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One of the greatest gifts we receive in life is the ability to read. It is a skill that we will use all of our days. Reading transports us to time long ago and it encourages us to dream of things in the future. Reading instructs us and educates us. It inspires us. Sometimes it makes us laugh and sometimes it brings tears.

I love to read. I get that honestly. When I was little my mother spent a lot of time reading to us. Our favorite books were a series called “Little Golden Books,” and we wore them out. We knew them so well that we always knew when Mom tried to skip words.

One of the pictures that is permanently embedded in my memory is our daughter, when she was little, sitting in the crook of a tree in our front yard reading. At that time she read everything out loud so it was a joy just to stand and watch her and observe the expressions on her face as she read her book. Interestingly enough it was that picture that came flooding into my mind as I thought about the past while I was waiting to walk her down the aisle at her wedding. It still tugs at my heart as I write about it.

It is hard for me to imagine what it would be like to be someone who has not been taught to read. I have a great ap-preciation for Bible translation ministries. Many of the people groups in our world are made up of people who not only cannot read, but their language has no written form. Translators first have to learn the language and then cre-ate an alphabet and then teach the people how to read what they have never seen before. All of that is necessary before the Bible can be translated into their language. If you would like to see a reaction of a tribe in Kenya receiv-ing Bibles in their own language, click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFc5AB_UbFU

The very fact that we have the Bible is testimony to the importance of the written word. The written word provides a more permanent record of what God says. A short time before Babylon would capture the nation of Judah and place them in captivity for 70 years, God instructed the prophet Jeremiah to take a scroll and “write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel and Judah…” (Jeremiah 36:2) Jeremiah dictated all that God had spoken to him to his secretary Baruch and then told Baruch to read those words to the people.

Years later after the Jews returned to Jerusalem from their captivity in Babylon, the priest Ezra gathered the people together and Nehemiah 8:8 says that “They read from the book, from the law of God…” It was an emotional expe-rience. Nehemiah says that “...all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law” (Nehemiah 8:9). This led to a revival and reinstating the observance of the “Feast of Booths.”

Someone searched the Bible and found that Jesus said the words “it is written” about 30 times. In the Apostle Paul’s first letter to Timothy he told his young protégé, “Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scrip-ture…” (I Timothy 4:13) and Paul told the Colossian church to have his letter to them read in the church at Laodi-cea and Paul’s letter from Laodicea was in turn to be read to the church in Colossae (Colossians 4:16). The book of Revelation opens with the words, “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelation 1:3).

There are all kinds of things one might read and I think it is good to read a variety of kinds of literature, but we dare not neglect the reading of the Bible. It is indeed a “light to our path” (Psalm 119:105).

Matt Malott

Fall Choir Packets and Rehearsal CDs are available for pickup in the Green Room. Our online re-hearsals will resume August 26th, and we’d love to have some new singers. It’s such a joy to sing to-gether! You don’t need to be able to read music – the only re-

quirement is the ability to carry a tune. If you’re interested email me at hwicks627@gmail.com.

Hugh Wicks

Join us in the Fellowship Center at 10:15 am for

Sunday Morning Bible Study Led by Jeff Buford

Prayer Requests

Michelle Brantley, hospice care Mike Daniels, cancer Kiley Daniels, cancer Fred Davis, chemo regimen Lois Dowd, home rehab Marilyn Koogle, recovering Bob Lagerquist, radiation treatments Paul Rabenold, recovering John Rodier, surgery recovery Dick Taylor, surgery recovery Jim Wiggins, upcoming consultations

Long Term Care

Ruth Ewerks, Elan Assisted Living Bob Galster, ongoing health issues Bob Graves, home care Chuck Graves, home care

Pray for one another, that you may be

healed. James 5:16

Bruce Haupt

Passed away May 5, 2020

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Service this Friday, July 24th at 2:00pm at New Life Christian Church.

Women’s Bible Studies

MONDAYS Leader: Audra Jones (240)538-3883 Study: Experiencing God

THURSDAYS Leaders: Marilyn Volbruck (352)217-1382 Gwen Frey (301)471-8885 Study: Living by Faith

Men’s Bible Study

TUESDAYS Leader: Hugh Wicks (352)431-8004 Study: Romans

TUESDAYS

Village of Hillsborough Leader: Rod Ehmen (352)661-9235

Village of Osceola Hills Leader: David Oboyski (518)588-6502

Village of Lynnhaven Leader: Bill Stoltzfus (570)768-0318

THURSDAYS

Village of Belle Aire Leader: Nick DiGiore (352)633-2044

NLCC Fellowship Center Leader: Phil Cahoon (937)408-1782

Groups for Men and Women

SUNDAYS

Village of Fenney Leader: Tom Frechette (512)638-0278

MONDAYS Village of McClure Leader: Roger Donohue (352)661-5161

Village of Buttonwood Leader: Richard Dowd (352)633-3559

The Villages and Community Leader: Mark Ingmire (912)272-2478

Consider mak-ing an invest-ment in your spiritual growth and connection with others from the church by joining in on at

least one of the fellowship opportunities. “Test drive” one of these opportunities this week! No sign-up required. For more information contact Mark Ingmire at mark@nlchristian.org.

•Monday Prayer and Fellowship (9:00—9:30 AM) (confidential and no one is put on the spot to pray out loud)

•Tuesday Men's Bible Study (8:30—10:00 AM)

Study: The Book of Romans

•Thursday Bible Study and Fellowship (10:00—

11:00 AM) Study: Sermon Discussion Guide

Mark Ingmire

Be sure to check out one of my favorite authors and speakers, Max Lucado, in the video Traveling Light. It’s a wonderful and inspiring study of Psalm 23. This is my recommendation of the week for you on RightNow Media. Just click this link: Max Lucado - Traveling Light. If you don’t have an account set up yet on RightNow Media, you can do so by click-ing on this link . . . and remember, setting up an account is free: RightNow Media

Account Set-up If you are not familiar with RightNow Media, it is like a Christian Netflix. RightNow Media has thousands of Bible study and teaching videos for personal and small group study. It also has videos for your grandkids when they come to visit! Be sure to check it out: RightNow Media.

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On July 31 and August 1, men from across the globe will gather via livestream in their homes, small groups, and at simulcast loca-tions to participate in Promise Keepers 2020..CClick for more info: Promise Keepers 2020

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Be sure to check out the full lineup of speakers who include Tony Evans, Mark Batterson, David Barton, Luis Palau, and more! I sus-pect at least one of your favorites will be speaking.

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Marriage and Restoration, Making Disciples, Seeking Justice, Building a Legacy.

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July 25th Next Steps Postponed! Our Next Steps Event has been postponed from Saturday, July 25, to October 31st. Please mark this date on your calendar in anticipation of joining us then! If you had signed up for this month’s Next Steps, we’ll be in touch to invite you to our October event.