Welcome to Life Church Norton!

Welcome to the Sermon Blog of Life Church (formerly New Testament Baptist Church). Feel free to listen to or download sermons from our Sunday morning services. Then click on the comments to dialogue about the messages so we can learn from each other throughout the week. You may also click on the envelope after each post to send the link to a friend.
*** We have recently become Grace Church and will no longer be posting new sermons on this blog. You can find all newer sermons by going directly to www.thatsgrace.org and search for messages by the Norton location. However, we will continue to maintain this site and all are still encouraged to comment. ***

Oct 30, 2022

Fighting Through Depression / Haunted / Week 5

There's definitely times where we all feel low, where sadness is normal, but for many people that feeling has become the norm. Maybe you've tried different things to get out of this season, but you're still struggling, wondering where God is, and why you are going through this. In this sermon, we talk about how the Bible can give you some encouragement in your depression, why praying more or having more faith is not an instant fix, and what things you can tangibly do to help as you work through this season. 

Speaker: Pastor Steven Lucas
Text: Job 6, 38, 42

Oct 23, 2022

Calm Your Anxious Mind / Haunted / Week 4

Worry and anxiety haunts so many of us. It can make us live in a constant state of fear, make us feel like we're only a shell of a person, and have a big impact on our physical and spiritual health as well. In this sermon, Ken Knott talks about how we can break out of this cycle of worry and anxiety and how you can find more peace and calm in your life. 

Guest Speaker: Ken Knott of Grace Church Avon
Text: Luke 12: 22-34

Oct 16, 2022

Slowing Down A Hurried Life / Haunted / Week 3

Do you ever feel like your life is so busy that you can barely keep up? Or you have a constant feeling of needing to hurry even though you're not late for anything. You, like many others, may be living at an unhealthy and unsustainable pace! When we live this way, our anxiety and stress increase, and our joy decreases. In this sermon, Pastor Steven Lucas talks about how hurry impacts us and how slowing down can not only improve your mental and emotional health, but also your spiritual health. 

Speaker: Pastor Steven Lucas
Text: Luke 10:30-37 & Mark 5:22-42

Oct 9, 2022

Overcoming The Need To Be Perfect / Haunted / Week 2

I can't measure up! Have I done enough to prove my worth? People can't see that I don't have it all together! These are some of the lies and negative thoughts that haunt our minds on a daily basis. But no matter how much you try to have it all together, pushing control and perfection leaves you feeling exhausted, depleted, and like God couldn't love you. In this sermon, Robb Hollifield shares from the Bible how you can get a handle on these negative thoughts, stop the feelings of guilt and disappointment, and find rest knowing you don't have to be perfect. 

Guest Speaker: Robb Hollifield

Oct 2, 2022

How To Stop Being So Angry / Haunted / Week 1

Anger can be a healthy warning light in our lives, but it can also become our unhealthy default. And when it does it wreaks havoc on our lives, our health, and our relationships. We hate that we get this way and we say to ourselves, why am I so mad? Get a hold of yourself! Do I have an anger problem? But our best attempts to mask the issue do nothing to help the issue. In this sermon, Pastor Steven Lucas talks about how spirituality can help us put our anger in check and how the Bible says we can find freedom from feeling so mad all the time. 

Speaker: Pastor Steven Lucas
Text: Colossians 3