NLYA

Preaching from Luke 7:36-50, Pastor Josh shares that love is action, available, and heals . The forgiveness that Jesus extends to us brings wholeness and healing. This is gift is one that is meant only to be received, it requires nothing from us.

Continuing in our series, Pastor Eddie talks about how Jesus waits with holy intentionality. Things that weigh on our hearts are not forgotten or ignored by God. In this story of Lazarus, Jesus demonstrates emotional honesty in the loss of his dear friend, and the healing power of calling his children by name.

This week Pastor Eddie talks about Zacchaeus experiencing who Jesus is and how he walked away changed. Once we see Jesus for who He is, that's when change really happens in our lives. After you believe, how do you wrestle with choosing Jesus when it costs you everything? Zacchaeus said "yes" to Jesus and entered a life nothing like he expected and embraced generosity and sought to make restitution...

Pastor Josh shares on the importance of living a life of biblical humility. How does biblical humility shape and change us as people of God? He offers up three ways that we can cultivate biblical humility and what the fruit will look like.

On our second birthday (WOO HOO!) Pastor Eddie brings us back to our core values. As NLYA, we aim to be known for expectant worship, focused discipleship, intentional community, and radical service.

This week we look at what is possibly one of the most popular passages in the entire New Testament. But the purpose of the passage is quite unexpected. Join us as we see how Jesus’ example to the Philippians is incredibly informative for us as we navigate the relationships of our lives.

Pastor Rory shares from Luke 19 as we learn from Zacchaeus and how Jesus extended forgiveness to him. Though Jesus’ interaction with Zacchaeus probably offended lots of the Jews around Him, Jesus extended forgiveness to them as well! Let’s see how Holiness in Humanity is displayed in Jesus’ care for Zacchaeus.

This week Pastor Rory dives into a popular story of Jesus feeding thousands of people miraculously. We believe God still is entering into the natural and doing the supernatural. Let’s see what we can learn about Jesus’ invitation to us as we need miracles to happen!

Pastor Eddie shares from Matthew 6:19-21 and Luke 21:1-4 as we learn what it means that “where our treasure is, there our heart will be also” and the example of sacrificial giving from the widow.

Pastor Beth shares from John 12 as we learn from Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha, who poured oil on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. Her devotion is a contrast to Judas’ self-interest and betrayal - where do we find ourselves in a story like this? Pastor Beth shares that with us in this episode!

Pastor Christina shares from John 9 where we learn from Jesus healing the man born blind. The blind man shows us how seeing Jesus for who He really is allows us to see His miracles and we talk about what lenses might prohibit us from seeing Him truly.

This week Pastor Eddie shares an overview of Simon Peter’s life to see his faith in the making. God is bigger than our greatest failures and Peter is the perfect picture of how God still wants us to experience His grace.

Pastor Eddie shares from Mark 2 about the friends who help a paralyzed man get to Jesus. We learn about why community is such a needed part of our faith journey: we can’t believe or choose Jesus for others, but we can help people get to Jesus and add strength to others’ faith.

Pastor Rory shares from Luke 15 as Jesus confronts the Pharisees with 3 parables to reveal their standard of holiness versus His. We see how Jesus reframes holiness for what it really is and how holiness causes us to celebrate what Jesus celebrates.

Pastor Eddie kicks off our new series of Holiness in Humanity by sharing the story of Matthew the tax collector from Matthew 9, how he was called to follow Jesus and what we learn about Jesus and His heart for humanity from this interaction.

Pastor Eddie shares on the story of Christmas in Luke 2:13-20 as we learn from Mary and taking time to make this Christmas more intentional.

Walking through the end of Ephesians 5:22-33, we learn of God’s heart for living out the great commandment in marriage.

Pastor Eddie shares from James 5 as we complete this series on studying the book of James. We learn about the healing and prayer God invited us into with Him and with others!

Christina shares from James 5:1-11 as we talk about how the world is a mess, what our role is in changing that and where God is in it as a compassionate, merciful and just God.

Pastor Eddie dives into James 4 as we study the war of flesh and spirit and what it means to love Jesus, love others and be in the world.

Pastor Eddie finishes James 3 as we study the differences between worldly “wisdom” and godly wisdom from above, as well as the dependent relationship between peace and wisdom.

Pastor Eddie starts off James 3 in sharing the impact of our words, the significance that they come from our heart and what it means to honor God with our words.

Pastor Rory continues in James 2 as he shares about the importance of our behavior lining up with our beliefs and the spiritual disciplines that can build our spiritual formation.

Pastor Rory shares on James 2 - diving into what favoritism looks like today in the church and how we can battle against that for God’s glory and the good of others.

Pastor Eddie wraps up James 1 as we learn how to live the blessed life in Jesus - by not only listening to God’s Word, but doing what it says and continuing in it!