“For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men” 1 Corinthians 1:22-25.“And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to u...  Read More

For several days now I’ve enjoyed a new kind of happiness and even a little excitement. Why? Because my notebook computer is now running Windows 11. Yes, I know, I need to “get a life,” but let me explain.Ever since Windows 11 first came out, Microsoft has offered a free upgrade for Windows 10 users. They provided a handy tool you could run to see if your computer was capable of running the new ve...  Read More

Last week I needed to cut down 2 trees to make room for a new drain field. At the end of the day, I truly needed physical rest. What a blessing rest is, especially when your whole body really hurts! This made me think about the gift of grace we have in eternal spiritual rest.The concept of entering into God’s rest comes from Hebrews chapters 3-4. The word “rest” is used twelve times in chapter 4 a...  Read More

A few months ago, I began sharing some ponderings regarding 1 Peter 2:9 – where Peter tells us, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”In previous articles we pondered the glorious titles, “a chosen race” and “a royal priesthood.” In this a...  Read More

Have you benefited from our live-stream service on Sunday mornings while you were away? Have you shared a link with a friend and pointed them to the archived sermons on the website? Have you been helped by having the Sunday service streamed in another room such as the family center or the kitchen in the past? In one way or another, everyone at New Life has been and has benefited from the hard work...  Read More

Since our last pondering in the beginning of March, we have been immersed in Genesis 1-3. What a delight! Despite spending hours together each week pondering the depths of the beginning we feel like we have barely scratched the surface. Together for the first time we saw the profundity of what God did in that short (at least on paper) time. Yes, the genesis of the physical world as we had seen bef...  Read More

“…remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” - Ephesians 2:12-13What our Savior accomplished through His life, death, resurrection and exaltation can neverb...  Read More

This Friday is the anniversary of the most profound display of love the world has ever known. The magnitude of love is matched only by the magnitude of sorrow that day represents. As such, we will be holding a very important service on Friday night at 6:30 pm. This is a service that you don't want to miss. If you are new to New Life Christian Community you may be surprised to learn that we, as a b...  Read More

What does it take to provide facilities that are “safe, pleasant, accessible, and smooth-running”? The answer is twofold: dedicated people, and financial resources – both, of course, God-dependent. Let’s take a deeper look at these.When I took over the lead of the Building & Grounds (B&G) ministry a few years ago, there was a large, dedicated team committed to this ministry. Fast forward to today,...  Read More

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. Micah 7:18Micah 7:18 appeared in the course of my daily through-the-Bible reading. I was familiar with it from previous trips through the Bible and because we used to sing a song based on it:Who is a pard’ning God ...  Read More

From the beginning pages of Genesis to the end of Revelation, Jesus is present and active. Although the Son of God did not come to earth until a specific point in history, the fullness of time, as pointed out in Galatians 4:4. He is integral in both the Old and New Testament. The Old Testament reveals our need for a Savior and predicts His coming, setting the stage for His entrance into the world....  Read More

If you recall, a few months ago I began sharing some ponderings regarding 1 Peter 2:9 – where Peter tells us, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”Since there is so much packed into this verse, I have sought to break it up into a series o...  Read More