This Minute Matters
Quick to Listen
Don't Wait, Reconcile
Movement Produces Worship
That Next Step
Stop Striving, Start Receiving
by A Production of Nute Ridge Bible Chapel with Dick Conant
This minute matters. James tells us to be quick to listen, not just to be polite, but because it brings healing. Most conflict isn't about the issue. It's about the feeling underneath. Feeling unseen, unheard, unvalued. When you truly listen, you communicate worth .Listening says you matter enough for me to slow down. It softens defenses, lowers anger, and turns conflict into connection. This minute matters because people don't always need you to fix them.They need you to hear them. When someone feels heard, their heart begins to open. So today, give someone your attention, not your answer, your presence.Because healing often begins when someone finally feels heard. Find us online at www.nute-chapel.org
This minute matters. Proverbs says a brother offended is harder to win back than a fortified city. Think of the Alamo, a small group holding out behind strong walls as Santa Ana with 5,000 await just outside. Scripture says restoring a broken relationship can be even harder than that because hurt builds walls of blame and protection, and those walls feel impossible to cross. But here's the hope. What hurt builds, humility can soften. What pride locks, patience can (0:39) open. What damage creates, love can rebuild. So if you're hurt someone, don't wait. This minute matters because God honors the courage that seeks reconciliation. Find us online at newt-chapel.org
This minute matters. The Christmas story is familiar, but don't miss this. The wise men followed the star to Bethlehem, but not everyone who knew about Jesus went to see him. Herod knew, but stayed. The religious leaders knew, but stayed. Only (0:21) the wise men moved toward him, and that reveals something important. Knowing about Jesus is not the same as worshiping him. Information doesn't produce worship, movement does. Bethlehem required a journey, humility, and intention. Those who went worshipped. Those who stayed missed him. This minute matters because Christmas still asks, are you willing to come to me? Because that's when the worship begins. Find us online at new-chapel.org
This Minute Matters. At the Jordan River, John hesitates. “I need to be baptized by you.” But Jesus says, “Let it be so, to fulfill all righteousness.” Why would Jesus be baptized? Not for repentance. He had no sin. He stepped into the water for identification, to stand where we stand, to stand, “I am with you.” And in so doing, he defined righteousness. It’s not just avoiding wrong; it’s obedience, even when you don’t have to. Before he ever preached, before he healed, he chose obedience. Then heaven opened. This minute matters because God’s greatest affirmation follows simple obedience. So if you’re wondering if that next step matters, it does. Find us online at newt-chapel.org.
This Minute Matters. Look at the world's major religions. You'll notice a common thread. They all call for effort, discipline, good works, whether it's striving for enlightenment or doing good enough to outweigh the bad. The message is similar. Do more, be better, try harder. But Christianity stands apart. It begins where all others end, not with what we do for God, but what God does for us. Why? Because we could never do enough to reach a perfect God. So God came down to us. He did it what we could never do. Salvation isn't earned, it's received. Not a reward for effort, but a gift of grace. This minute matters, so stop striving and start receiving what God has already done for you. Find us online at nute-chapel.org
This Minute Matters. Psalm 91 is filled with powerful promises, protection, refuge, deliverance, but then real life hits. And we're left asking hard questions. If these promises are true, why do people still suffer? Why do we pray for someone we love and still lose them? Did I say the wrong words? Was my faith too weak? But what if the problem isn't God's promise, but how we're reading it? The psalm doesn't begin with protection. It begins with position. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High. This minute matters because Psalm 91 isn't a formula to control outcomes. It's an invitation to live in relationship, not visiting God when we're afraid, but dwelling with him every day. Find us online at newt-chapel.org.