Jesus warns us that we cannot serve both God and Money. What does Jesus want us to do, follow the American dream or follow Him? What does it mean to…
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most significant event in history. If the resurrection is true, all claims of Christ are true, and he is the Lord. If the…
We often seek the miracles of Jesus but overlook the wonder of his humanity. The fact that he's been where we've been, felt what we've felt, makes him uniquely suited…
In the Old Testament, which was the part of the Bible written before the birth of Jesus, it predicted that a King will come who will bring salvation to the…
Everyone is created in God's image. That's the paradigm we need to view people. It's the paradigm that Jesus used. One of the things it means to be created in…
Life has troubles. We react to them in different ways, and often we get stuck. In this sermon, we look to see David's response to troubles from Psalm 139, and…
Harold Camping predicted that the rapture will happen last Saturday. Obviously, it didn't happen. In fact, the Scripture is very clear that no one knows when the second coming is…
Nowhere is bad leadership more detrimental, and more rampant, than in the church... capitol “C”. (I’m not talking about New City here). What is it about the Church that makes…
The Bible tells us that Jesus is the first fruit of the Resurrection; but that someday, we will also be resurrected. There is a tremendous hope in that. But, the…
Whether we are struggling or thriving, we all want to be successful. We want respect. We want others to recognize us. It doesn’t matter what the arena of success is…
Merry Christmas! If you are expecting a quaint, sweet, nicely wrapped Christmas message about baby Jesus, you ain’t going to get it today. It’s going to be a raw message. Today’s…
Sermon by Shirley Rayburn at New City Church of Los Angeles preached on December 12, 2010. This is based on Philippians 2:5-11.
If you look at the history of the church, Jesus was the first church planter. He planted the Jerusalem church by developing the core team. That’s how you plant a…
Here is the good news about Jesus: your messiness doesn’t keep him away. It brought him to all the way from heaven to earth. He started his life in a…
God wants us to experience the delight of heaven here on earth. That’s why Jesus taught us to pray: “Thy Kingdom come and thy will be done on earth as…