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This Week at New Spirit | Stewardship, Halloween & All Saints

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 A quick note before we begin: This week’s This Week at New Spirit is a little longer than usual. Apparently, when we say we’re a church that does things, we really mean it! So grab another cup of coffee, settle in, and see all the ways the Spirit is moving at
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When the Video Looks Real: This Week at New Spirit

This Week at New Spirit | Pause, Test, Hold On Pastor’s Reflection This Sunday I showed you a video of me singing the praises of breakfast for dinner. Anyone who knows me knows there was something wrong with that picture! I made the clip in just a few minutes. We laughed, but the moment raised
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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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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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