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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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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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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Bring Your Stone: How God Builds a Community of Grace

Sermon Reflection | July 19, 2026 Bring Your Stone God builds something beautiful through ordinary people who show up with what they have. 30-Second Sermon Summary New Spirit’s core values are not slogans. They are gospel-shaped promises about how we will live together. Like stones in a mosaic, every person’s presence, gift, and act of
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Courageous Love: Practice Faith Until Love Becomes a Reflex

Sermon Reflection | July 12, 2026 Practice Love Until It Becomes a Reflex A sermon reflection on courageous love, justice, and the life we practice together 30-Second Sermon Summary The prophets and Jesus refuse to separate worship from care for people who are poor, oppressed, or overlooked. We are saved by grace, not by our
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Love Shows Up: Faith in Action

30-Second Sermon Summary Jesus does not separate faith from visible love. In Isaiah, 1 John, and Matthew 25, God calls people to show up for the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the sick, and the imprisoned. Grace always comes first; we do not earn God’s love by serving others. But grace changes us. Faith turns
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Faith Changes Us: God Is Not Done With You

Faith Changes Us: Getting Out of the Way So God Can Work Sermon Thread: God is not done with you. 30-Second Sermon Summary: Faith changes us by teaching us to step back, loosen our grip on ego, and make room for God to work. In a culture that celebrates individual achievement, Jesus calls us toward
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