New Life in Christ Church Sermons

Sometimes we have to make a change which means we will feel alone, like when we leave home, start something new, or experience loss. Jacobs journey in Genesis 28 reminds us that even when we feel alone, God is with us. These are the times we must find assurance in Gods presence, promises, and purposes. How should we respond spiritually when we need to step out on our own?

Isaacs family had been torn by manipulation, deception, rejection, and mistrust. After theevents of Genesis 27:1-40 the family was a mess and our passage today shows theresponse to the mess they were in, with some good responses and some poor responses. When we find ourselves in a mess, what do we do? This passage gives us a picture of goodresponses and bad, and reminds us of our God who is greate...

2 Samuel 13:1-21 Amnon and Tamar 13NowAbsalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name wasTamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her.2And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son ofShimeah, David's brother. And...

Many have a very superficial trust in Jesus. It is way easier to keep things superficial because it doesnt demand too much from us. But the danger is great, that we would miss the kingdom of heaven. If we are going to have any assurance that we will go to heaven, we must be sure we know Jesus truly, and not just superficially. How can we discern if our relationship with Jesus is genuine?

When He came, Jesus brought something new to the world - the gospel of God's grace. As Jesus closes out His Sermon, He charges His disciples to look at what He brings and how it is better than everything He is replacing (2 Timothy 4:3-4). What we need is a Shepherd (John 10:1015) and Jesus challenges us to compare the results of His work (John 13:3435) to the results of the religious leaders of Hi...

2 Samuel 9 (ESV) David's Kindness to Mephibosheth 9And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I mayshow him kindness for Jonathan's sake?2Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name wasZiba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am your servant.3And the king said, Is there not still someone of the house of Saul,...

Matthew 7:12 (ESV) The Golden Rule 12Sowhatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this isthe Law and the Prophets."

2 Samuel (ESV) TheLord'sCovenant with David 7Now when the king lived in his house and theLordhad given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,2the king said toNathan the prophet, See now, I dwellin a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwellsin a tent.3And Nathan said to the king,Go, do all that is in your heart, for theLordis with you. 4But that same night the word of theLordcame to Nathan,5Go...

Jesus came to make us fruitful, to change us into better people who please God and love our neighbors. The history of man-made religion has not brought about a more loving group of people, which is why Jesus came not just to start a new religion, but to empower His people in a whole new way of living. Spiritual change doesn"t come so much from our efforts to change, but from "abiding" in Jesus Chr...