Shows
New Life Church Ithaca4.5 Midweek Podcast: Introduction to Paul and GalatiansIn this midweek podcast we do a deep dive into Paul’s biography, the conditions for the letter to the Galatians, and discuss some of the manuscript evidence for the letter.
Links:
Papyrus 46
Papyrus 51
Papyrus 99
Oxyrhynchus Papyri
Codex Vaticanus, early 4th c. – Galatians begins on p. 1488
Codex Sinaiticus, 4th c. – for the beginning of Galatians, go to f. 278 v., or image 556
Codex Ephremi, 5th c. – you can see what a palimsest looks like. The contents are all jumbled up from when the pages were rebound.
Codex Alexandrinus, 5th – Galatians starts on f. 127 v., or you can select the book from the d...2025-07-2545 minNew Life Church Ithaca4. The Anti-Celebrity GospelAmerican culture is dominated by celebrities. This is true also in the church where famous, important people are larger than life and sometimes live above the law. What does the Bible say about this?
Sermon Outline:
I. The True Gospel Brings Freedom
II. The True Gospel Brings Unity and Diversity
III. The True Gospel Is Not a Respecter of Persons
Scripture Text: Galatians 2:1-14
Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who...2025-07-2033 minNew Life Church Ithaca3. Paul’s Apostolic Bona FidesHow can we know that God is real? What if he sent a message directly to us? That’s what the Apostle Paul claims to have: a direct message from God.
Sermon Outline:
I. The source of the Gospel
II. The message of the Gospel
III. The encouragement of the Gospel
Quotes:
For when men have been vehement and eager on the contrary side, their conviction, if it is effected by human means, requires much time and ingenuity. It is clear therefore that he, whose conversion is sudden, and who has been sobered in the very height of...2025-07-1331 minNew Life Church Ithaca2. Paul’s “Come to Jesus”What if you could issue a warning to save people from a disaster? This is exactly what Paul is doing in Galatians.
Exposition of Galatians, part 2
Outline:
I. The Source of the Gospel Message
II. The Exclusivity of the Gospel Message
III. The Urgency of the Gospel Message
Quotes:
It is the policy of Satan not to set his snares in open view; had they urged them to fall away from Christ, they would have been shunned as deceivers and corrupters, but suffering them so far to continue in the faith, and putting upon their...2025-07-0634 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Face of Love – Steve FroehlichSome say Love is love. But how does the Bible define love? It is utterly selfless.
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 by Pastor Emeritus Steve Froehlich.
Quotes: I take literally the statement in the Gospel of John that God loves the world. I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love. I believe that divine love, incarnate and indwelling in the world. summons the world always toward wholeness, which ultimately is reconciliation… with God.
– Wende...2025-06-2939 minNew Life Church Ithaca1. Galatians: Paul’s Apostolic Proclamation of FreedomShould people freed from slavery be told it’s better to go back? Should they want to go back? Paul’s letter to the Galatians addresses that absurdity.
An introductory sermon to Paul’s letter to the Galatians.
Outline:
I. Apostolicity
II. Catholicity
III. Gospelicity
Quotations:
Thus does the apostle, being constrained to it by his adversaries, magnify his office, which shows that though men should by no means be proud of any authority they are possessed of, yet at certain times and upon certain occasions it may become needful to assert it.
-Matthew Henry, 18th c.2025-06-2233 minNew Life Church IthacaA Triune SalvationA loneliness epidemic is plaguing our society. Why is that and how do we fix it? The answer to both is found in the Triune God.
A sermon for Trinity Sunday.
OUTLINE:
I. A Triune Creation
II. A Triune Salvation
Scripture Text: Genesis 1:1-5
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God...2025-06-1536 minNew Life Church IthacaGod With UsEvery human person needs connection and community. What if God himself moved into your house and became a part of your family?
A Sermon for Pentecost
Outline:
I. God is with His people
II. God is with all peoples
III. God is with you
Quotes:
You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You.
– St. Augustine, 5th c.
What is it then that this desire and this inability proclaim to us, but that there was once in man a true happiness of which there now re...2025-06-0834 minNew Life Church IthacaAd AstraHumanity has a fascination with flying to the stars. In reality, we haven’t gotten very far at all. But what if someone had reached the stars? How would we relate to that person?
A sermon on the Ascension of Jesus
Sermon Outline:
I. Jesus has ascended and therefore we have ascended.
II. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father, therefore we have access to the Father.
III. In his Ascension, Jesus is victorious, therefore we are victorious.
Quotes:
But to go to Him and withdraw from us was this: to change and ma...2025-06-0133 minNew Life Church IthacaDon’t DieMuch time, energy, and money is being spent in order to prolong or even escape death. But can we actually do this through science? Or does it require a higher power to attain immortality?
A sermon on the resurrection of the dead.
Outline:
1. In Christ we will live for ever
2. In Christ we will be changed
3. In Christ our labor is building the kingdom of God
Links:
Bryan Johnson’s Longevity Blueprint – NY Times
‘Are we the first generation that won’t die?’: Bryan Johnson on his controversial lifestyle – The Guardian
The Man Who...2025-05-2527 minNew Life Church IthacaFools for ChristForty-two percent of Americans believe in God, but don’t actively follow Christ. The biggest reason is that they simply don’t feel the need to. How can Christians answer this?
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 15
Outline:
I. The Fundamental Tenet
II. The Foundational Tradition
III. The Foolishness of Faith
Quotes:
It is the death and resurrection of Jesus, the empty cross, which lies at the heart of the apostolic Christianity and is God’s good news for the world.
-Michael Green
For what else was Christ’s death, but a sacrifice for expiating our sins...2025-05-1836 minNew Life Church IthacaMid Week Podcast – Follow Up on the Thomas SermonThis is a follow-up podcast on the May 11th Sunday sermon on deconstruction and doubt. In it we go into a more systematic depth of the argument for God presented in the sermon: an argument from the size and power of the Universe.
Links:
“Is Bigger Better? C.S Lewis, Atheism, and the Argument from Size”
“Star Basics,” NASA.gov
Neil deGrasse Tyson video
NY Times on Robert Sapolsky
This midweek podcast by Rev. Dr. Timothy R. LeCroy, Thursday, May 15, 2025 at New Life Presbyterian Church in Ithaca, NY. Come see the beautiful Finger L...2025-05-1531 minNew Life Church IthacaReach Out and Touch the StarsWhat are we to do with our doubts and questions regarding faith in God? Is faith in God a reasonable proposition?
A sermon on “doubting” Thomas
Outline:
I. Doubt is reasonable for the Christian
II. Jesus dignifies the doubter
III. Jesus gives the proof we ask for
Quote:
It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who intended to create beings like us. In fact, if one considers the possible constants and laws that could have emerged, the odds agai...2025-05-1131 minNew Life Church IthacaFinding JesusThe women who came to the tomb on Easter morning discover that the body of Jesus is missing. Where will they find him?
A sermon on the Road to Emmaus
Sermon Outline:
Problem: We seek the living among the dead
I. We find Jesus in the Word preached
II. We find Jesus in the Church assembled
III. We find Jesus in the Sacrament shared
Quotes:
I can write no more. All that I have written seems like straw.
-St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th c.
Scripture Text: Luke 24:13-35
That very day two of them...2025-05-0432 minNew Life Church IthacaPrayer that Pleases GodThe New Testament was written in a complex and tumultuous political time. In showing us how to pray it also gives us the proper perspective for any period, but especially ones that are challenging.
A sermon on 1 Timothy 2:1-6 from Pastor Emeritus Steve Froehlich
Scripture Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-6
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in...2025-04-2737 minNew Life Church IthacaHe Is Not HereThere is a resurgence of people coming back to Christianity these days, and studies have shown the tangible benefits of being a part of a religious community. But are religious practices the source of life?
A sermon on the resurrection of Jesus from Luke 24:1-12
Links:
New York Times: Americans Haven’t Found a Satisfying Alternative to Religion – Lauren Jackson
Graphs About Religion – Ryan Burge
Pew Religious Landscape Survey
Quotes:
The point of the resurrection is not simply that the creator God has done something remarkable for one solitary individual (as people...2025-04-2126 minNew Life Church IthacaA Reckoning with the Lord of LifeMany people accept Jesus as a good moral teacher. But the texts of the Gospels do not allow us to leave it there. The Gospel texts force us to reckon with who Jesus claimed to be.
A sermon for Palm Sunday
Sermon Outline:
1. A reckoning with the Lord of Justice
2. A reckoning with the Lord of Israel
3. A reckoning with the Lord of time
4. A reckoning with the Lord of religion
5. A reckoning with the Lord of life
Scripture Texts: Philippians 2:5-11
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though...2025-04-1335 minNew Life Church IthacaThis Is LoveOur desires reflect that which is incomplete in us. God’s love completes us. He loves us, we receive his love, and we give his love to others.
A sermon on 1 John 4:10,17 and 2 John 6 preached by Pastor Emeritus Steve Froehlich.
Quotations:
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
-Carl Sagan
It’s strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words.
-T.S. Eliot
The fact that we desire at all means that we are essentially inco...2025-04-0639 minNew Life Church IthacaWhom Do You ServeJohn concludes his letter by boiling it down to one main point: It’s Jesus or nothing.
A sermon on 1 John 5:6-21. In this sermon we conclude our series on 1 John with John’s main and final point.
Sermon Outline:
1. No greater salvation
2. No greater attestation
3. No greater future
4. No greater calling
5. No greater belonging
Scripture text: 1 John 5:6-21
This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth...2025-03-3036 minNew Life Church IthacaSurrenderMany millions of Christians know things, do things, and show up for things, but have they truly surrendered to God and his love? Have you?
A sermon on 1 John 4:15-5:5
Sermon Outline
I. Not just knowledge, surrender to belief
II. Not just duty, surrender to love
III. Not just presence, surrender to abiding
Scripture Text 1 John 4:15-5:5
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever ab...2025-03-2335 minNew Life Church IthacaGod Is LoveWith all the competing claims to truth and moral rightness, who can we believe? John gives us a threefold test to answer the question.
A sermon on 1 John 4:1-14
Sermon Outline:
I. The Theological Test
II. The Ethical Test
III. The Trinitarian Test
Scripture text: 1 John 4:1-14
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is...2025-03-1629 minNew Life Church IthacaThey Will Know Us By Our LoveMany people today believe you can be a Christian without going to church or adhering to traditional Christian values. What does the Bible say about this?
A sermon from 1 John 3:10-24
Outline:
I. Two Ways
II. True Love
III. Triune Confidence
Scripture Text: 1 John 3:10-24
By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, th...2025-03-0937 minNew Life Church IthacaA Vision to Sustain UsWe need inspiring images to help us through our lives. What if Jesus gave us the greatest inspirational image of all? Himself.
An excursus from 1 John on the topic of the Transfiguration, focusing on 1 John 3:2’s encouragement that we will see God.
Sermon Outline:
1. We need a vision to sustain us.
2. Jesus gives us a vision to sustain us now.
3. Jesus calls us from that vision to do the work of the kingdom
4. We are driven by the future hope of the Beatific Vision
5. Listen to Jesus
Scripture Texts: 1 Peter 1:16-21
For we did not fo...2025-03-0230 minNew Life Church IthacaBeloved Children of GodWhy do Christians believe and act differently from non-Christians? Christianity is a family, and it’s hard for those outside the family to understand.
Outline
1. We are God’s beloved children, therefore the world does not know us
2. Jesus died to defeat the Devil, therefore we do not sin
Quotes:
For we are not reconciled unto Him except through that love in virtue of which we are also called sons.
-St. Augustine, 5th c.
The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He l...2025-02-2330 minNew Life Church IthacaLittle ChristsMany people who profess belief in God don’t agree with Christian teaching and don’t think attending church is necessary. But the Bible actually says that those things are necessary for eternal life.
In this sermon text John states that we do have to abide in the truth of Scripture and we have to be a part of the church in order to have eternal life.
Sermon Outline
1. Abide in the truth
2. Abide in the Church
3. Abide in the Spirit
4. Abide in Christ
Links:
Americans’ belief in God
8 facts about atheists
Religious nones in Americ...2025-02-1634 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Greatest Story Ever Told – Episode 1 – Creation to MonarchyEpisode one of our Bible 101 class from New Life University entitled “The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Overview of the Entire Story of the Bible.
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This lesson was given at New Life Presbyterian Church in Ithaca, NY. Come see the beautiful Finger Lakes region, and worship God with us. www.newlifeithaca.org.
I...2025-02-1040 minNew Life Church IthacaYou Got ThisWe’d all like our own personal cheerleader to affirm us and keep us confident and assured. John sets out to do this very thing with God’s word. To tell us, we got this!
A sermon on 1 John 2:7-17
Sermon Outline:
I. You know this
II. You got this
III. You don’t need that
Link: Stewart Smalley, Michael Jordan SNL Sketch
Scripture Text: 1 John 2:7-17
Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the...2025-02-0928 minNew Life Church IthacaChrist Our AdvocateThere are competing truth claims in the ethical landscape of our society. One says there is no God, no purpose, no meaning, no right or wrong. The other says these things do exist because there is a creator who gives a moral code for us to follow.
Sermon Outline:
I. The Ideal
II. The Reality
III. The Provision
IV. The Promise
Quotes:
“The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many ot...2025-02-0232 minNew Life Church IthacaUnapproachable LightJohn makes a metaphysical claim that turns out also to be a moral claim and a relational claim: God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.
Sermon Outline:
I. God is light, and there is no darkness in God
A. God is immense in power and being
B. Good and evil exist
C. God defines what is Good.
II. The Light reveals sin
A. Sin is what is not light
B. Particular sin questions avoided, only the fact that God defines what is a sin
C. Everyone sins
III. The Light cleanses from sin
IV. The...2025-01-2628 minNew Life Church IthacaBiography of John and Sermon ExtrasIn this bonus episode, we cover biographical material on the Apostle John, along with some sermon extras that didn’t make the final cut.
Link to NYT “Ask the Ethicist” article
Come see the beautiful Finger Lakes region, and worship God with us. www.newlifeithaca.org.
Podcast intro and outro music is from “We Will Feast in the House of Zion” provided by Sandra McCracken and with her permission. www.sandramccracken.com.
The post Biography of John and Sermon Extras first appeared on New Life Church Ithaca.2025-01-2247 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Red PillFrom the movie The Matrix, “Red Pilling” is awakening to a new reality. But what if it was not a red pill but the red blood of Jesus that is redeeming and renewing this world and us with it?
Sermon Outline:
1. John asserts the authority of Apostolic eyewitness
2. John asserts the fact of the incarnation
3. John proclaims the source of life and joy
You Tube Link: the “Red Pill” scene from The Matrix
Scripture text: 1 John 1:1-5
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looke...2025-01-1929 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Problem of EvilOne of the main objections to God is the existence of evil. But what if God were solving the problem of evil in a way that didn’t violate human dignity? Jesus’ baptism gives some clues.
Sermon Outline:
1. God created the world good, giving us free wills.
2. The source of moral and natural evils is the sin of mankind.
3. God did not restrain natural or moral evils in the antedeluvian world.
4. God does restrain natural and moral evil in the postdeluvian world.
5. Jesus is the answer to the problem of evil.
Links:
Youtube: Neil de Grasse Tyson on G...2025-01-1230 minNew Life Church IthacaI Saw the LightFar off astronomers saw a star and followed it for thousands of miles. Why would they do this? Because they believed it would lead them to the king of the universe.
Sermon Outline
1. Only God can turn on the light
2. We must follow the light
3. The way will be hard
4. We will open up our treasure chests
Links:
Hank Williams, I Saw the Light – Video
I Saw the Light – Wikipedia
I Saw the Light – Lyrics
David Brooks: The Shock of Faith
Quotes:
A star burned in the sky more brightly than all the others; its light...2025-01-0535 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Serpent Strikes BackJesus’ birth established a beachhead in the cosmic war between good and evil. But the Serpent will not take it lying down.
The problem of evil explored through the story of the slaughter of the innocents
Sermon Outline:
1. All evil is personal
2. All evil is cosmic
3. God restrains evil
4. Jesus is the answer to the problem of evil
Previous Sermons Referenced:
How Can a Loving God Allow Suffering? Hard Questions, Real Answers, Part 4
The Problem of Evil: Hard Questions, Real Answers, Part 4 – Sermon Follow-up Podcast
Links:
Youtube: Neil de Grasse Tyson on God and...2024-12-2928 minNew Life Church IthacaChrysostom’s Christmas HomilySt. John Chrysostom preached this sermon on the incarnation and nativity of Christ nearly 1,700 years ago. It still rings true today.
This homily was originally preached in 386 AD in Antioch by a young preacher named John. He would later be dubbed Chrysostom, Greek for “Goldenmouth” for his sermonic eloquence. After becoming the Patriarch of Constantinople, Chrysostom was an early advocate in the East for adopting December 25th as the proper day to celebrate Christmas.
Pastor Tim preaches this ancient homily for our Christmas Eve service.
Link to sermon text by St. John Chrysostom
Link...2024-12-2409 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Unwed Teen MotherMost kings come from high stock and auspicious beginnings. But the King of Kings did not. He was born into poverty, and his mother was a pregnant teen, which put her in grave danger.
Sermon Outline:
1. Mary is a sinner saved by grace
2. Mary fulfills all the mothers of the Old Testament
3. Mary surpasses all the people of the Old Testament
Links:
A ‘shame-filled’ prison: Inside the maternity homes that forced teen moms to give away their babies
The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came – King’s College, Cambridge
Scripture texts: Luke 1:26-47
In the sixt...2024-12-2231 minNew Life Church IthacaAuntie GraceWhat kind of an impact can ordinary people make in this wide world? Without political power, money, fame, or a large social media following, what can we do?
Sermon Outline:
1. Every mother in Israel was a mother of Messiah
2. Hannah’s longing for a child is her longing for a Redeemer
3. The family of Jesus honors Hannah
Quote:
Joachim then took to wife that revered and praiseworthy woman, Anna. But just as the earlier Anna (Hannah), who was barren, bore Samuel by prayer and by promise, so also this Anna by supplication and promise from God bare th...2024-12-1529 minNew Life Church IthacaThe StowawayIsn’t Christianity just for certain kinds of people? Are foreigners and strangers welcome? How about misfits and outsiders?
A Sermon on the book of Ruth and Matthew 1:1-5
Sermon Outline:
1. The Redeemer shows kindness to stowaways
2. The Redeemer brings stowaways into his family
3. The Stowaway is saved by faith in the Redeemer
Quotes:
The Advent mystery is the beginning of the end in all of us that is not yet Christ.
-Thomas Merton, 20th c.
Advent is designed to show that the meaning of Christmas is diminished to the vanishing point if we are no...2024-12-0837 minNew Life Church IthacaWhat Is She Doing HereWhat if a scandalous person was invited to your thanksgiving meal? How would you respond? How would Jesus respond?
A sermon on Joshua 2:1-24 and Matthew 1:1-5
Sermon Outline:
1. Jesus invites Rahab into His family
2. Rahab is saved by faith
3. Rahab is saved by works
Links: The Thanksgiving Miracle, SNL
Quotes:
The Advent mystery is the beginning of the end in all of us that is not yet Christ.
-Thomas Merton, 20th c.
God is an intruder. He encroaches, presumes, invades, and infringes. He crashes the party. Tears aside curtains. Throws open locked...2024-12-0131 minNew Life Church IthacaDoubt in the Dark Prison CellChristians shouldn’t doubt. Right? Actually, doubting is one of the most Christian things we can do. John the Baptist doubted, and Jesus defended him. Jesus defends you too.
Sermon outline:
1. Jesus says doubt is understandable
2. Jesus dignifies the doubter
3. Jesus defends the doubter
4. Jesus (gently) admonishes the doubter
Quotes:
In science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself.
-C.S. Lewis – Miracles
The coming of Jesus into the world is the most stupendous event in human history.
-Malcolm Muggeridge, Jesus – The Man Who Lives
2024-11-2431 minNew Life Church IthacaGet ReadyWe prepare for all sorts of momentous and important things. How shall we prepare for the return of Jesus Christ?
A sermon on Luke 3:1-18
1. Christ’s advent is historical in fact and universal in scop
2. The call to prepare for his advent falls first to the Church
3. We are to prepare for his advent by repenting of our sins
Links:
Tiberius Caesar
Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour
Preparation for fusion energy
Quotes:
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted (Yes), every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough pl...2024-11-1740 minNew Life Church IthacaWhen He ReturnsJesus claimed that he will return again to earth. What will that return be like and why should we take his word for it?
A sermon from Luke 21 and Matthew 24 where we cover the interpretation of these prophetic texts in light of the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Flavius. We saw that:
1. Jesus will come with great power and glory when he returns
2. He will put down the great powers suddenly when he returns
3. We are to prepare for when he returns
4. We are to find our hope and joy in when he returns
Links:
Bob Dylan...2024-11-1038 minNew Life Church IthacaWhat Is a Saint?We tend to think that saints are really good people, like Mother Theresa. What if I told you that the biblical definition of a saint is radically different?
Sermon outline:
1. A saint is a sinner saved by the grace of God
2. A saint is a person who belongs to God
3. A saint is someone who will live forever in heaven with God
Sunday Bulletin
Link: Lost Son Found 70 Years Later
Quotes:
When we all get to Heaven, What a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see Jesus, We’ll sing an...2024-11-0334 minNew Life Church IthacaTheo 100 – Episode 5 – Fall and RedemptionIn the last lesson in our series, we move to the Fall of humanity and Redemption.
This is the final class in a five week Christian education class called Theo 100, an introduction to Christian Theology. This week we learn how evil, pain, and sorrow came into the world and what God is going to do about it. We cover:
1. The source of evil in the world from the rebellion of Adam and Eve
2. The judgment of God on humanity for our sin that impacts: our bodies, our relationships, and the creation itself
3. The effects of the Fall, from which...2024-10-2945 minNew Life Church IthacaThe Elephant and Donkey in the RoomIs there a political party that Christians should be a part of? Should Christians vote for Trump? Should Christians vote for Harris? We hear answers to this important question from the Bible.
In this sermon we explore whether there is on political party that is inherently Christian, or whether Christians fit in to the two party system at all. We will see from John 18 and Matthew 22 that Jesus refuses to choose a political party, Jesus criticizes all political parties, Jesus calls us to engage politically but not put it above our devotion to God, and lastly, that Jesus gave...2024-10-2732 minNew Life Church IthacaTheo 100 – Episode 4 – God and CreationBuilding on our first principles, we learn what the Bible teaches us about God and creation.
This is the fourth class in a five week Christian education class called Theo 100, an introduction to Christian Theology. This week we see that the Bible reveals what we are to know about God and his creation.
1. God is eternal, Triune, omnipotent, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent
2. God created everything that exists, and his creation is good
3. We were created to work by studying and utilizing God’s creation, bring him glory, and to enjoy God forever.
Link to lesson PowerPoint
Cl...2024-10-2245 minNew Life Church IthacaPolitics and the ChristianWhat does the Bible say about politics? In the midst of a contentious political season it is good to ground ourselves in God’s Word. The Bible says quite a lot about politics, but maybe not in the way we think.
In this sermon we explore Jesus’ interaction with Pontius Pilate, Paul’s teaching from Romans 13, and Peter’s teaching from 1 Peter 2. These texts, along with several other teachings from the Bible confirm God’s basic message about politics which is:
1. All Governing authorities and rulers are ordained and appointed by God
2. We are to submit to, obey, honor, respect, a...2024-10-2034 min
New Life UniversityTheo 100 Bonus Episode – What Do We Make of the Apocrypha?Protestants know that Roman Catholics have a section in their bibles called “The Apocrypha.” What is that and what are Christians to make of it? Pastor Tim LeCroy discusses the different kinds of texts that are commonly included under the term Apocrypha and discusses from history how the Church has thought about these texts. Outline I. Athanasius’s Easter Letter of 367 lays out how we are to think of the Apocryphya II. The four categories of the Apocrypha 1. Deuterocanonical […]
The post Theo 100 Bonus Episode – What Do We Make of the Apocrypha? first appeared on New Life Church Ithaca.2024-10-1126 minNew Life UniversityTheo 100 Bonus Episode – What Do We Make of the Apocrypha?Protestants know that Roman Catholics have a section in their bibles called “The Apocrypha.” What is that and what are Christians to make of it? Pastor Tim LeCroy discusses the different kinds of texts that are commonly included under the term Apocrypha and discusses from history how the Church has thought about these texts. Outline I. Athanasius’s Easter Letter of 367 lays out how we are to think of the Apocryphya II. The four categories of the Apocrypha 1. Deuterocanonical […]
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Perspectives With Pastor LanceInterview With Dr. Tim LeCroyWe end our first season of Perspectives with Pastor Lance with an interview with Dr. Tim LeCroy. Dr. LeCroy serves as a PCA pastor and adjunct professor at Covenant Seminary. We spoke with him concerning his role as the chair of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault. It was a sobering conversation on the nature of the report, the prevalence of abuse within the PCA and how local churches can make good use of the report. You can find a link to the report in the show notes of...2022-06-141h 01
God's Truth, God's Grace - New Port Presbyterian ChurchA Trustworthy Message, 9/19/21Our guest preacher, Tim LeCroy, reminds us of the power of the gospel of grace through the preaching of Galatians 1.
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I Heart PCA - the PodcastSeason 1 - Episode 32 - Rachael Denhollander & Tim LeCroyThe hosts talk to Rachael and Tim about their important work on the study committee, their stories, writings, advocacy - and HOPE. Watch Rachael's powerful speech here. No ads for White Blackbird books in this one, so visit their site here. 2021-01-2254 min
Buzz StudiosApple vs. Google FINALLY Decided, Kind Of.. DEBATE NIGHT 2 — PhoneBuzz Podcast #10It’s that time of the week, broh!
This week, Evan, Zac, Christian, and special guest Troy Lecroy go hot and heavy on the ultimate debate: Apple Watch vs. WearOS. The boys also discuss the latest addition to the AirPods lineup and Donald Trump forces Tim Apple to bring back the home button.
See if you can spot the fake news.
— Recorded October 29, 2019 —
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The Kuyperian Commentary PodcastEpisode 29: The History of Infant BaptismThe debate over the proper recipients of baptism is a long one. While the biblical text takes a primary role in shaping our view of baptism, we are also a people incorporated into a holy, catholic, and apostolic church. While tradition does not solve this question for us, it certainly orients our attention to the way the Church has considered the issue of baptism for centuries. In this conversation, Pastor Uri Brito interviews Dr. Tim LeCroy on the history of infant baptism. His article can be found here. The discussion is quite interesting and will shed some light on t...2018-06-2012 min