New City Fellowship Sermons

HOPE: the resurrection of the body

You'll see how Christianity offers unique resources for hope, hear about Pastor John's problem with the 1972 Dolphins perfect season, and how our culture's system of self-creation and expressive individualism leaves life's biggest question unanswered.

#hope #resurrection #1corinthians15

 

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God the Father Almighty, He Disciplines the Ones He Loves

When God loves somebody, he blesses them, cares for them, gives his affection to them...AND disciplines them.

But as soon as we hear the word "discipline", we get squirmish. But should we? 

Pastor John opens up Hebrews 12 to explore how God is committed to train us, and that shows his great love for us.

 

#discipline #hebrews12 #training

Jesus Suffered Under Pontius Pilate

Discover how Jesus “suffered well”, even in His undeserved suffering under Pontius Pilate, He didn't avoid it He embraced it, reconciled us to God and granted us the opportunity to partake in His suffering and glory. We too should not avoid our suffering but rejoice in our suffering with Him, partaking in His glory & triumph.

Pentecost Sunday / I believe in the Holy Spirit

But what do we believe about the Holy Spirit? Pastor John continues our series in the Apostles Creed as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. You'll hear about what makes the best movies, D-Day from WW2 in 1944, and why our culture no longer knows how to disagree.

 

#pentecost #apostlescreed #HolySpirit #united #YuvalLevin

Ascended and Seated

The Apostles' Creed says that Jesus ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God. But what does that mean for us...as we get out of bed each morning?

 

Pastor John explores the ascension of Jesus. You'll hear a tribute to Tim Keller, why picking up our phones first thing in the morning sets us up for a bad day, why the remembering the ascension every day can change how we live.

 

#ApostlesCreed #TimKeller #TheAscension  #AscensionDay  #TheRightHandofGod #KingJesus #JustinWhitmelEarly #RobertMurrayMcCheyne #comparison #reality

The Magnificat

On Mother's Day, we'll take a break from the Apostles' Creed to explore how Mary praised God at the news that she would give birth to the Son of God.

 

#mothersday #themagnificat #praiseGod #mothers

Conceived of the Holy Spirit

You ever had a slow car driving in front of you, got frustrated by their ambivalence and said, "MAKE A MOVE!" As broken people living in a broken world, we often look at the chaos, evil and pain and assume God is ambivalent. We cry out, "God, make a move!"

 

Today Pastor John opens up Luke 1 to explore the phrase from the Apostles' Creed, "conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary" and how it is the big move that God has made.

 

#apostlescreed #luke1 #virginmary

I Believe in God’s Only Son, Our Lord

Many Christians believe that Jesus is God's only Son, but struggle to define what that means. Today we'll explore who Jesus thought he was and what that means for us.

 

#apostlescreed #sundayworship #godsonlyson #ourlord #jesusislord #jesuschrist

I Believe in God

Ricky Gervais believed in God, until the existence of God didn't make sense to him anymore. Many are with Ricky. Still, over 50% of the US population are "religious remixers". They are spiritual but not religious or belong to a religion but disregard much of it. Does belief in the Christian God even make sense anymore?

 

The first line of the Apostles Creed says, "I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth..." Pastor John unpacks why belief in God IS believable, how God is knowable, and that God is near.

 

#rickygervais #religiouspluralism #apostlescreed #postchristian #taraisabellaburton  #belief #blindfaith #atheism #spirtualbutnotreligious #SBNR #julianbarnes #Goddid #creation #bigbang #islam #hinduism #jesuschrist

I Believe...

Is belief mean "blind faith"? Is it a heart thing or head thing? Pastor John examines the first and most frequent words of the Apostles' Creed: "I believe..."

#ApostlesCreed #faith #IBelieve #Perpetua #Roots #spiritualformation #trevinwax #aspen