Premarital Classes at NewSpring – 2010

02Feb10

We are getting ready to begin the NewSpring premarital class again.  If you or anyone you know are engaged to be married, or if you are dating and close to getting engaged, we would love for you/them to join us.

The class will be offered as a weekend seminar.  It will be Fri night February 26th and Friday the 27th at the Anderson Campus. We will start at 6pm on Friday night and go to 9:30 pm.  (the first 2 sessions of the class) Then we will teach the last 3 sessions of the class on Saturday from 9 to 1.

We will also teach the same weekend seminar for the Greenville campus at their offices on April 16th & 17th.

During the sessions we will discuss many subjects, including God’s plan and purposes for marriage, marital roles and responsibilities, communication skills and conflict resolution. We will also be discussing many expectations people have for marriage including…how to fight fair, how to meet each others needs, dealing with in-laws, daily life, children, how to grow spiritually together, work expectations, how to deal with money,and wedding and honeymoon expectations

Here are the details:

Date: Feb 26, 27 on Anderson Campus and April 16, 17 at the Greenville Campus

Time: 6 to 9:30 on Friday night & 9am to 1pm on Saturday

Cost: $25

Register: click here

Questions: please call the church office 226-6585 and ask for Lanna Johnson, or email her at lanna.johnson@newspring.cc

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God’s Will and Fighting Cancer

01Feb10

If you have not seen this msnbc article about Matt Chandler and his fight with cancer you should read it today.  It is one of the most personally challenging and inspiring things I have read in a while.  Matt is a guy I have looked up to for a long time because of his preaching.  But I admire how he is preaching with his life and how he lives out his faith even more.

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Searching for Purpose in Life

12Jan10

This was my last article for the Anderson Independent.  I really enjoyed my time on the faith and values board and the opportunity to share my thoughts in that forum:

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Are you going to be at Unleash 2010?

11Jan10

Perry posted his thoughts about Unleash 2010 today.  I hope you are planning on being with us.

If you are involved in Care ministry at a church and will be here for unleash, please shoot me an email and let me know you are coming.  jake.beaty@newspring.cc

Here are all the details for Unleash.  The early bird rate of $59 per person ends on January 31

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Why should I get married?

01Dec09

This past Sunday we finished our singles series at NewSpring Chruch entitled “don’t get married until.”  If you are interested in watching the messages from this series you can view them here.

In light of that series, I have had many conversations with people that ask me this question: How do you know when you’ve found the right one?

Here are my thoughts on that question…You should only get married because you know (not think) that God has called you to marry this person. You should get married because you realize that you can never go as far, or accomplish as much alone for God as you can with this person. That is when you know that you’ve found the right one.

So what are some practical ways that you can know?

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Death by Love – Book Review

30Nov09

Here is my latest article for the Anderson Independent.  It is a review of Mark Driscoll’s “Death by Love.”

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Thanksgiving Food Drive

05Nov09

NewSpring has a great opportunity to help those in need in our community.  On Sunday, November 15th, the Anderson Campus is partnering with Haven of Rest, Anderson Interfaith Ministries, and the Anderson Soup Kitchen to provide food for needy families this holiday season.  You can help by bringing items from the list below.

This is a great opportunity for us to reach out into the community and make a difference.

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Does the Bible say it is wrong to marry someone of another race?

14Oct09

In light of Perry’s comments on Sunday about racism, we have had a few emails and calls on the subject.  I thought I would share this Q&A with you about this issue:

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Did I accidentally take the mark of the beast?

13Oct09

In light of the end times series we are doing right now.  I thought this would be an appropriate Q&A to share:

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Jesus Is Coming Back

05Oct09

The truth that Jesus is coming back was the focus of my most recent article for the Anderson Independent:

Jesus is coming back. I don’t know if that has been something you have thought about this week, but it is true. One of the main topics we get questions about at our church is the End Times, and what the Bible has to say about the return of Christ.

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