New Life Church Sermons

God desires for people from all nations to hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus. And yet, there are over 3 billion people who are considered unreached in the world today. People who are born, live their entire lives, and die without once hearing about the hope they can have in Christ. This doesn’t simply mean that they haven’t chosen to follow Jesus, it means they live in places where they have...

As we step into these final words of the Apostles’ Creed, we reach the climax of our study. These are the hope of every Christian past, present and future: the forgiveness of sins, resurrection after death and life everlasting with King Jesus in the new heavens & new earth. Though all human beings are sinners, and deserving of separation from God for eternity–Jesus has made a way for every sin...

I believe in…the holy Christian church, the communion of saints. What is the church? And why does it matter? This line in the Creed begins the shift from vertical beliefs (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) to horizontal beliefs (how we live in light of the vertical). The bottom line is this: the church isn’t an afterthought in the Christian life, the church is central to the Christian life. The Christian...

Apostles’ Creed: I Believe In The Holy Spirit - Joe Dillon, 09 25 22 by New Life of Asheville

Christians can be funny when it comes to the return of Jesus. People can either go a little overboard with charts, graphs and date predictions or they fail to see any practical significance of the return of Jesus to their everyday lives. The truth is, how you understand the return of Jesus has colossal implications for how you think and live as a modern-day person in the 21st century. Our core pas...

“He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty” is one of the most fascinating lines in the Creed and yet one of the most neglected teachings in the modern church. Where did Jesus go after the resurrection? And what is He doing now? How you answer that question has huge implications for how you live your life now. The ascension & heavenly coronation of Jesu...

Where was Jesus between His death on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter morning? Did Jesus really go to hell? The writers of the Creed clearly do not mean that Jesus went to the eternal place of torment we call hell to suffer for 3 days. Jesus descended into death to pay for our sins, but He didn’t stay in that tomb, on the third day He rose. The resurrection of Jesus marks the death of de...

Apostles Creed: Suffered, Crucified, Died & Buried_8_28_22 by New Life of Asheville

One of the most ridiculed Christian beliefs outside the church has to do with the conception and birth of Jesus. For the writers of the Apostles’ Creed to use a portion of the very limited space in this creed on the virgin birth, this doctrine must be incredibly important to our faith. Why does it matter so much? Well, if Jesus was not conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, it makes Ma...

Who is Jesus? This is perhaps the most important question in human history. In the 2nd line of the creed, we’re introduced to the 2nd person of the Trinity–Jesus Christ, God’s only Son–King and Lord of all. In this brief credal phrase, we’re introduced to 4 key facets of the Messiah. We see him as Jesus, reflecting His humanity by taking on a human name along with human form. We learn to see Jesus...

We Believe: God The Father Almighty - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 08 07 22 by New Life of Asheville

So much of our thinking is built around the idea that we want other people to think well of us. We want to look good. We want to be right. We want to make a positive impression. Jesus speaks to this mindset here in Matthew 5 and he gives us a radically different way to live. Jesus tells us to live consumed by what others think, not about you, but about God. Live so that others see your life, hear...

The final section of this book gives us the longest and most detailed prophecy found in Daniel. Verses 1-35 give us a history from the time of Daniel through the terrible reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, who we were introduced to in chapter 8. This ruler, though not the final antichrist, served as sort of an antichrist archetype. In verse 36, there’s a shift that seems to point to the time of the fin...

Chapter 10 serves as the intro to the final vision we will see next week in chapters 11-12. The main take-away from this chapter is the seriousness of spiritual warfare. We simply cannot fathom the ferocious invisible war raging all around us. And yet, through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit, we have all that we need to stand firm in our faith in the face of an insidious enemy. This chapte...

Chapter 9 teaches us many valuable lessons on the subject of prayer. We see that God delights to answer the sincere prayer of His children. Daniel 9 also teaches us that we should pray knowing that we are deeply loved by the Father. We even see a helpful model of prayer we can apply: pray promises, pray persistently, pray the biblical pattern (ACTS–adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication...

Many of the dreams and visions in Daniel have centered around 4 kingdoms: Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome. In chapter 8, Daniel telescopes in on the 2nd and 3rd kingdoms–Persia (represented by a ram) and Greece (represented by a goat). We’re also introduced to a new “little horn” that represents Antiochus Epiphanes, a Greek king who intensely persecuted God’s people around 175 BC. Although not th...

The first half of Daniel is historical narrative, while the back half is apocalyptic prophecy. This might be sort of like switching the channel from a historical documentary to a sci-fi thriller! While the last 6 chapters of Daniel are difficult to interpret in places, there are clear themes that are easily applied in a hopeful & encouraging way for God’s people. In this chapter, we open into...

The 6th chapter of Daniel contains one of the most well-known stories in the entire Bible. This chapter also happens to be chock-full of practical applications to our modern day life. Things like persisting in prayer when crisis strikes, or the value of working hard at our jobs, or letting our faith be personal but not private. All of those applications are great, but the big-idea of the chapter i...

The 6th chapter of Daniel contains one of the most well-known stories in the entire Bible. This chapter also happens to be chock-full of practical applications to our modern day life. Things like persisting in prayer when crisis strikes, or the value of working hard at our jobs, or letting our faith be personal but not private. All of those applications are great, but the big-idea of the chapter i...

Chapter 5 gives us yet another window into the dangers of the subtle pride & arrogance that lurks in every human heart. This text teaches us that when God speaks, we should listen. Although God may not write a message for you on a wall, He’s written you a book called the Bible. This chapter also teaches us that God’s justice & judgment are very real. This should compel us to number our day...

Daniel 4 gives us the final glimpse we ever get of king Nebuchadnezzar, and the legendary king goes out with a bang! This chapter is essentially Nebuchadnezzar’s testimony. We see the poison of pride, the God who loves us enough to humble us, and the life transformation that’s available to those who look to God. We also see the importance of being a courageous witness (like Daniel) in our own Baby...

Daniel 3 contains one of the most well known stories in the entire Bible. It’s also a story rooted in deep truths that are stunningly applicable for Christians living in secular places like Asheville in ‘22. We need to be reminded that the world will pressure believers to fold on their godly convictions. Which means that the people of Jesus desperately need Biblical convictions with deep enough ro...

As we jump back into chapter 2, the suspense has been building. No Babylonian wise-men can interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream. As such, they’re all slated to be executed. But Daniel and his 3 teenage friends have prayed to the one true God and He has heard their prayers and miraculously given Daniel insight into the dream of a tyrant. As Daniel reveals the meaning of the dream to the most power...

The Problem of Evil - Guest Pastor, Joe Dillon 05.08.22 by New Life of Asheville

Daniel - A God of Dreams and Destinies - Jonathan Jones, Connections Pastor 05.01.22 by New Life of Asheville