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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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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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This Week at New Spirit: July 22-28

This Week at New Spirit Bring Your Stone July 22-28, 2026 Pastor’s Reflection We reached the end of our core values series on Sunday. Then, almost in the same breath, we realized we were standing at a beginning. For seven weeks, we named the commitments that shape New Spirit: Grace Comes First. Belonging Matters. Faith
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This Week At New Spirit: July 15-21, 2026

This Week at New Spirit July 15-21, 2026 Pastor’s Reflection There are moments when we know what love requires, but we still wish it required something easier. Speaking up can carry a cost. Showing up can interrupt our plans. Paying attention to another person’s pain can make it harder to keep pretending everything is fine.
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This Week at New Spirit: Love Shows Up

This Week at New Spirit June 30-July 6, 2026 Pastor’s Reflection This week’s message stayed with the simple and challenging truth that love does not stop with words. We were reminded that grace always comes first, and that grace changes us into people who show up for the neighbor in need. Love shows up. This
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This Week at New Spirit: God Is Not Done With You

This Week at New Spirit: God is Not Done With You June 24-30, 2026 Pastor’s Reflection This week’s sermon reminded us that faith changes us by helping us step back and make room for God. We live in a world that pushes us to make life about achievement, recognition, and personal preference. But grace gives
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This Week at New Spirit: There Is a Seat for You Here

Pastor’s Reflection This week we continued our core values series with Belonging Matters. In Matthew 12, Jesus shows us that people matter more than religious gatekeeping. He feeds the hungry, heals the hurting, and refuses to let religious systems decide who deserves mercy. This message also connected with Pride Sunday and New Spirit’s identity as
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This Week at New Spirit: You Don’t Earn Your Place Here – Grace Comes First

This Week at New Spirit June 2–8, 2026 Pastor’s Reflection This past Sunday, we continued our core values series with the simple but powerful truth that grace comes first. Life teaches us that we have to earn our place, prove our worth, or become acceptable before we are fully welcomed. The gospel tells a different
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This Week at New Spirit: The Spirit Creates Belonging

This Week at New Spirit 1. Pastor’s Reflection One of the most important things we named on Pentecost Sunday is this: The Holy Spirit creates belonging before demanding conformity. That means you do not have to pretend here. You do not have to have all the answers. None of us have to earn grace. You
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