New Life Community Church: Precepts Podcast

In the church, a lack of fellowship indicates a lack of love. The Apostle John addresses three principles which believers should live by: commandment, conduct, and contribution.

Several Old Testament examples involving King Saul's disobedience to God set the stage for John's the fallacies of subjective, emotional, and intellectual truth about God compared to an objective and relationship-based truth about God. From this,...

Benjamin Franklin once said that "An example is a sermon." Pastor explains the difference between in spite of vs. because of as it relates to living a Godly example rather than being preoccupied with other things.

While believers recognize the power and influence of the world and our earthly desires, our thoughts and behavior should be controlled by the Holy Spirit during our daily Christian living.

Why should we fellowship with others at church? Is it based on habit, interest in the pastor, or because we have nothing else better to do? Today's message addresses the reasons and benefits of fellowship.

What is more important? The death of Jesus or his resurrection? Both are important because Jesus conquered three great evils: sin, suffering, and death. He gave us the greatest gift: born from the greatest sacrifice.

Matthew's account of what we refer to as Palm Sunday provides a clear contrast to the parade on the West side of Jerusalem. How does the parade on the East Side, tell us about Christ's humility and mercy?

In Psalms 103:1-5, David, as a happy old man, tells us the parts, purposes, and reasons for praising and worshiping God which we need to encourage, celebrate, and exercise.

We continue with Part 2 of the sermon in which John asks a question which the second self-test to determine if you are a Christian: “How do you view your sin?” Stated differently, “What do you do with your guilt?”

The game of "Peek-A-Boo" aptly depicts how we erroneously think our actions are hidden from God. This section of 1 John, we learn how and why God is Light and how that should encourage and strengthen believers' relationship with Him.

John wrote 1 John so that the people that believed in Christ could be sure or that they could know of their salvation. He gave a list of tests that believers could compare against their own life in order to be sure of their salvation. John stressed...

Taking a stand about and for something has challenges, especially regarding topics involving the Bible and Christian living. In today's sermon, we learn the spiritual implications of what the Apostle Paul says about a call to be strong, stand...

In 1863, President Abrahman Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation technically freed slaves in America but the realities of the proclamation took years to impliment because many chose not to accept it. In a similar way, Paul addresses Christ's...

In a world involving pain, hurt, and sorrow, people will try any and everything to achieve peace of mind except look to Christ. We must continually remember that we can only find true gift, gain, and guarantee of rest in Christ.

James challenges believers to be mature doers who live the principles of the Bible, not hearers who are satisfied with just knowing the Word. There are three principles we consider: living one of two labels, listening to truth but not acting on it,...

Although this passage is often read during funerals, it's relative to our current experiences as believers. This sermon addresses three aspects: comfort in the provider not the problem, comfort in the prepared place for a prepared people, comfort...

The peace of God passes our understanding and provides us strength to endure trials and circumstances.

When thinking about the world's crisis regarding COVVID and other situations, we must remember God's viewpoint expressed through the Bible rather than other people's views.

Fear is a real and understandable emotion but it should not overwhelm us to the point that we lose sight that God is able to strengthen and support us in our time of need.

We encounter circumstances where we pray for God's immediate answer. The problem is not God but in our impatience and rebellion.

This Christmas message reminds us about the powerful relationship between fear and faith.

Part of Israel's history includes people who may have had one or two of the offices of prophet, priest, or king. The prophecy about Jesus' birth, however, revealed His unique, three-fold role of Prophet, Priest and King. His earthly birth ushered...

Several scriptures describing the announcement about Jesus' divine birth and Mary's (the sister of Martha) washing His feet speak to the Holy Spirit's introduction to humanity and humanity's introduction to the Holy Spirit.

Viewing Numbers 20:1-13 through the lens of an introduction, conflict, and conclusion, helps us understand about living life for the Lord, learning from other's experiences, and being held accountable for hearing God's truth.

Today's sermon reminds us that we are living in an Age of Rebellion but we must remain true to what God says is true. Ultimately, all sin isn't against us, it's against God.

You can test God and complain as much as you wish but God will eventually let you make your own decisions. However, God will not remove the consequences of those actions.

God's frustration with Israel's lack of faith and obedience to occupy the Promised Land led to Him offering to wipe them out and start over with Moses. Moses' response is a pattern for believers who should pray and seek after a genuine...

Fear is purely psychological. Don't let fear blind you to the blessings and power that God has promised you.

Sometimes, God has to show you what's true. In today's lesson, we learn about practical applications involving this topic based on three synonyms: sight, cite, and site.

Miriam and Aaron's complaining about Moses' leadership and God's sovereignty teaches us important lessons about why we should focus on what God wants our ministry to involve rather than what we want. That way, we can avoid jealousy. Today's...

Associate Pastor Julian Watkins continues with Part 3 of his sermon. Today's focus is about how we should acknowledge and not compromise about the purposes and benefits of relying upon God's truth rather than our own truth.

When the Israelites complained about God providing manna before entering the Promised Land rather than better food when enslaved in Egypt, Moses provided an intercessory prayer on their behalf. In the process, Moses also complained but God remained...

n Pastor Seawright's message mostly directed toward young people, he provides several principles about why service to God should matter to believers.

One of the rooms in the Holy Tabernacle is called "The Most Holy Place." Understanding the purpose and characteristics of this room encourages our faith and assurance that God is Holy and Jesus Christ is our Redeemer.

Do you remember how you thought of and treated a new pair of shoes? This contrasts with how you treat these same shoes when they're old. If Christians aren't careful, we'll begin to treat God as common or ordinary. He isn't. He's Holy,...

We often think or act as if we are self-sufficient. Aaron and his sons' experiences recorded in Leviticus 8:1-13 prove that this idea is absolutely untrue. God is holy because He calls, cleans, clothes, and consecrates us.

Peter and John's experiences in Acts 4 reveal how God has a way of providing us opportunities to proclaim His name and His Word to unbelievers.

People love to hear stories because they often help us laugh and inspire us. The story of Esther is no different especially because God equips her with divine courage to intercede on behalf of Jewish people in Persia.

Jesus' responses to John the Baptist during his imprisonment reveals that Jesus is in fact, the Son God.

Bravely through God's power is an essential ingredient for Christian living. Let's look more into how Gideon's experience provides an object lesson for us about sacrifice, service, and stance.

In Psalms 91:1-6, we see the advantages of God's power, protection, and comfort which should encourage us while dealing with the challenges of daily Christian living.

How can an analogy of a mother going through labor pains compare to how believers have a Biblical hope and confidence about trials God allows them to experience?

Christians have a hope in Christ that does not disappoint. In a very real way, God is like a Master Chef who prepares our hearts and minds for challenges and celebrations to come.

Today’s focus is about how we should follow a narrow path to God's truth rather than the broad or convenient way that contradicts God's truth.

Pastor Seawright challenges Christians to consider their conduct. In a great paradox, believers are dead to sin but are alive in Christ.

Against the backdrop of a gruesome scene involving her sons, Rizpah’s intercessory response reminds us of the power and prayer stemming from a mother’s love. We should never forget that it's never too late for God to answer our prayers.

What does it mean to have new life through Christ? Pastor Seawright shares how Christians should consider the question, consider our conversion, and consider our conduct.

Believing in God is not the same as placing your faith in God as Lord and Savior.

You can’t take anything away from the word of God and you can’t add anything else. The word of God is the truth.

Associate Pastor Larry Lester reminds us of how and why serving Christ through our daily living inevitably pleases God.

On this Easter Sunday,, Pastor Seawright discusses how God exists and reveals Himself to humanity through nature, our conscience, and divine revelation. God’s ultimate revelation is through the holy life, sacrificial death, and miraculous...