Rich Villodas
Host of New Life Fellowship NYC Sermons
Rich Villodas has hosted 310 Episodes.
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Theology Gone Bad
March 8th, 2021 | 39 mins 54 secs
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This Sunday we continue our Lenten series through the book of Job. Pastor Rich explores what might be the most important theme of this book--the faulty theology of Job's friends. The ancient theology they espouse is deeply ingrained in the hearts of many people. Pastor Rich highlights this theology and offers an alternative way of understanding God and making sense of our pain.
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Job's Dark Night
March 2nd, 2021 | 36 mins 44 secs
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This Sunday we continue our Lenten series through the book of Job. Pastor Rich focuses on one of the speeches of Job. This is a speech that teaches us a great deal about ways we respond to suffering, and how God meets us in grace.
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Suffering: Asking How Instead of Why
February 22nd, 2021 | 38 mins 20 secs
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As we continue to explore the book of Job in this Lenten season, we consider the initial response of Job's friends as his suffering escalates. In light of this passage, Pastor Sherin considers whether the most pressing question in times of mourning isn't why we suffer, but rather "How can we persevere in times of suffering?" How might this question lead us to be better companions to those experiencing sorrow and grief?
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Finding God Through Suffering
February 15th, 2021 | 44 mins 49 secs
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To kick off the Lenten season we are beginning a new series through the book of Job. This Sunday, Pastor Rich gives an overview of the book of Job, and offers a way to respond to the pain and suffering that often comes our way.
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Life Together: Making Room for the "Other"
February 8th, 2021 | 44 mins 32 secs
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Hospitality in the Bible is quite different from how the word is used today. We will look at what it means in Scripture and how it draws us deeper into the love of God.
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Life Together: The Way of Forgiveness
February 1st, 2021 | 41 mins 31 secs
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The topic of forgiveness is one that we need to revisit regularly, as it makes or breaks community life. This Sunday, Pastor Rich preaches a message on the healing act of forgiveness.
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Life Together: Dealing with Conflict
January 25th, 2021 | 49 mins 33 secs
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Pastor Rich continues our series called Life Together. We take a look at one of the most important stories in the Bible that helps us navigate the conflicts we come across. We will gain some insights as to how to work through conflict in a way that is marked by love, integrity, and the way of Jesus.
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Life Together: Drawing Near to One Another
January 18th, 2021 | 40 mins 10 secs
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This Sunday, Pastor Rich starts a new sermon series on the importance and power of community. To start the series, we look at an important passage from the book of Hebrews on the call to draw near to one another.
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Not Forsaking Our Baptism
January 11th, 2021 | 44 mins 53 secs
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In response to this past week's riot on the Capitol, Pastor Rich preaches from Romans 6 as a word of encouragement to the church community.
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Giving Thought to our Ways: The 4 Most Important Questions for a Spiritually Healthy 2021
January 3rd, 2021 | 38 mins 35 secs
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The first Sunday of the year is a good time to make conscious changes and build new habits to ground us in God's love. This Sunday Pastor Rich offers 4 of the most important questions we need to ask ourselves as we launch into a new year.
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Waiting with Isaiah: God With Us
December 20th, 2020 | 38 mins 7 secs
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In this final Advent sermon of 2020, Pastor Rich preaches on the 3 most important words of the season--God with us. In a world marked by pain, isolation, and fear, these words demonstrate the heart of God, as well as the call to live faithfully in this world.
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Advent - Waiting with Isaiah
December 1st, 2020 | 43 mins 29 secs
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Today marks the beginning of the Advent season, a time of preparation for Christmas. During Advent we fix our attention on the coming of God in Christ. For the next four weeks we will journey with Isaiah the prophet, listening to his words of hope in a world marked by darkness, sin and injustice. This Sunday, Pastor Rich teaches on a vision Isaiah saw of the coming Messiah, and the hope this vision brings to our lives.
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Facing Trouble in the World
November 17th, 2020 | 33 mins 32 secs
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We live in turbulent and troubling times. Covid spread, economic hardship, racial unrest, and political uncertainty are some of our present realities. How do the words of Christ empower us to face trouble in our world? This Sunday, A. Redd Sevilla, Launch Pastor of New Life East, will explore the answer to this question. We invite you to read John 16 and 17.
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Resisting Powers and Principalities
November 9th, 2020 | 43 mins 39 secs
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In this final sermon from our God, Politics and The Church series, Pastor Rich examines the powers often hidden behind the chaos of our world. This message will help us recognize the larger battles before us and what it means to be faithful to Jesus in this polarized, political world.
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An Alternative Community
November 2nd, 2020 | 44 mins 40 secs
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Pastor Rich continues our God, Politics and the Church series with a call to remember our prophetic and counter cultural call to be a different kind of community.
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Resisting the Politics of Fear
October 26th, 2020 | 46 mins 26 secs
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In this sermon, Pastor Rich leads us to consider the ways fear is used as a strategy to perpetuate hostility and division. We will learn how to love well in ways that resist fear and promote healing in our world.