April @ New Song Church

Behold, the fresh and new has come!!

Many of us may have already begun our annual ritual of "Spring Cleaning", let me suggest that while you're cleaning out those closets and getting rid of those old clothes... (I got this idea from a daily devo I read) take some time to do some Spiritual Spring Cleaning!

1) Cleanse your heart - Get Spiritually healthy: We can't do anything in of ourselves to clean ourselves. Draw close to God and allow Him to clean things up. Ps. 51:10 & Heb. 10:22

2) Clean out your mouth - Deep clean - inside & out: Spiritual cleansing goes beyond what others can see or hear, it's a cleansing from within. As your heart cleans up - your language should follow. I'm not just talking about "bad" or foul language but negative talk and pessimistic thoughts that contradict the Word of God and faith. This includes.... complaining! Luke 6:45 & Philippians 2:14

3) Renew your mind - Take out the garbage: This is one of the biggest struggles for most of us - removing the garbage from our minds. The old saying is true, "Garbage in - Garbage out!". What we feed our minds and spirits willmanifest in our lives, in our thoughts and out of our mouths (and in our actions). Feed on God's Word, instead of the garbage of this world. Rom 12:2 & 2 Corinthians 10:5

4) Repent from hidden sin - Clean out your Spiritual closets: Hidden sins will destroy your life, your peace and even your health. The Bible says to confess your sins - tell someone - reach out for help! When your Spiritual closets are clean, the heaviness of sin will lift. Ps. 32:3-5

5) Release unforgiveness & bitterness - Get rid of old baggage: Any sin will weigh you down, but long kept unforgiveness, bitterness & resentment is like old baggage in your basement (especially the room below the garage) that you just can't seem to part with. You're so familiar with it - you don't even realize how it is hindering your life! Heb 12:1 & Eph. 4:31-32

6) Involve Jesus in your daily life - Let the Son shine in: What God wants most from you - more than anything else - is to have a relationship with you. A real relationship - a friendship! He wants to be your Father, He wants to be involved in the big and small moments of your life. Open your life, let the light of God's presence shine into every part. Experience daily, moment by moment refreshing in the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 1:9 & Ps. 56:13

and finally....

7) Learn to laugh at yourself and at life! Some of us take life or even ourselves far too seriously! Jesus wants you to enjoy yourself, to enjoy the journey - learn to have some fun! God made you for His pleasure! Ps. 28:7 & Ps. 126:2

New Life - New Joy - a New Season at New Song!!

Here's what is coming up for the month of April:

Sundays @ 9:30am join us for pre-service prayer, the service begins @ 10am. Kids (12 mths - grade 5) are dismissed after the worship time to their age specific classes.

Sunday Apr 11 @ 6pm ~ AMP'd Young Leaders Bible study at Dave & Shannon Mischuk's.
Sunday Apr 18 @ 6pm ~ AMP'd & G-Youth combined service @ the church.
Sunday Apr 25 @ 6pm ~ Family Worship Night @ the church.

Tuesday Apr 20 @ 7pm ~ Conversations with Dave Mischuk at the church, an informal question & answer time.

Wednesdays from 7 - 8:30pm ~ Prayer & G-Youth (grades 6-8) at the church.

Wednesday Apr 21 @ 6pm ~ Mandatory meeting for all those leading a department or regular activity. Open to everyone.

Thursdays @ 10am ~ Ladies Prayer Hour @ Ruby Jacobson's home. Children are welcome.

Thursdays @ 7pm ~ Fresh Start Class, "Seeds" @ Ron & Gail Girt's place. A home group covering the foundations of the Christian Faith.

Thursday Apr 8 @ 7pm ~ Dr. Shiv Chopra will be with us. He is a leading Scientist and specialist in health & food safety. We have Dr. Chopra to thank for our government not allowing the Bovine Growth Hormone to be injected into our cattle. Tickets are $10 at the door. See the Facebook event for more information.

Fridays @ 7pm ~ Family Home Group @ Jay & Colleen's place (no home group Apr 30).

Good Friday Service @ 11am - Lunch to follow. Brantford's Citygate Church will be joining us.

Apr 30 & May 1 ~ Freeway Church is hosting Dr. R.T. Kendall, author of “Did You Think To Pray?”, “The Unfailing Love of Jesus”, “God Gives Chances” & “How to Forgive Ourselves Totally” in Mississauga at the Hansa Haus on Hurontario, just north of the 401. He was the Pastor at “Westminster Chapel” in London, England for 25 years. See Dave Mischuk if you need a ride.

Saturdays @ 8am ~ Prayer at the church (no prayer meeting Apr 10, the church is closed for a private function).

Sat Apr 17 @ 9am ~ Men's Breakfast at the church, bring a $2 to help cover the costs.

** For specific location information, please email the office at info at newsong dot ca **

Upcoming 2010 Events:

May ~ Fresh Start Evangelism class with Ted Nellis.

June 25-27 ~ We're in Hidden Acres in New Hamburg for weekend family camp for the entire New Song Family!

July 15-26 ~ Mission's trip to Romania. We can accommodate 8-10 people (14yrs +). They’ll be working with Haven for Children Orphanage, Radio SOS and a Pro-Life group. Cost will be approx. $2,000 so we need to start raising funds!

See you soon & remember... Spring Cleaning has so many rewards (in the natural but especially in the Spiritual)

2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!"

Dave & Shannon Mischuk

New Song Church and World Outreach

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March 2010 @ New Song Church | Kitchener

A week late is better than a dollar short right?! :-) We're already into March but that's OK right?!

Let me just start by saying the Ladies time away was such a blessing. It was a great mixture of a lot of fun, powerful moments in prayer, awesome stories of God's incredible Grace and Mercy and LOVE!!! and a whole lot of eating chocolate! I was truly blessed by it, that's for sure. I, honest to goodness, had a blast and others summed it up right, the best retreat we've had to date! Bar none!! Each and every lady there was meant to be there and all of you hold a special place in my heart. I loved getting to know you deeper and deeper. I believe that God knit our hearts together and we saw each other through new eyes and larger hearts. It was an incredible mix of Ladies too, 39 plus a baby, from all sorts of backgrounds - not just New Song. From no to little church experience to Baptist to Catholic and more. We're ONE body, worshipping ONE God!

Thanks again to Amanda for having the vision for this, Colleen for coming alongside her to help. Donna for opening up and being RAW and real with us and again Amanda for sharing your beautiful heart. It was a wonderful time together. Now that we've been back "in the real world" for a week now, I'm sure the Devil has tried to derail what God did up in the Muskoka's. I know he tried it on me! :-) Just stand your ground Ladies. One thing we heard over and over up there... "The Devil is a Liar". Don't let him plant whispers of doubt and discouragement. Don't let him steal your Joy! I encourage you to keep reminding yourselves that... God is GOOD - ALL the time & ALL the time - God is GOOD!!

I sooooo love the folks at New Song Church! You guys ROCK big time! The Staff at MBC totally enjoyed us as well. We made a HUGE impression on the staff up there and on the guests that came with us. Thank you everyone!

Shan
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Mark 11:22-24, "And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God [constantly]. Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him. For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]."

Here's what is coming up at New Song for the month of March:

Sundays @ 9:30am join us for preservice prayer, the service begins @ 10am. Kid's (12 mths - grade 5) are dismissed after the worship time to their own Children's Church.
Sunday Mar 7 @ 6pm ~ Family Worship Night @ the Church.
Sunday Mar 21 @ 1pm ~ Soup 'n Sandwich Fellowship Luncheon. See Shannon for what to bring, it's family-style.
Sunday Mar 28 @ 6pm ~ AMP'd Young Leaders Bible Study at Dave & Shannon's place.

Wednesdays from 7 - 8:30pm ~ Prayer & G-Youth (grades 6-8) at the church.

Thursdays @ 10am ~ Ladies Prayer Time @ Ruby Jacobson's home. Children are welcome.

Thursdays @ 7pm ~ Fresh Start Class, "Seeds" @ Ron & Gail Girt's place. A home group covering the foundations of the Christian Faith.

Fridays @ 7pm ~ Family Home Group @ Todd & Darlene Schmitt's place. (No home group on March 19)

Friday March 19 @ 8pm ~ MANAFEST in CONCERT! $5 at the door - doors open at 7pm. Rock / Hip Hop all ages concert. Spread the word, let's pack the place out!! It's a CD Release Party for, "The Chase".

Saturdays @ 8am ~ Prayer at the church. (No prayer meeting March 13)

Saturday March 13 @ 8am ~ Youth that are going to the youth retreat leave the church. G-Youth and AMP'd will be at Muskoka Woods Sports Resort until after lunch on Monday March 15. They are expected back at the church sometime between 5 and 6pm. Money needs to be in by March 6th, $135 / person (minus $2 / box of chicken they sold). See Dave Mischuk or Cheryl Alexander for more information.

Sat March 20 @ 9am ~ Men's Breakfast at the church, bring a twonie to help cover the costs.

See you soon & remember... whatever you believe shall be yours!

Dave and Shannon Mischuk
New Song Church and World Outreach
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February 2010 @ New Song Church | Kitchener

This Scripture verse was shared with Dave and I the other day and I think it is one to grab and hang onto for the month of February, 2 Corinthians 1:20, "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God."

The promises of God which are made through Christ, relate to the pardon of sin to the penitent; the sanctification of His people; support in temptation and trial; guidance in perplexity; peace in death, and eternal glory beyond the grave. All of these are made through a Redeemer, and none of these shall fail and will certainly be fulfilled. There will be no wavering on the part of God; no fickleness; no abandoning of His gracious intention.

"And in Him Amen" means true, faithful, certain; and the expression here means that all the promises which are made to men through a Redeemer shall be certainly fulfilled and will not fail!

You should all be shouting AMEN by now!!

Here's what is coming up for the month of February:

Sundays @ 9:30am join us for preservice prayer, the service begins at 10am. Kid's (12 mths - grade 5) are dismissed after the worship time.

Sundays @ 6pm ~ AMP'd Young Leaders home group at Dave and Shannon Mischuk's place. This is open for those grade 9 and up. (Meeting at our house is only on the 14th this month, lots going on at the church instead.)

Sunday Feb 7 @ 5pm ~ Super Bowl Party at the church, see Dave Morehouse for information. It's a BYO food and snack party.

Sunday Feb 14 @ 1pm ~ Lite luncheon for those new to New Song in the last year & @ 6pm ~ AMP'd dessert & a movie @ the Mischuk's.

Sunday Feb 21 @ 6pm ~ AMP'd at the church & @ 7:30pm ~ Olympic Hockey, Canada vs USA party at the church, see Dave Mischuk for info.

Sunday Feb 28 @ 3pm ~ Olympic Hockey, Gold Medal Match party & @ 6pm AMP'd at the church.

Tues Feb 16 @ 7pm ~ Olympic Hockey, Canada vs Norway, see Dave.

Wednesdays from 7 - 8:30pm ~ Prayer & G-Youth (grades 6-8) at the church.

Thursdays @ 10am ~ Mom's 'n Tots Prayer @ Ruby's home. All ladies are welcome & all children are too.

Thursdays @ 7pm ~ Fresh Start Class, "Seeds" @ Ron & Gail's place. A home group covering the foundations of the Christian Faith. Email the office regarding the details.

Fridays @ 7pm ~ Family Home Group @ Todd & Darlene's place. Email the office regarding the details.

Fri Feb 26-Sun Feb 28 ~ Ladies Winter Getaway in the Muskoka's! 2 nights & 5 meals at Muskoka Bible Centre near Huntsville. See Amanda and Colleen. Cost is $110 / person (plus $15 for gas if you're a passenger). Last day to register and pay is Sunday February 14.

Saturdays @ 8am ~ Prayer at the church.

Sat Feb 13 from 9am-noon ~ Maximized Living Makeover, a FREE 5 essentials of a maximized life seminar with Dr Jeff Winchester from Bridgeport Family Chiropractic. The first 40 who preregister get a free book. You can email the church or Dr Jeff's office to register.

Sat Feb 20 @ 9am ~ Men's Breakfast at the church, bring a twonie to help cover the costs.

See you soon & remember... God's promises are YEAH & AMEN!

Dave and Shannon Mischuk
New Song Church and World Outreach

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485 Charles St E - Kitchener, ON - N2G 2R1

Welcome 2010 @ New Song Church | Kitchener!!

Psalm 133:1-3 came to mind as I was pondering things on the drive home last night from spending some great time over Christmas with Dave's family.

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious ointment poured on the head, that ran down on the beard, even the beard of Aaron (the first high priest), that came down upon the collar and skirts of his garments (consecrating the whole body). It is like the dew of (loft) Mount Hermon and the dew that comes on the hills of Zion; for there the Lord has commanded the blessing, even life forevermore (upon the high and the lowly)." (Amplified)

We've prayed for and talked a lot about "REVIVAL" during the past year. After I started digging into the great revivals of the past 100 years, it was no surprise that the birthing of it came out of "UNITY" and any guesses why it died....

Unity is KEY!!

Instead of (or at least in addition to) praying for the move of the Holy Spirit, I think, we should be focusing our prayers, our thoughts, our words and our actions towards preserving and perfecting the unity in the body of Christ and of the Spirit. The Bible says we're to walk in a manner worthy of the calling on each of our lives! Do you know what the perfect bond of unity is?? LOVE!! Love is a wonderful thing, it covers a multitude of sins, it bears all things, it hopes in everything, LOVE NEVER FAILS - in any situation!

If we get rid of our unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people's sins, quit pointing fingers, and every form of harsh, critical, unjust, false and wicked speaking... our lives will be changed from the inside out! (Isa 58:9)

UNITY IS KEY!!

We want to invest our best - going beyond ourselves - into a world that needs to taste and see that the Lord is good!

We thank you for joining with us on this journey!

Dave and Shannon Mischuk

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New Song's Family Camp | Kitchener Church

This past weekend New Song Church escaped out of Kitchener to camp together as a family. We had an incredible time at Hidden Acres in New Hamburg. The kids made trenches in the sand, the teens and those wishing they were still teens... throwing each other off the dock, playing beach volleyball, campfires with smores and spider dogs plus 5 fabulous meals together. We were blessed by Chuck and Trish Price, who ministered to us Saturday night and Sunday morning. We also were thrilled to water baptize four people; Jim, Katie, Neena and Emma.

And we can't forget... Saturday night's talent show. We had many varying performances from break dancers to hip-hoppers to ballet to the cutest kids singing and everything in between. We laughed - We cried - We had a great time!

We have lots of photos to go through and a bunch of video footage. Until that gets all organized and published for everyone to see, here's a sneak peak into our weekend at family camp.

Introducing Miss A...



I have to say... we have a pretty incredible group of people all under one roof in this Kitchener church!

Canada Churches Conference Highlights

New Song Church is in partnership with tens of thousands of churches world wide. This past May we got together with some of the churches in Canada we have fellowship with. It was held in Mississauga this year and next year we get to travel to Vancouver Island. We would love to take our entire Kitchener Church to Victoria in May 2010. Road trip anyone?!

Denomination?

There are two questions that we're always asked...

#1 - What denomination is your church?

#2 - How big is your church?

First of all, let's describe what that term "denomination" actually means.   

It is used to give definition to a group or class. It's how people easily understand where you fit into the picture. If we were to say, we're...  "Pentecostal" or "Baptist" or "Protestant", you'd know instantly what we stood for or how our church runs. The picture is instantly filled in for you with one simple word.

If I was to answer you by saying we're "nondenominational" what image does that convey in your mind? That term is used to describe a group that doesn't fit into the usual groups.  It's brush is wide. This is then us but it's not all at the same time...

After having grown quite the successful Bible study group back in the early 1900's,  Harry A. Ironside was asked by a lady who had been attending, what denomination was he a part of.  He answered her with this, "I belong to the same denomination as [King] David did. He wrote that he was a companion of all those who fear God and keep His precepts."  That's a wonderful group to be a part of! 

Doesn't that describe all of those churches in all of those denominations?!  Aren't we all revering and worshipping God and putting our trust in Him (Ps. 40:3)?!  Why do we have to divide lines?  Why do people argue whose denomination is right and whose is wrong?  The Bible says that there is only one way to Heaven - that's through Jesus - not your denomination.

We belong to the same family!  One Spirit, one Christ, one God, one body, one spirit, one hope, one death, one way to heaven.  

We will be living with each other for eternity; we might as well learn to get along right now, down here on earth.  We need to stand together and march in step with each other.  Time is short and the message is getting garbled.  Let's not be part of the problem -- let's be part of the solution! Let's tighten the belt of peace around the body of Christ together.

If that is as clear as mud... 

Dave, pastor of New Song Church, is licensed through CFCM (Canadian Fellowship of Churches and Ministers) but it's our relationship with NCMI (New Covenant Ministries International) that helps New Song flourish.  It is this fellowship where iron can truly sharpen iron.

As to the question about what size our church is?  

We usually answer it this way, what's more important... huge numbers or huge maturity?  It's not a cop-out or excuse because our church is around 100 people.  We'd rather be an inch wide but a mile deep any day.  In the last year God has been challenging us, "Where are you going to put them and how are you going to disciple them?" if we can't get that right, what business do we have in growing.  There are things God wants to get in order and then He'll add to the church. 

Does that answer those questions for you?

If not, come by the church in Kitchener to check us out.  We own a wonderful building at 485 Charles Street E, across from KW Counselling Services and Tim Hortons.  Our Sunday service begins at 10am.  We have children's Church which is dismissed after our lively time of worship. Stick around after the service for a coffee and ask all the questions you want.  

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