Our pride can control us. When we're solely focused on 'me' and 'what I need,' we are captive to our own feelings and desires. Jesus calls us to put away our pride and to care for others. This is something we wrestle with throughout our lives, but as we see in the book of Philippians, there is hope for us still.

With everything that's going on in our world and all of the influence of culture and media - it's easy to feel blown around and subject to the changes around us.

In the book of Philippians, Paul is writing to a church from Prison. He's in terrible circumstances, but still has faith and trust in the Lord. His words in this book are encouragement for us to stay faithful and find our rest and foundation in the Lord rather than in the things around us. 

WE ARE NOT A HOSTAGE TO FEAR

Jesus made it clear that for those who follow him, he will expect to go and make disciples - to take what they've learned from him and share with others.

It's a big deal that Jesus has commissioned his followers to make disciples and to share what he's taught. Each of us has a responsibility to make discipleship a priority in our life - to open our life to others and share what Jesus is doing.

We should be obeying the Lord with URGENCY! Where does that urgency come from?

Discipleship is a part of following Jesus. As we grow and learn and mature in our relationship with him, we naturally should be bringing others alongside of us - teaching them what we've learned and challenging them to grow.

Discipleship is not an option if we are disciples of Jesus. If we keep all that we know to ourselves, we are missing it.

Joyful Dependence on His Grace by New Community Church

To be a true disciple - follower - of Jesus comes with a cost. We can't just do whatever we want in life and simply ADD Jesus to the mix. When we start to follow him, our life is now in his hands. We abandon our comfort, our dreams, our lifestyle so we can live as Jesus did.

Immigration is a real issue in our culture today. Many people disagree about what should be done in regards to immigration laws, etc.

What does the Bible say about immigrants and how we should treat them? The more familiar we get with scripture, the more unity we will see.

This is our last week of Culture Wars - wrestling with issues that put us at war with each other.

There are many very passionate people on either side of issues like abortion or euthanasia. These issues ask a larger question: "When does life begin and end?"

Pastors Aaron and Sara Escamilla share what the Bible has to say about these issues and how we respond as the church in our series "Culture Wars"

If it's legal is it okay? Where does our 'right' and 'wrong' come from? How do we balance following the law of our nation with what the Bible says? Just because we won't get in trouble for doing something doesnt necessarily mean it's beneficial for us.

Politics is a real issue in our culture today and it can cause a lot of division. How do we respond as the church? If Jesus were here, how would he engage in politics - how would he vote?