New City Church

Do you have an undivided heart? Pastor Steve Andres continued our series, NEW GROUND, this weekend with a message about holiness. Joshua 5:13,15 When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” the commander of the Lord’s army replied. “Take off your san...

What is your assignment for this season? This weekend Pastor Steve started a new series from the book of Joshua called NEW GROUND, with a message about being courageous in the face of uncertainty. Joshua 1:5-6 As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestor...

This Sunday Pastor Devin Gough encouraged us that NOW is the time to make better decisions. We can do so by learning how to overcome instant gratification. Here are some other ways to help us make good decisions: 1) Live for others, not for self. Once we begin putting God first, we also become familiar with honoring one another. We need to open our eyes and our hearts to not look at our own intere...

With God's help and your work, you can keep from withholding in the following areas: 1) Do not withhold an apology. We are broken people who have eternal security, but we live in the body and unfortunately, we hurt one another. Apologizing can lead to healing! 2) Do not withhold forgiveness. In every act of forgiveness and reconciliation, there requires humility. The Lord has taught us to ask for...

Are you surprised by the love of God? This weekend Pastor Steve wrapped up our JONAH AND THE WHALE series with a message about God's compassion.  Jonah 4:11 But the Lord said, “Should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left?” Jonah was wrestling with understanding God’s love...

How do you react to disappointments? Jonah preaches to Nineveh, and the whole city repents. But then, in a twist of the story, Jonah is angry and complains to God. Jonah 4:3-5 Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.” But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?” Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelte...

Despite sin, rejection and disobedience, the Word of the Lord still came! This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our JONAH AND THE WHALE series with a message about the love of our Father! Jonah 1:1-3  Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee...

What is God teaching you through your troubles? After Jonah’s experience in the fish, he was a changed man.  Jonah 3:1-2 Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” God uses disappointments, failures and suffering to bring change to our hearts and lives. What did Jonah learn in the school of suffering? 1) Suffe...

The only way to fail at prayer is to not pray! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our JONAH AND THE WHALE series with a message about prayer. Jonah 2:1-2 Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish. He prayed: “In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God.   He answered me. From the belly of the grave I cried, ‘Help!’   You heard my cry.” The Bible says that Jonah was swallowed by...

Have you been running from God? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres started a new series, JONAH AND THE WHALE, with a message about God's reach when we run. Jonah 1:3 So Jonah went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. The book of Jonah is only four chapters, but it’s three chapters too...

Matthew 25:21 "Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!” What does it mean to be faithful? Faithfulness is living according to the truth of God’s word, and doing it again tomorrow. 1) Faithfulness keeps our success in perspective. We think that success is measured by h...

Have you ever felt like giving up? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres wrapped up our series, HEART & SOUL, with a message about God’s love for us in our discouragement. 1 Kings 19:4-5 Elijah came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. If you...

Why are we afraid when Jesus is with us? This weekend we continued our HEART & SOUL series as special guest Steve Spear shared about running for clean drinking water in Africa. Luke 8:24-25 He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. After resigning from his job and selling their business, Steve Spear an...

What’s love got to do with it? This weekend Pastor Devin Gough continued our HEART & SOUL series with a message about loving one another. 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. In order to obey God’s command to love, we need to do two things: ANALYZE THE KINDS OF LOVE The word used in this chapter is AGAPE, which is an e...

Have you ever felt stuck in a moment? This Easter weekend Pastor Steve Andres shared a message about Thomas, one of Jesus’ followers. We have called him doubting Thomas for centuries, but is that really fair?  John 20:24-28 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas, was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail...

We love the party, but do we know the plan? This week Pastor Steve Andres shared a Palm Sunday message about receiving Jesus on his own terms. John 12:12-13 The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the na...

Oh to be a kid again! This weekend, Dr. Dick Foth concluded our TIL KINGDOM COME series with a message about child-like trust in God.  Mark 10:15 These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you accept God's kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you'll never get in."  The difference between God’s Kingdom and earthly kingdoms is dramatic. In the kingdom of God, th...

Is your heart too crowded? This weekend Pastor Devin Gough continued our TIL KINGDOM COME series with a message about Jesus’ Parable of the Sower. Matthew 13:22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. It’s possible for our hearts to have loves that compete with a love...

Jesus came to call sinners, not perfect people! This weekend Pastor Steve continued our series, TIL KINGDOM COME, with a message about the NEW WAY of the kingdom of God. Mark 2:21-22 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results.” Jesus’ ministry began with his announcement of the arrival of the king...

What do you do when Jesus is in the room? This weekend Pastor Steve continued our TIL KINGDOM COME series with a message about Jesus at the house of Simon the Pharisee.  Luke 7:38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. Simon and a sinful woman are in the same room with Jesus,...

Are you building something that will last? This weekend Pastor Joaquin continued our TIL KINGDOM COME series. Daniel 4:34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever. King Nebuchadnezzar was an evil king filled with pride, arrogance, and self-centeredness which led to hi...