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New Beginning Fellowship Sunday morning praise and worship starts at 10:30

"A family that prays together; stays together."

10/29/2026

‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭1:21‬ ‭NIV

2 Peter was what I was drawn to this morning in the hopes that The Spirit would speak to me, and He did. There are many people that don't trust what the Bible says. You hear phrases like "it was written by men, and you can't trust it". It is true that the physical scripture was written by men, but people with this line of thinking fail to believe that The Holy Spirit was the one placing the words in the authors to be written down. As the Apostle Peter states below in our verse "were carried along by the Holy Spirit ". The Bible was penned by men, but written by God. It's important to know the difference, as there may come a time when we are challenged to answer questions from unbelievers or those who are trying to learn. Let us always be able to answer people why we have the faith we do, and let God work through us to bring others into the Kingdom.

(21) For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

10/28/2026

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:33‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Today's verse is more red letter teachings of Jesus at His sermon on the mount. To give some back drop to this verse, we need to go back a few verses and see what Jesus is addressing. He talking about our earthly concerns of what to eat, drink or wear. The "things" He's talking about in this verse pertain to that, but I believe there's more to it. Going to God 1st and seeking His righteousness should be something we do with everything. I'll speak just for myself here, but I usually go into everything alone, not seeking help or advice, perhaps from a sense of male bravado, but God didn't necessarily make us like that. God wants us to go to Him and ask for His guidance. Our stubbornness, pride and ego get in the way and can trip us up. Then when we've messed up good and proper, we go to God and ask for His help. When we seek His kingdom 1st, we're letting go of our need to control everything. Not saying that we don't need to nothing, but instead wait to hear from God with what course to take. I know it's a lot easier said than done, but if we go faithfully to Him, with the right heart, He sees this and will guide us if we give the control over to Him.

(33) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

10/27/2026

Proverbs 27:17 NIV

This verse in Proverbs is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. I appreciate it's analogy of the strength of steel and the properties it has to make itself sharper. As Christians, we belong to a family, not one necessarily we were born into, although there will be some who liken it to that, but one I feel we keep ourselves in once we've been saved. There are people, Christians, in my life who are my steel, that when we get together sharpen me, both through the Word and encouragement by love. The verse below rings true in my life because I feel and witness the sharpening in my faith, and I love them even more for it. As we continue our journey with Christ, know how essential those people who share our faith are, due to their willingness to help sharpen us to become better Christians.

17) As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

10/26/2026

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭26:20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I was reading Proverbs this morning and this verse stuck out to me. This chapter of Proverbs has a lot to say about fools in general, and this verse slips right into whom we would expect to be quarrelsome. How many times have you witnessed, or been part of, a dispute that has had gas thrown on it to make it worse? Our author here is giving sage advise to the fact that adding fuel to the fire will make it worse and prolong it. The best bet is to walk away from a toxic situation and let it die down. It can be discussed and worked out at a later time when tempers aren't so flared. The trick in all this is to recognize when we're adding to the fire. This isn't always easy to do, as using God's wisdom can sometimes be hard for us to do in our human form. Is there a situation in your life that can be diffuse by stepping away from it to let it calm down? God asks us with this verse to choose that path, but it's up to use to put His wisdom to work and take the high road.

(20) Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

10/25/2026

Psalms 139:13-14 NIV

I was reading this verse from King David this morning and it struck me that it might not necessarily be directly aimed at me. I know some people, Christian's and non alike, that need to hear this. We're here for a purpose, God has intentionally made us, in His image, to do works on earth in His name. As David proclaims, God knit us together inside our mother's wombs, to have a specific purpose with gifts suited to us. If we truly believe in the Almighty, we shouldn't wonder about why we're here, we're here because God ordained it. No matter how you were born, or whom to, it was God's doing to get you here. He has a plan for your life should you choose to let Him use you, think about that.

(13) For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

(14) I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

10/24/2026

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭24:17‭-‬18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

In my Bible, starting in chapter 22 of Proverbs, some of its verses are labeled as "sayings" which I believe the author grouped together for our benefit. Today's verses are of the 28th saying, and can be a difficult lead to follow. In Matthew 5:44 Jesus tells us in His sermon on the mount to "Love your enemies" which is extremely difficult for many of us. This Proverb falls right in with that line of thinking. How many of us when calamity strikes someone we perceive as evil and no good, rejoice over it. Perhaps saying "good! they deserve that" well that's gloating over someone's misfortune, even if we think they deserve it. The next verse states that the Lord will turn His wrath away from them. How can we share the love that Christ wants us to if we're cursing someone or gloating over their misfortune? Am I guilty of this, yes I am, but I can't claim ignorance when I'm standing before my Judge, because right here in this verse He has written it for all of us to see. As hard as it is, we have to make the choice to live by the commands that God has left us in His book, may we choose the path that Christ left for us to follow.

(17) Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,

(18) or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.

10/23/2026

Romans 12:3 NIV

Paul is on to a lot of humility in this chapter of Romans. There are a lot of folks in the church that can fall into the category of thinking highly of themself. Back in Jesus's day it was the Pharisees who thought they were better because they knew the law of Moses. There are those in the modern day church who look down their noses at some, thinking themselves higher than someone down on their luck. What does God look for in us, first and foremost faith, and secondly, I would say personally, humility. We need to be humble when we come to Him and we also need it when we're trying to help seek the lost. None of us are better than anyone else, we're all fallen in this fallen world, and to think you're better than anyone else is just an illusion. The better we can keep our ego in check, and walk humbly with our God as it says in Micah, the more effective we'll be at spreading the gospel and truly helping those who need it.

(3) For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

10/22/2026

Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV

Some very solid wisdom from King Solomon in our verses today. For some folks, keeping a cool head can seem insurmountable. King Solomon is warning us of the pitfalls of hanging around hot headed people. There is a reason to be picky about the people you associate with. Do any of you remember your parents telling you not to hang around a person because "they were trouble?" King Solomon is saying the same thing through God's guidance. God is warning us that there could be dire consequences if you hang around the wrong people, who can ultimately lead you astray. As Christians we're told to plant seeds in other, and those include people who are deep living in the world, Jesus also tells us in Matthew 10:14 that there is a point to walk away from those people and "shake the dust from your feet". We need to be careful who we associate ourselves with, as many don't have our best interests in mind. Paying heed to what King Solomon is telling us here will make our lives less hectic by removing and steering us clear of people who can and may bring strife into it, choose wisely.

(24) Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

(25) or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.

10/21/2026

We will NOT be having Bible study tonight, we'll resume next Wednesday 10/28

10/21/2026

Judges 6:12 NIV

This verse, to me, speaks of how God meets us in our mess. The verse before this one speaks of Gideon hiding from his enemies. The Angel of the Lord, a preincarnate Jesus, came to Gideon and called him a warrior, which he definitely wasn't feeling, and told him God is with you. We are the same as Gideon, we can do incredible and seemingly impossible things with God running the plan. If God comes to you in a whisper and ask you to do something you don't feel qualified or equipped to do, remember that God's specialty is using ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

(12) When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

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