New Life Covenant Church

On our All-In Sunday, Pastor Tim Fruits reflects on the freedom Jesus brings—healing, restoring, and breaking chains of sin, shame, fear, and oppression. Through Scripture and the story of James Lafayette, we’re reminded Christ paid for our freedom and calls us to walk in it and share it with others. 

In Philippians 2, Pastor Tim Fruits reflects on the connection between humility, obedience, and honor. Through Jesus’ example, we’re reminded that the culture of heaven is carried in how we value God, serve others, and respond with gratitude. Honor is more than words. It’s seen in how we live, treat people, and leave places better than we found them.

Pastor Tim Fruits reflects on the role of a father and the invitation to know God as our Heavenly Father. Through Matthew 6 and Psalm 121, we’re reminded that Jesus has closed the gap, the Father’s love fills the void, and our identity begins with knowing we are His children.

Papa Steve Slate reflects on hearing God, following the Holy Spirit, and letting love lead our witness. Through stories of prayer, obedience, and everyday encounters, we’re reminded to notice people, respond with kindness, and trust God with what He’s stirring in our hearts.

Pastor Tim Fruits reflects on the power of God’s Word and the way Scripture anchors, forms, and strengthens us. Through testimonies and the Word, we’re reminded to stand on what God has spoken and let His truth shape the way we live, pray, and carry the gospel.

In Acts 20, Pastor Tim Fruits reflects on Paul's vision for the Church—a people shaped by grace and committed to the mission of Jesus. Through Paul's final words to the Ephesian leaders, we're reminded to make disciples, care for one another, and keep Christ at the center.    

Pastor Tim Fruits walks through Acts 19 and Paul’s encounter with believers in Ephesus, where the conversation turns to the Holy Spirit and the life Jesus invites His people into. The passage draws attention to surrender, boldness, and learning to walk with God beyond understanding alone.          

We continue the Book of Acts journey in Acts 9, where Pastor Dave Hickman reflects on Saul’s encounter with Jesus and the mercy that transformed his life. Through the passage, we’re reminded that Jesus still meets people in their lowest places and calls them into surrender, obedience, and new life.

Pastor Tim Fruits continues the Book of Acts series through the life of Stephen in Acts 6–8, reminding us that the early church was not built around comfort, but surrender, witness, and the power of the Holy Spirit.

We begin the Book of Acts in Acts 1–2, where Pastor Tim Fruits walks us through the start of the early church. As the disciples wait on what Jesus promised, the Spirit comes, boldness rises, and what starts in a room moves into the city. From waiting to filling to movement, we see what happens when people stay with what Jesus said and respond to His Spirit.

We conclude the Jesus Journey in Acts 1 with Pastor Tim Fruits, as Jesus ascends and the disciples step into what comes next. Our attention settles on where He is now—and what it looks like to keep walking with Him by His Spirit.

Pastor Tim Fruits walks through John 21 and the way Jesus restores Peter at the shore — meeting failure with kindness and drawing him back into purpose. The message turns toward what it means to love Jesus and let that love take shape in how we care for others.

We continue the Jesus Journey in Matthew 28 and Mark 16, as Emma Kraus-McCoskey reflects on Jesus sending His disciples out—and what it means to go. Held in His nearness and sent with His authority, it traces a life that moves with Him—steady, responsive, and confident that He is with us as we go.

Pastor Tim Fruits walks through John 20 and the first Resurrection Sunday, where Mary, the disciples, and Thomas each meet the risen Jesus in a different way. The message turns our attention from memory alone to the victory and nearness of Christ.

We continue the Jesus Journey in Matthew 21, where Kalley Heiligenthal walks us through Jesus entering Jerusalem. The crowd calls Him King, while still holding their own expectations. We stay with that tension — recognizing Him, and letting go of what we thought He would be.

From our 11 AM service, Papa Steve walks through Luke 15–17, drawing our attention to the Father’s heart, and a life shaped by love, forgiveness, and trust.

From our 9 AM service, Pastor Dixie walks through Luke 13 and 14, drawing our attention to repentance, humility, and the invitation to receive rather than perform.

Pastor Tim Fruits walks through Luke 10, tracing what unfolds as Jesus sends the seventy, tells the story of the Good Samaritan, and sits with Mary and Martha. It moves through authority, mercy, and presence—what it looks like to live from what’s been given, to respond with simple obedience, and to stay with Him over distraction. The morning closes with prayer, response, and a sending for Derek an...

Luke 9 brings us to the mountain, where Jesus’ glory is revealed and the Father’s voice affirms who He is. Pastor Tim traces that moment into our own lives — surrender, prayer, belief, and the light of Christ at work within us.

In Matthew 15 and Mark 7, Pastor Jason Cho revisits the encounter with the Canaanite woman and the feeding of the four thousand, drawing attention to what takes shape in the disciples and the crowd through Jesus’ compassion and provision.  

We continue the Jesus Journey by following Jesus into Matthew 14, where the disciples strain against the wind and He comes walking toward them. We're invited into a recalibration — fixing our eyes on Christ above distraction, and on Him.

We continue the Jesus Journey by staying with Jesus in Mark 6, where He returns to His hometown and familiarity begins to shape faith. It’s a quiet moment that invites reflection on how easily the uncommon can feel ordinary, and what it looks like to remain attentive to Jesus with openness and trust.

In Mark 5, Pastor Brooke Case shares from the story of the woman who reaches for Jesus—an encounter marked by desperation, courage, and Jesus calling her daughter.

We continue the Jesus Journey in Mark 4, sitting with Jesus’ first parable and the way it speaks to the heart. Pastor Tiffany Fruits reflects on how growth takes shape as we remain attentive, responsive, and present with God.

Pastor Dave Dowler walks through Jesus’ words in John 13 and their implications for life in community. It’s a grounded reflection on love, the condition of the heart, and how discipleship is formed slowly through shared life rather than isolation.