Episodes
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Advent - Love
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
What does Christmas mean? Richard Beck says that the arrival of Jesus means we come finding ourselves already loved. What does this simple truth mean for us today?
"Incarnation" by Richard Beck
I arrived to find myselfalready loved.
A forgiveness preceding, exceeding my first crime and my last.
A prior mercy, a predestined grace.
Anticipating my shame a welcome offered,
a healing before the pain.
I had imagined it to be my task to close the distance between us, to cross the chasm, scale the height.
My fault dictating my duty, though futile and impossible.
But I looked up hearing the angels sing to find You already here.
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Advent - Joy
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Life is hard and circumstances constantly change. But yet the Bible tells us that you WILL rejoice! How can we have joy in the midst of hardship and uncertainty? Guest speaker Brad Schmidt unpacks John 16:16-24 and brings us the good news that we can have the perfect joy that Jesus offers.
#advent #joy #rejoice #joyfulheart #christmas #jesus
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Advent - Peace
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Jesus promised the church to give us a supernatural peace that is radically different from what the world promises. A lasting peace. A complete peace. A peace that goes beyond our understanding. How do we get that kind of peace?
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Advent Hope
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
What is hope?
One author called it "wishing for adults". Is hope naivety about the darkness of the world?
Or something much more powerful.
Join Pastor John as he explores the hope of Advent.
Due to technical difficulties, their is no video on this sermon and the sound quality is low. Our apologies.
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
The Days Are Evil
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
New City ministry partner Pastor Macklann Basse from Togo, West Africa preaching from Ephesians 5:15-20.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Ezra, Nehemiah & The Return From Exile
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
As the people of God return from exile to Jerusalem, then find they still have problems, they're still sinful & rebellious, and they're not really home. This week we conclude our series "Faith for Exiles" by exploring themes from Ezra and Nehemiah. We'll learn how faith for exiles means longing for something beyond this world for our ultimate hope.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
The Hand of God: The Story of Esther Part 2
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Prayer, pride and plans. In Esther part 2, we learn the dramatic conclusion of the story, as well as learn how God operates behind the scenes for the benefit of his people.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
God Unseen: The Story of Esther
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Do you know how many times God shows up in thet ten chapters of Esther? None. Zero. Not once. Because of this, many have wondered if the book of Esther even belongs in the Bible. But in age where God seems absence, the absence of God speaks volumes for how to walk through cultural exile in a broken world.
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Resident Aliens | Resilient Disciples
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Is this verse a personal guarantee of God's blessing? Or is it a reminder of something greater when we don't see the blessing? Join us this Sunday as Pastor John unpacks Jeremiah 29.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
The Gospel? That’s CRAZY!
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
On New City's 7th anniversary celebration at a public park, Pastor John opens up 1 Peter 2 to prep two people for baptism and show how crazy the Gospel is for God's people living as cultural exiles.