New Story Church

What happens when we ask sex to do what only God can do? In this message, we explore why sex can feel like heaven—and why it can so easily turn into something painful, confusing, or enslaving. Drawing from the Scriptures, church history, and our own lived experiences, we'll wrestle with desire, limitation, marriage, loneliness, shame, and hope. Sex can’t save us—but it reveals something profo...

Most of us were told what not to do with sex. Very few of us were ever told what sex is actually for.   In this message, we'll revisit a question my friend David asked in youth group: "What is sex?" It sounds simple, but the answer is anything but. Drawing from Genesis 1-2, 1 Timothy, and Colossians, we'll explore four overlooked truths: sex is essential, sex is God's idea...

If your faith feels disconnected from real life, your body might be the missing piece. An early Christian teacher named Valentinus claimed that the physical world didn’t matter and that salvation was escape. That idea didn’t die. It just went underground. In this message, we'll explore why the church called it heresy, why it still feels believable today, and why Christmas tells a story that r...

318 bishops. 3 months of debate. 1 question that would shape Christianity forever: Is Jesus fully God—or just the greatest being God ever made? In 325 AD, a charismatic pastor named Arius was making waves across the Roman Empire. He wrote catchy songs, drew massive crowds, and had a simple argument: if Jesus is the Son of God, he must have had a beginning. It was logical. It sounded Biblical. It w...

What if the deepest struggle you feel -- the pressure to be enough, do enough, fix yourself -- is a window into what you were truly made for?  Enter one of the most important debates in Christian history: Pelagius vs. Augustine. Their clash over sin, free will, and grace are highlighted in: Do we need better habits, or a new heart? Does grace make us passive -- or does it actually make us alive? W...

What happens when someone tries to cut the Old Testament out of the Bible? In the second century, a wealthy ship-owner named Marcion did exactly that—literally tearing out every page that didn't fit his vision of a loving God. The early church called him "the firstborn of Satan" and returned his $13 million gift. But his question still haunts us: What does blood and sacrifice have t...

What if God is placing opportunities right in front of you—and you don’t even see them? In this vision sermon, we explore 2 Kings 13 and the moment God invites King Jehoash to “strike the ground.” It’s a strange story with a powerful question behind it: What will you do with the opportunities God puts in your hands? We’ll look at the cultural moment we’re living in, the growing spiritual hunger ar...

Ever feel like following God has made life harder, not easier? Like you traded predictable pain for terrifying freedom? This is a message for anyone who has ever stood at a Sea moment and thought, “Maybe I should just go back.” In Exodus 13–14, the people of Israel are finally free… and immediately feel trapped. Pharaoh changes his mind. A sea blocks their path. Fear rewrites their memories and fr...

Everyone has a defining moment. What if yours already happened—before you were born? In Exodus 12, death is coming. God commands His people: slaughter a lamb, paint its blood on your door, then gather your family and eat. This meal becomes THE moment that defines them forever. And it's the moment that helps us understand what Jesus meant when He said, "This is my body, broken for you.&qu...

The first step in knowing God is unlearning everything you think you know. In Exodus 7–10, God doesn’t just free His people from Egypt—He dismantles Egypt’s entire way of seeing the world. Through the Ten Plagues, He reveals Himself by unmaking their reality and tearing down the false gods they had trusted for meaning, security, and control. In this message, we'll explore our response to the...

What if Jesus said to you, “You don’t yet look as happy as I mean you to be”? In a culture drowning in distraction, hurry, and exhaustion, Sabbath is God’s radical invitation to freedom. Drawing from Scripture, neuroscience, and real-life stories, this sermon explores what it means to stop, rest, delight, and worship. You’ll discover how Sabbath is not just a day off, but a life-giving practice th...

What if the very thing your soul is craving isn’t more achievement, more hustle, or more scrolling—but rest?  Speaking to our modern exhaustion, is Sabbath unreachable? Is it wellness for the privileged, legalism, or a Jewish thing? It’s actually about freedom, formation, and healing. What might change if we actually lived into this rhythm? Whether you’re feeling burned out, spiritually hungry, or...

You can't stop working. Something won't let you rest. The Book of Exodus names that "something" - and shows you what God wants to do to break its power in your life. This sermon unpacks Israel’s slavery in Egypt and God’s strange way of training them in freedom through manna and Sabbath. You’ll see that Sabbath isn’t self-care. It’s resistance. We’ll uncover what’s really keepi...

Ever feel like following Jesus is making your life, not better, but worse? In this message from Exodus 5-6, we dive into one of the most honest and unsettling parts of the Bible—where God's people accept His promise of salvation, and then their suffering immediately gets worse. Moses shows up with God's message of freedom, the Israelites worship and believe... and then Pharaoh makes thei...

Most people know God by a title… but did you know He has a personal name? In Exodus 3–4, Moses meets God in the wilderness and dares to ask: “Who are You?” The answer — “I AM” — is as mysterious as it is life-changing. This sermon explores the moment God reveals His Name, why it matters more than we realize, and how it changes the way we see ourselves. You’ll discover why knowing God’s Name is abo...

Who are you—really? It’s one of the hardest questions to answer. For Moses, it took eighty years. For many of us, it still hangs unresolved. In Exodus 2, we follow Moses’ journey from prince to murderer to nobody in the wilderness. Along the way, we see how God uses the long, slow work of identity formation—and how the question “Who am I?” echoes through Scripture until it finds its answer in Jesu...

We all live by a story. Some give life. Others take it. The book of Exodus isn’t just about an ancient people escaping Egypt. It’s about us. It’s about you. It’s the story of being enslaved to a system that slowly grinds you down, the story of a God who shows up in the middle of it, and the story of discovering who you were always meant to be. It’s about realizing that the way out of slavery is al...

Philippians 4:4–9 explores how Paul’s (the apostle’s) prison-saturated words invite us to rejoice in the Lord’s nearness, release our anxieties through prayer, and rewire our inner life with God’s peace.  With much of the West marked by unrest and distraction, come see how biblical meditation, neuroscience insights, a trip to prison, and an ancient inscription from Phrygia guard our hearts and tra...

Money makes big promises: “I’ll make you happy. I’ll keep you safe. I’ll give your life meaning.” But money is a liar. In Matthew 6, Jesus pulls back the curtain on money’s hidden power. He shows us that our treasures aren’t neutral—they tether themselves to our hearts, shaping what we love, how we live, and even what we see as real.  In this message, we wrestle with Jesus’ uncomfortable (but heal...

Your doubts might be the place Jesus wants to meet you.   We’re not the type of church to have a patron saint, but if we did, it might be “Doubting Thomas.” We live in an age of unrelenting doubt. It infects and affects us all. Thomas heard the resurrection story and flatly declared, “I will not believe.” This is the story of how Jesus meets us in our doubts. Whether you’ve been hurt by faith, wre...

In a world plagued by anxiety, depression, loneliness, and a 'connection crisis', what does faith have to offer our cultural moment?  Biblically, transformation is not a linear approach, but a multi-faceted journey that involves our inner and outer life of faith. If you've ever wondered if there's a more holistic approach to what we're facing, this is the sermon for you. ...

Why, God? How do we make sense of this? Where are You? In the wake of tragedy, the usual answers fall flat. This message turns to one of the oldest and rawest stories in the Bible—the story of Job. It’s unfiltered grief. At times, it’s hard to hear. And that’s exactly the point. Job doesn’t offer easy answers. But he does offer us a path through the pain. A way to keep wrestling. A reason to keep...

In the final message of our P.R.A.Y. series, we see that yielding is a battle posture, rooted in surrender and grounded in God’s Word.  To fight like Jesus means giving God our feelings, our desires, and — ultimately — our trust. Join us to recover intimacy, identity, and our spiritual resiliency by Jesus teaching us how to pray.

Following our P.R.A.Y. acronym, we zoom in on A; asking. Through simplicity and dependency, we can experience the heart soaring power of prayer. But, what do we do with prayers that go unanswered? The Psalms provide us examples of how, when we process with God, we invite God into the process. We can bring our agony to the Almighty.  In asking, we come to trust that God gives us what we would have...

What is the Lord’s Prayer about? According to a few scholars, it teaches us a way of praying in two distinct parts: (1) Gets us in on God’s World & (2) Gets God in on our world.  But, what does that mean? How does that happen? With words like ‘hallow, kingdom, and will, ’ do these words have any bearing on our life today? Join us as we look at how the earth largest’s camera can help us see the...