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N o r t h R i d g e C h u r c h & C h r i s t i a n A c a d e m y

H a i n e s C i t y F l o r i d a

June2011

Volume 3, Issue 6

orthRidgeNewsOur News Reaching You; Reaching Out to You

A Message From Pastor David

the unique personalities and personal differences of each partner, including different family influences, rolemodels, books, and often-different church experiences. Because their plans for marriage happiness aredifferent, conflict usually results.Since each of us is self-centered, we constantly want to know what our spouse has done for us lately. Sadly, astime passes, we subconsciously revert to the greener pasture syndrome where we begin to compare ourspouses performance with our own pre-conceived ideas and expectations, making satisfaction with ourspouse more and more elusive.Six Factors That Destroy MarriagesFollowing are the six primary factors that destroy marriages. They are commonly found in natural, humanrelationships:1. Couples fail to anticipate differences resulting from diverse cultural backgrounds, differing family

experiences, gender, and so on.2. Couples buy into the notion of a fifty-fifty relationship, meaning they honestly expect their spouses

to meet them halfway.3. Society has taught us that mankind is basically good. Therefore, couples fail to anticipate their self-

centered natures that demand their own way.4. Couples fail to cope with lifes trials. When painful trials come into the marriage, instead of standing

together through them, couples tend to blame each other or think something is wrong with thespouse and the way they handle the pain.

5. Many people have a fantasy view of love. They quickly feel stuck with an unloving person andbecome deceived into believing that the next one will be better.

Many people lack a vital relationship with Jesus Christ. It could be that they have never come to a specific

point in time when they asked Christ into their lives and therefore He has no impact on the marriagerelationship.

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Why Do So Many Marriages Fail?That seems to be a fair question in light of the marriage statistics in America.Consider this, Sweden has the highest failure rate at 55% of all marriages; Americacomes in second at 45.8%. Why?A Wrong View of Marriage

When coming together in marriage, husbands and wives usually develop their ownnatural, human plan for marital happiness. The couples separate plans are based on

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Gods Solution The Pattern for Success

Is there hope for marriage? Absolutely, YES! Please hear me to acknowledge that what may seem to be

broken can and will be fixed if only we apply Gods Principles into our lives and our homes. God hasdesigned us as humans to walk together, not alone. This is found in the first marriage as God told Adam

that it is not good for man to be aloneso God made him a helpmate, a partner for life. (Genesis 2:16-25).

This passage ends with a command for Adam (and all other husbands) to leave father and mother and be

united to his wife. The emphasis is to be understood that the two are to become one flesh. In contrast,

society focuses upon our identity, our ideals, our dreams as individualsGod focuses upon the union. The

spectrum is broad and marriages are scattered all across its broadnessfrom isolation to oneness. God has

designed the relationship of marriage to know onenessintimacybeauty and fulfillment to the nth degree

if we will only do relationships Gods way.

I know the problems are plentiful and the solutions seem fewbut I believe with all my heart and will stake

my 26 years of ministry upon the fact that God will and does take marriages (wherever they are) and growsthem to blossom; IF we are willing to listen and follow His Pattern for Success.

Earlier this year, we began a process to intentionally focus upon helping good marriages become great.

Over the summer you will begin to see opportunities for small groups that will assist the families of

NorthRidge Church to grow successful marriages. I am confident that every marriage represented in our

church family can be betterwe want to help you to discover what better can be. Sign ups begin on June

12th. Look for it at our next Connect Sunday.

-Pastor David

Cont.

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Expressions of Worship:

Since my completion of school, I have been asked numerous times, Now what?, as if this new degree hassuddenly given me some revelation that I did not have before grad school began. However, I want to becompletely clear that no amount of education is ever a substitute for a God-centered calling. Of course, overthe course of the last few years, there have been natural ideas that have surfaced that have pushed me toconsider my motives and purposes, but they are sometimes confused with godly plans. Regardless, to answerthe question, I must simply say that I am more eager now than ever before to be the best I can be at

whatever I do, whether in worship ministry or in my personal walk with God and to stretch myself beyondwhere I am presently.

However, I am finding that unless I operate outside of the norm (my comfort level), I have found that attimes, I have a tendency to accept a lesser plan. I have mentioned previously that I love a certain amount ofconsistency and expectancy, but I am afraid that too much of that may lead me to diminish Gods plans formy life. I wonder when the last time was that you asked God to give you a dream. Do you envision a broaderimpact upon your family and friends for the cause of Christ? Do you consider your present state to be a placeof perfection?

I believe Gods word gives us clear picture of Gods plan for EVERYONE! Jeremiah 29:11 is not just foryoung people who have graduated recently. It is pertinent to every single child of God. Consider this as you

read this verse.For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare (peace) and not for evil, to give you a futureand a hope.Has God given you a vision? If not, you might consider asking him what he wants for you and how you canbe a part of his great plan. This may or may not involve going back to school or beginning a new ministry; itmay simply mean that you are to thrive in the present areas in which you are operating. It may mean movingforward in some personal way or even as a family. This month, consider asking God to give you a fresh andrenewed sense of purpose as you consider the question, Whats your dream!?

-Pastor Terrill

A movie came out several years ago included a famous scene that involved a

vagabond shouting, Welcome to Hollywood! Whats your dream!? This scene

has been played over and over throughout the years as the movie comes on the

television screen; but whether or not you have ever seen this film or know the

scene that I am talking about, it is likely that you have considered what your

vision for the future is.

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From the Desk of Pastor HaroldI love to meet new people. One way I do this is through leading themembership class at NorthRidge. Many of you have heard me say, One ofthe things I love to do most in my realm of responsibilities is leading themembership class. Meeting new people is only a small part of why I enjoythis so much. I believe in church membership. I love the idea of belonging;of having a place to call home; having a family to which I can turn; of knowingI am accountable and there are brothers and sisters in Christ who love meenough to pray for and care for me and my biological family, and the list ofbenefits could go on and on. I love it for myself personally, but also for the

church body as a whole. It is vital to belong. But more than all that I believe church membership isbiblical.Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them dothis with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you. Hebrews 13:17 (NASB)The writer of Hebrews is speaking to believers who are part of the church. Verse one of this chapterbegins with, Let love of the brethren continue. So the context of the passage is to those who are inthe family of God.Verse seventeen refers back to the leaders mentioned in verse seven. Obey your leaders and submit tothem. What leaders? If there is no understanding of local church membership, then who are we tosubmit to and obey? Is it anyone with the title leader or pastor? Should you as a Christian obey andsubmit to leaders in any local congregation that call themselves Christian? No, I believe the writer isreferring to the local church expressly.What about the leaders who, keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account? Willleaders be required to give an account for all Christians in every congregation? No, the writer again isspeaking about the local church specifically.In Romans chapter twelve, Paul is clear about being members of a body. In verse five, members of oneanother, literally means intimately united in Christian fellowship. How can one be intimately united

without a commitment to being a member? It is unheard of to have intimate unity with any kind of clubor civic organization without a firm commitment to membership. You wont hear, I attend the LionsClub, or, I attend the Country Club. It is always I am a member of Why? Even the secularworld views membership as valuable. However, some will want the benefit of the local church withoutever making a personal investment or commitment.Acts chapter six gives some instruction on how to meet needs in the local church. There are many otherScriptural references to the local church, but I will stop here. I hope and pray that you are a dedicatedmember to the local church. I love the local church and believe from the bottom of my heart that Godwants every Christian to belong to a local body. It is a place where you and I can be loved, matured,lovingly confronted, confess and repent. It is a place I can serve and grow with accountability as I domy part to build the Kingdom of God.

-Pastor Harold

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Sonshiners monthly luncheon:

June 2nd @ Noon

Do you know someone who islonesome or does not get out much?Invite them to come and enjoyChristian fellowship at our monthlyluncheon.

Come enjoy good times and goodfood with Gods good people.

This is the current group of Home-bound with addresses that are being ministered to at thistime. If you know of others that would benefit from this ministry, please contact Rowena Daleyorcall the church office @ 863.422.4488

Home-bound Ministry

Ms. Irma SwainSpring Haven Retirement LLC1225 Havendale NW

Winter Haven, Florida 33881(863)-293-0072

Ms. Ruth CopelandMs. Lucille TinerSavannah Court assisted living.301 Peninsular DriveHaines City, FL 33844-5046(863) 422-5204

Ms. Ina Foley

Haines City Health Care

409 South 10th Street

Haines City, FL 33844-5603(863) 422-8656

Ms. Vera CookMr Charles Mayberry

Brandywyne Health Care Center1801 Lake Mariam Drive

Winter Haven, FL 33884(863) 293-1989

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July 10-17, 2011

Summer Music Campis for Children who have completed K5

through 5th gradeCost is $25 for 1st child

$15 for each additional child per familyCAMP SCHEDULE

Sunday, July 106:00 - 7:30 PM Kick Off Party

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 - 12:00 noonFriday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Lunch Provided)

Sunday, July 1710:30 AM Mini Performance6:30 PM Full Performance

Drama Auditions will be held:Tuesday, June 14 6:00-8:00PM

Thursday, June 16, 6:00-8:00 PMThose wishing to audition for lead roles should register for

one of the audition dates on the registration form.

Drama Auditions will be held:Tuesday, June 14 6:00-8:00PM

Thursday, June 16, 6:00-8:00 PMThose wishing to audition for lead roles should register for

one of the audition dates on the registration form.

TO REGISTER

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Pastor Bill, Sabra, and Pam Mixon are leading Summer Music Camp again this year, but they need an armyof volunteers to help out. There are opportunities ranging from Bible teaching to snacks andcrafts. Please contact one of them if you would be interested in helping in any way!

Kids Korner with Pastor Bill

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Vacation Bible School

It will be here before you know it

We have three very unique and distinct opportunities to reach out to Children this summer through three

different VBS strategies. Check them out!

VBS at NorthRidgeJune 20-24, 2011

9 am - noon

VBS at Your HouseTimes TBD (by you)

Would you like a great strategy for reachingthe kids in your neighborhood with thegospel of Christ? Cant get them to come to

VBS here? Then take VBS home to them!We have scheduled an InformationalMeeting/Luncheon on Sunday, April 17,immediately following the worship service.

We need you to register for the luncheon sowe have enough food for everyone. You may

sign up by e-mailing Pastor Bill.bhatley@northridgehc.com

Mission VBSHome Suites of Davenport

July 23-26, Evenings

Please begin praying about your involvement in thismission opportunity. We have the chance to minister to

40+ families who have lost their homes in the recentfinancial recession. Volunteers must be at least 16 yearsold. We will have an informational meeting after church

Many of you have volunteered to teach andlead in VBS, but we still have numerousopportunities for leaders. We have openingsfor teachers, crafters, and plenty of assistants.For more details, contact Pastor Bill.

bhatley@northridgehc.com

Summer Vacation will be here before you know it, and so will Vacation Bible School. We are putting thefinishing touches on the plans, but we still need help. If you are interested please contact Pastor Bill ASAP.

VBS Help

TOREGISTER

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VBS Movie in the ParkSaturday, June 18th 6 - 9pm

Food, Games, Fun, Plus a Fun Movie !!!Meet us in the park beside the brick courtyard as theevening begins. Then join us in the NCA gym for the Feature Presentation!

New

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Eternal Youth

To my wonderful church family,The month has finally arrived. On June 12th, we will be getting on the bus anddriving to Ridgecrest, North Carolina, to take our students to Centrifuge. It willbe a week of fun, learning, and most importantly, being challenged to live outour lives in a way most pleasing to God. Our students have worked hard toearn the money needed to be able to go to this camp. My entry this monthserves two purposes.

The first purpose is the say thank you to all of you. I know that everyonereading this letter has supported us from day one. Whether it is through prayer,financially, or by showing support at our fundraisers, you all have helped makethis possible. This is my tenth year doing youth ministry, and since my first jobas youth pastor I have wanted to take a group of kids to Ridgecrest so that they could have the same

experiences that I was able to have when I was a teenager. You have made this happen. Thank you so much

for supporting these teens. God is going to continue doing amazing things, and I can not wait to get back

from camp so you can hear how God has moved in the lives of the people going on this trip.

The second purpose is to come to you all again asking for prayer. I know that when God is moving in

people's lives that Satan loves to try to mess that up. I am asking that as a church family, you pray for the

people going to this camp by name. I know first-hand how powerful prayer is, and I know that you will pray

for the these teens.

Alyssa Matthues Aubrey Johnson Kristen Yurick Courtney Wiley Sam Ryan Amanda Buchanan

Breckon Hatley Briana Wiley Grace Myers Amber Hanrahan Anthony Harrell Fred Waggy Stevie Pierce

Branson Hatley Aaron Schumacher Pryce Newberg Nathaniel Solis Bryan Hatley Bradley Fowler.

Also, please pray for the adult leaders who are brave enough to take this amazing group of teens on this trip.

Dawn Wiley Ruth Gilley Terrill Gilley Derrick Whiteman

Thank you all so much for the love and support that you have given us. I am looking forward to sharing withall of you what God has done during this week of camp.

-Stepping out in Faith,

Derrick Whiteman

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Disaster Relief MinistryDue to the recent outbreak of disasters, the Florida Baptist DisasterRelief Ministry is in need of volunteers. We are receiving invitationsto respond in Illinois, Mississippi, and Louisiana for flood relief. Ifyou are able to go, please contact Travis Pike, NorthRidge ChurchsDisaster Relief Coordinator, at tpike@mywinterhaven.com.Inorder to participate, you must have attended a training eventin recent years and have current credentials. If you would like to

participate and have not yet been through state training or would like to receive additional training in aspecialty area, please consider going to our local training event.

June 18 - Region 4 Training Bethel Baptist Church, Lakeland (Training is from 9:00 AM3:00 PM)First Time Volunteers

Registration Fee ($30 per person)

First Time volunteerswill participate in our New Volunteer Class that is designed to prepare volunteers tobe able to respond effectively with our ministry. Information will be shared to help answer the questions that

all new volunteers typically have. The class lasts all morning.

After lunch, first time volunteers will be able to choose one to attend a Ministry Area Class to getspecialized training in the area they most likely want to work. (Water Purification is only available for ReturningVolunteers)

You can cross train in other Ministry Areas by attending another regional training event.Price includes: background check fees, lunch, training materials, ID badge, t-shirt, hat and pin.

Returning VolunteersRegistration Fee ($15 per person)

Returning volunteers have several options:During the morning, they may choose to get additional training in their primary ministry area in a specializedclass or they may participate in our Spiritual Care class.

Volunteers that are interested in being trained for water purification will attend an all day class that is onlyopen to returning volunteers.

After lunch, they may choose to attend another ministry area class to receive training in another specialtythus expanding their ability to minister.Price includes: background check fees, lunch, training materials and t-shirt.

For more information on Florida Baptist Disaster Relief, visit flbaptistdisaster.orgor flbaptist.org.

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Prism Weight LossTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is

your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of yourmind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:1-2

The Prism Christian Weight Loss Program is now in full swing. Our first group is about to complete thefourth week of Phase One. This first phase is a 6 week program and is the first step in our weight lossjourney. We have 12 people participating in this first group, and I think everyone is very happy with theirsuccess. For many of us, this is the first time we have participated in a weight loss program without feelinghunger cravings. We accomplish this by keeping a daily food journal to help us understand just how much

we are eating. In doing this, we are all finding that there is no more 'mindless eating' day or night. Thepotato chips and ice cream are not tempting us anymore as we realize that good health is much moreimportant than any particular food. I believe this is due to the help of God and His Spirit working in us.Even though we will not weigh in until the end of week 6, we are already seeing results. Not only are we

feeling more energetic, but we are even able to wear some clothing that we had put away!After this group completes Phase Two, we will begin an additional group (hopefully around the end of July).If you or someone you know has interest, feel free to see me for more information or talk to any of ourmembers that you know are presently going through the program. We also covet your prayers as wecontinue to take steps in our ongoing weight loss adventure.

Sincerely,Ann Barnesbarnes35@msn.com

T H E

P R I S M W E I G H T L O S S

P R O G R A M

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Sunday services

Hours-Monday -Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm. If you need to contact

the Pastor On Call you can at any time by calling the Church

Office 863-422-4488 and leaving a message in the On Call

mailbox (ext. 2104) The Pastor that is on call for the week will

return your call ASAP.

Sunday Morning Caf -8:45am

Sunday School -9:20

Worship Service -10:30am

(also Kids' Church K5-3rd)

Church Office

Meeting Wednesday Nights6:30-8:00 PM

Cubbies are ages 3-4 YearsSparks are in K5-2nd Grade

T&T Adventurers are in 3rd-4thGrades

T&T Challengers are in 5th Grade

5:45-6:45 -Prayer in Sanctuary6:45-7:45 -Coffee and Bible study in Fellowship Hall

June

Birthdays

Noreen Nixon 1Denice Tyler 1

Tammy Farrens 2Caroline Farrens 6

Daniel Cameron 7Matthew Harrold 7

Jordyn Conerly 8Lynda Coots 8 Alex Smith 8

Megan Kachmarik 9Bill Hatley 10

Elaine Higgins 10 Amanda Watts 10

Russell Watts 10Sara Williams 11

Faith Pike 12Gissell Alba 15David Clement 15Karen Myers 15

Silas Rowell 15Cheryl Yurick 15

Kayleigh Butler 16 Til Fellows 16 Jen Fetes 17

Janice Kobs 17

Caley Coots 18Cherrie Jordan 18Dawn Wiley 18Marie Charles 19Bryan Hatley 19

Amanda Menendez 20Martin Jenkins 21Roger Lee 21 Todd Trierweiler 21

Melinda Heverly 22 Tom Yurick 22

Pat Teske 23

Teri Schaeffer 25Ed Newberg 26

Gary Moyer 28