Sermons on A B C New Year:

Keeping New Year Resolutions

Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Jan 7, 2018

When life is not going the way you want, it is human nature to review and promise oneself to redouble effort and do better. Here lies the root of the New Year resolution.

A New You in a New Year: How to Keep New Year Resolutions Mark 1 : 4 – 11 Welcome to a New Year and welcome to the first Sunday in the New Year. In the church Calendar, it is the Baptism of the Lord and the Epiphany. Today we celebrate with the Church universal the giving of the Christ child and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: United Methodist

New Years Sunday 2018

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 12, 2018

Every year starts new; kind of like the creation of a new year. So, today we will be taking a look a the real act of Creation as found in Genesis and look into the the microscopic wonders of all life on earth and how the intricacy shouts, "GOD IS AWESOME!

Please open your Bibles to Genesis 1:1-2:3 which we will read in a few minutes. Well … here we are in 2018. Can you believe it; 2018!!!???!!! And the years seem to go by faster and faster. Does it seem that way to you, too? This is the first Sunday in 2018 and we’re already a week into the year, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

Give Us A New Year Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

a new year of new possibilities

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Episcopal

"Facing The New Year -2016"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 28, 2015

Four things we need to take into the New Year.

“Facing the New Year” Joshua 1:1-9 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Holiness

A Fresh Start In This New Year

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on May 1, 2020

we need to approach this new year leaving all the garbage behind and live into the love that God has given us

Last week we heard about a New Year’s resolution – one that encourages us to not compare ourselves to others. We need to recognize and revel in the growth in ourselves. Jesus told us, “I came so you can have real and eternal life, more and better life than you ever dreamed of.” (John 10:10, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Isaiah 43:18

Denomination: Episcopal

Conquer Your New Year

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Jan 9, 2017

in order to be a conqueror of your life then God needs to be in control of your life.

CONQUER YOUR NEW YEAR om n oorwinner te wees in hierdie nuwe jaar So we are in 2017, a New Year, how many of you have started by saying this year I am going to lose weight, go on a diet. Or I am going to stop my bad habit. Question: have you started? It is natural for us to look back over last ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-5, Joshua 6:14-21

Denomination: Charismatic

Making Changes For The New Year

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 15, 2019

Every year as we approach the end of one year, we begin praying that the New year would come in with blessings from God.

Making changes for the New Year Introduction- This morning we look at the end of 2018 and move toward the beginning of 2019. 2018 has been a challenge for the church in many ways but also has been a blessing in many ways. Individually we have seen many struggles, but we know without a shadow of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Nazarene

The New Year For Our Church

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 23, 2022

An interactive sermon on how our lives and our church can grow in Christ in the New YEar

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Let’s be honest for a moment. How many of you kept to the diet throughout 2022? How many of you actually kept exercising past February? This year I am determined it's going to be different. I have made a New ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14, Romans 8:1, Genesis 4:7, Colossians 3:12-13

Denomination: Brethren

Bogus Resolutions (New Year)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 1, 2022

Sometimes the question is asked, “Is it right to make New Year’s resolutions?”

Of course it is. But the reason the question is asked, is because every year many folks make BOGUS RESOLUTIONS they do not intend to keep. People make them for various reasons. They make them before the New Year, and they break them shortly after. God is not pleased with BOGUS RESOLUTIONS! But ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Welcome To The New Old Year

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 31, 2023

There is nothing new under the sun as God has seen it all and handled it all.

What we forget about God sometimes is that He is the master of time and for Him it does not exist. What is present to us is past to Him as is all the rest of what we call time. He has seen the future from before the foundation of the world. Worried about 2024? To Him it is a done deal and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:2, Ephesians 1:3-6

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For Hope In A New Year Series

Contributed by Chuck Moore on Jan 6, 2024

The New Year is often faced with anxiety and fear. Inflation, world conflicts, political unrest....the list goes on and on. So, where do we turn for real hope?

It’s normally not the Biblical story one associates with Christmas or the arrival of a New Year. But it is relevant. I’m thinking of the story that is normally associated with Easter in Luke 24. Jesus on the road to Emmaus. If you don’t remember the story, here are the highlights. Jesus has ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13

2025 Is A Year Of New Beginnings Series

Contributed by Tyreke Horsford on Dec 29, 2024

What are you holding onto that God is asking you to release?

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV) "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." Introduction As we prepare to step into 2025, God ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Facing The Giants Of The New Year Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Dec 31, 2024

Faith in God

**Title: "Facing the Giants of the New Year with Faith"** As we stand on the threshold of a new year, we often find ourselves reflecting on the past and looking ahead with a mix of hope and apprehension. Tonight, let us draw inspiration from the timeless story of David and Goliath, found ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1, John 3:16

Denomination: Charismatic

Embrace Opportunities In The New Year

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Jan 4, 2025

Big Idea: The time is now; lay old habits and troublesome ideas to rest!

Prayer: Father God, Lord Jesus, hallowed is Your holy name; thank You for supplying our needs (Your endless love, a renewed heart, family and friends, a roof over our head, clothes on our back, and food on our table). Thank You for forgiving our sins and encouraging us to forgive others. As we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Psalm 90:10

Denomination: Other

Making Changes For The New Year

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 22, 2025

Beginning the New Year

Making changes for the New Year Introduction- This morning we look at the end of 2024 and move toward the beginning of 2025. 2024 has been a challenge for many of us and for Rosedale. 2024 has also been a blessing to many of us and to the church. We know that God can change circumstances ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Nazarene