“…devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching…” (1 Tim. 4:13)
2 Timothy 3:1-4:5 In our current sermon series about our Core Values at Neighborhood City Church, Pastor Mark explains the need to boldly proclaim Biblical Truth to our generation. We discover how the church can lose focus. So, how do we remain faithful to the Word in difficult times? We learn from the text that…
1 Timothy 2:1-7 We don’t decide what the vision of the church should be. God does. Part of His vision is that the church would be a “house of prayer for all nations”. Are we as committed as we need to be (to prayer)? Are we concerned as we should be (for the lost to…
Luke 11:1-4 In this second part of our message on Spirit Empowered Prayer, we learn that God desires that we daily look to Him to meet our physical needs and our spiritual needs. We discover that we need daily grace to maintain harmony in our relationship with God, as well as our relationships with others,…
Luke 11:1-4 In this second sermon of our series on NCC’s Core Values, entitled “DNA”, we discover more of the quality of prayer God desires. When we are praying Spirit empowered prayers, we acknowledge the paternal authority of God, as well as recognize the priority of God. Our prayers are not simply a laundry lists…
Ephesians 3:14-21 In this first sermon in our new series on the Core Values of Neighborhood City Church, entitled, “DNA”, we focus on the necessity of Prayer. We learn that we need prayer for power to accompany the truth we know, and we need prayer to be filled with the Spirit of God. Pastor Mark…
Isaiah 9:1-7 In this final sermon in our Advent Series, entitled “God’s Love Story”, we see that God Comes to Us! He enters our world. What should come to mind when we think of Christmas? God has given us tremendous gifts that go beyond our wildest hopes. We learn that God gives us the gift…
Matthew 1:18-25 In this third Advent sermon in our series “God’s Love Story”, we learn that by His nature, God is speaking to us. We discovered from the example of Joseph, how we need to be asking ourselves 3 questions: Are you walking with God? Are you willing to wait on God? Are you responding…
Luke 1:26-38, 46-55 In this second sermon in our Advent series entitled, “God’s Love Story”, we learn that God sees us, no matter how insignificant our circumstances by the world’s standards. We discover two lessons from Mary’s life in Luke 1: God befriends the lowly, and God blesses the lowly. It is not the high…
Luke 1:5-25 In this first installment of our 2021 Advent Series, entitled God’s Love Story, Pastor Mark focuses on the presence of prayer in the account of Jesus’ birth in Luke. We learn that our prayers play a necessary role in the fulfillment of God’s purposes in our lives and in the world. In the…
John 15:1-8 In this final sermon on the “I AM” statements of Jesus, from the book of John, we see Jesus as the True Vine. Pastor Mark communicates 2 critical lessons we learn from this metaphor. We learn Jesus is the Source of the Believer’s Identity, and that Jesus is the Source of the Believer’s…