New Beginnings Church

The greatest lie is “God’s done with you God’s grace doesn’t get used up He obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh Faith that prays in the dark also obeys in the light God’s storms are his grace designed to redirect our course back to him!       If God is a God who speaks… then we must become a people who listen.

God’s storms are not punishments but acts of grace, designed to redirect our course back to Him. Faith is thanking God before the answer comes. Hesed – Steadfast/Covenantal Love “Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.” What idols cause you to forsake God’s steadfast love? Salvation belongs to the Lord!

God’s storms are not punishments but acts of grace. What are you running from in your relationship with Jesus? Sometimes, to get our attention, God sends storms into our lives. God not only can stir up the waters, but he is also able to calm them too. “Here we are Lord, send us!”

When life gets bitter, God is quietly crafting a story of redemption through unexpected places, people, and daily obedience. God’s redemption is never accidental - it is public, costly, and binding, and it always leads somewhere bigger than we can see. Terms and Conditions Easy promises in private mean nothing until they are tested publicly where the cost is clear. The question isn’t “Do you want...

When we lay down what we love the most, we discover that God’s grace is all we truly ever need. Faith surrenders what we cherish most. Obedience walks forward even when we can’t see the way. God supplied what His glory demanded. God provided a ram to save Isaac. God provided Jesus to save the world. God himself provided the Lamb. What is your “Isaac” today?    What would be hardest for me to place...

Waiting changes people... It is how we live within “the wait” that matters. God doesn’t need a perfect track record from us to keep a perfect promise to us. God remembers His word when we have forgotten our ways. Through submission, our holy, just God redeems our history through his grace. Growing in holiness and grace isn’t pretending you never messed up your name; it is allowing God to rename yo...

How many times have you negotiated with God? Sometimes we intertwine our negotiating skills with our relationships. God’s grace comes before His justice. Grace Invites Us into Conversation (Prayer) God’s justice is real, but His first move is grace. God’s justice protects the integrity of His grace. Justice IS NOT the opposite of grace. Where have you lowered your standards of personal holiness un...

God changes our identity by His grace, and we are called to mark ourselves through holy living. 1. God’s Initiating Grace Rewrites Our Identity (“As for me”)   Our identity rewritten by grace isn’t just a mental concept; it requires a shift in how we live. 2. Our Faith-Filled Response Requires Outward Cooperation (“As for you”) When we embrace this deep work of grace, it changes not only our daily...

Faith isn’t a straight line of perfect performance; it’s a messy journey of relying entirely on God’s grace. When we manufacture a “Plan B” to help God out, we don’t fix our problems—we tend to multiply them… BUT: Our unfaithfulness cannot derail God’s faithfulness and grace. When have you stepped away from God’s will, or at the very least, not even asked what His will is? Here's your invitat...

“I do not think that any human mind can ever grasp the fullness of meaning of these four words, ‘I am thy reward.’ God himself, the reward of his faithful people” (Charles Spurgeon) . When we bring our doubts, God reveals His promise Just as God walked that aisle alone in the darkness in Genesis, it points directly to a darker afternoon centuries later on a hill called Calvary. Our assurance doesn...

Faith isn’t a straight line of perfect performance; it’s a messy journey of relying entirely on God’s unmerited favor. What is your most comfortable place to rest, recline, and feel peace? Grace gives you the security to step into the unknown before you have all the answers. Grace Interrupts Our Comfort Grace Ensures Our Future Grace Initiates Our Obedience When have you delayed or said no to beca...

It’s one thing to bring God’s presence into our city (lives), but it’s another thing entirely to His presence change how we actually behave (live) It’s easier to judge those who are “all in”, than to get in the street and join the celebration  True passion requires true humility What is one “rule of dignity”, you hold onto that keeps you (or others) from being fully present with God? When might yo...

Faith builds integrity. Integrity is choosing the harder right over the easier wrong when God is our only witness. (when no one else is looking) Integrity resists the temptation and pressure of an “easy exit.” Integrity responds to the smallest nudge of the Holy Spirit. Integrity means you don’t have to “get even” because you know God sees the truth. “Where am I tempted to take a shortcut right no...

Assurance begins when we ask the right questions… Assurance begins when we stop measuring the giant and start measuring the giant against the Lord. Assurance begins when we identify the lions and bears God helped defeat in the past and know we are prepared for what is to come. Assurance encourages us to reject and take off the heavy, awkward armor of reliance of anyone or anything other than the L...

1. Beware the Surface Humans look at the outward, but God looks at the heart. 2. Power of the Pasture Being faithful in the pasture is only half the story; the real change happens when God’s selection becomes reality. 3. Weight of the Oil Do I feel the weight of the oil?” We rely on the power of the Holy Spirit because we cannot do it without Him. God doesn’t check our resumes; he knows our hearts...

What if Jesus had never risen from the dead? Friends, the reason for hope and joy is because our Christ is risen!  There is no grave that can hold Jesus; through grace, there is no sin which can hold us. 1. The resurrection shows us the power and glory of God. 2. The resurrection shows us God’s compassion. 3. The resurrection shows it isn’t just about one person or one people; the resurrection cha...

If you were to make a time chart of your typical day, who/what would be at the center of your day?   We find ourselves being pulled in so many directions, which might cause us to not feel God’s presence.  Without God at the forefront, it wouldn’t be difficult for us to become subordinate to the things we think will save us. Who/what is at the center of your day and life? How might our actions mirr...

Being called to the cross is to be called into solitude with Christ. If the Son of God needed to step away from the busyness and people to be with His Father, why do we think we can survive any other way? Why is it easier for us to say yes to what this world offers and struggle to long for and delight in solitude with our Creator?  How will you respond to Christ’s call to be alone with him today?

Remain (Abide) To be with Jesus, to learn from Him, to live like Him. When we break away from the vine, we may be able to survive in the short term, but not eternally.  We must intentionally practice remaining in Him.  God doesn’t ask us to love; he commands it. How do you remain in Him?      What might be drawing you away from Him?  What must be pruned away that is not bearing fruit? How are we a...

Sin and darkness overshadow our lives, and it can leave us broken The journey to the cross can feel dark, but that is because we are living in the dark. The good news is that there is freedom in the Light… freedom in Jesus. Our life is littered with choices, but none more important than who we call  Lord and Savior How has your life changed since you “first believed”?  Has it? What might the light...

We have the Good Shepherd who loves, saves, leads, and calls us by name John 10:18 “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.” “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Cor 5:21 What is your relationship with Jesus like?  A routine or life-changing one? How might you begin to live more completely, more invested, in...

How might you describe the father’s love to sons? Is. 49:15-16 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you. 16 Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.” At the heart of this parable is our calling to be like the Father Romans 8:16-17 “16 For his Spirit joins wi...

Identifying with the eldest son is difficult for us to face. “Returning from a lustful escapade seems so much easier than returning home from a cold anger that has rooted itself in the deepest corners of my being.” How have we compared ourselves to another person, church, or business and asked why we cannot be more successful? Do we have the capacity to not only love the ones who have come back fr...

The story of the Prodigal is all humanity returning to God through Jesus. Distant land/country - Wasted - Rock bottom When have you hit rock bottom? To be redeemed means you are coming back from something. How has your story been like the son’s? We have all walked away still wanting our inheritance. To whom do I belong: God or the world?

Procrastinare (Latin)                                                                                                                                     Akrasia (Greek) We procrastinate by doing something in place of what we are supposed to be doing. Procrastination is “a way of coping with challenging emotions and negative moods induced by certain tasks—boredom, anxiety, insecurity, frustration,...