Troy H. Jones

Sit back and relax.  I love writing the New Life ramblings.  These are just random thoughts on life, church, my family, God and faith.

• Bring canned food in two days. Let’s fill up the lobby.  We want to provide 500 turkey dinners to families this year.  Working with Maple Valley Food bank.
• We are 18 Sundays from being in new building.  Countdown has begun!
• Tonight our youth are planning on having 400-600 students at Amp’d.  Unbelievable!
• Follow me on twitter.  Keep up with regular updates!
• We begin a new teaching series this week called “Our Father” on Sunday.  My challenge:  Pray the Lord’s Prayer every day from now until end of the year. 
• Did you know last Sunday we had 491 kids and 257 youth on site?  Wow!
• I love our Elders. We meet the third Tuesday of the month.  Great men and woman of God.
• We had 25 people show up to talk with Alan Johnson about the Mission of God last Sunday. 
• Recently we have updated our core values.  Click here to read.
• In 2010 I want to see everyone attend the New Life Orientation.  Plan now to attend New Life Orientation in the next 12 months. The next three are:  December 13, 2009, January 24, 2010 and February 28, 2010.
• Pray for my niece Kara Brown. Her blood counts are very low.  She needs a miracle. 
• Our Big Give offering continues to grow. Currently we are at $650,000 between cash in hand and firm commitments cards.
• Currently we receive communion together 5 times a year as a church family.  We are considering changing this to monthly.  Love to hear your thoughts?? At the Well we receive communion weekly.
• In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
• We put together some final plans for our Christmas Eve Services this week.  I love this tradition we have at New Life.  Join us Christmas Eve at 5, 6:30 or 10 PM.
• Relentless Compassion:  Demonstrating Christ’s redemptive love to the helpless and hurting in our community and broken world. 
• Click here to see the Tribute to Pastor Tappero, Confessions of a Pastor and Cardboard Testimony videos.
• My prayer-God break my heart for what breaks yours.  Give us a large scale unpredictable spiritual awakening in this community and broken world.
• Read Matthew 6: 5-15.  Part one of “Our Father” called “Stop Rambling”.
• Many people give monthly or even quarterly to support our career missionaries.  Thank you for your giving! Our missionaries couldn’t do what they do without finances.
• Did you enjoy Chris Ness on Skype last weekend?
• Jana and I are pumped about what God is doing at New Life.
• Invest and invite.  Great phrase. We relationally invest into relationships with people far from God.  We invite them on the journey to discover Jesus.  Invite a friend to church with you this weekend.