New City Church

Are you growing in grace? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our SUNDAY BEST series with a message about the value of living in community with others. Ephesians 2:19-22 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief...

Is God’s presence a priority? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres kicked off our SUNDAY BEST series with a message about the gift of God’s presence in our lives. 1 Chronicles 13:10 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed his household and everything he had. From the beginning, God’s people have been defined by His presence. From Genesis...

This Sunday, Pastor Joaquin preached a message out of 1 Samuel 1. We looked at the life of Hannah, a woman who didn’t have a promise to cling to, just a problem she couldn’t control. 1 Samuel 1:18  Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. 1) When it’s out of your control, it’s not out of God’s hands. Hannah had a problem she didn’t choose, a problem she didn’t cause, an...

Do you have Kingdom reflexes? This week Pastor Steve concluded our ReFormation series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had it...

How strong is your connection? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our ReFormation series with a message from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 7:16-17 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.  Jesus addresses his followers, reassuring them that a person’s...

There are only two options! This week, Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Matthew 7, where Jesus presents a clear, powerful challenge! Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who...

Don’t give up on prayer! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (Re)Formation series with a message about persistence in prayer.  Matthew 7:7-12 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. As Jesus teaches his followers, he enco...

"Only God can judge me" is often used as a "spiritual do not disturb sign" but what Jesus teaches is that self examination must come before correction. This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 7:1–3 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the meas...

Whatever you are worrying about God is already working on! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. The Apostle Paul put worry and prayer on opposite ends of the spectrum (Philippians 4:6). When...

Are you budgeting to honor God? This weekend Pastor Devin Gough continued our (Re)Formation series with a message from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Many of our challenges are the result of misplaced treasure. Much of o...

Are you hungry for God? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (Re)Formation series with a message about fasting. Matthew 6:17-18 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Fasting is a choice to deny myse...

How do we pray in the midst of troubled times? The prayer that Jesus prayed is as relevant today as it was when he first taught his disciples to pray it! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres started the second half of our (RE)FORMATION series from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:9-13 Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heav...

How big is the gap between what you want and what God wants? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres shared a Palm Sunday message about “The King We Need”. John 12:12-13 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is t...

You can’t heal what you won’t reveal! This weekend Pastor Devin Gough shared a message from Jesus’ story about the Prodigal Son. Luke 15:28  The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. The older brother in Jesus’ story couldn’t celebrate because he was consumed by bitterness. How do we break free of bitterness? 1) ANALYZE THE CAUSE: What’s fuel...

How are you being re-formed by the example of Jesus? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:1 Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.  Jesus begins this portion of his teaching with a warning to WATCH OUT! Greed and materiali...

How can we be perfect? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (Re)FORMATION series with a message about loving our enemies. Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. After Jesus revises the way we respond to our enemies,...

Your words matter! This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message about Jesus’ words on marriage, divorce, and integrity. Matthew 5:31-32 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries...

Are you being RE-FORMED? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message about sexual integrity. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  Jesus continues his pattern of challenging his followers to r...

Are you keeping short accounts? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message about reconciliation.  Matthew 5:21-22 You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.  Jesus tells his fol...

Can you serve when you’re not celebrated? Can you rejoice even when you’re resented? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? Discipleship is a choice to BE WITH Jesus, BECOME LIKE Jesus, and DO LIKE Jesus did. What does this pass...

How are you being FORMED today? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres began a new series of messages called (RE)FORMATION. Matthew 5:1-3 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Jesus called a group of unlikely disciples to be with him, become lik...

Are you about to walk away from your miracle? This weekend, Pastor Joaquin Pardo concluded our RENEW series with a message about Naaman, a mighty warrior whose pride nearly cost him his healing. 2 Kings 5:10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” 1) Powerful yet powerless. Naaman was a man of p...