Birthday Presence | Dare to Dream | Pastor Steve Andres

Happy Birthday New City! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres kicked off a new series called DARE TO DREAM as we celebrated the seventh anniversary of New City Church.Acts 2:10-13"We all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!” The people stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they asked each other. But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”The birthday of the church was a miraculous moment that inaugurated the greatest movement for good in human history. Still, some who were present were asking, “What can this mean?"1) There is a meaning to the miracle.More than just noise and commotion, the events of the day of Pentecost were a return of God’s presence. It was God breathing life into humankind as he did at the beginning. 2) There is a mess that comes with the miracle.We choose messy over easy when it comes to people. The Holy Spirit is the gift of God’s presence to influence toward Christ-likeness.Ephesians 5:18Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.The first believers were mistaken for having too much to drink because they were smarter, bolder and more loving than they were before! 3) There is a mission for the miracle.Jesus is not finished with the work he began. The church’s mission is to live the life of Jesus for the sake of the world that God loves!