Sunday's Coming
I can't think of a better way to spend 3 1/2 minutes on Good Friday, than listening to this....
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New Sermon Series: The Greatest of These is LOVE
This summer we’re going to walk through 1 Corinthians 13 phrase by phrase, considering both the nature of love, and how to embody it. It’ll be ugly at times, because none of us are touching the way of life in this chapter. But it will be hopeful, because we can see real growth in love, individually and as a community....
The Big 5 | What to do when coming back to the building for worship
Here's what you need to know and remember about coming back to the building for worship as we reopen. ...
Signs Artwork
For our Signs sermon series we had several artists from New City represent the sign in their artwork. Sadly we had to cease meeting together in the midst of the series but here are the pieces and brief descriptions from the sermons shared in the series either in person or via our house church liturgies. Thanks to all the artists who encouraged us by using their gifts to create these delightful works! ...
That's my King
I never get tired of hearing this guy preach......
Keep ReadingBono on Jesus: Mad Man or Messiah?
Bono is the lead singer of the rock band, U2. A few years ago he did a long interview with Rolling Stone, which was later turned into a book. Bono and the interviewer got onto the subject of Jesus......
Keep ReadingSowing seeds in Korea
I came across this story last week of the seeds of the gospel being planted in Korea. I spoke to Young Bok Kim about the story and he filled in some of the details......
Keep ReadingConfidence and Humility
There are some things about the calling of the apostles that apply to all disciples of Christ (all those who follow Him). One of these is the notion that we are chosen by grace......
Keep ReadingEqual opportunity offender
Nothing unites like a common enemy. The Herodians and the Pharisees would have nothing to do with one another, and yet, they both were deeply offended by the gospel (though in very different ways)......
Keep ReadingAll Lamb and no Lion?
The British writer Dorothy Sayers talks about the tendency of the modern church to "tame" Jesus, which in effect, makes Him seem boring. For Sayers, this is an outrage, because that's something Jesus was never accused of in His own day......
Keep ReadingThe call of Jesus is a strange one
Jesus calls Levi/Matthew to follow Him (Mark 2:13-17). And later he becomes one of Jesus' top men. What an absolutely bizarre choice on Jesus' part. After all, Levi was a tax collector......
Keep ReadingReflection/Journaling Mark 2:1-12
This week our sermon "The Healing of the Paralytic" was based on Mark 2:1-12. We encourage you to continue to read, think, pray about, and apply themes from this passage throughout the week. Below are some sample questions you can journal about and pray through......
Keep ReadingPCA and Haiti Relief
If you've been coming around to New City, you know that we have been sending our first wave of financial support through the ministry of World Vision International. In a few months, we'll take another special offering to support the work of Mission to North America in Haiti (MNA is our denomination's north American mission arm). See the message below from Arklie Hooten, ...
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