New Life Junior High

In this message our 56 Coordinator at New Life Church, Maddie Garrett, teaches that through Jesus’ death and resurrection believers are no longer defined by their sin or mistakes. Instead, they are invited to walk by the Spirit, experience transformation, and embrace their identity as loved and chosen children of God and co-heirs with Christ.

Pastor Mateo walks through Romans 6, reminding us that Jesus has crucified our old identity and set us free to live a new life under the reign of grace.

Pastor Mateo walks through Romans 5:12–19, showing that apart from Jesus we are trapped under the power and consequences of sin and death, but through Christ we are brought into grace, given new life, and made secure in the hope of salvation because God’s grace is stronger than our sin.

Pastor Aidan taught that God created every person in His image with a unique purpose, inviting us to partner with Him through meaningful work that reflects His love, serves others, and brings His kingdom into the world.

Pastor Aidan taught that God created us for community, saves us into His family, and calls us to build godly relationships through encouragement, confession, and serving together in His mission.

This week Pastor Nate kicked off the Imago Dei series by exploring what it means to be made in God’s image. Highlighting that our value, dignity, purpose, and relationship with God are rooted in Him as our Creator, who intentionally and perfectly designed each person without mistake.

This week, Pastor Nate explored Matthew 28:18–20 and the Great Commission, emphasizing that because all authority belongs to Jesus, every believer is sent with a mission to actively share the Gospel rather than assume someone else will do it.

Pastor Nate teaches from Matthew 18:21–35 that Jesus is the compassionate King who forgives our impossible debt, and because we have received such great mercy, we are called to extend forgiveness to others.

Pastor Nate highlights that we all look to something for meaning and security, but anything apart from Jesus will ultimately fail to save us. He challenges us to examine what we’ve attached our lives to and points to Jesus as the only true source of eternal life.

Pastor Stephen joins us this week, inviting people to see themselves in Jesus’ call to the weary and to trust that He is truly gentle and humble toward them. He encourages a response of reflection and surrender, where we bring our burdens to Jesus and learn from Him as the source of real rest.