New Story Podcast

On this episode of #TheMidweek, Aaron is back and the guys discuss a whole array of subjects from taking a sabbath to the binary and partisan responses to Simone Biles. They discuss some valuable resources and finish with some clarification on one of the questions from the live Q & A from Sunday. . RESOURCES • Article: Hostage to Hurry Recovering the Human Pace of Love by Marshall Segal • Arti...

The Equip Podcast exists to equip you to live out your Christian life as you faithfully love God and love others with truth and grace. On this episode, Dennis takes us through what is a timely and important discussion: the Christian's responsibility as it relates to civil government. We pray you're challenged, encouraged, and equipped to faithfully love God and love other with truth and...

One this episode of #TheMidweek, Jeremy is joined by Josh and Hannah Van Zyl. They sit down to talk about everything from worship and giving, to the message on Sunday and how they've seen the church interact online. They take a deeper dive on what a scoffer is, where we see them, and how we can avoid them with good information hygiene. . RESOURCES • Music Artists to listen to: Maverick City M...

Shamez Foster, a worship leader at New Story, joins Jeremy on another special episode of #TheMidweek. The power of a story cannot be understated. We are captivated by them whether it's in a book, a Netflix show, or documentary. Shamez shares his story of how God was drawing Shamez to Himself throughout his life which has given him the ability to look back and see that God truly does work all...

Ray Jarrett of UNITE KC  joins Jeremy on another special episode of #TheMidweek. They talk about the organization UNITE KC as well as dive deep into what seems to be the primary causes of racial disunity in the church and in our country. They then talk through what will truly bring the healing, liberation, and unity we long for. . RESOURCES • Learn more about UNITE KC • Walk for Unity with UNITE K...

Ashley Berry joins Jeremy on this special episode of #TheMidweek to talk about how Christians can fight the tendency to contend for their political party every contending for the faith as well as discuss the talk from Sunday. Ashley goes in depth on her struggles with depression and how her hope in the resurrection gave her strength to persevere.  . RESOURCES • Organization: Resource Health • Podc...

Welcome back! On this episode of #TheMidweek, the guys have hard discussions around some helpful articles as well as talk through how we should, as followers of Jesus, respond to the LGBTQIA+ people in our lives.  . RESOURCES • Article: The Contagious Sin of Cynicism: Nine Causes and Their Cures by Peter Adam • Article: The Ordinary War with Irritability by Bobby Scott • Book: Why Does God Care Wh...

The Equip Podcast exists to equip you to live out your Christian life as you faithfully love God and love others with truth and grace. On this episode, Jeremy and Aaron sit down with Ray Jarrett of Unite KC, an organization that focuses on taking action that prompts heart transformation, builds community and, ultimately, leads to racial reconciliation. In an incredible and eye opening episode, Ray...

On this episode of #TheMidweek, the guys open it up by talking through an important monologue by Justin Giboney, then follow up on the talk from Sunday by walking through what it means to be a part of the church and how to respond when hurt in the church. . RESOURCES • Video: The Lies That Serve Us: Christians and Critical Race Theory by Justin Giboney • Article: 4 Traits to Seek in a Spouse by Da...

On this episode of #TheMidweek, the guys start off by discussing several helpful resources to equip you as a follower of Jesus. They also discuss a Christian response to Pride Month, and then briefly breakdown the kickoff to our new series "Who Do You Belong To" that we started on Sunday. . RESOURCES • Article: Why Are There So Many Versions of the Bible? by Greg Gilbert • Article: How C...

On this episode of #TheMidweek, the guys discuss a few helpful articles that will push you in your understanding of culture and following Jesus as well as breakdown the talk from Sunday further with what some of the qualifications and roles of a pastor are. . RESOURCES • Article: Pursuing Unity When Discussing Ethnicity by Shai Linne • Podcast: Q&A: Paul David Tripp Answers Your Questions Abou...

On this episode of #TheMidweek, Aaron and Jeremy talk through several articles to equip you to faithfully live out your Christian life with truth and grace. They also dive into the value of the Old Testament found in Luke 24. . RESOURCES • Article: How the Church Can Help in Suicide Prevention • Article: The Ministry of Sorrow • Article: The Danger of Being Driven by "Distant Drama" • Re...

On this episode of #TheMidweek, Aaron and Jeremy discuss a brief history and some of the intricacies of the unrest in Jerusalem as well as introduce an upcoming Equip podcast on Progressive Christianity. They then talk through some pieces from Luke 23 Aaron was unable to walk through on Sunday. . RESOURCES • Alisa Childers: Why did God Command the Canaanite Conquest? With Clay Jones • A Survey of...

On this episode of #TheMidweek, Aaron and Jeremy talk about what we know about Josh Duggar and the lesson for all of us in his allegations. They also breakdown several helpful articles and further lessons from Luke 22. . RESOURCES • Article: How Churches Can Honor Mothers without Alienating the Childless • Article: Tithing in Financially Tight Times • Article: Love Your Brothers and Sisters in the...

On this episode of #TheMidweek , Aaron and Jeremy jump right into Luke 22 with the story of Judas and the deceptiveness of all of our hearts.  . Learn more about New Story Church by visiting NewStory. Church . To learn more about New Story Church, you can do that by visiting NewStory. Church or find us on Instagram and Facebook at @NewStoryKC.

On this episode of #TheMidweek , Aaron and Jeremy talk about the trial verdict of Derek Chauvin and our duty to be peacemakers as followers of Jesus. They then discuss Luke 21 and the applications from the words of Jesus. . RESOURCES • Message from Pastor Rob Ketterling, lead pastor of River Valley Church "Peace: Living, Keeping, & Making" • Generous Justice by Tim Keller • Confronti...

On the #TheMidweek Episode 47, Aaron and Jeremy talk through the teaching from Sunday from Luke 20 and how impactful the warnings of Jesus to religious leaders are to them and why they believe all Christ-followers must hear and respond to Jesus' warnings.  . Learn more about New Story Church by visiting NewStory. Church . To learn more about New Story Church, you can do that by visiting NewSt...

On the #TheMidweek Episode 46, Aaron and Jeremy talk through how a Christ-follower should respond to and interact with people that aren't followers of Jesus. It's a challenging position to be in the presence of sin in our world while having our eternal hope in heaven, so, what do we do? . Learn more about New Story Church by visiting NewStory. Church . To learn more about New Story Churc...

The Equip Podcast exists to equip you to live out your Christian life as you faithfully love God and love others with truth and grace. Have you ever wondered what the big deal is with Good Friday? On this episode, Aaron takes us through why this day on the Christian calendar is so important by walking through the day's events moment by moment. It's important to reflect on what happened o...

The Equip Podcast exists to equip you to live out your Christian life as you faithfully love God and love others with truth and grace. On this episode, Dennis walks through how decision-making is more than just looking at options and picking one. It involves thought, evaluations, and selection. We will examine types of decisions, resources we bring to the process, things that influence our choices...

On the #TheMidweek Episode 45, Aaron and Jeremy discuss Lil Nas X, where the church is responsible for his experience, and the difficulty of walking the truth and grace tension with the LGBTQ+ people in our lives. Later in the episode they talk through some extremely culturally relevant applications to the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19 and more. . RESOURCES • Equip article " God's Good f...

The Equip Podcast exists to equip you to live out your Christian life as you faithfully love God and love others with truth and grace. On this episode, Jeremy shares his experience and the Bible's guidelines for dating and singleness. Our direction determines our destination and if we want a different result than what we have experienced in the past or see around us, we have to make sacrifice...

On this episode of #TheMidweek , Aaron and Jeremy talk about the violence in Atlanta this last week and how that effects all of us. They also break down the parts of Luke 18 that we were unable to get to on Sunday. You won't want to miss this one.  . Learn more about New Story Church by visiting NewStory. Church . To learn more about New Story Church, you can do that by visiting NewStory. Chu...

On this episode of #TheMidweek , Aaron and Jeremy talk about the GRAMMYs, Easter, and discuss the key motivation for a follower of Jesus from Luke 17, and how that impacts every area of our life. . RESOURCES • Generous Justice by Tim Keller • Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus J. Williams . Learn more about New Story Church by visiting NewStory. Church . To learn more abo...

T he Equip Podcast exists to equip you to live out your Christian life as you faithfully love God and love others with truth and grace. On this episode, as a follow up to the teaching from Luke 16 this last weekend,   Aaron sits down to discuss some of the loaded language around eternity. He talks through common objections to the idea of hell and where it's seen in Scripture.  To learn more a...