New Story Church

Philip Yancey said: “Prayer is the act of seeing reality from God’s point of view”.  It’s noteworthy, Jesus’ disciples never asked him the proper way to heal the sick, order a church, teach the Scripture, or engage the world socially. They did ask him — ‘teach us to pray’. Many of us have questions and fears about prayer. Join us as we explore why don’t we pray, what prayer isn’t, and what prayer...

The New Testament is where everything comes together - the long-awaited arrival of Jesus, the growth of the church, and the hope of a new creation. In this message, we’ll map out the story of the New Testament, introduce the main books and themes, and show how the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus fulfill everything the Old Testament promised. Whether you’re starting fresh or rediscovering ol...

The Old Testament is the foundation of the Bible - full of sweeping stories, promises, kings, prophets, poetry, and hope. But how does it all fit together? In this message, we’ll explore the big picture of the Old Testament, tracing the story from creation to covenant to kingdom to exile. You’ll walk away understanding not just the major events and books, but also the heartbeat behind it all: a Go...

What if the thing you’ve been chasing… has actually been chasing you? The journey of Psalm 23 ends not with our searching, God's lavish welcome home. A seat at His table. A feast in the presence of your enemies. A life marked by goodness, mercy, and deep belonging. This message explores the longing behind every longing—the ache to be home with God. It’s about rest, joy, and a Shepherd who won...

How do we not lose faith, not lose our way, not lose our souls—when the path leads us through the valley of deep darkness?  Psalm 23 doesn’t offer escape from evil but invites us into a deeper confidence in the presence of the Shepherd. In this message, we wrestle with fear, suffering, and what it means to say, “I will fear no evil,” even when evil feels overwhelming.

In a culture of endless wanting, Psalm 23 opens with a bold confession: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” This message invites us to slow down, breathe deep, and rediscover the soul-rest that comes not from having more—but from knowing the Shepherd.

Have you ever experienced the power of a well-placed question? What if God did for someone else what you longed for Him to do for you? God’s mercy is both scandalous and healing-revealing our deepest motivations.  Jonah ends with a question, not a resolution. The final thread is left in our fingertips. Will God’s mercy melt us before it moves through us?

Something is happening to men—and it's time we talk about it. Deaths of despair are soaring. Men are falling behind in education, work, relationships, and health. Loneliness, addiction, apathy, and isolation are eating away at an entire generation. If you care about being the man God designed you to be—if you care about the future of your sons, your brothers, your friends—this conversation ma...

Some change looks dramatic on the outside — but still leaves your heart untouched. In Jonah 2, we hear a desperate prayer from the depths. Jonah sounds like he’s finally changed… until you realize he hasn’t. Not really. This story is a mirror. It shows how hard it is to truly change — and how easy it is to settle for surface-level surrender. It exposes how slow our hearts can be, even when our wor...

Jonah ran. Jonah slept. And God hurled a great storm at him — not to destroy him, but to wake him up. Maybe the chaos in your life isn’t proof God has given up on you. Maybe it’s proof He hasn’t. This is the story of a God who refuses to give up on you — even when you give up on Him.

What do you do when you don't want to be seen? When facing God feels more painful than running from Him? Jonah didn’t argue. He didn’t plead. He just ran — trying to escape the gaze of the One who knew him completely. This story isn’t about a fish. It’s about protest, shame, and the grace of a God who refuses to turn His face away.

Mary Magdalene thought Jesus was dead. She couldn’t see what God was doing—until He spoke her name. The Easter story is more than a historical event or a theological idea. It’s personal. Jesus—the risen Word of God—comes looking for us. Not as a concept, not as a symbol, but as a living Savior who calls us by name. Because when He speaks your name, everything changes.

The drama of Peter's life over the course Holy Week and the days beyond offer a compelling "Before and After" story. With words of challenge, hope and promise, they offer a fitting study for Palm Sunday, and prepare us for the week to come.

This is the final message of Ecclesiastes—the Teacher’s last word after a lifetime of searching. In these final chapters, the Teacher pleads with all of us—especially those who are young—to learn from him: If you want to live a life of real joy and lasting significance, you have to stop trying to take it for yourself. True joy and significance cannot be achieved or seized. They can only be receive...

In the second to last chapter of Ecclesiastes, we get uncertainty, predictability, inevitability, and mystery. Is that enough rhyming for ya?  What do you do when you don’t know? In chapter 11, the Preacher offers us three things we don’t know and three things we can know. This chapter picks up the pace, calls us to a decision, and frames the end. Join us!

Fasting has been practiced by followers of Jesus for thousands of years—but it’s often misunderstood. Some see it as deeply spiritual, others as outdated or even unhealthy.  So why does the Bible talk about it so much? And should you do it—or not?  In this message, we explore what fasting is (and isn’t), what it’s for, and how it can become a way of reconnecting with your hunger for God.

If you knew your time was short, how would you live? Ecclesiastes 9 reminds us that death is certain, and almost nothing else is. But instead of despair, the Teacher urges us to live fully, love deeply, work with passion, and trust God with what we cannot control. This isn’t about reckless indulgence. It’s about learning to receive each day as it's meant to be: a gift from God.

Have you ever asked, or been asked, why do good things happen to bad people? Or, similarly, why do bad things happen to good people? The Teacher is going to survey the moments that show a gap between what we ‘know’ and what we ‘observe’. The Teacher gets more philosophical in this chapter. And, with the help from a few other Philosophers, we’ll learn how to live wisely when life/God doesn’t make s...

What can a columnist, a theologian, a philosopher, and the writer of Ecclesiastes show us about search for the good life? In short, wisdom can help us with a lot of things. At the same time…. Join us to “be alienated from what we think we know in order to genuinely grow.” (B.Brock)

We spend most of our lives avoiding this one truth: death - but the Teacher in Ecclesiastes 7 tells us it's the key to wisdom, purpose, and a better life.  Down through the ages, Christians have practiced memento mori-"Remember you must die"-not to live in fear, but to live with clarity and meaning. What if what we've been avoiding is exactly what we need to face?

We’re often told that more money means more happiness, security, and freedom—but the Teacher in Ecclesiastes 5 says otherwise. He warns that wealth can distort our vision, create anxiety, and leave us emptier than before. So, if more money isn’t the answer, what is? Join us as we explore the Teacher’s wisdom on contentment, worship, and finding true fulfillment in God.

We search for meaning in all the usual places—success, wisdom, pleasure, hard work—but the Teacher in Ecclesiastes finds that none of it fully satisfies. Then, in Ecclesiastes 5, he offers a different kind of answer: Stop talking. Start listening. Could it be that the key to a meaningful life isn’t found in more striving, but in learning to listen—really listen—to God? Instead of trying to control...

Where am I going in life? This tends to captivate the modern mind. Qohelet, the author of Ecclesiastes, says that is our very source of pain. Workism is making us miserable, oppression is widespread, and people are lonely. Even wisdom fails in securing fame. In this chapter (4), we’re offered a new question to ask. For our hearts to be indexed away from me, and to focus on we.

Why do we feel the pull of eternity while living in a world bound by time? In Ecclesiastes 3, the Teacher uncovers the profound tension between our longing for something lasting and the fleeting nature of life’s seasons. How can we find peace in this tension? And what does it mean to live meaningfully when the future feels so uncertain? Explore the wisdom of the Teacher and discover how God invite...