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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. ***

Mar 26, 2023

When Trust Is Broken / How Did We Get Here? / Week 2

Have you ever experienced the pain of broken trust in your relationships? Betrayal, disappointment, and hurt can leave us lost and alone, wondering how we can ever trust again. But the truth is that we all have experienced broken trust and we have been the one to break trust with others! In this sermon, We will explore what the Bible has to say about when trust is broken, how we can find hope and healing in our relationship with God and others, and how we can apply these timeless principles to our lives today. 

Speaker: Ken Knott

Mar 19, 2023

Why Is The World So Messed Up? / How Did We Get Here? / Week 1

Have you ever stopped and said, what is going on with our world? You don't have to look very far before you find brokenness, injustice, and evil around us. So how did we get here? Why are people so hateful, selfish, and corrupt? In this sermon, we see how the Bible says our world got so messed up, how that affects our personal lives, and how change needs to begin with us.  

Speaker: Pastor Robb Hollifield

Mar 12, 2023

How To Study The Bible / The Bible / Week 2

The Bible is the best selling book of all time and most Americans have at least one in their homes, but just because we open it and read it doesn't mean that it's easy to understand or apply to our lives. Even harder is making this a regular discipline in our lives. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears gives you some tools to help you not only read the Bible more often, but also help you hear from God while you read and study the Bible for yourself. 


Speaker: Pastor Sean Sears of Grace Church Avon 

Mar 5, 2023

Is The Bible True? / The Bible / Week 1

Is the Bible fact or fiction? If we believe it is true, how can we be sure that it's reliable and accurate? Can we trust the writers were telling the truth? Is it just a book with some good stories or did the accounts that we read about really happen? In this sermon, Pastor Robb puts the Bible to the test to see if we can know if the Bible is true, accurate, and something worth rearranging our lives around

Speaker: Pastor Robb Hollifield

Feb 26, 2023

The Key To Breaking Unhealthy Cycles / Cycle Breaker / Week 4

What happens when you thought you broke a cycle, but it seems to keep creeping back into your life?  Does that mean you're a failure? Is your cycle just impossible to break? When this happens, our default reaction is to hide it and to pretend like it never happened. But what if the thing you're most afraid of is the key to breaking your cycle for good? In this sermon, Pastor Ken Knott shares what the Bible says is the key ingredient to breaking a cycle and how just because you might have messed up, doesn't mean God is done writing your story. 

Speaker: Pastor Ken Knott

Feb 19, 2023

Saying No To Destructive Cycles / Cycle Breaker / Week 3

Many of us are exhausted, feeling trapped in the same destructive cycles we've always struggled with. The problem isn't that these cycles of dysfunction can't be broken, but that we are unsure of how to stop these bad habits. If we want to take a stand against these patterns of behavior and beliefs that no longer serve us, we need to start making different decisions. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears, shares a biblical perspective on what courageous choices we need to make to pull ourselves away from these destructive cycles and become the person God created you to be. 

Speaker: Sean Sears of Grace Church Avon

Feb 12, 2023

Embracing A New Identity / Cycle Breaker / Week 2

Some of the cycles that we are stuck in seem so complex that it's hard to know where to start. Trying to start new habits is hard enough let alone breaking dysfunctional cycles that have always seemed to be a part of us. So what's the first step? Where do we start if we want to be the one to break the dysfunctional cycles in our lives? In this sermon, Ken Knott shares how to start from scratch, leave behind the past, and embrace a new identity. 

Speaker: Ken Knott

Feb 5, 2023

Breaking Unhealthy Cycles / Cycle Breaker / Week 1

Have you ever noticed you do things like your Mom or Dad? Or maybe you have Grandpa's sense of humor or Grandma's wit? In every family, patterns are passed down, some are good...some are not so good. But when these negative patterns wreak havoc on our lives, we are left to wonder, "Am I doomed to repeat them?" In this sermon, Pastor Robb talks about why we struggle with these negative cycles, how we can choose to be the one to stop them, how God can begin a process of healing in our lives, and how we can find the strength to begin writing a new story with our lives. 

Speaker: Pastor Robb Hollifield

Jan 29, 2023

3 Prayers You Should Be Praying / Thoughts And Prayers / Week 4

If you knew you could pray prayers that would cause you to see God more active in your life, would you do it? What if praying these prayers gave God the room in your life to steer your life in a different direction? Would you still do it or would these prayers be too dangerous for you to pray? In this sermon, Ken Knott shares 3 prayers that we don't pray but why we should! 

Guest Speaker: Ken Knott 

Jan 22, 2023

How To Pray To God / Thoughts And Prayers / Week 3

How do we pray? Is there a right way or wrong way to pray? Are there special words or certain places where I should pray? In this sermon, Pastor Rob Hollifield gives insight from the Bible for how we should and shouldn't pray and tips for how you can change your prayer life this week. 

Speaker: Pastor Robb Hollifield
Text: Matthew 6

Jan 15, 2023

Why Should I Pray / Thoughts And Prayers / Week 2

Does prayer really make a difference? Because we've prayed for things before and it felt like nothing was happening. Does that mean God doesn't hear you or that He doesn't care? And if you don't see anything happening when you pray, what's the point? Maybe you've started to even doubt that God hears you or cares about you. In this sermon, Ken Knott gives three reasons to keep praying, even if we don't see the results we want. 

Guest Speaker: Ken Knott

Jan 8, 2023

What Is Prayer / Thoughts And Prayers / Week 1

Over half of Americans say we pray daily, but there's also a lot of uncertainty and unanswered questions around prayer. Is prayer talking in my head or out loud? Is it the same as positive vibes and well wishes? Or is it just something religious people do to make themselves feel better about life? In this sermon, Pastor Steven Lucas talks about how we often view prayer, what the point of prayer is, and gives you some simple ways to start praying more. 

Speaker: Pastor Steven Lucas 
Text John 16: 22-28