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Ephesians 5:19 As human beings, we have been created in the image and likeness of God, which means that God made us to reflect his greatness and goodness through our attitudes, words, and behavior. One special way that we do this is through the ability God has given us to be creative and communicate…

Ephesians 5:18-19 Envision a group of people who gather once a week or more and come from all walks of life. White collar/blue collar, men/women, wealthy/working class/lower class, all kinds of cultures, it makes no difference. They drop their façade and talk to each other, welcoming each other with…

20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. The Power…

What a week this has been for our country! In the middle of this 4th of July weekend we think about decisions the U.S. Supreme Court handed down in these last few days before summer recess Two of these decisions have impacts on religious freedom. First, the court ruled in favor of a U.S. Postal employee…

According to the popular music streaming service Spotify, there are over 1,300 music genres in the world What music do you listen to? What music do you sing? How does music shape you? “...singing not only helps us to engage the emotional dimensions of our humanity, but that singing truth helps us to…

Give it up for Jesus An important part of our worship is our singing, singing praises to His name, engaging together. It is also something you should do in your private time, in your private devotion to Him. Rightly so, it has the potential of great spiritual benefits to those who do it, who engage in…

1 Tim 2:8-14 No Girls Allowed! I’d like to answer the simple question, “What can women do in a worship service?” On one hand, this question sounds awkward or unusual because God created men and women as co-equal persons. Both genders equally express God’s image and both share equally important roles…

Ephesians 5:21 For the past few weeks, we’ve been learning how to worship God together as a church. When we gather together for worship, we should submit ourselves to the Holy Spirit – who is God and who is not only among us but within us. In this way, the Holy Spirit “fills” us when we gather together,…

THE END TIMES-Sermon #15 Revelation 5:8-14 SWEET SONGS IN HEAVENLY PLACES Intro : This passage finds us still in Heaven in the presence of God and of the Lamb. The church has been raptured, perfected and safely delivered home to Heaven. The landing has been safe! Revelation chapters 4 and 5 find us in…

Hebrews 8:1-13 Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. For every high priest is appointed…

Make a joyful noise . . . This message this morning involves participation, of your mind, your heart, your lips, your voice for it different than other services since the focus today is on singing. More, please! Do we want to get more from the assembly, from our personal and our walk as a family? Our…

One of the many talents I have is singing songs based on phrases people say. My kids and wife experience this more than most…because I don’t want people to feel bad after hearing my vocal abilities. But in any given conversation, if you speak a phrase that I recognize as a lyric from a song… I just might…

Studying for this lesson was life-giving for me! It was so good, fresh, helpful! Turns out, I still have a lot to learn about this church word. Today we’re talking about WORSHIP. Worship is a church-y word. Come “worship” with us. Join us for “worship service” Let’s praise God in “worship”. When we talk…

Blessing and curse of a good memory… something with remember Anyone ever lied awake at night, mind racing? … thinking over every mistake you made that day? … Every mistake you’ve ever made? … worried about what will happen tomorrow? Fearing the next difficult thing you have to face? What do you do when…

INTRODUCTION: Can you think of the time when worship was deeply encouraging and convicting? Why was it encouraging and convicting? What songs or hymns encourage and convict you? Why was it encouraging and convicting? I can remember sitting in church, and hearing the song – What a friend we have in Jesus.…

Camping without a light I brought some hats this morning. I wear this hat, just to cover my head and shade my eyes. I wear this hat, when it’s cold and I want my ears warm. I wear this hat when I am working outside and it might rain But what do you think I were this hat for? To see in the dark. Have…

Happy Mothers Day! Today we look at three aspects of a mother's heart: a heart to protect, a heart to share wisdom, and a heart to share her love.

The Joy of singing Do you find joy in singing? Do you sing in the assembly? How about in private? Singing in an act of worship that is pleasing and acceptable to God(Heb13:15). Today in looking at a closer walk, we will walk, by discussing singing as an act of worship. (Joy of singing slide here) We…

A closer walk starts with you We have started into this series about how to have a closer walk with the Lord. Today we will continue the series and look how the assembly can be used to help us personally walk closer with the Lord. A closer walk knowing you are Christ’s disciple (Mt28:18-20) Blessings…

Intro: The last time that we were in Daniel, we finished Chapter 2. Chapter 2 was all about a dream that was troubling King N… and God helped Daniel to reveal and interpret that dream. The dream that N had was of a great statue that was in the form of a man… the head of which was of gold, the breast…

We have the joy and the privilege of welcoming 2 new members into our family today. As we think about Church membership, we realize it is more than Voting at Business Meetings. It is the applicants’ declaration that they want to be a part of the family on New Life. They want to contribute to it accomplishing…

For the last few weeks we have been looking at the 6 marks here in John 17 that Jesus prayed His followers and, by extension, His church should have. The world in which we live and in which this church exists desperately needs people and a church marked by love, by fullness of joy, by unity, by holiness,…

Intro: Why Celebrate Passover? The celebration of Passover was to encourage and strengthen faith. As the LORD kept vigil over the sons of Israel to bring them out of Egypt, so Passover is a reminder of the LORD’s mighty hand in redeeming Israel in fulfilling His covenant promises to the patriarchs and…

Let’s Gather with Glad and Grateful Hearts 7 (8) commands of how to be grateful for who God is Gather before God, with Joyful Singing Shout Joyfully to the Lord, All the Earth Worship God with a Glad Heart Know that the Lord Himself is God Enter His Gates, with Thanksgiving Enter His Court with Praise…

The orphan spirit is a subtle yet invasive spirit that seeks to undermine the people of God.