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New Life in Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

The Big Assignment: Someone accepted the assignment when we needed it most

Jesus invites us to something much bigger than just “believe”. Rather, when we choose to follow Him, he wants to turn us into something we’re not…something awesome!

Best Man: How to Win at Home

From the beginning, God designed men to play a specific role in the home. Some are afraid of it, some don’t want it, and many don’t know about it.…but if we embrace it, we will win in the relationships that matter most.

It’s My Life: Something Bigger

In our darkest moments, God may be up to the biggest work…

It’s My Life: Extraordinary

When people have to stand and talk about you when you’re gone, what do you want them to say?

It’s My Life: Nobody’s That Stupid

Chances are your greatest sexual regret can be traced back to a decision where your body wanted something that deep down, there was a voice trying to point you a different direction. How can I avoid future sexual regret?

It’s My Life: Good at Looking

Everybody else takes their cues from everybody else. Being like everybody else just makes you average, worried, in debt, bored and dissatisfied with what you have. There’s a better option.

It‘s My Life: One King Leads to Another

What if our attempts to do what we want, when we want, with whom we want, we end up losing freedom rather than being truly free? What if it's a trick?

It‘s MY Life: Stranger Than Fiction

It's My Life! I'm free to do what I want, when I want, with whom I want...as long as I'm not hurting anybody. This is what we tell ourselves, especially as Americans. But what if in reality, it's impossible? But what's the alternative?

It‘s MY Life: Part 1

It's My Life! I'm free to do what I want, when I want, with whom I want...as long as I'm not hurting anybody. This is what we tell ourselves, especially as Americans. But what if in reality, it's impossible? But what's the alternative?

Who Needs God Anymore?: I Do

One of the biggest barriers to belief in God is that we don't want to need anyone. But what if that autonomy is an illusion?

Who Needs God Anymore?: In-Justice For All

If there's a God, and God is good, how can there be so much injustice in the world?

Who Needs God Anymore?: The God of Jesus

It could be that you're caught between doubt and despair because you've believed in a god that doesn't exist...

Who Needs God Anymore?: The Bible Tells Me So

Do you ever wonder how you can trust Jesus if it requires you to believe everything in the Bible is true? What if the Bible isn't the foundation of the Christian faith?

Who Needs God Anymore?: Gods of No Testament

Maybe the god we've lost faith in never existed to begin with...

Who Needs God Anymore?: Atheist 2.0

Once upon a time Americans believed religion offered solutions. Today, religion is viewed by many as the problem...and they may right.

How Good is Good Enough?

"You get to Heaven by being a 'good person'". Most people believe this. But if that's true, how good is good enough? If there's life after this life, you should know the answer now, before it's potentially too late.

What Does Love Require of Me?

Most of us want to hand a better world into the hands of the next generation, and there's only ONE way we can do that.

Your Next Step Now

Instead of praying for a miracle...pray for an opportunity.

Our Common Destiny - Dr. Don Davis

Free: Staying Dead

If we’re dead to sin, if sin isn’t our master, how do we live that out? Living as a slave to sin takes no initiative on our part. What does it look like to live without sin as master over our mouths, our eyes, our minds, our insecurities, our appetites?

Free: Now You Know

We all want to do what’s right all the time, but we sometimes we end up doing what we don’t want to do. It seems unavoidable. If we can’t even live by our own standards, how are we supposed to live by God’s?

Free: It’s Worse Than You Thought

It’s difficult to solve a problem when you don’t understand what’s wrong to begin with. Many of us have been trying to solve the problem of “us” for a long time. Some of you have lost friends, family, or jobs because you couldn’t solve you. Some of you have paid someone good money to solve you. But what if the real problem is that you don’t know what the problem is?

Let’s Talk About: Divorce & Remarriage

All of us have been impacted by divorce, either our own or someone very close to us. It is most often painful and messy to the level of our soul. It’s an indication that what Jesus said was true, but what exactly did he say and how should it impact our view of divorce and remarriage?

Be Rich: Be Rich (Interview with Jennifer White)

Paul commands us to enjoy what God has provided and to be rich, but what does being rich look like?

Be Rich: God Just Wants My Money

Jesus taught that there is a way to use money that creates a joy and reward that reaches beyond this life. But there is also a part of His teaching that seems a little ominous, and it is something we need to know.

Be Rich: The Steward

Perspective is everything. How we “see” areas of our lives will determine our behavior and how much stress or joy we feel. This is especially true with how we see money. Maybe if we got a new perspective on who actually owns the money, it would change how we see it, use it and feel about it.

The Comparison Trap: Two Bags Full

Comparison is being caught in the trap of constantly asking, “Does she have more than me? Are they better off? Is he smarter, funnier, richer?” We preoccupy ourselves with these questions, but God has a better plan…and a better question…a question that will free us from the comparison trap once and for all.

The Comparison Trap: Looking Around

God is the creator of the universe. He’s big, smart and powerful. He orchestrates time and everything that happens in it. And he has told us to call him…Dad? God’s opinion of us may provide something we haven’t yet found comparing ourselves to others.

The Comparison Trap: The Land of “er”

We’ve all heard of a win-win outcome. Yet, we are daily engaging in a lose-lose activity, and we may not even realize how destructive it is. Being rich-er or smart-er or funny-er may feel like a short-term win, but for ourselves, our families, and our marriages, comparison is a game with no winners.

Why Do I...?

Why do I do what I do? Do you have times you look in the mirror and wonder “why am I the way I am?” Do you sometimes feel a barrier to understanding and relating to others in your life?   If you’ve ever felt this way, you don’t want to miss this Sunday as we help you understand you and those around you, possibly like never before!

The Heroes of Easter

The Easter story hinged on two unlikely characters who acted with boldness in the face of great personal risk. Their actions set the stage for us to have confidence that the biggest event in history did in fact happen. The event that changes everything.

Killin’ it: Known Survivor

We all want to be friended, followed, linked, and mentioned. We all want to be recognized, admired, sought after, and envied. We hunger for approval. We want applause. We want to be known. But what do you do when there is no amount of “known” that will satisfy your appetite?

Killin’ it: Remote Controlled

There’s a sin that is so common to the human experience, it’s the gateway to all other sins. It promises to make us bigger, better, and more important, but only makes us smaller and meaner. It strips us of our capacity to connect with others. It stands between us and God. So, what is “it” and how do we kill it?

Killin’ it : Remote Controlled

There’s a sin that is so common to the human experience, it’s the gateway to all other sins. It promises to make us bigger, better, and more important, but only makes us smaller and meaner. It strips us of our capacity to connect with others. It stands between us and God. So, what is “it” and how do we kill it?

One Minute After You Die: The Magnificence of Heaven

What is Heaven like? Whatever you can imagine—Heaven is better. In Week 3 of One Minute After You Die, we expand on what Heaven is like and how what God has prepared for those who love Him is beyond anything we can imagine.

One Minute After You Die: The Horrors of Hell

Is Hell real? To not accept the reality of Hell is to miss the grandeur of the Gospel. What you believe about eternity determines how you live today. In this message, we explore the reality of Hell and its purpose.

One Minute After You Die: Life After Death

What you believe about eternity determines how you live today. In this message, we get a glimpse at life after death and what awaits one minute after you die.

Going Public

Originally, “baptism” wasn’t a religious concept. Yet over time, baptism has become an exclusively religious idea - one that even rouses deep emotion and controversy. In this message, we unpack baptism, from its birth with John the Baptist to its modern equivalent. If you’re a follower of Jesus and baptism is still on your “to-do” list, this message will clarify some important things that may be the nudge you need to finally go public.

Restart: Release it

We all have mistakes in our pasts—financial, professional, academic, relational. Unfortunately, we tend to learn from our mistakes in the areas that matter least and repeat our mistakes in the areas that matter most. Sometimes that’s because we avoid owning our part of a mistake. It’s easier to blame others. But once you’ve taken ownership of your part of a mistake, what do you do with the part owned by others? How do you get past the stuff other people have done to turn your life upside do...

Restart: Rethink it

We learn from our mistakes in the areas that matter least. We repeat our mistakes in the areas that matter most. Too often, we look at our pasts and our decisions don’t even make sense to us. We end up asking, “What was I thinking?” But how do we restart and avoid getting stuck in cycles of repeated mistakes that take our lives down the wrong paths?

Restart: Own it

One reason history repeats itself is that we don’t own our parts of our history. And the reason you don’t own it is there’s nothing to own—it wasn’t your fault! But to truly restart, you must look back and own your part in order to move ahead. Your best bet for a successful future is to own your share of the past.

Restart: Three Myths

Many of us don’t like to follow directions. But there’s a price to pay for rushing into a situation without knowing what we’re doing. We get things wrong, and by the time we work to undo everything we messed up to redo it correctly, we’ve wasted more time than if we’d just followed the directions to begin with.

Restart: One Thing

There are a lot of things you need to do this year. There are lots of things you can and will do. But what’s one thing you must do? It’s different for everybody.

The Thrill of Hope - December 24, 2020

Even if surrounded by incredibly difficult circumstances (which we are), Christmas is a reminder that we can find hope in difficulty, and we have something to celebrate.