Nuevo Community Church

Aug 29, 2010 Ephesians Summary – Pastor Steve

Ann — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:57:26 +0000

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever.

Amen.

This week we review and summarize the book of Ephesians. Next week we finish our study with a look at the Armor of God in Ephesians 6.

Ephesians 5 – Pastor Steve

Ann — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:06:13 +0000

Peripatetic.

Peripatetic means to walk around. It has come to be associated with a particular kind of learning that was popular in Jesus’ day. Aristotle is usually associated with this style of learning, it simply meant that he taught while walking around, typically this happened in the Lyceum. The Lyceum was a gymnasium in which the ancients would train both recreationally and for military purposes. Aristotle would conduct classes in the Lyceum and he would do it on the move, he taught while he walked and his students walked with him. He probably had ADD and was a kinetic learner.

Jesus had a similar style. He taught on the road. Paul uses the “gymnasium” model when he references “running the race” and “engaging in warfare” as pictures for the Christian life. Here in Ephesians he uses the word “walk” in reference to how we live out our faith. Discipleship in the New Testament is seen as a walk with Jesus. It is an important picture. We are not simply interested in the kind of knowledge that can be taken in passively, rather it is a knowledge that accompanies us on the way. We walk in a manner worthy of the calling; we walk in love ; walk as children of Light; walk as wise men. This language emphasizes the model of training, living and acting upon the knowledge we gain through Christ. It is not passive, but active.

Peripatetic. Knowledge for the way. Walk with Jesus.

C.R. Summit

billhull — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:10:18 +0000

C.R. Summit 2010

Lesson

billhull — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:52:51 +0000

Lesson this week

Old Man vs New Man Part 2 – Pastor Steve

Ann — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:08:08 +0000

Pastor Tony and I meet regularly on Thursday to travel through a book about doctrine. This last week, as we were talking about life – Tony has an upholstery shop in Sun City, he told me that he was re-upholstering several recliners. We talked about the watermelon principle because it applies to furniture in the same way that it applies to fruit. Much of today’s furniture is inexpensive because the interior, the part you don’t immediately see, is put together with inferior materials. The result is a wobbly or uncomfortable experience. He finds himself repairing not only the outside, but having to strengthen the infrastructure.

Ephesians 4 is about a makeover. Replacing the worn out, unattractive old man with the characteristics of the new man “which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” It isn’t simply new upholstery, it is repairing, replacing and strengthening the inner man so that when we put on the new skin there is integrity and it is a lasting rather than a passing change.

This morning our passage covers dealing with anger, possessions, work, language, the devil and the Holy Spirit. This passage covers it all. We will learn about how to manage our anger, what is the most important aspect of our work and our possessions, the all important tool of language, and the key to pleasing the Spirit of God. Get those bases covered and you will be doing pretty well.

Home Run

billhull — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:49:32 +0000

A Movie About Celebrate Recovery

Major-league pitcher Cory Smith has it all; an unstoppable fastball, a lucrative contract … and a past he wants to forget. But when a DUI in his old hometown benches him, Cory is forced to take a hard look at his life. Sentenced to coaching the town’s little league team and attending a local 12-step recovery program, Cory must face the pain he tried to ignore and the girl he wanted to forget. Of course, the superstar doesn’t want — or need — anyone’s help. He simply goes through the motions, manipulating the small community and the team that has begun to rely on him. But just when he thinks he can coast through his sentence and get back to the big leagues, Cory discovers a secret that shakes him to the core. Suddenly, Cory realizes he’s not the one in control … and this revelation changes his life forever.

For More Details go to HomeRunThe Movie.com

Old Man vs New Man – Pastor Steve

Ann — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:53:01 +0000

Old man take a look at myself, I’m a lot like you…

Those lyrics from Neil Young have nothing to do with Ephesians, but that line has been running through my head. In Ephesians 4 Paul talks to us about the “old man” and the “new man”. Who are you a lot like? Do you look more like the old you, or is your life being regularly transformed into the likeness of Christ. In Ephesians 4:25-32 Paul gives us some examples of what that change will look like.

I love the simplicity of the process as outlined there. It has to do with living a life based on truth. Paul uses 5 examples of laying aside the old man and taking up with the new man: Telling the truth; being angry without sinning; stealing versus giving; speech; grieving the Holy Spirit. These examples serve as a model for all of our life. This foundational, simple principle of truth is to be applied to the whole of life. I like to use the synonym “integrity” when talking about truth in life. The transformation that comes in Christ enables us to sing a new song…

Old man take a look at myself, I’m not like you!

Ephesians 4:17-24 – Pastor Dan

Ann — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:01:24 +0000

Most people are imitators.
We may not think of ourselves this way, but there’s a reason the old adage is true: “monkey see, monkey do.” We were made to be imitators. All of us can think of a couple of people we try to imitate. Perhaps it’s a teacher, an athlete, a family member, that guy whose lawn is perfectly green in hot July. We make copies of the qualities we like about others. At the same time, we don’t like imitation. No one wants to be called ‘a poser,’ (urban dictionary: one who pretends to be someone they are not.) If we have the money, we gravitate toward purchasing everything name brand as opposed to generic. When looking for authentic Mexican food, I would prefer the Taquito House over Taco Bell.
Everyone wants authenticity.
When it comes to our faith, we are called to imitate Christ. Paul calls this ‘putting on the new self’ (Ephesians 4:24). As the church grows together to become more like Christ, occasionally we are called ‘posers.’ It’s heard in statements like “the church is a place of hypocrites.” I ‘m tired of this critique. For the ones who have been saved by God, there is no pretentiousness in our imitation of Him. Today we look to Ephesians to talk about new life, a life with a new attitude, a life that is being made to reflect divinity, a life that is authentic.
The real posers are the ones without Christ…

Testimony week

billhull — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:38:22 +0000

Come and spend the evening with us as we worship God and list to a testimony by one of our leaders As they share the power of God in there life. God healing power awaits you.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases; He redeems my life from the pit and crowns me with love and compassion. Psalm 103:2-4

Pastor’s Pick for August

Steve — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:59:43 +0000

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor and theologian who lived and ministered during the reign of Third Reich Germany and Adolph Hitler. He was a leader in the effort to keep the church from the distortions and heresy of the Third Reich and what came to be known as German Christians. He was instrumental in the beginning of what was known as the Confessing Church in Germany and in the resistance against Hitler. He was imprisoned and later executed for his part in one of the many plots to assassinate Hitler. A compelling and inspiring figure, his book The Cost of Discipleship is widely read.

This book is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian civic duty.