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When life is stressful, do not run away from tension. Stay, and trust in God's plan, He will meet us here.By Rev. Simon Park

Text: Luke 6:45 By Rev. Nathan Gladish Recorded at Pittsburgh, PA on February 7th 1993. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Lay down your weaknesses to God. Let Him shape our outlook when we go through difficult things in life. The wisdom of the cross will guide us.By Rev. Simon Park

Lessons: Numbers 13 & 14, TCR 200 By Rev. David Roth Recorded in Boulder, CO on February 18, 1996. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

In life, we are often drawn by a power that pulls us in a certain direction. That was what the first disciples experienced when they followed Jesus. Life is not about going along with whatever happens; it is about following what we are drawn to and surrendering to God's calling for our lives.By Rev. In Kee Kim

True unity is only possible when there is amity - true feelings of friendship. Jesus brought us true amity through forgiveness. Let us receive the Holy Spirit and gain the strength to forgive.By Rev. Simon Park

Feeling meaningless in life can be painful, but finding meaning is about your mindset towards what you do. When you see your actions with meaning, you can do everything with purpose. You can live for others.By Rev. In Kee Kim

When we face fear, we tend to focus inwards on self-preservation, but this year, let us be filled with the holy spirit. It will not shrink fear, but it will help you overcome it.By Rev. Simon Park

By Rev. Ray Bensch

By Rev. Ray Bensch

By Rev. Grant Schnarr Recorded at Chicago, IL on September 1st, 1987. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

The theme for our church this year is "Be Bold in the Spirit". God has given us this year to live a full life. It is not a year to live beholden to fear. Let us be bold with the power of the Holy Spirit!By Rev. In Kee Kim

WOFBEC DAY 5 MORNING SESSION 2 By REV. SAMSON AJETOMOBI6th of January 2026

20260105_WOFBEC DAY 4 AFTERNOON SESSION 2 By REV. SAMSON AJETOMOBI5th of January 2026

The beginning of a new year is a time that encourages people to think of the poast year and reflect on the new year beginning. Most of us would acknowledge that the last nearly ten months have been far from easy for many of us. What would the Lord like us to take away from these experiences? How can they serve the Lord's goals for our lives now and on to eternity? References: Lessons: Psalm 65:4-7 Mark 4:35-41, Apocalypse Explained (AE) 419:24. Text: Mark 5:37-38 By Rev. Eric Carswell Recorded at Bryn Athyn Cathedral on January 3rd, 2021. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

When troubles weigh you down, don't succumb to disillusionment. Remember the times that God has been with you. God has lifted you up time and time again and will continue to do so, so do not be afraid. He is with you.Happy New Year!By Rev. Simon Park

1st Lesson: Hosea 11: 1; Jeremiah 31: 15-17 2nd Lesson: Matthew 2: 13-23 3rd Lesson: Apocalypse Explained 695: 15; 654: 19 ; Arcana Coelestia 4964: 3 By Rev. Lawson Smith Recorded in Kempton, PA on December 31, 2017. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

When you encounter crisis in your life, do not let fear overwhelm you. There is always hope, even in the most hopeless situations.Merry Christmas!By Rev. In Kee Kim

God gives hope to people who are hurting. We find it in prayer, and we share it by reminding others that they are not alone.By Rev. Simon Park

What About The Glasses? By Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli August 3rd, 2025 "We're Listening" Series

Safe? By Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli August 17th, 2025 "We're Listening" Series

The Science Of... Forgiveness? By Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli November 9th, 2025

Repentance is the beginning of the spiritual journey. It guides us into God's grace and creates room for forgiveness.By Rev. In Kee Kim

First Midweek Advent Vespers 3-December-2025 Sermon Series: “Baptism: God's Advent Into Our Life.” Sermon Text: Matthew 28:16-20 Sermon Theme: “The Advent Of Our Adoption!” I. The Lost Are Found By God! II. Our Price is Paid In Full! III. New Life Is Ours! By Rev. Nathan J. Rusert

Lessons: John 1, Jeremiah 33, TCR 92 By Rev. Brad Heinrichs Recorded at Boynton Beach, FL on 12/31/2013. For more recordings, visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Being asleep is only living today without regard to tomorrow. Wake up and see God's future that is coming to you.By Rev. Simon Park

Residents from Black River, St. Elizabeth, are sounding the alarm, and frankly, it's hard not to share their outrage. In the fragile hours after the hurricane swept through, what should have been a coordinated, decisive government response instead looked like hesitation, confusion, and absence.Some people are alleging that the relief agencies on the ground were ineffective—no tents, no structured food program, no organized medical presence. In a disaster of this scale, essential services should have been stationed and ready: emergency tents, mobile clinics, water and sanitation units, ground teams tracking displaced residents, and a rapid deployment of resources to stabilize those most affected. That simply did not happen. Instead, helicopters circled overhead, assessing the destruction from a distance, while families on the ground waited—hungry, exposed, unaccounted for. Displaced residents still don't have proper shelter. They don't have a central point of service. They don't have a coordinated system guiding them toward safety, medical care, or basic necessities. In 2025, after so many global lessons in disaster management, this should never be the story. And yet here we are.Let's be clear: relief comes before rebuilding. Before talk of construction, procurement, or long-term recovery, there must be tents, food, water, sanitation, health services, child protection services, and community support teams on the ground immediately. That's Emergency Response 101. You stabilize the people, then you move to rebuilding the community.But from all accounts, Jamaica's government response is lagging—and community members are noticing. Many are openly saying that if it weren't for people like Shaggy and other Jamaican celebrities abroad, flying in and stepping up, many families would still be starving, stranded, and forgotten.It shouldn't take celebrity intervention for people to get basic relief.So the question stands like a heavy drumbeat: What is going on?Why weren't emergency tents pre-positioned? Why wasn't there an immediate medical and sanitation rollout? Why do residents have to beg for what should be automatic in a disaster? And most importantly: Who is accountable for this breakdown, and when will the people of Black River get the relief they deserve?By Rev. Renaldo C McKenzie, Author of "Neoliberalism. Globalization, Income Inequality Poverty and Resistance". Read the full article in The Neoliberal Journals at https://theneoliberal.comSupport us at $renaldomckenzie or via The Neoliberal at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=USSJLFU2HRVAQCheck out our store page at https://store.theneoliberal.comEmail us at info@theneoliberal.com

Thanksgiving Service. Readings: Psalm 118, Apocalypse Explained 660.4 By Rev. Brett Buick Recorded at Kempton New Church on November 22, 2018. For more recordings visits www.newchurchaudio.org

Sunday was Christ the King (or Reign of Christ) Sunday. It was the last Sunday of the church calendar year.People expect a king to have power. But Jesus had no power on the cross. What we saw was faithfulness. Jesus' faithfulness released God's power. We are saved by his faithfulness.By Rev. In Kee Kim

Intentions matter more than actions. In other words, someone who is good hearted but makes mistakes is better off than someone who is malicious even while doing the right thing. Yet even the most well-intentioned person can cause harm. Their good intentions do not negate the damage they can cause in ignorance. Rather than justifying ourselves or others by saying, "they meant well," we must find ways of addressing the harm and correcting it, even as we support and acknowledge the good intentions lying behind it. By Rev. Joel Glenn. Recorded at New Church Westville on May 25, 2025. For more recordings visit www.newchurchaudio.org

Joy comes when we give ourselves away for others, and we receive the power to give ourselves through the Holy Spirit.By Rev. Simon Park

By Rev. Don Thomas

Part 1 - By Rev. Shannon Rothwell

Introducing Just Calling — In this first episode of the series, Bodies Behind the Bus sits down with author and advocate Rev. Joash Thomas to talk about his new book The Justice of Jesus. Together, we explore what it means to move from diagnosis to a hopeful prognosis for the church, diving into themes of justice, decolonization, and the everyday choices that shape faithful living.www.joashpthomas.comPick Up "The Justice of Jesus" By Rev. Joash P. Thomas HERESupport the show

By Rev. Shannon Rothwell

By Rev. David Flores

By Rev. Josh Barclay

By Rev. Ray Bensch

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By Rev. Don Thomas

What Gospel Do We Proclaim? By Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli May 18th, 2025 "Right Here, Right Now" Series  

What Is Resurrection Life? By Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli May 25th, 2025 "Right Here, Right Now" Series

By Rev. Chuck Meyers

Lecture 6 Part 2LECTURE OUTLINE: Reimagining the Caribbean — History, Identity & Invention1. Defining Key Terms & Unsettling MythsWhat is the Caribbean?What it is not:Not simply “a group of islands surrounded by the Caribbean Sea.”That colonial compass would erase Belize, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.The Caribbean is not just geography — it's history, identity, and ideology.A Construct, An Invention:Ian Meeks and Norman Girvan argue the Caribbean is an invention, molded by the European gaze since 1492.The so-called “discovery” was really colonial construction — cultural erasure dressed as exploration.The Socio-Political Caribbean:Social scientists ask: In whose interest is society designed?Whose narrative dominates?Often, the Caribbean's story has been told through the lens of its colonizers — not its people.Economic Caribbean – A Dependent Capitalist Model:According to Neoliberalism (2021) and the "Washington Consensus", Caribbean economies were shaped to serve external interests.Ramesh Ramsaran: Structural Adjustment transferred power from local to global hands — a feature of life in the Global South.These are the legacies of debt, austerity, and manufactured dependency.Global South vs Global North:New language, same old hierarchies.The “Global South” replaces “Third World” — a more palatable term, but still denotes marginalization.2. A People in Paradox: Race, Identity & AgencyThe Problem of the Caribbean is the Problem of the Black and Brown PositionWherever Black or Brown bodies are found — so too is systemic exclusion.Not due to essence, but to constructed inferiority.Colonization as Psychological Violence:Fanon: Colonization turns man against himself.Du Bois: The Black soul peers through a veil, always asking: “Am I enough?”Morrison: We are told to strive toward whiteness — only to find we can never truly arrive.Depersonalization & Loss of Agency:Colonialism stripped humanity. The enslaved weren't just shackled in body — but in being.This leads to malady: acting against our own interests.Afrocentricity vs Eurocentricity:Afrocentricity: a way of seeing.Eurocentricity: the only way of seeing.The former offers liberation. The latter demands assimilation.Diaspora Realities:Caribbean immigrants are often seen as threats cloaked in exoticism — "two sharp teeth," as you wrote.Their potential is feared, their labor exploited.Kenneth Clark's “Dark Ghettoes”:Ghettoes aren't just places — they are conditions.Whether in Philly or Kingston, Harlem or Port of Spain, these spaces reflect economic colonization.Externally: Poor housing, crime, disease.Internally: Apathy, self-loathing, compensatory bravado.3. Postcolonialism – Not the End, But the EchoPostcolonial ≠ Post-ColonizationFanon in Black Skin, White Masks: Black and White locked in a tragic performance — each role scripted by Empire.In Wretched of the Earth: Freedom is radical; it requires rupture, not reform.The Paradox of Independence:Haiti and Cuba led revolutions — and were punished for their audacity.Independence does not equal inclusion.4. Center vs Periphery — Who Gets to Speak?Homi Bhabha's Lens:The center is the mainstream — the dominant culture, the "norm."The periphery is where African spirituality, literature, and lifeways have been cast.In the Caribbean, this leads to self-scorn: bleaching skin, abandoning roots, ridiculing Revivalists or Rastafari.5. Supplementary Content for Today's SessionReading & Discussion: CLR James – The Black JacobinsCLR James (a Trini) told the story of Haitian revolutionaries, but through a European framework.His education gave him tools, but not always the right lens.We question: Was this truly “history from below?”By Rev. Renaldo McKenzie, Professor of Caribbean Thought at Jamaica Theological Seminary, Author of NeoliberalismSubscribe https://anchor.fm/theneoliberalVisit us: https://theneoliberal.com https://renaldocmckenzie.com

Sunday, June 8, 2025 Title: "Series Intro - Holy Spirit" Scripture: Acts 2:1–13  By: Rev. Marisa Gertz 11:00 AM https://trinitygnv.org/s/Sunday-Bulletins-06-08-25-11AM.pdf 9:30 AM https://trinitygnv.org/s/Sunday-Bulletins-06-08-25-930AM-WEB.pdf 8:00 AM https://trinitygnv.org/s/Sunday-Bulletins-06-08-25-8AM.pdf Scripture https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202%3A1%E2%80%9313%20&version=CEB To support the ongoing ministries of Trinity, consider making a gift here: https://pushpay.com/g/trinitygnv?src=hpp For more information, go to https://trinitygnv.org/ Copyrighted content included in this webcast is used with license under one or more of the following: Christian Copyright Solutions WORSHIP cast Streaming License and PERFORM music License #7840 (to publicly perform and/or web stream any musical composition controlled by ASCAP, BMI and SESAC), CVLI (Christian Video Licensing International) #503915511, CVLI ScreenVue License #502477880, CCLI Church Streaming & Podcast License #CSPL016331, CCLI Church Copyright License #1022361, and/or CCLI Church Rehearsal License #CRL011587.

Sunday, June 1, 2025 Title: Saints Among Us; Your Spiritual DNA, Trinity Scripture: Hebrews 12:1; Philippians‬ 4‬:4‬-7‬ ‬‬‬‬ By: Rev. Dr. Dan Johnson 11:00 AM https://trinitygnv.org/s/Sunday-Bulletins-06-01-25-11AM.pdf 9:30 AM https://trinitygnv.org/s/Sunday-Bulletins-06-01-25-930AM-WEB.pdf 8:00 AM https://trinitygnv.org/s/Sunday-Bulletins-06-01-25-8AM.pdf Scripture https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2012%3A1%3B%20Philippians%E2%80%AC%204%E2%80%AC%3A4%E2%80%AC-7%E2%80%AC%20&version=NIV To support the ongoing ministries of Trinity, consider making a gift here: https://pushpay.com/g/trinitygnv?src=hpp For more information, go to https://trinitygnv.org/ Copyrighted content included in this webcast is used with license under one or more of the following: Christian Copyright Solutions WORSHIP cast Streaming License and PERFORM music License #7840 (to publicly perform and/or web stream any musical composition controlled by ASCAP, BMI and SESAC), CVLI (Christian Video Licensing International) #503915511, CVLI ScreenVue License #502477880, CCLI Church Streaming & Podcast License #CSPL016331, CCLI Church Copyright License #1022361, and/or CCLI Church Rehearsal License #CRL011587.

Mommy was a woman of deep prayer, unwavering faith, and extraordinary grace. She devoted countless hours to praying and interceding earnestly for her family, church, Jamaica, and the world. Her commitment to prayer was steadfast, as she believed in the biblical command to "pray without ceasing."She kept a prayer journal, where she noted her prayers and the answers she received. Her entries were often brief yet profound. Mommy prayed for protection, sweet dreams, and visions; for blessings and unity within her extended family, both in Jamaica and abroad; and for her relatives and in-laws, including Cecil.In 2004, she wrote in her journal about praying for all her children to fully turn to God, and she joyfully recorded, "My grandson Sheldon was baptized and is doing well." That same year, she fervently prayed for Sheryl Small's healing from cancer. In 2011, she noted with gratitude, "She's healed and still doing well."Mommy's life was defined by her devout Christian faith. Her prayers reflected her love for God and her unwavering trust in His promises. She was a beacon of faith, an intercessor for many, and a testament to the power of a life lived in communion with God.In Mommy's final moments, I was blessed to be with her. She had waited for me because she knew how much I regretted missing our dad's passing and how deeply I wanted to be there. On Saturday night, I arrived to find her unable to speak, a mask over her nose as she labored to breathe. She could only utter faint sounds, saying "hee."I began to sing, and Ricky joined me. Together, we sang Arise and Be Healed, pouring our hearts into the melody. Then, I prayed for several minutes. As I prayed, she began to cry and joined me in prayer. Speaking in tongues, I felt the Holy Spirit move, and suddenly, she removed the mask and began to speak in tongues herself. She waved her hands and, with remarkable clarity, said, "Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit."Those were her last words. She then went quiet, as though ready to give up the ghost. That night, I returned to her home—our family's childhood home—and slept in her bedroom. Around 4 a.m., she visited me in a dream. She came to say goodbye and to encourage me to be strong and of good health. When I woke, I knew she was gone.Mommy never gave up. Even at the very end, her faith remained unshaken. Her love for God and those she left behind shone brightly in her final moments. Her life was a testament to the power of faith and the enduring presence of God's spirit.B. The Power of Prayer and Self-ReflectionIt is my mother's life of prayer, faith, and self-reflection that has profoundly shaped my understanding of the transformative power of prayer and introspection.When we pray, let us pray without sitting; when we dream, let us dream without sleeping. Believe and have faith, but stay away from naysayers. Prayer sharpens our focus, helping us acknowledge our limitations while embracing God's favor and the limitless possibilities He offers. It connects us with the divine—beyond and within—and aligns us with the cosmos and the cognitive.The Bible reminds us, “Men ought always to pray and never faint.” My mother embodied this verse in her daily life, just as Daniel did when he prayed and overcame the lions' den. What is your den? Prayer has the power to change things.When we pray, let's be ready to act, to change, and to receive. Let's open our hearts and minds to His endless possibilities. Prayer not only transforms our circumstances but also shapes us into vessels ready to receive His blessings.My mother's life is a testament to this truth. Her prayers, faith, and self-reflection have not only shaped her journey but also continue to inspire mine.By Rev. Renaldo McKenzie President of the Neoliberal Corporation and Creator of The Neoliberal Round.Donate to us: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=USSJLFU2HRVAQVisit us us: https://theneoliberal.com and https://renaldocmckenzie.com

Holy Week Reflection by Rev. Renaldo McKenzie:1/Isn't it ironic, duplicitous and Pharisaical that our President Mr. Donald Trump expects compliance with executive orders… yet POTUS struggles to comply with court rulings and our Constitution?2/We can arrange prisoner swaps like Kseniya Karelina from Russia…But we can't bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador?3/Trump is not a Jew, but he moves like the Pharisees did in the #NewTestament.Jesus said:“Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites!”4/He condemned their hypocrisy, legalism, and failure to uphold justice, mercy & faithfulness.And that's exactly what we're witnessing in this “Neoliberal age”.5/These thoughts are the foundation of my upcoming book w/ Martin Oppenheimer:Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered: Unfair Competition & the Death of Nations.By Rev. Renaldo McKenzie,Renaldo is Author of “Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance”, available worldwide and at https://store.theneoliberal.comPresidentThe Neoliberal CorporationHttps://theneoliberal.com and https://renaldocmckenzie.comSubscribe on any stream: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberalDonate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=USSJLFU2HRVAQ

Caribbean Thought Lecture Series: Should Theology Transcend Culture? By Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie, Author of Neoliberalism

By Rev. Emily McGinley