New Life Fellowship NYC Sermons
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
520 episodes of New Life Fellowship NYC Sermons since the first episode, which aired on January 12th, 2014.
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God, Politics, and the Church
October 12th, 2020 | 40 mins 47 secs
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This week, we begin a new sermon series on "God, Politics, and the Church." In a world caught in political hostility, the call to be Christ-followers is desperately needed. Pastor Rich offers a vision of Christian formation that helps us resist political entanglements, while bearing witness to the healing power of Jesus for the world.
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The Wilderness as God's Classroom
October 7th, 2020 | 43 mins 18 secs
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At times, we find ourselves in a wilderness - seasons of waiting, transition, living with limits and the in-between. The wilderness in our lives provides a liminal space where God’s activity and invitation is more present than we may see.
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Vision Sunday: Becoming Who You Already Are
September 21st, 2020 | 35 mins 32 secs
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Every September, we take the time to re-explore our Vision as a Church family. This Vision Sunday, Pastor Rich offers fresh insight into the kind of life that God calls us into. A life marked by particular values, rhythms and practices.
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Making Space to Grieve Our Losses
September 16th, 2020 | 43 mins 8 secs
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Pastor Rich leads us in a special message to help us pay attention to our losses. It's often the case that we don't take time to grieve, and as result, we miss important opportunities for God's healing and grace to meet us. This service has contemplative elements to it, so please make space in your home to be attentive to God and ourselves during our time of worship.
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Four Big Learnings: 10 Years of New Life CDC
September 8th, 2020 | 52 mins 44 secs
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A. Redd Sevilla has transitioned to lead the launch of New Life East, a new NLF congregation in Long Island. This Sunday he shares a reflection on 4 big learnings as the Director of New Life CDC over the past decade. If you seek to live a life marked by service, you will gain from his insight.
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The Foundation of the Church
August 31st, 2020 | 37 mins 12 secs
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Pastor Rich preaches on a foundational truth that Jesus announces about the Church. This truth will help us to recognize our role in being the Church, and remind us of who we are called to be in the world.
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Church: The Temple of God
August 24th, 2020 | 33 mins 3 secs
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The Temple in Jerusalem was central to worship before Jesus ushered in a new reality. How does this image help us to be the Church now, when we find ourselves scattered and unable to meet in the usual ways?
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Church: Citizens of Heaven
August 18th, 2020 | 26 mins 37 secs
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As the church we are called to live in the world by the values of heaven. When we do this the world around us gets to see what it looks like when heaven comes to earth.
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The Flock of Christ
August 10th, 2020 | 36 mins 31 secs
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Though goats and sheep were common, God uses sheep as a reference to His people, all throughout Scripture. Though many of us may have little real-life experience with sheep or flocks, the word picture holds deep significance for followers of Jesus today, whether we are city or country dwellers.
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The Church as The Bride of Christ
August 3rd, 2020 | 33 mins 22 secs
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The Church is the Bride of Christ - but what does that mean for us today? How does it impact our lives and mission to the world?
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Church as the Body of Christ
July 28th, 2020 | 38 mins 57 secs
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We continue our series exploring the identity and mission of the Church. In this sermon, Pastor Rich preaches on the Church as the Body of Christ. We take a look at Paul’s words to the church in Corinth and see how his message connects to our congregation in Queens.
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Church as Family
July 20th, 2020 | 37 mins 11 secs
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Part 1 of our #Church series is all about the universal identity and mission of the Church. In this new world we find ourselves in, it’s important that we revisit the universal identity and mission of Church. In this sermon, Pastor Rich focuses on the “Church as Family.”
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A Deeper Kind of Freedom
July 6th, 2020 | 32 mins 23 secs
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Pastor Rich offers a sermon on the kind of freedom offered by Jesus—one that comes from above, is experienced within, and is expressed to the world.
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Choosing Joy: Joy and Contentment
July 1st, 2020 | 38 mins 37 secs
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In this final sermon in our series through Philippians, Pastor Rich preaches on the connection between joy and contentment. In a world often marked by discontentment and coveting, we will explore the forces within us, and outside of us, that hinder our joy.
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Choosing Joy: A New Ambition
June 8th, 2020 | 34 mins 12 secs
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We’ve all got ambition for something, in some cases it drives us to reach goals and build our lives. But is there something else we can be ambitious for that will impact our lives in deeper ways? Paul points us to a new ambition that leads us to the life we were all made for.
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Choosing Joy: Joyful Confidence
June 1st, 2020 | 39 mins 3 secs
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In this sermon, Pastor Rich continues our series through Philippians. In this part of the letter, Paul is addressing "joy-killers" that come in the form of misplaced confidence. We will learn what it means to place our confidence in the right things that produce joy.