New Beginnings Church

Our life in Jesus is about being changed to reflect Jesus, to grow in love.. Oftentimes, our faith is fed with fast food. John 17:19 (NRSV) “And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.” Sanctify: To purify internally by reformation of the soul; to be changed to reflect Jesus, to be more like Jesus. We are being separated from our sinful selves, purified fro...

Change is a part of life, and it will either bring us closer to or further from God.  When do we procrastinate the most?      CHANGE New life in Jesus breeds new spiritual habits through which we can see and experience the life-giving process of change as we follow Jesus. Not many people like change, but change doesn’t care what we feel. It's wise for us to remember that each moment we live i...

GOD MOVES FIRST John 15:16 “You did not choose me, but I chose you” 1 John 4:19 “We love because he first loved us.” John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” God’s love is extended to the humble...

Joy drives us toward one another Our true joy will point towards God as well as what He is doing or will be doing Our joy reminds us of the bigger picture What is your joy rooted in?  How are we able to experience more joy?  What might need to change in our lives?

Mother Teresa - “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Ronald Reagan - “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” Jewish people were working through some conflict. Joseph was working through some conflict. The voice of the Lord brings peace. True peace is connected to the presence and voice of God, not j...

We can cloud hope with wishful thinking. HOPE is confident expectation, it is security in knowing, it is expecting an awaited outcome. Holiness and Faithfulness do not protect us from disappointment or even suffering. Unmet longings can become places to encounter HOPE. God’s answers often look different than our expectations. Jesus at one time was the future hope who became, and still is, the pres...

WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD? WE CAN ENDURE HARDSHIP AND BECOME RIGHTEOUS  WE CAN EXPERIENCE SALVATION AND THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT  WE CAN BELIEVE IN GOD AND OVERCOME OUR UNBELIEF  HOW CAN WE LIVE OUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD? 1) GIVE UP YOUR GOOD LIFE FOR GOD’S BEST LIFE  2) GIVE UP TRYING TO OBEY GOD FOR FOLLOWING GOD  3) GIVE UP WHAT WE VALUE FOR GOD’S POWER  4) GIVE UP WHAT YOU THINK IS IMP...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HOPE IN GOD? WE ARE ENCOURAGED AND WORSHIP HIM  WE ARE QUIET AND WAIT ON HIM  WE DEPEND ON GOD AND BELIEVE IN HIM  WE FEAR GOD AND LOVE HIM  HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH HOPE? 1) LIVE OUT THE SALVATION OF JESUS 2) OBEY THE COMMANDS OF JESUS 3) BE HOLY LIKE THE NATURE OF JESUS 4) TRUST IN THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS  

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE NEW LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST? WE ARE CONTROLLED BY THE LOVE OF CHRIST  WE ARE DEAD TO OUR OLD LIVES AND ALIVE TO CHRIST  WE ARE NO LONGER EVALUATING OTHERS BECAUSE OF CHRIST  WE ARE LIVING NEW LIVES IN CHRIST HOW CAN WE LIVE A NEW LIFE IN JESUS 1) WE WORSHIP IN SPITE OF OUR DOUBT  2) WE TRUST GOD WHILE WE MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS  3) WE TEACH OTHERS WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED WHILE...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN? WE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS IS ETERNAL LIFE WE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS PROVIDES FELLOWSHIP  WE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS GIVES JOY  HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS? 1) WE COMMIT OUR LIVES TO JESUS 2) WE COMMIT OUR CONFUSION TO JESUS  3) WE COMMIT OUR FUTURE TO JESUS 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN? WE TELL EVERYONE WE BECOME IDENTIFIED WITH JESUS WE EXPERIENCE FORGIVENESS HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS? 1) WE GIVE GLORY TO GOD IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES 2) WE TRUST GOD’S PLANS AND TIMING 3) WE STAND AGAINST EVIL 4) WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF GOD

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN? OUR LIVES BECOME TRANSFORMED OUR LIVES FOCUS ON GLORIFYING GOD  OUR LIVES ARE LIVED WITH CONFIRMATION  HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS? 1) WE BECOME DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES  2) WE BECOME DISCIPLES WHO GROW IN FAITH 3) WE BECOME DISCIPLES WHO SHARE JESUS 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN? THE RESULT OF OUR FALLEN NATURE IS RESTORED THE MESSAGE OF OUR FALLEN NATURE IS CHANGED THE LIFE OF OUR FALLEN NATURE IS FOCUSED  HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS? 1) DEPEND ON GOD FOR YOUR NEEDS 2) GROW IN FAITH ESPECIALLY THROUGH HARDSHIPS  3) REMEMBER THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE AND GLORIFY HIM WITH IT

WHAT IS TRULY NECESSARY IN LIFE? THAT JESUS REPRESENTS ON YOUR BEHALF  THAT JESUS REMOVES YOUR SIN THAT JESUS RETURNS FOR YOUR SALVATION  HOW CAN WE LIVE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIAL THINGS IN LIFE? 1) NEVER GIVE UP IN PRAYER  2) NEVER GIVE UP IN LOVE  3) NEVER GIVE UP IN TRANSFORMATION  4) NEVER GIVE UP IN GLORIFICATION 

WHAT IS TRULY NECESSARY IN LIFE? THAT JESUS SERVES AS OUR HIGH PRIEST THAT JESUS BECOMES OUR SACRIFICE FOR SIN THAT JESUS KNOWS SUFFERING IN THIS LIFE   HOW CAN WE LIVE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIAL THINGS IN LIFE? 1) WE LIVE IN FREEDOM BY BELIEVING  2) WE LIVE AS CHILDREN BY FAITH  3) WE LIVE IN UNITY BY CHRIST JESUS 

WHAT IS TRULY NECESSARY IN LIFE? WE MUST NOT NEGATE OUR FAITH  WE MUST RECEIVE BY FAITH WE MUST LIVE BY FAITH  HOW CAN WE LIVE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIAL THINGS IN LIFE? 1) WE LIVE BELIEVING IN THE UNBELIEVABLE 2) WE LIVE HOPING IN THE IMPOSSIBLE 3) WE LIVE UNWAVERING IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD  

WHAT IS TRULY NECESSARY IN LIFE? WE MUST SHARE WITH THOSE WHO KNOW WE MUST SHARE WITH THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW WE MUST BE THANKFUL FOR GOD’S MESSAGE   HOW CAN WE LIVE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIAL THINGS IN LIFE? 1) WE LIVE SURRENDERED TO GOD  2) WE LIVE IDENTIFIED WITH GOD  3) WE LIVE CALLED BY GOD 

WHAT IS TRULY NECESSARY IN LIFE? WE MUST BE OBEDIENT TO CHRIST WE MUST SUFFER FOR CHRIST’S SAKE WE MUST BE TRANSFORMED BY CHRIST   HOW CAN WE LIVE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIAL THINGS IN LIFE? 1) WE LIVE OFFERING JESUS  2) WE LIVE FOLLOWING JESUS  3) WE LIVE RECEIVING FROM JESUS 

WHAT IS TRULY NECESSARY IN LIFE? WE ARE AWARE OF OUR NEEDS WE ARE AWARE OF OUR LACK WE ARE AWARE OF OUR POTENTIAL HOW CAN WE LIVE FOCUSED ON ESSENTIAL THINGS IN LIFE? 1) WE LIVE WITH REPENTANCE 2) WE LIVE WITH GODLY SORROW 3) WE LIVE WITH CONVICTION

HOW CAN WE KNOW WHAT IS NEXT? WE KNOW THE GOD WHO KNOWS ALL THINGS WE KNOW THE GOD WHO REIGNS FOREVER WE KNOW THE GOD WHO WILL GUIDE US HOW CAN WE LIVE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT THING? 1) WE LIVE WITH A GROWING FAITH 2) WE LIVE WITH A GROWING ASSURANCE 3) WE LIVE WITH A GROWING EXCITEMENT

WHAT DOES GOD GIVE US? GOD GIVES US HIS SON GOD GIVES US ETERNAL LIFE  GOD GIVES US SALVATION  HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH HUMILITY THIS CHRISTMAS? 1) HUMILITY IS SEEN IN SUBMITTING TO GOD’S PLAN  2) HUMILITY IS SEEN IN ACCEPTING YOUR PLACE IN GOD’S PLAN 3) HUMILITY IS SEEN IN WORSHIP OF GOD’S PLAN 

WHAT DOES GOD GIVE US? GOD GIVES US THE RIGHT TO BE HIS CHILDREN GOD GIVES US SPIRITUAL LIFE GOD GIVES US THE ABILITY TO SEE HIS GLORY HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH FAITH THIS CHRISTMAS? 1) THE VIRGIN BIRTH EXPLAINS GOD’S INCARNATION  2) THE VIRGIN BIRTH FULFILLS GOD’S PROPHECY 3) THE VIRGIN BIRTH CONFIRMS GOD’S POWER  4) THE VIRGIN BIRTH REVEALS GOD’S SALVATION 

WHAT DOES GOD GIVE US? GOD GIVES US HIS WORD GOD GIVES US HIS SALVATION  GOD GIVES US HIS RELATIONSHIP  HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH GRACE THIS CHRISTMAS? 1) WE MUST RECEIVE WHAT GOD GIVES US  2) WE MUST RESPOND TO WHAT GOD GIVES US  3) WE MUST REVEAL WHAT GOD GIVES US

WHAT DO WE NEED IN LIFE? WE NEED GOD’S POWER WE NEED GOD’S SALVATION WE NEED GOD’S NATURE HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH WHAT WE NEED IN DAILY LIFE? 1) WE MUST COMMIT TO PRAYER  2) WE MUST COMMIT TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES  3) WE MUST COMMIT TO SHARING JESUS  4) WE MUST COMMIT TO LIVING OUT OUR FAITH  5) WE MUST COMMIT TO SPEAKING LIFE TO OTHERS 

WHAT DO WE NEED IN LIFE? WE NEED GOD’S PROVISION WE NEED GOD’S FORGIVENESS WE NEED GOD’S STRENGTH HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH WHAT WE NEED IN DAILY LIFE? 1) WE MUST PUT ON JESUS’ CHARACTER  2) WE MUST MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR OTHERS 3) WE MUST LIVE WITH LOVE  4) WE MUST LET PEACE RULE IN US