New Beginnings CMA

How much should it cost to have access to God? In today's devotional, Pastor House talks about the idea of having to pay for your religion. In what ways is access to God free? In what ways does it cost everything? And why do we pay pastors again?

https://youtu.be/j130ZJd3mTM

1 Samuel 9 depicts Saul, the future king of Israel, as a poor shepherd. In today's devotional, Pastor House talks about the contrast that the writer of 1 Samuel intends to make with a good shepherd later on in the book, and that God intends to contrast with the Good Shepherd later on.

https://youtu.be/wzMrZW2pHiY

We live in a world that values physical attractiveness to a crazy degree. In today's devotional, Pastor House looks at the Bible's perspective - it's not looking good that matters, but doing good to one another.

https://youtu.be/ZZCxbiwYqEQ

How did God want political leaders in ancient Israel to conduct themselves in office? In today's devotional, Pastor House talks through some of the instructions for the conduct of Kings in God's covenant community. Do they have relevance for us today in our nation?

https://youtu.be/Y2I5jNjHpbQ

What does the Bible say about the recommended character of secular leaders? In today's devotional, Pastor House talks about three warnings about the sort of character traits that should be avoided when seeking out someone for important political offices in a country.

https://youtu.be/hriEnVDwf18

We are hosting a free car wash this Saturday June 13th at New Beginnings church (35 Degarmo Road, Poughkeepsie, NY) 9am-5pm! All are welcome and again this is a FREE event! See you there!

When choosing someone to serve as King in Israel, the people were to follow certain requirements laid down by the LORD in Deuteronomy 17. In today's devotional, Pastor House talks about some of those requirements, and how they might be lived out in today's Church, and the world in general.

https://youtu.be/nNv74c_0vLo

Sometimes we try to convince ourselves that we won't fall to the same kind of temptations other people fall to, because we are "good," or we "love Jesus," in a way that others, presumably, do not. But in today's devotional, Pastor House considers the Apostle Paul's warning that it's just that sort of cocky self-assuredness that makes us prey to temptation. We need to take heed, and we need to flee.

https://youtu.be/3_ytcPCst6U

Why is nepotism in the Church so dangerous to the cause of the Gospel? In today's devotional video, Pastor House talks about why hiring family members to fulfill subordinate ministry positions in the Church is so fraught with danger.

https://youtu.be/lPQmeHP-vrM