New Life Church Sermons

In this passage, Paul challenges the Corinthian believers to reject the idea that what they do with their bodies is disconnected from their spiritual health. He teaches that believers are united with Christ, meaning their physical actions carry spiritual significance. Sexual sin is uniquely serious because it involves the body in a way that contradicts that union. Instead of viewing the body as th...

In Matthew 1:18–25, we see that God does not leave the identity of His Son up for interpretation – He names Him. The angel announces two names that reveal the heart of the gospel: Jesus, meaning “The Lord saves,” and Immanuel, meaning “God with us.” These names show us not only who Jesus is, but what He has come to do. Jesus came to save us from our sins, and He came to be with us. In a world wher...

This Easter, the apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 15 that the gospel is first a proclamation to be received, not advice to be achieved. He anchors our faith in real historical events, Jesus’ death for our sins, His burial, and His resurrection according to the Scriptures. Paul then points to compelling proof, highlighting numerous eyewitnesses whose lives were forever changed by encounteri...

​​In 1 Corinthians 5, the apostle Paul confronts a shocking case of sexual immorality that the Corinthian church had tolerated and even become proud of. The passage reminds us that sin distorts God’s design, destroys lives, and spreads like yeast through the entire church family. Rather than ignoring or celebrating sin, Paul calls the church to respond with broken-hearted sorrow, challenges them t...

In the fourth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he reminds them that Christian leaders are not celebrities but servants of Christ and stewards of what belongs to God. Our calling is not to build our own reputation but to faithfully manage the message, mission, and resources God has entrusted to us. Faithfulness matters more than applause because ultimately it is the Lord who evaluates o...

In chapter 3 of his letter to the church in Corinth, Paul confronts the church’s spiritual immaturity, which had produced jealousy, division, and loyalty to human leaders rather than Christ. He reminds them that pastors and leaders are only servants, while God alone produces spiritual growth. Because Jesus Christ is the only true foundation of the church, believers must be careful how they build t...

Paul continues addressing a divided church by showing that the message that creates unity is the very message the world calls foolish. The “word of the cross” divides humanity into two groups—those who are perishing and those who are being saved—and it exposes the limits of human wisdom. God purposely saves in a way that kills boasting: He chooses the weak, the low, and the unimpressive so that al...

The apostle Paul launches into this corrective but hopeful letter by reminding the Corinthian church that their primary identity is not in their favorite leader, their gifts, or their preferences, but in Jesus Christ. They are called, sanctified, and held together by Him. Paul begins with gratitude, thanking God for the grace already at work among them, which reframes how we see a messy church. In...

This week we wrap up the Formed for More series by focusing on what it means to live sent as true disciples of Jesus. We were reminded that from the very beginning Jesus calls ordinary people to follow Him and then sends them to help others do the same. Being a disciple means seeing ourselves as missionaries wherever God has placed us and wherever He chooses to send us. We explored how Jesus empow...

This weekend, we looked back and celebrated all God has done over the past year in and through the life of our church family. We also began looking ahead to everything He’s calling us into during the next season. As we reflect on Jesus feeding the 5,000, we’re reminded that God delights to work through people who are willing to play their part in the story He’s writing in the world. Often, it’s on...

This week we saw that serving is at the heart of following Jesus. We were confronted with how easily comfort, busyness, or fear can keep us from stepping into a life of service to Jesus. God has entrusted every one of us with time to give, talent to use, and treasure to invest for His purposes. Serving isn’t about doing everything, but faithfully doing something with what God has placed in our han...

This week we talked about how disciples are forged in community and why following Jesus was never meant to be a solo journey. The second pillar in our discipleship flywheel at New Life is: group. From the beginning God said it is not good for man to be alone, demonstrating that community and relationships are an essential part of His design for us. Scripture reminds us that iron sharpens iron and...

The miracle of peace is that God stepped into our world to drive fear out of our hearts with His presence. In Luke 2:1–14, the angels announce peace to terrified shepherds, reminding us that God meets ordinary, anxious people with extraordinary grace. Because Jesus has come near, we don’t have to be ruled by what makes us afraid and we don’t have to be overwhelmed by what we can’t control. God’s p...

The most important question any of us will ever answer is: who is Jesus Christ? The Christmas miracle of the Savior is that Jesus is eternally God who has always existed and through whom everything was made. His close friend and disciple, John, tells us that Jesus enters our world as light and life, bringing hope into places that feel dark and empty. Even though many people overlook and reject Him...

God’s Word has always been the one thing that changes everything, and we see that all through the Christmas story. When the angel speaks to Mary in Luke 1, her entire future is reshaped by a single message from God. In Luke 2, that same good news reaches shepherds and shows us that the arrival of the Messiah is meant for ordinary, overlooked people. Hebrews 1 pulls it all together by showing that...

This week we’re looking at The Miracle of the Moment from Galatians 4. Jesus didn’t arrive early or late; He came at the perfect moment in history, when the world was united by a common language, connected by Roman roads, the empire was calm (Pax Romana), and a hunger for spiritual truth was at a feverish pitch. God’s timing wasn’t accidental but intentional and redemptive. In the same way, God st...

When we think of Christmas, our minds go to a manger in Bethlehem, but the Christmas story actually begins much earlier, in the ashes of paradise lost. In Genesis 3, sin enters the world, and everything God made good is fractured. Humanity’s rebellion brings deep pain, both in creation and in our relationship with God. Yet even in the middle of the pain, God’s grace breaks through in the form of a...

What do the Apollo 13 space mission, Goldilocks and the three bears, and astronomy tell us about the existence of God? Does science disprove core elements of Christianity? Former physics teacher and current full-time Christian apologist Tim Barnett will be our special guest to walk us through one of the greatest discoveries of modern physics and astronomy – the fine-tuning of the universe.