When I first became a Christian I was immediately introduced to some of the “Christian Disciplines.”  Prayer, bible study, fasting, serving.  As a zealous new Christian and not wanting to miss out on anything that God had for me I jumped into those disciplines headfirst.  Over time though, I noticed my zeal would periodically wain.  My prayer life would go up and down. Some fast were hard, some were easier. I’d have incredible seasons of bible study and then find myself more interested in television….sound familiar?

I don’t know what it is about the human condition that makes us that way…invested whole heartedly today and disinterested the next.  But I think I have a clue.  As humans we’re made in God’s image, therefore we have an innate need to connect with each other.  No man is an island.  Some may be less relational than others, but in our core all of us need connection and our greatest core need is our need to connect to our creator.  I wish more new Christians would be introduced to God before being introduced to disciplines of the faith.  What I’ve since learned is that my disciplines were up and down because I had not connected to the one whom they were for.  When my wife and I started dating, I fell so in love with her that you needed a team of wild horses to pull me away from her.  I never needed discipline to spend time with her because I was driven by love and not discipline.  Buying roses for her isn’t a discipline…it’s a joy because I’m madly in love with my wife.  In God we need that same approach.

Too often Christians are driven by discipline and we don’t allow ourselves to simply fall in love with our Heavenly Father and His presence.  Disciplines, on their own, are not sustainable but love can burn forever.  Love for God and the joy of His presence is what drives me to pray, to study, to fast,  and to serve.  That kind of lifestyle is sustainable.  It’s love over law and there’s no room for guilt or shame.  Those disciplines are important but I’m no longer driven by them now I am driven to them by something greater…my love for God.  I don’t feel the choking guilt because I missed a bible study here or there I just feel like I miss the time with my Dad and I can’t wait for another opportunity.

Galatians 5:6 teaches us that faith works by love.  A better translation would be “faith gets its energy from the power of love.”  So often we think great faith comes from dutifully following a bunch of disciplines…it doesn’t…our faith grows stronger as a result of His love for us and our love for him.

With Great Love,

Pastor Troy Goode

Today, in our “self-improvement society” you can find “6 keys for success” in pretty much any aspect of living.  But the Psalm challenges this cultural phenomenon and instructs us to live a “presence driven life.”  That presence of God releases His raw power into your circumstances and it carries with it everything you need; be it answers, peace, healing, or financial support.  His presence is the most powerful force in time or eternity.  King Jehoshaphat learned the power of a presence driven life, when He was faced with an army of three nations all wanting to destroy Israel.  The King, in great desperation, was encouraged by a prophet and told to just worship God.  The worship of God so stirred up the presence of God that it went into the armies of the three nations and destroyed them all.

What a lesson for us today, Jehoshaphat came into this incredible victory through the presence of God and he experienced it under an inferior covenant.  How much more should we experience victory through His presence under a new covenant that’s filled with better promises?  The enemy works extremely hard to keep our minds diverted from this simple yet powerful truth.  All of us are constantly bombarded with suggestions for success, get-rich-quick schemes, smarmy ways of getting ahead, devious ways of avoiding trouble, and yet the presence driven life is the most powerful, pure, and simple lifestyle choice one can make.  In His presence there is fullness of joy and at His right hand there are pleasures forevermore.  In your drive for life, be driven toward His presence and by His presence.

Grace Fire,

Pastor Troy Goode

Click the link below to see our postcard for the month of April 2012.  Starting April 1st we are going to 2 services on Sundays, 9 AM and 11:30 AM. In addition to the two services we have a number of special events during the month of April including Palm Sunday, Resurrection Sunday (Easter), Founders Day, and several special guest speakers during the month.  You don’t want to miss out!

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Recently I had the joy of ministering in Botswana for Pastor Marcdonald Ndlovu. Pastor Marcdonald’s home is very similar to mine…full of young people, incredible energy, and the future of the ministry and a nation buzzing around.  While there I shared a lot with them about my early years as a Christian.  I told them how important it was to me to be able to access the wisdom of my spiritual fathers over the years.

When the Father places you in the midst of a man of God, it is so critical that you not be satisfied with mere familiarity.  Familiarity is often an enemy to your breakthrough.  Familiarity blinds you and causes you to see someone in the flesh instead of seeing them in the spirit.  I often talk to my own children about this dynamic because I never want them to become so familiar with me that they lose sight of my position in the spirit.  I believe this is how Eli’s son’s became wicked.  They dishonored their father’s position in the spirit by allowing themselves to become too familiar with their dad and lose respect for the prophet that he was. An anointing that should have been their birthright was passed on to a spiritual son instead, Samuel.  They devalued their dad’s anointing in their own minds and it cost them severely.  You have to cultivate a hunger in your heart for what your leader’s carry.

God has given each of you a man or woman of God to give you spiritual leadership.  Their benefit in your world is commensurate to the amount of value you place on them.  You must seek after what’s inside the man or woman of God that the Father places in your life.  I’m not suggesting idol worship here but I am suggesting a simple recognition of the leaders that speak the word of God into your life.  Paul teaches us that we are to imitate their faith.   Ask questions about his or her vision, what God is saying to them, what they are sensing, how do they  see particular bible passages?  Engage who they are in the spirit and stay interested.

Through those types of exchanges you’ll find God releasing more wisdom to you.  That type of hunger causes you to grow exponentially in wisdom.  We’ve been so blessed in our local fellowship with such amazing pastors and leaders.  Most churches take years to develop a core of leaders but we were blessed to start with ten incredible people who serve as pastors and a host of others that are leaders in their own right in the ministry.  I want to encourage everyone to take time with your leaders, engage them in dialogue, pull close to them.  You’ll be so blessed that you didn’t allow familiarity to keep you from accessing the deep riches of God stored inside of them and awaiting you.

Great Grace,

Pastor Troy Goode

Upcoming Events at NDC:

February 24^th Night Light

March 2^nd Brian Simmons WLI

March 3^rd Brian Simmons WLI

March 4^th Brian Simmons Speaker

April 6^th DWELL Youth Rally

April 8th Resurrection Sunday

April 15^th Dr. Mark Stibbe speaking

April 29^th Georgian Banov guest speaker

If you are anywhere near Providence RI you don’t want to miss Dr. James Goll

James will be ministering at New Dimension Church on Sunday morning at 11 AM and again that evening at 6 PM.  Prophet Goll is one of the most sought after speakers in the intercessory, prophetic, and spirit led movements.  We count it an honor to be able to host James and we encourage you to come out and hear this awesome speaker.  You will not be disappointed.

A little bit about Dr. James Goll:

Dr. James W. Goll is the President of Encounters Network, Director of Prayer Storm, and coordinates Encounters Alliance, a coalition of leaders. He is Director of God Encounters Training – e-school of the heart and is a member of the Harvest International Ministries apostolic team. He has shared Jesus in more than 50 nations worldwide teaching and imparting the power of intercession, prophetic ministry, and life in the Spirit.

James is the prolific author of numerous books including The Seer, The Lost Art of Intercession, The Coming Israel Awakening, Deliverance from Darkness and many others. He has also produced multiple Study Guides and hundreds of audio and video messages.

In the spirit of revival and reformation, James desires to facilitate unity in body of Christ by bridge-building and networking among leaders of various streams and back grounds. His passion is to “win for the Lamb the rewards of His suffering.” Praying for Israel is a burden of his heart, as Israel fulfills her role in the consummation of the ages.

We have the privilege of welcoming Pastor Brian Simmons from the Apostolic Resource Center  for a weekend of teaching and speaking on The Spirit of Revelation.  On Friday and Saturday March 2nd and 3rd Pastor Brian will be teaching on The Spirit of Revelation. This Wagner Leadership Institute Class will be offered for full credit for those that are enrolled in WLI or that plan to be enrolled in WLI prior to, during, or after the event.

On Sunday March 4th Pastor Brian will be speaking at our Sunday Celebration service at 11 AM.  We encourage you to take time out to take this class or  join us on Sunday morning.

The times are as follows:

Wagner Leadership Institute New England

The Spirit of Revelation – Pastor Brian Simmons

Friday March 2nd                    7 PM to 10 PM

Saturday March 3rd                 9:30 AM to 5 PM

Sunday Celebration 

Sunday March 4th                    11 AM

Cost:

$100 Per Person

$150 Per Couple

You can click HERE to register and pay for the event.

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The Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda, East Africa are touching the hearts of people across the world with their exhilarating songs and inspiring stories. Watoto Choir performances are a soulful blend of African rhythm, contemporary worship and ethnic dance. Watoto’s Concert of HOPE  will be presented atNew Dimension Church in Providence, RI on Saturday, July 9th, 2011 at 7PM.  This concert is FREE and a Love Offering will be taken.

Come out and be richly blessed by this amazing group of children.

Click Below  to see an amazing 90 second video on the choir and visit watoto.com for more information.