WHAT TO BRING: A-K Side Dish L-S Main Dish T-Z Dessert

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1 ELDERS Curtis Burnett Bob Chambers Larry Cochran Craig Hayes Bob McNicol Scot Ruska David Wilkins DEACONS Rick Alcon Fred Bitting Steve Carman Doug Cleghorn Sam Dooley Keith Guerra Jim Guthrie, Sr. Dwight Marpel J. R. Marquez Wayne Moss Tony Ohlhausen Camden White Jim White Kyle Whittenberg MINISTERS Walter Lane David Nestor Anthony Favors MISSIONS Patinya Thitathan Megk Srisuthum Thailand Bheki Mamba Swaziland African Christian College Swaziland Moses Dlamini Swaziland Wayne Sharp Yankton, South Dakota We will have a combined Worship Service on Sunday, November 16th Bible Class will be from 10:00AM to 10:45AM with Worship Service at 11:00AM. Followed by a Traditional Pot Luck in the gym. SUNDAY 1st Service Bible Class 2nd Service Evening WHAT TO BRING: A-K Side Dish L-S Main Dish T-Z Dessert (Bread, salad and beverages will be provided) WEDNESDAY Bible Class (Wonderful Wednesday) SCHEDULE OF SERVICES 8:30am 10:00am 11:00am 5:00 pm 7:00 pm office@netherwoodpark.com web November 9, 2014 Vol. 46, No. 44 That all may know we are disciples of Jesus Christ. I See You Shining! You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16 Did you know the Bible is full of light? Over and over again, light is used as a metaphor for what is good, pure and holy and light is held up as an antidote for darkness, despair and evil. Not surprisingly, both God the Father and His son Jesus are described as light and their followers are called on to be light to the world around them. That is why I am so pleased to be able to say, I see you shining Netherwood! Here are just two recent examples of God being glorified by your lights shining before others. 1) We have had several memorial services in the last few weeks and the meals prepared and served for the families in love, the songs lifted up in mercy and the kind words and hugs offered in compassion brought God s light to hurting people in the darkness of their grief. 2) In the dark of Halloween night you brought God s light to our neighborhood when you dressed up, served children and demonstrated what love, unity and joy looks like in God s family. We are just one week away from another opportunity to brightly shine God s light before our community by showing His love and compassion to those who lack adequate food. Our Pack the Pulpit Sunday gives us a chance to restock our food pantry and to fill up holiday food boxes so we can generously provide what others don t have. So please plan on donating generously so God will be glorified as we keep our lights shining Netherwood! Walter THURSDAY LADIES CLASS 9:30am

2 Responses We rejoice that Esther Zamora has placed membership with us. Netherwood News. In the month of October the pantry provided 57 sack lunches for the homeless, and 60 food boxes/bags for families with cooking facilities. Thank you to Albertson s Grocery Store for the 300 cloth bags for the pantry. Don t forget that you can use your Community Card at Albertson s for the Albuquerque Christian Children s Home. If you don t have one you can get one on the Children s Home bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. DVDs are available in our lobby and other parts of the building as part of our local evangelism effort. There is a web page available for the people in the Albuquerque area, who are interested in a Bible lifeconnections.worldbibleschool.org If you are interested in becoming a teacher using World Bible School materials go to the website worldbibleschool.net and click on the BECOME A TEACHER tab. If you would like be a Bible teacher of local students but do not want to use a computer please talk with Jimmie Lewis. It s not too late to get your tickets for the Albuquerque Christian Children s Home Auction on November 15th! Contact Rhonda Thursday Ladies Class is November 13th at 9:30AM to 11:00 AM. Babysitting is provided. Ladies Game Night is Thur sday, November 13th in the library. Pack the Pulpit is Sunday, November 16th! The Singles Bible Study is Thursday, November 20th at 6:30PM at the home of Nancy Clements. The Senior Holiday/Thanksgiving meal is Friday, November 21st at 11:30AM in the Fellowship Hall. This is a catered meal from Furr s Cafeteria and the cost is $8 per person. The Book Club will meet on Friday, November 21st at 6:30PM in the Library. We are reading Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers. One of our Mary/Martha groups needs your help by donating any of the following item/or items for St Martin s Hospitality Center: blankets new or gently used, men s socks, toiletries such as shampoo, shaving cream, disposable razors, soap, deodorant, men s cologne, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Give your items to Vicki Nestor or Althea James by Saturday, November 22nd. Baby Shower for Trish Ingersoll on November 23rd at 2:30PM at the home of Diane Carman. She is registered at Target. the gym. We will have caroling, free pictures with Santa, cookies and cider. Please plan on joining us for this time of fellowship with our neighbors. We are collecting donations for Christmas presents for the children of the missionaries we support. We are hoping to collect $1000. If you can help, please give your donation to any of the Missions Committee members or the office staff. We would like to have the donations by Dec 7th. Winterfest registration is now open for middle and high school students at and Anthony has to submit the names of those attending to the hotel in Arlington no later than Sunday, December 21st. Save the date - the 2015 Netherwood Park Couples Retreat in Durango, Colorado will be February 27th-March 1st. Thank You Thank you for the prayers for the loss of my dad. Jeana Miller To all our brothers and sisters at Netherwood, Thank you for your never ending prayers, beautiful cards and kind words. Also to all who served our family at Mama s memorial. We love you all! The Meeks & Beach Families study will be to trace the development and fulfillment of the theme of the promised Savior. We will look at some main passages in the order in which they appear in the biblical account to see God s plan to glorify Himself in salvation for the human race through Christ. Why Class Topic for 11/23:T he Bible Canon Comments and suggestions for the elders can be ed to: elders@netherwoodpark.com THE RECORD 11/02/2014 First Service 216 Second Service 253 Total 469 Sunday Bible Class 338 Wednesday Evening 120 There will be no youth ministry small group tonight. We will resume next Sunday, November 16th. Ladies of all ages are invited to coffee tomorrow at Flying Star on Wyoming and Paseo at 7:00PM. The Wonderful Wednesday Dinner is November 12th at 5:30PM in the gym. We will have Chili and/or frito pie, taco salad, nachos, chips and dessert, followed by our Wonderful Wednesday Worship! You are invited to Best of the Best! This is a concert that will be in the Netherwood Gym on Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00PM. The cost is $10.00 per person. Aaron Ohlhausen will be performing! Netherwood is reaching out to the neighborhood on Saturday, December 6th from 6:00PM to 8:00PM in Looking for a Bible Class? Check this one out. The Person of Christ West Fellowship Hall taught by David Nestor Jesus Christ is the central figure of the whole Bible. The Old Testament shows us an overall plan as the one whom God promises will deliver humanity from sin, misery, and death. The purpose of our Ladies Class 26 Contribution $16,892 Budget $14,638 YTD Contribution $230,472 (7/1/14) YTD Budget $248,796 (7/1/13)

3 Prayer Requests Order of Worship Kay Alexander s aunt, Alice, passed away. Bea Rogers is home recovering. Estella Sjoberg is dealing with breathing issues. Duane and Jackie Miller would like prayers for their son, Steve Miller, who has stage 3 colon cancer. Martha Skinner had knee surgery. Charles Harbour had cataract surgery. Buss Ingersoll would like prayers for his sisters Sharon Jones and Sue Carriaga and his niece, Hannah Jones who are all dealing with many medical issues. Kylie Patton has undergone many medical tests and is awaiting the results. Anna Cole would like prayers for her cousin, Terry, who suffered a heart attack and a stroke. She has undergone two brain surgeries and the prognosis is not good. Chuck McFall, a relative of the Guthrie s, has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Mary Sue Osborn would like prayers for her nephew, Dale Jones, who has cancer and is scheduled to start ten weeks of radiation. Orrin Beckner, brother of Anne Weimer has cancer. Dominic Thomas, father-in-law of Rebekah Hayes Thomas, has cancer and the prognosis is not good. Suzanne Puckett, mother -in-law of Steve and Geri Ann LeBrie s daughter has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. JR Marquez s mother has been to see a cardiologist. Steve Carman s mother is out of the hospital but is very weak. Cael Paden is having a difficult time fighting strep throat. Betty Monroe Martinez (a former member) would like prayers as she is dealing with medical issues. Pray for Sylvia Strickland as she is dealing with many medical issues and is undergoing dialysis three times a week. Pray for Cantrell Mosley and Jana Hunt as they go thr ough their cancer treatments. Teresa Saathoff is in Rehab. Pray for her as she goes through her cancer treatments. Pray for Prebble Alcon who has a lung infection that is being treated with antibiotics. Remember to pray for Courtney Rohrer, Evan Beach, Eric Cole, Zachary Henson, Sean Stanton, Shanarica Aragon and all our troops and their families. Welcome Isaiah 9:6-7 Prayer Lord s Supper/Offering November 9, 2014 Scripture Reading: John 1: 1-9 Sermon: His Story - Our Story: The True Light Walter Lane Announcements Closing Prayer The Elders are in room 104 for those who would like to respond privately. Sunday Evening at 5:00PM

4 Quarterly Elder Activities Summary July-September 2014 We continue to pray for each family at Netherwood Park, and for specific physical and spiritual needs of members of the congregation and for those of which we are aware that are not members of the congregation. We continue meeting, as an eldership and individually, with individuals concerning spiritual or physical needs or questions. Bible Bowl study and preparation was approved for Netherwood Park participation. State of the church was presented to the congregation on August 13, The first Outreach Sunday was approved and held September 7, Facility Use Ministry proposal and initiation proposed by Jim Guthrie and was approved. An attempt to have a member have contact with each of the organizations using our facility will be initiated and continued. We agreed to evaluate what it takes to be able to use the gym for temporary class rooms or meeting space. Mission of Motherhood (MOM) class, for young mothers, was proposed by Ashley Guerra and accepted by the elders. Ashley and several mature moms are planning and organizing this effort. Several possible issues related to the MOMs class are being addressed, they are: Do we need a focus for young dads? What are the space impacts that the MOMs class will have on other classes or class room space? Is the nursery prepared for the possible impact of the MOMs class? Should there be a congregational focus on family in conjunction with the MOMs class? Don t hesitate to use the elders private address, elders@netherwoodpark.com for suggestions and questions. Only the elders have access to this account. November 9, 2014 Netherwood Park Small Group Questions Intro Question If you randomly stopped a dozen strangers on the street and asked them who Jesus is, what answers would you expect to receive? Read aloud 1 Corinthians 15:12-19: 1. Why does Jesus resurrection occupy the central position in our preaching? In our faith? 2. Why was it necessary for Jesus to die and be resurrected? Wasn t there some other way to deal with our sin? 3. Why would Christians be deserving of pity if there is no resurrection hope? Isn t the Christian life worth living if there is nothing beyond this life? Application How does life lived with resurrection hope look different than life lived without?

5 3. The brilliant light of parables and sermons. *Matthew 7: The light of - Lazarus. * John The. *Matthew 17 Why try to snuff out the light? 1. Righteous indignation in response to Jesus. John 10: To protect the. 3. He didn t fit their mold of. 4. They were afraid of. 5. had come. *John 13:1 & 17:1 The darkness of crucifixion 1. Darkness appears to have prevailed with the death of the latest rescuer. 2. If the story ends here: a. The continues. b. Darkness continues to. c. The continues. 3. So, all of creation. The glorious light of resurrection. 1. Love is. 2. Darkness gave way to resurrection -! 3. Jesus light is brighter than the. A New Light for the Nations As we continue to look at how God has made it possible for His story to be our story, we will consider the church as it has been designed by God. It doesn t exist to be an organization but to be a living breathing organism comprised of people who have been forgiven of their sins and who are living as individual and collective lights for ALL people. Monday, November 10th, 2014 Read Hebrews 3:1-6 and consider the following quote by A.W. Tozer. One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization does not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always. What are some of the first things you consider when you think about the church? How does the congregation here at Netherwood actively function as God s house on a daily basis and how are you a part of this on a daily basis? Pray today that we at Netherwood would collectively seek to function as God s house day in and day out in the various contexts that God has made it possible for us to be in throughout our earthly lives. Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 Read Hebrews 10:19-25 understanding that verse 25 isn t primarily speaking about attendance at a service on the first day of the week but rather living as a community of God s people on a daily basis. Consider today what you bring to the table in regards to daily encouraging brothers and sisters in Christ to be a light exactly where God has put them. What are two ways in which you can more effectively do this today and the rest of this week for different brothers and sisters? Pray about these two ways today.

6 Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 Read Acts chapter 2 and consider the following quote by Francis Bacon. Nothing doth so much to keep men out of the Church, and drive men out of the Church, as breach of unity. Consider the following questions. What are you doing to contribute to the unity of this body here at Netherwood? What are you doing to detract from the unity of the body here at Netherwood? Pray today that you would take the unity of God s church seriously just as He does. Pray also that you would understand that being a part of God s church isn t about you but about Him and others being drawn to Him. Thursday, November 13th, 2014 Read Acts chapters 7 & 8 and consider the following quote by David Tracy and whether or not you agree or disagree with it. Essentially, a church is a community that keeps alive the dangerous memories of its classics. How did living dangerously allow the church in Acts to be a glorious light for the Lord? How do we live dangerously as God s church today at Netherwood? Friday, November 15th, 2014 Read Ephesians 2:19-22 and consider how you live in community with your brothers and sisters in Christ so that Jesus will be exalted as the cornerstone and so that others around you are able to see that the church isn t an institution that man has designed but a living organism that God has designed. What is God saying to you in this passage? How are you going to respond? Saturday, November 16th, 2014 Read Acts chapters 2 & 5 and consider how this body here at Netherwood can more effectively be God s light to the nations around us. What specifically would this entail and what would this look like? What are you willing to do in order to help Netherwood live out God s call for His people to live as lights? Pray today for the specific things that you said could allow Netherwood to more effectively be God s light. His Story - Our Story: The True Light Searching 1. The Old Testament ends with God s story in search of a conclusion: Where is the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace? *Isaiah 8:6 2. The next 400 years are a period of but political and cultural upheaval. 3. As the New Testament opens the Jews are a - geographically, culturally, linguistically and religiously. Silence broken. 1. John broke the long prophetic silence when he called for repentance because the Kingdom of Heaven. * Matthew 3:2 2. John was a witness to the light. The that gives light to every man was coming into the world. *John 1:8 In the beginning. John 1 1. Jesus birth ushered in a by bringing I AM to earth and the light of God into the darkness. 2. The miracle of the virgin conception makes sense Jesus is a, not a created being. The Light breaks through.. 1. The light - This is my son. *Matthew 7: The light of. *John 3:2