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New City Church TampaJesus Calls for Full SurrenderIn this week’s message, we continue our series “Kingdom Treasures” in the book of Luke. This week we see that Jesus calls us to full surrender. Pastor Eric Hovis poses three questions to consider…
1) Are we surrendered in salvation?
2) Are we fully surrendered with our resources?
3) Are we fully surrendered with our entire lives?
2025-02-0242 minNew City Church TampaWe Need More of JesusIn this week’s message, we begin our series “Kingdom Treasures” in the book of Luke. Pastor Eric Hovis teaches on a text with one main point: We need more of Jesus.
This week we also see that…
1) Childlike faith is not an ignorant faith, but a dependent faith.
2) Christian maturity needs more of Jesus, not less.
3) God’s resurrecting power shines most powerfully in our weakness.
2025-01-2642 minNew City Church TampaKeep PrayingIn this week’s message, we continue our series “The Coming Kingdom” in the book of Luke. Pastor Eric Hovis unpacks one of Jesus’ parables and shows us ways we are encouraged to pray….
1) Keep praying for Jesus to return.
2) Keep praying for justice.
3) Keep praying consistently.
4) Keep praying persistently.
2025-01-1942 minNew City Church TampaJesus Is Coming BackIn this week’s message, we continue our series “The Coming Kingdom” in the book of Luke. Pastor Eric Hovis speaks on the certainty of Jesus’ return and what our response should be according to the text:
1) We live in-between the times.
2) We long for Jesus to return.
3) We long for Jesus to return, but we wait with missional urgency.
2025-01-1242 minNew City Church TampaMany Silent NightsIn this 2024 Christmas Eve service at Buchanan Baptist Church, we gather to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Pastor Eric Hovis shares from Luke 2 about how:
1) Jesus turns our weary, silent nights into peaceful silent nights.
2) Jesus transforms our angst into awe and our worry into worship.
2024-12-2442 minNew City Church TampaOur Redeemer Came To Reverse The CurseIn this week’s message, we continue our series in the book of Ruth. Pastor Eric Hovis divides the message into two main parts:
1) The Story: The courthouse, the wedding, and the family tree.
2) Ruth and the Grand Narrative of Scripture
2024-12-2242 minNew City Church TampaGod's Loving-Kindness Gives Rest and ProvisionIn this week’s message, we continue our series in the book of Ruth. Pastor Eric Hovis highlights two ways we see Jesus in this text:
1) The loving-kindness of Jesus gives rest.
2) The loving-kindness of Jesus provides.
2024-12-1542 minNew City Church TampaHope In The DarknessIn this week’s message, we continue our series in the book of Ruth. Pastor Eric Hovis highlights four truth we see in the text:
1) Trust that God is always working in good and caring ways that we often cannot see.
2) God most often works through the people of God, for the people of God
3) Encouraging words can change a life.
4) Worship and trust Jesus, our providential redeemer.
2024-12-0842 minNew City Church TampaDon't Waste Your LifeIn this week’s message, we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus warns his followers by contrasting the wasted life and the “unwasted” life:
Scene 1: A warning to hypocrisy
1) A wasted life is a hypocritical life.
2) The unwasted life gives Jesus our entire life.
Scene 2: A warning to wealth
3) The wasted life ignores the blessing of heaven and the cursing of hell.
4) The wasted life chases after wealth for selfish gain.
5) The unwasted life invests in eterni...
2024-11-2442 minNew City Church TampaJesus Is Our One True MasterIn this week’s message, we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis highlights the following five principals from the text:
1) Jesus calls his disciples to be strategic with their resources for the Kingdom of God.
2) Only what’s invested for Christ will last.
3) God doesn’t want generosity from us, but for us.
4) Generosity produces heavenly riches.
5) Don’t let money be your master.
2024-11-1742 minNew City Church TampaHeaven Rejoices When The Lost Are Found (Part 2)In this week’s message, we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us how Jesus teaches us the following:
Sin is both alluring and destructive.
God is compassionate toward the repentant.
God warns against self-righteousness.
2024-11-1042 minNew City Church TampaHeaven Rejoices When The Lost Are FoundIn this week’s message, we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us how…
Jesus cares for the lost (vs. 1-4, 8).
Jesus pursues the lost (vs. 4-5, 8).
Heaven rejoices when the lost are found (vs. 6-7, 9-10).
2024-11-0342 minNew City Church TampaJesus Urges The World to Come to His BanquetIn this week’s message, we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us how Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God as a banquet and how we are to:
Come to the banquet.
We are sent out for the banquet.
2024-10-2742 minNew City Church TampaThe Mission of God is UrgentIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us how Jesus teaches of the comfort and urgency of the Kingdom of God.
2024-10-1342 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Bring a Restoring KingdomIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us what Jesus teaches about his Kingdom:
The restoring Kingdom grows.
The restoring Kingdom grows outward.
The restoring Kingdom grows inward.
The restoring Kingdom provides rest.
The restoring Kingdom makes the crooked straight.
2024-10-0642 minNew City Church TampaJesus is the Good JudgeIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us why Jesus is The Good Judge:
Jesus’ loving judgement leads us in a different direction.
Jesus’ loving judgement comes with clear warnings.
Jesus’ loving judgement demands a decision.
Jesus’ loving judgement provides forgiveness and correction.
Jesus’ loving judgement is patient.
2024-09-2942 minNew City Church TampaJesus is Coming Back, Be ReadyIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows us how we can be ready for Jesus’s return…
Readiness comes through saving faith.
Readiness comes through honorable stewardship of:
(a) the gospel message
(b) God’s gifts
(c) God’s time
(d) God’s resources
2024-09-2242 minNew City Church TampaJesus wants our heartsIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus points us to the following…
The warning of covetousness (vs. 13-21)
Trust God’s caring provision (vs. 22-30)
Pursue God’s Kingdom (vs. 31-34)
2024-09-1542 minNew City Church TampaJesus calls for courageous faithIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus calls us to the following…
Fear Hypocrisy (vs. 1-3)
Fear God (vs. 4-7)
Live Courageously
2024-09-0843 minNew City Church TampaJesus warns the worldIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus warns the world.
1. Jesus warns against stubborn hearts.
2. Jesus warns against living in the darkness.
3. Jesus warns against religious hypocrisy.
2024-09-0142 minNew City Church TampaJesus came to destroy the enemyIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus came to destroy the enemy.
The enemy wants misery and suffering (v.14)
The enemy wants skepticism and doubt (v. 15-16)
The enemy wants to divide and destroy God’s kingdom. (vs. 17-20)
The enemy is powerful (vs. 21)
The enemy wants indifference. (vs. 23)c
The enemy is relentless in pursuit. (vs. 24-26)
The enemy is relentless in his pursuit, but Jesus’ pursuit of us is far gr...
2024-08-2546 minNew City Church TampaJesus calls us to persistent prayerIn this week’s message we start a new series in Luke: The Teachings of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus calls us to be persistent in our prayers.
We pray as worship
We pray in need
We pray with persistence
We pray to a good and wise father
2024-08-1842 minNew City Church TampaJesus longs for our unhurried devotionIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how Jesus desires for us to have unhurried devotion with him.
1) The danger of busyness
Busyness can come from our fears and worries.
Busyness can come from misplaced priorities.
Busyness can come from needing misplaced approval.
Our busyness can come from a struggle to trust the Lord.
2) The blessing of unhurried devotion
2024-08-1141 minNew City Church TampaEternal life comes through JesusIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shows how eternal life comes through Jesus.
We can live sent lives because:
The Question (vs. 25)
The Response (vs. 26-29)
The Parable (vs. 30-37)
2024-08-0442 minNew City Church TampaJesus is Steady in our StruggleIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shares how Jesus is steady in our struggle.
Key takeaways:
A struggle with faith (vs. 37-43)
A struggle with understanding (vs. 44-45)
A struggle with humility (vs. 46-48)
A struggle with jealousy (vs. 49-50)
2024-07-1437 minNew City Church TampaJesus’ Glory comes with Sacrifice and SufferingIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shares how Jesus’ glory comes with sacrifice and suffering.
Key takeaways:
The suffering of the Messiah. (vs.7-9, 18-27)
The glory of the Messiah. (vs. 28-36)
2024-07-0739 minNew City Church TampaJesus has Great Power for the Storms of Life (Part 2)In this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shares how Jesus has great power for the storms of life.
Key takeaways:
Nobody is out of reach of God’s compassionate power in the storm.
Don’t miss the beauty of desperation in the storm.
Don’t lose hope in God’s timing in the storm.
Don’t lose hope in God’s transforming and resurrecting power in the storm.
The gospel declares us children of God.
2024-06-2340 minNew City Church TampaJesus has Great Power for the Storms of LifeIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis shares how Jesus has great power for the storms of life.
Key takeaways:
Storms of life are inevitable.
Are we trusting in God’s power?
Are we trusting in Gods goodness?
Jesus changes us in the storms.
Bring our storms to Jesus.
2024-06-1642 minNew City Church TampaKingdom Fruitfulness Flows from a Submitted HeartIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how kingdom fruitfulness flows from a submitted heart.
Key takeaways:
Hear the word and bear fruit. (vs. 4-15)
Hear the word and shine the light. (vs. 16-18)
Hear the word and obey the word. (vs. 19-21)
2024-06-0942 minNew City Church TampaExtreme Love Flows from Extreme ForgivenessIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how extreme love flows from extreme forgiveness.
Key takeaways:
No sin is too great to bring to Jesus.
Extravagant grace leads to extravagant forgiveness.
Extreme devotion and worship are born out of extreme forgiveness.
2024-06-0242 minNew City Church TampaJesus Remains Steadfast for the DisappointedIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how Jesus remains steadfast for the disappointed.
Key takeaways:
Jesus points to what is true about his messiahship. (vs 21-22)
Jesus points to what is true about following Jesus in hardship. (vs. 23)
Jesus points to what is true about John. (vs. 24-27)
Jesus points to what is true about the Kingdom of God. (vs. 28-29)
Jesus warns a disgruntled unbelieving generation.
2024-05-2642 minNew City Church TampaDesperation Makes Room for God’s PowerIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how desperation makes room for God’s power.
Key takeaways:
Jesus is amazed by great faith.
Jesus is moved by our grief.
2024-05-1944 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Give Us a New FoundationIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis explains how Jesus came to give us a new foundation.
Key takeaways:
Good fruit comes from a good heart. (vs. 43-45)
Enduring faithfulness comes from an enduring faith. (vs. 46-49)
2024-05-1237 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Lead Us to ForgiveIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis explains how Jesus came to lead us to forgive.
Key takeaways:
Withhold judgment and condemnation.
Forgive generously.
Receive the greater reward.
Rely on the power of Christ.
2024-05-0542 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Bring a New KingdomIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis explains how Jesus came to bring a new kingdom.
Key takeaways:
Weeping blessed; laughing is warned.
The hated are blessed; the honored are warned.
2024-04-2144 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Grow Our DependenceIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis explains how Jesus came to grow our dependence.
Key takeaways:
The poor are blessed; the rich are warned.
God doesn’t want our money, he wants our hearts.
The hungry are blessed; the full are warned.
2024-04-1440 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Bring RestIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis explains how Jesus came to bring rest.
Key takeaways:
The sabbath is not intended to withhold God’s goodness, but to delight in God’s goodness.
The sabbath is Jesus.
The sabbath is for healing and restoration (vs. 6-10).
The sabbath is counter-cultural (vs. 11).
2024-04-0742 minNew City Church TampaThe Resurrection Brings VictoryIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis shares how the resurrection brings victory.
Key takeaways:
The miracles of Jesus show his divinity.
Prophetic fulfillment.
The tomb is empty.
The radical faith of his followers.
2024-03-3136 minNew City Church TampaThe Resurrection Gives Us a New FamilyIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis shares how the resurrection gives us a new family.
Key takeaways:
A new family means a new way.
A new family means a new father.
A new family means a new inheritance.
A new family means a new future hope.
A new family means a new present help.
2024-03-2444 minNew City Church TampaThe Resurrection Gives Us a New MasterIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis shares how the resurrection gives us a new master.
Key takeaways:
The way of sin and flesh
The way of the Spirit
2024-03-1740 minNew City Church TampaThe Resurrection Gives New LifeIn this week’s message Pastor Eric Hovis shares how the resurrection gives new life.
Key takeaways:
Baptism is beautiful
We’re unified with Christ into new life
We’re instruments for righteousness
2024-03-1043 minNew City Church TampaWe Fast Because the World's Joy is IncompleteIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how we fast because the world’s joy is incomplete.
Key takeaways:
Old covenant fasting
The joy of Jesus
We fast with gospel hope
2024-02-2540 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came for SinnersIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how Jesus came for sinners.
Key takeaways:
Jesus came for the hated
Nobody is too far gone to follow Jesus
Following Jesus is worth celebrating
Self-righteousness robs us from seeing God’s goodness
The gospel never gets old
2024-02-1844 minNew City Church TampaCome to JesusIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses our need to come to Jesus.
Key takeaways:
Come to Jesus in our pain and isolation
Come to Jesus in our busyness
Bring our friends to Jesus
Come to Jesus through the forgiveness found in the gospel
2024-02-1141 minNew City Church TampaGod Transforms Us into Fishers of MenIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how God transforms us into fishers of men.
Key takeaways:
Jesus is Worthy to Follow as Lord
Jesus Calls us to Follow Him
Jesus Works in Us and Through Us
Jesus Calls Us to be Fishers of Men
2024-02-0444 minNew City Church TampaGod’s Word is Powerful and TransformativeIn this week’s message we continue our series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how God’s word is powerful and transformative.
Key takeaways:
The Power of God’s Word
The Power of God’s Word over the Demonic
The Power of God’s Word over the Sick
God’s Word is Powerful and Essential for God’s Mission
2024-01-2837 minNew City Church TampaJesus Came to Bring Good NewsIn this week’s message we start a new series in Luke: The Ministry of Jesus. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how Jesus came to bring good news.
Key takeaways:
Spirit empowered proclamation to the poor
Spirit empowered proclamation to the captives
Spirit empowered proclamation to the blind
Spirit empowered proclamation to the oppressed
2024-01-2143 minNew City Church TampaJesus has the Power to Overcome Sin and TemptationIn this week’s message we continue our series Luke 3-4: The Gospel of Luke. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how Jesus has the Power to Overcome Sin and Temptation.
Key takeaways:
The Temptation of Comfort
The Temptation of Power and Control
The Temptation of Doubt and Fear
2024-01-1440 minNew City Church TampaJesus is the Savior of the WorldIn this Christmas Eve message we continue our series from Luke 1-2: The Christmas Spirit. Pastor Eric Hovis shares the good news that Jesus is the Savior of the World!
Sermon Breakdown:
A real story
A well-known story
A divine story
A personal story
A story that demands a response
2023-12-2429 minNew City Church TampaGod's Mercy Leads Us to Worship and WonderIn this week’s message we continue our series from Luke 1-2: The Christmas Spirit. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how God's mercy leads us to worship and wonder. God is powerful enough to radically transform us and merciful enough to comfort us in the process.
Key takeaways:
Worship and wonder are often fostered out of silence and solitude
Worship and wonder is built in community
Worship and wonder looks to Jesus
Worship and wonder points to Jesus
2023-12-1742 minNew City Church TampaFaith and Hope Lead to Worshipful JoyIn this week’s message we continue our series from Luke 1-2: The Christmas Spirit. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how faith and hope lead to worshipful joy.
Key takeaways:
Worshipful joy is built on a grace-based faith
Worshipful joy comes from believing in a big God
God uses our community to deepen our faith and fuel our worshipful joy
Worshipful Joy is a response to hope
2023-12-1046 minNew City Church TampaGod's Glory Leads to Certainty of FaithIn this week’s message we start a new series from Luke 1-2: The Christmas Spirit. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how God's glory leads to a certainty of faith.
Key takeaways:
Continue to serve the Lord in our hardship
Continue to pray in times of hardship
Point others to Jesus
God is gracious in our uncertainty of faith
2023-12-0345 minNew City Church TampaGod Longs For Authentic Community Of FaithIn this week's message the Unraveled Revival continues in Judges 17-18. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how in seeing the unraveling community in Judges 17-18 we know God longs for an authentic community of faith.
In chapter 17, we see Micah return silver that he stole from his mother, them create an idol out of a portion of the silver, then make a wandering Levite their priest.
In chapter 18, the tribe of Dan enters the story looking for a home. Micah welcomes them but they take his treasured possessions including the priest and the idol.
Key...
2023-11-1947 minNew City Church TampaGod graciously renews our strength.In this week's message the Unraveled Revival continues in Judges 15-16. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how God graciously renewed Samson's strength.
In chapter 15, we see Samson go on a reckless rampage in response to losing his wife in Chapter 14.
In chapter 16, Samson follows his own desires in trusting Delilah, losing his hair and his strength. But his hair starts growing back and God answers his cry in his time of need.
Key takeaways:
Don't be seduced by the enemy.
Be watchful over your weaknesses.
The Lord helps us in our time of need.
It's...
2023-11-1242 minNew City Church TampaGod set apart and used sinful Samson for his purposes.In this week's message the Unraveled Revival continues in Judges 13-14. Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how God used Samson despite Samson's sin.
In chapter 13, we see the story of Samson's birth and how he will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines. Samson began in Judges, what Jesus finished at the cross, leading us to ask "Are you in awe of Jesus?".
In chapter 14, we see the story of Samson's marriage and how his own desires led him into temptation and sin. Like Samson we are faced with a similar question, whose...
2023-11-0544 minNew City Church TampaThe Unraveled Revival: Judges 10-12In this week's message from Judges 10-12, Pastor Eric Hovis discusses how the story of Jephthah shows us that God wants our undivided devotion.
Israel forsook the Lord and did not serve him by serving the Baals and the gods of other nations. As oppression hits Israel, they turn to Jephthah for rescue. Although the Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah, his worship of other gods alters his understanding of the Lord - leading to tragedy.
Key takeaways:
Our culture influences us way more than we realize.
We don't have to earn God's favor.
We're...
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