Happy New Year.. New Life Oak Forest Family,

 

As another year draws to a close I just wanted to share how grateful I am for all of you. I'm looking forward to an exciting year of seeing God move in some awesome ways.

 

Currently we are in a teaching series entitled The Road Back-A Recovery Journey.  Many people have gone down the wrong road in life only to see their life crash.  You or someone you care about may be in this situation.  I want to encourage you to attend New Life Oak Forest and experience how God will work in your life through this series.

 

Starting on January 24th we will begin a new series entitled God Provides.  This is a message that all people must hear.  God does provide and He wants to provide our every need.  In these challenging economic times it may be tempting to doubt that God will provide.  Join us as we drop in on the lives of several people to see how God provided supernaturally in their lives.  Be looking for special invite tickets in the Sunday bulletins so that you can invite your friends and family to God Provides.

 

During the month of January we will be having a special emphasis on prayer and fasting.  I want to invite as many of you who can make it to a special time of prayer with me and the New Life Oak Forest leadership team on January 17th from 5p-6p at New Life Oak Forest, 5333 W. 151st.

 

The beginning of a New Year is a great time to reflect on your life and to set some goals for the New Year.  To help you set goals I want to share with you a coaching tool I use to help gain insight on how a person is living their life. It's called the Wheel of Life.  You can download it by clicking here.   The instructions are included with it.

 

Lastly, I want to encourage all of us to read our Bibles daily.  The last several years I have used the One Year Bible to help me stay on track.  This year I will be reading through the One Year Chronological version of the Bible.  It's fun and easy to do it this way.  I encouage everyone to give it a try.

 

God, I pray for the people of New Life. That we will have a year that is devoted and focused on You.  You, are the author and finisher of our faith.  We declare your lordship in our lives. I pray that you will provide our every need and even grant us the desires of our hearts. I pray that many lives will turn to you and that you will grow our church inside and out.  We love you. We praise you. We exalt you. We know that God Provides.  In the blessed name of Jesus, we pray.

 

In Christ

 

Pastor AL