New Beginnings Church, Lynnwood

It's About Time

"Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?

An open-air sermon preached in the parking lot of New Beginnings Church in Lynnwood, Washington. This was an incredible occasion for our church - it was our first -service- in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and the parking lot was packed with people sitting in their cars, listening. Strangers driving by stopped to listen. Men riding their bikes down the road our church is on also stopped to listen. People walking by were stopping to listen. And the local NBC news station was there to ...

The King of Glory

Offended by the Gospel

Feeding on Christ

The Right Response to the Resurrection

Confidence in the Crisis

The Worthlessness of Worrying

A lesson on keeping our hearts and minds focused on God, rather than the things of this world or the circumstances we face.

Finding Peace When You're Filled With Panic

Finding peace in the midst of a global pandemic requires that we look to Christ and cling to His promises.

God's Sufficiency in Pandemics

Where is God in the midst of a global pandemic like the coronavirus-COVID-19- Psalm 46 is one of many passages that helps to give us a Biblical perspective on issues like this.

Drawn to Christ

The Song of a Dying Shepherd

The Security of Salvation

But God is in Control

Death, Grief, and Hope

Last Words, Part 2

Last Words, Part 1

Please pardon the audio difficulties. We had a glitch with our audio equipment on this particular Lord's Day.

Contentment & Confidence

The Imperishable Inheritance

IN Egypt, but Not OF Egypt

The Certainty of Salvation

A lesson on the inability of man, and yet the absolute certainty of every one of God's plans and purposes coming to pass - including the salvation of a people given to Christ by the Father.

Christ: The Bread of Life

A lesson on the total depravity of man and God's gracious, sovereign provision in Christ Jesus.

The King's Victory

What Does God Require?

A lesson on the source of faith.

What Are You Working For?

A lesson on making - and keeping - God as our first and highest priority in life.

Fear and Providential Love

Sovereign, Abundant Provision

Providence and Reconciliation

Transformation Through Trials

God's Goodness Unto Sinners

God, Save the King!

A psalm that was written to fill God's people with hope and confidence in God's faithfulness to fulfill His plans of redemption through His anointed King - the King of kings.

Jesus Walks on Water

Study-Discussion Questions-1. What are some of the purposes that trials serve in our lives- Why are they necessary- What are some spiritual lessons that we might be more inclined to learn in discomfort than in comfort--2. What are somes verses from Scripture that you've memorized to help anchor you in the midst of trials- Why might it be better to have Scripture hidden in our hearts in trials, rather than on paper--3. What advice would you offer to a Christian who grows discouraged in the mid...

Learn, Forget, Remind...Repeat

Who Can Be Against Us?

The Calloused Conscience

Exalted in Egypt

God's Perfect Timing

Sufficiency of Christ, pt. 2

Discussion Questions---1- What are some of the practical implications of the doctrine of man's depravity---2- What is the relationship between the doctrine of total depravity and the doctrine of election- How does the former make the latter necessary---3- Many people have a difficult time with the doctrine of depravity. We see this in our time, but we see it in John 6 as well. Why might the doctrine be so difficult for some people to accept---4- Was the purpose of this miracle to convince the...

Setbacks & God's Sovereignty

The God Who is Always There

Judah's Journey to Grace

The Sufficiency of Christ

Study-Discussion Questions-Discussion Quesions---1- Why might people want to -remove God- from a passage like this---2- In what ways do we see the same thing in our day and age that John records in verse 2---3- What are some parallels between this passage and the exodus- Why are those parallels significant---4- Why did the people miss the significance - the message - of this event---5- Read verses 10-11 again. Why does John specially tell us that only those who were seated were fed- What is t...

Finding Peace

The Man Who Gained the World

Grief and Grace

The Pilgrim's Regress

Jacob Wrestling Jacob

The Testimony of Scripture

Discussion Questions---1- Why does Jesus spend so much time focusing on the testimony of the Scriptures---2- What are some real-life examples of the way that people use Scripture to exalt themselves- What are some ways that people can read the Scriptures to exalt someone other than themselves, but not Jesus -think of the religious leaders and their view of Moses----3- Be honest with yourself- how prone are you to search the Scriptures to confirm your interests or ideas- How should a person de...

God's Revelation

A lesson on natural and special revelation, and the response God's revelation should elicit from man.--Discussion Questions---1- How has God revealed Himself in nature---2- Why has God revealed Himself in nature---3- What are the limits of natural revelation- Why is natural revelation not open to interpretation---4- Why do many people not recognize the message being sent throughout all of creation by nature---5- What are some of the things we learn in Scripture -i.e., special revelation- that...

The Blessing of Brokenness