The Ed Newton Ministries podcast features the preaching ministry of Pastor Ed Newton. Dr. Ed Newton is the lead pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas a 27,000-member multigenerational, multicultural congregation of disciple-makers who seek to initiate and celebrate life change in Jesus’ name. A pastor, speaker, and leader with an intentional burden to speak into the capital “C” church towards revival, leadership, evangelism, discipleship, missional living, and especially for the “next” generation to become a “now” generation. He is also the author of several books, the most recent being “Breathe Again,” a timely motivational resource for those seeking a renewal in their lives.
Takeaway: “Every time I have fasted, I have found my worship experience sweeter, the illumination of God’s Spirit brighter and the hunger for God’s word stronger.” Gary Rohrmayer
Peace is not achieved, it is received.
Takeaway: The Good News of Jesus described as peace on earth was not just to bring comfort, but to convict us, convince us, but most of all to change us!
Takeaway: Don’t project the shortcomings of your earthly father onto your Heavenly Father, for your earthly father wasn’t perfect, but your Heavenly Father is.
There is no situation you will ever face that God won’t be strong enough to deliver you from that place.
“Gratitude makes sense of your past, brings peace for today, and creates vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie
“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position” Brian Tracy
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Nelson Mandela
Believe what God believes about you. And if what you believe about yourself or what others believe about you does not match up to what God believes about you, then something’s gotta change.
Gender is a biological reality determined by God in the creation of each and every human.
Don't see the next level in your life as a position, place or a promotion, but instead a pursuit of the best version of you.
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” Luke 9:35
A “Whole-Heart” surrendered to Jesus is more than a figurative mindset, it's a daily
reset.
The triumphant entry of Jesus is based upon His willingness to pick the road of suffering instead of popularity.
There is no such thing as a Christian not having the Holy Spirit…What every Christian
should know about the Holy Spirit.
January 28, 2023
The intersection of breakthrough is when desperation collides with deliverance.
January 21, 2023
Do not let expectations of how you think breakthrough should happen prevent you from seeing how God is making breakthrough happen.
The space between your breakthrough and your burden is the place God does the miracle in you.
Happy New Year CBC! It has been a great 2022 and we have seen God do some amazing things! Join us as we recap what went on during 2022.
With every gift there is a thoughtfulness and intentionality invested for the purpose of a desired outcome, so much more is this gift of JESUS!
December 17, 2022
The place where God comes to encounter you will always be an experience customized for you.
December 10, 2022
To experience for ourselves the person of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives.
November 28, 2022
Our hope in Jesus Christ is not the sentiment of wishful thinking but convictional living.
November 26, 2022
The testimony of what God has brought you THROUGH can be mightily used to bring someone TO the ultimate truth of Jesus.
November 19, 2022
Stop telling people and yourself you don’t have what it takes because that’s a lie.
Your abuse is our abuse, your justice is our justice, the prayer of our house is for healing to happen, hope to be found in the person of Jesus. Thus, we/I express my sentiment of solidarity and express our deepest gratitude that you are here with us.
Do not let the enemy punctuate your life with a period but instead let God interrupt your life with a semicolon. (Lamentations 3:21 “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope.”)
The Bible is more than just a book that spotlights sin, it is the journal of God’s heart that spotlights a Savior who came to take away sin.
The supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in our lives is solely predicated upon whether or not we will make room for it to happen.
Malachi 2:5-8 Target: A saving faith was never intended to be a secret faith, but instead a shared faith.
When you choose to surrender what God gave you in the first place to steward, our service will never be a sacrifice but our satisfaction.
To understand that we can make a life, not just a living. In order to give life, you have to get a life.
To see the four distinct “Days of the Lord” mentioned in Joel and determine which one you are living in.
What seems overwhelming in the natural, must be seen by the filter of the supernatural.
The Lion in you is greater than the lions surrounding you! If God doesn’t rescue you from the lion's den, he will rescue you from within the lion's den.
A new beginning starts at the place of a broken ending. Sometimes God doesn’t replace a name; He just chooses to redeem it!
God has to allow you to go through dry moments to show you that He is your deliverer! Our God is a deliverer and He will see us through!
How do we know when we are living out the mission of our church, when we choose to imitate Jesus and live the UP/IN/OUT life!
If I were to tell you that 21 days of fasting would lead to 344 days of feasting, would you do it?
Heaven is more than a destination, it’s a road trip where the view changes every single day! The Revelation series is not coming to a close, it’s just beginning! For the season of Advent this Christmas season teaches us that because there was a 1st advent, there will be a 2nd Advent. So, we wait in WONDER!
There are many questions that will be answered in Heaven, but the biggest question on earth that must be answered is...is your name in the Lamb’s book of life?
Hope echoes to the deepest of valleys, from the highest of heavens that victory is ours in Christ!
“Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues”. (Revelation 18:4)
Stand on the promises of God today that “IT IS FINISHED” & “IT IS DONE!” (Rev. 15:1, 16:17)
May we understand the heart of God to tell us the truth about our eternal destination is not unloving, but extremely loving because He loves us enough to tell us the truth!
Once, Jesus was speaking to a group of Jews and He says this about Satan, "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies." (John 8:44 ESV) As believers, we must reject Satan and his lies. Instead, we must focus on God and listen to what He says. What is God saying to you today?
God is just in judgement and the way we know that is because He gave us Jesus to take our judgement. However, if you don’t accept Jesus, then you must be willing to accept judgment.
In this episode, join Pastor Ed and take a journey to the center of heaven where we will realize what is taking place there must take place at the center of our heart.
When you pride yourself in the past, you presume upon the future, you pass over the present! Seize this moment!
In Revelation, we have three perspectives for us to consider: 1) Prophetic-Indicators of Culture, 2) Practical-Insights toward the Church, and 3) Personal-Implications towards our Character.
The centerpiece of the book of Revelation is not the events of the future, but instead the love of an eternal Father. If we know we win in the end, let us not live in defeat today!