New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

“How Did We Get Here” Genesis 7:1-5

“How Did We Get Here” Genesis 7:1-5

Running the Race #9 “It’s not whether you win or lose...” Hebrews 11:32-40

Through this “Running the Race” series we have explored ways to grow in our faith and how a living faith can shape our lives. The 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews concludes with a list of named and unnamed examples to follow. The focus today reminds us that regardless of the setbacks we suffer or the victories we win, it is our faith in Jesus that will get us through the ups and downs of life.

Running the Race #8 “An Unlikely Hero” Hebrews 11:30-31

Through this “Running the Race” series we continue to explore ways to grow in our faith and how our faith can shape our lives. In the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews we find a list of people from long ago who continue to serve as examples of faith for us today. The focus today is on the most unlikely member of this star-studded list, Rahab. She is one of only 2 women to be mentioned in the list and with a checkered past, Rahab makes room for all of us to grow in our faith.

Running the Race #7 “Think Different” Hebrews 11:24-28

Through this “Running the Race” series we continue to explore ways to grow in our faith and how our faith can shape our lives. In the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews we find a list of people from long ago who continue to serve as examples of faith for us today. The focus today is on the Old Testament character, Moses. Although he was surrounded by the expectations and enticements of the non-believing world, his faith enabled him to march to the beat of a Different Drummer and that made all the difference in the world!

“The Upside-Down Kingdom” Guest Speaker Monika Grasley Matthew 5-7

Our guest speaker today is Monika Grasley, representing LifeLine CDC, one of the local ministries we currently partner with.

New Year Series: Running the Race #6 “The Power of Your Words” Hebrews 11:20-22

We continue to explore ways to grow our faith in the new year through this series “Running the Race”. In the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews we find a list of people from long ago who continue to serve as examples of faith for us today. Today we survey the faith stories of the descendants of Abraham and explore the power of their words. Our faith can have a dramatic effect on those around us, but it can also be diminished by the words we use.

New Year Series: Running the Race #5 “Forward Thinking, Faithful Living” Hebrews 11:8-12

We continue to explore ways to grow our faith in the new year through this series “Running the Race”. In the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews we find a list of people from long ago who continue to serve as examples of faith for us today. Today we explore the story of Abraham, who was able to walk by faith, and do hard things because he knew God held his future (and it was good).

New Year Series: Running the Race #4 “Build a What??” Hebrews 11:7

We continue to explore ways to grow our faith in the new year through this series “Running the Race”. In the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews we find a list of people from long ago who continue to serve as examples of faith for us today, which illustrates several ways that our faith can/should grow and take shape. Today we explore the story of Noah, and the difficult task God asked him to do.

New Year Series: Running the Race #3 “Pleasing God” Hebrews 11:5-6

In this new series “Running the Race” we are exploring ways to grow our faith in the new year. We are exploring Hebrews chapter 11, which illustrates several ways that our faith can/should grow and take shape. Today we explore the story of Enoch and ask what will it take to please God?

New Year Series: Running the Race #2 “Faith-ful Giving” Hebrews 11:1-4

In this new series “Running the Race” we are exploring ways to grow our faith in the new year. We are exploring Hebrews chapter 11, which illustrates several ways that our faith can/should grow and take shape. Today we turn to our first member of the “examples of faith” crowd, Abel, the ‘other brother’ of the Cain and Abel story.