September 15, 2013

This week we started a 3-week study on Church Community.

Today's lesson was over Philemon and the messages about acceptance and reconciliation it contains.
Next week we will cover 1 Corinthians 12

Mark your calendars, there will be a marriage seminar hosted at Northridge on Saturday Nov. 2nd (more information to come in the following weeks)

April 28

Today... We discussed Hebrews 12:1-11 and the Focus of Faith

Next Week...
Continue on the topic of Faith...

Prayer Requests...
~ Praise for the beautiful weather!
 ~Praise for Laine & Corey's wedding!
~ Family of Deb Nebelsick as they grieve her loss and for her husband as he adjusts
~ Praise that Ryan's dad is ok after a farm accident
~ Mason scheduled to take his GED on May 17 (pray he will follow through)
 ~Orange Wrap-Up this Wednesday night (pray for nice weather)
~ Dance Recital (Sun. night)

REMINDER
A Meal Train has been set up for the Klumb family.  Amy Storm will pick up meals next Sunday or Wednesday from church and deliver them if you prefer.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
 ~ Men's retreat is coming up on May 5th - sign up at the information table in the foyer
~ Meals on Wheels is looking for people to fill their route.  Great thing to do with the family!
~ Annual Storm Camping Trip - last weekend in July - Amy has reserved camping spots at North Point for those who had contacted her.  Anyone who would like to join us can make reservations there on their own. 
~ Family Camp in the hills - June 30-July 6 or July 28-Aug 3 - please see Tracy Moore or the information table for more information.

Have a great week! -Stacey

 

April 14, 2013

Today...
We discussed James 2:14-26 and the topic of Faith without Action: Empty

Next Week...
Continue on the topic of Faith...

Prayer Requests...
~ Phyllis Ruth & Family
~ Laine & Corey wedding coming up
~ Friends in Sioux Falls after the storm
~ Tracy's Dad - Foot issue
~ Paul and Tracy - big decision
~ John and Renee - going back to work
~ Isaac - seizures
~ Thanks for CORE Parenting Conference
~ Men's Retreat

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
~ Men's retreat is coming up on May 5th - sign up at the information table in the foyer
~ Meals on Wheels is looking for people to fill their route.  Great thing to do with the family!
~ Annual Storm Camping Trip - last weekend in July - please let Amy Storm know if you would like to go
~ Family Camp in the hills - June 30-July 6 or July 28-Aug 3 - please see Tracy Moore or the information table for more information.
~ Impact Lives is still in need of more volunteers and $ donations - April 27th. Check with the church office for more information

Have a great week!! Fredel

April 7, 2013

Today...
We discussed 2 Kings 5:1-15 and the topic of Naaman: Faith Without Fireworks

Next Week...
Continue on the topic of Faith...

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Maria's grandma and uncle
 ~ Laine & Corey wedding coming up
 ~ Jace's recovery after surgery
 ~ Paula's mom & dad - Bert & Kenny
 ~ Isaac - seizures
 ~ CORE Parenting Conference
 ~ Men's Retreat
 ~ Treighton - broken arm

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
2013 CORE Parenting Conference is this coming weekend...
Please join us for a weekend to be filled with encouragement for our marriages and leading our children. Nationally known speaker Rob Rienow, founder of Visionary Family Ministries and author of the award winning book Visionary Parenting, will teach us in two key areas:

• April 12: 6:30pm-9:00pm - Visionary Marriage: Inspiring couples to capture a compelling, Bible-driven mission for their life together.

• April 13: Session 1: 9:00am – 11:30am & Session 2: 1-3pm- Visionary Parenting: Friendship of Siblings, Discipline, God's vision for the family.  

You can register at the link below or on-site.  Come to 1 session or all of them!  

Register here: www.northridgemitchell.org/CORERegister.php   

~ Men's retreat is coming up on May 5th - sign up at the information table in the foyer 

~ Annual Storm Camping Trip - we are currently deciding between the last weekend of July and the first weekend in August.  If you would like to attend and have a preference, please let Amy Storm know. 

~ Family Camp in the hills - June 30-July 6 or July 28-Aug 3 - please see Tracy Moore or the information table for more information

 ~ Impact Lives is still in need of more volunteers and $ donations - April 27th.  Check with the church office for more information  

Have a great week!!   Fredel  

February 24, 2013

Today...We discussed James 1:19-20, 26 and 3:2-12 and the topic of Taming Our Tongues

Next Week...
Continue in James and the topic is Becoming a Praying People

Prayer Requests...
 -Heidi's mom had surgery to remove her gall bladder and ended up having her appendix and 2 hernias removed as well.  Pray for Ramona's recovery.
- Doug N. is scheduled to have surgery on his eyes to relieve pressure
-The college student who lost her parents and two siblings in a car accident by Sioux Falls

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
Please join us for a weekend – sponsored by Northridge’s CORE ministry – to be filled with encouragement for our marriages and leading our children. Nationally known speaker Rob Rienow, founder of Visionary Family Ministries and author of the award winning book Visionary Parenting, will teach us in two key areas:


• April 12: 6:30pm-9:00pm - Visionary Marriage: Inspiring couples to capture a compelling, Bible-driven mission for their life together.

• April 13: Session 1: 9:00am – 11:30am & Session 2: 1-3pm- Visionary Parenting: Equipping parents to pass faith and character to their children and grandchildren.

Feb. 17, 2013

Today...
We discussed James 2:1-9 & 5:1-6 and how Faith leads to Social Action

Next Week...
Continue in James and the topic is Taming our Tongues

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Healing for Renee's tailbone
 ~ Allen's Mom - broken leg
 ~ Isabella - sick baby - Amy's friend
 ~ Amy's nephew - Ike seizures
 ~ Chris & Missy new baby coming soon
 ~ Francis - Jessica's grandma adjusting to care facility

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
Please join us for a weekend – sponsored by Northridge’s CORE ministry – to be filled with encouragement for our marriages and leading our children. Nationally known speaker Rob Rienow, founder of Visionary Family Ministries and author of the award winning book Visionary Parenting, will teach us in two key areas:


• April 12: 6:30pm-9:00pm - Visionary Marriage: Inspiring couples to capture a compelling, Bible-driven mission for their life together.

• April 13: Session 1: 9:00am – 11:30am & Session 2: 1-3pm- Visionary Parenting: Equipping parents to pass faith and character to their children and grandchildren.

Have a blessed week, Fredel

Jan 27, 2013

This week:

James 1:21-25, 2:14-26
We discussed how true faith leads to change and how faith without works is dead.
Next week:
Missionary Michelle Mally will be talking to us so we will meet in the sanctuary.

Feb. 10th - James 2:1-9 & 5:1-6 - True faith leads to social action

Prayer Requests:
 ~ The Lepke family
 ~ Praise for Casey's grandmother, healing from hip surgery
 ~ Protection and healing for our families during cold and flu season
 ~ Miiller Family
 ~ Guidance for Seniors making decisions for future
No more Criminal Minds...  Have a blessed week!

Fredel

January 20, 2012

This week:
James 1:13-18, 4:7-8
We discussed temptations and God's, our own, and satan's role in those.

Next week:
James 1:21-25, 2:14-26
True Faith Leads to Change

Prayer Requests:
Dick Lepke and the entire Lepke family
Casey's grandmother, healing from hip surgery
Protection and healing for our families during cold and flu season
Jason Z. and Worship & Waffles event at DWU wednesday night
Worship team volunteers and search for new worship leader

Have a great week!

Jan 13, 2013

This week:
We discussed James 1, Pain and Problems are an Opportunity for Joy.


Next week:
James 2

Prayer Requests:
~ Allen's father, in hospice
~ CORE - Parenting group making decisions for next event
~ Casey's Grandma LeAnn
~ Sick families
~ Official Prayer for President Inauguration

Have a blessed week,
Fredel

January 6, 2013

This week we discussed Matthew 2:1-12, the story of the Magi.

Next week, TBD...

Prayer Requests:
Allen's father, in the hospital with pneumonia
Amy and Fredel's great aunt and their grandmother
Jason G's brother and sister-in-law and family
Children's programs starting back up and everyone getting back to regular schedules
Worship team group   Casey also announced today that he is going to step back from leadership of the Legacy Builders class to allow him to put more time into worship team leadership.

Thank you, Casey, for your commitment to and leadership of the group!

The thought, going forward, is that each topic covered would be led or facilitated by different people in the group.  If you have any ideas for topics you would like to see covered please let Casey, Fredel, Jared, or Pastor Paul know.  Also please be in prayer about possibly leading a series of weeks.

December 16, 2012

This week we discussed Luke 2:1-21 and the birth of Jesus.

Prayer Requests
- The tragedies that happened this week in the U.S.
- Christmas program tonight
- Semester exams for high school students

Things to know...
There will be no Sunday School the following two Sundays (Dec. 23 and 30), but both church services will be held at their regular times.

Nov. 25, 2012

This week...
We discussed Daniel Chapter 4.

Next week...
We will be covering Daniel 4.

Prayer Requests...
~ Bloodgoods and Eitemillers on the loss of their Mom & Grandma
~ Mandi's brother & wife and their new baby
~ John's brother back to Afghanistan?
~ Middle-East situation
~ Christmas Program - remember to invite friends
~ Worship Team - DeAnn leaving

Things to know...
~ Storm's Christmas Party - EVERYONE IS WELCOME
December 1 at 5pm. Potluck, no kids, bring a $10 man or woman gift

Have a great week!

Fredel

November 18, 2012

This week...
We discussed Daniel Chapter 3.

Next week...
We will be covering Daniel 4.

Prayer Requests...
~ Bloodgoods and Eitemillers on the loss of their Mom & Grandma
~ Mandi's brother & wife and their new baby
~ Blake's great aunt passed away
~ Families at Thanksgiving and during this holiday season
~ Safe travels for the Holidays
~ Praise for Operation Christmas Child

Things to know...
~ Storm's Christmas Party - EVERYONE IS WELCOME
December 1 at 5pm.  Potluck, no kids, bring a $10 man or woman gift
~ Sign up for SERVE-THEM by bringing individually wrapped bars or cookies to the church by Wednesday for delivery.  More information if you email the church office.

Have a thankful week!
Fredel

November 4, 2012

This week...
We started a new study this week.  Daniel Chapter 1.   We will study each chapter of Daniel up to chapter 6 in the next 6 weeks... 1 chapter per week.
Next week...
We will be covering Daniel 2.
Prayer Requests...
~ Allen and Amy and their son Mason
~ Heidi's Grandma
~ Allen's Dad
~ The election
~ Elissa's brother Aaron coming home to Rapid City
~ Tevyn swim meet
~ Seniors at northridge
~ Mitchell Christian spiritual emphasis week
~ Praise that John is home!

Things to know...
~ See you tonight at the Fall Banquet

Have a blessed week!
Fredel

October 14th, 2012

This week...
We covered the 4th chapter of "The Story of Your Life".

Next week...
We will be covering the last chapter (Chapter 5).

Prayer Requests...
~ Allen and Amy and their son Mason
~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Panel that is coming up tonight
~ Heidi's Grandma moving to nursing home tomorrow
~ Allen's Dad in hospital
~ The election
~ Brielle - tubes in her ears on Wednesday
~ Stacey's friend's daughter and kids

Things to know...
~ See you tonight! CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series - The final session is tonight (October 14th) at 6:15pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.

~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!

Fredel

Sept 30, 2012

Wow!  The last day of September...  Only 84 shopping days until Christmas... :)  I know, totally random!

Today we discussed compassion:
"Father break my heart for what breaks yours.
Give me open hands and open doors.
Put Your light in my eyes and let me see
That my own little world is not about me."

This week...
We covered the first half of the 3rd chapter of "The Story of Your Life".

Next week...
We will be covering the last half of Chapter 3 - What's your population?

Prayer Requests...
~ Allen and Amy and their son Mason and Josiah
~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting study that is coming up tonight
~ Dave Williams injurty
~ Renee's tests this week
~ Mitchell Christian School

Things to know...
~ See you tonight! CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series - Session 1 is tonight (September 30th) at 6:15pm. There will be 2 more sessions on Sunday evening sessions with all different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Encouragement Strategies
    ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Conflict cycles with our children
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.

~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!

Fredel

Sept. 23, 2012

Today we talked about making choices.  Our Matthew West book outlined the following guidelines for making choices...
1) Obedience to Christ - Jeremiah 29:11
2) Wisdom from the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
3) Pray for Discernment - James 1:5
4) Seek GOOD counsel from other people - Proverbs 12:15
5) Finally... Trust God - Proverbs 3:5

These verses are verses to live by in our daily choices, not just the big choices in life!

This week...
We covered the last half of the 2nd chapter of "The Story of Your Life" - Strong Enough.

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Next week...
We will be covering Chapter 3 - What's your population?

Prayer Requests...
~ Allen and Amy and their son Mason
~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting study that is coming up
~ Elissa's parents (travel to Arizona) and brother Aaron and wife Mandi
~ Renee's Chemistry Test
~ Heidi's Grandma

Things to know...
~ Mark your calendars... CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 30th (next week) at 6:15pm. There will be 3 Sunday evening sessions with 3 different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Encouragement Strategies
    ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Conflict cycles with our children
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.

~ Sign up for the meal train for the Wilson's here: http://www.mealtrain.com?id=mpm1pc6xqwgt

~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!
Fredel

Sept 16, 2012

Today Matthew West talked about how his father always asked him in multiple situations throughout his life, whether it was up to bat or heading into surgery, "What does Phillipians 4:13 say?"  He would respond... "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

I challenge you today to find a verse in the bible that could become your "family" verse - something you teach your kids and memorize, something that brings unity to the whole family and is a "thing" that ties you together.  Perhaps it is Phillipians 4:13 and you are done looking, or perhaps it is Phillipians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again. Rejoice!" or Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you..." or Phillipians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything..."   Search,  Pray, and start memorizing today.  (hey, that rhymes :)  I'm sure it will bless the whole family.

This week...
We covered a portion of the 2nd chapter of "The Story of Your Life" - Strong Enough.  While the video and discussion covers quite a bit, the book is a great tool for further study.
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Next week...
We will be finishing up Chapter 2 talking about the role we play in making hard decisions.

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Allen and Amy Lepke and their son Mason
 ~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting study that is coming up
 ~ Our Wednesday night ministries - Orange & Bridge Groups and such
 ~ Ty
 ~ Paul and Traci and new baby
 ~ Jason and Northridge Coffee House for College Students
 ~ Increasing our faith
 ~ Clayton and Traci and new baby

  Things to know...
~ Mark your calendars... CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 23rd (next week) during the first 15 minutes of our Sunday school class. Then, we will have 3 Sunday evening sessions with 3 different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Encouragement Strategies
    ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Conflict cycles with our children
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.
~ Sign up for the meal train for the Moore's who have a new little one, Jalyn. Only 1 spot left - check your email or visit the link on the right.
~ We will be starting a meal train for Paul and Traci, so watch your email for how you can serve.  It is a wonderful ministry to those families going through a lot of both good and bad.  Thank you so much for everyone chipping into this ministry! 
~ Our Sunday school class sponsors a child who we call "Fozzy" (real name Foziah) through WorldVision. We sent her a bible recently and it should arrive in 6 to 8 weeks. Thanks for contributing!
 ~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!
Fredel

September 9, 2012

This week...
We covered the 1st chapter of "The Story of Your Life".

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Next week...
We will be moving into the 2nd chapter of our study.

Prayer Requests...
We ran out of time today for prayer requests.

Things to know...
~ Mark your calendars... CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 23rd during the first 15 minutes of our Sunday school class.  Then, we will have 3 Sunday evening sessions with 3 different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm.  Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
     ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Communication
     ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Effective Parenting
     ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it

~ Sign up for the meal train for the Moore's who have a new little one Jalyn.  Only 3 spots left - check your email or visit the link on the right.

~ Our Sunday school class sponsors a child who we call "Fozzy" real name Foziah through WorldVision.  We sent her a bible recently and it should arrive in 6 to 8 weeks.

Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Welcome back to the weekly blog update emails!  I have missed you all through the summer!

This email will cover 4 things everytime and sometimes more!

   1)  What we did this week
   2)  What we are planning to do next week
   3)  Prayer Requests
   4)  Things to Know

Here we go!

This week...
We had an introductory session to our study called "The Story of Your Life".  We will officially kick off with the 1st lesson on September 9th.

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Next week...
Is Labor Day weekend and we will just be hanging out and Casey will think of something to chat about.  We will not officially start "The Story of Your Life" until September 9th.

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Jarrid's brother Jesse
 ~ Blake's shoulder surgery - wed
 ~ Jason's brother & family (Marc & Tina & kids)
 ~ Student Ministries (Orange, Sunday school, Bridge Groups)
 ~ Chet McManus
 ~ College freshman

Things to know...
 ~ Core Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 23rd.  Look for more information coming soon!