If you look at the Book of Luke, Jesus always talked about the Kingdom of God. He said: the Kingdom of God is near you. Kingdom of God is like…
Galatians 5:22 says that “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” We can’t produce the fruit (which is a transformed life…
We are called to love the city, serve the city, be for the city, seek to restore the broken fabric of the city, seek the shalom of the city. In…
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We can’t produce these things by trying really hard. They are the fruits of…
Two weeks ago, we talked about the reality that living by the law does not work. We can try and try but we will end up failing. Our willpower is…
The gifts of the Spirit are abilities to make an impact in the Kingdom and in the world. It could be a gift of healing, gift of prophecy, gift of…
Let’s talk about love and self-control. You want to love, you want to show love to people, you want to have self-control. You don’t want to engage in that habitual…
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…
Our grow and serve groups are more than about serving the city. It’s not a group to join just to volunteer to serve the city. It is a community where…
I want to focus today on: growing together and serving the city, but in particular, I want to share how the first part of the vision relates to the second…
God created the world, and he came down in the person of Jesus Christ. John 1:10 says that although the world was created by him, it did not receive him.…
I think that one way that God wants to grow all of us is in the area of contentment. True contentment is usually learned on the down cycle—in loss, deprivation,…
There are two aspects to the gospel—that we are messed up, more messed up than we know, but God loves us, more than we can ever imagine. The gospel is…
What should be the motivation for our relationship with God? Is a relationship with God about seeking happiness or is it about denying pleasure, making sacrifices, and taking up the…
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…
We need others because we are made in the image of God. So, we will never be able to truly live our lives without friends. You can’t escape your design.…
To prepare for this series, I read through 1 and 2 Samuel, the entire story of David again. It’s got a lot of stories of war, violence, betrayal, killing, and…
When Samuel anointed David, the Scripture tells us that from that day on the Spirit of God came upon David in power. The Holy Spirit came into David and saturated…
When Joshua was about the cross the Jordan River to get to the Promised Land, they took the Ark of the Covenant (which represented God's presence) and took a step…
The tabernacle (which means a dwelling place) was how God dwelt among his people. The tabernacle was how God’s presence was manifested. And what do you notice about the way…
When Moses asked God to see his glory, here’s how God responded in verse 19: “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you.” His goodness is…
The Mosaic Law is very confusing for many Christians. In this sermon, pastor Kevin answers some key questions about the gospel and the law: Is the Mosaic Law still binding…
When Israelites grumbled for food, God gave them manna. What do we learn about God's provision and grace from this story? We discover the amazing providence, patience, and grace, ultimately…
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…
I think a lot of us experience the desert. Some of us are in a middle of it. Sometimes, we experience the desert as a result of something we did.…
We often think that being a Christian is all about submitting to all the do's and don’ts. Some of us think that we are free before we become a Christian…
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…
What I want to do today is to try to break you out of a shallow understanding of God’s love. A lot of people think that God loves us when…
I think a lot of people want an encounter with God but don’t know how to have one. I want us to journey with Moses and encounter God as Moses…
The title of today’s sermon is “The Struggle to Forgive.” It’s the story of Joseph's struggle to forgive his brothers. Like reality, it’s complicated and it’s tough. We are going…
I think one of the reasons people object to Christianity is because of their own suffering in life. How can God allow these things to happen? Where is God when…
The title of today’s sermon is “Wrestling with God.” It’s a story of Jacob going to the mat with God. It’s an odd story. And for some of us, the…
We’re in the middle of a series called “The Gospel According to the Old Testament. The title of today’s sermon is “Stairway from Heaven.” It’s the story of Jacob’s encounter…
This message is about Jacob and the fight for his father Isaac’s blessing. It’s a story of intrigue and drama.
A sermon in a series called, The Gospel According to the Old Testament at New City Church of Los Angeles. Delievered on February 20, 2011.
The thesis of the series is that the Old Testament can only be understood when we understand the New Testament. The Bible is a progressive revelation of God’s redemptive plan,…
Now, right from the beginning, after God created man and woman, He commanded us to (Genesis 1:28) “be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth and subdue it.” Again,…
Today, we are going to talk about the story of Noah. Many of us have heard the story as a children’s story, but there is so much more to the…
Do you know what Abel means? Meaningless. Nothingness. Vanity. Fleeting. You know that passage in Ecclesiastes, “Vanity, vanity, all is vanity”? That word for vanity is “Abel.” What a name to…