New Program for Summer Children's Church

We are very excited to be kicking off a new children's church program for summer. All parents will get a paper schedule on Sunday and an email with the details. Some activities you can expect to see are: Bible stories, games, more music, teaching on offering, memory verses, monthly service projects and much more.

If you don't get an email or a handout please contact me for info.

Nikkia@portagechurch.org or 617-9772

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Columbia County Fair

Loving Our Community..   The Columbia County Fair is on July 22 - 26.  River of Life will be sponsoring a booth.  We need River people to work the booth to show our love to our community.  Face painting, ballon animals, music, fellowship and much more make this experience a blast.  Please sign up a shift or two on the sign up sheet in the next couple of weeks to help out!  Talk to Paul or Kelly if questions.

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Prayer Request

Please keep our family in your prayers-we have a lot of health issues throughout our family right now and would appreciate your prayers that all will have full recoveries and that there will be much support available to help those as they are healing. Please pray specifically for my grandmother Aloma, who will have back surgery on Friday, May 29th. We would also like to ask that you pray that Bob Dreifke will be able to have his by-pass surgery sooner than later (it has not yet been scheduled)and that God will protect his heart in the meantime. As always, your prayers are much appreciated! God Bless you all.

Karrie

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Charles Spurgeon Quote

Tonight's Ephesians study was really good.  I'm sorry that we had to end it so quickly as time got by so quickly.  At the end I said I wanted to share a quote from Charles Spurgeon with you. 

Here is that quote:

“the whole world has gone after him”  

- Did all the world go after Christ? 

“then went all Judea, and were baptized of him in Jordan.”  

- Was all Judea, or all Jerusalem, baptized in Jordan? 

“Ye are of God, little children”, and the whole world lieth in the wicked one”. 

- Does the whole world there mean everybody? 

The words “world” and “all” are used in some seven or eight senses in Scripture, and it is very rarely the “all” means all persons, taken individually. The words are generally used to signify that Christ has redeemed some of all sorts — some Jews, some Gentiles, some rich, some poor, and has not restricted His redemption to either Jew or Gentile …

—C.H. Spurgeon from a sermon on Particular Redemption

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Greeter sign up this sunday

Greeter Sign Up This Sunday.   This sunday a sign up sheet will be available for those that wish to be a greeter in the next few months.  Information about what to do as a greeter will be on the sign up sheet.  If you will not be in church this Sunday, then email Paul@portagechurch.org with your name and phone number to be put on the list.  New Greeter list will be out the 2nd sunday in June.

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tiler or pressure sprayer?????

...Does anyone have some kind of tiler for hard ground?  And we are in needing to treat our deck but we need a pressure sprayer to clean it and get the paint off.  So wondering if anyone has this item we could borrow for a day.  I plan on putting Bob to work!!!!   :)

If you can help let us know or e-mail me...  Alisha@PortageChurch.org

Thanks

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Guest Preacher, Mark Millman

Our Guest Preacher at River this past Sunday was Mark Millman.

 Mark is the Central Baptist Association Director of Missions. 

He is also a new member at River of Life! 

To listen to Mark's Sermon, 

click the link below to go to Pastor Bob's Blog...

www.PortageChurch.org/Pastor

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Reaching the Wisconsin Dells for Christ!

This summer, we have a great opportunity to be on mission with God!  We don't need to go to another country or travel great distances...it's 15 minutes down the road! The Wisconsin Dells! Right now, there are 82 others from around the country that will be joining us July 19-24th to minister to the people of the Dells.  Our mission field?  80,000 tourists a day 20,000 plus workers, 3800 of them are international students representing 20 different countries and about 1000 Hispanic workers that work in the Dells year-round 2300 members of the HoChunk nation 4100 residents that call the Dells home! We need to respond and get on board too!  To help support this event and the many ministries that will be offered, we're asking local volunteers to pay $25/person ($20 for each additional family member...family cap is $85).  This Sunday, there will be volunteer packets w/registration forms at the FamilyFEST table.  To get volunteers placed and t-shirts ordered, we need our local volunteers to register by May 31st!!  If you have any questions, please stop by the FamilyFEST table this Sunday at church!  You can also visit www.DellsChurch.com. Caryn Jette

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Dells Planning Meeting Tonight at 7 PM

Tonight River of Life Church is hosting a special planning meeting regarding our ministry this summer in the Dells.  Kristy Carr has flown in to meet with us tonight.

If you have any interest in helping, leading, or praying with us about Family Fest this summer, we would love for you to attend tonight..  Family Fest is when approx. 100 people will be flying in from all around the country July 19-24 to help us minister in the Dells area.

The meeting tonight is at 7 PM at River of Life Church.  I hope to see you there!

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Prayer Request for My Friend

I would appreciate prayers for my friend Shelley and her family. She found her 23 year old son dead in his apartment this past Sunday. There are no answers at this point-nothing in the autopsy to explain what happened. She was there alone to pick him up for their grandma’s 90^th birthday party when she found him. She is a strong Christian and knows this is all in God’s hands. She is incredibly strong at this point and mostly thinking of others. I learned she has also lost a baby many years back-so this is her 2^nd child that she has lost. Please pray for peace in their family and strength as they prepare for the very difficult funeral services this weekend. Please pray for Shelley that she is able to find rest and for God to comfort her when there are no answers. Thank you!

Karrie

 

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The Success That Failed

To listen to Pastor Bob's Sermon 

from this past Sunday

  

"The Success That Failed"

from Genesis 13,

Click the link below to go to his blog...

www.PortageChurch.org/Pastor

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Baby Showers~ May 31st

We have been blessed w/ 3 more babies coming this summer!!!

So... Mark your calender for May 31st as we will be celebrating the upcoming births of Alycia Hardins baby, Amber Jacobs baby, and Tara Woodruffs baby! This event will be held at church following service.

If you are interested... To keep costs down...
Please RSVP, as we will be drawing names for who to buy for~ unless you want to buy for all 3

We will have finger foods, cake and punch, please sign up to bring a snack to share

Thank you~ River of Life Women's Ministry

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Pray For Tara

Tara has been having trouble with her blood pressure and last night she was admitted to the hospital in Madison. At this time she will be staying in the hospital until Thursday to monitor Tara's blood pressure and the baby. She is being tested for Preeclampsia and will hear back about that around 9AM today. Please be praying for Tara, Emily and the baby. Read Full Post»

Continued Prayer for Bob Dreifke

Marlene, Bob and I would all like to say thank you for all your prayers thus far for Bob's health regarding his heart. We would like to ask that you continue to pray. He did find out today that he will need bypass surgery-likely in the next week or so. It's not as urgent as some as they are sending him home today so that part is good. A minor setback and we know God is with him giving him the benefit of this precautionary surgery vs. an actual heart attack. God is good! Please keep Bob in your prayers that all goes smoothly and he heals quickly when he does have the surgery. Thank you!

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Lies and Half Truths

This sermon comes from Genesis 12. "Lies and Half Truths".

Click the link below to go to Pastor Bob's blog to listen to the sermon....

www.PortageChurch.org/Pastor

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Habitat for Humanity Work Day Lunch

We are accepting donations to purchase items to make a lunch for all the workers on May 30th.  Any donations should be marked "Habitat for Humanity" and can be put in with the offering.  All questions should be directed to Anne Zinsmeister (anne@portagechurch.org/608-617-6995).

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Welcome Our Newest Members!

Please help us welcome our newest members at River:

Leo & Caryn Jette, Mark Millman, Florence Hunter, Andrea Peck, & Bob & Ruth Agnew!

Take a moment to congratulate them and welcome them officially as covenant members of River!

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Ministry Opportunities

Time to get in the GAME!

This Sunday we will have the ministry opportunities booth open. In case you didn't get a chance to sign up for one of the areas to serve at River of Life Church, there is still time. We will have the list available for you. Check out the booth on Sunday to see how you can serve the Lord.

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Need 2 NASB or NISB Bibles

The kids and I are doing a new Bible study which uses a translation that we don't have on hand. I need two NASB or preferably NISB Bibles - If you have a couple you'd like to pass onto us, we'd sure appreciate it! Thanks - Faith

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Get in the Game

"Get in the Game" 

This sermon comes from Romans 12.4

Are you a player or are you a cheerleader in the game?

Serving your Church and being involved

 

To listen to the Sermon, Click the link below to go to Pastor Bob's Blog....

www.PortageChurch.org/Pastor

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RIVER FREE FAMILY SKATE NIGHT !!!

Please join us for the first ever, River of Life, free family skate night!!

Private Skate Party For River Folks and Their Guests

Saturday, May 16, 2009

6pm-9pm

Spinning Wheels Skating Rink

111 East Hartel Street ~ Portage

Admission is completely FREE!

The only cost is skate rental ($1 regular skates - $3 inline skates)

(Please, no carry ins of soda, snacks, etc)

SEE YOU THERE!!!

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