The Beauty of Jesus

This Sunday, we are kicking off a new series entitled "The Beauty of John" from the gospel of John. We will focus on three questions: 1) Who is Jesus?, 2) What is His mission?, 3) How should we respond to His claims? As we focus on Jesus, we are going to be looking into 18 chapters of John's gospel and unpacking the stories which tell us the most about the identity, mission, and claims of Jesus. I hope you will join us each Sunday as we re-discover the beauty of Jesus and learn to live it out!

Sadly, our culture today is suspicious of the church and unsure about Christianity. Too often the church has failed the culture down through the ages. Although the church has changed over the years, one thing which hasn't changed is the beauty of Jesus. His teachings are beautiful, His life is beautiful, and the way he has changed human history is beautiful.

Personally experiencing the beauty of Jesus is one of the primary reasons I am Christian today. The joy, peace, and purpose I experience in my life on a daily basis are all the result of my relationship with Jesus. I hope you will join us at New Life Community Church over the next few weeks as we consider the beauty of Jesus and how we can live it out in our neighborhoods.

Join us Sunday as we kick off the first message out of the gospel of John looking at the message of John's gospel as a whole.

Blessings to you and your family,

Pastor Tom

The Holy Spirit is . . .

Last week we began a series entitled, "The Holy Spirit is . . .". The goal of the series is to talk about the Holy Spirit and how He works in our life to help us to grow spiritually. I hope you will join us on Sundays to share in the series.

We began the series focusing on Adventure. If you have time, take a look at Genesis 12:1-3. Genesis records the call of Abraham. God called Abraham to an adventure. He called him to leave his familiar country and move out to his promised land. Obtaining your promised land is not always about finding a new location. Your promised land is your God-given dream. What has God promised your life? What is your dream? Whatever it is, God wants you to trust him to accomplish the dream. God wants us to believe and not give up!

This Sunday, we are going to talk about "Life-change" from Romans 8. When I think of the Holy Spirit, I think of life-change. God wants to transform your life and He has given us the Holy Spirit to work out that change. Join us on Sunday. See you there.

Pastor Tom