New City Fellowship Sermons

Advent #3: Jesus our King

Guest Pastor Brad Schmidt preaches our 3rd sermon of the Advent Series “Jesus our King”. In this sermon we read Revelation 22:1-11 where the City of Heaven is described.

When we think of getting close to God we might think of nature, but God thinks of drawing people into close community. Pastor Brad describes this vision for a community of people and how we can act as an example of a heavenly community on earth.

Advent #2: Jesus the Light

What does the light of Jesus bring us?

 

Guest Pastor Brad Jones tackles our second sermon on the advent, the coming of Jesus.

Why was Jesus needed? Can we find the reasons all the way back in the time of Moses?

 

In this sermon we take a look at the tension that exists between a God the must punish sin and a God who is merciful and loving. We look at the old testament to understand the character of God. We look at Jesus, the light of the world, who comes to make it all possible.

Advent #1: Jesus our hope

What brings you hope this holiday season?

We are heading into a season where we celebrate the life of Jesus Christ and our forgiveness. But while we look back to Jesus's arrival on earth, we also look forward to the promise of his second coming.

Pastor John Houmes dives into the words of Peter and the promises Jesus made to come once again to the world. For Christians this is a reminder that we have a responsibility to prepare for that day.

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Undivided #3: Unity, the Fruit of Maturity

Do our personal journeys matter more than the journey together?

Guest Pastor Jesse Carbo, Executive Director of City to City Miami and Pastor at Crossbridge Church takes us into our third sermon on the Undivided series "Unity, the Fruit of Maturity".

 

In this sermon we unpack some lessons of Ephesians to understand how God has called us to grow, not as individuals but as a family of God. He underscores the importance of the love and encouragement we are called to give one another so we can develop the unity of the church.

Undivided#2: Salt and Light

This Sunday, Pastor John preached on Matthew 5:13-16 where Jesus tells us “You are the salt of the earth… and You are the light of the world” .

 

We explore how Jesus talks to his disciples together and how we are saved together for God's purposes of preserving and doing good works.

 

You will be encouraged by hearing of the generations of Christians that have come before us to be salt and light in this world. And we imagine what God could have for us in the year to come.

Undivided #1: The Church is United by Jesus

In the midst of one of the most contentious, combative, and polarized seasons our country has ever faced lies one of the greatest opportunities for the Church in South Florida.

Guest Pastor, Winston Miller, kicks off this month’s series on Undivided by describing the role the church has in being a role model for unity and togetherness.

Kingdom Manifesto #8: Blessed are the Persecuted

What should we expect from the world when we embrace the beatitudes?

We’ve grown through Jesus’ teaching on the Beatitudes.

How will those around us respond to us becoming poor in spirit, being merciful and hungering for righteousness?

It might surprise us to hear that the world can be hostile towards Jesus and his followers, but that’s what Jesus emphasizes in the last beatitude. But if we’re willing to embrace his teaching on persecution, we find it is filled with hope.

Kingdom Manifesto #7: Blessed are the Peacemakers

Are you living as a peacemaker?

Often we are peace fakers, those that pretend everything is okay when it is not. Or we are peace keepers, those that step into conflict with a heavy hand.

But Jesus says, “Blessed are the peace MAKERS”. What does he mean?

In this sermon on Matthew 5:9, you’ll hear about the last person who died in WWI, explore “no justice, no peace” and hear about a monk who stopped a fight between two gladiators.

Kingdom Manifesto #6 | Blessed are the Pure in Heart

We often hear the message, “Follow your heart”. But what does Jesus say about the heart?

The sixth beatitude in our series is “Blessed are the Pure in Heart”. But what does a pure heart look like?

Continuing our series on the Kingdom Manifesto, Pastor John describes the role our hearts play in our daily lives.

You’ll hear a story about a sign language interpreter who started a revolution, why religious people often don’t have pure hearts, and how a heart is transformed from the inside out.

Kingdom Manifesto #5: Blessed are the Merciful

Nothing messes with our sense of what we deserve more than the call to show mercy.

This week we look at the beatitude of mercy. Matthew 5:7 says "Blessed are the merciful, for they will obtain mercy".

In today's sermon you'll understand what mercy is. You'll hear a surprising story of a concentration camp victim who fainted for an unexpected reason during a war crimes trial.

Continuing our series on the Kingdom Manifesto, Pastor John reveals why mercy is so unexpected in our culture and so powerful to our faith.