Have you ever wondered why some people seem to find what they’re looking for in life while others don’t?  What’s the difference between those who reach their goals over and over, and those locked in survival mode?  Well, the truth is that those who move forward in life all have certain traits in common.  Over the next few weeks, Pastor Todd will look at nine Biblical truths that play out in the lives of all successful people; traits that prevent them from becoming stuck in life.  If you would like to experience life with both meaning and purpose to it, then you must understand that there are “9 Things You Simply Must Do.”

1.  Bible Gateway

-  A free service for reading and researching scripture online--all in the language or translation of your choice!  They provide advanced searching capabilities based on keywords or scripture references, and various tools to enhance your study of the Bible.

www.biblegateway.com

2.  Reformed Church in America

-  Home website of New Life Community Church's denomination.

www.rca.org

3.  Christian Perspective on Today's Media

-  Break point is a resource for gaining a Christian perspective on today's new and trends.  The ministry of Chuck Colson gives Christian insight in helping us make sense of the world around us.

www.breakpoint.org

4.  Christian Women Today

-  Women Today Online, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ in Canada, is full of all kinds of topics for women from beauty tips to spiritual growth.  This site is informative and worth spending time on.

christianwomentoday.com

5.  Desiring God Ministries

-  This site is a great resource for biblical teaching and answering questions we have about the Christian walk.  A place you can spend hours on.

www.desiringgod.org

1.  Dr. Al Crummett

-  Specializes in Family, Marriage & Individual Counseling.  However, not for children 10 and under.  Fully licensed and accepts most insurances.

231-773-8093

2.  Compassionate Christian Counseling

-  Trained staff of people in the Muskegon area that specializes in a variety of areas.

www.cccounseling.net

2.  Bridge to Life Ministries

-  Specializes in marriage counseling in the Muskegon area.  Works with most insurance and can work on an individual basis with funding.

www.BridgeToLife.org

231-744-0966

3.  Education Regarding Mental Health

-  This site offers indepth definitions, cautions, expectation, etc. concerning mental health issues from ADD to Depression to Bi-polar disorders.

www.mentalhealthamerica.net

1.  Focus on the Family

-  Focus on the Family began in 1977 in response to Dr. James Dobson's increasing concern for the American family.  It has become one of the leading organizations for addressing the needs of families including single parent families.  Dr. Dobson has written numerous books (which are included on the site) and is recognized as on of the leading experts on raising children.

www.focusonthefamily.com

2.  TV, music and movie reviews

-  Excellent site to help parents and youth leaders guide teens through the world of popular youth culture.  Sponsored by Focus on the Family.

www.pluggedinonline.com

3.  Family Internet Filters

-  A resource provided by the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families to help you find the Internet safety solution that will best suit your needs.

www.filterreview.com

4.  Focus on your Child

-  Focus on Your Child is a membership program designed to help parents bond together, share practical advice, and encourage one another to make the most of the parenting years.  Sponsored by Focus on the Family.

www.focusonyourchild.com

5.  Family Life

-  A good site to provide additional Christian insight for the family.

www.familylife.com

6.  Building God honoring families

-  Homeword seeks to advance the work of God in the world by educating, equipping and encouraging parents and churches to build God-honoring families from generation to generation.

www.homeword.com

6.  Baby Zone

-  Baby Zone is a website resource providing content relating to pregnancy or parenting.

www.babyzone.com

1.  Celebrate! Marriage Champions

Do you Celebrate Your Marriage?  We mean REALLY CELEBRATE the gift of marriage God has given you?  Often, in marriage, as we walk through the day to day routine of life, we forget to celebrate THE greatest gift God has bestowed on His people.  For a Christian couple, marriage should be a life-long party!  We don’t want you to have a good marriage.  We don’t want you to have a great marriage.  We want you to have a Holy marriage.  We want to show you something about your marriage that is totally different. 

www.celebratechamps.com 

2.  Bridge to Life Ministries

Sometimes couples can repair some of the damage themselves, but when the problems are extensive, it's time to get help. Bridge To Life Ministries has a longstanding track record of providing the kind of help couples need to rebuild their marriages; relationships that are either just teetering or on the verge of collapse.  We provide tools and direction to people who want to help hurting couples heal their marriages.

www.BridgeToLife.org

231-744-0966

3.  Winning At Home

Winning At Home encourages people at all ages and stages of family development to lead Christ-centered homes. We seek to do this through radio programming, conference speaking, books, and other multi-media resources--all designed to offer hope and renewal to individual lives.

www.winningathome.com

4.  Growthtrac

Growthtrac is an online resource for Christian Marriages, spiritual growth, advice and community.  Whoever you are – Christian or spiritual seeker, engaged or married – Growthtrac is for you…and your relationship.

www.growthtrac.com

1.  Personal Financial Tools

www.mvelopes.com

Crown Financial Ministries

-  This is one of the best sites on the Internet for dealing with finances from a biblical perspective.

www.crown.org

Credit Reports

-  This is a website that enables you to receive a "free" credit report.

www.annualcreditreport.com

2.  College Planning

www.misaves.com

www.upromise.com

3.  Money Saving

www.coolsavings.com

www.restaurant.com

www.grocerycoupondirectory.com

www.couponmonth.com

1.  Camp Anew

-  A grief camp for children ages 6-12 yrs. and teens ages 13-17 yrs. where campers transform the pain of grief into the energy of new life.

2.  How To Help Grieving People

-  This site contains ideas for people to help the grieving person.  IT provides a place to send someone who really does not know how to help by giving concrete things one could do.

www.sids-network.org/grievingpeople.htm

3.  Learning About Death & Dying

-  This is the website of our local Hospice Chapter in Muskegon and is informative for those looking to learn about death, dying and end of life care.

Harbor Hospice - Dignity for dying. Hope for living.

4.  Helping Children Deal With Death

-This is a website with information and resource links for helping children deal with different forms of loss.

Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center

5.  "Tear Soup" by Pat Schwiebert & Church DeKlyen

-  This is a great book for anyone who lost a vital person in their life.  It's acceptable to use with kids, but it speaks to adults too.