New Life Wichita

Hand Me Another Brick: Getting God to Show Up

March 26, 2023 21:44 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

If we will let Him, God wants us to get a clear picture of what should be and could be, but can't be apart from Him. Then, we must go after it with all our might.

Hand Me Another Brick: Someone is Watching

March 19, 2023 22:21 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

Whether we realize it or not, people are watching us. The question is, are they seeing a "light" or just a shade of gray?

Hand Me Another Brick: No

March 12, 2023 21:51 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Many things can totally derail us from ending up where we set out to end up. Here are the 3 key distractions we must be ruthless about watching out for.

Hand Me Another Brick: Moral Authority

March 06, 2023 00:51 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

We only allow ourselves to be influenced by people we respect. The same is true of others. So, the question is, are we living a life worthy of respect?

Hand Me Another Brick: Getting God to Show Up

February 26, 2023 20:32 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

If we will let Him, God wants us to get a clear picture of what should be and could be, but we can't be apart from Him. With Him we then can go after it with all our might.

Hand Me Another Brick: Eye on the Ball

February 19, 2023 22:38 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

When you pursue a God-given vision, there will be opposition and people will try to discourage and dissuade you.

Hand Me Another Brick: Holding Nothing Back

February 12, 2023 23:06 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Whenever you step out, take action and begin to do something about a vision, there is risk and sacrifice involved, then in that moment, something happens in our heart and soul.

Hand Me Another Brick: Timing is Everything

February 06, 2023 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Our way is to begin with activity and end with prayer. God's way is to begin with prayer and end with activity.

Hand Me Another Brick: Trusting God with How

January 29, 2023 22:47 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

We are not responsible for the "how". God is. We are responsible for the "what".

Hand Me Another Brick: What is vs. What Could and Should Be

January 23, 2023 00:58 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

If you have a vision for your life, it dramatically reduces the chances of regret and dramatically increases the chances of looking back and being successful.

Messy Christmas: Because...the World

December 19, 2022 01:53 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Maybe you wandered away from the church. Maybe the church pushed you away. But despite everything you've experienced, you sense a light out there. Why?

Messy Christmas: Crazy yet Wonderful

December 11, 2022 23:01 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

The Christmas season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But what do you do when the magic and wonder of the Christmas season feels out of reach?

Piecing it all together: The End of the Beginning

December 05, 2022 00:52 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

What comes after this life...really?

Piecing it all together: While You Wait

November 20, 2022 23:41 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

It's been 2000 years since Jesus. Seriously, what is God waiting for? Why doesn't He do something to end pain and suffering? What is going on?

Piecing it all together: The Good News

November 14, 2022 02:13 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

All us know what it feels like to hurt or to be hurt and to end up in a debt-debtor relationship because they "owe" us or we "owe" them a debt that can never be repaid. This is a glimpse of the debt-debtor relationship we have when it comes to God...us having a debt we can never repay on our own. So, in Jesus, God has stepped in to do what we could never do for ourselves, if we are willing to accept it.

Piecing It All Together: The Last King

November 07, 2022 00:14 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

God, because he's a loving heavenly Father, disciplines his disobedient children not to pay them back, but to win them back. At some point, He will let us have our way...and as a result, the pain and complications that come with it. So...how can we avoid that?

Don’t Be Gross

October 31, 2022 00:48 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Disconnected body parts are gross. Don't be Gross.

Piecing It All Together: Our Picture of God

October 23, 2022 19:41 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

What David gave his life for and his primary passion towards was God. But how did he sustain that for a lifetime? David's view of God was what enabled him to sustain a long term, passionate perspective of God...but what was that view and how did he discover it?

Piecing it all together: When God Went Public

October 16, 2022 19:01 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

There's something in me and you that feels we need to earn our way into God's acceptance, but what we learn from Moses is that, even before the law, being under God's blessing and protection came down to one thing, and it wasn't about doing or saying the right things. It is much simpler. The question is, will we do it?

Piecing it all together: Counting Stars

October 09, 2022 21:24 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Have you ever been responsible for cleaning up a mess that was so big you didn't even know where to begin? God faced a similar problem, and just like us, He had to start somewhere...so do we. The question is: will we trust Him?

Piecing it all together: Hide and Seek

October 02, 2022 21:31 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

From day one, the preeminent question for every human has been: Is God Trustworthy? Consistently, when we decide He's not, we choose us over Him. In the end, we hurt ourselves, others and the next generation. We end up hiding and blaming. So, what are we to do so we don't ruin our potential to experience all that God wants for us?

Piecing It All Together: A Story of Redemption

September 25, 2022 20:33 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Ta Biblia (The Bible): 66 books written by over 40 authors over a period of 2000 years on 3 different continents in 3 different languages...but it is all telling one singular story. A story about God's pursuit of humankind and of you!

Future Family: The Echo

September 18, 2022 21:27 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

When it comes to family, actions speak louder than words—they echo into the next generation. Your children and grandchildren may forget what you say, but they’ll never forget what you do.

Future Family: All the Fixin’s

September 11, 2022 21:27 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

All children—you and me—long for the approval of their parents…especially their fathers. Every parent wants to be approved by his or her child—to be a hero. As that desire grows, so does a parent’s insecurity. What are we to do with all of this?

Future Family: Common Cause

September 04, 2022 21:48 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

When it comes to family, the only thing we all have in common is: conflict. Family conflict is like no other because when you win an argument in your family, you don’t really win anything. The conflict is never fully resolved. What if there was a way to resolve family conflict by dealing with it at its source?

Future Family: Power Down

August 28, 2022 22:44 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul drew from Jesus’ use of power what is perhaps the most powerful relational teaching of all—an instruction that changes everything in family dynamics. It all comes down to asking a simple question that can change every relationship for the better.

Future Family: Ideally Speaking

August 21, 2022 22:16 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Family is messy and complicated. Most of us want to do better than what we grew up with...but how?

Marching Orders: We, Not Me

August 15, 2022 01:44 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus addresses and evaluates some local churches. He identifies what they’re doing good and what they need to work on…and he warns them about what will happen if they don't get their act together as a local church. It’s a warning with implications for us as well.

Marching Orders: It’s our Big Assignment

August 07, 2022 16:18 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Our 3 big problems are sin, sorrow, and death. This is the same problem faced by everyone else in the world, and Jesus has given us our marching orders, giving us the chance to do something about all three!

Marching Orders: It’s about making something

July 31, 2022 21:47 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

The marching orders given by Jesus, that have been passed down through generations, calls for us to make something, and if we don’t do it, no one else will. It’s up to us to carry them out!

White Flag: Holier Than Thou

July 24, 2022 22:46 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

For all of us "good" people who aren't running from God, we need to ask ourselves a question - if we believe we have surrendered to God's purposes in our lives, have we also surrendered to God's purposes in the world?

White Flag: Distress Call

July 18, 2022 00:43 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

Being disciplined is never fun. But sometimes it's only after a season of brokenness that we begin to see life more clearly. Is that why God disciplines us? Not to pay us back, but because He actually loves us?

White Flag: Resistance is Futile

July 10, 2022 20:14 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

You know God wants you to do one thing...make a particular decision...move in a certain direction. But you resist and do the opposite...you run the other way. Jonah resisted and found himself in a nightmare situation. Where has your resistance taken you?

It’s Personal: Thy ＞ My

June 26, 2022 21:10 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

If we build relationships through conversations, then prayer is perhaps the most powerful relationship-building tool we have to connect with God personally. But what if prayer isn't what we've always thought it to be?

The Menace, Myth & Mayhem of Autonomy (FATHER’S DAY)

June 19, 2022 20:46 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

What do you hope people will say when they describe you? When someday, they tell your life story? The one thing most of us want the most could ruin it all.

It’s Personal: Get Sheepish

June 13, 2022 00:24 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

We know what personal relationships with other people look like, but can we really have that kind of relationship with God? Jesus said we not only could but should. But how?

When Love Requires More Than I Have to Give: Even When it Hurts

May 30, 2022 02:07 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MB

What do we do when God won’t remove what is frustrating us or causing us pain?

When Love Requires More Than I Have to Give: Achieving the Impossible

May 22, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Why would God command you to do something He knows you can’t do? So that he can help you achieve the impossible.

When Love Requires More Than I Have To Give?

May 15, 2022 22:54 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

When we've reached our limits in various aspects of life...what do we do when love requires more than we have to give?

Keep the Change: How to be Rich for the next Generation

May 08, 2022 16:30 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

You were created to be a conduit of God's resources, not a collector, and the next generation is watching. The more you invest in the things that matter to God, the more your heart will be changed toward those around you and towards God, and in the, you will become rich!

Bystander - John and the Rabbi from Nazareth

April 18, 2022 01:14 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Following Jesus' crucifixion, his followers expected what anyone expects after someone dies: that they would remain that way. In this seventh and final sign that John documents, he makes the case that Jesus is exactly who he claimed to be.

New Life in Ukraine

April 10, 2022 23:50 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB

New Life's Lead Pastor Chad Pickering and his wife Shauna journeyed to Poland and into Ukraine to deliver desperately needed Trauma Kits and resources. Heartbreaking stories were heard as they spent time with and served refugees, as well as Territorial Defense members inside of Ukraine. Today they share this firsthand account of what is happening on the ground, what was done and thoughts on where we go from here.

The Big Assignment: Great discovery means great responsibility

February 13, 2022 23:27 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

With great discovery comes great responsibility, but our tendency is to keep it all to ourselves. This must change for the sake of others and the next generation!

The Big Assignment: It’s not complicated

February 06, 2022 23:56 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

One of the reasons people have rejected Christianity is because they don't even understand it, and the reason they don't understand it is because Christians have made it complicated. But the amazing thing is, no matter who you are or what your past, it’s not complicated. Everyone gets in the same…simple…way.

The Big Assignment: Scared Speechless

January 31, 2022 01:20 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

Why is it we feel somewhat safe talking about church or even about God…but not Jesus? How could I not speak boldly if there is a sovereign God who is active in this world and has invited me to participate with Him?

The Big Assignment: Teammates

January 24, 2022 01:05 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Fishing for men was never to be something where we just go out on our own and try to compel people to believe what we believe. It’s a partnership!

The Big Assignment: Why do it?

January 16, 2022 23:26 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

What did the early Jesus followers see and hear that was so huge that it would cause them to go from being cowards to ready to die? The biggest question about Christianity is “did something happen in history?”, because if it did, then the only way for someone to know is if someone tells them.

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