New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

PSummer in the Psalms#4 Psalm 103 All the Time!

This Summer we’ll spend some time in the Psalms.  The Book of Psalms is a collection of poems, prayers, & hymns comprising the core of ancient Biblical spirituality. Made of a variety of styles, covering a range of emotions, they can be a significant help for our spiritual lives today. Many of the Psalms of Praise center on a particular attribute of God. Psalm 103 gives us an accurate ’job description’ of God, to help us get our lives properly tuned.

PSummer in the Psalms#3 Psalm 63 Worship in the Wilderness

This Summer we’ll spend some time in the Psalms.  The Book of Psalms is a collection of poems, prayers, & hymns comprising the core of ancient Biblical spirituality. Made of a variety of styles, covering a range of emotions, they can be a significant help for our spiritual lives today.  Worship doesn’t always come easily, sometimes we may feel lost or feel that God is distant. Today we’ll explore how to worship/draw closer even when God feels distant to us.

PSummer in the Psalms#2 Psalm 146 Beyond Limitations

This Summer we’ll spend some time in the Psalms.  The Book of Psalms is a collection of poems, prayers, & hymns comprising the core of ancient Biblical spirituality. Made of a variety of styles, covering a range of emotions, they can be a significant help for our spiritual lives today. Today we’ll look toward the end of the collection and find a secret to living well regardless of our circumstances.

PSummer in the Psalms#1 Psalm 1

This Summer we’ll spend some time in the Psalms.  The Book of Psalms is a collection of poems, prayers, & hymns comprising the core of ancient Biblical spirituality. Made of a variety of styles, covering a range of emotions, they can be a significant help for our spiritual lives today. Today we’ll begin at the beginning, Psalm 1, a poem to keep us on track!

The Road Less Wanted Isaiah 55:8-9

Life often leads us down paths we wouldn’t choose roads marked by trials, delays, or pain. But God’sWord reminds us His ways are higher than ours, and His purposes are always good. This morning, we’ll look at Abraham, Stephen, and Paul, faithful servants whose lives were far from easy, yet glorified God. Their lives remind us to keep our eyes on the prize: not comfort, but His glory. When life doesn’t make sense, trust the One who sees the whole picture.

The Waiting Father Luke 15:11-24

Happy Father’s Day to all the imperfect dads out there, and to all who had imperfect dads! There are a wide variety of earthly fathers, some very good, some terrible, and some in between. While the point of today’s parable is not how to be a perfect dad, the prodigal son does reveal the heart of our loving Heavenly Father for us (and a bit more).

Turning Down the Heat (Reigning in and being set free from Anger) #6 “Protected and at Peace” Philippians 4:4-7

Because we are human, we will get angry. Yet the

New Testament is consistent and clear that we

should “rid yourselves” of anger (Col. 3:8). Anger

is corrosive, so we must learn to let it go. Yet, our

hearts are still vulnerable to the anxiety and anger

that surrounds us. Today we explore what it

means to be protected by God’s peace.

Turning Down the Heat (Reigning in and being set free from Anger) #5 “The Problem in the Mirror” Colossians 3:8-10

Because we are human, we will get angry. Yet the New Testament is consistent and clear that we should “rid yourselves” of anger (Col. 3:8).  Frustration and or anger with yourself is one of the trickier aspects of anger to get rid of. You can’t get away from yourself, but if we can turn down the heat, we can find greater peace and purpose.

Turning Down the Heat (Reigning in and being set free from Anger) #4 “Anger Up & Anger In” Matthew 11:28-29

Because we are human, we will get angry. Yet theNew Testament is consistent and clear that we should “rid yourselves” of anger (Col. 3:8). It’s hard enough to work on releasing the anger we hold towards others but what do we do when the one we are angry with is (1) God Himself or (2) the person in the mirror?

Turning Down the Heat (Reigning in and being set free from Anger) #3 “Off the Hook” Matthew 18:21-22

Because we are human, we will get angry. Yet the New Testament is consistent and clear that we should “rid yourselves” of anger (Col. 3:8). But how? Today we will explore the difficult path of forgiveness and how it leads to freedom.