New City Church Podcast

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is still the reason for our hope today. It is still the guarantee of a future and eternity with Christ. He restores our inner being from death to life through faith, but also promises an eternity with him in a world where all things will be restored!

Only God exists eternally glorious, holy, incomprehensibly beautiful, mighty and majestic; and none of His glory was given to him. God alone deserves our worship and our awe. All glory is due His name.

The once delivered Gospel of Jesus Christ was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, through the chosen witnesses of Christ, His apostles. Everything after that by way of teaching, counsels, church fathers, traditions and practices are to come under the authority and rule of Scripture in its entirety.

All major religions, ideas and philosophies claim a founder or prophet who says, 'I’ll show you how to get to “god”'. Only Jesus came from heaven claiming to be the very God who made everything. He didn’t just say, "let me help you find God". He said, “I came to seek and to save that which is lost.”

Pastor Barry Murry from Redemption Hill Community in Lewiston, Maine, shares from the Word for part 2 of our Five Solas series, the doctrine of justification through faith alone. Romans 5:1-11

500 years ago Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis to the castle church door in Wittenburg. From Luther and other prominent church reformers came a summary of biblical truths known today as the Five Solas of the Reformation. New City Church affirms these truths, including the doctrine of salvation by Grace Alone.

Being devoted to the breaking of bread was more than just keeping a tradition. It was devotion to the gospel of Jesus Christ and a proclamation of His death till He comes. When we break bread together today, let it be with an honest examination of the heart through prayer, self-reflection and repentance.

The early Church was devoted to fellowship. They knew based on the Word of God what it was meant to be. Fellowship within the Church is first based upon our relationship with God through the reconciling work of the cross. Only when we embrace this will all other relationships within the Church flourish.

What are you devoted to today? Are those things helping you grow in Christ? Is there a sure foundation being laid so that you might endure the storms of life? This four part series is a focused look at Acts 2:42 and what the early disciples of Jesus devoted their whole lives to. The Apostles teaching, the fellowship, the breaking of bread and the prayers. These are the four pillars of the Church.

God's redemptive purpose through His Church is to bring the message of the Gospel to every nation. He has given us His Spirit for this very purpose, that through His power we would be bold to speak the name of Jesus to everyone, even those who are different than we are. At the end of the day it's all about maximum effectiveness for Kingdom growth and a great harvest of souls from every tribe, nation and tongue.

What did Jesus mean when He said "You will do greater works than me"? Find out when you listen to part 3 of our series on the Holy Spirit: In The Church

In Part 2 of out series on the Holy Spirit pastor Joel talks about just three attributes of the Spirit, His holiness, His power and His affirmation, and how He works to point us to Jesus.

The Spirit of God is mysterious. He is compared to the wind in His unpredictable and uncontrollable nature in the affairs of man. Yet, He is not a mere force, but a person who grieves, understands, groans, wills and intercedes. Listen to Part 1 of this series on the Holy Spirit as we answer the question, Who is He?

The early disciples knew the importance of being witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus. To them, there was hardly anything more important. Let us learn from their example and anticipate the empowering from the Spirit to make us witnesses in our communities.

We are all called to go and make disciples.

Partiality in the Church is anti-Gospel.

God is calling us to be a church who listens to His Word and then moves to action in the world around us.

" But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death." James 1:14-15 ESV

In James 1:9-12, the Spirit teaches us that whether we are rich or poor, trials face us all. But through trials, we can remain steadfast as we look to the goodness and promises of God.

Faith in a sovereign God is the only way to know joy through trials, because we know that, through trials, God is faithfully producing patience in us.