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Sermon+ - Hate Evil, Cling To Good
How can love drive us to hate what is evil? How can practices help train us to love what is good?

Romans 12:1-2, 9
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Let Love Be Genuine
In today's discussion we reflect on the sermon from Sunday. How can we put love into practice in the context of the church?

Romans 12:9-21
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Spiritual Gifts In Romans 12
In this week's episode we discuss some of the ways to identify and cultivate your Spiritual gift in the context of a community.

Romans 8:1-12
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Romans 12:1-2
In today's episode we discuss:
Presenting our bodies as living sacrifices, and renewing our minds in Christ. (00:00)
Understanding our identity (04:44)
Practices that lead to transformation (23:24)

Romans 12:1-2
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - The Great Commission
Responding to these accounts of the resurrected Jesus (00:00)
The Authority of Jesus (08:24)
Baptizing them and teaching them to obey (20:16)

The Great Commission: Matthew 28:16-20
Sermon from New City Church.

The Restoration Of Peter: John 21:15-19
Sermon from New City Church.

The Road to Emmaus: Luke 24:13-35
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Remembering The Story
In today's discussion we consider how to remember the events of Holy Week.

Palm Sunday: Matthew 21:1-13
Sermon from New City Church.

Listening and Speaking
In today's podcast we talk through some essential skills needed for building relationships through which we can experience Spiritual formation. Community "skills" (01:35)Speaking openly and honestly (05:30)The goal is transformation (13:00)Listening and Speaking (16:30)A mindset of patient listening (23:35)Speaking to build others up (29:30)Being "present" with others (37:20)

Sermon+ - Romans 11
In today's discussion we talk through the relationship that today's followers of Jesus have with God's promises to Israel.

Romans 11:1-12
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ / Community
In this week's podcast we discuss the sermon from Sunday on Romans 10. We consider how it's appropriate to respond to the text with urgency, and how we can follow Jesus as a faithful witness. Then, we begin our series on Christian community. In this discussion we introduce the idea of community, and discuss how our Spiritual formation process plays itself out in with others. Sermon+ (00:45)Respond with urgency and passion (01:00)The obedience of faith (14:50)How to move forward as a witness (19:40)Following Jesus as a witness (35:20)Community Discussion (41:58)It can be awkward to talk about community (42:20)The church is a community (45:45)Renewing how we think about community (49:20)The value of being part of a smaller community (54:49)What do we mean by "Formation Group"? (65:44)

Romans 9:30-10:21
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Boasting In Christ Alone
An update on the podcast (00:00)The danger of misrepresenting God (05:30)The potter and the clay (14:02)Humility must precede knowledge (18:43)Trust God in the mystery (24:17)Only boasting in Christ (27:37)Identifying and reshaping existing patterns of boasting (35:45)

Romans 9:6-29
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Ep.100
Episode 100 Reflections (00:00)On being willing to share about what God is teaching me (05:45)Future plans for the podcast (10:40)On Reading Romans 9-11 (17:11)Humbling ourselves to listen (22:35)Mystery (25:55)The image of God and our will (34:05)Believing God through difficult passages (35:40)On studying bigger sections of Scripture (39:46)

Romans 9-11
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - What Can Separate Us From The Love Of God?
Discussion on Romans 8:28-39.

Romans 8:31-39
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Romans 8:31-39
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Romans 8:26-30
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Sermon+ - Suffering With Christ
Varied perspectives (worldviews) on suffering (00:00)How should Christians think about risk? (12:13)How to prepare for suffering (21:18)Suffering comparisons (26:30)

Romans 8:16-25
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Humble and Hopeful
Humble and Hopeful (00:00)Responding to when the Bible says that we're sinners (05:20)Awareness of sin points us to the goodness of God (19:45)Humility in relationships (30:45)

Sermon+ - Identity Discussion
What do we mean by "Identity"? (02:30)
Freedom in Christ (10:01)
One person, being made new (18:45)
Struggling with our identity (20:54)
Presenting our identity to Christ (28:35)
The role of spiritual formation practices in shaping our identity (37:20)


Romans 1:1-5:11 Overview
Sermon from New City Church.

Ephesians 4:17-24, 5:1-2 - Surrender 2025
Sermon from New City Church.

Genesis 2:8-17, 3:1-7- Surrender 2025
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Solitude (2)
00:00 - Mankind has never been alone 10:25 - Individualism and Solitude 18:30 - Should all Christians practice extended times of solitude? 30:00 - Evaluate if you need a time of solitude 35:30 - What to anticipate experiencing in periods of solitude 46:30 - After you practice solitude 54:20 - Some other tips for practicing solitude

Sermon+ - Solitude
00:00 - What is the practice of solitude? 07:45 - Is solitude just for introverts? 11:07 - "The wilderness" 17:45 - What are some of the things that make us nervous to practice solitude? 31:27 - Solitude to disarm ourselves 38:16 - Experiencing the love of God in solitude 39:00 - How we can do solitude 43:30 - "Little solitudes"

Romans 12:1-2- Surrender 2025
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Surrender (Listening To God)
00:00 - Why the focus on "Surrender"? 06:45 - Surrender connected to identity 17:05 - Are we really listening to Jesus? 26:25 - Listening to others 33:07 - Fasting and Solitude - 2 practices to help us surrender 36:00 - Self-Denial? Surrender to Jesus is not loss.

Mark 8:22-9:8- Surrender 2025
Sermon from New City Church.

Isaiah 10:33- 11:9- The King We Need
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - Christmas In The Light
00:00 - Christmas in the dark 06:10 - Being willing to be exposed by the light 16:50 - The "last days" 33:25 - Jesus as described in Isaiah 9 37:17 - Learning what pleases the Lord

Isaiah 9- The King We Need
Sermon from New City Church

Sermon+ - Waiting On The Lord
00:00 - The importance of talking about the Scriptures with your community. 06:15 - Persevering In Faith from Isaiah 7-8. 11:30 - Increasing in strength through obedience and waiting. 19:40 - Understanding the temptation to give into fear. 27:40 - How to discern if I am being called to wait.

Isaiah 8- The King We Need
Sermon from New City Church, Advent 2024.

Sermon+ - Faith and Fear
00:00 - Introducing Advent 05:39 - Typology 19:42 - Encouragement to keep reading and keep studying 22:30 - Overcoming Fear With Faith

Isaiah 7 - The King We Need
Sermon from New City Church.

Romans 8:9-17
Sermon from New City Church.

Sermon+ - No Condemnation In Christ
In today's discussion we talk through:
The role of sing in the Sunday gathering (1:00)
What does it mean for the mind to be set on the flesh? (8:20)
Can we make God happy? (12:40)
Think on the goodness of God. (29:00)
The "Golden Triangle Of Spiritual Growth" (37:00)
What is Advent? (42:00)

Romans 8:1-11
Sermon from New City Church.