newLife Astoria's Sermon of the Week

*Preaching begins at 36:10* There was a day when parents in my childhood neighborhood would all perform a cleansing routine not acceptable in 2023. When a child would use words deemed inappropriate by society, they would cleanse the mouth of said dirty words by applying Dial soap to the area of filth. This was not only performed by my own parents, but if I was caught by other parents, they had per...

*Preaching begins at 35:55* The greatest mistake mankind can make is to live as if there is no God.

*Preaching begins at 31:33* Man often neglects to acknowledge that while we live under human authority, God is the true authority. We live as if God is distant or distracted instead of fully devoted to our world. Yet while the world turns, God rules and reigns from His throne on high. Another lesson from Isaiah 6:1.

*Preaching begins at 34:12* Man believes that success, popularity, and power is often due to the abilities of the human, but the truth is, even man's great achievements are really God's. This week, we will look at the life of King Uzziah in Isaiah 6:1 to see this truth about God's place in our lives. If you want to prepare, read 2 Chronicles 26 & 28 and 2 Kings 15:1-7 (Azariah i...

*Preaching begins at 26:34* Familiarity can lead us straight into danger. Isaiah 5:8-23 is God yelling to get our attention and a warning to save us from our own reckless behaviors!

*Preaching begins at 27:55* Here's the question: why do we resist the real work of God and instead settle for the religious work of faith? (Isaiah 5:5-6)

*Preaching begins at 26:56* The Word of God is not always sweet. Sometimes it's bitter, but you've got to taste it to see. Take a risk and take a bite (Isaiah 5:1-7). "And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. ~Revelations 10:10 (ESV)

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*Preaching begins at 30:06* What happens when you're in charge of you? Will you do right or just right by you?

*Preaching begins at 27:57* Ask any adult and they will tell you how good or bad the decisions they made as teens set the tone for their future. Meaning, more than at any other time in life, the pressure to make the right decisions is high. Today we will discuss the big one.

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*Preaching begins at 25:18* Who are you, hidden behind the hurts, changed by the wounds, damaged by life? Can you see the YOU God made? Can it be possible to heal and be the REAL ME?

*Preaching begins at 24:27* Somedays, you just gotta preach without a plan. This will be one of those days.

*Preaching begins at 34:32* Sometimes God provides us with something valuable that cost us nothing or at least very little. The question is: do you appreciate it or depreciate it?

*Preaching begins at 23:15* Some days, you can't whitewash the truth!

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*Preaching begins at 38:44* Within every Christian is a power to transform lives. It's not our power, but we are mere vessels who carry it to people who live in darkness. As a child raised in a church, that power was known as "This little light of mine." Let Him shine today.

*Preaching begins at 33:27* Humility defeats the enemy (Judges 7:9-14).

*Preaching begins at 26:55* How different would your daily life be if you knew that before it even began, you were going to win? Today we will find out how to live confidently.

*Preaching begins at 35:00* Here's the question: why do we seek signs from God when God has already spoken? Find out today! (Judges 6:36-40)

*Preaching begins at 27:00* We've been hitting the sermons pretty hard the last few weeks reproving and rebuking, but today we will look to exhort you. Finishing last week's sermon, "Let the false gods prove themselves" we will read all of Matthew 5 and 6 to prove that our God is the Most High God and the Most High God for us. If you know of someone who needs encouragement, thi...

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*Preaching begins at 31:27* If you read the Bible, you will find it contains stories of great men and women of God, including the not so great. People that you might say to yourself, "I never want to be that guy." Today, we're going to look at those guys.

*Preaching begins at 28:24* One of the great things about God is He always provides us a way to come back to Him when we fall away. There is no God like Him!