New Journey Fellowship

09/06/2026

Labor Day 2026

Tomorrow, as America pauses for a day, we are reminded of the importance and value of labor. Of course, it is great to have the day off, of course, it is great to honor the American worker, but it is also good to remember the true value of work.

Now I'll admit, I have often jokingly said that I was allergic to work, that I could only take it in small doses. But the truth is, we all need to work. It is part of who we are as human beings. In fact, I would argue that one of the most important things that a parent can ever teach their children is how to work. Further, I would argue that one of the biggest contributing factors to much of what is wrong in our world today is that many people grow up and never learn how to work, nor the value or importance of work. Sadly, there are many who believe that things should just be handed to them. They believe that they are somehow entitled; that work is simply beneath them. Even among Christians there is often a view that work was a result of and part of the “Curse.” This is simply untrue!

In the creation story we learn that God worked the first six days of creation and that He rested on the seventh. The Bible tells us that God made man in His own image. If God works, doesn't it make sense that we should too? God is a creator, and we are designed to be the same. We get a great deal of satisfaction from looking back and seeing the things that we have made, of seeing our accomplishments. Yes, we need purpose, and much of our purpose is found in what we do, in our work. For Christians this is even more intensified by Colossians 3:23 which says, “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.”

Tomorrow, as we enjoy our day off, let's remember the true blessing of being able to work. Let's remember the importance and value of work, especially remember to value and respect other people and their work! After all, good old-fashioned honest day's labor should always be respected!
Pastor Tim

09/01/2026

08/25/2026

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08/23/2026

The Death of a Friend

Psalm 116:15 “Precious in the sight of the Lord is t
he death of his saints.”

This past Sunday we got the news of the loss of a dear friend of New Journey Fellowship, Fred Martin. Fred and his wife, Betty were members here for many years and were always faithful in their service to the Lord and to the church. It is without question that they, as a couple, demonstrated in real life what it means to have a servant's heart. We lost Betty a number of years ago now, and after her death Fred eventually left our church and began attending Kerwin Baptist Church with his daughter and grandchildren.

I believe that it is safe to say that Fred had the ability to make everyone that he met feel as if they had a special relationship with him. He always had a joke or a story to tell, and he always wanted to put a smile on the face of all the people that he met.

God only knows the countless hours Fred spent here at the church working, all by himself. If it needed to be done - Fred just did it. Not for honor, not for recognition, but just in service to his God. But his service was not confined to service here at the church; he served others, freely and without reservation. Only God has a record of all that he did.

In his Obituary we learned that Fred’s life verse was Proverbs 17:22: “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” and any one who knew Fred knows how well that fits to the way he lived his life, but there are ofter verses that also come to mind when I think of Fred and his service to others. One such passage is Colossians 3:23–24: “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Today Fred is in the presence of the One he served so many years down here on earth. We will miss him, but will see him again someday.
Pastor Tim

08/19/2026

08/14/2026

Praise the Lord!!!

American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout has reportedly been released from captivity after being abducted last October in Niger

08/04/2026

Invasion

Over the past few days many of us have seen the dramatic videos of the thousands of young men rushing into Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city). With estimates of 50,000 to 60,000 people coming ashore, it is not surprising that this story hit the news worldwide. It has been suggested that the catalyst of this “Invasion” was a June 29th ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court that said that migrants which arrived by sea would be treated differently than those crossing physical barriers to enter into Spain. This combined with a massive amnesty program for hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants passed in January by the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government helped create a “perfect storm”. This has not only caused much political fallout and economic hardship for many, but also at least 67 confirmed deaths of migrants due to drowning and border stampedes. This is a problem that Spain will have to deal with.

In the world we live in, there are thousands of things constantly seeking to enter into our minds and our lives. Every show we watch, every time we surf the web, every time we watch the news and yes, every time we look at our phone these things are seeking access. Some are good and helpful. Some are needful. But some are destructive. The simple truth is, Satan is constantly seeking an opportunity to slip things into our lives so that he might control and even destroy us. As Christians, we need strong borders for our minds and our lives. We need to choose carefully what we allow to enter in and what controls our thinking process. In Philippians 4:8 God (through Paul) gives us this word of instruction:

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things.”
- Pastor Tim

07/28/2026

Signs and Wonders

Just the other night, the audience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was entertained by Oz Pearlman or perhaps better own as “Oz the Mentalist”. Now according to what I have read, Oz doesn’t claim to possess any supernatural or psychic powers but rather he says, “I don’t read minds, I read people.” Whatever the case, he has been able to entertain and amaze his audiences wether it’s Fortune 500 CEOs, Dallas Cowboys or the Whitehouse Press.
In John 4:48, Jesus, speaking to a nobleman who had come to Him seeking healing for his son, said “... Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.” The truth is, during Jesus’ ministry He did perform many “Signs and Wonders”. When we look at the early church, we see many “Signs and Wonders” performed by the Apostles. But what about today, should we still be seeking “signs and wonders”? Is this what our faith is to be built upon? Yes, it is true that today in the Christian world there are many who entertain large audiences and have tremendous following because of the “miracles”, “signs” and “wonders” that they are known to perform. But is this truly proof of the power of God? Do these “miracles” prove that the people
performing the “miracles” are of God?
In Matthew 24:24 Jesus warned His disciples: “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” And we also read in 2 Thessalonians 2:9, speaking about the antichrist Paul wrote: “Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”. And as John wrote in Revelation 13:13-14: “And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;...”
So, the question comes down to this, is the world being primed to receive the antichrist? I believe that the answer is yes, and as Christians we need not to participate.
- Pastor Tim

07/19/2026

The Spirit of AntiChrist

In 1 John 4:3 we read these words: “And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.”

Most of us have heard about a person called the Antichrist for most of our lives. In the Bible he is referred to as the Man of Sin, the Son of Perdition, the Lawless One and even the Beast. Is he alive today? This is a question that has been asked for generations, and truthfully only God knows. The thing that should concern us most is the reality that the “spirit” and the deception of antichrist is all around us. In 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12 we learn about a coming global deception that will prepare the world to receive the Antichrist. It warns us of a coming "falling away” from the Truth. It warns of the coming of one with “all power and signs and lying wonders,”. It even describes the “deceivableness of unrighteousness” in those who “receive not the love of the truth”.

Then we read these chilling words “... for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Wait, let's look at this again. Did it say that God would send them “strong delusion, that they should believe a lie”? Yes, in fact it did, and it went on to explain why. “That they all might be damned who believed not the truth”. Something to think about.

Most of us would acknowledge that we are living in a world filled with deception. We are all being pulled in every direction by false and deceptive claims. What do we do? Hold to the truth. Let it be our anchor in a world filled with shifting tides, when the wind and waves of popular opinion beat upon us and most importantly let us make sure that our anchor is secured to the Rock, the Truth of God’s unchanging Word.
- Pastor Tim