New Life Family Fellowship

What is the Purpose of the Church?

In the final sermon on the subject of Christian Community-Pastoral Care, Pastor Anthony goes back to the genesis of purpose. What is the purpose of New Life? What is the purpose of the Church? What is your purpose? How does your purpose fit into the local body of believers? According to Acts 2:42, the Church became known for 4 things: the Apostles' doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. Are we making those priorities in our lives and in our church body? - It's a lot of questions and no answers today, folks! Answers that only come with spending time with God. We need to be doing that.

 

10.01.23

Pastor Anthony

Christian Community - Pastoral Care

In part 2 of our "Christian Community" series, Pastor Anthony shares from Paul's first letter to the young pastor, Timothy. In this letter, Paul gives encouragement, guidance, wisdom, and warning to his "son in the faith." More than anything else, Paul urges Timothy to stand strong in the faith and doctrine in which he was first established. At this point, only 30 years since Christ's resurrection, there were already other "doctrines" entering the scene and drawing many away from the faith. There were those that were complete falsehoods based on works and other things. But, the most dangerous of all were the ones that didn't come up with a different "truth," but just twisted the actual "truth" of the gospel a little bit. What Paul says to Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:20, he says to us all - "...Guard what was committed to your trust."

 

September 17, 2023

Pastor Anthony

SHARING in the Ministry

Martin Luther, the great reformer, said, "There are 3 conversions necessary for the Christian; conversion of the heart, mind, and purse." The Bible talks a lot about finances and what God expects us to do with the blessings that He bestows upon us. As we end our study of Philippians this week, Paul is commending the Philippian church for their generosity towards him. In their giving, they are partners with him in the ministry, and therefore, they also share in the results of God's work through Paul.

 

09.03.23

Pastor Anthony

Family and Marriage series//Real vs. Ideal

Anthony taught from scripture about the reality of old testament families and our current family issues, comparing them with the IDEAL standard that Jesus set for marriage and parenting. Anthony challenges us to compare our reality with the ideal and to be living examples of Christ to our families, being and living from a place that is FULL of grace AND truth. 

What are the rocks in your life?

Anthony challenges us to PRAYERFULLY determine what the important 'rocks' are in our lives, the things that should always come first in our hearts and our calendars. He teaches from scripture to use and manage our time wisely for us, for others, and for the glory of God. 

For Us, For Others #6 - Clean for a Purpose

In the 6th sermon of our "For Us, For Others" series, Pastor Daniel takes us to Titus 2:11-14. In this passage, we discover that God has shown us the grace, mercy and love through the gospel for a reason. God has saved (cleaned) us "ON PURPOSE." What is the point of salvation for all of us? He didn't just "clean us" to have a bunch of "clean" people running around. What is that purpose? Let's listen to what God has to tell us through His Word.

03.12.23

Pastor Daniel

For Us, For Others #5 - There is no ”I” in TEAM

In the 5th sermon of our "For Us, For Others" series, Pastor Anthony shares out of Acts 6. In this passage, the early church has "exploded" and thousands of people are becoming disciples of Jesus Christ. They are meeting daily in people's homes, breaking bread and experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit to work miracles. These are truly awesome times! But, as usual, when things are going so well, the newly formed "church" reaches its first hurdle. The apostles are confronted with their first "complaint." Now, what do they do? How should they respond to this concern by the Hellenistic Jews? And, what can we learn from their actions and response? Let's listen to Pastor Anthony as he shares what the Lord has laid on his heart for us as the church of today...

03.05.23

Pastor Anthony

For Us, For Others #4 - Are You Greedy?

In our 4th sermon of the "For Us, For Others" series, Pastor Anthony takes us to Luke 12:13-21, in which Jesus deal with covetousness and greed. In our society today, we look down on certain types of sin, while justifying or making little of others. But the fact is, greed is a big problem with us as human beings, whether we have a little or have a lot. Jesus, in this passage, let's us know that God is concerned with our heart, and what we do with what He has given us (little or much). It's all God's, anyways. So, the question is, "What will we do with what He has blessed you with?" Will you big bigger barns, or give away what you have? Let's listen to this important topic and see what His Word says to us all...

 

02.26.23

Pastor Anthony

For Us, For Others #3 - Choose Jesus

In the third sermon of our "For Us, For Others" series, Pastor Daniel encourages us to stop trying to mix the ideologies of the world and of God. They will never mix, but will only cause confusion and strife in our lives. God has given us a message and we are meant to be an example of what it means to "be like Jesus." Let's listen to this powerful sermon, and then let's all CHOOSE JESUS!!!!

 

02.19.23

Pastor Daniel

For Us, For Others #2 - Be Salt and Light

In the second sermon of our new series, "For Us, For Others," Pastor Anthony reminds and encourages us to do what Jesus says in Matthew 5 - be the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world." Not so that we can draw attention to ourselves, but to draw attention to Jesus and give Him glory. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is reminding us of the characteristics that true followers of Him should have, what we should be like. So, the question is, are we being the true salt and light that we need to be to a world lost in darkness and without flavor? Let's examine ourselves and listen to this powerful sermon.

 

02.12.23

Pastor Anthony