Next Level Church - Charlotte

Join us for our Christmas Eve message given by Lead Pastor Clay Monkus. In this one, Pastor Clay discusses the wonder of Christmas, why many adults have lost sight of that wonder, and how we might regain it again.

The waiting is over. The promise has arrived. In this final message of our Christmas series "The Promise Kept," Lead Pastor Clay Monkus brings us to the moment that changed everything: the birth of Jesus in Luke 2:1–20. After centuries of prophecies, generations of waiting, and 400 years of silence—God spoke. And He didn't just speak with words. He spoke with a baby. The arrival of Jesus in that h...

What do you do when God's promise feels delayed? When the waiting stretches on so long that you start to wonder if He's forgotten? In this second message of "The Promise Kept" series, Bradley Medford tackles one of the hardest parts of faith: waiting. For 400 years between the Old and New Testaments, God's people heard nothing from heaven. No prophets, no signs—just silence. And yet, Galatians 4:4...

The story of Christmas didn't begin in a manger—it began in a garden. In this opening message of our Christmas series "The Promise Kept," Lead Pastor Clay Monkus explores Genesis 3:15 and the first promise God made about sending a Savior. After humanity's fall, in what seemed like our darkest hour, God spoke a promise that would echo through centuries: one day, the offspring of the woman would cru...

In Episode 7 of The Cutting Room Floor, Clay Monkus sits down with “resident scholar” Christian Nichles for a real, unfiltered conversation about gratitude when life absolutely does not go the way you planned. Fresh off our “Grateful Anyway” message series at Next Level Church, they talk honestly about brain injuries, job rejection, losing stability, church hurt, financial struggle, and how easy i...

We've reached the final week of our "Grateful Anyway" series, and Lead Pastor Clay Monkus brings us to the foundation that makes lasting gratitude possible. In Psalm 100:4–5, we encounter a worship song sung by God's people as they entered the temple courts. This wasn't just a feel-good moment—it was a declaration rooted in deep theology. The psalmist calls us to give thanks and praise, but notice...

Welcome to the launch of our new series, "Grateful Anyway: A Choice That Can Transform Your Life." In this opening message, Bradley Medford takes us to one of the most challenging settings imaginable—a Roman prison—where the Apostle Paul penned some of the most hope-filled words in Scripture. In Philippians 4:6–7, Paul connects prayer with thanksgiving and reveals how this combination unlocks a pe...

Episode 6 of the Cutting Room Floor podcast takes a deeper dive into Part 1 of our Grateful Anyway sermon series. Clay, Christian, and Brad sit down — in full “this is what it’s like when we hang out” mode — and talk about why gratitude isn’t something that magically shows up just because life is good. We get real about emotions, frustration, discouragement, and how easy it is to believe the lie t...

For five weeks, we've been pulling back the curtain on the supernatural realm—exploring what the Bible reveals about angels, demons, spiritual warfare, and heaven's response to our prayers. But if all of that knowledge doesn't change the way you actually live, what's the point? In this series finale of "Supernatural: Why What You Don't See Matters," Lead Pastor Clay Monkus answers the most importa...

In this episode of The Cutting Room Floor, Clay Monkus and Christian Nichles talk through all the content that couldn’t fit into Sunday’s message, When Heaven Fights for You — part 4 of our Supernatural series. We dive deeper into the armor of God from Ephesians 6 — not as a list of spiritual objects, but as something practical we can do. We talk about: Why the armor is about identity, not equipme...

Have you ever wondered why certain struggles in your life feel disproportionately difficult? Why some battles seem to drag on far longer than they should? Why prayers that should have simple answers take months or even years to resolve? The answer might be more than circumstantial—it might be supernatural. In week 4 of our series "Supernatural: Why What You Don't See Matters," Lead Pastor Clay Mon...

In this episode, Clay and Christian unpack one of the most fascinating and misunderstood ideas in Scripture—the Divine Council. What is it? Who’s in it? And what does it reveal about God’s rule, evil, and our place in the story? Drawing from Dr. Michael Heiser’s research in The Unseen Realm and Scripture itself, they explore how the Bible consistently shows God working through a heavenly family—sp...

The unseen realm isn't empty, and it's not neutral. It's filled with spiritual beings—some fiercely loyal to God, others in open rebellion against Him. And the cosmic conflict between them has been shaping human history from the beginning. In week 3 of our series "Supernatural: Why What You Don't See Matters," Christian Nichles explores one of Scripture's most fascinating and misunderstood themes:...

Demons dominate pop culture—from horror films to streaming series to late-night speculation. But somewhere between Hollywood's obsession and the Church's silence, we've lost sight of what's actually true. Are demons real? Should Christians be afraid of them? And what authority do we actually have in the spiritual realm? In week 2 of our series "Supernatural: Why What You Don't See Matters," Lead P...