Pastors Messages

A Source of Healing

Written by on January 29, 2022

Anxiety, depression and addiction are all on the rise. Suicide rates have jumped dramatically in recent years, especially with the younger generations, and most dramatically among young girls. Mass violence, amplified by firearms and otherwise, has increased. And the most mundane of civil arguments now seem to inevitably polarize everyone into teams focused more on […]

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Desiring to Know the Future

Written by on December 30, 2021
Desiring to Know the Future

It is typical in January to cast eyes toward the coming year, to make plans, to speculate, and to generally think about what comes next. And it’s good to make plans. But it is also foolish to assume that our plans will survive contact with the random and unforeseeable events that inevitably await us just […]

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The Power of the Letter of the Word

Written by on December 1, 2021
The Power of the Letter of the Word

Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year. I love how it can bring the best out of people. I love how it encourages strangers to do random acts of kindness for one another. I love that it is a time when people feel encouraged to reach out and help those in need. And I […]

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Get Involved

Written by on October 1, 2021
Get Involved

Two years ago, I preached a five-part series, titled, Our Challenge. In it I laid out my best understanding, from the Word, of the three principle benefits a healthy church society provides to the world: purpose, meaning, and connection. You can find these sermons on our website, and at NewChurchAudio.org. If you want an insight […]

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The Sabbath was made for man not Man for the Sabbath

Written by on July 1, 2021
The Sabbath was made for man not Man for the Sabbath

From the Pastor Wow. June was a big month in some ways. In the past few weeks, the mask mandate was lifted for those who are fully vaccinated, we’ve reinstituted singing in our worship services, our school held an outdoor commencement followed by a kid carnival, we held an online-only society meeting with great attendance, […]

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Happy New Church Day!

Written by on May 29, 2021
Happy  New Church Day!

From the Pastor: Get Ready for New Church Day! Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the […]

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Everyone Has a Personal Agenda

Written by on May 1, 2021

From the Pastor Who in your life doesn’t have any personal agenda whatsoever? Who of them doesn’t have a personal bias? Even the most noble among us cannot escape at least having an inclination toward self-fulfillment. Love of self is an inescapable component of the human experience. It has its uses. Love of self is […]

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“He is risen as He said”

Written by on March 27, 2021
“He is risen as He said”

From the Pastor The whole of the Lord’s life in the world from earliest childhood consisted in constant temptation and constant victory. The last was when on the Cross He prayed for His enemies, and so for all people in the whole world. (Secrets of Heaven 1690:1) We begin the month of April celebrating Easter. […]

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Return to “Normal”?

Written by on February 27, 2021
Return to “Normal”?

An ongoing topic as I write this is when and how we will return to “normal” education at the school, here. Since March 13th of last year, we have taught our students online because of the pandemic. It seems to me that, at least as we are currently configured, we are better able to deliver […]

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We All Go Through Cycles

Written by on February 1, 2021
We All Go Through Cycles

From the Pastor Man, I hate February. I’m honestly not a fan of winter in general, but at least Christmas is nice. And that first snowfall is pretty. And I have to say that I enjoy the feeling of being warm indoors with nowhere to go when it is cold and inhospitable outdoors. It makes […]

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