October 2023
1st Thursday Connect
Women’s Ministry resumes its monthly gathering, 1st Thursday Connect, on October 5. The theme of the evening is Clean as the 2023-2024 season begins with a clean, fresh start. A healthy Mediterranean meal will be provided, and we will learn the SOAP Bible study method. Join us for teaching from 1 John, fun activities, friendship, food, and resources for reading the Bible Side by Side.
October 5, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
New Life Church West Linn, downstairs
RSVP for October’s 1st Thursday Connect at newlifenw.com/westlinn/women
We have been reading 1 John in September and will read Leviticus in October. If this is one of those books you dread, come to 1st Thursday for tools to read it well. Resources are available online or in the church foyer. Find a Side by Side Bible Reading partner or sign up if you would like to be paired with another woman to read and discuss Leviticus together.
New this year! Groups will be forming as one option each month for Side by Side Bible Reading! If you would like to read Leviticus with a group on Sunday mornings, meet in the lower fireside room at New Life Church West Linn at 10:45. During the second church gathering, Amy Crooks will be there to read with you side by side.
Scripture Memory
If you would like to memorize 1 John with us this year, a memorization booklet can be made by picking up materials at 1st Thursday or printing your own from the website. Find the resources online.
Start anytime. Go at your own pace. Do it with a friend. Carry your booklet and memorize while you walk. Even if you don’t get it perfectly, the process will be good for your soul.
Scripture memory is also a wonderful method to be able to incorporate the principles of Transforming Prayer into your prayer life without even opening your Bible. In a sense, you have the Bible open at any and every moment that you pray. Material for worship and prayer is at the ready.
Opportunities
Learn it Give it Training—a Bible Equipping conference for women happening in Portland in March.
The Word Speaks—a women’s conference in Salem in November.
ALL IN: Influencing with Truth and Grace—a Revive women’s conference in Portland on November 17.
The church library has several books that coincide well with our reading of Leviticus. Here are a few good ones available.
The Holiness of God—by R.C. Sproul.
Holiness—by J.C. Ryle.
Holier than Thou—by Jackie Hill Perry.
Herein Is Love, Vol. 3: Leviticus—by Nancy Ganz, in the children’s theology section of the the library.
Links
Below are links to articles, books, podcasts, and music that might be of interest or help on various topics. Resources are curated but may not always reflect the views of New Life Church. Enjoy!
Why We Should be More Familiar with OT Sacrifices—@ Knowable Word.
Learning to Love Leviticus—by Aaron Armstrong.
God’s Law is for Love, Not Self-Improvement—@ The Gospel Coalition.
Exalting Jesus in Leviticus—a devotional commentary to accompany Leviticus.
The Lamb of God: Seeing Jesus in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy—by Nancy Guthrie.
The Pentateuch—a Spotify playlist to accompany Leviticus.
Two Sisters and a Cup of Tea—a podcast of reading and discussing the Bible, just like we do in Side by Side Bible Reading.
Worship for Workers—an album by The Porter’s Gate, easy-listening and encouraging.
5 Misconceptions About Dechurching in America—an important article by Jim Davis and Michael Graham @ TGC.
As In Heaven—a podcast by Jim Davis and Michael Aitcheson on the dechurching of America.
Grief Mini-Series—several excellent episodes on the topic of grief @ Risenmotherhood.