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Teen Guide For Life

About Us

Teen Guide For Life -

This booklet is developed for teenagers. It is small (pocket size).

Each of ten principles are introduced with a short vignette (story) illustrating how the principle applies to everyday teenage life. The vignettes are followed by questions and instruction that will allow the teen to greatly understand each principle and how to apply it to ones life. The objective is to have teenagers think about these things before they meet them on the crossroads of life. Go to Contact Us page to find out how to order.

Statement Of Faith - Newness of Life is a national movement of Christians dedicated to developing our relationship with Jesus and pursuing spiritual growth based upon Bible Study, Worship and Prayer. Our goal is to equip Christians to have a more profound impact in their churches, families, neighborhoods and communities. As members of God’s family we are called Christians and we live in God’s kingdom inaugurated by Jesus.

We at Newness Of Life believe that the Bible is God’s inspired and authoritative Word. All people have sinned and come short of God’s standards. Being a Christian is not something you can earn, it is not a status you can attain by joining a church and it is not something that you can become based upon your own accomplishments. The only way you can become a Christian is through the blessed event of spiritual birth by asking God to forgive you of your sins and accepting the free atoning gift of Jesus who shed His blood on your behalf.

When you experience spiritual birth the spirit within us never dies and has eternal life with God for all eternity. It grows and matures through the study of God’s Word, through worshiping a Holy God and through prayer. Our goal is to help facilitate that growth with our eye on developing a national revival through the maturing of God’s children.

We support the great commission in Matthew 28, but we concentrate on verse 20, “teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Jesus is with us; that’s relationship, teaching all that he commanded; that’s spiritual growth through discipleship.

Author
Phillip Saxton

Newness Of Life Ministries

Mr. Saxton has received numerous awards and citations, including being named Commissioner of Small Business by the Governor of Indiana and invited to the White House to meet with President Reagan as a small business leader. Mr. Saxton has served as a member of the Private Industry Council, 100 Black Men, board member of over ten companies and not for profit organizations and won the coveted CASPER award in Journalism for his leadership of VISIONS Magazine. Mr. Saxton has sales and consulting experience, working in fourteen different industries providing him with an in depth background of the internal workings of most businesses including Internet based companies. He formally served on the Hamilton Mill Community Affairs Committee and as Chairman of the Education Committee. At Hamilton Mill, Mr. Saxton has also organized the local teens for the purpose of having well planned teen activities, teen development in organization techniques and contributing and supporting local charities. Mr. Saxton was also on the board of various booster clubs helping to raise funds to support school activities. In addition, Mr. Saxton is a member of the Planning Advisory Committee, appointed by Mike Beaudreau of the Board of Commissioners and help complete the 2030 Gwinnett County Unified Plan. He is also a member of the Partnership Gwinnett committee working with Gwinnett County leaders on improving the quality of education. Mr. Saxton is also a board member of the Gwinnett County Library system.

Mr. Saxton was also an active member of Dacula Middle School Council and Frank Osborne middle schools for three years. He worked closely with Ms. Barnwell, Principal and other council members in implementing innovative programs to assist Dacula Middle School. He is proud that Dacula Middle School was one of only two Gwinnett County schools to receive the Georgia School Of Excellence award in 2004. Mr. Saxton has served as a board member of The Greatest Generation organization. Mr. Saxton also coaches basketball teams at Hebron Baptist Church and was selected to coach the Hebron All Star Basketball team. He is currently coach of the Hebron Lions, an adult league team and in support of the basketball program at Hebron Christian Academy. Mr. Saxton has also organized several summer basketball camp programs for teenage boys.

Mr. Saxton attended Fisk University, Princeton University and Haverford College at the graduate level earning his degrees in physics with extensive work in computer science. He also has earned work towards his Ph.D. Mr. Saxton was a Rockefeller Graduate Fellow.

Mr. Saxton is married to Ruth Robinson Saxton and is the father of two children, Rebecca & Trey. He and his family reside in Dacula, Georgia and are active in the community. They belong to Hebron Baptist Church where Mr. Saxton teaches two Sunday school classes called Newness of Life I &II. Most recently, Mr. Saxton has founded Newness Of Life Ministries and has written two books (Newness Of Life Discipleship Notebook and Newness Of Life Teen Guide For Life). Mr. Saxton also writes a daily message, Newness Of Life Daily Message, which thousands read. Mr. Saxton is a serious Bible student and is most proud of his position as Sunday School Teacher.

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