New City Fellowship Sermons

The Heart of Christ #2: Sympathetic

When we sin and struggle, does Jesus look at us with disdain and frustration? Or some other look? Cody unpacks Hebrews 4:15-16 to show how Jesus understands, and how he helps.

The Heart of Christ #1: Compassion

Have you ever made eye contact with someone who needed help? Once you lock eyes, you feel an obligation to show compassion.

Pastor John opens up Luke 7. Jesus is not afraid to look at hurting people in broken situations because his heart is full of compassion.

The God Behind the Gospel #2: Resurrection Hope

After the past year, it is hard to get our hopes up. But the God behind the Gospel is a God of resurrection hope. He wants us to get our hopes up. Pastor John opens up 1 Corinthians 15 to point us to a certain, personal and future hope.

The God Behind the Gospel #1: The Shape of the Cross

Some say it shows he is an unpredictable tyrant. Others say the cross doesn’t tell us anything about God. Pastor John opens up 1 Corinthians to show us how the cross tells us exactly who he is.

Palm Sunday 2021: The Paradox of Palm Sunday

Riding into Jerusalem on a foal to cheers of triumph days before crucification and betrayal defies our common sense. We see Jesus continue to challenge worldly logic through continued paradoxical teaching in today’s Palm Sunday Sermon.

In our sermon titled, “The Paradox of Palm Sunday”, Pastor John highlights the strangeness of this behavior and helps us understand why Jesus didn’t behave the way we, or the people of the time would’ve expected.

Living Greatly #7: Hard Pass

As Jesus winds down the Sermon on the Mount, rather than giving a cheesy sales pitch, He draws a line in the sand. How we respond to the end of His sermon reveals how He is calling us to trust Him. In this sermon, you’ll hear about following Jesus even when the path looks choppy, the danger of trusting appearances and navigating the Haulover Inlet.

Living Greatly #6:Judge Not!

Our culture thrives on opinions and critiques of others.

How are followers of Jesus called to be different?

Pastor John unpacks Matthew 7:1-12 showing that Jesus does encourage us to speak the difference between right and wrong in our loved and the lives of others.

You’ll hear about humility, trying not to judge how people dress at Disney World and how we see God’s mercy most clearly.

Living Greatly #5: Ambitions Refocused. Anxiety Released.

It's not uncommon that we become so consumed with becoming who we think we should be and what we think we should have, that we become anxious and stressed.

 

In our 5th sermon on Living Greatly, Pastor John continues our study of how Jesus expects us to live. We are reminded that God doesn't want our focus to be on storing wealth or trophies or titles, but instead focused on doing the work of God.

Living Greatly #4: Be Genuine

Are your actions for you or are they for God? This week we continue our look at what it means to LIVE GREATLY. Guest Pastor Cody dives into Jesus's comments on the sermon on the mount warning against hypocrisy, warning against performing for God instead of living for him.

Living Greatly #3: Turn the Other Cheek

This week, our third week of our Living Greatly series, we’re looking at one of the most well-known, yet challenging commands from Jesus- “Turn the Other Cheek”.

While our fight or flight instincts tell us to stand up for ourselves, fight back and get revenge, Pastor John Houmes shares the lessons of Christ and the examples from Black History to show us the power and obedience behind those who choose to answer anger and hate with love.