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Luke 9:1-6, 10-17 How can the newly commissioned disciples possibly meet the needs of this crowd of over 5000 people? They can't, and that's the point. But Jesus still commands me: " You give them something to eat." On their own, they can't. But with Christ, the impossible becomes possible.

Luke 5:17-32 Have we had too small of a vision for healing? Pastor Thomas encourages us from Scripture to see that God's vision for healing is far greater, much bigger, and increasingly more wholistic that we could ever imagine.

Luke 5:1-11 So often we come to God with what we think we need, with what we think will satisfy us, what we think our life's purpose is all about. But what we come to find is that all that comes up short compared to the purpose found in following Jesus.

Luke 4:31-44 In our second week in our series Grace in the Gaps , we follow Jesus into Capernaum where he performs his first miracles in the Gospel of Luke--an exorcism in the synagogue and healing Simon's mother-in-law of her terminal fever. While we may have a tendency to write people off as "lost causes," those who are behind helping or saving, those that are just too broken, to J...

Luke 4:1-13 Pastor Thomas kicks off a new sermon series during the season of Lent titled "Grace in the Gaps"--where we will be journeying through the Gospel of Luke seeing how Jesus meets us in whatever areas we are lacking and offers us his grace. In week 1 of this series, we see how Jesus gives us the perfect example of obedient trust in God His Father to provide for Him, during His te...

"Jesus Wept, and So Should You" In our final week in our series Rhythms that Form Us, we examine the spiritual practice of lament and how it serves as a prophetic witness to the world. There is present brokenness in this world today--and the church should be grieved by it. Because we know that it's not supposed to be this way--and one day it won't.

"Reclaiming the Practice of Confession" Why is corporate confession of sin a vital practice in discipling the church? Because each time we embody this rhythm, we are retelling the scandalous beauty of the Gospel.

"Atomic Habits and the Lions' Den" What can a familiar children's Bible story teach us about spiritual formation? Daniel shows us that our circumstances should not dictate our rhythms, but rather our habits can help us walk through our circumstances with the God who saves.

"Overcoming the Pride of Life in the Age of Grievance" Back in the book of Daniel, we see how pride unravels our formation and how rhythms of humility help shape and form us into the people God desires us to be.

"Rhythms of a Disciple" Pastor Emeritus and elder Gary Van Heukelom takes a holistic approach to the Rhythms that Form Us--reminding us where we go to look for these spiritual practice: God's Word. We cannot neglect how important the rhythm of Bible study is for disciples of Jesus Christ.

"Fake News and Likable Lies" In week 4 of our series, Rhythms that Form Us , we look at the spiritual practice of "truth-telling." What might seem so simple in theory is so radical in practice. What would it look like if the people of God made a habit of listening to the Truth and then speaking the truth in love to those around us?

"Two Degrees of Deviation" The spiritual rhythm of worship regularly corrects and redirects our heart back to the proper object of our worship.

"Dependent Together" In week 2 of our series Rhythms That Form Us, Pastor Thomas shares about how the habits we have already formed in community during times of relative peace help us stay afloat in times of chaos. And no rhythm is more important in times of chaos than actively seeking the wisdom and guidance of our God rather than relying on our own strength.

"Rhythms that Form Us" Pastor Thomas kicks off a new sermon series about how spiritual rhythm protect us from the world's formation, and instead form us into the image of the God we serve. As a church community that desires to "together become more like Christ," we need to examine the rhythms, the rituals and the habits that order our lives in that pursuit. We need spiritual habits, rhythms that f...

"Anchored in the Past, Inspired by the Future: Living Fully in the Present" Guest preacher Katie Smith offers us an inspiration message for the new year. Katie is a member and deacon at New Life with years of ministry experience working with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ). Currently, she serves as the Leadership Development & HR team for an 8 state region with Cru.

"God Shows Us He's With Us" Isaiah 9:1-17 How does an all-too-familiar text about a virgin conceiving and giving birth--understood in its original context--actually show us the fullest of what it means that God is with us?

"The Joy of Being Seen" Isaiah 35:1-10 We serve a God who sees us in our brokenness, but doesn't leave us there. He promises to restore everything that is broken within us and around us. What response could we have to this but joy and praise!

"Peace in His Presence" (Isaiah 40:1-11) In this second week of Advent, we sit in the discomfort and displeasure of a world without peace. We long for a peace that will last, a peace that will only come in the presence of our Lord Jesus.

"Hope in the Hands of the Potter" (Isaiah 63:7-64:9) During our Advent series this year, New Life is going to be sitting in the Old Testament prophesies from Isaiah, longing right alongside the people of Isaiah as we eagerly await for our coming Messiah.

Revelation 22:6-21 In our final week in our series on Revelation, John offers the Church of then as well as the Church of now practical application on how we can live in light of these fantastic visions of what's to come--how to live in light of our coming Christ.

Revelation 21:1-22:5 Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lear, shows us in how God will bring about the unity of all things into Himself--our ultimate hope of what's the come.

Revelation 20:11-15 Week 12 of our Revelation series takes us to the final judgment, where all of us will stand before the Just Judge of the World and recount the events of our lives--the good, the bad, and the ugly. How will we fare?

Revelation 20:1-10 So much time and energy has been poured out over these few verses as Christians have attempted to know with certainty the manner in which the 1000 year reign of Christ will occur. So much so that we've actually lost focus of the meaning of His reign altogether.

Revelation 18-19 If it's the end of the world as we know it, why is it that followers of Jesus can feel fine?

Revelation 17 Week 9 of our Revelation series takes us a step back to give us a clearer vision to see realities of Revelation in our present culture.