What Are Things Worth?
What are things worth? What are the possessions in our life worth and how do we they affect the worth we feel about ourselves? (Scripture Matt. 22:16-22)
Where are You Going?
Where are you going after you die? Where are you going in your life? What are you doing, and does it matter? In this message, we consider the implications of the resurrection of Jesus and the promise of our future resurrection. (Scripture 1 Cor. 15)
What's God's Will?
What is God's will for our lives? What does he want us to do? How are we supposed to make decisions? In this sermon, John explains what we can do to know the will of God.
Is Faith Reasonable?
"Is Faith Reasonable? Are there good reasons that can justify believing in an unseen God? In this sermon we consider what motivates our belief and what makes a good reason for faith."
Does God hate Sex?
Does God hate sex? Does he hate that we find pleasure in sex and in other aspects of life? In this sermon, John explores God's desire for us in sex and how it relates to our identity. (Scripture from 1 Tim. 4, 1 Cor. 6&7)
Does God Care?
Does God care about our pain and suffering? Does it bother God when hard things happen to us? What is God's response to our pain? In this message Andrew Kim attempts to answer these questions. Scripture from John 11.
Is There Hell?
Is Hell real? Does God send us there? What was Jesus talking about when he talked about Hell? In this message John explores some of the passages where Jesus talks about Hell.
Is Jesus the only way?
Is Jesus the Only Way to Heaven? Is Christianity the one true religion? In this, the first question of our "Life's Toughest Question" Series, we explore whether Jesus is the only way to God. The scripture is from John 14:1-7.
Compassion, Mercy and Justice
In this message, we look at the essential role of Compassion, Mercy, and Justice in our expression of our love for God.
Fixing our eyes on Jesus
In this message Matt talks about being able to create an image on God in our minds and then fix on Him while praying. He gives a three step methodology.
A) Imagine
B) Remember
C) Communicate.
Find your Rhythm
In this sermon, John explores the prize of our Christian life and what it takes to get there. Passage from 1 Cor. 9:24-27.
Fishers of Men!
In this sermon, Mary March shares about discipleship and why it's important to God and a core value for New City. She also ties Mother's day into her sermon as discipleship is a central part of raising kids. Scripture is from Matt. 4:18-22.
What's common about community
What's common about community? What is the thing that keeps Christians together? In this sermon John explores the basis and foundation of Christian community and we learn how this gives us a framework for relating to one another.
Grace Saves
In this sermon, John talks about the importance of grace in our relationship with God and with others in Christian community. The scripture is from Eph. 2:1-10.
Becoming New
In this message, John explores the nature and necessity of the resurrection for Christianity. He talks about how it is the foundation for becoming new a new creation in Christ.
Hope in Our Times of Trouble
In this sermon, we learn how we can have hope in our times of trouble. John explains Job's source of hope in the midst of his suffering, and then applies that to our lives as Christians. The passage for this sermon is Job 42:7-8.
Dealing with Doubt and Doubters
In this message John explores the relationship between our faith and our doubt. He also looks into how Job fought for faith by dealing honestly with his doubt.
The Dangers of Being Religious
In this sermon, John explores the difference between being religious and becoming like Jesus. He starts by looking at religion in the life of Job, and ends by looking at the way Jesus was a challenge to the religious systems of his day. Take a listen, and consider joining us in person for our next service on February 7th!
Note: Due to some technical issues, the first 90 seconds exhibit some choppiness, and a few brief seconds were cut out in three places.
Finding Faith When We Feel Forsaken
This sermon is an introduction to the book of Job. We get a glimpse of what Job might have been feeling as he underwent extreme suffering. John also talks about the challenge to persevere in our faith when we feel forsaken by God.
Judging and Loving Others
John preached this sermon at Living Stones Covenant Church on November 22, 2009. He explores the nature and roots of our judgmental attitudes. He also talks about the place of judgment in the context of Christian community.
Secret Life of the Saints
In this message preached at Emmanuel Covenant Church on January 29, 2009, John explores the connection between spiritual disciplines and personal growth.