New Hope Sermons
By Darrell Brazell
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The Book Of Acts
Darrell began preaching through this powerful book in September of 2010 so check back often for new lessons.
Romans
Darrell preached through Paul's amazing presentation of "Salvation By Grace Through Faith" in 2009 and 2010. For a taste of this series, listen to #18 - According To The Sark-. The entire 42 lesson series is available on the link below.
The Immanuel Process
January 30, 2011
Darrell explains the Immanuel Prayer Process for experiencing the presence of Jesus. We have found this process incredibly helpful in dealing with old pain and for building greater intimacy with Jesus.
Peter's Final Testimony
Easter 2010
Darrell uses scripture, history and his vivid imagination to take us through Peter's experiences on the night of Jesus arrest, including his denials of Jesus, the agonizing time between the denials and the resurrection, and then Jesus' powerful reinstatement of Peter. The scene is Rome, the night before Peter will be executed on a cross upside down and Peter's final request has been granted: He has been given one last chance to tell his story.
The Power of Joy
August 2, 2009
Darrell shares insights he gained from attending Track 1 of the THRIVE conference. He points to the power of Joy for building capacity that enables us to grow in our maturity. Darrell takes these concepts much further in his Power of Joy Series that he taught during the spring of 2011
Belonging
Darrell shares more insights gained from attending Track 1 of the THRIVE conference. In this message he addresses the importance of monitoring our relational circuits and shares a very practical excercise for turning them back on.
Who Is This Man? The Gospel of Mark
January 2007 To June of 2008
The Story of David Through The Lens of Addiction and Recovery
Darrell preaches through the story of David from the unique and powerful perspective of a counselor and director of a recovery ministry for individuals trapped in the destructive web of sexual addiction. This series looks at the issues preceeding David's sexual sin, the sin itself and the fallout that comes from a father and king who fails to grasp God's complete and total forgiveness. (Darrell originally did part of this series in 2006, however, he revised the series in 2009. If you listened to parts of the 2006 series, you will want to listen again as there are many new insights)
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A look at some of the major flaws of the characters of Hebrews chapter 11
through the lens
of God's amazing grace. Summer 2008
January 2007 To June of 2008
January 26 & April 26, 2008
In this presentation from the Men of Valor Conference
in Kansas City, (Also presented April 26th at New Hope) Darrell introduces the
listener to some critical brain issues involved in
sex, addiction and recovery. He has since revised this teaching in his "Neuro-Theology of Sex and Addiction" which is available on DVD at www.Newhope4si.com. His revised teaching has the SPECT scan images of individuals struggling with Internet pornography brain and sexually addicted brains.
April 26, 2008 Explains how attachment issues are
almost always at the core of addiction,
codependency and other struggles. Also looks at the three insecure attachment styles in a way
that will help you more
clearly understand yourself, your spouse and your children.
January 26, 2006 In this presentation from the Men of Valor Conference
in Kansas City, Darrell shares with pastors and other church leaders insights he has learned
from seven years of working with men and couples dealing with sexual addiction. If you have a
heart for the sexually broken, you will want to learn to not make the same
mistakes so many
pastors have made.
February 10, 2007 Our sexual addiction recovery ministry has led me to meet
with and counsel with
people in some incredibly ugly places. I’ve talked with individuals who have done horrific things.
Yet, I will continue to hold on to this truth:
Beneath the mess, no matter how ugly it might be,
there is still the pure gold of God’s image in every single human being.
February 3, 2007 Just as God found a way around the corrupt religious
leaders of Jesus day,
he will also find ways around today’s broken churches. Your church could be legalistic. Your leaders could have no
concept of what it means to have a
relationship with God. Your pastor could be a "guardian of the faith" or a
“power broker” who guards tradition or fights for power more than faith.
However, just as God kicked out the farmers who rejected his son so that his plan could be fulfilled,
God will do whatever it takes so that those whose hearts are tender
and open can experience the joy of
being children of God.
November 25, 2007 Marriage is an incredibly difficult struggle.
However, if we believe the
teachings of Scripture,
we will come to see that God has incredible gifts in store for us when we are willing to remain committed,
not just
to “not getting divorced,” but to uniting and becoming one flesh.
August 12, 2007 The most common experience for the Christian is being in the presence of
Jesus
without being aware of it. An Immanuel prayer process is a form of prayer designed to open our hearts to the
reality of Jesus' presence. It also opens us up to a
journey of discovery lead and directed by Jesus. In this message,
Darrell shares his experience of Immanuel during his week at the THRIVE conference on addiction recovery.
April 8, 2007 When I heard his cry and saw how
he died, I fell face down at his cross and
declared, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” I had no more doubts about him, only about me. How could I have
participated
in this man’s death? How could I ever be forgiven? How could his father ever hear his prayer for my forgiveness?
I fell to the ground and wept, expecting
the wrath of God to consume me and everyone else on the planet.
July 30, 2006 Desperation is different than denial because in desperation we will
honestly face the horror of our sin and know that we cannot do anything about it.
Desperation is different than despair because even while facing the horror of our sin,
we trust that our savior is able to redeem.
April 23, 2006 "We hear their song sung to us:
From the Father: "You are
my son, you are my daughter. You are perfect
because I created you as perfect. You are holy
because my son has washed you and made you holy."
From the Son: "You are my beautiful bride. I will
bring you home. You are now clean, you can present
yourself in the Father’s presence and , . .
. you can now draw
close enough to hear Him
sing." From the Spirit: "Because I now live
within you, at the exact center of your regenerated
soul, you now have everything you need,
no matter
what happens in your life, to do what you most
want to do, to enjoy God and, by becoming like Jesus, to reveal the Father. You are: FORGIVEN, ADOPTED,
IMPASSIONED & EMPOWERED. Now it is time to LIVE!"
1 John 1:1-2:2 April 2, 2006 The same thing
is true in your life and my life. When the light of God leads us into the purifying fire of God, the first thing that happens is that like Isaiah, we see the horror of
our sin. Satan lies to us and tells us that this is all there is. "Who are you trying to fool? There isn’t any real gold in you. You're just fools gold and you
better get out of the fire before everyone sees what a fraud you truly are." But if we don't run, if we trust the assayer and stay in the fire, then when he pulls
us out, our true glory can shine because of his cleansing.
1 John 4:17-21 April 9, 2006 I can look
at you and not get angry about who you are and not be “disappointed” because you “let me down.” It’s Okay, because I can know your heart. I can know that you don't
want to be that way, you just don't yet know how not to. I can trust that the blood of Jesus covers your sin, and I can trust that the Spirit of Jesus lives inside of
you and is moving you forward on the spiritual journey and that someday you will be different. Then, the most amazing thing happens. I can embrace you as you are.
No pushing, no expecting, no demands, just acceptance, just grace. It's Okay because we understand that "you don’t throw a whole life away just caused its banged up
a little."
Let me begin with a Question For
You: "How many of you long for great sex?" I believe it is a question God wants me to
ask. After all, he created it. It was his idea
in the first place. And if you want the most out
of something, you go to its creator. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
The reality that you and I must accept is that we are free! He has broken the
shackles. He has severed the chains. But guess
what folks, now it is our job to walk out of
them. . . . Matthew 18:15-35 Genuine forgiveness requires
honestly facing the hurt. Too often in Christian
circles we encourage one another to go to denial
instead of forgiveness. Too often we try to
convince ourselves that "in the whole scheme
of things it isn’t really a big deal." What
we end up doing is pretending the debt is much
less than it really is. The Journey is the same for each one of us. I encounter Jesus Christ. I catch a glimpse of His holiness and it forces me to see my sin, my shame and I pull away. Then I experience His embrace, he loves me, he accepts me right where I am, so I join him in the dance. He sweeps me off my feet and
I realize for the moment that it isn’t up to
me. I can rest in His grace. I can trust in
His cleansing. And oh, it is so good. . . .
But then it’s gone.
No, He doesn"t leave me. He
doesn't stop dancing, but I become distracted
by the things of our
world: my relationships, my career,
my superficial desires and the pain of my life
and I attempt
to move by my energy and my strength
rather than by His Spirit.
The next thing I know, I have crashed again. Only
this time, the depth of my fall seems
even greater than the first. After all, how
could I have
danced with God, how could I have
accepted His love and grace and still crashed?
"O, what a
wretched man I am, who will save
me?" Then, once again, I hear his
music playing softly in
the background. Once again I stop
trying to fix myself and allow Him
to embrace me with
His love. Suddenly, I am dancing
again. Only this time, I dance higher
and faster and more
gracefully than ever. I become intoxicated by his
love. Nothing else compares. But then, once
again, I lose
focus. This time I become so absorbed
in watching my
own dance
that I step outside myself and
look in awe at the beauty of my movements,
forgetting who is
in the lead. Immediately I begin
to stumble so I work harder and
yet stumble
more. Frantically I attempt to regain
my beauty, but the harder I try, the more I
fail.
The harder I try the uglier it
gets. Finally, my failure
is obvious, not merely to myself,
but to everyone and the pain
overwhelms me. How could I have
failed so miserably? All I
had to do was follow His lead. All I
had to do was to flow with His
movement and His Spirit.
Then, while I’m on the floor
kicking myself, I stop
my blubbering just long enough
to hear the music still playing softly. When
I look up, to my utter amazement, I see His
hand reaching for me, inviting me to dance again. "But, Jesus, I failed so miserably.
I’m afraid I’ll fail again."
He answers: "My blood covers
your failure, so why do you fear failure?"
Then, He holds out his hand
and we resume the dance.
Such is the Spiritual Journey.
Can you relate? Can you hope this is really
true?
Do you long for such acceptance
and grace. Then Join us in the dance.
Join us in
the
journey! Give us a call at (785) 331-HOPE or E-mail our pastor, Darrell Brazell,
at darrell@newhopelawrence.com.
Hall of Faith Bloopers
Who Is This Man? The Gospel of Mark
Brain Science Of Sex & Addiction
Attachment
Ten Pastoral Commandments When Dealing With Sexual Issues
The Messiah Trap
The Sharecroppers Revolt
What The Cross Says About Marriage
Immanuel Places
Easter 2007: The Passion Through The Eyes Of The Centurion
One Road--Two Ditches
Embrace the Spiritual Journey
The Fellowship Of The Forgiven
The Fellowship Of The Forgiven II
Theology of Sex
Freedom Reigns
Forgiven to Forgive
The Dance
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