Sunday Sermons

By New Life Church RAK

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September 09, 2025Principles of First Fruits (Part 1)
Principles of First Fruits, it is a heart issue rather than just a matter of harvest.
The story of Cain and Abel
The importance of giving one's best to God in faith.
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46min
September 05, 2025Released Souls
Sunday Sermon, 31st of August 2025
Released Souls:
Change the environment
The Practice: Conscious Gaze
The Result: Joy
The Principle: Priesthood of all believers
The Practice: Sacrament of an Ordinary Day
The Power: Holy Spirit Within
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38min
August 24, 2025 Redeem our Souls // Part 2
🕊️ **Restored Soul – Part 2**
In this message, we explore the emotional depth and divine design of the human soul, created in the image of a God who feels love, grief, joy, and zeal. Drawing from Psalm 23 and a rich tapestry of scriptures, the sermon outlines eight essential needs of the soul:

1. **A Keeper** – Psalm 23:1
2. **Rest** – Psalm 23:2; Exodus 20:8-10; Mark 2:27
3. **Freedom** – Psalm 23:3; Ephesians 2:10
4. **God’s Presence** – Psalm 23:4; Hebrews 10:19
5. **Blessing** – Psalm 23:5; 3 John 1:2; John 7:37-39
6. **Satisfaction** – Psalm 23:1; Psalm 42:1; Philippians 3:20-21
7. **Gratitude** – Psalm 23:6; Philippians 4:11-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:18
8. **A Future** – Psalm 23:6; Colossians 3:1-2; Revelation 21:1-4
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41min
August 17, 2025Redeem Our Souls // Part 1
Preaching Series: Redeem Our Souls
Preacher: Bertus Nel
Feeling a deep exhaustion that goes beyond a lack of sleep? In a world that prizes independence, many of us are living with a heavy burden on our souls. In this powerful message, Pastor [Your Name] dives into Psalm 23 to reveal how Jesus, our Good Shepherd, restores us from brokenness to wholeness.
Discover the nine fundamental needs of your soul and how the Shepherd meets each one—from providing rest in "green pastures" to guiding you on the "right paths" to prepare a table for you in the presence of your enemies. This sermon challenges the modern gospel of self-sufficiency and invites you to embrace the easy yoke of Christ.
Learn to "work out your salvation," not by striving, but by consistently turning your soul to the One who knows you completely. It's time to stop carrying the weight of a broken soul and find true rest in the Shepherd's care.

The Soul Needs a Keeper: The first verse of Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing," establishes the central relationship of the soul finding health in dependence on God, not independence. The world promotes self-sufficiency, but the Kingdom of God requires greater dependence. This is supported by scriptures like 2 Corinthians 12:9 and Matthew 5:5. The sermon emphasizes that David understood he had to flourish by accepting that there was no one else to shepherd him.

The Soul Needs Rest: The second point, based on Psalm 23:2, "He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters," highlights the Shepherd's provision of a place for rest and quiet renewal as an antidote to a frantic pace of life. The sermon connects this to the Sabbath, referencing Exodus 20:8-10, and states that the Sabbath was made for the needs of people, not the other way around, as stated by Jesus in Mark 2:27. The purpose of Sabbath is to rest and celebrate the Creator.

The Soul Needs Freedom: This point is derived from Psalm 23:3, "He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake". The sermon explains that true freedom comes from being led by the Holy Spirit, which liberates a person from the consequences of poor choices and the anxiety of self-determination. The sermon also cites Ephesians 2:10, noting that believers are God's workmanship, created to walk in the good works He prepared beforehand. This guidance is received through the Word of God (Psalm 1:2-3) and the Spirit of God (Psalm 143:10).

The Soul Needs to Be with God: The fourth point is based on Psalm 23:4, "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me". The sermon states that fear is eliminated not by the absence of danger, but by the constant presence of the Shepherd. This presence is what transforms daily life and provides comfort. The sermon explains that while sin created a veil between God and mankind, the blood of Jesus gives believers the confidence to enter holy places (Hebrews 10:19). The sermon concludes this point with a reference to Revelation 3:20, where Jesus invites believers to have intimacy and fellowship with him.
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51min
August 10, 2025Save Our Souls
Preaching Series: Save Our Souls
Preacher: Bertus Nel
Defining the Soul: The soul is the deepest part of who you are, the "integration center" that weaves together your thoughts, feelings, choices, body, and social context. It is who you are, while your body is just a vehicle for it. God did not give Adam a soul; he became a living soul, as seen in Genesis 2:7 (ESV) where "nephesh" is translated as "living creature" or "living soul". Your soul exists without your body, but your body cannot exist without your soul. The soul is made by God, for God, and to need God. It is the part of you that is from God and inherently seeks its source, finding true rest only when focused on Him.

The Exhaustion of Hiding: Despite God's intimate knowledge, we often live as if we are not known, which leads to profound exhaustion. This habit of hiding goes back to the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve hid from God after they sinned (Genesis 3:8). Sin "drinks up the spirit and all the vigor of the soul" and darkens communion with God. The sermon highlights several "hiding spots," including perfectionism, people-pleasing, secret-keeping, and busyness, all of which are attempts to hide from our flaws and avoid vulnerability. This hiding is a "self-imposed prison".

The Solution: Finding Rest in Being Fully Known: The solution is to find rest in the "liberating truth that we are already fully known and yet deeply loved". Psalm 139 serves as a "breathtaking declaration" of God's intimate knowledge and inescapable presence. There is nowhere we can go to escape His presence, as described in Psalm 139:7-12 (NIV). This truth is a promise, not a threat, that nothing can put you outside of His presence or beyond His loving gaze. We are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14), and even our deepest flaws are known to the One who designed us. Jesus invites us to stop pretending and find rest in Him by surrendering the heavy burdens of hiding and performance (Matthew 11:28-30).

The four ways we tend to hide are:
The Perfectionist's Burden: Striving tirelessly to be flawless because we believe our worth is tied to our achievements and external approval. We fear any mistake will reveal our inadequacy. This is a "left-half" strategy that starves the "right half" of our soul which longs for unconditional love.
The People-Pleaser's Fatigue: Constantly adjusting ourselves to fit others' expectations, losing touch with our authentic selves because disapproval is unbearable. This is an idolatry, seeking intimacy from people instead of from God.
The Secret Keeper's Isolation: Carrying burdens and past hurts in silence, convinced that revealing them would lead to rejection or judgment. This leads to deep loneliness. Shame and guilt are the tools of the enemy, and this hiding isolates the part of our soul that longs for vulnerability and intimacy.
The Busy Achiever's Restlessness: Filling our lives with constant activity to avoid confronting the parts of ourselves we don't want to see or the emptiness we're trying to outrun. This is a "left-half" distraction that avoids the deeper, often uncomfortable, emotional and relational work of the "right half".

Genesis 2:7 (ESV)
Genesis 3:8-9 (ESV)
Psalm 139 (ESV)
Matthew 10:28 (ESV)
Matthew 11:28-30
1 Corinthians 15:53 (ESV)
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42min
August 03, 2025 A Spiritual Check-Up
Preacher: Cody
1 Thessalonians 4
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42min
July 13, 2025 Acts 17 - More than a cool story
Preaching series: Book of Acts
Preacher: Cody
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39min
June 29, 2025 The Cost and Care of Discipleship
Preaching Series: Book of Acts
Preacher: Bertus Nel
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42min
June 22, 2025 Disciples Encourage, Seek and Save
Preaching Series: Book of Acts
Preacher: Andrew
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39min
June 15, 2025 Disciples Show No Partiality
Preaching Series: Book of Acts
Preacher: Bertus Nel
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46min

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