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New Beginnings UMC Sermons

  • Mar 23, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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We are Beloved - Beloved Healing

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 31:24


This week's message turns our attention the Healing that occurs when we embrace our belovedness. Key Points We are God’s beloved; that’s our truth and we cannot change that. We are called to recognize and claim our belovedness, so that we may share this with our neighbors and the world. Our journey leads to healing, which leads to gratitude, which leads to praise for the God who created us and calls us beloved. Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead You are invited to take an active role in owning your belovedenss, what is in the impact to this decision? Where are you now in your journey? Do you feel more or less beloved? Where do you need healing in your life to feel beloved? Scripture: John 3: 14 - 21

We are Beloved - Beloved Passion

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 32:00


When we embrace our belovedness we also need to demonstrate the same passion as Jesus did for the marginalized. Scripture: John 2:13-22 Key Points Part of being beloved is recognizing the sacred value of our bodies and honoring them as such. Passion, then, must be an inherent part of belovedness since our belovedness is the expression of God’s deep love within us. Recognizing God’s passion within us will allow us to live out the calling in our lives for others. Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead Knowing your body is a temple for God, how can this shape your view of yourself? How is having passion and knowing you are beloved connected in your life? What would it look like if you lived your life with passion as a beloved disciple?

We are Beloved - Beloved Listening

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 24:50


Listen to Him! It is a message from God that as Disciples we are called to be listeners in this world. When we listen we clearly hear are calling to love and worship God. It is also in listening that we will hear the Gospel message and go and share that message with the world. Key Points Disciples are called to listen to Jesus. Listening to Jesus leads to us knowing we are beloved. Listening requires being still, unplugged, patient, and giving Jesus control. Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead When have you avoided being present to an experience by focusing on another task and staying busy? How do you listen to Jesus and what makes this listening a challenge? How many times does God tell you that you are beloved before you can hear this news? Scripture: Mark 9: 2 - 9

We are Beloved - Beloved Wonder

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 21:13


We begin our Christian walk at Baptism when the Heavens part and God proclaims, "You are my Beloved." Key Points 1. God calls us to live lives that are representative of being beloved by God. 2. Knowing we are beloved does not come easy yet we must never forget we are beloved. 3. God is Love Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead What does it mean to you that you are God’s beloved? Who is helping you in the wilderness as you learn you are beloved? At this point in time, where do you see yourself in the story: moment of God declaring you beloved, in the wilderness, or beginning to share the Good News? Scripture: Mark 1: 11

Neighborhood Watch - Great Commission

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 19:15


There is no doubt that Christ left this earth with one main message: tell and teach others. Teaching and making disciples is what the Christian neighborhood watch program entails. Key Points There is no doubt that Christ left this earth with one main message: tell and teach others. Teaching and making disciples is what the Christian neighborhood watch program entails. It’s not about us. It’s about obeying what Christ has commissioned us to do. It’s about loving our neighbor, to whom Christ calls us. Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead The Great Commission from Jesus calls us to go, are you going? What exactly have we been commissioned to do? Is it just to spread the gospel? It’s not about us. It’s about obeying what Christ has commissioned us to do. It’s about loving our neighbor, to whom Christ calls us. Key Scripture: Matthew 28:19

Neighborhood Watch - Gospel for All

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 21:01


The church in Acts had to completely revolutionize their way of thinking and widen the scope to allow “all” in their gospel message. Christ often works in ways we do not understand—or even agree with—but his plan is always best. Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead When did you feel lost and who was your mentor who walked with you to bring you “home”? Change makes anyone uncomfortable and when has God created challenges in your life to deepen your faith? Do you know friends who are “lost” and need your help coming “home"?

Neighborhood Watch - Our Neighbors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 24:55


Our neighbors are more than the people down the road. Our neighbor, according to Jesus, is anyone in need. Being neighborly means reaching beyond ourselves and into the lives of those who need help. Scripture: Luke 10: 25 - 37 Self-Reflective Thoughts for the Week Ahead 1. We are called by Jesus to be welcoming to our neighbors, who is the neighbor (s) that you are called to help? 2. Do ever feel inadequate to help your neighbors? 3. When you are in need, do you feel comfortable reaching out to neighbor (s) for help? Key Points 1. Our neighbors are more than the people next door or down the road. 2. Our neighbor according to Jesus is anyone in need. 3. Being neighborly means reaching beyond ourselves and into the lives of those who need help.

Neighborhood Watch - Dignity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 24:15


From the creation of humankind, God established a precedent for the dignity and value of all people: it is found in humanity’s unique connection to God. Humankind’s value and dignity is not based upon ability, age, or perceived value, but rather given to each person by God.

Fresh Faith: Book of Malachi - Messenger

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 20:07


God has sent Jesus as his messenger to reveal God’s great salvation for his people once and for all. We must trust in Jesus to save us from our guilt and to purify us from our sin.

Fresh Faith: Book of Malachi - Faithfulness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 23:52


God loves his covenant with his people, and believers are called to reflect this in the world. We must remain faithful to our covenants and to God as a testimony to the truth about our great God.

Fresh Faith: Book of Malachi - Adoration

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 20:59


God desires for his people to express their adoration and devotion to him in the appropriate and fitting ways that he has prescribed. We must approach God with appropriate reverence and adoration; this befits him and provides great comfort and joy for us.

Fresh Faith: Book of Malachi - Fierce Love

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 23:01


God loves his people with a fierce and jealous love that requires them to respond with fidelity and trust. We must recognize the love, mercy, and goodness of God toward his people, and respond appropriately to his love.

Psalms of Thanksgiving - God’s Love Delivers Us

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 23:19


God’s mercy is cause for thanksgiving; when we cry out to him, he can restore us, even when our troubles are the result of our own sin. When we are exhausted from the hard circumstances of life, we must depend on God and not our own strength.

Be Still: Finding Silence in Journaling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 19:41


In an always-connected world, we needn’t sugarcoat it: disconnecting and finding solitude is hard. But it is also necessary. Through the additional spiritual practices of journaling, sharing meals, and observing communion, we can experience rest and life with God.

Be Still: Finding Silence in the Sabbath

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 22:11


God calls us to come to him and find refreshment by creating times of sabbath within our lives and families. As disciples of Jesus, we need to develop the practice of sabbath by disconnecting from our work, phones, and busyness to enter intentional times of rest with God, family, and friends.

Be Still: Finding Silence in Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 26:58


In the midst of the challenges of ministry and a demanding schedule, Jesus would withdraw to solitary places to pray. We can follow Jesus’s example by practices such as entering into the quiet place to meet with God, observing fixed hours of prayer, and prayer walking.

Be Still: Finding Silence in the Solitude

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 20:39


Jesus modeled a life of regularly withdrawing into places of silence and solitude for prayer and refreshment. As disciples of Jesus, we need to follow Jesus by entering into times of solitude and silence, intentionally setting aside time to withdraw from our busy, distracting world.

Gospel of John - Resurrection

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 26:21


Jesus’ resurrection is the firstfruits of our resurrection—if we trust in Him.

Gospel of John - Intimacy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 24:14


Jesus shows His divinity through His intimate relationship with the Father. Because of Jesus’s finished work, we can have an intimate relationship with God through Him.

Gospel of John - Foreknowledge

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 21:50


We can trust Jesus with our future because He sees what lies ahead.

Gospel of John - Miracles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 27:16


We should keep discovering God’s character and heart through an ever-increasing knowledge of Him—no matter where we are in our faith journey.

Gospel of John - Salvation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 24:14


No matter how “good” we think we are, we’re still in need of a loving Savior.

Gospel of John - Divinity of Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 23:40


Jesus isn’t just a good teacher we should listen to every occasionally; He is God and He deserves our entire devotion.

Pieces: Book of Job: Friendship

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 17:24


Sometimes, during moments of difficulty, it feels like no one understands us. As a community, we need to strive to provide godly support to those who suffer.

Pieces - Book of Job: God's Sovereignty

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 21:37


Suffering doesn’t always make sense to us, but sometimes suffering can serve a purpose. The world we live in is broken and full of hurt and pain. Evil desires for us to give into that pain, brokenness and yet we have a choice to make. We may follow into that brokenness allowing that to overcome us, or we may choose to remain steadfast in our faith.

Pieces - Book of Job: Suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 25:02


This six-week series serves as a snapshot of the book of Job, providing comfort and encouragement to those experiencing a difficult circumstance. Have you ever felt broken? Have you ever wondered why? Job’s story is often our story. Yet, even in the midst of pain and suffering, we can trust in the power of our creator. Sometimes bad things happen to good people and good people don’t understand why.

Binge Reading the Bible: The Gospels

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 22:41


The Gospels are meant to showcase the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and the reason for his coming.

Binge Reading the Bible: The Prophets

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 17:56


In the Prophets, God relays his message through inspired men in order to grab the attention of his people and call them to repentance.

Binge Reading the Bible: Wisdom Literature

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2019 21:06


Within the Wisdom Literature of scripture we hear God’s words to guide our lives.

Binge Reading the Bible - Historical Books

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 23:19


God shows his faithfulness to his word given to Israel by blessing and judging them based on their loyalty to or rebellion from him. We can use the Historical Books of the Old Testament to understand God’s faithfulness, his loving discipline, and how our obedience to him can draw others to faith.

Binge Reading the Bible - The Pentateuch

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 22:28


In response to God’s holiness, faithfulness to his people, and his work as Creator, we should offer him our complete and undivided love.

He is Risen!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 21:09


He is Risen! Darkness has lost and Hope is Restored!

Death of Dreams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 20:13


Road to the Cross - Death of Dreams

On the Road to the Cross - The Great Pretenders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 21:57


Our faith is something we should never hide. We hear today about two of Jesus followers and their struggle to share their faith opening and freely.

On the Road to the Cross - When Worlds Collide

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 20:05


There is a constant struggle between the world in which we live and our relationship with God. The world wants to pull us aware from God. Will you let it?

Reclaim: Book of Ezra - Unfailing Love

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 24:34


God's love for us shall never fail or end.

Reclaim: Book of Ezra - God’s truth in our hearts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 23:23


Are you holding God's truth in your heart?

Reclaim: Book of Ezra - Dwelling places of God

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 25:49


For some Church is the only place to find God and in fact the church building becomes God and we lose sight that God dwells everywhere. Scripture: Ezra 3: 1-13

Reclaim: Book of Ezra - Unlikely People

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 22:22


Reclaim: Book of Ezra - God’s Promise

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 20:52


God remembers his promises despite our past and our sin. God will reclaim his own and bring them home. He not only redeems our past but gives us abundant future.

Our minds and Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 19:22


Jesus is Better! Our minds and Jesus

Jesus is Better! Jesus vs Evil

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 20:15


There is a lot of evil in the world working to pull us from what is important, our relationship with Jesus. This Sunday’s message continues our conversation that Jesus is the better choice.

Jesus is Better! Jesus vs Prophets

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 19:52


We live in a world with many faith traditions. And while many provide good benefits only Christianity has Jesus. This Sunday we explore our faith vs other faiths and the gift God gives us in Jesus Christ.

Jesus is Better! Jesus vs the World

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 16:29


Jesus is Better! We all get pulled in by worldly things yet that never seems to fulfill us. Turning to Jesus over the world can give us the hope and fulfillment we seek.

The beginning is just as good as the Ending.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 16:34


As we look ahead to the new year we will ponder the past. God is reminding us that there is always Hope in the year ahead because He will be there with us.

Christmas Eve Sermon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2018 11:21


Th sermon from Christmas Eve service at New Beginnings

Gift of Peace

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 15:57


We seek peace everyday in a world that provides chaos and pain. God is giving us a gift of peace to face the world of uncertainty and pain.

Gift of Joy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 14:33


We continue our series on Christmas gifts that won’t break. This Sunday we focus on the gift of joy. Happiness is short lived yet joy can and does stay with us.

Gift of Love

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 18:20


Continuation of our sermon series Christmas Gifts that Won’t Break. This Sunday’s sermon is on the Gift of Love. God has given us the most wonderful gift of Love through His Son Jesus Christ.

November 18 Sermon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 17:01


Praying for healing

November 25 2018 Sermon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 19:37


Praying when God says No

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