New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

New Sermon Series: An Obligation or Opportunity? Luke 20:20-26

Who are you? Whose are you? And how do we acknowledge the answers to questions 1 & 2?  Jesus, when asked about taxes and the role of a citizen, draws our attention to these answers, and the freedom faithful living offers us.

New Sermon Series: “Make a New Plan, Stan” (#5) “Taking Baby Steps” Romans 12:9-16

We are so outcome oriented, striving to accomplish the goal, winning the game, proving my point,  etc. We often struggle when things don’t go our way, or when we don’t respond as we ought. The goal for us is not perfection, but progression toward God’s best for us.

“Make a New Plan, Stan” (#4) “This Changes Everything” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Happy New Year!

We need a “New Plan” for the New Year! Resolutions focus on what we do, but the renewing of our mind is focused on the “who” we are becoming. Small steps each day, creating new patterns and rhythms in our lives will lead to the change we desire.  Today, let’s pause for a moment of thanks.

New Sermon Series: “Make a New Plan, Stan” (#3) Romans 12: 4-8

Happy New Year!

We know we need to change, but are frustrated by how rarely resolutions stick.  One key to feeling more fulfilled could be discovering the purpose for which we were born and learning to grow towards

fulfilling it.

New Sermon Series: “Make a New Plan, Stan” (#2) Colossians 3:5-14

Happy New Year!

We know we need to change, but are frustrated by how rarely resolutions stick.  Today, we will look at why resolutions fail, but also work on a new identity that will lead to the changes God desires for us.

New Sermon Series: “Make a New Plan, Stan” Romans 12:1-2

Happy New Year!

Is resolution making (and keeping) a part of your New Year’s routine? Many are frustrated by how rarely resolutions stick.  Today, we will look at both the reason change is important and the needed

foundation for changes that will last.

Sermon Series: Make Room (#6) Make Room for Outsiders Matthew 2:1-12

We find woven into the Christmas story some very mysterious characters, the Magi.  Who they are, where they were from, and exactly how they knew to come, are not very clear. Yet, these outsiders in search of the “new born king of the Jews” play an important role in the story and leave us an inescapable message to hold onto this new year. 

Sermon Series: Make Room (#5) “Make Room for Interruptions (& still, small voices)” Luke 2:8-20

The Shepherds play a critical role in the Christmas story. Unlike the innkeeper who had no room, they respond to the Angel’s announcement of the birth of Jesus by putting everything else aside. They had

been doing their thing, minding their own business, just getting through the night, when the routine was interrupted and they were changed. How about you? How do you respond when expectations/ routines are disrupted? When God seeks our attention, can we learn to be attentive to His voice?

Sermon Series: Make Room (#4) Make Room for Jesus Luke 2:1-7

When Mary and Joseph arrived at a crowded and busy Bethlehem to register for the census, they found no room available for them to give birth to the baby Jesus (Luke 2:7). As we approach Christmas, we also find our lives/world are full and busy, with little room for the gifts of Christmas offered to us.  So, what is Christmas at its core?   What should be our most important take-away?  What are we invited to make room for that will truly change the world for us? It is simply Jesus.

Sermon Series: Make Room (#3) Make Room for Confidence Luke 1:46-54

When Mary and Joseph arrived at a crowded and busy Bethlehem to register for the census, they found no room available for them to give birth to the baby Jesus (Luke 2:7). As we approach Christmas, we also find our lives/world are full and busy, with little room for the gifts of Christmas offered to us. In the “Song of Mary” we see how the joy of God’s gift and His presence can transcend our difficult circumstances, giving us new

confidence to live more fully for Him.