Sermons Archive - New Horizons Foursquare Church

The way that many people try to obtain peace is through controlling the circumstances surrounding their lives. However, the Christian receives peace as a gift that is imparted even when conditions aren't peaceful.

There are times when conflicts arise between our citizenship in heaven and our citizenship on earth. Thankfully, the Bible gives us instruction for how to live in any culture and still be faithful to the Kingdom of God.

In the Kingdom of God we are invited to rule with God. This invitation moves us away from a culture of consumption and towards fruitfulness and multiplication. Our role in the world is to bear the image of God and be a life-giving expression of God to the world as we fulfill this multiplying life.

Jesus proclaimed that the Kingdom of God had come to earth. This wasn't an abstract idea, but Jesus regularly taught about what it looks like when God's kingdom comes. Pastor Andy Lovelace communicates that when we accept Christ as King, we also accept and promote His platform.

People often say that to avoid controversy we should avoid discussions about faith and politics, but when Jesus preached about the Kingdom of God He spoke in very political terms. Descriptions about the Kingdom and His own role as King had many people asking questions about the political implications of Jesus’ ministry, and it should stir the same questions for us today.

When Job is going through pain and suffering he experiences a disorientation to life and faith in God. Like Job, our most common response to difficulties is to see life go back to the way it was. However, God is not looking to take us backward but forward into the 'new' that is waiting.

Speaker: Andy Lovelace | Series: Book of Job | In the midst of his pain, Job's friends started to provide counsel. However, the counsel they gave was really an attempt to simplify life and remove mystery. The problem is that when we remove 'mystery' from our relationship with God the most common outcome is blaming people.

Speaker: Andy Lovelace | Series: Book of Job | There is such a need for wisdom in our time. Especially when we are facing hardship, we look to others to help provide a different perspective. In this message, Andy Lovelace introduces us to the book of Job and how wisdom is what Job was seeking, but it was difficult to find.

Carolyn Nenne shares her vision for church planting in her community and the importance of engaging our communities with the questions they have and the needs they feel.

Speaker: Andy Lovelace | Series: Servanthood: The Gospel of Mark | The servant of God experiences a continual descent toward the servant of all. This servanthood is far from the victory in the world, but it is the pathway toward complete victory in our life in Jesus Christ. The crucifixion leads to the resurrection.