Sermons Archive - New Horizons Foursquare Church

Being made in God’s image means we were created with emotions. With that comes the responsibility to grow emotionally. In this message Pastor Andy talks about what it looks like to be emotionally mature.

Spiritual warfare is a true partnership between God and His people. If we think God will win the battle without us participating, we are missing our part. In battling the war for our body, the challenge we face is to understand and pursue what truly satisfies.

The enemy focuses on temptations of the body because it’s one of the areas that we are designed to bring worship to God. Unfortunately, many Christians rely more on their senses than the Holy Spirit. Standing Firm in God’s armor prepared us to resist the temptations and draw from the Spirit instead of sensuality.

In this first message of a series titled, “The Good Fight,” we’ll look at where the idea of spiritual warfare comes from, what type of fight we’re called to and when we need to run.

The focus of Jesus’ ministry was to bring the Good News of the Kingdom of God wherever He went. That ministry has not changed, but the messengers have. We have been given permission to ‘carry on’ with what He began.

The word ‘calling’ is used a lot within Christian groups. It is the basis for a lot of decisions people and organizations make. With a focus on the new year, it’s important to understand what our primary and secondary callings are.

When we look back over a period of time, we often categorize the events and experiences we view as positive and negative hoping that the pluses outweigh the minuses. Or, we can take the opportunity to look back on the year and give it all to God to see what He does with it.

Scripture reminds us that there is a type of enjoyment to life that is available to us in Jesus Christ unlike any other. Like many truths in the Bible, experiencing true joy requires our discipleship to experience it. Andy Lovelace speaks about joy robbers and how we can hold onto the joy that Christ provides.

One of the biggest influences to our peace is having a sense of control. Most people feel at peace with more control over the situation. The problem is that we are not given those things very often. In lieu of having control we’re given Jesus, the Prince of Peace, who brings heaven to earth.

The gift of Christ is the gift of God’s love. When all was silent in the world, God didn’t send what we often think we need most: a physician, a financier, a politician. He sent a Savior to fix what’s inside of us.