New Life Church Sermons
Weekly sermons from New Life Church in Asheville, NC.
Episodes
63 episodes
One: Run to Win - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 05 10 26
In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul shows a radical willingness to surrender his personal rights if it means more people can hear and respond to the gospel. Rather than demanding comfort, status, or freedom, he chooses sacrifice for the sake of mission. P...
One: Liberty and Love - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 05 03 26
In 1 Corinthians 8, and again in the latter part of chapter 10, Paul addresses how believers should handle areas of Christian freedom, particularly when their choices affect others. He warns that knowledge alone can lead to pride, but love is w...
One: Singleness and Marriage - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 04 26 26
In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul teaches that both singleness and marriage are gifts from God, each with unique purpose and dignity. Singleness is not a lesser or “JV” version of the Christian life, but a powerful calling that allows for undivided devo...
One: Glorify God with Your Body - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 04 19 26
In this passage, Paul challenges the Corinthian believers to reject the idea that what they do with their bodies is disconnected from their spiritual health. He teaches that believers are united with Christ, meaning their physical actions carry...
Matthew 1:18–25 | What’s His Name? - Daniel Dixon, Guest Preacher 04 12 26
In Matthew 1:18–25, we see that God does not leave the identity of His Son up for interpretation – He names Him. The angel announces two names that reveal the heart of the gospel: Jesus, meaning “The Lord saves,” and Immanuel, meaning “God with...
Easter 2026: Raised - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 04 05 26
This Easter, the apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 15 that the gospel is first a proclamation to be received, not advice to be achieved. He anchors our faith in real historical events, Jesus’ death for our sins, His burial, and His resur...
ONE: Discipleship and Discipline - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 03 22 26
In 1 Corinthians 5, the apostle Paul confronts a shocking case of sexual immorality that the Corinthian church had tolerated and even become proud of. The passage reminds us that sin distorts God’s design, destroys lives, and spreads like yea...
ONE: Servants and Stewards - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 03 15 26
In the fourth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he reminds them that Christian leaders are not celebrities but servants of Christ and stewards of what belongs to God. Our calling is not to build our own reputation but to faithfully m...
ONE: Oh, Grow Up! - Joe Dillon, Guest Preacher 03 08 26
In chapter 3 of his letter to the church in Corinth, Paul confronts the church’s spiritual immaturity, which had produced jealousy, division, and loyalty to human leaders rather than Christ. He reminds them that pastors and leaders are only ...
ONE: The Wisdom of the Cross and the Work of the Spirit - Rodney Howell, Pastor of Sending and Groups 03 01 26
Paul continues addressing a divided church by showing that the message that creates unity is the very message the world calls foolish. The “word of the cross” divides humanity into two groups—those who are perishing and those who are being save...
ONE: Messy Church. Faithful God. | 1 Corinthians 1:1–17
The apostle Paul launches into this corrective but hopeful letter by reminding the Corinthian church that their primary identity is not in their favorite leader, their gifts, or their preferences, but in Jesus Christ. They are called, sanctifie...
Formed for More: SEND - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 02 15 26
This week we wrap up the Formed for More series by focusing on what it means to live sent as true disciples of Jesus. We were reminded that from the very beginning Jesus calls ordinary people to follow Him and then sends them to help others do ...
Celebration Sunday '26 - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 02 08 26
This weekend, we looked back and celebrated all God has done over the past year in and through the life of our church family. We also began looking ahead to everything He’s calling us into during the next season. As we reflect on Jesus feedi...
Formed for More: Serve - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 01 18 26
This week we saw that serving is at the heart of following Jesus. We were confronted with how easily comfort, busyness, or fear can keep us from stepping into a life of service to Jesus. God has entrusted every one of us with time to give, tale...
Formed for More: Group - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 01 11 26
This week we talked about how disciples are forged in community and why following Jesus was never meant to be a solo journey. The second pillar in our discipleship flywheel at New Life is: group. From the beginning God said it is not good for m...
Christmas Eve 2025 - The Christmas Miracles: The Miracle of Transformation - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 12 24 25
The Christmas Miracles: The Miracle of Peace - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 12 14 25
The miracle of peace is that God stepped into our world to drive fear out of our hearts with His presence. In Luke 2:1–14, the angels announce peace to terrified shepherds, reminding us that God meets ordinary, anxious people with extraordinary...
The Christmas Miracles: The Miracle of the Savior - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 12 07 25
The most important question any of us will ever answer is: who is Jesus Christ? The Christmas miracle of the Savior is that Jesus is eternally God who has always existed and through whom everything was made. His close ...
The Christmas Miracles: The Miracle of the Message - Chris Dillon, Lead Pastor 11 23 25
God’s Word has always been the one thing that changes everything, and we see that all through the Christmas story. When the angel speaks to Mary in Luke 1, her entire future is reshaped by a single message from God. In Luke 2, that same good ne...
