http://www.nlccoe.com New Life Christian Church of Emporia Podcasts en New Life Christian Church of Emporia Podcasts New Life Christian Church of Emporia no New Life Christian Church of Emporia lhayes@emporia.edu ℗ & © 2010 New Life Christian Church of Emporia 720 Forgiveness is a difficult concept for many people to grasp. What does it mean? How do we understand it? Are there images in our culture which relate to it? [Unfortunately the first part of this sermon did not record. There is quite a bit of it here, but you will not have the entire framework for what you are about to hear...but we trust it will still be worthwhile.] http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/you-are-forgiven Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:25:42 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... forgiveness,forgive,god,grace,jesus,questions,salvation,love,faith,trust,luke_7,luke_7:36,jubilee,release,cover,carry_away,lift,deuteronomy,deuteronomy_15,leviticus_25 Quite often it seems people struggle with the fact of God loving them. Once people come to trust He does, many submit to His love and enter into a covenant relationship with Him. Yet sadly many struggle with whether or not God continues to love them once they sin after becoming a Christian. How do we handle this? http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/it-is-not-separation http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/it-is-not-separation.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:03:39 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... my_story,work_hard,atoning_sacrifice,propitiation,advocate,1_john_2,jesus,compassionate,merciful,salvation,creation,exodus,genesis,grace,god,avoid,work,remember 32:25 A variety of things take place in and through the people of New Life. This sermon highlights some of what God has done through New Life during the last year. Multiple speakers will be heard. http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/everyone-is-needed http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/everyone-is-needed.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:40:54 GMT Remember... grace,vision,salvation,needs,emporia,good_works,relationships,worship 53:08 Valentine's Day...the day for love (plus it's the first of the big four chocolate candy holidays). Our culture has some interesting views on love. Do those views impact our view of God and whether or not we think He loves us? http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/he-loves-mehe-loves-me- http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/he-loves-mehe-loves-me-.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:13:13 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... lord's_supper,baptism,grace,salvation,god's_love,prayer,ponder,romans_8,romans_5,john_3.16,speechless,valentine's_day,grace,love 37:47 Like it or not, we are all born with the need to trust. Children are a wonderful example of this; they are so trusting of their parents. Adults have a need to trust as well...yet many times we struggle with issues of trust. Some may question why they should trust God. This is a legitimate question Christians should not ignore. Yet a legitimate question to be asked of that question is, "What happens if a person does not trust God?" http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/it-is-ok-to-trust http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/it-is-ok-to-trust-feb710.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:44:58 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... gracious,merciful,god_acted_first,children,grace,jesus,creator,god,grace,belief,trust,questions,matthew_18,matthew_17,matthew_16,matthew_15 38:38 Do we take God at His Word? It is certainly easier said than done. For some, or a variety of, reasons we all find ourselves struggling with our ability to trust God at one point or another. What can we learn about the need to trust from the perspective of a child? http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/oh-to-be-a-kid-again http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/oh-to-be-a-kid-again-jan3110.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:08:49 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... children,trust,god,jesus,grace,childlike_faith,repent,remember,deuteronomy_6,matthew_19,1_samuel_1,devotion,exodus_34,2_kings,3_john 32:31 We have all been guilty of living as if God does not exist (either in our past...or perhaps even currently). Undoubtedly there are a variety of reasons for this. Many people blatantly choose to live as if God does not exist. Undoubtedly there are a variety of reasons for this as well. I wonder, can a more accurate view of God help both those who blatantly reject Him and those who struggle with living as if He does not exist? While we cannot know Him exhaustively (if we think we can we have just reduced Him to an idol), we can know Him. http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/what-do-we-know-about-god http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/what-do-we-know-about-god.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:11:32 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... forgiving,slow_to_anger,long_of_nose,gracious,grace,mercy,merciful,jesus_christ,idolatry,idol,redemption,love,god,grace,creation,exodus_34,journey,pilgrimmage 46:21 We can learn much by observing what takes place in the world...interestingly much of it matches up with Scripture once we probe below the surface (of both the world and the Bible). Unfortunately some people will point to the recent devastation in Haiti as an example of how God does not exist… Yet in reality the devastation in Haiti has given many examples of how God not only exists, but how humanity bears His image. In light of that, how do God’s “image bearers” handle their finances…or do their finances handle them? http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/whose-is-it-anyway http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/whose-is-it-anyway-jan1710.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:12:01 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... grace,creation,god,god_exists,haiti,image_of_god,genesis_1,genesis_1:26-27,romans_8,luke_13,repent,money,wealth,matthew_6,fasting,prayer,needy,poor,benevolence,tithe,cea,investments,exodus,exodus_35,generous,give_self_to_god 49:35 Many of us are forgetful. We forget to pick up an item at the store, whose turn it is to pick up the kids, the phone message we failed to write down because - "Oh I'll just remember it"... (Need I give more examples?). Yet in the big picture, those are trivial. This sermon kicks off a series which, right now, is headed only God knows where. Yet just to get you thinking...Christmas was celebrated about half a month ago now. How many of us have sat and pondered the implications of that day for our lives? Do we realize the “Christ Event” has the power to shape our present and chart a course for our future? Or have we returned to the routine of our daily lives having already “forgotten” what took place nearly 2,000 years ago now? http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/why-remember- http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/why-remember-jan1010.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:30:01 GMT Brent McCrory Remember... christmas,remember,forget,god,jesus,salvation,lord's_supper,grace,deuteronomy,intentional,fear 47:10 The events around the birth of Jesus (and his young childhood) were anything but silent. In fact, hardly anything about Jesus' life was calm and tranquil. I am certain you will enjoy listening to the perspective of a grieving parent who lost a child due to the birth of the "King of Peace." http://www.nlccoe.com/sermon/blood-of-innocents http://www.nlccoe.com/mediafiles/blood-of-innocents-122709.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:57:32 GMT Larry Hayes The events around the birth of Jesus (and his young childhood) were anything but silent. In fact, hardly anything about Jesus' life was calm and tranquil. I am certain you will enjoy listening to the perspective of a grieving parent who lost a ... matthew,jesus,herod,christmas,grief,why 42:17