August 12, 2021
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS SUNDAY
This Sunday we enter into the final chapter of 1 John and Student Ministries Pastor Joel Smith will walk us through verses 1-5. We continue to live stream our service at 10:30am at northwestbible.com/live and would enjoy having you check in and share where you are watching from.
BAPTISM SUNDAY
We will have the opportunity to celebrate baptism on Sunday, August 29th in our services. If you are interested in being baptized, please register here by Monday, August 23rd. If you have questions related to baptism or would like to learn more about baptism at Northwest Bible, please let us know here.
CONNECTION GROUP LAUNCH
Our Connection Groups are beginning to launch and your pathway to finding a group begins with a Sunday brunch! Learn the why, the what and the how behind Connection Groups while meeting others and enjoying a delicious breakfast. Childcare is provided. There is still room to attend on August 29th from 7:30am-8:50am. Click here to register or to let us know that you'd like to attend, but none of the dates worked out for you.
STUDENT MINISTRIES
New this season, middle school and high school students will be meeting on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm! Our students will experience worship, teaching, games and age based groups. If you want to learn more about the vision behind this change, connect with our Student Ministries Pastor Joel Smith.
WOMEN'S MINISTRIES
--Fall Kick-off
be.lov.ed, our Women's Ministry, will kick-off on Friday, August 20th at 6:00pm with an evening of dinner, worship and special guest speaker, best selling author Cynthia Heald. This is going to be an amazing night together, so get registered here and invite your friends and neighbors to join you! If you have any questions, feel free to contact our Women's Ministry leader, Jenny Vincent.
--Bible Study
New this week, we will be able to add another bible study offering on Tuesday nights! This study will begin on Tuesday, August 24th at 6pm at the church. If you are interested in gathering on Tuesday evenings, let us know by registering here. We will be studying from Cynthia Heald's book, "Becoming a Woman Whose God Is Enough". Bible study books are approximately $10 and can be purchased on Amazon, christianbook.com or Walmart. Our Thursday morning study will begin on August 26th and meet through December 2nd with weeks off for fall break, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving. Childcare is provided free of cost on Thursday mornings. Register for Thursday mornings here.
MEN'S MINISTRIES
--Gourmet Burger Dinner
Check your calendars and make room for an evening of delicious burgers, great content and ministry updates for the fall on Thursday, August 19th starting at 6pm on our campus. This is a great opportunity to invite a friend, neighbor, or co-worker to a fun, relaxing, and informative event. Let us know that you can make it by registering here.
MISSION HIGHLIGHT: PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS
Northwest Bible has supported the missionary work of Barb Temminck for years and we asked her to write a brief note to you, so you could have a better understanding of the work she is accomplishing through your generosity and faithful giving. Please enjoy this update from Barb:
Hello Northwest!
Appreciate so much your prayers and partnership in bringing JESUS to the Bibleless. I’m happy to report that despite COVID, Bible translation is NOT slowing down!!!! We have a fair amount of teammates still on the field and others returning. We do have a few countries that are still on lockdown because of COVID outbreaks, but work is continuing through ZOOM. Thankful!
I was in West Africa for 25 years involved in translation, administration and member care. Since my husband’s passing in 2019, I’ve taken on a new role. The Lord is using a lifetime of experience (teaching, sports coaching, and being a cross-cultural worker) to prepare me for my current role with PBT. I’m an area care coordinator for the Pacific/Pacific Southeast Expanded area of the world as well as the Care Team Training Coordinator for the organization. My job is to care well for our missionaries to keep them thriving in their ministries of bringing Jesus to the Bibleless.
Here are my current prayer requests:
Prayer Requests
Pray for safe travels through Arizona, California, Oregon, Kansas, Indiana and Texas.
Pray that all conversations with partners, warriors, friends and family would be Holy Spirit led.
Pray that the LORD would build His team to being 100% financially funded (today we are at 70%, 30% to go!).
Pray for a debriefing I will be doing for a couple who recently returned to the US. Pray that this debriefing would be Holy Spirit led.
Prayer for a country that is in turmoil and fighting. Pray for peace and restoration of democracy. Pray that our teams can return to this country in Southeast Asia Expanded (SAE).
Pray for a brand new field in SAE that has 2 couples ready to be launched, but because of the continued outbreak of COVID, they still can't go. Pray COVID would STOP!
Mountain Requests
May we and our partners see churches with Scripture transforming every language group on Earth by 2050.
May we translate full Bibles in the languages which have over 500,000 speakers by 2033.
May we see New Testaments for every language which has over 5,000 speakers by 2033.
“Enable your servants to speak your Word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus” (Acts 4:29-30).
Empower us to help more people decide to follow Jesus, get baptized, and gather into churches.
Barb Temminck serving with
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT NWBC
--Children's Ministry Director
We are actively searching for a full-time Children's Director who would be responsible to oversee ministry and mission to children, parents, and families at Northwest Bible. In this season as we continue to seek God's plan for us and our next Children's Director, please be praying for God's wisdom and direction. Also, pray for and thank all of the volunteers that have stepped up and shared their time, talents and gifts by leading our children to know Jesus! For more information about this position, please visit northwestbible.com/jobs.
--Financial Administrator
We are actively searching for a full-time Financial Administrator who would be responsible to manage contributions, accounts payable, financial accounting and additional administrative tasks. If you would like more information or are interested in applying for the position, please contact us at jobs@northwestbible.com.