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It is true that God gives rest to his loved ones, but in order to receive rest, we must have come to a place of weariness. We should not be surprised when the good things that God has asked us to do make us tired—this is a sign that we have given ourselves to his work, and in doing so, are becoming more like Him. When obedience brings us to the point of fainting, his promise is that He will renew...

If not dealt with properly, sustained disappointment can cause our hearts to grow cold and callous. When our hearts become hard, it is easy to drift away from the Lord and from his people, but these are precisely the people that we need to persevere in hope and faith. In this service, two of our members, Amber and Kenisha, share their own experiences with disappointment and how the Lord has been w...

After David was anointed king, years passed before God’s purpose for him was fulfilled. In the time in between his anointing and his ascension to the throne, David had many opportunities to seize the crown for himself, but he never took them. Instead, he chose to wait for the kingship to be handed to him by God, even though he knew it was rightfully his. In doing so, he ensured that his throne wou...

When God asks us to place our faith in Him, He is extending an invitation for us to partner with Him in the work that He is doing in the Earth. This invitation often requires that we don’t simply believe Him with our words, but with our actions. Without these invitations to partner with God in faith, we would simply be spectators of our own lives—watching God do amazing things in our midst, but ne...

Although Jesus is King and Judge over all the Earth, He chooses to not only empathize with the lowly, but to become lowly Himself. Among the poor, the broken, the needy, the blind, the brokenhearted—that is where He makes his dwelling. For most people, life progresses in such a way that we obtain more prestige and privilege as time goes by and we become less aware of the needs of the marginalized....

As we walk with God, He reveals his love for us in ways that other people can see, but also in ways that others cannot. Over time, the blessings that God pours out into our lives accumulate and stand as a layered testimony of God’s love that the people around us can bear witness to and celebrate. But, there are experiences that we have with God that no one else will be privy to, and it is in those...

God in his infinite power could solve all of the world’s problems in an instant, but if He did, we would miss out on a key experience of what it means to be like Him. Instead, in his infinite wisdom, He has made room for us to participate in his sufferings so that we may find our place in his story of salvation. All of the areas in life where we recognize that the Kingdom of God is not manifest ar...

The culture today tells us that we should discover our identity by looking inward. Ironically, this practice of navel-gazing will eventually produce anxieties and insecurities within us that cause us to doubt who we are. When we look outside of ourselves, however, and focus on what God has spoken concerning us, understanding who we were made to be and what we were made to do becomes exceedingly cl...

Student Fall Retreat 2025 Saturday Evening Sermon

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NYC Sunday Sermon by guest speaker, Jody Atchison.

The more we become acquainted with societal norms, the easier it is to conform to these norms without even realizing it, and life in God is no exception to this. Although adhering to the status quo of Christian living may feel safe, it can cause us to lose sight of the unique aspects of our personalities that were deposited in us by God. If we are to remain authentic to who God created us to be, w...

Biblical life and death can be understood as more than physical conditions, but states of being that permeate all aspects of our lives. Divine “life” is an inexhaustible, dynamic experience characterized by blessings, prosperity, health, restoration, and supernatural resilience in the face of affliction. “Death,” however, is a gradual spiritual decline marked by confusion, frustration, failure, an...

When we earnestly seek out the will of God, we discover that he not only has an opinion about the destination that we reach in life, but the path that we take to get there. This path becomes increasingly narrow the more we decide to understand his will and obey his commandments. Although the narrow path is difficult, choosing to follow it enables us to live out his specific promises for our lives....

Whether we are in full-time ministry or raising children or pursuing a vocational career, we often find ourselves in positions of leadership and authority. As followers of Jesus, we are called to love those whom we have been given influence over, even at the expense of our own convenience and comfort. In this way, we demonstrate what it means to be a shepherd to the flock that the Lord has entrust...

The Kingdom of Heaven is often not found in excess displays of power or success, but in voluntary sacrifice and self-denial. Jesus patterned his life on earth in this way, and he invites us to do the same so that we may experience the fullness of the Kingdom.   Matthew 19; Deuteronomy 17; Luke 14; 1 Corinthians 4; Luke 4 NYC Sunday Service | September 21, 2025

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