Attention River Men We will be starting a new study on Spiritual Warfare beginning on Sunday February 8th @ 8 a.m. Please join us as all are welcomed and encouraged to come. Please don't feel as though you have to know the Bible from front to back, What you have to add to the group is just as important as the next guy. Just give it a try I would love to see our group add a few men. We will see you there. Be sure to pick up your prework from Mike Gladem(697-3198) on Sunday the 1st. God bless Mike
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Youth Meeting
The next youth planning meeting will be Sunday, February 15th after church. This meeting is for anyone 18 years or older that would like to plan some events for the youth and pray for the future of a River of Life Church Youth group. The meeting will be approx 60 minutes. Please contact Nikki Zajicek with questions at 617-9772.
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Java for Jesus (Ladies group)
Meets at Mcdonalds playland EVERY Sunday morning from 8:15am- 9:30am. We go over the devotion for the day, have a small discussion and prayer. Hope to see ya there, and dont forget to invite a friend! Children are welcome! |
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Devotion for everyone~ ENJOY
Breaking the Busyness Spiral
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
God loves us and listens to us. He’s never too busy or unavailable. Yet often we’re too busy and unavailable for Him. That’s when our imbalanced lives threaten to overwhelm us. The imbalance often leads to more busyness and less time for Him. When this happens, we can spiral downward. The busier we are, the harder we work to catch up. The harder we work to catch up, the faster we move. The faster we move, the less time we have for prayer. The less time for prayer, the more likely we’ll try to handle things on our own. The more we try to handle things on our own, the heavier the burden. The heavier the burden, the more we need Him.
We can wait for the downward spiral of busyness to knock us down before we decide it’s time to get back to God, but a much more sensible decision would be to let Him carry us through the imbalance se we don’t get pulled into the resulting whirlwind. That way, we don’t have to hit bottom before finding Him again. We simply rest in His arms as we tackle what’s before us.
Prayer:
You know how busy I can get, Lord. Forgive me for relying on my own power and neglecting time to talk to You. In my busyness help me to remember to lean on You, for it is in Your arms that I will find strength to accomplish all that is required of me. Amen. Read Full Post»
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
God loves us and listens to us. He’s never too busy or unavailable. Yet often we’re too busy and unavailable for Him. That’s when our imbalanced lives threaten to overwhelm us. The imbalance often leads to more busyness and less time for Him. When this happens, we can spiral downward. The busier we are, the harder we work to catch up. The harder we work to catch up, the faster we move. The faster we move, the less time we have for prayer. The less time for prayer, the more likely we’ll try to handle things on our own. The more we try to handle things on our own, the heavier the burden. The heavier the burden, the more we need Him.
We can wait for the downward spiral of busyness to knock us down before we decide it’s time to get back to God, but a much more sensible decision would be to let Him carry us through the imbalance se we don’t get pulled into the resulting whirlwind. That way, we don’t have to hit bottom before finding Him again. We simply rest in His arms as we tackle what’s before us.
Prayer:
You know how busy I can get, Lord. Forgive me for relying on my own power and neglecting time to talk to You. In my busyness help me to remember to lean on You, for it is in Your arms that I will find strength to accomplish all that is required of me. Amen. Read Full Post»
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Checking The Water
If you have questions or want to know more about River of Life Church then sign up for Checking The Water on Sunday, February 15th after church. Lunch will not be provided so grab something to eat and meet in the back of the church from 12:15 till approx 3:30. Please sign-up if you plan on attending and contact Jason Zajicek with questions at 617-9771.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday Morning Treats Team
Interested in being on the Sunday Morning Treats Team? We would love to have you on board. Options include: Bringing treats and helping with set up and clean up. This is an excellent opportunity to plug into a very important ministry at River that blesses our church family and especially our guests. If you're interested and would like more info please contact team leader Anne Zinsmeister at AnneZinsmeister@PortageChurch.org.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Women's Seminar
Wintergreen Resort, Wi Dells. Saturday, February 28, 2009. 8am-3pm Registration by Feb 20th is $25 after Feb 20th is $30, price includes continental breakfast, lunch, materials, convention cost, and speakers. Sorry, no babies or children. To get more info, or a brochure and registration form see Jenn Selbach or call her at 617-4274 |
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We saw U!
It was awesome to see our church family online today! But we were very sad we couldn't be there for real! We have all been sick with the flu this week (dominoe effect) Thank God for all of you and for the miracle of streaming live. LOL We hope to be better soon and we are praying for the Gladems and Selbachs and anyone else who is under the weather or going through hard times.
Was also glad to read the update on the Pafford Family in Sat. news. GOD IS GOOD!
Abra's Grandpa Shimpach had open heart surgery at Mayo on Friday and please pray for my sister-in-law Rhonda H. who is feeling God tug at her heart also.
Love ya' all & GODS BLESSINGS The Hamburgs. Read Full Post»
Was also glad to read the update on the Pafford Family in Sat. news. GOD IS GOOD!
Abra's Grandpa Shimpach had open heart surgery at Mayo on Friday and please pray for my sister-in-law Rhonda H. who is feeling God tug at her heart also.
Love ya' all & GODS BLESSINGS The Hamburgs. Read Full Post»
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Prayers Still Needed
Please continue to pray for me, I am still very sick and will be going back to the doctors today. I feel like I am actually getting worse, its still hard to talk, and very hard to breath, it hurts!
Maisyns cough is slowly but surely passing~ she had a temp. again last night
Mykenza has a slight cough, and a runny nose~ Pray it doesnt get any worse
Talors Flu is gone, but a mild temp. and a cold is holding on
Jarrod is still healthy, how?~ PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!
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Maisyns cough is slowly but surely passing~ she had a temp. again last night
Mykenza has a slight cough, and a runny nose~ Pray it doesnt get any worse
Talors Flu is gone, but a mild temp. and a cold is holding on
Jarrod is still healthy, how?~ PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
SCUBA Starting This Week Again!!
Hey everyone - Don't forget that SCUBA starts this week again. We will be meeting tomorrow (Wednesday night) at 6:30 PM for dinner & then Bible study!
Its been over a month since our long break, so here is a link to the pre-work again:
http://portagechurch.org/scuba/Ephesians/Ephesians%202.15-16.pdfI hope to see you all there!!
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Helping the Gladems Tonight
I would like to have people come and help the Gladems clean their house from the recent fire they had. We are going there tonight at 6 PM. Can you come and help too?
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Here is what we need tonight:
- A few people to watch kids for those helping
- A few people to bring a meal, drinks, etc. for the helpers
- The rest of you to help clean and be there for the Gladem family
Who's coming!? Please leave a comment on this blog post to let me know.
Thanks!!
Their address is: 315 Carroll St. in Portage.
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Prayer for Gladems
Please be in prayer for the Gladem family. They had a fire in their dining room.
There is damage to the dining room floor, and part of the kitchen floor, they lost their dining room set (table and chairs), a hutch, and walls are damaged. The whole house was full of smoke.
* Update - We are planning to go clean tonight (Jan. 6th) at 6 PM. Can you help? Let us know by clicking this link and leaving a comment. Thanks!
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There is damage to the dining room floor, and part of the kitchen floor, they lost their dining room set (table and chairs), a hutch, and walls are damaged. The whole house was full of smoke.
* Update - We are planning to go clean tonight (Jan. 6th) at 6 PM. Can you help? Let us know by clicking this link and leaving a comment. Thanks!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
2009 Greeter Volunteer Schedule
The Greeter Volunteer Schedule will be available at River of Life this Sunday. See Paul for your schedule or look on the bulletin board by the entrance of the church for copies. Due to an overwhelming amount of volunteers, we have added an extra greeter for the sunday service. This is a new twist for greeters! 2 of the greeters should be at the door before the service. That has not changed. With the extra person, however, we will be asking that at least 1, maybe 2, of the 3 greeters be at the entrance FOLLOWING the service to wish our guests and regular attendees a great week. Also to do a quick follow up with guests if they have questions and to show where they can put their welcome cards if they still have them. Thank you all for your service to give River the ability expand and enhance the First Impression experience for our guests! |
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