New Beginnings Baptist Church

June 8th, 2025 | The Love of God | 1 John 1:5-2:6 What does your relationship with sin reveal about your relationship with God? In week 2 of our summer series, Pastor Todd Kaunitz unpacks 1 John 1:5–2:6 to show how our daily engagement with sin—whether through denial, indulgence, or confession—reflects the state of our walk with God. Drawing connections between the early church's battle with G...

June 8th, 2025 | The Love of God | 1 John 1:5-2:6 The love of God doesn’t just save—it transforms. In Week 2 of our summer series through 1 John, Pastor Ben Lofton unpacks how God's love is more than comfort for the broken—it's the compelling force that drives a life of obedience, truth, and real spiritual freedom. Looking at 1 John 1:5–2:6, this message calls us to step out of the shadows...

June 1st, 2025 | The Love of God | 1 John 1:1-4 We’re kicking off our summer series in 1 John with Pastor Matt Darby as we dive deep into the heart of the message: the love of God . In this opening message, “The Revealing of God’s Love,” we explore how God’s love isn’t just a concept to understand—but a Person to know. Through 1 John 1:1–4, we’ll see how God's love is made manifest in Jesus Ch...

June 1st, 2025 | The Love of God | 1 John 1:1-4 In the opening message of our summer series, The Love of God , Pastor Daniel Norris unpacks 1 John 1:1–4 with a compelling question: What does real love actually look like? Not filtered, feel-good love—but the kind that changes everything. This week, we explore how the love of God is: Revealed in a Person – Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine....

May 25th, 2025 | Stand Alone | Luke 5:1-11 You were created for more than just surviving. In this powerful message, Kyle Riley unpacks the life-changing encounter between Peter and Jesus in Luke 5:1–11 . What begins as a simple act of obedience becomes a radical moment of transformation—one that shifts Peter’s identity, mission, and understanding of who Jesus really is. Through Peter’s story, we’r...

May 25th, 2025 | Stand Alone | Nehemiah 8 “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” These ancient words, spoken during a moment of deep conviction and spiritual awakening in Nehemiah 8, still offer power and hope to us today. In this episode, Pastor Matt Darby unpacks what it really means to live with the joy of the Lord —not as a fleeting feeling, but as a deep, sustaining strength rooted in God’s...

May 18th, 2025 | Are You An Arbiter or Distributor of Grace? | Jonah 4 Jonah’s story could’ve ended neatly in chapter 3—rebellion, repentance, revival. But instead, we get chapter 4: a prophet angry at God, grace given to enemies, and a question that never gets answered. In this powerful conclusion to our Jonah series, Pastor Todd Kaunitz walks us through the unsettling ending of Jonah’s journey a...

May 18th, 2025 | Does Grace Offend You? | Jonah 4 In the final message of our series through the book of Jonah, Pastor Ben Lofton takes us deep into Jonah 4—a chapter that doesn’t offer a neat resolution but instead holds up a mirror to our hearts. This isn’t just about Nineveh’s repentance or Jonah’s frustration; it’s about how we respond to the grace of God—especially when it’s extended to peopl...

May 11th, 2025 | Is Anyone Beyond the Reach of Grace | Jonah 3 In this powerful message from Jonah chapter 3, Pastor Todd Kaunitz unpacks one of the most scandalous and hope-filled moments in all of Scripture. As part of our ongoing series through Jonah, today we wrestle with a deeply personal and challenging question: Is anyone beyond the reach of grace? We often put limits on God’s mercy—both fo...

May 11th, 2025 | Is There Anyone God's Grace Can't Save? | Jonah 3 Is there anyone too far gone for God to save? In this powerful message from Jonah 3, Pastor Matt Darby invites us to wrestle with one of the most scandalous truths of the Bible: God’s grace reaches the worst of us. The story of Jonah isn’t about a fish—it’s a mirror that reflects our hearts and a spotlight that reveals God’...

May 4th, 2025 | Prayer of Desperation | Jonah 2 In Week 2 of our series in Jonah, Pastor Matt Darby unpacks Jonah’s prayer from inside the fish and challenges us with a powerful question: Am I desperate for God? More than a story about a runaway prophet, Jonah is a mirror that reveals our own hearts—especially when we’ve been running, resisting, or relying on ourselves. In Jonah 2, we see how spir...

May 4th, 2025 | Are You Desperate for God? | Jonah 2 This week, Pastor Todd Kaunitz walks us through Jonah 2 and asks a deeply personal question: Are you desperate for God? As Jonah cries out to the Lord from the belly of the fish, we see what true spiritual desperation looks like — a moment of surrender that meets the grace of God. Pastor Todd unpacks how God uses desperate seasons to bring us to...

April 27th, 2025 | Are You Running From God? | Jonah 1 In this opening message of our new series through the book of Jonah, Pastor Todd Kaunitz challenges us to look beyond the fish and into the heart of a prophet running from God. Jonah 1 reveals not just Jonah’s rebellion, but our own—when we choose our ways, wants, and will over God's. With insight, honesty, and powerful storytelling, Pasto...

April 27th, 2025 | Running From His Presence | Jonah 1 In this powerful kickoff to our series in Jonah, Pastor Matt Darby takes us beyond the well-known fish story to the heart of rebellion—and the even deeper heart of grace. Jonah knew exactly what God wanted, yet he ran. Not from danger, but from mercy. In Jonah 1, we see the downward spiral of spiritual rebellion: running from God’s presence, d...

April 20th, 2025 | Jesus is...ALIVE | Revelation 1:9-18 Happy Easter! In this powerful conclusion to our Jesus Is... series, Pastor Todd Kaunitz brings a bold message from Revelation 1 that centers on the cornerstone of our faith: Jesus is ALIVE . As John receives a breathtaking vision of the risen Christ while exiled on the island of Patmos, we are reminded that following Jesus is not a casual co...

April 20th, 2025 | Jesus is...ALIVE | Revelation 1:12-18 “Who do you say Jesus is?” That’s the question Jesus asked His disciples in Matthew 16—and in Revelation 1, He answers it Himself. This Easter weekend, Pastor Matt Darby takes us to the heart of that answer: Jesus is ALIVE . He is not just a figure from the past but the eternal King, risen in power, reigning in glory, and holding the keys to...

April 13th, 2025 | Jesus is...Enough | Philippians 3:2-11 In week four of the Jesus Is series, Pastor Todd Kaunitz brings a compelling message from Philippians 3 with a simple but life-changing truth: Jesus is Enough . We’ve already seen that Jesus is God, He is Man, and He is Sufficient. But this week, Pastor Todd shows us that Jesus alone saves and satisfies the soul—there is nothing we need to...

April 13th, 2025 | Jesus is...Enough | Philippians 3:1-11 In week four of the Jesus Is series, Pastor Matt Darby shares a powerful and personal message from Philippians 3:1–11, declaring the freeing truth that Jesus is Enough . We live in a world constantly pushing us to chase more—more success, more approval, more religion, more status. But what happens when we realize that none of it truly satis...

April 6th, 2025 | Jesus is...Sufficient | Hebrews 10:1-18 In this week's episode, Pastor Todd Kaunitz continues the series by exploring Hebrews 10:1-18, where we learn the profound truth that Jesus is Sufficient . Pastor Todd walks us through the rich contrasts between the Old Testament sacrificial system and the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus. In Hebrews 10, we discover that while t...

April 6th, 2025 | Jesus is...Sufficient | Hebrews 10:1-18 In this week's episode, Pastor Matt Darby explores Hebrews 10:1-18, highlighting the profound truth that Jesus is Sufficient . Through this passage, Pastor Matt unpacks how Jesus' sacrifice fulfills and surpasses the Old Testament sacrificial system, offering a once-and-for-all solution to sin. We delve into the meaning of sufficiency, show...

March 30th, 2025 | Jesus Is…Man | Philippians 2:5-11 In this episode of, Pastor Matt Darby continues the series by exploring the profound truth that Jesus is Man through Philippians 2:5-11. Building on the foundational question Jesus asked His disciples— “Who do you say that I am?” —Pastor Matt explains why how we answer this question changes everything about our relationship with Him. This week,...

March 30th, 2025 | Jesus is...Man | Philippians 2:5-11 In this week’s episode, Pastor Todd Kaunitz continues our exploration of the nature and essence of Jesus. After discovering last week that Jesus is fully God, this week we focus on His humanity. Dive into Philippians 2:1-11 as we uncover the Doctrine of the Incarnation—Jesus, the second person of the Trinity, became fully man while remaining f...

March 23rd, 2025 | Jesus Is...God | Colossians 1:15-20 In this episode, Pastor Matt Darby takes us through the powerful truth that Jesus is God as he dives into Colossians 1:15-20. As we continue our five-week journey of discovering who Jesus really is, Pastor Matt emphasizes that Jesus is not just a great teacher or moral leader—He is the Creator of all things, the exact image of the invisible Go...

March 23, 2025 | Jesus is...God | Colossians 1:15-20 In this episode, Pastor Todd Kaunitz kicks off a powerful new series called Jesus Is… , where we delve deep into understanding the true nature of Jesus. Drawing from Colossians 1:15-20, Pastor Todd explains how Jesus is not just a moral teacher or spiritual leader, but the very manifestation of God Himself. Through vivid illustrations and biblic...

March 16, 2025 | Stand Alone | Revelation 2:4-5 In this message from Revelation 2:4-5, Pastor Daniel Norris challenges us to take a spiritual “Heart Check.” Just as we visit the doctor for a physical exam, we need regular assessments of our spiritual health. Jesus praised the church in Ephesus for their hard work and endurance, but He had one concern—they had abandoned their first love. What do we...