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10/25/2026

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but I trust in the name of the Lord.” So… which is yours? 🐎

Jesus says it with open arms: “All you who are heavy laden, all you who are burdened — come and find rest in Me.” No questions. Unconditionally. Come. So here’s the searching question: who do you actually trust for help? Psalm 20:7 lays out the choice — some trust in chariots, some in horses (the impressive, the powerful, the visible) — “but I trust in the name of the Lord.” Is the name of the Lord truly the shelter and refuge you run to? Is He your help? Or have you been settling for a resource when you could’ve had the Source?

Chariots and horses, or the name of the Lord? Stop settling for a resource when you can have the Source.

👇 Chariots, horses, or the name of the Lord — where’s your trust been lately? Comment honestly.

10/24/2026

My wife could pick out our baby’s cry in a room full of 50 others — and tell you exactly what it meant. 👂

Not only could she hear our child cry over all the others — she could diagnose it: “No, he’s hurt, go get him right now.” “He’s hungry, I need to feed him.” “Oh, that one — he’s just spoiled, don’t you dare pick him up.” And I’m sitting there like a clueless guy going, “How did you do that?” But here’s the point: if a mother can pick out her own child’s cry, how much more can God hear every single one of His children’s cries — each one distinct. He attends to each of us singularly, individually, uniquely, with no problem at all. The very minute you cry out for His help — He’s already there.

A mother knows her baby’s cry in a crowd of fifty. God knows yours instantly. The minute you cry, He’s there.

👇 Cry out right here — comment one thing you need God’s help with today. He hears you.

10/23/2026

“I don’t want to be a burden.” Sounds humble. It might actually be self-reliance in disguise. 🎁

You know the moves: someone offers to help and you go, “I got it, I got it, I’ll figure it out myself.” That’s self-reliance — “if you want something done right…” But then there’s the spiritual-sounding version we use when we want to feel holy about it: “I just don’t want to be a burden.” Here’s the problem with that. If I offered to be a blessing in your life, you don’t need to set my boundaries for me — I’m a healthy adult, I know my limits. If I said I want to bless you, then it’s not a burden. So where did the burden conversation even come from? Not from me. And when you reflexively turn down help, you rob the other person of the blessing of being a resource God placed in your life — and you rob yourself of the help. It’s ridiculous.

“I don’t want to be a burden” can rob the other person of a blessing — and rob you of help. Let people in.

👇 Are you an “I got it, I’ll figure it out myself” person? Be honest below.

You're invited to our first Hungry to Healthy Gala on Friday, November 6th! This event will be a lively masquerade party...
10/22/2026

You're invited to our first Hungry to Healthy Gala on Friday, November 6th!

This event will be a lively masquerade party celebrating over 20 years of our food bank that will include a murder-mystery, silent auction, and live band with plenty of dancing!

As Pastor Craig shared on Sunday, this event is the capstone project for our Youth Student Leadership Team, 5 students that have worked diligently to develop leadership skills rooted in caring for the communities God's called them to serve.

The gala is coming up quickly and does require advanced registration to coordinate seating and dining arrangements. Please get your tickets as soon as possible! As a thank you to our Newlife Family, all church members will receive a $25 discount when they use promo code Newlife.

Please contact Sydni Gaspar (626-838-3198) or [email protected] with any questions.

We can't wait to see you there!

10/22/2026

Single? Here’s some blunt love: go to therapy now — before you date anybody. 💺

I mean it. Go to therapy now. Don’t start dating yet. Don’t go messing somebody else up with your mess — because let’s be honest, all of us have junk. So instead of constantly fixating on who you’re going to date and where you’ll be, use this season to get your world together first. That way, when God gives you to somebody, you show up as an actual blessing instead of a project. The best gift you can give your future person is a healthier you.

Do the work on yourself now, while you’re single — so you arrive as a blessing, not a mess.

👇 Singles — is this the word you needed today? Comment “💺” and tag a friend who needs the nudge.

10/21/2026

To become fully who God made you to be, “some assembly is required.” 🧩

That’s the phrase I hated at Christmas when I had daughters — those toy ovens and all the rest meant hours of putting pieces together. Everything was in the box, but it didn’t become anything until it was assembled. And the body of Christ is the same: it’s nothing more than a bunch of people gathered in a building — until we assemble, release our gifts, and actually participate in the team and the ministry we’ve been given. Then we become the body of Christ. The pieces are already here. They just have to come together.

The pieces are all here. But the body of Christ is just people in a building until we assemble.

👇 What gift do you have that you’ve been keeping “in the box”? Name it below.

10/20/2026

You keep praying “God, take this trial away” — and sometimes He says, “No. I’m turning the fire up.” 🔥

That’s hard to hear, but stay with it. It’s a refiner’s fire — it’s not there to destroy you, it’s there to refine you into pure gold and to authenticate your faith. Here’s the test it exposes: why do you believe? Are you believing just because everything’s gone right? Because when everything goes wrong — do you still come to church? Still serve on your team? Still honor God with your tithe when money gets tight? God allows the fire so that — watch this — He can show you that He’s trustworthy. The heat was never punishment. It was proof.

Sometimes God turns the fire up — not to destroy you, but to refine you and prove He’s trustworthy.

👇 What “fire” are you in right now? Comment “🔥 refining, not destroying” and let’s stand with you.

10/19/2026

I walk into meetings ready to fix people. And halfway through, I hear God say: "Shut up and step back." 🤫

I know my schedule ahead of time, so I pray about it — but I still catch myself thinking, "I've got the solution to this person's problem, I've got wise counsel for them." And right in the middle of talking, I hear the Lord say, "Son, it's time to be quiet. Step back. Ask Me what I'm doing." So I say, "Okay, Holy Spirit — show me what You want to do with this person." And you know what the first thing is, every single time? Love them. The moment I hear "love them," I know I'm hearing the Holy Spirit. Because when you want to fix someone, you've decided they're a problem and you're the solution. Step back. Listen. And the first thing — always — is love.

Before you fix someone, step back and listen. The Spirit's first instruction is always the same: love them.

👇 Who in your life have you been trying to "fix" when God's asking you to love them? Reflect below.

10/19/2026

“Follow your heart.” As an elder who’s already done stupid — let me lovingly tell you that’ll run you in a ditch. 🚗

When people disappoint us, the next step is we look within — “the only one I can count on is me.” And after betrayal and disappointment, that makes total sense. But here’s the problem, especially for you young people: you can’t trust yourself. I know the culture screams “follow your heart” — and I’m telling you, as someone who’s already made the mistakes, following your heart will run you straight into a ditch, and you’ll need rescue. (How many older folks followed your heart and are sorry you did? Come on.) This is exactly what Jesus said in John 15:5 — “apart from Me, you can do nothing.” I don’t know how that hits your self-esteem, but He’s saying plainly: if He doesn’t help you, you can’t get it done.

“Follow your heart” sounds free. It ends in a ditch. You were never meant to be your own source.

👇 Older and wiser — did “follow your heart” ever lead you wrong? Drop your hindsight below for the younger ones.

10/18/2026

Most burnout comes from one thing: giving what you don't actually possess. 🔥

We expect far too much — from others and from ourselves — so we live in frustration, disappointment, and anger, all because we never factored in our limitations. So much of burnout is simply giving what we don't have, because we want to be limitless. But here's the key distinction: there are bad limits — the ones driven by fear, faulty thinking, and self-protection. And there are good limits — gifts from God meant to ground us, guide us, and grow us. Ignoring God's limits can cost you everything: marriage, finances, family, career, eventually your own soul. But when you stop trying to be God and embrace the gift of limits, you start to see Him in ways you never imagined.

Burnout is giving what you don't have. Good limits aren't a cage — they're a gift that grows you.

👇 Are you running on empty right now? What's one limit you need to honor this week? Comment below.

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275 E Foothill Boulevard
Pomona, CA
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