Today we look at Step Twelve, having a spiritual transformation as a result of working all twelve steps, using 1 Corinthians 7:7-8 (NIV) as a guide: "I wish you were all like me." But God has given each of you a different gift. One of you has this gift and another has that gift. "Now I tell those who are single and widowed, "It is good for them to stay single, just like I do."Step 12 is about havi...  Read More

This verse was highlighted in my Celebrate Recovery Pastors' Step Study this week. We're in Principal 3 - Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ's care and control. We each shared how we had come to accept Jesus and what that experience was like for us.I accepted Christ as a child and felt the assurance of his love for me. At age 19 I came to know Jesus as my living Lord and n...  Read More

Last week we talked about being still and spending time with God. This week what do we do during that time? How can we actively listen to God? Actively Listening to God:Proverbs 2:1–5 tells us to accept God's words and orders with all our hearts and store them in our minds. This means that we should value God's Word as the source of our knowledge and direction in life. We are ready to receive insi...  Read More

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 256:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113THURSDAY, OCTOBER 265:30 p.m. - Celebrate Recovery - Dinner - Lesson on GRATITUDE- Small Groups - Cafe6:00 p.m. - Open Gate Ministries 49th Anniversary Dinner - Living Word Fellowship SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29PLEASE BRING CANDY FOR TRUNK OR TREAT - THANK YOU8:30 a.m. - GROWTH CLASSES NEW STUDY! Salt & Light Class: The Book of Judges, Rooms 114-...  Read More

The Strength in StillnessScripture: Psalm 46:10 (NIV)"Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth!”Spending time with God means allowing Him to speak and guide us. He can do amazing things if we allow Him to rule our lives. Society may demand us to be always on the go, moving from one task to another, but this verse tells us the opposite. God...  Read More

Josh "Chinoh" Aquino arrived home from deployment with the Air Force in Qatar on Tuesday morning, praise the Lord! He's been gone for over 5 months, though he's done his best to stay connected with his family and his NLC family by video calls and texts.SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HOME, JOSH! As the pastor of Dinuba's only Celebrate Recovery church I have begun my own Step Study. That's the core of the min...  Read More