New Life Family Fellowship

This week, we are diving into the first four beatitudes. God's way of thinking is not just backwards from the world's way of thinking, it is also upside-down. To have the mind of Christ is to also walk in the truths of the beatitudes as well as the fruit of the spirit. So, how is it being "poor in spirit" and someone who "mourns" walking in the mind of Christ? Likewise, how is being "meek," and being "hungry and thirsty" walking in the mind of Christ? Let's examine the Word, see what God has to say about these things, and learn how to apply them to our lives so that we can indeed have the "Mind of Christ."

 

11-2-25

Pastor Anthony Cheek 

Jesus humbled himself and made himself of no reputation, and was obedient until death. He also calls us blessed, not because we feel blessed but because he defines that differently. He says that if we are poor in spirit , mourning, meek, merciful, pure at heart, if we are peacemakers, if we are persecuted, and  if we hunger and thirst we are blessed. That list of eight I know is different from what I say when I tell someone I am blessed. How is it that Jesus was all of those things and was he himself blessed, like he calls us? How can we be deeply happy, spiritually fulfilled, and fully satisfied if we are persecuted or poor in spirit? How does that work ? When we are walking with Jesus and becoming more and more like him , how can we count ourselves blessed in the same way he says we are blessed? Let us examine the word of the Lord and divine into what Jesus means when he calls us blessed. 

 

10-26-25 Pastor Anthony 

Trusting the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and understanding. In so many ways it can be easy to trust in what you feel is best at the time. But when you truly trust the Lord, that means trusting Him no matter what we be seeing, feeling or experiencing at the moment. Let's dive into the Word together with Jeremiah to help get a better understanding of what this looks like. 

 

10-05-25 Jeremiah 

God knows where we are, He knows what we can handle and He knows what it will take to get us to where we are going. One of the best things about God and his character is that He is unable to change (Immutable). He is unchangeable in his love, his purpose for you, in his essence, in his truth and in his faithfulness. In all that God is, he is constant and unchangeable. When we are surrounded by nothing but change, God himself is constant, and that truth is our solid foundation that we can stand on no matter what is going on around us. Let's dive into his Word and really examine what it looks like for the Lord to be immutable, and what that means for us. 

 

9-28-25

Brian Russell 

 

Today we look at Faithfulness, We have many ways in which to be faithful, God and his faithfulness to us , our faithfulness to him, and lastly our faithfulness to one another . God can not be anything but faithful to us . He always keeps his word, He never withholds his love from us no matter what we do. When we look at ourselves, are we faithful to God in the same way he is faithful to us ? Furthermore, are we faithful to others in the way the Lord is faithful to us?  Following the Lord means to be Christ like even in the way we are faithful. Lets take a look at the word and see what the Lord has to say about faithfulness. 

 

9-21-25 Pastor Anthony 

Do we show kindness and goodness to the people in our lives and what does that look like in a practical sense? Are we showing kindness and goodness the way that God would want us to? Let's go the the Word to further explore these two spiritual fruit and how God would want us to display them to those around us.

 

08-31-25

Pastor Anthony

The word patience literally means to be "LONG in suffering." It is interesting that we think it is more acceptable to be impatient, rather than to be unfaithful or unloving. Why is that? There are so many thoughts about patience, such as God's patience with us, our patience with others, and how to be patient in trials. The Word says that God can use our trials to purify our faith and help to produce patience. Patience is not simply waiting, it's HOW we wait and what comes out of us in the waiting. Let's go to the Word and explore the spiritual fruit of patience.

 

8-17-25

Pastor Anthony 

We are taking a look at peace. We can evaluate how much we trust God in how much peace is present in our lives. There is a noticeable difference between peace with God and peace of God . In the word Jesus is called the Prince of Peace which would make God the King of Peace .  Its an interesting thought to think that Jesus came to restore our relationship with the King of Peace and restore who we are so we can walk him in peace. Lets listen and dive into the word and really discover peace. 

 

8-10-25 Pastor Anthony 

This week, we are discussing Love and Joy as fruit of the spirit. When we are walking with the Lord, we should ask ourselves, "Are we showing love as Jesus would want us to? Is there evidence of joy in our daily lives?" It can be difficult in the face of trials and tribulation to be joyful. It can be very challenging to love one another, especially in the midst of difficult relationships. The Lord says that "people will know that you are my disciples by your love one for another," not by how many times we are right, what they can do for us, or how productive they were. Paul even wrote about rejoicing in the middle of a jail cell. So, how can we exhibit these particular attributes of fruitfulness in our daily lives, and what should that look like? 

8-03-25

Pastor Anthony 

In life, we pursue so many different things. Not everything we pursue is bad, but it may lead us to climb the wrong mountain. How could we climb the wrong mountain, you may ask? If what we are in pursuit of is not partnered with the Lord, it can lead to distraction, and possibly destruction. When we are operating with the mind of Christ, we will start to desire pursuing the things on HIS heart. It's important to choose the mountain you are meant to climb. Let's look at the Word and see what the Lord has to say about what God-Given pursuit should look like. 

7-20-25

Mel