We continue our series on The New Family of Jesus, exploring how racism harms the family of Jesus and our world. And, we examine how the gospel calls us to be different. Scripture Referenced: Galatians 3:28

We continue our 8-week sermon series titled The New Family of Jesus. This message examines the gospel’s call to a new humanity that addresses the complexity of ethnic & racial diversity. Scripture Referenced: Ephesians 2:14-22

Pastor Rich explores a passage that has been problematic for many. He will unpack Jesus's words on the power of lust and how it impacts our relationships and souls. More than just a sermon on external behavior modification, Jesus will address the aspects we often overlook that lead to transformed lives and relationships. Scripture Referenced: Matthew 5:27-30

Pastor Rich and Rosie co-preach on the topic of Marriage. They offer important theology, as well as lessons they've learned from their own life together. No matter where you find yourself (married or single), this message will be important for you to hear. (note: the next sermon in the series will be covering the topic of Singleness.) godandourbodies #sexuality #marriage

Pastor Rich and Rosie reflect on the ways we are called to love, serve and hand down the faith to the next generation. nextgen #nextgeneration

In this sermon, Pastor Rich explores a passage that has been problematic for many. He unpacks Jesus's words on the power of lust and the way our relationships and souls are impacted by it. More than just a sermon on external behavior modification, he addresses the often overlooked aspects that Jesus wants us to hold on to that lead to transformed relationships and lives. godandourbodies #lust #sexuality

For Part 3 in our God and Our Bodies series, special guest speaker, Dr. Curt Thompson, guides us on the topic of The Gospel and Shame, focusing on how shame shapes us. godandourbodies #shame

In the second week of this series, we continue to explore the ways our spirituality is connected to our sexuality and the ways this profound connection gets twisted. Pastor Sherin explores the way Jesus confronts these distortions without the condemnation we come to expect in religious spaces. godandourbodies #condemnation

In this series, we will explore the connection between spirituality and sexuality. Pastor Rich opens our series with a message focused on the big picture. We will learn why this is a vital issue to prayerfully examine, and identify essential truths from scripture to help us follow Jesus faithfully in this area of our lives. godandourbodies #sexuality

As we continue to celebrate our risen Jesus, we are invited to reimagine what resurrection means for our lives in seasons of transition, loss, and pain. Like Mary Magdalene in her encounter with Jesus outside of the garden tomb, Jesus wants to give us eyes to see new possibilities. eastertide #resurrection

Welcome to Resurrection Sunday at New Life! Today's message is all about the good news that all can be made new in Christ. We’re excited to worship with you and hear a message from Pastor Rich!

This Sunday, Pastor Rich closes our Good and Beautiful and Kind series. We explore the call to justice in a fractured world. CONNECT: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/nextsteps EVENTS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/events GIVE: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/give

Pastor Matt leads us through the next theme in our Good and Beautiful and Kind series — Conflict. Conflict is a regular part of being human, which means that often our problems is not that we have conflict, but how we handle it. We’ll explore what it looks like to have healthy conflict that connects us to people in meaningful ways and deepens our life with God.

Pastor Rich continues The Narrow Path series on the Sermon on the Mount as we move through this Lenten season. He explores the role that anger has in our lives and how we can address it in a way that forms us in the way of Jesus. Scripture Referenced: Matthew 5:21-26

This Sunday, Pastor Rich leads us through the next them in our Good and Beautiful and Kind Series. In a world that is torn apart by anxious reactivity, we wexplore what it means to remain close to God, to ourselves, and to one another. Please take some time to read through John 15 before Sunday. CONNECT: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/nextsteps EVENTS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/events GIVE: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/give EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES? Visit https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc after 5pm on Monday for an uninterrupted recording of the sermon.

Prayer is the "oxygen" for a life with God. So, why is it so challenging? Join us this Sunday as we explore the obstacles and beauty of a life devoted to this spiritual practice.

This Sunday, Pastor Rich leads us through Philippians 2––a passage of scripture known as the Christ hymn. He shares how Jesus models and invites us into a life marked by humility. This series will have important implications for all of our relationships, and how we move toward the wholeness we desire.

Pastor Andre continues our lenten series based on Pastor Rich's book entitled Good and Beautiful and Kind. He explores powers & principalities as invisible forces that fracture our visible existence and how the gospel empowers us to do the work of resisting their schemes.

This Sunday, we begin a new series entitled Good and Beautiful and Kind that will take us through the season of Lent. Pastor Rich will open the series focusing on Sin. We explore ways to better understand this word and the good news that opposes it in our lives and the world. Please take some time to read through Romans 3.

In this sermon, Pastor Andre explores the essential role community and seeking wise counsel play in our decision-making when discerning God's will.

The 3rd part in our #discernment series is all about what it means to "use our heads" as we seek to discern God's will.

In this sermon, Pastor Rich explores the importance of understanding and discerning the movements of our heart as an important element of discerning God's will. This sermon explores commonly held ideas about the role of our feelings in gaining clarity about the direction God is calling us to move towards. Pastor Rich is preaching from Phillippians 2:12-13. Feel free to spend some time in the passage.

To kick off the new year, Pastor Rich leads us in a new sermon series entitled Discernment: Learning How to Discover God’s Will. If you are facing important decisions that require special direction from the Lord, this is a series you don’t want to miss. Pastor Rich will be preaching from Psalm 40:1-8. NEXT STEPS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/nextsteps EVENTS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/events GIVE: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/give EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES? Visit https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc after 5pm on Monday for an uninterrupted recording of the sermon.

Despite John the Baptist's austere lifestyle being wildly off-brand for the holiday season, John brings three gifts we need this Christmas. This Sunday, guest speaker Jason Gaboury, Director of Alumni Relations with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, will continue our series through Advent with a message on John the Baptist.

Jason Gaboury continues our series through the Sermon on the Mount. He explores the lines "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" written in The Lord's Prayer, and what it reveals to us about forgiveness. Scripture Referenced: Matthew 6:9-15

This week, pastor Rich continue our series through Advent. We explore the surprising way God encounters Mary, and how God encounters and invites us to be part of his bigger story.

This Sunday, Pastor Rich continue our series on the surprising ways God shows up in our lives. We will look at the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, giving particular attention to the challenge of waiting on God. Please read through the scripture passage before Sunday.

This Sunday we begin the Advent season. Advent is a time of preparation, looking to the birth of Christ, as well as ultimate coming of Jesus. We kick off our series with a sermon by Pastor Rich. He teaches on the genealogy of Jesus, focusing on particular ancestors of Jesus that emphasize important lessons about the surprising grace of God.

Welcome to our Thanksgiving Sunday! Today, we will be hearing from some New Lifers as they share their stories of gratitude and hope. We are so excited to worship with you!

Jesus calls us into a rich and fulfilling life, but the path to that life can be confusing and sometimes mysterious. This week, Pastor Sherin explores the ways Jesus guides us toward the life He has for us, and why it is worth the journey.

This Sunday, we focus on a story most people-- inside and outside the Church--know very well: the parable of the Good Samaritan. Pastor Rich explores the passage in Luke and highlight important areas of spiritual formation for our individual lives and the life of our church family.

This Sunday, we will be wrapping up our series on Jesus’ words to the 7 churches in Revelation. Pastor Rich shares on the words Jesus speaks to the church in Laodicea. We will learn how self-reliance is not a mark of the kingdom of God, and of the gracious invitation Jesus offers us daily.

Part 6 in our #revelation series is all about Jesus’ words to the Church in the ancient city of Philadelphia about God's character and his promises to people who find themselves experiencing weakness.

Jesus has strong words for a church with a reputation of being alive. This letter holds important words to help us identify self-deception and what it means to be awake.

This Sunday, Pastor Rich continues our series through the book of Revelation. We focus on Jesus’s words to the church at Thyatira. Jesus offers strong words of discipline, calling the church to a life of integrity. It’s a message the church has needed to hear since its inception. Please take some time to read through the passage.

Pastor Rich continues our series through the Sermon on the Mount. He explores the first three requests Jesus instructs us to pray for that make a significant difference in the ways we are formed by the world around us. Scripture Referenced: Matthew 6:9-11

This Sunday we continue our series through Revelation. Pastor Rich preaches on Jesus' strong words to the church at Pergamum. We learn much about the real battle we face, the real temptations before us, and the surprising gift that awaits those in Christ.

Text: Revelation 2:8-11 This Sunday, we continue our series through a portion of the book of Revelation. Pastor Rich leads us through Jesus’s words addressed to the church at Smyrna. This was a church that experienced suffering and difficulty. Jesus offers words of consolation that we all need to hear.

This Sunday is Vision Sunday. Every year we take a Sunday to focus on our identity and mission as a church family. Pastor Rich leads us in preaching, highlighting the particular invitations God has for us in this season.

This Sunday, we start a new series through a portion of Revelation. Pastor Rich is back and will be preaching on Jesus' words to the church of Ephesus. The words Jesus speaks are words the church––and our individual lives––need to hear desperately.

Experiencing rest in an exhausting world is something we all long for. We'll explore how the rest we all need is not found in a good night's sleep or a relaxing vacation, because true rest only comes from a life with God.

Text: John 20:19-23 This Sunday, Pastor Rich closes out our 3-month sermon series on the Holy Spirit. We review where we have been with a particular focus on the ways Jesus wants to empower us for mission. Please take some time to meditate on our scripture passage before Sunday. NEXT STEPS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/nextsteps EVENTS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/events GIVE: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/give

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26 (NIV) Living as the freed people of God involves walking by the Spirit. We explore this instruction from Paul to the church in Galatia to learn what this means and why it matters to followers of Jesus.

This Sunday, Pastor Rich continues our Holy Spirit series by emphasizing one of the fruits of the Spirit - gentleness. We live in a world that does not cultivate gentleness. We live in an angry and aggressive society. We explore what it means to demonstrate another way of existing in the world.

On Sunday, A. Redd Sevilla, Launch Pastor of New Life East, continues our Holy Spirit series. He teaches on how we can experience more of God’s power and love through a special gift called the filling of the Holy Spirit. No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, there is more of God for you.

Text: Romans 5:5-8 Title: Living in the Spirit This Sunday, Pastor Rich continues our series on the Holy Spirit. We focus on what it means to live in the Spirit. This is a phrase that has often been misunderstood, and we will explore how this can be our daily reality.

We continue our series through the Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Sherin prepares us for Lent by moving us ahead to the opening lines of The Lord's Prayer. In its first few words, Jesus invites us to a simple but profound connection to a God who is committed to your good. Scripture Referenced: Matthew 6:9-13

Loneliness is part of the human condition. It seems to be inescapable. But God has given us the Companion our Souls long for... Join us as we explore the Holy Spirit - God's companion for the Soul.

Text: John 16:12-15 Pastor Rich continues our series on the Holy Spirit. He teaches on an aspect of the Holy Spirit that often goes overlooked, namely, that the Spirit is "shy", Please take some time to read through this passage. NEXT STEPS: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/nextsteps BULLETIN: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/bulletin GIVE: https://elmhurst.newlife.nyc/give

How does the Holy Spirit move in our lives through our spiritual gifts? And how do we discover our gifts? Pastor Sherin explores how using our gifts matures us in Christ and can help us find the guidance we are seeking for our daily lives.