New Life Community Church, Atwater, CA

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.

“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!