NewCity Orlando Sermons

A sermon walk through Luke 12:35-48 that explores readiness, stewardship, and anticipation. It examines wedding-feast context, the manager’s role, and how preparedness shapes daily life. Themes include accountability tied to what we’ve been given, loving use of gifts versus selfish control, and the promise of being served at the messianic table.

A sermon exploring how attention shapes our desires and choices. A vivid bike accident story shows how misdirected focus causes harm. The parable of the rich fool and Jesus' teaching on anxiety are unpacked. Practical guardrails and the call to be generous and ‘rich toward God’ are highlighted as ways to refocus life.

A sermon exploring Jesus teaching prayer, including the Lord's Prayer as a practical template. A vivid retelling of the midnight friend parable and why desperation can spark real prayer. A look at persistent asking, seeking, and knocking as a posture of faith. Reflections on God as a loving Father and the promise of the Holy Spirit as the ultimate answer.

A sermon explores the lawyer's challenge about inheriting eternal life and Jesus' teaching method of answering with a question. The Jericho road story raises judgments about purity, fear, and practical compassion. A Samaritan's costly care is contrasted with religious indifference. The talk urges seeing ourselves as the needy one and the church as a steward of mercy.

A preacher reads Luke 7:36-50 and explores scandalous devotion and unexpected hospitality. The sermon unpacks the parable of two debtors and the idea that forgiven people love freely. Cultural shock, silent judgment, and the symbolic act of anointing feet are vividly described. The message points to faith receiving forgiveness and how grace frees genuine love.

Listen to this week’s sermon, Parables In Practice preached by Pastor Jason Dunn from Luke 5:27-29.

A sermon unpacking parables, especially the sower, as a lens on spiritual fruitfulness. It explores four heart types: trampled, shallow, neglected, and fruitful. Practical challenges like offense, hidden compromises, and life’s thorns are named. Listeners are invited to tend their hearts and consider the promise of a renewed inner life.

Listen to this week’s sermon, Winter Wisdom preached by Dr. Jonathan Pennington from Matthew 11:25-30.

A preacher wrestles with how we spend our time and whether our activities have eternal significance. Solomon’s pursuits of wealth, power, and pleasure are examined as warnings rather than ideals. Modern traps like social media, money-driven decisions, and control-seeking are called out. Practical prompts on budgeting time, letting go of power, and reorienting joy toward God are offered.

A sermon about honoring God with wealth and why money cannot satisfy ultimate longings. Personal stories about facing medical bills and choosing to keep tithing under financial pressure. Discussion of firstfruits, investing in eternal priorities, and wisdom as the truest form of prosperity. Testimony of unexpected provision and a call to prioritize relationship with God over riches.