New Day Christian Church - Weston, WI

The Queen of Beauty and Courage

KEY TEXT: Esther 4:14 (NLT) If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?

TIMELESS TRUTH:We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall. (Proverbs 16:33)

NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 21 of The Story (Ezra 7; Nehemiah 1-2; 4; 6-8; Malachi 1-4)

The Return Home

KEY TEXT: Haggai 1:4-6 (NLT)  Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!

BIG IDEA: Don’t make God’s big things small.

NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 20 of The Story (Esther 1-9)

Daniel in Exile

Message by Hoss Ostrowski

Chapter 18 of The Story (Daniel 1-3; 6; Jeremiah 29-31)

KEY TEXT: Daniel 6:26-27 (NLT) “I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end. He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 19 of The Story (Ezra 1-6; Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 1; 8) 

The Kingdom's Fall

Chapter 17 of The Story (2 Kings 21; 23-25; 2 Chronicles 33; 36; Jeremiah 1-2; 4-5; 13; 21; Lamentations 1-3; 5; Ezekiel 1-2; 6-7; 36-37)

KEY TEXT: Ezekiel 37:4-6 (NLT) Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

TIMELESS TRUTH: God breathes new life into hopeless situations.

For next week: Read Chapter 18 of The Story (Daniel 1-3; 6; Jeremiah 29-31) 

The Beginning of the End (of the Kingdom of Israel)

Chapter 16 of The Story (2 Kings 17-19; Isaiah 3; 6; 13-14; 49; 53)

KEY TEXT: Isaiah 38:16-17 (NLT)

Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and allow me to live! Yes, this anguish was good for me, for you have rescued me from death and forgiven all my sins.

TIMELESS TRUTH: Discipline is a product of both love and justice.

Easter Sunday 2014 (What’s With the Bunny?)

Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 ; 1 Corinthians 15 

TIMELESS TRUTH: His story is more than history. His story is our hope.

KEY TEXT: Matthew 28:5-7 (NLT)

Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”

FOR NEXT WEEK (APR 27): Read Chapter 16 of The Story (2 Kings 17-19; Isaiah 3; 6; 13-14; 49; 53)

God’s Messengers

Message is from Chapter 15 of "The Story"
(1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2; 4; 6; Hosea 4-5; 8-9; 14; Amos 1; 3-5; 9)

KEY TEXT: 1 Kings 18:21 (NLT)

Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.

TIMELESS TRUTH: God calls us to be full of faith, and faithful.

THIS WEEK: Read Chapter 16 of The Story (2 Kings 17-19; Isaiah 3; 6; 13-14; 49; 53)

A Kingdom Divided - Guest speaker Erik Lindeen

Chapter 14 of The Story (1 Kings 12-16)

KEY TEXT: 1 Kings 12:20 (NLT) When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.

THIS WEEK: Read Chapter 15 of The Story (1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2; 4; 6; Hosea 4-5; 8-9; 14; Amos 1; 3-5; 9)

The King Who Had It All (Solomon)

Taken from Chapter 13 of The Story (1 Kings 1-8; 10-11; 2 Chronicles 5-7; Proverbs 1-3; 6; 20-21)

KEY TEXT: 1 Kings 11:10 (NLT) He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the Lord’s command.

TIMELESS TRUTH: Compromise multiplied by time equals catastrophe.

THIS WEEK:Read Chapter 14 of The Story (1 Kings 12-16)

A King-Sized Mistake (King David and Bathsheba)

Taken from Chapter 12 of The Story (2 Samuel 11-12; 18-19; 1 Chronicles 22; 29; Psalms 23; 32; 51)

KEY TEXT: Psalms 32:5 (NLT)

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.

TIMELESS TRUTH: Everyone has sinned, and falls short of God’s glory.

THIS WEEK: Read Chapter 13 of The Story (1 Kings 1-8; 10-11; 2 Chronicles 5-7; Proverbs 1-3; 6; 20-21)