Well this last Sunday, on Mother's Day, I finished my first sermon series at New Life Church. We have been in a series entitled "Looking To Christ". This was an effort, for all of us at NLC, to look to Christ instead of the leadership, the ministries, the community, etc.
Over the last 5 weeks, we looked to Christ as Lord over His Church (2 Corinthians 4.1-6), we looked to Christ as the foundation of His Church (1 Corinthians 3.10-15), we looked to Christ as the exact representation of God (Hebrews 1.1-3), we looked to Christ as the perfect example for humility (Philippians 2. 5-11), and last week we finished out our series by looking to Christ as the One who is worthy to receive glory in all things forever (Romans 11.33-36).
My hope in preaching these passages and emphasis was to make sure that NLC always looks to Christ. There is a temptation for the sheep to ultimately look to the shepherd (small 's') and I wanted to lay a good foundation upon God's Word that we are to find that kind of vision in Christ alone. There is also a temptation for the shepherd (small 's') to have the sheep ultimately look to him. We can NEVER go wrong by looking to Christ in all matters of the church, especially a new church, when we have so many good things that we need to do for Him. This will guard us from looking to ourselves and to each other as we persevere in the kingdom of God.
Please pray for New Life Church as we continue to 'Look to Christ' in all things, so that we can please Him and better edify our people at NLC and truly reach our community with a Christ-centered evangelism that aims to see true repentance and faith in the life of our community!
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