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Posted by Pastor Daniel Stevenson on 24-Feb-2025 at 14:43:17 EST
Subject: Preaching in my longjohns
God is so good that He's still speaking through human beings to this day. I'm grateful to be used. Saturday night into Sunday I had a dream which put me preaching the gospel in front of the church in my inner wear. Sunday, I preached the gospel in front of the church in my inner wear. I had jeans on under my innerwear but nobody knew it at first. Sermon was about how we don't need to be trying to protect our own image. The Image that is important is the image of God whose image we were created in but it was marred at the fall in the garden of Eden. Such image is renewed in Jesus Christ and we have a job to do representing him. It looks like us treating others the way We would want to be treated. The sermon will be up on RSS.com and is already up on Facebook. Services are on our audio program on RSS.com at the following link. Https://rss.com/podcasts/newheightsToledo
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Posted by Pastor Daniel Stevenson on 15-Nov-2024 at 10:48:00 EST
Subject: Being a fanatic
We made it through our sermon series on becoming a fanatic. I think I'll have to go over it a hundred times the rest of my life if I really want to live it the way I learned it. So glad He still provides rivers of living water!
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Posted by Pastor Daniel Stevenson on 28-Aug-2024 at 11:34:27 EST
Subject: Unreasonable Love
Lightning point for Sunday August 25th, 2024: This kind of love isn't reasonable but it is the only love that makes sense of everything we know to be true. Thunder Point: "We were made and reborn for a love that calls us all to repentance, covers a multitude of sins, and endures many hardships while trusting God and hoping for the best in others. 1 Cor 13:7
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Posted by Pastor Daniel Stevenson on 31-Jul-2024 at 17:48:36 EST
Subject: love art
I have the congregation and anyone who cares to produce art, crafts, poetry, music, whatever on the theme of Love and specifically 1 COR 13 for our time in this iconic chapter beginning this coming Sunday. I've seen a few really cool pieces but not too many total yet. Please consider making something. You can email me at afamilyofgod@bex.net or post written stuff here. You can share via facebook, bring it, send it, whatever.
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Posted by Daniel Stevenson on 06-Jul-2024 at 23:43:41 EST
Subject: Stewardship
To whom much is given, much will be required (Luke 12:48). You had better let you have been blessed with determine how much you bless others. Bless out of your strength and do not hold back because nothing less than a serious effort to apply that which has been given into our stewardship as a blessing from God is a mistake. We can do this. #reachingnewheightsinjesus
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Posted by Daniel Stevenson on 05-Jul-2024 at 14:58:53 EST
Subject: Podcast
New Heights podcast is awesome. https://rss.com/podcasts/newheightstoledo/
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Posted by Daniel Stevenson on 05-Jul-2024 at 14:55:28 EST
Subject: Seek God and Being blessed
Asa followed the principle that if you seek God you will be blessed. It's better than many other principles the world comes up with but it is not the knowledge that saves. The equation is this: seek God and He will show Himself. God does all the saving work through His son Jesus Christ. #reachingnewheightsinjesus
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Posted by Daniel Stevenson on 04-Jul-2024 at 09:17:49 EST
Subject: Lifestyle and sins
Sometimes we think that being a Christian is like living a simple lifestyle or doing away with certain sins that offend. Lifestyle and sin count are certainly affected but these things are not even primary. Our goal is a right relationship with God through His son. As we have sought Him so He has revealed Himself and as we have walked in Him so we have become are becoming someone that more glorifies Him. We need Him more than He wants us which is saying a lot because He wants us more than the universe or more than we can understand wanting. Thank you God for paving the way.
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Posted by P. Daniel Stevenson on 13-Apr-2024 at 09:41:06 EST
Subject: Cage Match
Life is a cage match. We won until we didn't. We thought we were just getting by even though we weren't. Get on the right side, the winning side, and run the real race apart from the rat race. Jesus had already paid the tab and you and others like you are sitting at the tables refusing to get up because they don't want to walk out without paying. Stuck much?
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Posted by Pastor Daniel Stevenson on 01-Apr-2024 at 10:26:14 EST
Subject: Music
New Heights Fellowship worship is a mix of "hymns" and more contemporary music. Our music is led by our praise team Not Of This World Praise Band. We use piano, keyboard, drums, guitar, and bass guitar with both male and female vocal leads. The hymns from "the hymnal" are mixed in updated but we do not use hymnals. We use power points to display words. We usually do at least one song <br>every worship service with motions and involve the children to learn them and sing. I pray that those who are set in a certain way of worshipping will always find a place or create a place for like-minded individuals to worship. Personal preference in this area is absolutely fine but it is truly more important to be found faithful in the church that God has placed you in. If yes believer don't stop trying hard to find your permanent church home.
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