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“Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.” I Cor. 14:1 “But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.” I Cor. 14:3(NKJV)        There is overwhelming support in the Bible that prophets and prophecy are gifts to the New Testament church. Some skeptics fail to realize that even… Continue reading Message for September 21, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 (NKJV) “These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have… Continue reading Message for September 14, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

A Family Plan “A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.” Ps. 68:5(NKJV) “As a father pities his children, is the Lord pities those who fear Him.” Ps. 103:13(NKJV)        Since this is the first Sunday in September we will focus on an important aspect of life.  September is… Continue reading Message for September 7, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

GOD IS WHO? “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.  And I will make My covenant between Me and you and will multiply you exceedingly.” Gen. 17:1-2(NKJV) “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out… Continue reading Message for August 31, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” I Tim. 4:12(NKJV)        One of the things that Paul exhorted the people more than once was that they look to him as an example of Christian living.  Paul was not… Continue reading Message for August 24, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

More than 9 million people have their identity stolen every year. Crooks want your personal information so they can impersonate you and charge your credit card without your knowledge.      I believe there is some thievery going on in the church and we are going to expose it and do self-checking to see if we are… Continue reading Message for August 17, 2014 from Pastor Shirley

“Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matt. 6::10 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28(NKJV)        Don’t quit reading until you have finished the entire article or you… Continue reading Message for August 10, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

God’s love is kind. God’s love is forgiving.  God’s love is forever.  Love never fails. (Pastor’s paraphrase of I Cor. 13:4)        We have just finished 24 glorious hours of Kid’s Camp at New Life.  About 50 campers and workers “ministered” to one another in the power of God’s love.  That was the theme for the… Continue reading Message for August 3, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

Gods wants to give you a fresh drink today!     If you have been baptized in the Holy Ghost your initial infilling was the first drink of many.       The Bible tells us in Ephesians 5:18…be filled with the Spirit. Bible commentators point out that the Greek present imperative tense is used in this verse. It… Continue reading Message for July 27, 2014 from Pastor Shirley

From Pastor: When Things Get Out of Control! “For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.” I Kings 13:9 (NKJV)        You may not be familiar with the story surrounding this verse of scripture. It… Continue reading Message for July 20, 214 from Pastor Jerry

Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Proverbs 4:25-26 Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus-fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:2     Shirley, there… Continue reading Message for July 13, from Pastor Shirley

“Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment.  They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword.  They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—of whom the world was not worthy.  They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and… Continue reading Message for July 6, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.” I Thes. 2:13(NKJV)        The word of… Continue reading Message for June 29, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” II Cor. 9:7 (NKJV) This verse is hilarious.  The context suggests overwhelming delight and joy about making a decision to do something.  When was the last time you were “hilarious” about giving? You… Continue reading Message for June 15, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and night and day shall not cease.” Gen. 8:22 (NKJV)        This is a rather definite statement about the security of earth’s conditions.  Things change with the times but God’s promise is that life will continue on earth.  In days of uncertainty when… Continue reading Message for June 8, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.” II Cor. 10:4(NKJV)  There is no doubt that we are all soldiers doing battle in a hostile world. We are not at war with flesh and blood but with principalities and powers of the air. As occupational forces… Continue reading Message for June 1, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” I Kings 18:41(NKJV) Three years of drought. Limited amount of supplies. Turmoil in the land. Conflict between the natural and the spiritual. Israel was not in the best of conditions. The people were on edge and daily life was being affected.… Continue reading Message for May 25, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

For the wind of My Spirit is blowing anew. You have entered into a new season. You have heard it said, “new levels, new devils and is it true that I have given you power over all power of the enemy. Yes it would be. For even in the days ahead you will need to… Continue reading Message for May 18, 2014 from Pastor Shirley

“He grants the barren woman a home, like a joyful mother of children.” Psalm 113:9(NKJV)        It may not appear to be true but the most respected person in an individual’s life is mother.  Even “less than perfect” mothers have a place in children’s hearts.  It is even easier to bond with a “bad” mother than… Continue reading Message for May 11, 2014 from Pastor Jerry

“He who believes in me as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” Jn. 7:38(NKJV)        God is speaking to us here at New Life.  One of the messages is about overflowing with the fullness of Jesus into the world.  Jesus said believers will overflow from the heart.  We… Continue reading Message for May 4, 2014 from Pastor Jerry