New City Church

Stuck Between A Breakdown And A Breakthrough | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

Kingdom Reflexes | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Do you have Kingdom reflexes? This week Pastor Steve concluded our ReFormation series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. In Jesus’ closing parable, both men heard his teachings. Both men were bui...

The Root Makes The Fruit | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

How strong is your connection? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our ReFormation series with a message from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 7:16-17 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Jesus addresses his followers, reassuring them that a person’s life will always bear fruit in keeping with who they truly are. If we can discern well, we can trust...

The Only Way | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

There are only two options! This week, Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Matthew 7, where Jesus presents a clear, powerful challenge! Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. 1) Two gates. Two paths. Jesus makes it clear - there are only two options. One lea...

How Much More | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Don’t give up on prayer! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (Re)Formation series with a message about persistence in prayer. Matthew 7:7-12 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. As Jesus teaches his followers, he encourages them to approach God with a “shameless audacity.” We can have this kind of boldness because in...

Only God Can Judge Me | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

"Only God can judge me" is often used as a "spiritual do not disturb sign" but what Jesus teaches is that self examination must come before correction. This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 7:1–3 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s e...

Worry Is A Waste | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Whatever you are worrying about God is already working on! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. The Apostle Paul put worry and prayer on opposite ends of the spectrum (Philippians 4:6). When you worry, it should be your trigger to pray. 1) Worry shows what I’m invested in, prayer shifts wha...

Banking On The Wrong System | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Devin Gough

Are you budgeting to honor God? This weekend Pastor Devin Gough continued our (Re)Formation series with a message from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Many of our challenges are the result of misplaced treasure. Much of our stress and anxiety is rooted in a heart that isn’t aligned with what God values. How does Jesus a...

Bearing Withness | Mother's Day 2025 | Shawndra Lucas

Fasting and Feasting | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Are you hungry for God? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (Re)Formation series with a message about fasting. Matthew 6:17-18 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Fasting is a choice to deny myself something good (food) in order to focus on something better (God). Most Christians in most places...

Lord's Prayer | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

How do we pray in the midst of troubled times? The prayer that Jesus prayed is as relevant today as it was when he first taught his disciples to pray it! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres started the second half of our (RE)FORMATION series from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:9-13 Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass ...

Death Is Undone | EASTER 2025 | Pastor Steve Andres

Palm Sunday | Pastor Steve Andres

How big is the gap between what you want and what God wants? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres shared a Palm Sunday message about “The King We Need”. John 12:12-13 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!” Jesus entered Jerusalem in a humble parade, fulfilling prophecy and deliberately...

Breaking Free | Pastor Devin Gough

You can’t heal what you won’t reveal! This weekend Pastor Devin Gough shared a message from Jesus’ story about the Prodigal Son. Luke 15:28 The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. The older brother in Jesus’ story couldn’t celebrate because he was consumed by bitterness. How do we break free of bitterness? 1) ANALYZE THE CAUSE: What’s fueling the fire? Bitterness starts as only a spark. It needs fuel to grow. Comparison is the fuel that k...

The Reward Of The Generous | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

How are you being re-formed by the example of Jesus? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 6:1 Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. Jesus begins this portion of his teaching with a warning to WATCH OUT! Greed and materialism have the peculiar effect of making us blind to our own greed and materialism. Jesus’ teaching can ...

How To Be Perfect. Seriously. | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

How can we be perfect? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (Re)FORMATION series with a message about loving our enemies. Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. After Jesus revises the way we respond to our enemies, he points us to how we can most resemble our Father in heaven. Jesus points us to at least three tr...

More Than Words | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

Your words matter! This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message about Jesus’ words on marriage, divorce, and integrity. Matthew 5:31-32 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 1) We are in it for the long run. Jesus addressed how people in ...

Red Flag | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Are you being RE-FORMED? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message about sexual integrity. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Jesus continues his pattern of challenging his followers to rethink what they have assumed and accepted. What can we learn from this portion of his Sermon On the ...

It's Always Your Move | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Are you keeping short accounts? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series with a message about reconciliation. Matthew 5:21-22 You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Jesus tells his followers that the real standard that God has begins in the heart. To what truths does this portion of th...

(RE)FORMING the heart | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

Not Like Us | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

Can you serve when you’re not celebrated? Can you rejoice even when you’re resented? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our (RE)FORMATION series from the Sermon On the Mount. Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? Discipleship is a choice to BE WITH Jesus, BECOME LIKE Jesus, and DO LIKE Jesus did. What does this passage teach us about our calling as his disciples? 1) You will bring HELP. Salt was a preservative in ...

Save Me From This Sermon | (RE)FORMATION | Pastor Steve Andres

How are you being FORMED today? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres began a new series of messages called (RE)FORMATION. Matthew 5:1-3 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus called a group of unlikely disciples to be with him, become like him, and do as he did. For these apprentices to LEARN his ways, they would first have to UNLEARN ma...

Powerful Yet Powerless | RENEW | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

Are you about to walk away from your miracle? This weekend, Pastor Joaquin Pardo concluded our RENEW series with a message about Naaman, a mighty warrior whose pride nearly cost him his healing. 2 Kings 5:10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” 1) Powerful yet powerless. Naaman was a man of power, prestige, and victory, yet his leprosy reminds us of human frailty. No matter our accomplishme...

Enough is Enough | RENEW | Pastor Steve Andres

Give Me An Undivided Heart | RENEW | Pastor Steve Andres

How is your heart? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our RENEW series with a message, “Give Me An Undivided Heart." Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. The decision to follow Jesus is the first step in unraveling the lies we have believed and lived, unlearning the patterns of behavior that are sinful and selfish, and unseating the rival gods that have seduced us with promises of security and co...

Listen To Your Life | RENEW | Pastor Steve Andres

God Has Heard Your Prayers | This Christmas | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

Have you ever wondered if God is listening? This weekend, Pastor Joaquin Pardo concluded our THIS CHRISTMAS series with a message reminding us that God hears every prayer and answers them all faithfully—in His time and His way. Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth is one of waiting, and ultimately, God’s faithfulness. Th...

I Called, He Answered | This Christmas | Pastor Steve Andres

Have you wondered where God is at? Luke 1:30-31 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was very perplexed at this statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. When the Angel Gabriel appears to Mary, he announces that God is answering the cry of his pe...

God Is With Us | This Christmas | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

This weekend, Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our Christmas series with a message centered on the life-changing truth that God is with us. Matthew 1:23 “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means, God with us).” The Christmas story isn’t cute—it’s powerful. The manger in Bethlehem reminds us that God didn’t shy away from the mess of our world. He stepped right into i...

First Word, Best Word | This Christmas | Pastor Steve Andres

What words are you waiting for? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our THIS CHRISTMAS series with a message about God’s life-giving Word. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his home among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. The miracle of speech is not only the mechanics of it, but the meaning behind it. Words are a window. Words can bring us closer to people, form bonds and give meaning. They are more th...