NewChurch Live

God’s Main Command for Us: Don’t Worry You might think the most common command in the Bible is to love God or not to do some particular kind of harmful behavior. But curiously, the thing God most often tells us to do is some form of “don’t be afraid.” We’ll look at the spiritual value of not worrying and how to make a habit of it. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 1/19/25 If you enjoyed...

Why is Hell Hell? Self love has two sides. One is positive as we come to humbly see ourselves as beloved by God and able to serve where we are called. The other is negative - a selfishness that is self aggrandizing, manipulative, and corrupting. The former makes heaven heaven. The latter makes hell hell. From the service aired on 1/12/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review...

Why is Heaven Heaven? What we think about heaven should create a beautiful image in our minds that we can move our lives towards. Not only that, but something we can embed our lives in right here and right now. From the service aired on 1/5/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s...

Bending Without Breaking: God's Gentle Touch As the new year approaches, we shift towards thoughts around ways in which we want the new year to be different.  Important to remember that God bends but doesn't break - that he gently moves us towards a life that is incrementally better - more of an evolution than a revolution. That approach requires patience, hope, and kindness on our part.  And the...

Christmas Eve: A Weary World Rejoices Join us this Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. In a world that feels weary, let's join together in the Christmas spirit this Christmas Eve. From the service aired on 12/24/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the...

Surprised That It Is All True We reach for hope and joy, yearning for the biggest of stories to be true. And then we discover—it is true! But even more, it is a living truth, one that unfolds within us as we receive the Lord’s love and wisdom, just as heaven opens through the story of His birth. In that moment, the infinite joins the finite, and divine truth fills our hearts with the hope and joy...

Surprised by Joy The story of Christmas offers themes of life appearing one way, only to be lovingly interrupted by Divine providence time and again. This is Mary’s story—a call to align human expectations with the higher, often hidden purposes of God. On a smaller scale, it reflects our lives, where interruptions are not obstacles but opportunities for the Lord’s guidance to manifest. These inter...

Surprised by Hope The Christmas story should surprise us again and again ... because we need to be surprised! We get stuck in ruts and routines and along comes the Advent season, a season of new beginnings and surprises. From the service aired on 12/8/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast...

Celebrating Goodness As we prepare for Thanksgiving, lets focus this year on seeing not just the potential in others but more importantly the unshakeable goodness we all share. From the service aired on 11/24/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast pag...

Listening to the Whisper: Trusting God's Gentle Nudge We live in a time where very little, in public formats, is whispered. What if we could still our minds enough to really listen to God's gentle voice, to God's gentle nudges? From the service aired on 11/17/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this...

Don't Let This Election Make You Hate People On the heels of one of the most contentious elections in U.S. history, don't forget that we've got explicit commands from God to not harbor and nurture enmity for each other. Though we may not agree on the issues, we'll look at the way we're all put by God onto team "love one another." with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 11/10/24 If you enjoyed...

God Already Forgave You (now here's what to do next) God is sometimes depicted as punitive and judgmental, but that couldn't be further from the truth. However, there is still important work for us to do in ridding ourselves of destructive thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 11/3/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podca...

The 13th Disciple Most Christians know Jesus had 12 close followers, often called the 12 disciples. But what about the significance of the 13th disciple? This figure symbolizes the often unrecognized individuals who play crucial roles in our spiritual journeys, reminding us of the transformative impact of those who serve behind the scenes. It's learning one of the biggest promotions in life is fro...

Can We Do Better? Bridging the Divide: Can We Do Better? We live in an era of high conflict - an age of outrage as one author put it. But God does give us a beautiful way out, a simple way forward - and simple is not always easy. From the service aired on 10/20/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support th...

A Humble Offer of Friendship Bridging the Divide: A Humble Offer of Friendship A profound theme of friendship grows through our years as we walk with God. God extends the beautiful gift of companionship to us, urging us to embrace humility and connection in our relationships with Him and others, mirroring in our own imperfect ways exactly what He is doing with us. From the service aired on 10/13/2...

Moving Past Grudges Bridging the Divide: Moving Past Grudges Resentment and the grudges it gives rise to hinder our relationship with God and others. As Mother Theresa said, "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Join us as we learn practical steps to letting go of anger and all-or-nothing thinking and return to the memory that we do indeed belong to e...

How to Find Heavenly Peace There's a profound state of contentment and joy called "heavenly peace." Join us this week as we talk about what it is and how we can find it for ourselves. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 9/29/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! G...

Your Best Note We all have a central set of "notes" where we can sing well.  A beautiful metaphor for life where we come to discover our best "note" and then work to expand our range from there into areas of growth and change.  From the service aired on 9/22/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this...

Finding Strength in Unexpected Places In a world filled with uncertainty and challenges, we often seek strength in familiar places—our routines, relationships, and achievements. However sometimes life gets in way, throwing us unexpected challenged and helping us to find strength in unexpected places. Join Kayne Lermitte and Pastor Chuck as we look at the themes of hope, perseverance, and Divine Pr...

The Unfinished Chapters: Writing Your Story in the Book of Life We all are writing a book of life, filled with great beauty and unfinished chapters.  What are themes in your book, in your life? From the service aired on 9/8/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the m...

When the Bottom Falls Out At some point in our lives, the bottom will fall out.  When the bottom falls out the voices of despair, shame, and fear run riot.  But the voices do not have the last word. Love and connection do. From the service aired on 9/1/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcas...

Facing the Chatter that Defeats Us Our minds often fill with chatter of all types.  How might we still the noise so we can better discern the greater call of God and the greater longings of our heart? From the service aired on 8/25/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go...

Be Humble, Be Useful, Be Happy No matter what your life situation is, there are always three things you can do to make it better: be humble, be useful, be happy. We'll look at how the Lord is calling us to these things, and how they unlock the secrets of life.  with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 8/18/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you...

Celebration, Gentleness, Gratitude, and Trust Many consider Philippians 4 to include one of the most beautiful lines in all of scripture.  It reads, "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  A...

What is the Imperfection Jesus Calls Us To? Often we imagine what God is calling us to is a life of rigid perfection. But what if that was not true? What if God was calling us to the imperfect life, a life that could hold both the good and the bad together and continue to work humbly every day to add more kindness to the equation? From the service aired on 8/4/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be su...