New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

We live in a world filled with noise, disorder, and conflicting voices. How we see or respond to God, to others, or even ourselves can get twisted. God’s answer? The book of Psalms. The Psalms offer us patterns for prayer and a path to clarity amid this world of distortion. Today, we look at Psalm 139 and pause in wonder of how completely God knows us, and ask, is that a good or bad thing?  There are parts of me that even I don’t like, what will God do with that knowledge?  Praying this Psalm helps us to both come to terms with God’s care for us and to overcome the shame and fear of rejection.

We live in a world filled with noise, disorder, and conflicting voices. How we see or respond to God, to others, or even ourselves can get twisted. God’s answer? The book of Psalms. The Psalms offer us patterns for prayer and a path to clarity amid this world of distortion. Today, we look at Psalm 42 and find we are not alone when we don’t fully understand life, God or even ourselves, and yet we are invited to find rest being real.

We live in a world filled with noise, disorder, and conflicting voices. How we see or respond to God, to others, or even ourselves can get twisted. God’s answer? The book of Psalms. The Psalms offer us patterns for prayer and a path to clarity amid this world of distortion. Today, we look at Psalm 18 and discover the secret to peace, even when we are under pressure.

Merced County Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) unites faith and athletics across local high schools and colleges. Led by Area Representative Jacob Martinez, the organization runs campus "huddles" and sports performance camps at UC Merced, Merced College, and over a dozen high schools like Atwater, Merced, and Buhach Colony.

We live in a world filled with noise, disorder, and conflicting voices. How we see or respond to God, to others, or even ourselves can get twisted. God’s answer?  The book of Psalms. Today, we open Psalm 13 and find the pattern for those suffering with an unresolved burden that threatens to crush our spirit or for those who have given up because it was too much to bear.

We live in a world filled with noise, disorder, and conflicting voices. How we see or respond to God, to others, or even yourselves can get twisted. God’s answer?

The book of Psalms. The Psalms, sometimes called Israels prayer book, offers us patterns for prayer and a path to clarity amid this world of distortion.  Today, we approach Psalm 103 and find the secret to contentment.

We live in a world filled with noise, disorder, and conflicting voices. How we see or respond to God, to others, or even ourselves can get twisted. God’s answer?  The book of Psalms. The Psalms,

sometimes called Israels prayer book, offers us patterns for prayer and a path to clarity amid this world of distortion. So, as we move through the summer, we’ll move through a series of Psalms beginning today with the note of wonder of Psalm 8:1  “Lord, our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth!”

When God says “I know the plans I have for you…” it is not intended to keep us struggling in the dark, fearful of what may be coming along. No, it is an invitation to a fuller life, one we can experience as we overcome the fears that hold us captive through a growing trust in His goodness.  His plans for your life are good, will you trust Him?

When God says “I know the plans I have for you…” it is not to keep us worrying, wondering and/or guessing about what God intends. Rather god has placed many clues for us to follow so His good plans for each of us can be realized. Last we discussed how we have been created for community, but how can we know where we fit in?

They say that ‘the only constant in life is change’”, yet change sets us on edge, fighting to overcome the anxiety that comes from the uncertainty. This can undo us, but God has created us for connection, knowing we’d need strength of community to help navigate the changes life brings our way.