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V OLUME 5 ISSUE 2

FOR JULY 2012

For the Lord i s the Spiri t ,

and where the Spiri t of the Lord i s ,

there i s l iberty .

2 CORINTHIANS 3 :17 Spirit of LibertySpirit of Liberty

NORTH L IBERTY CHURCH OF CHRIST

JOIN US FOR A FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT

Family Palooza 2012 Location: North Liberty Church of Christ

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Time: 4:00—7:00 pm

Mechanical Bull (child friendly)

9 SQUARE IN THE AIR

Inflatable Slip and Slide

Carnival Game: Jacob’s Ladder

Water Jumpin’ Splash Castle

Cornhole Competitions

Tasty Food and Much More

FUN FOR ALL AGES

Dan & Erica Hunt’s baby, Ella, diagnosed with a fatal disease of Spinal muscular atrophy

Marcia Hopper– oxygen respiratory infection, brain cancer

Cheryl Adkins-having cardiac issues. May have to have a pacemaker & is being put on a heart donor list

Lyndal Smith’s aorta not working properly & will have surgery on July 16th

Mike Combes, Joe’s dad, cancer throughout body

Ken Snyder having kidney problems

Susan (Snyder) Baughman-bone marrow cancer- undergoing aggressive chemo

Jenny O’Hara’s, Carolyn Lidgard’s daughter, on bed rest

Caleb Hoppe, his parents are friends of Elin Fair, 18 month old diagnosed in May with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Anthony Lambo, Riesie Mangus’ brother, just diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

Mitchell Sullivan, Shannon & Brian Hodges’ nephew is recovering from spine surgery

Grace Tibbs 4th grader at NLES-recovering from brain surgery to remove tumors

Armondo Frderico-friend of Makenzie Hickman

Tanner, Kim Betz’s nephew, 4 wheeler accident-home from hospital recovering

Sympathy to Austin Fair on the loss of his grandmother, Judy Stoll

Sympathy to the Merrill Family on the passing of George

Praises: Ava Grace Miller was born on 5/31 to Marcy and Doug

Isaac Daniel Napier was born on 6/11 to Susan

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Spirit of WorshipSpirit of Worship

Spirit of Praise & Spirit of Praise & PrayerPrayer

For week of... 5/27 6/3 6/10 6/17 6/24

Sunday AM

Worship 471 516 427 433 503

Total

Offering $11,718.00 $11,615.71 $14,176.32 $9,640.10 $10,820.97

Building Fund $395.00 $150.00 $335.00 $305.00 $440.00

Those with cancer:

Todd Hornig’s brother Bruce; Leanne Runyan’s mom Diana Harbaugh; Rick Burkus’ mother Carol Zehroung; Jason Wilson, Sue Grayckowski; Barb Burkett; Liz Davis’ nephew; Harold Rinehart; Stella Shaffer; Carol Clark, friend of Shannon Stuart; Dennis Napier; Richard Hauguel; Irene Fair; Wayne Dixon; Frank Rodrigrez, friend of Don Napier; Alan Jones, friend of Cunningham’s; Betty O’Connor, relative of Janet Peterson; George Merrill; Shannon Walker, Josh Rice’s sister; Janie Hartsell, Denny Lemert’s niece; Danny Edmonds; Mike Combes, Joe’s dad; Marcia Hopper, Norma Bennett’s sister; Anthony Lambo, Riesie Mangus’ brother;

Military Personnel:

Eric Rodman, son of Jerry & Sherry Roberts; Andrew Ross, Mary Bunch’s son, Joshua Cole (Omaha, NE), Jason Rodman (CA.), Jeff Roberts (TX), Shannon Vickers, Dave Bickel (CO), Josh Grayckowski (TX) Kyle Singleton, Mike McGann, Mary Patton’s son (San Diego, CA), Jason Fair (CA), Lionel Williams, Bob & Sherry Lichtenberger’s son-in-law, Christopher Brandenburg( NC), Erin & Trevor Wiegers, Steve & Carol Beam’s son at sea; Brian Parnell (Afghanistan)-Steve & Carol Beam’s nephew; Bryant Miller (Afghanistan)

Thank you NLCC for the gift to graduating seniors. I will put it to good use this fall at Purdue. But more importantly thanks for being a place that I can come to learn about and develop a relationship with Christ. ~ Jakob Keldsen

Dear JG After-Prom Donor,

The John Glenn After-Prom committee wants to send

you their utmost thanks for your generous donation to the 2012

John Glenn After-Prom held on May 6, 2012. Thanks to you and

your generous support we were able to give a donated gift to

each child in attendance. Over two hundred students attended this

successful event. The children were able to enjoy food, games

and contests that would not have been possible with out your

support. All donations were used to pay for the event or given to

the children as gifts. Thank You again for the generosity.

John Glenn After-Prom Co-Chairs

Charman Dreessen ~ Theresa Jacobson ~ Candy Igel

Helen Rimbaugh was immersed on May 13th. Her parents are Heather Adkins and Scott Rimbaugh. She is in the 10th grade at JGHS and enjoys running. She has one sister named Deanna.

Raymond & Sharon Carlson placed their membership with us on June 20. They are both retired and like to travel and Sharon also likes to bake.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time this summer to work at the Little League Concession stand!

2 More Motorcycle rides this summer:

July 15 and August 19. Each ride will leave at 12:30

and return by 3:30. We will stop for lunch and enjoy the afternoon. Please keep those dates and any

questions please contact Tom Fair at

[email protected]

We are having a 4th of July church Float. We need

volunteers to help decorate the float. Please contact

Juneyeta Mattix @ 656-3226 or [email protected] if you are interested in helping!

Men’s annual retreat to the UP for college age and adult Men Aug 24th-30th. A time of fellowship, learning and bonding. Cost is $200 for the week (excluding travel meals & fishing license. Contact Tim Stewart for more details [email protected]

SPIRIT OF L IBERTY

M.O.P.S meet the 1st

and 3rd Thursdays of the month in the Teen Room

(old sanctuary)

They also need volunteers for child care on the 1st and 3rd Thursday’s of the month from 9-

11:00 am. MOPS is on recess until September.

North Liberty

Christian School

Registration is still

open for the

2012/2013 school

year.

School office # 574-203-0282

Ask Addie about the voucher program

SAVE the DATE: NLCS golf outing versus Michiana

Christian School

Saturday, August 25

Details to come soon...

All Volunteer ice-cream social

Sunday July 22nd 4:00 in the

Pavilion

This includes teachers, nursery

workers, team leaders, greeters,

sound crew, Worship team,

servers, ushers, etc.

WELCOME TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY

SUGAR FOR CAMP

mailto:[email protected]



SPIRIT OF L IBERTY

Spirit of ServiceSpirit of Service

For Week of... 7/1 7/8 7/15 7/22 7/29

Nursery

Alissa Whitmer

Elliott Whitmer

Julie Whitmer

Mikayla Cox

Alissa Whitmer

Elliott Whitmer

Julie Whitmer

Mikayla Cox

Carol Beam

Alyssa Bowen

Dawn Combes

Amanda Bowen

Carol Beam

Alyssa Bowen

Dawn Combes

Amanda Bowen

Christina Heck

Lori Abbott

Allyson Taylor

Angie Cauffman

Communion &

Offering Prayer Tom Fair Jan Baker Keith Beringer Ben Webb Erik Ebersole

Communion

Servers

Bill Cauffman

Patrick Kronk

Nathan Hornig

Jeff Pride

Jason Cauffman

Vince Leodanski

Chuck Bowen

Tim Baker

Nate Reinhold

Justin Hornig

Scott Lidgard

Dave Ross

Tim Knowlton

Zeb Kemp

Joe Combes

Ryan Fair

Eric Morris

D Klopfenstein

Don Napier

Joe Borrelli

Tom Patton

Trevor Duff

Pat Wolfe

Jon Stewart

Cole Kaser

Charlie Dressen

John Dillion

Steve Runyan

Bob Yung

Randy Lemert

Ben Weiss

Sam Weiss

Nick Lung

Bob Shipley

Jerry Leininger

Communion to Sick

North Liberty

South Bend

LaPorte

Randy Lemert

Mike Nicholas

Scott Reinhold

Nick Lung

Tom Fair

Ron Peterson

D. Klopfenstein

Jan Baker

Ron Peterson

Brian Kaser

Jan Baker

Erik Ebersole

Nick Lung

Tom Fair

Ron Peterson

Mowing

Week 1-T Fair

Week 2-D Mills

Week 3-Pat Stage

Week 4-C Fleck

Ushers

Alan Limerick

Scott Reinhold

Brian Perry

Mike Cox

Jake Baker

Security Brad Yung

Larry Bunch

Immersion Andrea Ritter

Janet Peterson

Communion

Preparation

Bob & Doris Craycraft

We have started a new series from Luke 7-8 about Jesus being a certain kind of friend. And as we study these relationships, hopefully we’ll come to know Jesus more intimately as our own personal friend. But it’s important for us to understand that while the Lord loves every person,

there is a qualifier to his friendship. In James 4:4 it says, “Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” He’s talking about buying into the world’s moral and philosophical view rather than a biblical world view. Trusting what the world has to offer instead of trusting God.

We first talked about Jesus being a friend to believers and the story line came from Luke 7:1-10 where it talks about the centurion’s servant being ill. This centurion came to know the Lord and believed that Jesus could heal his servant from a distance. “Just say the word Lord and it will be done.” When Jesus heard this from a Roman centurion, Jesus turned to the crowd of Jews and the Bible says, “…he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd, he said, ‘I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.’”

So Jesus is truly a friend to those who believe in him as Lord. Then last week we talked about him being a friend to those who are hurting (Luke 7:11-17). Here we find Jesus showing compassion to a woman who was already a widow and now has lost her only son. He’s entering the city that took on the form of a parade and they have a head on collision with this woman leaving the city in a funeral procession. But Jesus takes notice and brings her only son back to life. He demonstrates that he is a friend to those who are hurting.

Church family, Jesus is a compassionate friend because he doesn’t just comfort us in our hurts; he’s going to cure the problem. You and I will have pain in this world but we also know the end of the story. We know that no matter what happens here, we will be raised to life just like this young man.

Saved to Serve, Tim

“…The fire must be kept burning on the altar.”

“The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out.”

“The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.”

These words are pieces of instruction to the priest on how to officiate a ceremonial burnt offering to God found in Leviticus 6:8-13.

This section explains how to take care of the altar, what to do with the fire, what to do with the ashes, and even what to wear for each of

these different responsibilities. Leviticus gives more instructions on burnt offerings in chapter 1. It says that the animal must be

without defect. The person bringing the animal, whether bull, sheep, or goat, is to slaughter the animal themselves, before handing it

over to the priest. The priest then skins and cuts the animal into pieces before putting every bit of the animal up on to the altar. Every

part of the animal was to be burnt.

All day, every day, the job of the priest was never done. As long as people sinned there were offerings to be given. The priest was

more closely related to a butcher than what we think of as a minister or priest in our modern times.

You probably haven’t seen too many pictures or paintings depicting the burnt offerings of the Old Testament. They weren’t exactly

family friendly. Yet Paul takes it a step further in Romans 12:1 when he urges us to “offer our bodies as living sacrifices.” No doubt

Paul was very familiar with the Jewish offerings system, and he most likely had done his fair share of participation. Yet he tells us to

offer ourselves as if we were the sacrifice. One way of understanding this text is that we should “spiritually” look like slaughtered,

burnt animals. We should sacrifice ourselves and live the rest of our lives as a testimony, making it above obvious to those around us

that we are not living for ourselves. A second idea can be seen on the ranch my grandparents had for so many years. Every year we

would take a steer to the butcher to provide the meat for the next year. It was odd and somewhat creepy in my young mind to be staring

at my dinner out in the corral. Suddenly dinner got more personal, especially when my sister decided to begin naming them. With all

that said, a steer patiently and unknowingly eating in the corral is a “living” sacrifice. It is waiting out its days when it will be sacrificed

for someone else. We should live out our lives patiently waiting for the day when we can sacrifice for others. We should be perceptive

enough to notice when others need our help, and willing to be “slaughtered” for the good of another.

One last thought. God loves barbecue. In Leviticus 1:9, 13, and 17, it says that the burnt offerings are “an aroma pleasing to the Lord.”

God loves to see his people make sacrifices for him and too him, it is our “spiritual act of worship” (Romans 12:1). I love the smell of

meat cooking, but even more I love the “smell” of God’s people doing his work.

Grace and Peace, Ben

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9:30 am

10:30 am

Sunday School

Morning Worship/ CIY mandatory informational meeting following service for all parents and students attending trip

3 6:30 am Prayer Group


8

9:30 am

10:30 am

Sunday School

Morning Worship/Students leave for CIY



14 Students return from CIY

15

9:30 am

10:30 am

12:30 pm

Sunday School

Morning Worship

Motorcycle ride



22 9:30 am

10:30 am

Sunday School

Morning Worship


25 6-7:00 pm Cookout in Pavilion


29 9:30 am

10:30 am

Sunday School

Morning Worship


Spirit of FellowshipSpirit of Fellowship

S p i r i t o f L i b e r t y

GROW ON THE GO F U E L F O R T H E H E A R T : E M P O W E R I N G P A R E N T S T O B E T H E S P I R I T U A L

L E A D E R S W I T H I N T H E I R H O M E S

W H A T D O Y O U D O W H I L E Y O U D R I V E ? L I S T E N T O T A L K R A D I O , P U T O N Y O U R M A K E U P , O R P E R H A P S E V E N L I S T E N T O C L A S S I C 7 0 ’ S O R 8 0 ’ S R O C K . W E W A N T T O E N C O U R A G E Y O U T O U S E T H A T T I M E A S A N I N V E S T M E N T T O W A R D P E R S O N A L S P I R I T U A L G R O W T H . T H I S M O N T H W E W I L L B E P R O V I D I N G T W O C D S T H A T W I L L A D D R E S S C E R T A I N F A M I L Y I S S U E S F R O M A C H R I S T - C E N T E R E D A P P R O A C H . T H E S E CD ’ S W I L L H E L P E N C O U R A G E , E Q U I P , A N D S T R E N G T H E N Y O U A S A C H R I S T I A N P A R E N T A N D S P O U S E . Y O U C A N F I N D T H E S E CD ’ S A V A I L A B L E A T T H E P A R E N T R E S O U R C E C E N T E R I N T H E K I D Z K O N N E C T I O N Z O N E . T O P I C S A V A I L A B L E F O R J U L Y : C D 1 - T E A C H I N G S E X U A L P U R I T Y T O Y O U R K I D S ( M R . J I M B U R N S ) C D 2 - H E A L T H Y C O M M U N I C A T I O N O N M O N E Y A N D M A R R I A G E ( M R . S C O T T & M R S . B E T H A N Y P A L M E R )

3rd - 5th Grade

BIG SPLASH POOL PARTY WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

th

, 2012

Meet at the church at 6:00 pm. Pick up at the church at 8:30 pm.

POOL PARTY LOCATION: Tom Fair House

Join us for wet and wild event. Yummy food will be provided.

IT’S A TON OF FUN… AND IT’S AN EXCITING & POWERFUL WEEK WHERE KIDS CONNECT WITH GOD

Check it out at www.michianacamp.org

Check out the different weeks of camp your child can attend.

Be sure to register ASAP

Girls ONLY Camp (4th - 9

th): August 5-8, 2012 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Wed.) Cost: $145

5th & 6

th Grade Camp II: July 29 - August 3, 2011 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Fri.) Cost: $205

4th Grade Camp: July 15-20 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Fri) Cost: $205


th): August 5-8 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Wed.) Cost: $145

3rd Grade: July 2-4 (7 pm Mon. - 2 pm Wed.) Cost: $115

2nd Grade: July 1-2 (7 pm Sun. - 4 pm Mon.) Cost: $85

Co-Ed Wilderness (4th- 6

th): July 22-24 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Tues.) Cost: $115

Boys ONLY Wilderness (4th-6

th): August 5-7 Cost: $115

First Chance Camp II (5-7 yrs. old): July 14 (10 am - 4 pm) Cost: $40

If you have any questions contact Jake and Addie Baker or Jeff and Lynn Pride. If you need a church coupon for an

additional discount see Jody Healey.

Spirit of Liberty

IT’S A TON OF FUN… AND IT’S AN EXCITING & POWERFUL WEEK WHERE KIDS CONNECT WITH GOD

Check it out at www.michianacamp.org

Check out the different weeks of camp your child can attend.

Be sure to register ASAP

Junior High II (7th - 9

th): July 22 - 28, 2012 (7 pm Sun. - 9 am Sat.) Cost: $225


th): August 5-8, 2012 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Wed.) Cost: $145

Junior High Adventure (7th - 8

th): July 8-12, 2012 (3 pm Sun. - 7 pm Thurs.) Cost: $220

High School Discipleship II (9th - 12

th): July 8-13 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Fri.) Cost: $220

High School Wilderness Trip (9th - 12

th): July 24-29, 2012 (3 pm Sun. - 7 pm Fri.) Cost: $270

Worship Camp (9th - 12

th): August 9-11, 2012 Cost: $85


th): August 5-8 (7 pm Sun. - 7 pm Wed.) Cost: $145

If you have any questions contact Jake and Addie Baker or Jeff and Lynn Pride. If you need a church coupon for an

additional discount see Jody Healey.

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Join us for a great evening of fun games, yummy food, and hanging out with your friends When: Scheduled Sunday Nights

Time: 6 - 7:30 pm

Where: Jody’s house (right next to the church)

TBT SUMMER SCHEDULE:

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012

99 THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS THE TRUTH ON RAISING TEENAGERS FROM PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE

By Walt Mueller

LIVE UNDER AND PROCLAIM THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD Have you ever thought about how and why we make the decisions we make? Every decision we make is based on some authority. Same thing goes for

our children. It’s highly likely that your teenagers, like most teenagers, rely unconsciously on some combination of authorities including peers, family,

the media, and their feelings. While all of these authorities can lead us in the right direction and to good decisions , there is one primary authority we are

to live in conscious submission to. It’s the authority of the One who formed us, made us, and desires us to find our rightful place in life in a relationship

with Him. Perhaps the greatest parental responsibility we have is to teach - through our words and example - that all of life is to be lived under the

authority of God. Our own eyes, ears, and live must be focused on Jesus, who said, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth” ( Matthew

28:18), and on God’s revelation of himself in the Bible, which is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is

wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right (2 Timothy 3:16). If this is the authority we live under, we’ll be

teaching the truth about their need to do the same.

North Liberty Church of Christ ~ 65225 SR 23 ~ North Liberty, IN 46554 ~ 574-656-4632 ~ www.nlccnet.org

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Summer 2012 H.S. Youth Schedule

July 1 – N.L. Town Park

July 15 – Tracy Perry’s Home

July 29 – Klopfenstein’s Home

All times: 6:00 pm

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