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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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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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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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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You Are Never Alone in Prayer

30-Second Sermon Summary In Romans 8, Paul reminds us that we do not always know how to pray as we ought. Yet even in our weakness, the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. Jesus himself also prays for us continually. Prayer is not about performance or perfection. Prayer is about dependence on God and the reminder
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You’re Not Doing It Wrong! – April 12, 2026

30-Second Sermon Summary From John 20:19–31, this week’s sermon names the pressure many people feel around prayer and rejects it. The risen Jesus meets us even when we cannot see him, and the Holy Spirit prays with us when we have no words. Prayer is not performance. It is honest relationship with God. The full
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