Rich Villodas
Host of New Life Fellowship NYC Sermons
Rich Villodas has hosted 290 Episodes.
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Searching for Wisdom
January 4th, 2022 | 42 mins 39 secs
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This Sunday, Pastor Rich starts a new sermon series on the book of Proverbs. We explore the importance of searching for wisdom. As the new year kicks off, this is a great way to focus our hearts. Please take some time to read through Proverbs 2:1-6.
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Examining Our Lives
December 29th, 2021 | 34 mins 19 secs
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In the last Sunday sermon of 2021, Pastor Rich leads us through a spiritual reflection and examination of our lives with God. What are the spiritual disciplines you need to anchor you in a life with God?
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Advent: The Light that Overcomes Our Inner Herod
December 22nd, 2021 | 39 mins 30 secs
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This Sunday is the 4th Sunday in Advent. As we approach Christmas, we take the time to explore familiar Bible stories that have significant application for our lives. This Sunday, Pastor Rich preaches on how the light of God overcomes our inner Herod. Herod was the king in the time of Jesus's birth, and was disturbed by news of a new king. His reaction is an important lens through which to see our own fears, and impulse to control.
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Advent: The Light that overcomes separation
December 14th, 2021 | 34 mins 30 secs
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It has become "normal" in our world to cancel, cut off and separate. The question for us as followers of Christ is not what does society say - but what does Jesus say? Join us as we explore Part 3 of our Advent series, "The Light that Overcomes Separation"
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Advent: The Light that Overcomes the Darkness
November 30th, 2021 | 47 mins 33 secs
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This Sunday, the Advent season begins. Advent is a special season in the Church calendar where we anticipate the coming of our Lord. During Advent we are reminded that the healing we all long for will come from the Messiah. This Sunday, Pastor Rich will kick off our new Advent series entitled, The Light that Overcomes. We hear about the ways Christ's light overcomes the darkness of our world. We invite you to read through John 1:1-5.
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Jesus: The True King
November 16th, 2021 | 34 mins 51 secs
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Jesus is the perfect King who wields true power and gives us a living example of what it means to belong to His kingdom.
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Jesus: The True Priest
November 7th, 2021 | 51 mins 38 secs
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Pastor Sherin continues our series by focusing on Jesus as the True Priest. What does it mean to understand Jesus' ministry as a Priest? How does this affect our worship and our purpose in the world?
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Jesus: Prophet, Priest & King
October 31st, 2021 | 49 mins 4 secs
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This Sunday we start a new 3-week series entitled, Jesus: Prophet, Priest, and King. We take a good look at the three main offices in the Old Testament that are fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Pastor Rich kicks off our series focusing on Jesus as the True Prophet. We learn about the significance of this for our worship, and for the way God calls us to live in the world.
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The Deeply Formed Life: Missional Presence
October 27th, 2021 | 47 mins 15 secs
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This Sunday we bring our Deeply Formed Life series to a close. Pastor Rich preaches on our value of Missional Presence. In this message we will hear the powerful truth of God's action in the world and how we are invited to participate in it.
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The Deeply Formed Life: Sexual Wholeness
October 21st, 2021 | 52 mins 44 secs
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This Sunday, Pastor Rich continues our series on The Deeply Formed Life. This series has walked us through the 5 Values that have shaped New Life Fellowship for many years. We explore the value of Sexual Wholeness (or Marriage to Christ). This is a topic that requires prayerful exploration and nuance.
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The Deeply Formed Life: Emotional Health
October 10th, 2021 | 48 mins 15 secs
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Pastor Rich continues our series through The Deeply Formed Life. We explore the call to live fully human lives as we pay attention to our interior world—in particular, our emotions.
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The Deeply Formed Life: Racial Reconciliation
October 6th, 2021 | 50 mins 7 secs
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This Sunday, Pastor Rich continues our series through The Deeply Formed Life. In this series, we are exploring the 5 values that have formed New Life Fellowship over 3 decades. We focus on Racial Reconciliation this Sunday. In a world that continues to be marked by racial hostility, injustice, and fragmentation, we will hear a vision for our individual and community life that will help us show what is possible when Jesus is at the center.
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Contemplative Rhythms
September 26th, 2021 | 47 mins 12 secs
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Pastor Rich starts week 1 of our Deeply Formed Life series. He explores the importance of cultivating contemplative rhythms for an exhausted world. We look to Jesus as one who lived with a rhythm that sustained the work He gave Himself to.
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The Deeply Formed Church
September 19th, 2021 | 45 mins 21 secs
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This Sunday is VISION SUNDAY. Every September, we take a Sunday to be reminded about who we are as a community, and what God has called us to in this moment. In this sermon, we hear a fresh word about our congregational identity and the invitations God has for us.
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Spiritual Disciplines: Fasting
September 8th, 2021 | 52 mins 29 secs
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Pastor Rich continues our series on spiritual disciplines. He teaches on the often misunderstood discipline of fasting. You will receive important theology and practical ways to begin integrating this practice in your life.
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Spiritual Disciplines: Meditation
August 8th, 2021 | 47 mins 33 secs
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This Sunday, Pastor Rich continues our summer series on Spiritual Disciplines. He preaches on the important discipline of meditation. This discipline has the potential to deepen our lives in Christ in significant ways.