Chicago Harvest Crusade with Greg Laurie

by Events 16. August 2010 05:21

Chicago Harvest 2010 with Greg Laurie
Since 1990, Harvest Crusades has put on large-scale evangelistic outreaches around the United States and in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. More than 4,132,000 people have attended a Harvest Crusades event in person, and more than 341,400 people have registered decisions of faith in Jesus Christ.

Harvest Crusades events are designed to be opportunities for Christians to invite unsaved family members, coworkers, friends, and acquaintances to hear the life-changing message of the gospel in an environment that is entertaining, yet nonthreatening.

The cornerstone of each event is the presentation of the gospel by Pastor Greg Laurie. Biblically-sound and culturally relevant, Pastor Greg brings a clear gospel message, providing an opportunity for people to make a decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

For more information on the Crusade visit the official website (LINK) and also read through the FAQ page (LINK). 

To invite someone to the crusade CLICK HERE

Save the Date for Zone Refuel in Aug!

by Small Groups 15. July 2010 06:49

It’s the 2010 All-Church English Zone Refuel Meeting!  It's time to refuel and get ready for the Small Group semester!  Even though there are two locations for this Zone Refuel event, the meetings will be held simultaneously on Tuesday, August 31,2010 from 7-9 PM!

Our North Zone Refuel Meeting will be held at New Life Lakeview located at New Life Lakeview located at 2958 North Damen Ave in Chicago, IL 60618.  Our South Zone Refuel Meeting will be held at New Life Cicero located at 3601 South 61st Ave in Cicero, IL 60804

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact EJ Lyon by phone at 773-388-0637 or by email at ejl@newlifechicago.org.

To register online, CLICK HERE

New Life Centers expands with New Life Works!

by Elizabeth Galik 1. July 2010 07:56

New Life Centers of Chicagoland, NFP, was founded in 2005 by New Life Community Church. New Life Centers exists to share Christ’s love by guiding youth, singles, and families to abundant life through health, education, and employment. 

We are currently seeking to employ Site Directors/Trainers for our New Life Works project. The goal of New Life Works is to connectChicago’s unemployed populations with sustainable employment and to equipChicago’s hard-to-employ populations for effective employment.

We are excited about this new endeavor and are looking for quality, self-motivated individuals to join our team. A good candidate for this position will have experience in group work, training, case management, grant writing, report writing, public speaking, and supervising people. Travel within the Chicagoland area will be required, so access to reliable transportation is necessary. If interested, please send yourresume to info@nlcenters.org.

Teenagers in the house!

by Mike Berry 30. April 2010 09:31
We now have two teenagers in our family! Our 13 yr old daughter joins our 14 yr old daughter as our 2nd teen. Some people roll their eyes and make discouraging comments about the teen years but we know that God can work in young people! Both my wife and I came to Christ as teens and I’m glad to be working with our youth at New Life Midway. It’s time for our all-church Youth Retreat on May 14-16th. The theme is “Live on Purpose”. This should be a great time! Pastor Joshua and the team from Melrose/MontClare are leading the teaching while Pastor Matt from Little Village is leading the games. 7th graders thru High School—sign up on line under the “Current Events” section of this website. Adults can apply to be a Chaperone. Don’t miss it!!!

Thanks to the Youth!

by Elizabeth Galik 26. April 2010 05:19

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity." -I Timothy 4:12

For the last fifteen months, New Life Centers-Humboldt Park has had a dream to turn an old equipment room into a kitchen.  This kitchen would attack city obesity and diabetes, teaching children and parents to cook nutritiously and training teens to sell nutritious dinners for our Open Gym.  Many, many have contributed to this project, but unfortunately, work was delayed due to the recession.

Our great thanks to youth teams from New Life Oak Forest, Missouri, and New Life Little Village for jumpstarting the project!  These youth took time out of their lives, drove cross-city and cross-state to clean, repair, and paint.  In their hands, our dirty equipment room began its transformation to kitchen status.  Plaster and paint flew everywhere, and beauty grew.

See the progress yourself!  Read the full story of the kitchen, join the cause on Facebook, and, when you see them, bless these youth for their great service to our westside families. 

With great gratitude,

Beth Galik

New Life Centers-Humboldt Park 

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Are You Stressed Out?

by Al Garcia 23. March 2010 05:37

 

How stressed are you? Have you sweated blood yet?


Hermatidrosis is the medical term that describes the rare experience of sweating blood.  Our human bodies are designed with many blood vessels around the sweat glands. When these vessels are put under great stress they can rupture and bleed into the sweat glands giving the appearance that the person is sweating blood.


The bible tells us that the week before Jesus was crucified that he spent time in the garden of Gethsemane and contemplated the great sacrifice he would be making on the cross for mankind.


The great stress of the sin of the world was on his shoulders.  Jesus took the stress so that we don’t have to.  Cast your cares upon Jesus because He cares for you.
On Easter Sunday, April 4, New Life Oak Forest will be presenting the Ultimate Love Stop a Multi-Media Drama. Presentation times will be at 9am,10:30am and 12pm.  Invite someone you know who needs to have the stress lifted off their life.  See you there!

Pastor AL 

 

 

 

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Happy New Year!

by Al Garcia 31. December 2009 10:17
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 JourneyMany 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

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The Church Was Trashed Today

by Al Garcia 4. October 2009 11:57
I walked into church today and it had been trashed.  Garbage everywhere even on the altar.  Were we the victim of insensitvie vandals?
 
No, today was the kickoff to a brand new series we are doing at New Life Community Church entitled, "Out of Control". So our creative department got really creative.
Just goes to show you how easily things can get out of control in our spiritual lives as well. Yes, we are free in Christ. 
 
Nevertheless our freedom carries with it a huge responsibility.
 
- PAL

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He was recently hired!

by Al Garcia 16. September 2009 19:32
Hello Career Explorers,
 
If you are unemployed, underemployed, or misemployed, why not attend this weeks Career Crossroads Support and Resource Group?  Check out what one of our graduates had to say about the group:
Pastor Al,
"Thanks for your insight and knowledge of how to customize our resumes for each job opening. I was so much more prepared when I was in the interviewing stage of my job search. I always prayed before every application I applied for and before I was interviewed. This helped me spiritually be prepared for each interviewers question and calm my anxiety. This career group has helped me network with others that I could help with some leads for their special gifts. I have been blessed by God in the job he has given me to fit my needs and job skills. I pray and thank God every morning and night for his timing not mine. He is in control of all that happens for us. Thanks for being Gods servant to his people. Your time and effort is very well appreciated and revered from all whom attend your career classes.
God Bless you and your staff," - Richard Gray  
Crossroads Career and Resource Group
Wednesday, 9am-11am
New Life Oak Forest (Lower Level)
5333 W. 151st
Oak Forest, IL. 60452

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Have you given up on your Job Search?

by Al Garcia 7. September 2009 17:09
Well don't!
 
There's a saying that says,"even a blind squirrel will find an acorn someday"
 
The Bible says, that we are to ask and we will receive an answer, we are to seek and we will find, we are to knock and the door will be opened for us.
If you haven't found a job yet, don't get discouraged.  Get proactive and attend this weeks Career Explorer Support Group Meeting at New Life Oak Forest, 5333 W. 151st Wednesday from 9am-11am.
 
Take a look at what one of our participants had to say,
"Pastor Al,
Thanks for the message and support.  I was fortunate to get a job about 2mths ago and am happy with it.  I know it is tough out there as I was unemployed for 5 mths. If I can offer anything to your agenda and program, I can say this.  You offer great support and a great program.  The most important thing I picked up from you was to keep networking and I signed up on Linkedin based on your recommendation.  The net is fine for keeping your name out there via resumes (I did get a few interviews from sites like CareerBuilder and Monster,) but networking in groups like yours and other contacts seem to be the best way to go, at least it was in my case, but most importantly you have to keep the faith in yourself and God.  It's easy to get down in a situation , but things happen for reasons and I'll continue to pray for you and those you are working so hard to help. Keep up your good work.  Your help is greatly appreciated.
 
Tom Borbely "
 
So you see, opportunities are out there you just need to know how and where to look.  Attend the group this week!
 
Now for those of you who are working already, I have also come up with a service for companies and organizations.  I have produced several seminars that can help your company and or organization but you need to be the one to introduce it. If you think your company can benefit from the following presentations let me know.
 
Here is a listing of the different seminars I can do:
  • Establishing a 360 Degree assessment
  • Change Management
  • Implementing an Audit Program
  • Benchmarking
  • Complaint Handling
  • Leading the way for Change
  • Performance Appraisal Systems
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Relationship Management Systems
I'm currently working on several others but they are not fully developed yet.  They are:
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Introduction to Strategy
  • Conflict Management
  • Leadership and Delegation
  • Dealing with Employee Absenteeism
  • Job Analysis
 
Sincerely,
 
Pastor AL Garcia
Certified Career and Leadership Management Coach
 

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