The New Life Community Church Podcast

In this message, we look at the operating system of our heart and how pressure and desperation can cause us to revert to old patterns of trust and build second altars, just like Israel did with the golden calf. Following Jesus means allowing Him to transform our default responses so that, when life shakes us, we run to God rather than revert to what once made us feel safe.

In Week 2 of our series Second Altars, Pastor Alex Moore explores what we do when God reveals a potential idol in our hearts. Using the story of Dagon in 1 Samuel 5, we discover that idols cannot save us, cannot stand alongside God, and will ultimately fall. 

Second Altars begins with a simple realization...the idols in our lives aren't always bad things; they're often good things we've allowed to become ultimate things. In this first message, we'll examine the human heart and discover how our deepest desires, fears, and loves can reveal the things we've placed alongside God.

Augustine of Hippo helped the early Church put words around some of Christianity's biggest questions...from evil and human brokenness to grace, salvation, and the restless human heart. As Rome declined, Augustine reminded Christians not to confuse the success of an earthly city with the Kingdom of God...a reminder that challenges us today to examine where we place our identity, hope, security, and ultimate allegiance.

Meet Basil the Great, one of the most influential leaders in the early church. But what makes his story so fascinating isn’t just what Basil accomplished...it’s the people who helped shape him along the way. As we head into a new school year, we’ll talk about the influence the people around us have on who we’re becoming...and the responsibility we have to recognize that we’re shaping someone else, too. 

What happens when the culture around you pressures you to redefine what Christianity has always taught? In this message, we look at Athanasius, the early church leader who stood against Arius and defended the full deity of Jesus. His story reminds us that truth isn't determined by popularity...and following Jesus means having the courage to stand on Scripture with conviction, humility, and love.

In this message we meet Irenaeus, one of the early Church Fathers who stood against Gnosticism and fought to preserve the truth about Jesus. Discover how Irenaeus understood the story of Scripture through four movements...Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration...and why Jesus didn't come to help us escape our humanity, but to redeem it.

Before Justin Martyr became one of the early church's greatest defenders of Christianity, he was simply a man searching for truth. In this opening message of Origin Stories, discover how one conversation changed his life...and how God can use one conversation through you to change someone else's.

In this message, Founding Pastor Jim Moore explores God's Word and shares practical, biblical truth that encourages us to trust God, follow His leading, and live faithfully each day. We pray this message strengthens your faith and helps you take your next step in your walk with Christ.

Every day we are faced with a choice: God's way or our own. In this message from Deuteronomy 30, discover why Moses' call to "choose life" still matters today, how our daily decisions shape who we become, and how Jesus did what we never could...reconciling us to God.