New Life Baptist Church

This week we learn that marriage and singleness are gifts from God that we must receive with holiness and humility.

In the first half of chapter six, Paul has explained that believers are washed, sanctified, and justified through faith in the person and work of Jesus. By the grace of God, we are not who we were! But the Corinthians were just like us, and they...

The problems in Corinth weren't much different than the problems we face as believers today - there is a constant temptation to deal with situations in our lives just like non-Christians (like suing one another over petty things, or sinning in...

Guest preacher Steve Doyle explains the ground, goal and gain of missions efforts as seen in 3rd John.

This week we learn that part of being a messy church means enacting church discipline when necessary for the church's sanctification and glory of the Lord. Church discipline is difficult, but it is worth it.

Imitation is seen as the sincerest form of flattery, and it's also seen as annoying in some contexts. But imitation is one of the ways we learn anything in life - from sports to art to music to learning to speak. The problem in Corinth was...

On God's team, there are no superstars - just role players completing their assignments. Paul planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Paul laid a foundation, and other teachers are building on it. Every player is just doing his...

Paul has just reminded the Corinthians that he didn't rely on human wisdom or gimmicks of any kind when he came to Corinth - he simply proclaimed Jesus Christ and him crucified. And he did so in the power of the Holy Spirit, relying on him to...

We learn that as the people of God we are to be heralds of the Good News. Our job is to present the King's message to the King's people without distortion or distraction.

We are constantly tempted to change the message of the Gospel to win the approval of others because we fear man. We are afraid of being thought of as fools, and we are tempted to be embarrassed of the foolishness of the Gospel. However, in the...

Paul dives into the first major problem facing the Corinthian, which was division - and specifically, division over the human leaders they followed (or didn't follow). Three groups centered around Paul, Apollos, and Peter, while one group...

As we launch our new series for the year, "Messy Church: 1st Corinthians", we will be introduced to the church in Corinth and we will be reminded that although every church is messy, God is in the business of transforming messy churches into...

The scribes and Pharisees are grumbling because Jesus "receives sinners and eats with them." As a result, Jesus speaks three parables on lostness. We'll consider our calling, as Jesus' disciples, to be under-shepherds for the...

Many people today, including many professing Christians, no longer believe in the reality of Hell. Many others would say they aren't sure if Hell exists. Naturally, if you don't believe in Hell, or you're not entirely sure people...

As we start a 3-week series entitled, "Who's Your One?", we'll learn about what it truly means to be a disciple of Jesus and what that means for how we should tell others about Him.

This week in Psalm 148 we learn that all of creation praises God and that we too are called to worship the Creator and not creation.

This week we look at Psalm 136 - a Psalm of thanksgiving. By remembering who God is, what He has done, is doing and will do, we can cultivate thankful and worshipful hearts regardless of our circumstances.

This week we look at Psalm 96 and learn how Jesus, as the true and coming King, is worthy of all praise and worship.

Sometimes, we feel sad, lonely, forgotten. Some people feel that way often because of depression, or other causes. But all of us feel that way at times. Thankfully, God's Word gives perfect expression to our feelings, providing us a way to...

This week, we take a look at Psalm 35 - an imprecatory Psalm. As Christians, we are called to love and pray for our enemies. We also know that God is a God of justice who cares for and protects His people against those who wish them harm. We'll...

We'll be reminded that the war between the kingdom of self and the Kingdom of God has been raging ever since our first parents Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden....and the war continues to rage in our hearts and in our world today. God promises...

This weekend we begin our new summer series - "Steadfast: Psalms for All Seasons" We'll begin our study with Psalm 1, the great "wisdom Psalm," where we'll learn that there are just two paths to take in life. One is...

This week we wrap-up the Book of Esther, focusing on Haman. The title is, "Deadly Pride: Haman." In contrast to the active faith of Mordecai and Esther, Haman display a deadly pride that leads to destruction - the same deadly pride that...

Esther becomes the mediator the Jews need, but her victory is only temporary. The Jews - and all of God's covenant, chosen people in history - needed a better Mediator than Esther, one who could Mediate between us and God permanently and...