December News 11

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NorthRidge Church & Chrisan AcademyDecember 2011

Volume 3, Issue 11

o r t h R i d g eN ew s

Our News Reaching You; Reaching Out to You

In This Issue

A Message From Pastor DavidPage 2 (or click here)

Expressions of WorshipPage 3(or click here)

From The Desk of Pastor Harold Page 8 (or click here)

Year End Tax Information Page 12 (or click here)
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A Message From Pastor David I have discovered that many mes we encounter things in life that we are just not equipped to handle.

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treat-

ment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an ear-

ly morning business ight to Chicago. Not wanng to be the rst to break the silence (AND LOSE), he

wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." The next morning the man woke up, only to

discover it was 9:00 AM and that he had missed his ight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his

wife hadnt woken him when he noced a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM.

Wake up"

You see, men are just not equipped for this sort of contest.

We face those contests in life that we are just not equipped to handle. Yet, I am reminded of Pauls

leer to Timothy that reads . . . All Scripture is inspired of God and benecial for teaching, for reprov-

ing, for seng things straight, for disciplining in righteousness,that theman of Godmay be fully com-

petent, completely equipped for every good work. (emphasis added)

The word equipped in its original language means; to equip, or furnish; to be thoroughly prepared

or furnished; or to complete, or nish. If you were fully equipped to go camping, you would not

need anything else. You would not need a camping booklet on safety or a book on how to cook out-

doors. If you did, then you were not completely equipped. The Apostle Paul here is saying that God

has provided all that a Chrisan needs to be fully equipped through His Word.

The term equip means to cause something to be ready for its assigned purpose. In its original usage,

equipped was used in the following ways; broken limbs being healed and made useful again; shing

nets being mended and thereby able to catch sh; and ships being ed with ropes and sails and read-

ied for sea.

What does it mean to be adequate, equipped? Think of a painter going to job without tools, paint, lad-

der, etc. Or think of trying to put together a bicycle, a swing set, etc. without having all of the parts!

Being equipped means having the necessary knowledge, having the necessary tools, and having the

ability to put it all into pracce.

We may not be equipped to compete in those occasional marital conicts; but through His Word, we

are equipped and are being equipped to fully complete the purpose for which we were born. As we

think forward to next year in what areas do you need to be EQUIPPED? How do you need to assist

others in being EQUIPPED? What tools do you need to accumulate in order to have all the necessary

EQUIPment?

Unl He Comes Again.Pastor David


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Expressions of Worship:Set your calendars for July 22-29, 2012. We are planning a trip back to Honduras to connue our work there

with local churches and community outreach. In years past, we have constructed things like Sunday School

classrooms, church buildings, and latrines. We have also held childrens events like Vacaon Bible School and

oered training and encouragement to church leaders. All of our eorts have been met with welcome arms

in the churches as well as the communies that we seek to reach for the sake of the Gospel.

For the past year, we have been praying about what opportunies are available for us to make a

great impact on a community that extends beyond the walls of a church or a specic number of missions

trips. As we have prayed, we believe that God is leading us to make a dierence in a community throughmeeng very specic needs that extend beyond the church. One of the things that we noced on a trip two

years ago was that many of the communies and people groups are very limited in their capacity to provide

their families with sustainable crops that could provide both a healthy diet as well as a potenal income to

purchase other necessary food items. Many of the families that we encountered had no means or knowledge

of growing new types of crops that could provide those resources for them. We believe that meeng a com-

munitys needs through such a program would oer local groups of believers a ministry that exceeds the pro-

jected scope of a typical construcon project.

One of the main projects we are planning this July is the creaon of a community vegetable garden

along with the development of organic compost. This project is designed to teach, train and benet many

families in the church and community. The vision of this project is to promote community relaonships while

teaching these farmers to produce dierent kinds of vegetables for their families. For generaons, these

people have been planng only corn and beans because that is the only thing they know how to plant and

grow. Through this project, they will be educated on the proper me for planng dierent vegetables as well

as rotang crops and making beer use of their open elds. Eventually we hope to see them producing in-

come for their families by selling their vegetables.

The second project we are planning is the construcon of latrines. Even though such a project lacks

the luster of a church building or a house, each latrine provides the answer to a very basic need. While gar-

dening might provide ample resources for a family, healthy gardening is vital to the sustainability of such a

project. One of the ways that this is accomplished is the proper placement and implementaon of latrines

that are designed to keep human waste away from elds that

grow food for human consumpon.

One of the areas in greatest need for both of these pro-

ject is Nueva Palmira, in the Yoro area. Please begin praying aboutyour desire to aend, sponsor, or pray for these projects this

coming July. Two informaonal meengs will be held in January;

Wednesday, January 4th at 8pm in the conference room and Sun-

day, January 8th, at 12pm in the conference room. If you are in-

terested in parcipang, please make plans to join us for one of

the two mes. More informaon will be provided regarding loca-

on and cost at that me.

Your Servant in Christ,

Pastor Terrill


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What is Advent?

When is Advent celebrated? | History of Advent

From an online arcle by Bob Robertson

Prior to the Navity Celebraon of

Christmas Day, Advent refers to the holy

season of the Chrisan church which cel-

ebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. It begins

on the Fourth Sunday before Christmas

and ends on the 25th of December. As

the commencement of the Chrisan year,

the Advent Season holds a special place

in the Chrisan tradion.

The History of Advent

The word "advent" comes from the Lan

term for "coming," and refers to the rst

and second Comings of Jesus Christ, in

the senses of Savior and Judge, respecvely. The rst authoritave menon of Advent appears in the

Synod of Lerida (AD 524), and the season has been recognized since as the beginning of the western ec-

clesiascal (church) year. The celebraon originally began as a period of fasng, similar to Lent. Alt-

hough the pracce of abstenon was later relaxed, Advent retains the spirit of atonement and peni-

tence.

Advent Wreaths and Calendars

In western cultures, the four Sundays of Advent are oen celebrated with Advent wreaths decorated

with four candles. Made from evergreens, the circular wreaths symbolize eternal life and the endless

nature of God's love. Three of the candles are purple or blue while the fourth is typically rose-colored or

pink.

One candle is lit each Sunday of the season. The rose-colored candle is lit on the third Sunday, which is

considered to be a more fesve day than the others. On Christmas Day, a h candle (known as the

"Christ Candle" and oen white in color) is lit in the center of the wreath, or may replace it altogether.

Advent calendars are also popular during the season. About 25 small compartments are created, oen

through the use of mulple sheets of cardboard or through sewn pockets. These are lled with seasonal

messages, religious pictures, small chocolates, stories, or toys, depending upon the parcular calendar.

...The Season of Advent remains one of the most important mes of the Chrisan year. It celebrates the

blessing of the birth of Christ, and reminds the faithful of his eventual return.


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Sunday, December 4th is

familyconnect Sunday!

A free breakfast is

served at 8:30 followed

by combined Worship

service and Sunday

School in the gymnasi-

um. Make plans to join

us and bring a friend!

Christmas Scheduling Notes:

Searching for the KingSaturday, December 17th at 7pm

Sunday, December 18th at 10:30am

There will be no Christmas Eve Service

this year. We will meet Christmas

morning instead.

Christmas Morning Service

December 25th from 10:30-11:30am

(No Sunday School December 25th)

No Wednesday Evening Acvies

December 28thNew Years Day Service

January 1st 10:30am

(No Sunday School January 1st)

Please note that our Church oce will be closed from Dec. 23 - Jan. 2. If there is an emergency

during that me, please contact us through our on-call voicemail. It is accessible by calling our

oce at 863-422-4488.

Founded by Celebrity Photographer

Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a com-

munity of photographers coming togeth-

er across the world to use their photog-

raphy skills to give back to their local

community.

NorthRidge will host this event on

Saturday, December 3rd, from 12-3.

Visit help-portrait.comto nd out more or email usto schedule an appointment.
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Dont miss your opportunity to parcipate in the Loe Moon Christmas Oering for worldwide

missions on Saturday, December 17th at 7pm and Sunday, December 18th at 10:30am during the pro-

ducon ofSearching for the King. For more informaon on Loe Moon and the annual Christmas

oering visit imb.org. Begin praying about how you will make a lasng impact this Christmas.

The week of prayer for Loe Moon Christmas Oering is December 4-11. To parcipate, please visit

here or nd the link from our homepage (www.northridgehc.com)
http://www.imb.org/main/give/pagelm.asp?q=Lottie+moonhttp://www.imb.org/main/pray/page.asp?StoryID=5624&LanguageID=1709http://www.northridgehc.com/http://www.northridgehc.com/http://www.imb.org/main/pray/page.asp?StoryID=5624&LanguageID=1709http://www.imb.org/main/give/pagelm.asp?q=Lottie+moon


8/12

From the Desk of Pastor Harold The next Sonshiners

Monthly Luncheonwill be heldJanuary 5th at Noon.

Have you been on the phone,

emailed, snail mailed, or yelled across

the fence and told someone aboutour monthly luncheon? Find some-

one you have not seen in a while and

bring them with you for some great

food and Chrisan fellowship.

Time

Change:Beginning

December

10th, we will

beginmeeng at

8:00 rather

than 7:00.

Our devoonal comes from Men of Integrity. If you would

like a devoonal booklet, please see Rick Johnson or Pas-

tor Harold. December 3, A Praccal Guide to Mentoring

December 10, Be a Man of Prayer

December 17, Up Close and Personal with Poverty

December 24, Christmas Waing with Holy Expectaon (No Breakfast Meeng)

December 31, Thriving in a World of Change

Senior Adult Game Daytakes place everythird Tuesday of each month at 1:00 PM.

This months event will be December 20th.

So bring your favorite game, cards, dominoes,

board games etc. Dont forget to bring your own

snacks. And most importantly bring a friend.

PARK IN THE NORTH PARKING LOT TO AVOIDCONFLICT WITH SCHOOL DISMISSAL.

For addional info see Cherrie Jordan.

Plan for a mid-October Senior Adult trip. The destination has not been finalized, but the dates are set so you can make some

long range planning. I am looking forward to a larger group for our annual trip. We would love to have YOU come along.


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November is the month we cele-

brate Thanksgiving. Lets not forget

to be thankful for those who have

helped us in our journey of faith.

Take me this month and say thank

you to one of these faithful servantsyou may not get to see or speak to

oen.

This is the current group of Home-

bound with addresses that are being

ministered to at this me. If you

know of others that would benet

from this ministry, please contact

Rowena Daley or call the church

oce @ 863.422.4488

Ms. Irma Swain

Spring Haven Rerement LLC 1225 Havendale NW Winter Haven, Florida 33881 (863)-293-0072

Ms. Lucille Tiner Savannah Court assisted living.

301 Peninsular Drive Haines City, FL 33844-5046 (863) 422-5204

Ms. Vera Cook

Mr Charles Mayberry

Brandywyne Health Care Center 1801 Lake Mariam Drive Winter Haven, FL 33884 (863) 293-1989

Ms. Kathryn Kruger, (temporary stay for physical rehab)

Haines City Health Care

409 South 10th Street Haines City, FL 33844-5603 (863) 422-8656

We also have several seniors who are not homebound, but are limited in some capacity. Brighten

someones day with your smile and a word of encouragement.

Ms Ruth Copeland

Savannah Court 301 Peninsular Drive Haines City, FL 33844-5046 (863) 422-5204

Mr Russ Vincent @ home

Ms. Dorothy Burgess @ homeBernard and Joyce DillonSpring Haven Rerement LLC 1225 Havendale NW Apt. 154 Winter Haven, Fl. 33881

Home phone: 875-7070 Joyce Cell 419-6794


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Greengs Church Family,

I have to start o by saying thank you to all of you for the love you have shown my family and I. You

have made us feel welcome from the very rst me we stepped into this church. I also want to say

thank you for the prayers I know you have been praying on behalf of the students of this church. We

have seen a spiritual growth with our student ministry that was beyond anything I ever expected.

As we look towards the upcoming year, I cant help but feel excited. We have our Winter Jam concert

in January, our Disciple Now weekend in February, and our summer camp in July. Please connue to

pray for our students and leaders as we connue to challenge them spiritually. I believe that God hasan amazing year in store for us, and I am blessed to know that you will connue praying for these

young people. Keep an eye out for an announcement in next months newsleer about a special Val-

ennes date night our students will be sponsoring.

I thank you all again for making my family a part

of yours. Sue, Devin, Spencer, and myself, Have

a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Stepping Out in Faith,

Derrick Whiteman

Youth Happenings


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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

Jerry Brooks

2

Herold

Figareau

3

Aaron Fowler

Bradly Fowler

Dylan

Singleton

4 5

Jordan McGuire

6

Renee

McGuire

7

Michael Chandler

Tom Sheek

8

Millie

Kimbrel

9 10

Donald Norton

11

12

Samantha

Swaord

13

Kermit Sims

14

Url Uerback

15

16

Sherry Carver

17

18 19

Kalee Thompson

20 21

Pay Brewer

Virginia Johnson

Morgan Porter

Rhea Suon

22 23

Chris Fetes

Linwood

Wiley

24

David Kaser

25

Jenny Rowell

26 27

Robert

Schue Jr

28

Bethany Brewer

Delane Wilkinson

29

Deborah

Ferguson

30 31

December Birthdays


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Sunday services

Sunday Morning Caf -8:45am

Sunday School -9:20

Worship Service -10:30am

(also Kids' Church K5-3rd)

Hours-Monday -Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm. If you need to contact the Pastor On Call you can at any

me by calling the Church Oce 863-422

-4488 and leaving a message in the On Call mailbox (ext.

2104) The Pastor that is on call for the week will return your call ASAP.

Church Oce

5:45-6:45 -Prayer in Sanctuary

6:45-7:45 -Coee and Bible study in Fellow-

ship Hall

Wednesday services

Year End Contribuon DeadlineSunday 12/25/11

If you would like to make tax deducble donaons for the 2011 tax year they must be received in the

Church oce or postmarked by December 31st.

The oce will be closed Friday, December 23rd Monday, January 2nd. Please place year end contri-

buons in the oering on Sunday December 25th. We will be unable to post contribuons to 2011

aer December 31st unless they are postmarked and received through the United States Postal Ser-

vice.

If you need any informaon regarding your year to date contribuons or any of the upcoming dates

please feel free to give me a call. I would love to help you any way I can As always, we will send out

nal Contribuon Statements by January 30th. Amy Fowler 422-4488 ext. 2111

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