New City NYC Sermons

Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church VI | Gospel Multiplication: Disciple-Making in The Kingdom of God , Mat. 4:12-17

We are all waiting for a kingdom. The question is whether the one we're expecting is shaped by God or by our own pain. In this sixth message of our "Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church" series, Andrea Gorriti opens Matthew 4:12-17 and sits with one word: Metanoia. Often translated as repentance, it is not a command to clean up your act. It is an invitation to change the way you think, to let go of your own kingdom with its own idols and its own ways, and receive something that will actually fulfill you. The Jews were waiting for a Messiah shaped by their hurt and their context. If we're honest, many of us are doing the same. But what Jesus calls the Kingdom of God is not the upside-down thing the world makes it out to be. It is right-side up, the way we were always created to live. And the man in the parable who found it did not reluctantly sell everything he had. He ran. He sold it all with joy, because when you truly see the Kingdom, giving up your own does not feel like loss. Discipleship in God's Kingdom costs everything. And yet it turns out to be the best trade you have ever made.

Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church V | Gospel Multiplication: From Follower to Disciple-Maker , 1 Cor. 9:19–23

The Gospel doesn't change. But the way we carry it into the world has to. In this fifth message of our "Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church" series, Piero Gorriti opens 1 Corinthians 9:19–23 to explore what Paul meant when he said he was free from all, yet made himself a slave to all. Not a loss of identity, but a voluntary willingness to bridge the cultural gap, to adopt someone else's standpoint, so that some might be saved. It's a posture that costs something. And it raises an honest question: Have we been willing to sacrifice our cultural comfort for the sake of the Gospel? But bridging the gap is only the beginning. Because on the other side of it is a person, and that's where Paul moves from preacher to disciple-maker. From follower to multiplier. The way he invested in Timothy. The way a shepherd leaves ninety-nine for the one. What happens when we stop waiting for the many and start with the one in front of us?

Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church IV | Gospel Embodiment: Disciple-Making under God’s Authority , Matthew 8:5-13

Life has a way of filling every quiet corner. Social media, busyness, anxiety, habits — a constant background noise that keeps us from hearing the whispers of the Holy Spirit. In this fourth message of our "Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church" series, Andrea Gorriti explores what it really means to live under God's authority — not as a religious checklist, but as a posture of trust and joyful submission. Using Matthew 8:5–13, she walks us through the surprising faith of a Roman centurion who understood something most of us are still learning: that true power flows through those who know who they're under. If we want to make disciples, we have to ask an honest question first — what authority am I living under?

Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church III | Gospel Embodiment: Living out Jesus’ Mission Boldly , Luke 4:16-21

In the third sermon of our series, Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church, Piero Gorriti preaches “Gospel Embodiment: Living out Jesus’ Mission Boldly,” based on Luke 4:16–21. Jesus begins His public ministry with a mission manifesto, declaring that the Gospel is not only a message to be believed, but a reality to be embodied in word, deed, and power through the Holy Spirit. This sermon traces how Jesus’ mission continues through His disciples and now through the Spirit-filled church. As glocal disciple-makers in New York City, we are called to stop waiting for better circumstances, let go of the extra baggage that keeps us distracted, and boldly live out the Gospel in our work, neighborhoods, relationships, and everyday circles of influence.

Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church II | Gospel Transformation: Disciple-Making from Intimacy , 1 Sam. 1:9-18

In the second sermon of our series, Becoming a Glocal Disciple-Making Church, Andrea preaches from 1 Samuel 1:9–18 and reminds us that disciple-making does not begin with activity, gifting, or knowledge, but with intimacy with God. Through Hannah’s story, this message explores how God meets us in our pain, anxiety, and waiting, and how His presence becomes the place where our hearts are healed and transformed. Before we can help others follow Jesus, we must first learn to pour out our own souls before Him. This sermon also invites us to see that our personal stories are not obstacles to God’s mission, but often the very places where His grace meets us most deeply. As we grow in self-awareness, surrender, and dependence on God’s presence, we are formed into healthy disciples who can disciple others out of authenticity rather than performance. In a city marked by distraction, busyness, and burnout, this message calls us back to the throne of grace, where God continues His lifelong work of sanctifying and shaping us into the image of Christ.