Make Jesus Known Podcast

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known Podcast, Amanda is joined by Pastor Heidi as they discuss a passage from Mark 4. Together, they explore what it means for our hearts to be hard, shallow, crowded with thorns, or truly good soil for God’s Word. They wrestle with what daily surrender looks like, how to recognize when our hearts are becoming hard, and how to recognize when our loyalties are com...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known Podcast, Pastor Amanda is joined by Pastor Glenn Erickson. Together, they debrief on what healing can look like, and how it differs depending on our expectations. Glenn talks about the hardships he has faced when asked to pray for healing, and how disappointing it can be when the results don't follow through as hoped. Amanda then reinforces the idea that the...

In this Father's Day special episode of the Make Jesus Known Podcast, Pastor Matt is joined by guest speaker Leland Rounds as they discuss God's gifts of fatherhood and grace. They go through themes of family, the grace God gives us through our past mistakes, and how God is always working in the midst of it. We are reminded that the gift of parenthood is first demoonstrated perfectly by God and th...

Pastor Amanda and Riley sit down and go over the sermons from last Sunday on Missions. From the Everett location, they review Andrew's message on what it looks like to be in community and reach people through love and relationship where you are planted. Matt touched on how God moves through different phases in the Bible, and is now moving through us in Monroe. Together, they review how the Lord's...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known podcast, Amanda sits down with Daniel to unpack his recent sermon on baptism from New Life Monroe. Daniel shares how there is real power in baptism, not just as a symbolic act, but as a public declaration that reshapes how we see ourselves, God, and our responsibility to others. They discuss the ongoing process of transformation and renewing the mind, and ho...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known Podcast, Pastors Amanda and Andrew sit down and discuss last Sunday's sermon on God's presence in our lives. Together, they debate the difference between counterfeit experiences with God and being on true mission for God and His kingdom, and what it looks like to be in wilderness with God versus to have our promised land without Him. They explore what it mea...

Pastors Glenn and Bethany revisit a powerful Pentecost Sunday service in this episode, unpacking a challenging passage in Exodus 32 about the golden calf, God’s justice, mercy, and the meaning of “repentance.” They explore why repentance is so difficult in our culture, how deeply the Holy Spirit can move us, and why honestly facing our sin leads to deeper worship and intimacy with God. This episod...

Matt and Heidi Messner sit down together in this episode of the Make Jesus Known podcast to revisit Sunday’s message from Exodus 19–20 and explore how it speaks into everyday life. They discuss how God rescues His people from slavery not just to free them from something, but to invite them into a loving relationship with Himself. They then reflect on the Ten Commandments as tender, loving boundari...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known podcast, Pastors Andrew and Heidi unpack their recent sermons from Exodus 15–16. Together they discuss the difference between a slave mindset and a son/daughter mindset—how slaves grumble and blame, while children bring their cries and needs directly to their Father. They talk about how complaining destroys community, how easily we romanticize our “Egypt,” a...

In this episode, Pastor Amanda is joined by Dionis as they continue to unpack the Exodus story. Dionis reflects on his personal rescue story, exploring how God rescues His people not just from something, but for relationship and ongoing dependence. They talk honestly about what it looks like to trust God with our past, present, and future—especially when His rescue doesn’t look like what we expect...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known Podcast, Pastor Andrew and Pastor Amanda dive into the opening of their Exodus series by talking about how God’s rescue defines our identity. They address the loud, false stories our culture tells us about who we are and contrast them with the truth of being sons and daughters of God. They also reflect on the meaning of names in Scripture and encourage liste...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known podcast, Amanda and Riley unpack how the gospel unites what culture often divides. Drawing from Revelation 7 and Matthew 22, they explore God’s heart for many nations and what it practically looks like to love our neighbors across cultural differences. Together they discuss the practices of cultural intelligence, curiosity over assumptions, humility in relat...

In this episode of the Make Jesus Known Podcast, the conversation unpacks Pastor Andrew’s message, “The No-Bound Gospel,” from John 4 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. The hosts explore how naturally we draw boundaries around people—labeling others as “in” or “out,” worthy or unworthy of our time, attention, or even the gospel itself. They share personal stories of being p...

Pastor Matt and Andrew reflect on an unforgettable Holy Week at New Life Church, including a packed, multi-church Good Friday service that showcased powerful unity in a largely unchurched region. From there, they dive into Jesus’ words in John 14, “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” exploring what His exclusive claim means in a culture that insists all paths lead to God. Andrew shares vulnera...

In this episode, Worship Pastor Bethany sits down with Pastor Heidi Messner to unpack Heidi’s recent Palm Sunday message about how our beliefs shape the way we live. Heidi shares how hidden mindsets like “If I don’t do it, no one will” or “If I don’t do everything right, my life won’t be good” grew out of her experiences growing up overseas and as a young wife and mother—and how Jesus began to tra...

In this episode of the New Life Podcast, Cristen from the nursery team sits down with Pastor Matt Messner to talk about life-changing moments, new seasons, and the power of baptism. Fresh off a Sunday where 24 people were baptized at New Life, they reflect on why baptism is such a significant marker in a person’s faith journey. Matt shares his own baptism story—complete with an unexpected poolside...

In this episode of the New Life Podcast, Randy sits down with Pastor Andrew to unpack the Sunday teaching on witnessing and sharing our faith. They swap personal stories of how they first came to know Jesus—from early childhood experiences in church and altar calls to life-changing encounters at recovery meetings and winter camps—and reflect on the many people God used along the way to draw them t...

In this episode, Pastors Heidi and Natalie dive deeper into what biblical community really is—and why it’s so much more than Sunday services, surface-level small talk, or Christian busy-ness. They unpack Acts 2:42–47, the Abrahamic promise, and how the very nature of the Trinity shapes the way we’re meant to live together. They also honestly address church hurt, fear of vulnerability, introvert/ex...

Pastor Matt joins Riley to unpack what it really looks like to practice the way of Jesus through service. Drawing from stories like tearing down a garage in the Mojave Desert, waxing church floors on his first day, navigating a youth group food fight that almost turned violent, and praying with the sick in a leprosy community in the Philippines, Matt shares how serving has consistently stretched a...

Pastor Susan and Daniel unpack Pastor Andrew’s recent sermon on generosity, tithing, and stewardship. They share personal stories about budgeting in marriage, overcoming fear around finances, trusting God with the tithe, caring for the poor, and taking practical next steps toward living open-handed and financially free.

In this episode of the New Life Podcast, Bethany and Amanda continue the Practicing the Way series with an honest, down‑to‑earth conversation about Sabbath. Bethany shares how her own journey into Sabbath began in crisis and why “stopping” was the hardest part for her—harder even than resting or delighting. They talk about the pace of modern life, how our identity gets tangled up in our work, and...

In this episode, Pastor Heidi and Riley unpack what it means to move from simply consuming Scripture to being transformed by it in everyday life. They discuss practical rhythms for engaging the Bible in busy seasons, how to include kids and spouses in time with God, the power of reading Scripture in community, and how to heal from experiences where the Bible has been misused.

On Sunday, Pastor Amanda spoke on the practice of prayer. In this episode, Amanda and Riley discuss what it means to be a person of prayer and how to incorporate the practice into our daily lives by staying present with Jesus in everyday moments.

In this episode, Andrew and Amanda, pastors at New Life Church, explore the key themes of "Practicing the Way," focusing on following Jesus every day and in every way. Delve into the challenges and practices of integrating faith into everyday life, from parenting to personal spiritual growth, as outlined in this transformative book. Discover how surrendering control and embracing transformation ca...