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New Road Church

By: Paul Forrest
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  • The newest sermons from New Road Church, Liverpool.
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  • Asa the Reformer

    Asa the Reformer
    Jun 10 2024
    This is the first in a four-part series about four reforming kings of Judah. The first is Asa, and his heart was said to be wholly towards God. Why he serves as a good example for us to look to is because of his failings. He was still accepted by the Lord, but he went astray, and we can use this to take care of our own walk in Christ.
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    39 mins
  • Authentic Conversion

    Authentic Conversion
    Jun 3 2024
    Big changes were taking place. The age-old project the Lord had undertaken with the Hebrew people was coming to a close.--A great contrast is presented here, with the recent story of the noble persecuted being followed by the great persecutor, Saul himself. Gamaliel had been partly right- after the death of their master, the Christians had indeed been scattered. However, the persecution drove the believers to the very regions which Jesus told his disciples, i.e. Judea and Samaria. This was nothing less than an milestone in creating a worldwide church with one Lord and one Spirit.--Simon, the great sorcerer, was held in such high regard that, according to Justin Martyr, they erected a statue of him on the banks of the Tiber. He was held to be a high god. Yet he soon discovered the real power in this world- the Lord Jesus Christ.--We use his apparent conversion to consider two types of positive response to the gospel. We start with a true conversion to Christ, with belief in the gospel and its subject, and repentance. The credibility of the profession is enhanced by a baptism and a following of the leaders in the church. All this seemed to be present in Simon's conversion experience.--However, we can see what happened next as undermining that credibility in his case. He no doubt thought he could enhance his great reputation even more by being granted this great gift of giving the Spirit, and he therefore tried to buy it from the apostles. He was rebuked in no uncertain terms. Yet prayer was enjoined on him, as there was potentially forgiveness available. It reminds us that even believers rest in the same forgiveness which the repentant sinner seeks in his true conversion.
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    40 mins
  • Sacrificing Ourselves

    Sacrificing Ourselves
    May 20 2024
    Having taken on Stephen in debate, the Jewish religionists realise they cannot take the theological high-ground. Instead, they resort to breaking their own law even further by stirring up hatred via the mob and recruiting false witnesses.--Stephen gives a potted history of Israel. By this, he shows his credentials as a Jew. However, towards its end he turns the story into a polemic against his audience, accusing them of killing their Messiah and those who predicted his coming- the prophets. He further tells them that they are breakers of the Mosaic Law.--His exclamation that he was seeing a vision of the Son at God's right hand was too much, and the crowd drags him away to kill him.--We can view the cause of his murder as a clash between his godly attributes and their wicked ones. We notice too the parallels between Stephen's death and that of Jesus. Finally, the definition of -martyr- is explored, and it is discovered that all God's people are to -martyr- themselves through daily sacrifice in God's service.
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    46 mins
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