New Life Ministries Sermon Podcast

Sometimes we read through the events of Jesus last week or last hours on earth all in one service. We don’t take time to slow down and consider the text, asking questions about why things happen as they did. Today we go through the account of Jesus and Pontius Pilate. What we find is actually a battle of wills between the leading Priests and Pilate. Who will get their way! Let’s join Curtis as we...

As we approach Good Friday and Easter, this next series of messages walks through the book of John chapter 18-21. Today we consider the experiences of Jesus arrest and his meeting with Ananias that same evening. We hope your imagination will be captivated and drawn towards a deeper understanding of what Jesus has done for us. Let’s join Curtis.

Have you ever had a fear of the future? Fear is something many people go through to some degree. As the book of Daniel comes to an end what we're hearing in Daniel's last vision will make many people afraid of the future. Let's close this journey in Daniel together with Curtis as he asks the question: How can we not get stalled or sucked up in fear?

During times like these where there is heartbreaking war going on in the world that doesn't seem to have an end it can be easy to lose sight that God is still in control. Daniel chapter 11 talks about wars that go on for more than 300 years. War is an experience that is shared by peoples throughout history. So how do we respond? Let's get into Daniel 11 with Curtis!

A beautiful thing about the church family is that although each of us are distinctly different, those differences are made to thrive when we all live in harmony and all come together. But of course no family is perfect, and having struggles along the way is normal. Let's dive into Galatians with Curtis about this topic.

Have you ever experienced or witnessed a situation become so twisted from the truth? In Galatians part 2 our focus is going to be answering the question: How do I know Paul's message is true?

All of us have some everyday staples that we need to be able to function comfortably in our lives. Food, shelter, sleep. Have you ever been in a place where one of these things wasn't met well. Money is tight so you never feel like you have quite enough to eat. You have a new baby, and you feel like you have been awake for days or weeks. What about when your phone is dead, and you are cut off...

Living during the times of the Old Testament there were hundreds of commandments that were to be obeyed. Don't eat shellfish, don't cook a young goats meat in a mother's milk, don't wear fabrics that mix wool with linen. Nowadays, how many would you consider are commandments we still need to keep?

A warm welcome to Randy Jaspers as he takes us through 1 Peter chapter 4 verses 12 to 19!

When we send a child to their room or give them a “time-out” we hope it will help change their behaviour - to let them know whatever they did was wrong and not acceptable.  But does it really work?  and does a time-out fix the damage that was done?  in a different situation, when we send a prisoner to jail, does being away automatically change their character?  this conundrum is what God presents...

Have you ever heard a prophesy in the bible and tried to figure out when in history it was talking about? It feels almost like a way to prove it was true, and by extension help prove the bible. But is that really the point? Why are prophesies part of the bible? Lets join Curtis as he dives into Daniel 8.

Have you ever tried to understand a dream? The literal dream may have made no sense, but something about it seemed important. In today's passage, God sends Daniel a dream that similarly feels surreal and confusing, but carries with it an important message for each of us to understand. Lets join Curtis as he works to untangle Daniel 7.

A warm welcome to Richard Salas as he gives us a sermon on Ephesians 1:15-17!

Have you ever experienced being bullied? Maybe it was that clique in highschool that tormented you seemingly without  any reason, or maybe it was at work where that one group just seemed to want to tear you down no matter what you did. This is a common experience that many of us share. This includes Daniel who in Daniel Chapter 6 is facing workplace bullying that, thankfully, far exceeds what most...

A chump is someone you think you can easily deceive.  Pull the wool over their eyes. But often the person who treats others like chumps can miss some pretty obvious things about themselves.   God is not a chump.  Yet how often we act like He is.  Make you wonder: how often am I pulling the wool over my own eyes? Let’s look at the story of Belshazzar in Daniel chapter 5.

When the government goes in a direction we don’t like, making decisions we can’t get behind, we often wish someone else would take over.  What if on the news one day, your favorite political leader suddenly announced to the whole country that they discovered they were not the highest power?  Curious?  Of course!  But what would the implications be for you?  Also curious.  Let’s join Curtis as we l...

Have you ever just been incandescent with fury? Your body gets hot, your scalp gets tight, and the blood in your ears is pounding so loud that you can’t even think you are just so angry. How dare they. Well you are not alone. In fact, that is the very rage that was felt thousands of years ago by King Nebuchadnezzar when faced with three young men who refused to worship his god and play by his rule...

Have you ever worried about the future… government leaders seem to all the time. “How long will I stay in power” and “what do I need to do to make sure I stay in power?” Back in the time of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar is pondering the same question. So much so that he has a very bad dream. But there is hope, God wants him to know the meaning of the dream and the future. But does Nebuchadnezzar rea...

Have you ever played math games with a small child? Part of it is often creating a situation that is conducive to them learning something important and in the end they win the game. Even though they won, does that really mean that you lose? You are more than capable of completing the task to win the game, but that isn’t really the goal. The book of Daniel opens in a time where God has done somethi...

We have come to the final chapter of Romans. What a beautiful journey through a rich and relevant book. As we approach the last chapter of a book, it is often easy to just skip it. It feels as though everything to be said has been said, so where is the value? Why bother? In chapter 16 though, Paul shows us a living example of what he has taught us in the rest of Romans. By doing this, he draws our...

Join us in welcoming back Mark Henkelmen as he leads us deeper into Romans 15

Have you ever gotten caught in a conversation with someone at church about Christian behaviour where you just completely disagree with the other person? You go home and “what you should have said” is running through your mind.  You hope you can circle back and say what you didn’t before. Further, you slowly start to evaluate the other person’s commitment to Jesus.  “If they were a devoted believer...

As children, we as humans have to learn how to love other people. It is not something that we are born understanding. The younger a child is, the more self focused they are, so the less empathy and care they can display. Even as adults, though, we are not always great at loving each other either. God calls us to love one another, but really doing so can feel so counter to what we are naturally inc...

In Romans 13, we are called to submit to our governing authorities, but in a world where we can see governments oppressing those they are meant to protect and allowing violence and rioting to continue unchecked, what does this actually mean? Lets join Curtis as he leads us deeper into Romans 13.

Please join us in welcoming back Mark Henkelmen as he joins us to continue Romans 12.