This Week at New Spirit October 7, 2026

Pastor’s Reflection “Just 15 more minutes.” I know how easily those words become a habit when I am scrolling. On Sunday, I asked a question I need as much as anyone: Who is forming us? God’s mercy meets us before we get our habits right. From that place of grace, we can notice where our
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Who Is Forming You? Faith and Technology

Who Is Forming You? Faith and Technology 30-Second Sermon Summary “Just 15 more minutes.” Pastor Hartman knows how easily a quick scroll becomes a habit. In the October 4 sermon, he asks who is forming us: our feeds, our need for certainty, or God? Faith invites honest reflection about our attention and trust. God’s mercy
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What Makes a Relationship Real? Faith and AI

Thirty Second Sermon Summary What makes a relationship real? Pastor Hartman explores how AI can sound caring and why people may turn to it when they feel alone. Real relationships involve trust, honest work, and attention to another person’s needs. Paul points the church toward the self-giving love of Christ. At New Spirit, that love
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This Week at New Spirit September 30 2026

Pastor’s Reflection What makes a relationship real? On Sunday, we explored that question as artificial intelligence moves into spaces where people seek guidance, comfort, and connection. I use AI as a sounding board, and I can see why a quick, encouraging response feels helpful. But our need for care goes deeper than having someone—or something—agree
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This Week at New Spirit – September 21, 2026

Pastor’s Reflection Technology is not only artificial intelligence, smartphones, or computers. It is also the hammer in a toolbox, the printing press that carried Reformation ideas, and the systems we use without thinking about them. That means technology is already part of our lives of faith. The temptation is to pull a Jonah: complain, withdraw,
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Why Technology Is a Faith Issue

Thirty-Second Sermon Summary Technology is more than phones, screens, and AI; it includes the tools and systems that shape daily life. Like Jonah, we may be tempted to complain and withdraw when change makes us uncomfortable. Pastor Hartman invites us instead to stay in the conversation and ask four faith-shaped questions: What is technology doing
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Rising With Courage: The Real Cost of Following Jesus

Rising With Courage: The Real Cost of Following Jesus Scripture: Luke 14:25-33 Worship Livestream: Sunday, September 6th Livestream 30-Second Summary Jesus is honest that discipleship has a cost. The Christian life is not a promise of ease or prosperity. Yet the cost is not paid to earn God’s love; grace is already ours in Christ. Because
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Who Is Missing from the Table? Luke 14

Who Is Missing from the Table? Luke 14:1, 7-14 | Rooted & Rising, Week 6 30-Second Summary In Luke 14, Jesus turns a meal into a lesson about belonging. We may worry about where we sit, but Jesus asks a deeper question: who is missing? Through vivid examples of people who are underestimated, unconventional, or
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This Week at New Spirit: August 5 -11 – Rooted in Enough

This Week at New Spirit Pastor’s Reflection – More Than Peanut Butter There are moments in the life of a church that become part of its story. This year’s Peanut Butter Drive is one of those moments. Together, New Spirit collected 1,440 jars of peanut butter. That’s more than double our previous record. And while
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What Jesus Says About Wealth and Daily Bread

Rooted in Enough: What Jesus Says About Wealth and Our Daily Bread A Belt, a Barn, and a Question We Cannot Avoid To view the worship service that this sermon reflection comes from click here: Rooted in Enough Pastor Hartman began Sunday’s sermon holding a replica of the Million Dollar Championship belt made famous by
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