New Life Ministries Sermon Podcast

We know that being patient can be difficult, especially when a crisis is speeding towards us. Have you considered what it is like to be patient, waiting for God to do what He wants to fix the problem? Today we consider why the Lord's solutions are often better than ours and therefore why being patient matters.

It is not uncommon when we read Scripture to come across a passage or a teaching that we disagree with. It might even offend us. Do we respond with curiosity, trying to understand? Or do we judge God and change what He said? Today's Old Testament passage contains a command we might find hard to swallow. Let's join in and consider it together.

Living free, being courageous, having no pressure against impossible odds, that is how a person who is fully trusting Jesus can live. When we are not all in with our trust, we end up unsettled, kind of panicked, and uncertain what to do. Let's see how two men live out the difference in today's passage.

Have you ever been caught between a rock and a hard place, where each choice seems less than ideal.  Or perhaps, each choice means not being faithful with a responsibility.  That is the situation in today’s passage.  Rather than ignore that these situations happen, let’s look  for guidance in how to respond

Today's passage looks at a tendency many religious people have to worship the Lord on Sunday and then worship other gods during the week. It might be doing what we think we have to do to be successful at business, make a good profit, have an intimate relationship, or have a family. The fault is giving our religious responsibility over to an authority who will tell us what we need to do so then...

Have you ever heard a news story that made you cringe or be revolted at a gut level because it seemed so barbaric or inhumane? Sometimes inhumane behavior makes a person inhuman. They are less than what being human should be. Today's passage contains such an incident. But consider, what makes behavior more human compared to inhuman or inhumane? Let's join today's service and consider t...

Do you think your life matters that much? How we answer that question partly determines how we behave. Sometimes we are so involved in our private personal story, we don't think about how we affect the people around us. In today's passage, we get to watch the future King Saul's behavior before he realizes the camera is on him, before he realizes that he matters. Let's join today&#3...

We often see people protesting the government, protesting a new policy, protesting when authorities start to implement what the government commands. Not everything a government does is welcomed by its people. In today's famous passage, we see the warning God gives His people when they set their eyes on a change in leadership as a way to solve their problems. Today's guest speaker is Randy...

While we may agree that the Lord is good and forgiving, He is not a pushover. He does not accept being disrespected. Today's passage feels a little uncomfortable as we see the strong arm of the Lord be against folks who were treating Him as inferior to themselves and their own gods. Let's join our service as we begin.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. Have you ever had a plan or perspective that you are sure is what God wants His people to do, and then something happens to stop that plan? Have you ever wondered, why did God let that happen? In those situations, we often knuckle down and push harder. Today's passage of Scripture challenges us to step back and reconsider what we are doing. Let's...

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. Sometimes we call out to God to deal with corruption. How long until you do something about this? But when God steps in, sometimes He acts in ways that surprise or unsettle us. In today's passage, the Lord brings judgment to a family of priests, people who had become sloppy and indifferent towards the Lord Himself. Let's join today's message...

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. When everything goes wrong and the nation around you seems stalled and corrupt, what is the solution? In today's passage, we consider the life of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel. Through her incredible devotion to the Lord, we see God begin his work of renewal and hope. Let's join our service as we begin this morning's talk.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. There's more to forgiveness than everything's fine. There's more to forgiveness than don't worry about it. Psalm 32 offers us a look at the layers and beauty God offers in forgiveness. If sin comes from our lack of trust in God and His ways, we also see God's desire to bless us with a good path, if we will trust. Let's join our se...

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. At the end of the first day of Jesus' resurrection, He appears to His disciples. They are confused, overwhelmed, afraid, and joyful, all at the same time. First, He proves that He is not a ghost. Then, He tells them what comes next, what the next thing is for them to do. Let's follow the story and learn what Jesus wants His people to understand.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. On Easter morning, the disciples were confused. What had happened? Some ran to the tomb, others decided to leave and go home. Why stick around when all their hopes had come to nothing? But what were they turning to instead? In today's passage, we see Jesus gently guiding his disciples back to their place with him.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. When Jesus entered Jerusalem a week before his crucifixion, he was treated like a celebrity. He was treated like a king. But the religious elite didn't think it was appropriate. They missed recognizing Jesus. How often, how easily do we make the same mistake? Let's join our service.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. Jesus often spoke in parables and stories to teach a lesson. If we consider what it would be like to be a person in that story, we are drawn deeper into its lesson. Today we look at Luke 15 and the story of the prodigal son. Let's dig a little deeper into what Jesus was wanting his listeners to learn.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. Once in a while, we encounter Jesus speaking in a harsh way. It almost sounds condemning. It's hard to reconcile his words with his normal message of love and forgiveness. Today's passage is one of those harsh teachings. What is he getting at? Why does he speak this way? Let's join our church as we begin the message.

Welcome to the New Life Ministries podcast. Trust is hard. We’ve been hurt; we’ve been let down so often. Yet Jesus calls his people to trust him… wholeheartedly. How do we make that bridge to trusting Him? and what do we do with our anxiety or unsettledness as we trust? Let’s look at Luke chapter 9 together.

Today we begin a new sermon series that helps us prepare for Easter. In today’s talk, we look at the temptations of Jesus. At one level, his experience helps us learn how to respond to our own temptations and trials. But at another level, it reveals something very unique about Jesus. Let’s join our service as the message begins.

Sometimes we are scared; afraid of what we see, anxious at what might happen.  What do you do?  Avoid looking at the potential danger?  Force yourself to think about something else?  Being afraid is a very common experience for people in the Bible.  When it happens, their attention is called back to God for perspective and instruction.  Let’s look at this in the words of 1 Peter 5

What makes someone good or bad at leading? Part of it is their motivation - why are they doing it and what do they expect to get out of it? in today’s passage, we consider leading that is really about the well-being of others. We also look at an appropriate response to that type of leading. Let’s join our service as we look at 1 Peter chapter 5.

Does suffering have value in-and-of itself? In today’s message we look at how suffering can be misunderstood and how people can manipulate scripture for their own purposes. This chapter in First Peter does in fact talk about the call to suffer, but in a way that makes sense. Let’s join today’s service as we begin.

How does a person figure out what God wants them to do? So often we look for signs by interpreting the things that happen to us. Have you every had a day go badly and asked, “Is God punishing me for something?” In today’s service, we are encouraged to build our confidence in the choices we make in following Jesus. A confidence that comes by trusting Jesus and his victory.

When a person becomes a Christian after they are married, how should they relate to their spouse? Should they take steps to force that person to go to church, or to make friends with their new Christians friends? All too often that ends up alienating their spouse and putting up barriers to Jesus. Today’s text calls us to the nuances of serving one’s spouse through submission and equality for the p...