Join us every week as we post a new, relevant message from one of our Pastors straight from the stage of our Sunday morning services.
Peace... seems like everyone wants it but nobody has it! For the most part, there is an absence of peace all around us. Uncertainty, financial fear & people hating on each other are everywhere as we look in the increasingly unpredictable society we live in. The amazing truth is that this angst has always existed in the world with seemingly no great answer... UNTIL... an angel appeared to a Savior and proclaimed, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" Listen in as we learn why there is only one true Person that can really bring us peace.
On December 25th, we are reminded of the most important event in history, the birth of Jesus Christ. Even though society does its best to remove any reminders of His birthday. We instead, cloud them with traditions, parties, or gifts. We diminish the purpose of Christmas with fillers rather than fulfilling them with the most important point of it all, the birth of our Savior. This Christmas, let's shift our focus from the conventional standards of what we believe Christmas should be like, and refocus on the gift that was given to us, that will forever change the importance of This Christmas.
Any time the world is full of angst, war and ugliness, there is no shortage of sensationalism. From doomsday predictions to know it all “prophecy nerds” explaining their latest end time theories about the Antichrist, Bible prophecy is elevated. Even so, at times it seems there's more confusion than clarity. But this is not the way God intended it. This week's message starts with how to interpret moves with looking at 5 prophecies specifically for Israel and ends with how this must bring changes in our own lives. Join us
Why Israel? Why did God select a country no bigger than the size of New Hampshire to be His nation? Why do the for major religions of the world stake claim to Jerusalem? Why are all the most powerful nations in the world interested in a nation that is infinitely smaller? The answer to all these questions can only be found in the Bible. Come learn why you will never begin to untangle the “Middle East Mess” until you gain a Biblical, not a political, theology of Israel.
Israel was miraculously voted in as a nation in 1948 by a majority vote in the U.N. While the stories of public outcry to help 250,000 Jews post-holocaust helped, what is even more stunning is prophecy that Isaiah writes about thousand of years before this inaugurating event. This Sunday come learn that God not only cares for a small little country in Palestine... but how he also cares for you as well.
Join us as we look at the historical and Biblical history of Israel.
Every year we join together with hundreds of churches around the country and world in an effort to impact a difference on our local communities, to put our preverbal words into action and demonstrate Jesus calling in our lives to GIVE, to SERVE, and to LOVE. Be Rich is so much more than this annual reminder of our calling, Be Rich is a regular part of who we are as a church at New Community. We believe that God works most through our generosity. He works in and on our hearts, in our lives, and in the lives of those we are generous towards. That is why we commit to giving out to our community and other partners around the world each and every month of the year under the same calling of Be Rich... to Give, Serve, and Love.
Every year we join together with hundreds of churches around the country and world in an effort to impact a difference on our local communities, to put our preverbal words into action and demonstrate Jesus calling in our lives to GIVE, to SERVE, and to LOVE. Be Rich is so much more than this annual reminder of our calling, Be Rich is a regular part of who we are as a church at New Community. We believe that God works most through our generosity. He works in and on our hearts, in our lives, and in the lives of those we are generous towards. That is why we commit to giving out to our community and other partners around the world each and every month of the year under the same calling of Be Rich... to Give, Serve, and Love.
Every year we join together with hundreds of churches around the country and world in an effort to impact a difference on our local communities, to put our preverbal words into action and demonstrate Jesus calling in our lives to GIVE, to SERVE, and to LOVE. Be Rich is so much more than this annual reminder of our calling, Be Rich is a regular part of who we are as a church at New Community. We believe that God works most through our generosity. He works in and on our hearts, in our lives, and in the lives of those we are generous towards. That is why we commit to giving out to our community and other partners around the world each and every month of the year under the same calling of Be Rich... to Give, Serve, and Love.
God made you unique, and there's nobody else like you. In fact, we are SHAPE'd to make a difference! It is God's will for our lives to discover how he has shaped us. Learn how God wants to use our spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences for a life of significance!
God made you unique, and there's nobody else like you. In fact, we are SHAPE'd to make a difference! It is God's will for our lives to discover how he has shaped us. Learn how God wants to use our spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences for a life of significance!
God made you unique, and there's nobody else like you. In fact, we are SHAPE'd to make a difference! It is God's will for our lives to discover how he has shaped us. Learn how God wants to use our spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences for a life of significance!
God made you unique, and there's nobody else like you. In fact, we are SHAPE'd to make a difference! It is God's will for our lives to discover how he has shaped us. Learn how God wants to use our spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences for a life of significance!
God made you unique, and there's nobody else like you. In fact, we are SHAPE'd to make a difference! It is God's will for our lives to discover how he has shaped us. Learn how God wants to use our spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences for a life of significance!
Passage: 4:2-18 If someone were to summarize your life, character, and ministry, what might they say? In the final section of Paul's letter to the Colossians, he does this very thing while writing from prison. In this study, we will examine our own lives to see what the Holy Spirit might have to say to us individually. We will also consider the people in our lives who have been a blessing and a help to us, to whom we may even choose to write a letter of gratitude.
Passage: 3:18-4:1 The greatest "cuss word" in our culture is the S word... as in SUBMIT! Nobody wants to follow anybody else. We are all "jockeying for positions of leadership and authority." But what happens when we get there? The key to leadership is not the power but in the ability to serve. Listen and learn how to be in authority like Jesus our Master, and under authority like Jesus our Servant.
Passage: Colossians 3:12-17 Being like Christ has this great (and true) assumption that it begins with our heart and our relationship with Jesus. Last week we learned that the "BEING" begins on the inside! But it doesn't stop there... If I'm going to Be Like Christ then I have to Love like Christ. The good news is that the apostle Paul doesn't leave us with just an idea... he gives us 5 practical steps to getting there! Listen and learn about the "Doing behind the Being!"
Passage: Colossians 3:1-11 The great frustration as a Christian isn't that they know Jesus is in them. The great frustration is once I become a Christian what do I do about the sin thing? If Christ is in me… Why am I still blowing it!? What's broke? Why do I still go back to the same sins I had before I knew Christ? What's broken? The apostle Paul in chapter 3 gives us a great truth we often forget to help us encounter that "sin thing!"
Passage: Colossians 2:16-23 There are 3 counterfeits to Christianity that Paul not so tenderly blows up: lawmaking legalism, hippie mysticism, and minimalist asceticism. Too often, religious error takes itself too seriously, and God not seriously enough. Listen and learn why Jesus Christ as better than our silly pursuits at filling the gap between us and God with morality, spirituality, or suffering.
Passage: Colossians 2:8-15 Religion is seductive. There is a religion that meets the needs of everyone's sin driven appetites. Religion will appease to how you think. It will appease the dark side of your heart. It will suggest the things you want to do… are actually ok! You deserve them. And there are religions that will argue with sound values of why you can do what you want to do. Listen in and hear why the Apostle Paul warns us that is is equally import to know who Christ is NOT as it is to know who he is.
Passage: Colossians 2:1-7 Blurb: The most debated topic in the world is about Jesus Christ. Who he is and what he has done. Jesus is the #1 cuss word throughout the world, He's the #1 choice of cults, He's the #1 choice of misrepresentation. Our view Jesus today will impact our tomorrow… because of who he claimed to be and what he claimed to do! Listen in to this message and learn why all of Jesus is all I need.
Passage: Colossians 1:15-29 Blurb: The knowledge of God is like the ocean and our knowledge of God is like a Coke bottle filled with ocean water. Too ofter we ignore all the power of God at our disposal because we are content with our bottle being half full. But when we stop a begin to ponder the reason Jesus came to this earth was specially so that we could know God in a much greater way... transformation and revival begins! The apostle Paul reiterates this great mystery when he explains why we only benefit when we make Christ preeminent!
Periodically in life someone says something, writes something or in today word tweets something. In that moment, there is clear introspection of Who I am, Who I need to be, and Where I need to go. It's when we have those "In the Mirror" moments that God speaks. Join us Sunday as our Men's Pastor Travis Allen testifies to that moment in his life.
The hardest/easiest discipline mentioned in the Bible is prayer. It's essentially and simply "talking to God." And in that conversation comes an amazing humble step... "being second"... that is the secret to life and will unlock why God created you in the first place! Passage: Colossians 1:9-12
Growing always takes following: Following those who teach us. Follow those who counsel us. Following those who have wisdom. The apostle Paul reminds us WHY the greatest leader to follow is Jesus. And when you do, HE reveals what's most important: Who we truly are in Christ and what it takes to become more like HIM!!
We invite Pastor Larry from New Salem Baptist Church in Tacoma to share some words with us.
We all have embarrassing moments we can laugh about—later. There are shameful moments that we would give anything to undo. But while our pasts remind us, they don't have to define us.
Many times, our faith deteriorates as our circumstances deteriorate. When that happens, our faith is quickly overcome by fear, and the future looks dark. The apostle Peter experienced this, and he temporarily fled his faith in Jesus.
In Mark 10, Jesus addresses his disciples' desire for greatness and provides them with profound insights. He teaches that true greatness is not achieved through positions of power or authority, but rather through a servant-hearted attitude and a willingness to serve others. Jesus exemplifies this by emphasizing the importance of humility, as he states, "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all." By shifting the disciples' understanding of greatness, Jesus challenges societal norms and encourages a radical transformation in their approach to leadership. He calls them to set aside self-centered ambitions and instead embrace a selfless love for others, thereby demonstrating the true nature of greatness in the Kingdom of God.
Fear invites us to follow the path of self-preservation. However, if we follow that path long enough, we will neither preserve nor have anything to show for our lives. Jesus began to challenge the thinking and actions of his disciples in a far remote city outside of Israel. He gave them (and us) a "riddle about life" that when we gain an understanding in the contrarian words he spoke we surprisingly gain the key to purpose of life itself!
From an early age, we learn quickly to look for loopholes in the rules. We try to figure out what we can get away with and still be okay. We tend to take this same mindset into our relationship with God, but it doesn't work. When we opt for loopholes and workarounds, we find ourselves in a category no one wants to be in: hypocrites. Jesus calls us to move beyond loophole religion.
Whether it's school, sports, or religion, when we focus only on the rules, it can be difficult to remember the overall purpose of something. Jesus reminds us that when we focus so much on the letter of the law, we may forget why the law was written in the first place.
Jesus ignored certain religious protocols. He claimed to have authority to forgive sin. He was uncomfortably comfortable with unrepentant sinners. In this message, we hear about three encounters that showed Jesus came to reverse the order of things.
Many times we read the Bible for application, inspiration, or direction. However, there are times when the author wants to simply point the reader to a big idea—an idea that fits together with God's grand story. In the gospel of Mark, he documents Peter's experience with Jesus that led Peter to believe in one big idea: the kingdom of God is near, and everyone is invited to participate.
No one believe anyone anymore. There is angst in politics, angst in candidates, angst at home, angst in our schools and even angst in discovering who we are. Easter is a great reminder that God came to give clarity through one amazing act of love. Join us on Easter as we learn about one who was like no other!
God created people before he issued his commandments. What a lesson to learn... that "relationships precedes rules." It always does with God and it should always be with us as well! Watch, listen and learn how we can make people the priority in our lives even more than "the rules"!
Most people believe in heaven, and most people believe they'll end up there. Can we really know? Jesus offered the most just system possible in an unjust world.
The belief that “Good people go to heaven” sounds nice on the surface. It only has one problem... logically, it doesn't make sense! How does the Bible explain how much is good enough? Listen in and discover the amazing different "system of works" that Jesus Christ offers which is contrary to any religion in the entire world!
The easiest person to deceive is the person you see in the mirror. It shouldn't be this way... but sadly it is! We've talked ourselves into, deceived ourselves into, or sold ourselves on the worst ideas and every bad decision we've ever made. Listen, watch, and learn some simple steps towards "Telling Yourself the Truth" and live in freedom from the things that can easily entangle us!
There are a lot of misconceptions in our world today what exactly is generosity. Some think of it a large gift other thinks of it as a quick response when a need arises. Those are generous acts... but what does Jesus and the Bible say what does it take to Live Generously. Listen and watch as we explore 4 myths of Generosity and 4 paths to take to truly live like Jesus and live generously!
Relationships go better when two people engage in a certain type of competition. Being competitive in most everything in a relationship can eventually hurt... but there is one area in which competition in a relationship actually makes it better! Join us and discover the secret to a long lasting relationship in marriage and dating.
No one said it was easy, but releasing someone from what they've done to you is your only way to freedom. While the road of blessing is most difficult, when we chose to take the path of forgiveness deliverance can lead to a life beyond measure!
Good decisions get us where we want to go, Godly decisions get us even farther in life. Wisdom is the bridge that fills the gaps from "Good to Great" (God decisions) when we're wondering what do to. Nobody likes being told what to do, but when we don't want advice it is often when we need it most.
Your decisions aren't just about you. They impact people closest to you as well for either the better or the worse. Jesus taught us that living life is connected with God. And the wisdom that God gives us is practical!! Applied Biblical wisdom ensures we live with that in mind.
It's a new year and what if instead of stressing on new resolutions, you simply answered the question what kind of person do I want to become? This is where the teachings of Jesus gets interesting. Jesus gave his followers practices, rhythms, habits to follow that He knew would change them. What if we started the new year by considering our habits and imagining what could happen if we adopt some of the spiritual practices of Jesus?
It's a new year and what if instead of stressing on new resolutions, you simply answered the question what kind of person do I want to become? This is where the teachings of Jesus gets interesting. Jesus gave his followers practices, rhythms, habits to follow that He knew would change them. What if we started the new year by considering our habits and imagining what could happen if we adopt some of the spiritual practices of Jesus?
It's a new year and what if instead of stressing on new resolutions, you simply answered the question what kind of person do I want to become? This is where the teachings of Jesus gets interesting. Jesus gave his followers practices, rhythms, habits to follow that He knew would change them. What if we started the new year by considering our habits and imagining what could happen if we adopt some of the spiritual practices of Jesus?
It's a new year and what if instead of stressing on new resolutions, you simply answered the question what kind of person do I want to become? This is where the teachings of Jesus gets interesting. Jesus gave his followers practices, rhythms, habits to follow that He knew would change them. What if we started the new year by considering our habits and imagining what could happen if we adopt some of the spiritual practices of Jesus?
It's a new year and what if instead of stressing on new resolutions, you simply answered the question what kind of person do I want to become? This is where the teachings of Jesus gets interesting. Jesus gave his followers practices, rhythms, habits to follow that He knew would change them. What if we started the new year by considering our habits and imagining what could happen if we adopt some of the spiritual practices of Jesus?
Come look into the cast of characters God gathered together, touched, and transformed through the amazing event known as the first Christmas to find insight and wisdom for our response, focus, and growth in the Christmas season. Join us in this series as we share in the discovery that we all play a part in this incredible story! During the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas, we will experience the anticipation of the prophets, the joyful proclamation of the angels, the journey of the shepherds and wise men to honor Jesus --and how all of this fits in with how we prepare and celebrate for Christmas now.
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