New Life Baptist Church Podcast

Hebrews: Jesus is Greater! This morning as we discuss finding the rest of God we’ll learn to walk by faith, understand what His rest is, and how obedience is the door to His rest . . . I.  Walk by Faith  v.1-2 – Fear if you fall short of entering His rest – Do not take it lightly if you are struggling in your journey with the Lord and trying harder everyday to live for Him… Continue reading

Hebrews: Jesus is Greater! This morning as we discuss unbelief we will learn to be careful, that we are partakers of Christ, and not to provoke Him . . . I.  Be Careful  v.12-13 – Take care that you don’t have an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the  living God – This is the warning – We need to check our heart to see if it is moving away from God or toward… Continue reading

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Hebrews: Jesus is Greater! This AM as we discuss the benefits of the incarnation we will see our freedom secured, our responsibility addressed, and His empathy secured . . . I.  Our Freedom Secured  v.14-16 – The incarnation of Christ refers to Jesus putting on human flesh – The reason He put on flesh and blood was, so through death He could: Render the devil’s power of death powerless – The devil’s power of death… Continue reading

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Hebrews: Jesus is Greater This morning as we discuss the order of things we will see the mind of God, God’s purpose in order, and the order of Christ . . . I.  The Mind of God  v.5-8 – When God created the angels He did not subject them to this world – The laws of this world don’t apply to them – That’s just the way He did it – The writer then asks the… Continue reading

This morning as we discuss paying closer attention we will cover what we value, no negotiations, and the evidence. . . I. What We Value  v.1 – We are instructed to pay much closer attention to what we’ve heard – The amount of attention you put on anything communicates the amount of value you place on it – Considering Ch 1, how much value has God placed on you? – Chapter 2 begins the verse… Continue reading

“This morning as we discuss paying attention we will see that God is speaking, the Father’s testimony about Jesus, and the purpose and work of angels. . . I. God is Speaking  v.1-4 -The writer (Barnabas) begins by comparing how God has spoken to man    * Long ago to the fathers in the prophets in differing amounts and ways    * Now He is speaking to us in His Son – The author links… Continue reading

This morning as we look at our responsibility to one another we will discover we are to restore one another, to check ourselves, and to follow the Spirit . . . I. Restore One Another  v.1-2 – If anyone is caught in a trespass – Sometimes our brothers and sisters find themselves ensnared in something accidentally they can’t see how to get out of -Don’t ignore them. Take note because we are responsible for one… Continue reading

I. How to Walk in Victory  v.16-18 – Walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh – It is impossible to do both – To walk by the Spirit you check in with Him, listen to Him, and do whatever He tells you – The desires of your flesh and your Spirit are in opposition to one another – Just because you want something does not mean that… Continue reading

I. Hindrances  v.7-10 – They went from running well to being hindered from obeying the truth – Paul identifies this with a person – We have to be careful who we listen to – They were persuaded into a position in opposition of the truth – Proverbs 14:12, “There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” – A little leaven leavens the whole lump of… Continue reading

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I. You Are a Son  v.1-7 – He begins by talking about child heirs and slaves, but the bottom line is – It doesn’t matter if you are an heir if you live under bondage – You end up living like you are not – Christ was born under the law so He could redeem us who were also under the law and receive adoption as sons    * He had to be born under… Continue reading

This week Pastor Steve fills in for Pastor Marc to talk about How to Rely On God.   Continue reading

I. Covenants  v.15-18 – Here Paul helps us to understand God’s covenant by drawing parallels with human covenants. Once its ratified he makes the point that:    * No one sets it aside – You have agreed to it. Everyone is satisfied    * No one adds conditions to it – It’s settled. To change, radification required – Now he goes back to the covenant made to Abraham and his seed – The promises were made to… Continue reading

I. Don’t Be Fooled  v.1-5 – Here Paul calls the Galatians foolish because they had been bewitched into returning to the works of the law instead of continuing in faith    * Bewitched – Baskaino meaning slander – To slander means to lie about someone – But here they had believed the lie so there is an additional element of deception that was going on – In other words, “who lied to you so craftily about Christ… Continue reading

This morning as we look at what it means to be uncompromising we will focus on hypocrisy, justified by faith, and truly changed . . . I. Hypocrisy  v.1-5 – Paul begins by talking his opposition to Peter’s hypocrisy – What happened? – Peter used to eat with the Gentiles until men from James came to visit. Then Peter withdrew from the Gentiles because he was fearful of those who came. Additionally he got the… Continue reading

This morning as we look at Paul’s formation we will discover spiritual principals that should also guide our formation such as not compromising truth, working together, and kindness . . . I. Do Not Compromise  v.1-5 – It was 14 years before Paul returned to Jerusalem – He learned to do ministry during this time with Barnabas by his side – Discipleship – When Paul returns he brings both Barnabas and Titus – Team ministry… Continue reading