New Hope Christian Chapel Podcast

What is the overlap between psychiatry, therapy, mental health science, and faith? What role can spiritual health play in improving mental health? What advantage does emotional intelligence provide to a Christian growing in their faith? Take some time to listen in on a roundtable discussion between Pastor Dave and Michelle Stratton, and Kevin Berney a Christian licensed psychiatric nurse practitio...

Are you hopeful? Do you ever lose hope? Do you know what to say to others when they feel hopeless? Is hope sustainable in a life filled with struggle and tragedy? Is hope learnable? Jesus offers His followers a confident mindset, a healthy life-approach, and a problem engagement strategy all based in His Hope...and it is unbreakable, no matter the struggles or traumas we experience! What kind of h...

When many think about God having a "chosen" people, it leads them to immediately ask, “Then does God just arbitrarily choose some people to go to Heaven and choose others to go to Hell?” The short answer is “No!”, God invites everyone to believe in Him and worship Him! But this is a complex and challenging concept, and if we are completely honest, it can often scare us, or confuse us, cause us to...

Can you think back to any times where you felt like an outsider? Are there any times in your life now where you feel like an outsider? Where do you belong? Who do you belong with? Who do you belong to? The Bible regularly refers to the followers of Jesus, the people of God as exiles, foreigners, sojourners, outsiders, citizens of another country, travelers, strangers, and resident aliens. Is this...

What if God isn't as interested in how much you can do for Him, as He is in whether you will give Him all that you have? What if Jesus doesn't care as much about your capacity as He does your wholeness? What if a life of faith is more about being made whole by God rather than being productive for Him? In this New Year's message (and Baptism!) video, Pastor Dave walks through Luke 10:27 and invites...

Take a few minutes with Sean Brennan as he enjoys the opportunity to preach his first sermon and share with our church family a scripture passage that has meant a lot to him in his walk with Jesus and which beautifully points us all to wonderful heart of the gospel....knowing Jesus!

Too often we can end up being observers in life and faith instead of participants! Did you know that one of the four core values of the earliest Christians was participation in one another's lives? What would it look like if instead of standing by and appreciating the life of Jesus we entered into and participated in His life?! Our salvation, our generosity, our sense of belonging and purpose all...

What if instead of people trying to manifest their perfect future life, they instead manifested THE perfect life of Jesus to see what kind of future He would produce?!

What does it take to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?! Are you the greatest? Do you know someone who is the greatest in God's Kingdom? Is being great something we do, or something that Jesus does for us, or a combination of both? Do we need to do specific things or obey specific laws from God in order to be called "great"? How can we live great lives all for the glory of God?! Don't relax...

Every Christian is an evangelist! Maybe not in title or leadership role, but certainly in purpose! Christians are meant to publish "good news" to the world! Would the world largely look at Christians and think of them as good news bringers? And what is "the news" that is so good?! The Bible alternately defines the gospel (which means "good news") as "the good news of God", "the good news of peace"...

If the United States has a President, Vice-President, Senators, Judges, etc. as its governmental positions, what would the equivalent be for the Kingdom of God? What are the roles and positions that God invites His people into as Jesus builds God's Kingdom here on earth? And are you serving in an office of God's Kingdom right now? Are you contributing your gifts and abilities toward the Kingdom wo...

What did Jesus mean when He said we must "become like a little child" or we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven? What does it take to become a child, spiritually? Are you?

Join Pastor Dave and Pastor Shirley as they share their experiences and understanding of prayer and its vital importance to the Christian life in the Kingdom of God.

What does it mean to be a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven while living within the country of the United States of America? How does one live as a member of an eternal Kingdom within a temporary country? How does one apply the values and beliefs of their Kingdom citizenship to their voting and civic responsibilities in their country? And what happens when different Kingdom citizens differ in their...

What is a priest? How does the Bible define the role? What does a priest do? Can anyone be a priest? Are the Old Covenant Jewish priests different from what priesthood looks like after Jesus? Are you a priest? What if every Christian engaged with the world as priests of Jesus Christ, what would that look like for the Kingdom of God?!

How well do you listen? And how is listening related to loving? Could we quantify how much we love God, love others, and love ourselves by how well we listen? How are listening skills actually spiritual skills?

Consider your own answer to this question: "What is the relationship between waiting and faith?" Can there be one without the other? Does one come before the other? Are they the same thing? Do they overlap? Do we learn one from the other? Are they positives or negatives? How about from a Christian perspective? Can we truly have faith if we already have everything we want? Doesn't faith require wai...

When you need to initiate a difficult conversation, how do you when the right time will be? And what is the right way to say things? And how do you handle any frustration or anger you might feel? And what if the person you talk with remains fixed in their thoughts and opinions? Is there any advice that God gives in the Bible about how to approach, handle, and successfully navigate these challengin...

Why is it so hard to have difficult conversations? Why are we so afraid that they will go badly? Why DO some of them go badly? Is there any advice that God gives on how to effectively and positively confront or question someone? The thoughts, feedback, insights, and loving critique of fellow Christians is actually one of our greatest resources for growth and learning and maturity...IF we do it it...

If there is just a single key, a single word, a single concept that allows entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven...then how do we go about getting that key? How is it made or acquired? Are there different keys for different people? Are there lots of different keys that will provide entrance into heaven? Jesus, John the Baptist, the disciples and writers of the New Testament, and the authors and prop...

If you had to pick one word that answered the question, "How do you get into the kingdom of heaven", which word comes to mind? Jesus chose a very specific word, and it is the same one John the Baptist used, and the same one the disciples used, as well as the one found in the Old Covenant Jewish scriptures. It was: Repent. But here's the catch...the Greek word repent means more accurately "to rethi...

If you had to pick three words to describe Christian culture which would you choose? If those outside of Christianity picked three words to describe it, which words do you think would be picked? What IS the true culture of God's people supposed to be, and how can it be a loving and influential force in the world?!

Listen to the many stories and impact that the Serve Home 2024 summer volunteers have to share from this year's week of community outreach and service! To God be the glory!

What would it look like it if Jesus' parable of the mustard seed growing into the largest tree in the field came true for you and your life? And what exactly is the mustard tree supposed to represent? Why does Jesus love to speak in parables when He seemingly could just explain things more clearly? What is God saying to you through that parable today?!

Is heaven only in heaven? Can the kingdom of heaven exist here on earth right now? Are we building a kingdom of light in the darkness? Join Pastor Dave for a look at the concept of "the footstool of God" as a descriptor for God's manifested presence and worship! May His kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is on heaven!