New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

New Series: A Better Way to Human Part 4 “Lives Matter” Philippians 2:5-11

As we seek to live more meaningful lives, we find a “new” path in both Philippians 2 and the “Jesus pattern” as our guide to being fully human. Wrapped up in our own stuff it is easy to overlook or even diminish others, especially those who are in need. Becoming more like Jesus requires we see more like Jesus.

New Series: A Better Way to Human Part 3 “Slow Down” Philippians 2:5-7

As we seek to live more meaningful lives, we find a “new” path in both Philippians 2 and the “Jesus pattern” as our guide to being fully human. The world around us is always in a rush. Even when we have a break, we feel awkward until we can fill the time with something. What do we lose in the fast paced lives we live and what could be possible if we could slow down to “God speed”?

New Series: A Better Way to Human Part 2 “Winning” Philippians 2:1-4

As we seek to live more meaningful lives, we find a “new” path in both Philippians 2 and the “Jesus pattern” as our guide to being fully human. We are conditioned by our culture to see ourselves, others, and the world through rather self-centric lenses. Jesus offers a different plan for “winning” at life.

New Series: A Better Way to Human Part 1 “The Answer” A look at Philippians 2

The world is a mess and it only seems to be getting messier. Most of the problems can be attributed to the way we humans treat other humans. So, is our humanity part of the problem or part of the solution? To say “I’m only human” is generally used as an excuse for bad behavior, but what if instead of using our humanness as a justification for our mess, we considered a better way to human as the way to bring change to the world around us? What if the Jesus way of “being human” is actually the solution to the world’s problems?

One Blessing After Another John 1:14-17

Our attention is easily drawn to what is wrong. We are very aware when things go awry, when something is amiss, and it’s easy to become disheartened. Although we struggle to feel God near or see what He’s doing, we are invited to live in the awareness of God’s goodness, a life changing realization.

Night School With Nicodemus: “Unpacking The Radical Gospel” John 3:1-3

Join us as we delve into Jesus’ moonlit conversation with Nicodemus, where the simplicity of the Gospel meets the challenge of transformation, illuminating the paradox of its profound simplicity and daunting call to radical change.

“And whatever you do...” Colossians 3:12-17

Welcome Steve & Ellisa Rough! The Roughs live and serve in the Philippines at “Hope Mountain,” a safe refuge of hope, healing and restoration for children rescued from sexual exploitation. They are our guest speakers today.

To be blessed, we must:

Welcome, Jeshua Hopson! Jeshua is currently employed at Merced College as a Curriculum Specialist. He deeply enjoys the healthy work environment fostered there. Jeshua and his wife Meghan served in the ministry of InnerVarsity Christian Fellowship. They have two beautiful boys.

To be blessed, we must:

Be spiritually desperate for God.

Be familiar with grief.

Be truly humble.

Hunger/thirst for God more than our bodies need food/drink.

Extend mercy to others.

Offer our whole being to God.

Be people of peace.

Rejoice in suffering on account of our belief in Jesus.

Which do you struggle to live out the most?

“All In” John 21:1-9

To rightly celebrate the resurrection on Easter begs the question today: what’s next? The resurrection of Jesus is certainly the high light of the Gospel accounts, but the story does not end there. Even with Jesus raised, the disciples struggled to figure out what was next for them, and honestly that is our question as well. John 21 offers hints for us as we consider what our life will look like when we live “all in”.

“A Case of Mistaken Identity” John 20:1-3, 11-18

A thread runs through the Easter resurrection accounts revealing how often those who first encountered the Risen Jesus initially failed to recognize him. Something was going on that veiled their ability to recognize His true identity. Fortunately, in each instance Jesus persists until they are able to see clearly and this makes all the difference in the world! How easily our identity in Christ can become veiled by our circumstances, yet in the light of Easter we are invited to see ourselves as God intends.