September 2023
Refresh: Transforming Prayer
How would you describe your prayer life? You’re not alone if prayer is sometimes a struggle, if your feelings aren’t all positive. Maybe the thought of a retreat on prayer strikes fear or dread of boredom in your heart. Rest assured, at the women’s retreat on September 23, there will be no mandatory praying aloud, no awkward sharing of requests, no long drawn out prayers. As it turns out, those things aren’t critical ingredients for transforming prayer. You can expect times of teaching balanced with times of guided, meaningful, non-pressured prayer to help us learn how our prayers can be transformed from obligatory and irregular to effective and energizing.
Women’s Ministry kicks off the 2023-2024 season with a day retreat where we will enjoy food, friends, and nature while exploring the topic of transforming prayer. Using the book Transforming Prayer by Daniel Henderson, we will learn how our prayers can be transformed and how they can transform us in the process.
Saturday, September 23, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Coffee, snacks, lunch, and handouts provided
Everett Hall, Hopkins Demonstration Forest, 16750 S Brockway Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045
Register online, $20, by September 17
Bring a Bible, your Side by Side notebook if desired, and dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather
Registration for Refresh 2023 is open on the church website through Sunday, September 17. Cost is $20 which can be paid online or by cash or check to New Life Church and designated “Women’s Retreat.” Please contact the Women’s Ministry leadership team if you would like assistance to cover the cost.
Here is a schedule for the day and a Spotify playlist to help you prepare!
You can also get materials for making a memorization booklet and start memorizing the book of 1 John with us this year.
Scripture Memory
We are starting this year in the book of 1 John, and it is good book to commit to memory. We can do it in a year by simply working on a few verses each week. A scripture memory booklet for the book of 1 John can be made by using the file and instructions provided. Start anytime. If you want to go slower, feel free to 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. Find the resources online or at our fall events.
1st Thursday Connect
Our regular monthly women’s gathering, 1st Thursday Connect, resumes October 5. The theme of the evening is Clean, and a healthy, Mediterranean meal will be provided. 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
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!
Seeing Through Tears—@ Looking to the Harvest, beautiful words and encouragement.
Better Than a Wild Guess—@ Knowable Word, some tips to finding the main point of a Bible passage.
Where Does Mission Happen? How the Church Wins the Lost—@ Desiring God.
Exalting Jesus in 1,2,3 John—by Daniel Akin.
Letters of John: Embracing Certainty in Times of Insecurity—by John Stott.
Transforming Prayer—by Daniel Henderson.
John—a Spotify playlist to accompany your reading of 1 John.