New City Church | Teachings

Most of us have something we know is valuable but haven't done much with. A conversation we've been putting off. A person we keep thinking about. Something we're holding onto instead of passing on.

In this message, we look at one of Jesus' most uncomfortable stories — about what happens when you take something priceless and hide it in the ground.

Some things weren't meant to stay buried.

Most of us are exhausted from trying. Trying to be better, do more, measure up. There's always another benchmark, another version of ourselves we haven't quite reached yet.

In this message, we look at one of Jesus' most familiar stories — and a surprising idea buried inside it. That the pressure to be enough was never supposed to be yours to carry.

There's a better story available.

Most of us have someone we haven't forgiven. Maybe it happened recently. Maybe it was decades ago. Either way, you know it's still there.

In this message, we look at what Jesus says about forgiveness — and why the person most trapped by unforgiveness isn't who you think it is.

The door might already be unlocked.

Most of us have felt it at some point, a need in the world that we just can't seem to look away from. Something that gets under our skin in a way that other things don't.

In this message, we look at one of the most famous stories Jesus ever told and the question underneath it that most people never think to ask.

Your purpose might be closer than you think.

We all have something we depend on. A plan, a reputation, an achievement, a habit. Something we reach for when life feels uncertain. Something that quietly defines us.

In this message, we look at a woman who walked into a room she had no business being in and did something that shocked everyone there. And what she gave up to do it.

You probably already know what your flask is.

Most of us assume there are two kinds of people. The ones who have it together and the ones who don't. The good and the bad. The ones who belong and the ones who don't.

Jesus tells a story that blows that up completely. Turns out there's more than one way to end up outside the party.

This one might surprise you.

What if prayer wasn't just talking, but listening?

This week we slowed down. Instead of a traditional sermon, our church practiced listening prayer together — sitting quietly with Scripture long enough to actually hear something. We worked through John 15, where Jesus calls himself the vine and his followers the branches, and asked the Holy Spirit to speak into what that means for us right now.

Whether you've prayed your whole life or never really tried, this one's worth sitting with.

Most of us have felt it at some point, this nagging sense that life should be more than it is. That something is missing, even when things are going fine.

In this message, we look at one of the most personal claims Jesus ever made, that he is the way, the truth, and the life. And what it means for everyone who's been searching for a way out of the feeling that something isn't right.

He knows the way home. And he's offering to take you there.

Most of us have had a moment where life didn't go the way we hoped. Where we waited for things to get better — and they didn't. Where we started to wonder if anyone was really there.

In this message, we look at two sisters who loved Jesus and still found themselves standing at a grave, asking hard questions. And what Jesus did next.

He specializes in making dead things new.

Everyone has been let down by someone they were counting on. A parent. A friend. A leader. Someone who was supposed to be there — and wasn't.

In this message, we look at what Jesus meant when he called himself the Good Shepherd. And what sets him apart from every other person or thing we've ever put our trust in.

He's the one who doesn't run.