Grief is an expression of a missed connection. At some point, we all have been or will be infected with the disease of grief. When we do experience grief we begin searching for ways to recover the connection that we are now missing. Ultimately, we will discover what David discovered in Psalm 31. Grief becomes a connection point with God. God not only connects with us but we can also connect with God in our grief. In this sermon we discuss the way He connects with us and the ways we can connect with Him.
Dog Days of Summer – “Rub It In”
The Dog Days of Summer occur when “our strength is sapped as in the heat of summer” (Psalm 32:4). When it has been sapped we experience it at all levels: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Throughout the Psalms, we discover the sappers of our soul. In Psalm 32, it is guilt. God’s greatest blessing is that of forgiveness, to know we do not have to be someone we are not or do something we are not capable of. The only way to experience the blessing of this forgiveness is through confession. “I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord:’ And you forgive the the guilt of my sin.” When we know what we have been forgive of, guilt has this way of setting in. When it does it will sap our souls of its strength.
Rev. Nate Denning
Rev. Nate Denning shares us with the challenge of the Great Commission and how he is answering that call by planting a church in the Northside of Evansville.
#BeastMode
Pressure reveals the beast that lives inside of us. Ultimately, pressure will reveal what we trust, whether we trust in ourselves or if we trust in God. Psalm 20 is a psalm about pressure. In the first 5 verses, it reveals to us what living under pressure is like. Then, in verse 7-8, it gives us an ultimatum of how we can live under pressure. We can choose to trust in ourselves but a beast will be revealed that we are not too proud of. We can also choose to trust in God. If we do, a beast will be revealed that will always rise to the occasion. This sermon helps better enter the #beastmode that handles the pressures of life.
Guest Speaker – CJ Phillips
Rev. Gary Arnold
Disciple Maker: I Have Decided – To Make Disciples
Jesus said, “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples (John 15:8).” We were created to reflect the Father’s glory. We do this by projecting His image onto and into everything we do. When we do this we will bear much fruit. While fruit does not have the ability to produce itself initially, it is created to reproduce itself regularly. The kind of fruit Jesus calls us to produce is that of a disciple. In this sermon, we discuss what it looks like for New Life Church to make disciples.
Disciple Maker: I Have Decided – To Count the Cost
There is a high price tag for following Jesus. Like the crowds, we often want to negotiate the price with Jesus. Like the disciples, we often ask to see the pre-owned section instead. There is no sales price, no discounts, and no financing when it comes to following Jesus. And yet, the cost of following Jesus is worth it each and every time.