New City Church

New City Church
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We invite people to love God, find freedom, discover purpose and make a difference. We are called to share a message of new life in Jesus, and to mobilize God's people to be living examples of hope, family, prayer, action, generosity, creativity and celebration.

  1. 3d ago

    The Lord Is My Banner | Moses | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

    What are you fighting under? This weekend Pastor Joaquin Pardo continued our MOSES: Live No Lies series with a message about how God’s people fight spiritual battles. Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands grew weary, so Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword. Exodus 17:11-13 Israel had already been delivered from Egypt, but their journey still included opposition. They were no longer fighting for freedom, they were fighting from freedom. The same is true for us. Jesus has already won the decisive victory over sin and death, but every believer still faces spiritual opposition. 1) You have to fight. Joshua didn’t get to choose whether Amalek showed up. His decision was whether he would engage in the battle. Similarly, we don't choose whether spiritual warfare is real. We cannot experience victory while refusing to fight. We must stop allowing fear, shame, temptation, bitterness, and compromise to bully us into accepting a life God never intended for us. We must decide in our hearts that the enemy does not get another inch. 2) Fight faithfully. Fight prayerfully. Joshua fought in the valley, but the battle's outcome was connected to what Moses was doing on the mountain. The sword mattered, but the sword was not the source of victory. Connecting the Lord to the battle was. We do the same today through prayer. Prayer does not make God powerful. Prayer reminds us who is powerful. You cannot win spiritual battles using only physical strategies. Practical obedience matters, but spiritual battles require spiritual dependence. 3) Your fight is my fight. When Moses grew tired, Aaron and Hur noticed and moved toward him. They did not wait for Moses to ask for help. They lifted the hands he could no longer lift himself. Victory in the Kingdom of God is never meant to be experienced alone. The church should be filled with people who notice the hurting, the weary, the lonely, and the discouraged and then move into action. 4) Fight with The Lord as your banner. When the battle was over, Joshua didn’t take the credit. Moses didn’t take the credit. Aaron and Hur didn’t take the credit. Moses built an altar and called it Jehovah-Nissi —The Lord Is My Banner. A banner gave soldiers identity, direction, courage, and hope in the confusion of battle. When they became afraid or disoriented, they looked toward the banner and remembered that they were not fighting alone. Our Banner is Jesus. Our Banner was lifted up on a cross. He bled, died, rose again, and now reigns in victory. The battle may still be real tomorrow, but don’t spend your life staring at Amalek. Lift your eyes to your Banner. The Lord is our Banner.

  2. Jul 5

    The Discipline of Dependence | Moses | Pastor Devin Gough

    Who is your source? This weekend Pastor Devin Gough continued our MOSES series with a message about trusting God for provision. Exodus 16:17-18 So the people of Israel did as they were told. Some gathered a lot of manna, some only a little. But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed. After God led the people to the wilderness, he provided food for them daily. Why daily? Because Israel wanted security, but God wanted relationship. 1) God will empty what you used to depend on. God brought them to the wilderness to grow them. Growth happens in seasons of discomfort, as you learn the difference between your RESOURCES and your SOURCE. 2) God will give you just as much as you need. God could have given Israel a forty-year supply, but instead he taught them to look each morning for his provision. Dependence is not a weakness, it is discipleship. If God had given them more than a daily supply, they would have trusted in their storehouse, not their Provider. 3) God cares more about your formation than your provision. Israel needed to learn a new way because the Egypt living in them was worse than the Egypt they had been living in. The goal wasn’t food, the goal was formation.  The real miracle in the desert wasn’t the bread, it was God staying faithful to a people who weren’t faithful to him! The miracle of God’s love and mercy is still a daily reality for all of us in Christ!

  3. Jun 28

    Moving From Bitter to Blessed | Moses | Pastor Steve Andres

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  4. Jun 21

    When Your Back is Against the Sea | Moses | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

    What do you do when your back is against the sea? This weekend, Pastor Joaquin continued our MOSES: Live No Lies series by examining one of the most famous miracles in Scripture: the crossing of the Red Sea.  Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. Exodus 14:21- 22 After 400 years of slavery, God’s people were finally free. Yet, instead of taking the shortest route to the Promised Land, God led them toward what appeared to be a dead end. With the Red Sea in front of them and Pharaoh’s army behind them, Israel found themselves trapped, afraid, and questioning God’s plan. 1) Trust his route. When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” Exodus 13:17  God did not lead Israel by the shortest route because He knew they were not ready for what was ahead. The route that looked better to God’s people wasn’t actually better for God’s people. Sometimes what feels like a delay is actually God’s protection. What feels like a detour may actually be God’s grace. God sees what we cannot see, knows what we do not know, and leads His children according to what they need, not simply what they want. 2) When we forget, we fear. “They did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.” Psalm 106:7  Psalm 106 reveals something surprising about the Red Sea story. The real issue wasn’t Israel’s fear; it was their forgetfulness. They forgot God’s power, God’s provision, God’s promises, and God’s steadfast love. Their forgetfulness opened the door for fear. Yet even after they complained, doubted, and rebelled, God remained faithful. The miracle of the Red Sea is not ultimately about Israel’s faith. It’s about God’s faithfulness despite their forgetfulness. 3) Faith moves forward. When the Israelites found themselves trapped, God gave Moses a surprising response: The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” Exodus 14:15  There are moments in life when prayer must lead to obedience. “There are times when prayer is not enough—when prayer itself is out of season. When we have prayed over a matter to a certain degree, it then becomes sinful to tarry any longer; our plain duty is to carry our desires into action.” Charles Spurgeon The miracle belonged to God but the movement belonged to his people. Faith doesn’t just believe God can make a way. Faith moves forward when He makes that way.

  5. Jun 14

    Power to Witness | Pastor Jamie Kemp

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  6. Jun 7

    How to Win With God | Pastor Cody Adams

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  7. May 31

    Confronting the Counterfeits | Moses: Live No Lies | Pastor Steve Andres

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  8. May 24

    When Pain Gets Too Loud | Moses: Live No Lies | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

    What happens when pain gets so loud that it affects your ability to hear God? This weekend, Pastor Joaquin continued our MOSES series with a message reminding us that even when pain is present, God is still speaking, still faithful, and still moving towards broken and hurting people.  Exodus 6:9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.  Israel had reached a breaking point. Their suffering intensified, their hope faded, and the Bible says they could not listen “because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.” 1) Pain can affect your ability to hear God’s promises. Pain has a way of distorting perspective, shrinking faith, and making God feel distant. But the good news is that God does not abandon people simply because they are struggling to hear Him clearly. Even in weakness, discouragement, and exhaustion, God continues pursuing His people. 2) God speaks in the middle of suffering. While Israel focused on bricks, bondage, and survival, God was already speaking liberation, redemption, and promises over their future. God did not begin by explaining everything; He began by revealing Himself: “I am the LORD.” Their suffering was loud, but God was still in control, still faithful, and still working even when they could not see it clearly. 3) Jesus is God’s loudest Word. All throughout Scripture, God reveals Himself through His Word. And when God wanted to speak most clearly to humanity, He sent Jesus. The Word became flesh. Jesus is the greater Deliverer who stepped into our bondage to bring us freedom by grace. He did not come merely to inspire broken people, but to rescue enslaved people who could never save themselves. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus breaks the power of sin and brings people into true freedom and new life! Disappointment, anxiety, exhaustion, grief, or sin may have made it difficult to hear God clearly. But the good news of the gospel is this: God still speaks. God still pursues. And through Jesus Christ, freedom is still possible.

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We invite people to love God, find freedom, discover purpose and make a difference. We are called to share a message of new life in Jesus, and to mobilize God's people to be living examples of hope, family, prayer, action, generosity, creativity and celebration.

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    New City Church
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
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