New City Fellowship Sermons

Filled with the Spirit

With the explosion of “spirituality” in western society, more and more people are seeking to connect to something bigger than themselves.

 

Today people engage in spiritual practices with the hopes of connecting with a spirit that would guide them to a life of meaning and purpose.

 

Cody shares a message about the historic event when God poured his Spirit out on humanity.

Join us as we explore the question, “What does this mean?"

 

#spiritualbutnotreligious #spirituality #holyspirit #pentecost #Acts2

Power for the Program

Jesus said, “You will be my witnesses.”

However, sometimes witnessing to family members and close friends can be the most frightening task for a witness. The history of brokenness among family and friends can sometimes discourage Christians from witnessing.

Cody shares how God’s Program and Power enables us to fulfill our purpose as Gospel witnesses.

 

#witness #acts18 #power #powerfortheprogram

Seated in Heaven? | The Ascension of Jesus

Everyone is looking for power. Power for self-transformation, power for healing, power to liberate. The Ephesian church was concerned about spiritual power as well, and the Apostle Paul had a very comforting message for them: King Jesus is seated in the heavens in power, and you're seated with him.

To celebrate the Ascension of Jesus, Pastor John opens up Ephesians to explore the power of King Jesus.

“There is no greater rule than Christ’s; there is no authority that can thwart his purposes; there is no power that can withstand his; there is no dominion that can prevent his advance.”    Sinclair Ferguson

#theascension #ascension #power #spiritualpower #kyrieirving #sage #kingjesus

Where is the Church?

Where is the Church?

 

As we survey our culture's darkness and decay, we shouldn't be surprised. The question is not "why is the culture so broken?" but "where is the church in the darkness?"

 

Pastor John opens up Jesus' teaching on salt and light to explore how the church can be in the midst of the mess making a difference for the Kingdom.

 

#saltandlight #thechurch #jesus

The Church is God’s House | 1 Timothy 3:14-16

"You better behave in God's house!!!" Did you ever get in trouble with your mom for acting up in church? The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that the people in his church weren't acting right.

But it wasn't about behaving in the church building. Rather, it was how the people of the church were called to live as God's house.

In today's sermon from 1 Timothy 3:14-16, you'll hear about Pastor John getting in trouble in church, why its an error when people don't live out their faith because of the hypocrisy of other Christians, and how people burned 6 million dollars worth of books because they started following Jesus.

#beingthechurch #godshouse #1timothy3 #behave #conduct #christianconduct

The Church Is A People FOR Worship

We are all micro-scoping something. A microscope takes something small and it makes it bigger. Our hearts are wired for worship, and so they microscope things like money, pleasure, freedom, our appearance and status. Our hearts try to make them bigger than they really are, and then we are left unsatisfied.

Jesus calls people to himself, and to find life and satisfaction in him. This is worship. But then the church is called to telescope Jesus. We are called to show how great, grand and beautiful he actually is. The Church is a people FOR worship.

The Church is a People

There’s lots of talk about the church:

-going to church.

-critiquing the church.

-choosing a church.

But what about "being the church"?

In the series “Being the Church”, we’ll talk honestly and reveal the real. We’ll cover the failures of the church and the responding deconstruction movement. We’ll also renew the roots by getting to the core of what it means to be the church from God’s perspective. Gather with us as we start with what the church fundamentally is: a people.

#thechurch #godspeople #livingstones #deconstruction #1Peter5

The Pursuit: Jesus Is My Lord & My God

What are you pursuing for life, joy and peace? Everyone is pursuing after these things, but the pursuit is often elusive. Even when we get our fingers around life, joy and peace, we have to work hard to keep it.

The Christian faith is incredibly unique, because it says that in the resurrection of Jesus, life, joy and peace PURSUES US.

Gather with us as we explore the risen Jesus' pursuit of us.

#Easter #life #resurrection

Jesus is the Christ

Jesus Christ. Many think Christ is his last name. But it is actually a formal title meaning Messiah. But although it is how the world knows him as Christ, Jesus shied away from the term. But Jesus' being the Messiah is really what his trial is all about.

#GoodFriday #Messiah #Jesus

 

https://www.newcityhh.com/blog/jesus-is-the-christ-goodfriday22

Jesus is..King

Life is full of important questions:

Who will I marry? How do I get past this pain? What is going to happen next in my life? 

Some of our questions get answered. Some of them don't. And some of them lead to deeper questions. 

As we prepare for Holy Week, we are reminded to ask the big question, "Who is Jesus?" 

As Jesus enters into Jerusalem riding on a colt, he is celebrated by the crowds arriving for Passover. Those crowds see him and ask, "Who is this?" 

#PalmSunday #questions #KingJesus