New City Fellowship - Chattanooga

Kingdoms in Conflict - Part 1 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 18th January 2026 Passage: John 15:18-16:4 ------------------- The Christian life involves navigating what missionary Leslie Newbegin called an unbearable tension between faith and the surrounding culture. In John 15:18-25, Jesus repeatedly warns that the world will hate His fo...

An Ardent Desire To Know Christ Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Charlie Davidson Sunday Morning Date: 11th January 2026 Passage: Philippians 3:1-16 ------------------- The Christian journey often feels counterintuitive to our natural desires for comfort and self-preservation. When Jesus commanded His disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him, these words challenged everythi...

What is Important to Jesus Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Chris Blackman Sunday Morning Date: 4th January 2026 Passage: Mark 12:28-34 ------------------- When asked about the most important commandment, Jesus emphasized loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving our neighbor as ourselves. These aren't just suggestions but define everything else in Scripture. The challenge...

Christmas Refugees Series: O Come, Immanuel! Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 28th December 2025 Passage: Matthew 2:13-23 ------------------- The familiar Christmas narrative takes an unexpected turn when we consider that Jesus became a refugee shortly after His birth. Following the departure of the wise men, King Herod realized he had been deceived and flew into a murdero...

Hope for the Nations, Part 2 Series: O Come, Immanuel! Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Special Service Date: 25th December 2025 Passage: Matthew 2:1-12 ------------------- The wise men's journey to find Jesus reveals that genuine seekers of Christ are always rewarded with God's presence. When they found the newborn King, their response was immediate worship and lavish gifts of gold, frankince...

Hope for the Nations, Part 1 Series: O Come, Immanuel! Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 21st December 2025 Passage: Matthew 2:1-12 ------------------- The world constantly searches for hope in temporary things like sports, politics, medicine, or even addiction, but lasting hope can only be found in Christ. The wise men from the East teach us that true hope requires intenti...

God of the Impossible - Pt 2 Series: O Come, Immanuel! Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 14th December 2025 Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 ------------------- Joseph's response to Mary's pregnancy reveals profound truths about faith and character. As a righteous man, he balanced justice with mercy, choosing to divorce Mary quietly rather than expose her publicly. When God reveale...

God of the Impossible , Pt. 1 Series: O Come, Immanuel! Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 7th December 2025 Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 ------------------- The virgin birth of Jesus Christ was both a miraculous event and a cultural scandal in first-century Palestine. Mary faced potential death by stoning for claiming pregnancy without intimacy, while Joseph wrestled with divor...

Jesus' Ancestry DNA Test Series: O Come, Immanuel! Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 30th November 2025 Passage: Matthew 1:1-17 ------------------- Christmas represents the fulfillment of God's ancient promises through Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1. As the son of Abraham, Jesus fulfills God's covenant to bless all nations through Abraham's lineage. As the son of David, He e...

Addicted To Love (Part 2) Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 16th November 2025 Passage: John 15:9-17 ------------------- Many Christians struggle with whether God wants us to be happy, often creating false distinctions between happiness and joy. Scripture reveals that God Himself is joyful and takes pleasure in His works and people. Jesus e...

Addicted To Love (Part 1) Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 9th November 2025 Passage: John 15:9-17 ------------------- Jesus repeatedly emphasizes love in John 15:9-17 because humanity struggles to understand genuine love. Our natural love is self-centered and twisted, so Christ must teach us what real love looks like and place His love wi...

Rescue Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Dr. Norberto Quesada Sunday Morning Date: 2nd November 2025 Passage: Romans 5:1-3 ------------------- The concept of biblical justification represents one of the most profound truths in Scripture, extending far beyond simple excuses to encompass God's complete legal exoneration of our transgressions through Christ. This divine solution addresses the fundament...

The Gospel Will Be Proclaimed Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Charlie Davidson Sunday Morning Date: 26th October 2025 Passage: Matthew 24:3-14 ------------------- The gospel of the kingdom is good news, not good advice - it announces what God has done for us through Jesus Christ rather than telling us what we must do. This message transforms us into people who are forgiven, redeemed, acceptable, a...

A Productive Relationship, Part 3 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 19th October 2025 Passage: John 15:1-8 ------------------- This sermon explores Jesus' teaching about the vine and branches from John 15:1-8, emphasizing the vital relationship between believers and Christ. The pastor uses the metaphor of a community garden to illustrate ho...

A Productive Relationship Part 2 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 12th October 2025 Passage: John 15:1-8 ------------------- This sermon explores Jesus' teaching from John 15:1-8 about the vine and branches, emphasizing that spiritual growth comes through dependence on Christ rather than self-improvement or worldly methods. The pastor expl...

How to Take Your Stand Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: John Smed Sunday Morning Date: 5th October 2025 Passage: Ephesians 6:10-21 ------------------- The Christian life is a constant spiritual battle that can only be lived supernaturally, through God's power rather than our natural strength. We face warfare on three fronts: the world's opposition to God, battles within the church including false t...

Built for the Battle: God's Strategy for Victory” Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Michael Tolliver Sunday Morning Date: 28th September 2025 Passage: Ephesians 6:10-18 ------------------- Spiritual warfare is a genuine battle occurring daily in our lives—affecting our relationships, mental health, finances, and purpose. In Ephesians 6, Paul reveals that our struggle isn't against people but against...

A Productive Relationship Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 21st September 2025 Passage: John 15:1-8 ------------------- In John 15, Jesus presents one of His most profound metaphors by declaring Himself the true vine. This final 'I am' statement in John's Gospel contrasts with Israel's portrayal as God's unfaithful vineyard in the Old Test...

The Fear of Failure, Part 2 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 14th September 2025 Passage: John 14:25-31 ------------------- The sermon emphasizes that believers need not fear failure because Christ's current position with the Father, His foreknowledge of all things, and His victory over the devil provide them with everything they need. The...

The Fear of Failure, Part 1 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 7th September 2025 Passage: John 14:25-31 ------------------- Jesus addresses our fear of failure by promising the Holy Spirit as our Helper. In John 14:25-31, He assures His anxious disciples that the Spirit will teach them and bring His words to remembrance. This promise means...

Help from On High Part 2 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 24th August 2025 Passage: John 14:15-24 ------------------- In John 14:15-24, Jesus makes a profound promise to send the Holy Spirit as our Helper - a divine companion whose role encompasses being our advocate, comforter, counselor, and strengthener. This Helper is specifically call...

Help from on High, Part 1 Series: The Jesus We Need to Know Preacher: Kevin Smith, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Date: 17th August 2025 Passage: John 14:15-24 ------------------- In John 14:15-24, Jesus makes a profound statement four times: 'If you love me, keep my commandments.' This represents a significant shift in understanding discipleship. Jesus isn't demanding cold obedience; He's inviting...

The Steadfast Love of the Lord Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Charlie Davidson Sunday Morning Date: 10th August 2025 Passages: Psalm 107:1-32 Psalm 107:43 ------------------- Psalm 107 powerfully illustrates God's steadfast love through four vivid scenarios of distress and deliverance. This loyal, unfailing kindness appears as a theme throughout Scripture, mentioned about 250 times in the Old Tes...

Your Troubles and God's Global Purpose Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: mcl Sunday Morning Date: 3rd August 2025 Passage: Psalm 86:1-17 ------------------- Psalm 86 presents David's heartfelt cry to God during a time when ruthless men sought his life. Throughout his fifteen petitions, David reveals a profound understanding that transcends his immediate circumstances - God's ultimate purpose is to m...

Noble Things Series: Miscellaneous Preacher: Dr. Oliver Trimiew Sunday Morning Date: 27th July 2025 Passage: Isaiah 32:1-8 ------------------- Isaiah 32:1-8 presents a powerful vision of righteous leadership in troubled times. True leaders provide shelter, protection, hope, and stability for those they serve. In contrast, false leaders—fools and scoundrels—speak folly, practice unrighteousness, an...