First UPC of New Roads

First UPC of New Roads Pastor - Rev. Michael Cole United Pentecostal Church

02/05/2026

Thanks For Joining Us Tonight!

Congratulations to our $100 Club givers for Mother’s Memorial 2025 offering!! Thank you all for your giving hearts!!!
02/01/2026

Congratulations to our $100 Club givers for Mother’s Memorial 2025 offering!! Thank you all for your giving hearts!!!

02/01/2026

" God Is Better Than He Has To Be" - Rev Ronald LaCombe

💗”LOVE IS IN THE AIR”💗 Order Chocolate Covered Strawberries for your sweetheart and support our children/youth ministry....
01/25/2026

💗”LOVE IS IN THE AIR”💗 Order Chocolate Covered Strawberries for your sweetheart and support our children/youth ministry. The order deadline is February 8th.

Come and be blessed. We will save a seat for you.
01/25/2026

Come and be blessed. We will save a seat for you.

Out of an abundance of caution, Sunday Service is canceled due to inclement weather. Stay safe, stay warm, and we’ll see...
01/24/2026

Out of an abundance of caution, Sunday Service is canceled due to inclement weather. Stay safe, stay warm, and we’ll see you Wednesday night!

01/22/2026

"If I Could" - Rev. Philip Wollerson

01/18/2026

Our Sunday service is cancelled due to sickness.

01/16/2026

God was delivering her…
but her heart was still longing for what He was judging.

Let that sink in.

S***m wasn’t destroyed randomly.
It was judged because the corruption had reached its limit.
And before judgment fell, God showed mercy.

Angels were sent.
A way out was provided.
Clear instructions were given.

FLEE.
DON’T LOOK BACK.
MOVE OR DIE.

Lot’s wife left physically…
but mentally and spiritually, she stayed behind.

And that’s the part most people miss.

She wasn’t judged for curiosity.
She was judged for attachment.

Her body was escaping…
but her heart was still grieving the world God was burning.

Jesus later pulls this story back up and drops a cold, surgical warning:

“Remember Lot’s wife.” (Luke 17:32)

Not admire her.
Not pity her.
REMEMBER her.

Because in the last days, people would be doing what they always do:
Eating. Drinking. Building. Posting. Grinding. Distracted.

Meanwhile… judgment is already scheduled.

Jesus then makes it even clearer:
Whoever tries to save their life will lose it.
Whoever is willing to lose it for God will preserve it.

Translation?
You can’t carry the world and carry the cross.

Trying to keep sin while asking for salvation is spiritual self-sabotage.
Clinging to comfort while God is calling you out is rebellion, not grace.
Mourning what God is removing is a sign the heart is divided.

Scripture doesn’t stutter:
“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.” (Romans 6:23)

So the pattern is clear:

Deliverance requires obedience, not hesitation.
Salvation requires surrender, not compromise.
Judgment begins when the heart refuses to let go.

Many want God’s protection
but still want the world’s pleasures.

Many want Jesus as Savior
but reject Him as Lord.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:
What you refuse to release
can block your spiritual movement.

What you keep holding onto
can cost you everything.

If God has told you to let it go,
the response isn’t explanation…
it’s repentance.

Turn back.
Refocus.
Drop the weight.
Walk forward.

Don’t mourn what God is judging.
Don’t desire what He’s destroying.
Don’t look back at what He delivered you from.

Obedience isn’t loss.
It’s protection.

01/15/2026

Bringing your family to church with little ones isn’t always peaceful or picture-perfect.

It’s snacks in tiny hands, whispered reminders to sit still, stepping out when the noise gets too loud, and missing half the sermon while rocking a baby in the back.

But it’s also worship in its rawest form.

It’s choosing faith even when it’s inconvenient.
It’s planting seeds you may not see grow right away.
It’s showing your children—again and again—where your family runs for hope.

They may not remember every song or message,
but they’ll remember that church was part of their normal,
that God was part of their family rhythm.

And one day, all the effort, the chaos, the patience
will make sense.

Because raising little ones in the presence of God
is never wasted.✨

01/14/2026

No Midweek
Service this week due to leadership meetings.

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2401 Hospital Road
New Roads, LA
70760

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