New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

Help from the Psalms Part Five—”Hope in the Dark” Psalm 42

Our lives are filled with ups and downs, both joys and sorrows, as well as times of peace and times of anxiousness. Our emotions flow from these highs and lows but can at times entrap us and hold us back. The Book of Psalms offers us several pathways to find voice and/or remedy for the negative emotions that effect our lives. But what can we do when we fear God has abandoned us? What can we do when our world is dark with despair? Psalm 42 expresses these very feelings and offers us a path to hope. 

Help from the Psalms Part Four—”Growing Gratitude” Psalm 136

Our lives are filled with ups and downs, both joys and sorrows, as well as times of peace and times of anxiousness. Our emotions flow from these highs and lows but can at times entrap us and hold us back. God’s goal for us is not to mute our emotions, but to manage life and our emotions in healthy ways. The Book of Psalms offers us several pathways to find voice and/or remedy for the negative emotions that effect our lives. 

We yearn for everything to be right, but there is always something amiss. The joy of life is often squeezed out by the unrelenting pursuit of something else. Today we’ll consider the growing in grace and gratitude following of Psalm 136. 

Help from the Psalms Part Three—”Breaking the Grip of Fear and Hurt” Psalm 55

Our lives are filled with ups and downs, both joys and sorrows, as well as times of peace and times of anxiousness. Our emotions flow from these highs and lows but can at times entrap us and hold us back. God’s goal for us is not to mute our emotions, but to manage life and our emotions in healthy ways. The Book of Psalms offers us sever- al pathways to find voice and/or remedy for the negative emotions that effect our lives. 

The World we live in is filled with threats, how can we break their cycle and find peace in the storm? Today we’ll consider the path of Psalm 55. 

Help from the Psalms Part Two—”Walking through Uncertainty” Psalm 19

Our lives are filled with ups and downs, both joys and sorrows, as well as times of peace and times of anxiousness. Our emotions flow from these highs and lows but can at times entrap us and hold us back. God’s goal for us is not to mute our emotions, but to manage life and our emotions in healthy ways. The Book of Psalms offers us several pathways to find voice and/or remedy for the negative emotions that effect our lives. 

All around us, uncertainty seems to reign. Where can we turn to navigate through confusing times? Today we’ll consider the path of Psalm 19. 

Help from the Psalms Part one—”Strength for This Day” Psalm 33

Our lives are filled with ups and downs, both joys and sorrows, as well as times of peace and times of anxiousness. Our emotions flow from these highs and lows but can at times entrap us and hold us back. God’s goal for us is not to mute our emotions, but to manage life and our emotions in healthy ways. The Book of Psalms offers us several pathways to find voice and/or remedy for the negative emotions that effect our lives. Today, Mother’s Day, is a day of enormous emotional range for many. We start with Psalm 33 to find strength to get through difficult times. 

Made for More “The Secret Sauce” 1st Corinthians 12-13

The church is re-opening, programs are re-starting, relationships that were put on pause are renewing and new connections are being made. Now is the time to come together, but better than before. Building community can be tricky, the lofty aspirations of unity, connection and service will always be spoiled without the key ingredient: love. 

Made for More “Finding Your Fit” 1st Corinthians 12-4-11

After this past year of separation, we are now entering a time of re-connecting. The church is re- opening, programs are re-starting, relationships that were put on pause are renewing and new connections are being made. Getting going again, we desire a return to normal, but we were made for even more. The church is more than a building we return to, it is each of us doing the part we are fit for. 

New Series: Made for More “Body Building” 1st Corinthians 12-13

After this past year of separation, we are now entering a time of re-connecting. The church is re-opening, programs are re-starting, relationships that were put on pause are renewing and new connections are being made. Getting going again, we desire a return to normal, but we were made for even more.   As always, the challenge is our human relationships are the differences that often divide us. The Bible offers us hope and a very relevant plan as we re-discover what it means to be the church. 

“Risky Faith: One Person at a Time!” Acts First Part

The book of Acts is a book of the history of the church. This book is of all different people, with different traditions and religions. But, they have one goal and that is to advance the Kingdom of God. We are citizens of Heaven and our job here is to love one person at a time. We are to live out the story God has called us to.

“Follow the Science: Jesus is Risen!” John 20, 1 Corinthians 15

The first witnesses of the resurrection were struggling with things that they didn’t fully understand, that frankly didn’t make sense. What we find in the Bible’s resurrection accounts is there seeking to piece together the evidence, if you will, to “follow the science” to come to an amazing conclusion and then turn the world upside down. This pattern remains today: If what we believe is true (and it is), then we are invited to live bold lives in the midst of any circumstance.