies meet in the Fellowship Hall. Childcare Provided.

Workbooks $15 Sign Up on the Women’s Bulletin Board

For More Information Contact Debbie Tharp

Missionary of the Month

Lori Harms Serving with Converge Worldwide in Japan

Lori’s school year has come to an end. Lori is a missionary in Japan educating, equipping, and encouraging Third Culture Kids (TCKs) at an international Christian school. It is her prayer that this generation of mobile youth would embrace Christ and their unique upbringing to expand God's kingdom in this increasingly multicultural world

School is out but the spiritual learning continues. Pray for the students to develop a hunger for reading the Bible and living out what they are learning. Pray also for the 5 new incoming teach-ers, who will be loving on these students in the next school year, that they would transition smoothly and connect well from the start.

Lori has just returned to the states for a 6 month home assignment, from September 2015-February 2016. She is now in Minnesota, USA. She is in the process of readjusting to life on this side of the ocean. Remembering to drive on the other side of the road and not to stop at empty railroad crossings. Her sleep schedule is getting set to this time zone, and her stomach is adjusting to new foods. She’s been focused on reconnecting with family and had some time away on a mini-retreat. She is now moved into her new place, with her new roommate and her thoughts are starting to focus on plans to reconnect with ministry partners and friends who she hasn't seen since her last home assignment.

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes It’s almost that time of year when we will start gathering items and putting together shoeboxes to be sent to kids around the world. We received a letter from a mis-sionary in Senegal who has witnessed the children as they have received their Christmas Gifts and has some suggestions for items for the shoeboxes.

Best Gifts: - For any age boy, a soccer ball. Get the best quality mini soccer ball that you can fit into the box when it is inflated (or send a deflated ball with a pump) and basically forget about everything else! - Brand new nice short sleeved shirts (no writing on them) for boys and girls. - Small flashlight with batteries (most families don’t have electricity so a working flashlight is gold!) - Good quality melamine plate, bowl, and/or cup. - Soap and a plastic soap dish that has a cover. When you bathe standing on a big rock in the dirt as kids do in Africa, you really need a soap holder. Families never have enough soap. - Toothbrush in a toothbrush holder. The plastic case for the toothbrush is really great when you don’t have a sink/counter/tiled bathroom but rather brush your teeth outside squatting over dirt and need to keep it in your room. - Pencils, erasers, colored pencils, and sharpeners for all school aged kids. Good quality pens for kids aged 10-14, in black, red, green and blue. All of these are required for school and the ones from America last so much longer. Great Gifts: Sunglasses for older kids Hard Candy and Gum Socks Hair elastics or head bands for girls Jump ropes Comb A simple watch for older kids Band-Aids Harmonica A solar calculator for older kids Marbles For the youngest girls, a baby doll with light brown skin and no hair Toy car, truck or airplane for the youngest boys, the larger the wheels the better Not as good gifts: Anything with instructions in English, even if it seems simple to you Yo-yo’s A toy that is not universally recognizable ie: card games Playdough Stuffed animals (A lot of them connote evil to the kids) Gloves, winter hats T-Shirts with words or pictures on them Stickers or temporary tattoos Anything cheap or fragile

Second Season Home Store: Located at the “old Fishline”. Second Season Home Store sells gently-used furniture and home décor items. Our decorated showrooms are beautifully staged and include antique, shabby-chic, & restored furniture items. Contact us to schedule pick-up of your furniture donation. 18916 NE Third Ave, Poulsbo. 930.2807. Store Hours Thursday & Friday 101m-1pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm. Second Season Thrift Store: Our thrift store is located on the waterfront in downtown Poulsbo, directly across from Liberty Bay. Second Season is not your ordinary resale shop. Stocked with better-quality clothing, accessories, housewares and small furniture items, shopping becomes an adventure when you never know what you will find. We receive new items every day, so you’ll want to shop often. 18825 Anderson Pkwy. 779.5190. Store hours Monday thru Saturday 10am-5pm. Proceeds from sales at both Second Season Home Store and Second Season Thrift Store go to NK Fishline & support families in need in the North Kitsap Community.

Sr. High Girls Small Group Sunday | 12:30-2:30pm in the Fellowship Hall 9th - 12th Grade Girls Leader | Rebecca Love Even in a world where we are so inter-connected we can feel so alone and out of place. Come discover a place where you are cherished, nurtured, challenged and accepted. In this community of other girls you will find a place where you can discover a deep and abid-ing relationship with Jesus and others and dis-cover how God wants to meet your deepest de-sires to know and be known.

Sr. High Guys Small Group Wednesday | 6:30PM - 8:15PM in the Upper Portable @NKBC 9th - 12th Grade Guys Leader | Duncan Forbes Can real guys have real relationship with each other and Jesus and make a real change in their lives and in the world around them? Come find out on Wednesday nights as Cameron leads you into deeper relationships with God and others all while having fun, doing things that make a difference and eating lots of great food.

Save Point

Save Point! Where gamers can play video games and card games in a clean, God-honoring envi-ronment! All games are researched for content and approved or disapproved by the Game Mas-ter. A short 5- to 15-minute devotional is given at 7:00PM during the meeting. Meetings are from 6:00PM to 8:00PM on most Fridays. No commit-ment required. Members can come or abstain from coming to Save Point any time they want to. Members must be at least in 6th Grade to join. No maximum age. For more information, go to http://savepoint.cleanchristiangames.com or ask Elizabeth Tharp, the Save Point Game Master.

FIRE aka the Middle & High School Youth

Group Sunday 6:30-8:30pm

We are all going to give our hearts to something-good or bad-to experience wonder, discovery, and passion. FIRE is about helping you discover these three principles in the context of your personal re-lationship with God in a way that demonstrates an authentic, growing relationship with Him.

At FIRE you are always welcome. Come as you are and have fun being yourself.

Sunday School

Sunday at 9:00-10:15am • Middle & High School biblical instruction

Middle School Awana Program—meets September—May.

High School Awana Program—meets September—May.

NKBC Classified

Work Needed: If you have some jobs around the house that you can’t get to, or any work that you need help with, please consider contacting one of these congregation members: -Sharon Eastman at 930-1652 -Schyler Love at 692-4935

-Luke Yates, lyates2593@gmail.com or 689-6133 Pet/Home Sitter: An experienced pet-sitter, house-sitter and dog walker. Have lived with pet cats, fish, a snake, and a hamster. Great with animals, and can take care of arthritic or diabetic pets. Contact Rebekah Tharp at 360.697.1866 or rebekahtharp@wavecable.com Free Service: Are you in need of a brake in-spection? Do your brakes make funny noises? Is it difficult to stop your car? You are not alone! For a free break inspection, call Rick Ray at 649-3164.

Violin Lessons: Beginning, intermediate, ad-vancing - Ages 5 to adult. Contact Jane Melin, www.jmviolinstudio.com.

For Sale: Farm Fresh eggs, $3.00 per dozen, see Annie Matson Work Wanted: City Life Crew is looking for jobs. They mow lawns, weed/trim, clean inside of your house, any other labor services needed. The City Life Crew is part of a Youth for Christ program designed to teach youth valuable life skills and to motivate them to do well in school. What you get: Group of hard working boys, ex-cellent service...they won’t leave until you are satisfied with their work, the chance to invest in youth, provide them valuable job experience and evaluate them after they are done. Prices are negotiable and determined by you. Contact Josh Mathews at 328-3794 or joshm@westsoundyfc.org.

Need your computers, phones, tablets, or network set up at your home or business? Marcus Eaton is here to help. He's CompTIA A+ certified, and is a Microsoft Certified Profession-al. Visit http://crisisresponseunit.com/ for more details, or call 206-949-0182. Free to a Good Home: Ferret, 2 years old, comes with cage is tame. Contact Sharon East-man at 930-1652 For Sale: Old Records, some vintage, make of-fer, contact Carol Martin at 598-1676

Wanted: Metal bed frame for full-sized mattress with brackets for both headboard and footboard. Contact Peta Lamb 360-598-4581. Family Martial Arts & Fitness Studios 10744 Silverdale Way NW #101, Silverdale, WA 98383 www.martialartsedu.com, 360-662-8901 We are a Christ Centered Martial Arts self pro-tection program. What does that mean? Primarily it means that we are not going to teach mysti-cism in our program. Rather, we teach in a way that incorporates education in body science. It also means that we start each class with prayer. It also means that if you are a Christian family we require you to learn scriptures at each belt level you will test for. Job Openings at Crista Shores: Sous Chef, Full Time Cook, Full Time Caregiver (NAC); Part Time & Full Time Medical Van Driver Dining Room Assistant For more information and online application visit www.crista.org Senior Living-Crista Shores, 1600 NW Crista Shores Lane, Silverdale. Room Needed: I’m looking for help for my non-church friend. He needs a safe place to stay at least until October 10. Rather or not he stays longer that is between you and him. For more information please text or call me at 360-990-6505. Mary Edmonson Free: Boys disposable underwear L-XL, 60-110 Pounds+, if interested please see Anita in the Church Office.

If you’re not in a small group, one of these would love you to give them a try.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES:

Melin 9:00 am Promised Land Video Series NKBC Library Butler 9:00 am Nothing New NKBC Youth Portable Cox 10:45 am Hebrews NKBC Library Beggs/Jasper 10:45 am Meet the Prophets NKBC Upper Portable

ADULT SMALL GROUPS AND BIBLE STUDIES:

Day/Leader Time Start date & Curriculum Address________ SUNDAYS: Sr. High Girls 12:30 pm Set Apart NKBC Fellowship Hall Precepts 1:30 pm Revelation 1-3 NKBC Upper Portable Tharp 5:00 pm NKBC Upper Portable Morrow**** 5:00 pm Evangelism Explosion begins Oct. 4 NKBC (Childcare) Alford** Various Times and Dates Member Home MONDAYS: Clark 6:00 pm 2 Thessalonians Member Home Melius *** 6:30 pm That the World May Know Member Home Moore 6:30 pm Ephesians Member Home Boulch 6:30 pm On Summer Break NKBC (Childcare)

TUESDAYS: Men’s Bible Study 9:30 am II John NKBC Upper Portable Ladies Bible Study 9:30 am Seamless NKBC Fellowship Hall Alford (Ladies) 6:30 pm “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” NKBC Coffee Corner WEDNESDAYS: Thorsen 2:00 pm & KnitWits NKBC Library Sr. High Boys 6:30 pm NKBC Library Precepts 1:30 pm Revelation 1-3 NKBC Upper Portable THURSDAYS: Men’s Breakfast Group 8:00 am Envy Restaurant, Poulsbo Jasper 6:00 pm Principles for Bible Study Member Home Radetski 6:00 pm Military Small Group begins 9/24 “The Art of Marriage Collett 6:30 pm Member Home FRIDAYS: Tower 7-9 pm College/Career Member Home Farnsworth 10:00 am Genesis Member Home SATURDAYS: Men’s Bible Study 7:30 am Stepping Up NKBC Library Williams 6:00 pm* Romans Member Home 50+Singles Time Varies Meets once a month fmlm2000@gmail.com

A study question, taken from the sermon for small group discussion ** 1st Sunday of the Month *** 1st & 3rd Monday ****1st & 3rd Sunday ******1st & 3rd Friday

*Every Other Saturday *****2nd & 4th Sunday