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Luke has moved John off the stage and now turns his attention to Jesus. Jesus’ public ministry commences with his baptism, where he is anointed by the Spirit for ministry. The divine voice identifies Jesus as God’s beloved Son and as the servant of the Lord. Luke then turns to Jesus’ genealogy, tracing Jesus back to David through Nathan instead of Solomon. This is almost certainly his biological g...

A standalone preach. Dave focuses on what it means for our story as Christians when we follow Jesus.

Hannah takes us through the next part of our Luke series where John the Baptist denied being the Messiah and preached repentance until he was imprisoned by Herod for condemning his marriage, paving the way for Jesus to begin his ministry.

John warns the crowds coming out to him, proclaiming that they will escape the wrath to come only if they bear fruit worthy of repentance. Simply being a child of Abraham will not shield Israel from the coming judgement. When the crowds ask John how they should respond, he gives practical advice. Those who turn to the Lord are generous with what they own, sharing food and clothing with those who a...

John warns the crowds coming out to him, proclaiming that they will escape the wrath to come only if they bear fruit worthy of repentance. Simply being a child of Abraham will not shield Israel from the coming judgement. When the crowds ask John how they should respond, he gives practical advice. Those who turn to the Lord are generous with what they own, sharing food and clothing with those who a...

Chapters 1-2 have prepared us for the ministry of John the Baptist and Jesus, and now the ministry of John is launched with God’s word coming to him in the wilderness. John is in the wilderness on the other side of the Jordan, just as Israel was in the wilderness before entering the Land of Promise. Before the promises would be realized Israel had to be cleansed of its sin and to turn afresh to Go...

Dave dives into what it looks like as Christians to look and focus on both the past and the future.

This Sunday we were joined by Tarn Bright, Co-CEO of Home for Good and Safe Families. Tarn spoke to us powerfully about how ‘God sets the lonely into families’ and how this enables the Church to be a place where children and families can be helped to thrive. If you’d like to find out more about how you can practically make a difference through supporting families or fostering, adoption and support...

Baptism - Death is Defeated - Jon Brown (Sidcup) by New Community Church

Preparing for multiplication in the future requires steps of faith in the present; this sermon explores the biblical principle of sowing and reaping, looking at steps of faith we need to take now in order to benefit in the future.

Exploring what it means to belong to this local church; how faith in the church leads to action, particularly in this local church; what being a disciple, family member, and missionary looks like here, with a specific call to action.

The church is central to God’s plans and purposes in the earth. This sermon paints a big picture vision of God’s glorious church and encourages us to put our faith in God’s plan for the church into action.

Faith is central to the Christian life, but faith is not passive; it is belief in action. This sermon explores the plans and purposes of God in terms of his glory and mission on earth, and how the sovereignty of God and our responsibility plays out in our individual and corporate life together, particularly in terms of what God has called us to.

In the second part of his talk at the Weekend Away event, James looks forward to what God has in store for New Community Church. (This includes prophetic words and prayers.)

James reflects on where God has taken us from and where New Community Church is in this first part of his talk at the Weekend Away event. This also includes a session of ministering to one another.

This week, Dave looks at the meaning and significance of active faith.

This week, James continues the Luke series by examining Jesus' uniqueness, growth, and dedication to God's purpose.

This week, Reuben continues the Luke series as he asks us, like Simeon, what is our purpose in God and what is the importance of waiting on God’s timings.

This week, Hannah looks at Zechariah's prophecy and the masterpiece of all the promises that it is built on.

This week, Lex talks about what it means to share the gospel with supernatural evidence and to bring glory to God.

Don’t pick the giraffe! 🦒 For our final session for The Better Story series, Jon explored how Jesus is worth giving everything for, how we find true freedom in sacrifice, and why we should never pick the idol, the golden calf, the giraffe.

Elizabeth and Zechariah's baby is born, and they reveal that his name is 'John', meaning 'God is gracious'. God's grace is revealed to the people of Israel, to Zechariah, and to us.

This week, Dave talks about how we see Jesus in our daily walk with God.

This week, James continues our Luke series, looking at the lives of Zechariah, Elizabeth, and the birth of John the Baptist foretold.

This week, James begins a new series in the book of Luke, exploring the authenticity of Luke's account of Jesus' story.