New City Fellowship Sermons

The Prophets #5 - Prayer of Daniel

Join us as we explore the Prayer of Daniel in the final sermon of, "The Call of the Prophets." series. We explore the ME mindset and how to think of WE, while becoming better disciples of God and still practicing self care. 

The Prophets #4 - The Call of Ezekiel

This week as we continue our series "The Call of the Prophets", we talk about the Prophet Ezekiel and hope. Have you ever been hopeless? God's call to Ezekiel comes in the midst of the hopelessness of death, exile and division. Pastor John Explores how God gives hope in hopeless times, and breathes life into the dead. He also discusses Christian Eriksen collapsing during the Eurocup and how he was brought back to life in a lifeless situation.

Prophets #3 - The Call of Jeremiah

Many people know one serse in Jeremiah :Chapter 29 Verse 11. It is a verse full of hope and promise. Yet the rest of the book is pretty dark. Pastor John frames 29:11 in the context of Jeremiah's call to God's people in exile. You'll hear about fortune cookie theology, waht is means to be Christians in South Florida and a time Pastor John was really ready to come home.

 

 

The Call of the Prophets # 2 - Isaiah

God is making all things new and transforming this broken world into a new creation. But how do sinners participate in this plan of redemption? Cody opens up Isaiah 6 and explores Isaiah's call to ministry.

The Call of the Prophets #1: Hosea

We began this week in a new series called ‘The Call of the Prophets”. This week Pastor John takes us through the story of the prophet Hosea whose message to the people of Israel was God’s displeasure at their disobedience.

This week’s sermon reminds us that, in spite of our sins, God always finds a path for the redemption of his people.

The Heart of Christ #7: Jesus Send the Spirit

Where did Jesus go? What did he leave for his followers?

 

We’ve spent the last six weeks reviewing the heart of Christ, really trying to understand how Jesus wanted out hearts to be. It is fitting that we end the series with the Pentacost, the coming of the holy spirit.

 

Pastor John helps us understand why Jesus’s departure from the world was actually a good thing for his followers and helps us understand the role the Holy Spirit has in our lives as followers of christ.

The Heart of Christ #6: The Ascension

We think about Jesus’s birth we think of him coming to save us from our sins. But what does it mean for us that Jesus ascended in to heaven?

This past Thursday, the Church celebrated the ascension of Jesus Christ. Guest Pastor Cody talks with us about what it means to have Jesus preparing heaven for us and what it means to have him seated at the right hand of the father.

The Heart of Christ #5: Delight in the Fear of the Lord

Human nature is to draw away from things that we fear. When we look at our sins and our failures, it is natural to also draw away from God, who we know hates these things.

In Pastor John's teachings today, he explain why it's important to draw towards God instead of away from him. In fact, not only should we not pull away, but we should use our reverence of God to draw ourselves closer to him.

The Heart of Christ #4: Gentle & Lowly

Cold-hearted. Lion-hearted. Hard-hearted.

We’re used to hearing people talk about hearts. But there’s only one place in all of Scripture where Jesus talks about his own heart.

In Matthew 11, Jesus says that he is gentle and lowly of heart. Pastor John explores what this has to do with church hurt and frustration with organized religion.

The Heart of Christ #3: Jesus' Pursuit of Joy

Everyone is pursuing happiness, but Jesus is pursuing joy even if it costs him. What is this great joy he is pursuing? Pastor John opens up Hebrews 12:1-2 to continue our series on The Heart of Christ.