NewChurch Live

Deep Knowing Join us as we do a service based on questions and answers from our congregation. Most people sense something on the other side of this life. What might it look like? From the service aired on 2/4/24 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...

What Happens When We Die Join us as we do a service based on questions and answers from our congregation. Most people sense something on the other side of this life. What might it look like? From the service aired on 1/28/24 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 mai...

Moving Through Seasons of Loss When we face loss, we face a basic choice - which is to embrace life as it is. The broken parts, and the blessed parts as well. Join us as we look at the continuity of the human experience, acknowledging it as a way to hold life even in moving through seasons of loss.  From the service aired on 1/21/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our...

Not the Way It Used to Be We are left many times with the realization that life and our capabilities are not what they used to be. We struggle with those limitations in our own lives as well as struggling with what we witness in those we love. Join us for a conversation on how we can better understand a life that is not what it used to be.  From the service aired on 1/14/24 If you enjoyed this epi...

Living a Life That Matters A lot of our lives are formed around three questions. Am I enough? Do I belong? And do I matter? Most of us wrestle with these questions throughout our lives. How do we live a life that matters? What is God's intention for us? We all matter. How do we pass that feeling on? From the service aired on 1/7/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our p...

The Easiest Way to Understand Who Jesus Is We've just spent a whole Christmas season celebrating Him, but who exactly IS he? How do we connect with him? And how does the way we change our voices when talking to babies give us a clue? with Curtis Childs  From the service aired on 12/31/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is...

The Gift of Love: On Christmas Eve Join us for our special family Christmas Eve Service. The final light of Advent is love. It is love because it is God’s light, the light we welcome into our lives and into our world every Christmas season. From the service aired on 12/24/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to...

The Gift of Joy: At Christmas Maybe we owe the world joy. Maybe there truly is a "duty of delight." It is not a small thing that we often celebrate Christmas in song, singing "Joy to the World." Join us this Advent season as we look at joy and the ways it comes to our hearts this Christmas.  From the service aired on 12/17/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast...

The Gift of Peace: At Christmas God promises us a "peace that passes all understanding." That is a different kind of peace than the peace we are most familiar with - a peace that is temporary and fleeting vs. permanent and enduring. Join us this Advent season as we look at the deeper peace and the ways it comes to our hearts this Christmas.  From the service aired on 12/10/23 If you enjoyed this e...

Purpose and Heaven In this episode we will explore the concept of “purpose” as a continuation of the series on Heaven. Through NewChurch theology we are able to understand more fully what heaven is like and what types of things people do in heaven. The idea of usefulness is explored and how our life on earth can be preparation for finding meaning and purpose in heaven. EPISODE WEBSITE

The Gift of Hope: At Christmas The Christmas story is filled with timeless messages. One of the key messages is the movement from fear to hope. Hope open to the impossibilities of life. Join us as we start our Advent season!  From the service aired on 12/3/23 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 po...

Conscience: Your Access Point to Heaven God takes great care to build this miraculous access point into each of our souls called conscience. Come and learn how you can build yours, improve it, and use it to connect to Heaven and God. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 11/26/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is t...

Glimmers of Goodness: Trust and Connection In challenging times, gratitude is a hard practice. But what if in hard times we could discover a new trust and connection? From the service aired on 11/19/23 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 page, scroll...

As In Heaven In one of the most striking passages in the New Testament, Jesus reminds people, "You are the light." Our job:? To let it shine not for ourselves but so that others can see. From the service aired on 11/12/23 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 p...

As In Heaven The prayer reads, "As in heaven, so upon the earth." So should our lives - now and then - as we come to answer the Question. From the service aired on 11/5/23 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 page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll...

What Matters Most What Are We Responsible For? This question moves us out of ourselves and into the inspiring conversation around how to form a life that while not always easy or always entertaining, always carries great meaning. From the service aired on 10/29/23 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...

Life's Many Layers We are created by God with many layers, from the most external to the deepest love embedded in our souls. How do we touch the deepest while at the same time remaining grounded and part of this world, this life? From the service aired on 10/22/23 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...

Place and Heaven In this episode we will explore the concept of “place” as a continuation of the series on Heaven. Through NewChurch theology we are able to understand more fully how heaven is organized and how people are able to find their place in heaven. The place where surrounded by like-minded people bringing an inner peace, sense of belonging and most at home. EPISODE WEBSITE

Life Worth Living What is worth wanting? What in the end truly matters? Let's look at these questions in a deep and caring way because, in the end, the answers will largely shape our lives.  From the service aired on 10/15/23 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 ma...

Surprise: The Power to Be Different One Rabbi famously said that "God is the God of surprises." That is true. God forever seems to show up in unexpected ways, surprising people and places. From the service aired on 10/8/23 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...

The 5 Secrets of Heaven Heaven is a state of mind we can be in right now. Here are five handy tools to get you there and keep you there. with Curtis Childs  From the service aired on 10/1/23 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 page, scroll down and at...

Conflict with Others Heaven is more interested in solving problems than conflict. Hell, on the other hand, would have us flip, prioritizing conflict over actual constructive engagement with others to solve problems. Let's choose the better approach.  From the service aired on 9/24/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the...

Conflict with Ourselves Every human being is a mix. Blessed and broken. Saint and sinner. True self and false self. How can we hold all the conflict in a healthy way as God would have us hold it. From the service aired on 9/17/23 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 th...

Problems Are Ok As much as we'd all like to avoid the challenges and setbacks we're faced with, there's an incredibly potent silver lining that comes with them. Today we look at how God's Providence uses everything negative that happens to us for the benefit of our soul. with Curtis Childs  From the service aired on 9/10/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast w...

Finding Faith Many of us want more faith in our lives. "Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief" seems like a common experience. And God does answer that desire. It’s an answer far more about a living faith than a static set of beliefs. Let’s look a bit closer at finding faith vs belief. From the service aired on 9/3/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever yo...