New Life City

The Parable of the Sower is the simplest parable, but the people who heard Jesus did not understand him because their categories, political and religious agendas, would not let them change their mind. Jesus came and redefined Kingdom to them, but they couldn’t accept it. To be in the covenant family, we must constantly go back to the Bible see what God says and inquire of the Lord if we’re getting...

The story of the Bible is covenant; whoever you are in covenant with is your family. Jesus defined family exclusively as those who obey the Father. However, God designed it so that those who are not in the family are our neighbors, whome we are to love into the family.

Jesus was accused of accomplishing his works based on demonic power instead of Godly power. Jesus responded strongly to the accusations and said a house divided against itself will not stand. In this week's teaching, we learn more about what it means to blaspheme the Holy Spirit and how we should respond to the works of the Spirit.

The Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath, which means we can do anything he sets us free to do for our sabbath. The Pharisees of old and some today seek to bind us with rules and regulations that weigh us down. However, Jesus brings peace, rest, and healing.

The history of the world is about the revelation of Jesus Christ, a revelation that brings us into rest. Yet, our faith doesn't look like rest to much of the world because we've managed to take a beautiful thing and put a yoke on people's necks with anxiety, stress, work, and fear. However, this is Jesus: 'My yoke is easy and my burden is light, and you will find rest for your souls...'

Pastor Ben shares his testimonies of the goodness of God. We dive into Luke 18 as we take a closer look at wealth and trusting in the Lord. You cannot earn your way into the Kingdom by good works, stop trying and let God change your heart.

The secret to life is crying out to the Lord. We are to pray and tell the truth. Pastor Alan breaks open Psalm 30 as he shows us how David does just that. What crisis are you facing this season? Press into the Lord and cry out; contend for your breakthrough.

If we're always saying no, how do we know what we're capable of? Always saying no limits us while saying yes reveals who we are in Christ. Anthony Hawkins shares how saying yes now and freaking out later built his faith and gave him new life.

Offense compromises our hearts, blinds us, and detours us from your destiny. No matter what we may say, we all deal with being offended and offending others. In an impactful and personal sermon, Pastor Chuck Elmore shares the story of his mother and how he dealt with anger and offense towards her new husband who tore her away from her family and how God restored hearts and minds.

The process of being offended is an important process in knowing God as he increases and we decrease. Yet, we often find ourselves becoming offended at God over the problems in our lives. Jesus says, "blessed is the one who is not offended by me," but how can we change our attitudes towards God?

Being offended is almost a Christian virtue because it's necessary to be sufficiently offended to be righteous about yourself. Christians often struggle with offense. However, the Kingdom calls us to live an 'unoffendable' life because offense prevents us from receiving the blessing Christ has for us. In "Offended: Losing and Gaining Perspective," Pastor Alan attacks our offense and lays out pract...

The Christian life is pretty simple: It's receiving and giving. Yet, receiving can be one of the hardest things to do. We've been trainied to be rational, logical human beings, but in order to move in the spiritual realm, we have to learn how to receive. "Water always flows to the lowest place." Receiving begins with humbling ourselves. Humility is not something we ask God for, it's something we d...