New Life Church Sermons

We’ve seen God do some really amazing things during this global pandemic! Perhaps more people than ever before have been reached with the gospel via so many live-streaming services across the globe. The stories of life change, baptisms, and the global church meeting needs in crisis have been incredible. And yet, there seems to be a dangerous disease quietly lurking in the dark recesses of the body...

Stirred, Not Shaken - Rich Miller, New Life Elder - 05.17.20 by New Life of Asheville

Last week, we watched as Peter unfolded a picture for his audience of their amazing inheritance in Jesus. He calls it a living hope. A type of hope anchored in the past, secured in the future and experienced in the present. This week, Peter will challenge these suffering believers to respond to this type of hope in bold ways. He’s going to challenge these believers to not only believe the right st...

Last week we were launched into this incredible little letter by the apostle Peter. He reminded us of our true identity on this earth as followers of Jesus: elect exiles. Chosen and loved, and yet strangers in a foreign land who will suffer on our way home. This week, Peter tells these suffering Christians that they have a living hope. That because of the resurrection of Jesus, they have an eterna...

This week we begin a brand new series called Hope In Exile through the first letter of Peter. Peter most likely wrote this letter right around 64 AD when a psychopath named Nero ruled the vast Roman Empire. Nero set off a fierce period of persecution against the 1st century church, which meant that new Christians had to try to figure out how to follow Jesus when their world seemed to be spinning o...

This week we wrap up our Transformed series where we’ve been discovering what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Matthew 4:19 teaches us that being a disciple has 3 primary components: follow, change, on mission. Two weeks ago we taught on part one of living on mission with Jesus, and looked at how to share the best story ever told. This week we’ll be looking at how as saved people we aren’t just...

Easter is a day that has been celebrated by hundreds of millions of people around the globe each year for nearly 2,000 years. As followers of Jesus, there really isn’t a more important day in the history of the universe. The amazing thing about the resurrection of Jesus is that we have incredibly solid reasons to believe that this is a historical event, rather than some feel good story or fable li...

This week we continue in our series discovering what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Matthew 4:19 teaches us that being a disciple has 3 primary components: follow, change, on mission. So far we’ve looked at what following and being changed by Jesus means. This week, we’ll begin looking at the last component: living on mission with Jesus. In Luke 5, Jesus turns a miracle into a parable for wha...

This week we continue in our series discovering what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Matthew 4:19 teaches us that being a disciple has 3 primary components: follow, change, on mission. Last week we looked at what it means to follow Jesus, so this week we’ll look at what it means to be changed by Him. This process of change is called sanctification. It’s a life-long process in which we learn to...

As we saw last week in Matthew 4:19, a disciple of Jesus is someone who follows Him, is being changed by Him and lives on mission with Him. This week, we’re going to take a deeper look at the first component of being a disciple: follow. Many of us have grown up in a church culture where we were told (by well intentioned people) that becoming a Christian was nothing more than praying a prayer. But...

Most Christians would agree that our primary purpose on this planet is to be disciples that make disciples. And yet, there seems to be great confusion about what a disciple of Jesus actually is. Is it someone who goes to church every week, never cusses, and reads their Bible for 30 minutes a day? Is it someone who shares their faith relentlessly with everyone they meet? Is it something that’s very...

Chapter 4 is the last act in one of the most incredible love stories ever told. Boaz finally marries Ruth, and spectacularly redeems both her and Naomi from a life of hopelessness and poverty. After their wedding, they conceive a son named Obed, who against all odds, ends up in the line of king David and eventually Jesus Christ himself. In the end, Ruth is a story of redemption through a baby born...

Last week we saw what amounted to the 1st date between Ruth and Boaz--a romantic meal over roasted grain! The chapter closed with a season of waiting, with the audience wondering what was going to happen between Ruth & Boaz. In chapter 3, things heat up as we watch Ruth make a bold & daring move. Even in a scene that contains what some might call sensual overtones, we see the character &am...

In the first part of chapter 2, we saw a new character named Boaz, burst onto the scene of our narrative. Through Boaz, we got a glimpse of the provision and protection that we ultimately see fulfilled in Jesus. We learned that Boaz is intended to point us to Christ, as our great shelter through the famines of this life. This week, we see Ruth and Boaz experience what amounts to their first date....

The 1st chapter of Ruth painted a pretty dark picture of chaos, famine and death. In chapter 2, a new character emerges that changes the entire trajectory of the story. Boaz is a man of strength, character and means. As Ruth--a new follower of God--displays her faith and trust in God--she’s introduced to Boaz and hope begins to shine through the dark backdrop of her story. In this chapter, we see...

What if God is more interested in the formation of his son, Christ, in your life, than he is in you getting what you want? Thank you to Joe Dillon for this wonderful message!

Everyone loves a good love story! Ruth is a happy little book filled with captivating artistry that runs deep with theological roots. Chapter 1 starts by painting a dark picture of hopeless desperation that has struck an ancient family. Ruth 1 teaches us that while the path away from God’s presence promises us life, it actually delivers us death and disappointment. Ruth, a young woman from Moab, t...

Jesus gave His church her mission on a mountaintop in Galilee almost 2,000 years ago. And He made some pretty astounding promises about what His church would accomplish between His first and second comings. Foundational to the teaching of Jesus on the church, is understanding that it was designed to be a movement, rather than an institution. A living organism, rather than a dead building or event....

This week, we wrap-up our Unstrapped series on the subject of money. So far, we’ve looked at big-picture Scriptural principles about how God views money and how his people should view money in light of the gospel of Jesus. This week, we’re going to get really practical as we look at giving, saving and spending from a biblical perspective. In short, God’s principles for money can be summed up like...

Last week we launched our Unstrapped series by looking at some pretty radical teachings from Jesus on the subject of money. In essence, Jesus told us that where we put our treasure (money) reveals what we really worship. This week we’ll drill down a little deeper into that truth by discovering that because God owns everything, we are stewards rather than owners of everything God gives us. We’ll al...

The subject of money is one that makes many people squirm in their seats! There are some legitimate reasons people get squeamish when they hear the word “money” from a church stage. But the reality is that Jesus spoke on this issue so often, that a biblically faithful church simply cannot avoid teaching on it. In this short-series, we’ll attempt to unpack how God views money, and how His people sh...

The final parable of Jesus we’ll look at is one of His best known but often misunderstood. He contrasts a Pharisee (who would have been understood as the “good guy” by Jesus’ original hearers) and a tax collector (who ends up being a most unexpected “hero”) who go up to the temple to pray. The story illustrates in vivid and unexpected ways what makes a person acceptable in God’s sight. This is the...

This week, we’ll look at one of the shortest parables Jesus ever told. Actually, there are 2 short parables we’ll look at that are intentionally interconnected. Twin parables, if you will. The 1st parable is commonly known as the parable of the hidden treasure, and the 2nd, is often called the parable of the pearl of great value. In these short stories Jesus is driving home one main truth, and it’...

Think of the best meal or the most enjoyable party you’ve ever experienced. All of us can think back fondly to experiences like this that we’ve enjoyed with family and friends. Even Jesus spent much time eating with people during his earthly ministry. In this parable of the great feast, Jesus tells a room full of feasting self-righteous, religious people a story about a great king who invites ungr...

Persistence is a key ingredient to a happy and meaningful life. If you want a happy marriage, to be a good athlete, musician, business owner, small group leader at church ...you name it--all of it requires a great deal of persistence. We understand that concept in our everyday lives, but oftentimes miss it in our spiritual lives. Jesus tells a parable highlighting 2 main characters; an evil judge...