Novation Church Weekly Sermons

“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2 NLT Lessons from the Upper Room on imitating Jesus •     The Servant Principle… Read More »Imitating Jesus

“He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land. And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching, “Listen to this! Behold,… Read More »Soil Preparation

“Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!”… Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now… Read More »Coming Home

“Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like… Read More »He Gives Grace to the Humble

7 Miracles of Jesus recorded in the gospel of John Jesus Changes Water Into Wine In Cana “The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother… Read More »The Power of Jesus

(John 1:35-51) John the Baptist “Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.” John 1:35-37 Answer the call to point people to Jesus Andrew and John “And Jesus turned… Read More »Answer the Call

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness,… Read More »Out With the Old, In With the New

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. As soon as… Read More »Temptation and Transformation

The Life of John the Baptist His Birth But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for… Read More »The Reality of Doubt

“But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.” Galatians 4:4-5 The Background of the NT Act 1 Creation/Fall Act 2 Israel/OT… Read More »Setting the Stage

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV Christmas demonstrates the Greatest love “For God SO loved the world…” “Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of… Read More »God So Loved the World

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be uponhis shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 ESV “You are to love the Lord Yahweh, your God, with a passionate heart, from the depths of your soul, with your every thought,… Read More »The Perfect Gift

 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,  not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was… Read More »Responding to the New Covenant

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 CSB The Life of Jesus “Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?  He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He… Read More »The God-Man on a Mission

“…for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 NASB 95 How We Can Choose Joy In Our Lives No Matter What Defy your difficult circumstances through His promises “ If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you… Read More »The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength

The Book of Esther The Setting The Book of Esther takes place about 100 years after the destruction of the temple in 586 B.C in the Persian Capitol of Susa. The Main Characters King Xerxes Mordecai Esther (Hadassah) Haman The Plot Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape… Read More »When God Is Silent

“Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” John 18:36 ESV Historical Kingdoms “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream and visions in… Read More »Kingdoms Come and Kingdoms Go

“Your sister church here in Babylon sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark. Greet each other with a kiss of love.” 1 Peter 5:13-14 NLT Babylon in the New Testament is a metaphor for opposition to the rule of the Kingdom of God. The word “world” in the New Testament refers to the earth and… Read More »How Should We Live in Babylon (part 1)

“As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon (without warning) a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.… Read More »Riding the Storm Out

“At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and… Read More »Between Two Worlds