May 20, 2021
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS SUNDAY
This Sunday we will continue to have three ways to celebrate the Gospel. First, you can choose to attend our 9am service and wear your mask as you are coming into and out of the building and during our time of worship, or you can attend our 10:30am service where masks will be suggested and finally, we will continue to offer our online service at 10:30am via northwestbible.com/live, Facebook or YouTube. For children's ministry, you will need to make a reservation for their class and send all children into their classrooms with masks at the 9am service. You can make your reservation each week at northwestbible.com/children.
NEXT SERMON SERIES AND COMMUNION
This Sunday Pastor Jeff will lead us into 1 John and unpack the truths behind "The Weight of Balance". You can review the text we will study from 1 John 1:1-4 and if you are joining us from home this week, please gather your communion elements before we begin as we will celebrate communion together.
THE MONTHLY
It's time for another installment of The Monthly! The Monthly is a spiritual formation resource, shared on a monthly basis, created by our pastors and elders for our community. In this episode Pastor Jeff and elder Jeff Bonds discuss The Trinity and our triune God. Check it out here.
SPRING FUN AT NWBC
Hooray for spring! Let's have some fun together this Sunday, May 23rd from 5:30-7:30pm! Join us on campus for shaved ice, Frost gelato, water slides, jumping castles and more! Have your kiddos wear their swimwear and invite your friends to join you! You can either eat before you come or bring along your dinner and enjoy it picnic style on our grassy area.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
--Pop-Up Sunday
Sunday, June 6th will be when our children will be promoted to their next class according to their grade level. So come ready to check-in, have fun, and prepare your children to meet their new teachers! Our classes will be Nursery, Toddlers - 2s, Preschool, Kindergarten-2nd, and 3rd-5th grades.
VBS 2021
Thank you to those who have volunteered to make our VBS amazing! Training for our VBS leaders will be held THIS SUNDAY, May 23rd at noon. You will receive an overview of what to expect each day and enjoy lunch with the other VBS leaders. If you have any questions or would still really like to volunteer, please send Pastor Joel a message today!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT NWBC
--Click here to see what's available and who to contact for more information.
--PRAYER REQUESTS AND NEEDS
When the Care Team met with Connection Groups, many people expressed that they would like a method of being able to share needs and blessings with the body so that we can bless each other – a bulletin board. The Prayer Requests & Needs Group was created to fill that need. If you have a need or something you want to be able to share with others, please email care@northwestbible.com and the Care Team may then post the need or blessing in the Prayer Requests & Needs Group where anyone in our directory can see the need. This is how it works. First, log into the directory site. On the left side of the screen, click on the Groups tab. At the top of the groups is a search bar. Type Prayer Requests & Needs into the bar. Open that group by clicking on it – it has the picture of the bulletin board. You then can look at the messages tab or the needs tab to see the needs, blessings, and prayer requests that have been posted. If you would like to receive these needs in emails (no more than weekly), please click “join group”. Otherwise you can check back on your own, although you will need to search for the group each time. If you have any questions, contact care@northwestbible.com and one of us will get back with you. We look forward to joining you in helping bear each others burdens.
--MEAL PROVIDERS
One way we can love each other as the family of God is to provide meals for those in need. As part of the Meal Provider Ministry, we provide meals to those going through valleys or hardships as well as those celebrating new life. A new baby, sickness, surgery, financial strains, and death are just some of the times we can show love through providing a meal. Normally, connection groups attend to the needs of their group. If someone could benefit from a meal and is not in a connection group or if a meal need becomes larger than the connection group is capable of, the meal provider ministry can step in and help. If you would like to be part of this team, you will receive emails on occasions about meal needs in our church family. If you would like to be added to this ministry team or if would like your name to be removed from the current list, please email us at care@northwestbible.com . Also, if you sign up, the Care Team wants you to know that just because there is a need doesn’t mean you have to fill it. If you are led to help, wonderful. We believe that God will fill that need no matter what.