The New Life Community Church Podcast

Your Move (pt2) | Choose Closeness

What if following Jesus isn't about being controlled, but about choosing closeness?  God doesn't force closeness...He invites it.  God makes the first move, but He won't make your move.

Your Move (pt1) | Agency

New year, new chapter, new moves. In this message, we explore what it looks like to trust God instead of leaning on our own understanding and how prayer, the Bible, and fasting help us walk the straight path He’s drawn. God has made His move…now it’s Your Move.

Epiphany

Why would God include the Magi in the Bible when we know so little about them? In this Epiphany message, we wrestle honestly with Matthew 2 and uncover timeless truths about seeking Jesus, true worship, and how encountering Christ changes our direction.

Weighed Down

In this final sermon of 2025, Pastor Alex explores how fear, resentment, old patterns, and the need for control weigh us down—and how God invites us to lay them aside. Learn what to carry into the new year instead: truth, trust, and daily steps of faith, guided by His presence every step of the way.

Promises Kept (pt4) | Love // Christmas Sunday

From the innkeeper to Herod to the religious leaders, this message challenges us to stop overlooking Christ at Christmas and invites us to see Jesus clearly in the middle of the season’s noise, traditions, and familiarity.

Promises Kept (pt3) | Joy

A heartfelt message on grief, hope, and the joy of Jesus. Drawing from John 11 and personal stories of loss, Pastor Alex shows how we can grieve properly while holding onto God’s promises. From the Shepherd’s Candle to communion, discover that heaven is closer than it seems, tears won’t last forever, and infinite joy is accessible—even in the midst of sorrow.

Promises Kept (pt2) | Peace

Jesus is the Prince of Peace and brings calm to our hearts in the chaos of life. Using Isaiah’s prophecy and Simeon’s story in Luke 2, we explore how to receive His peace today, live in hope of His return, and share that peace with others.

Promises Kept (pt1) | Hope

From Eden’s first prophecy to Jesus our Rescuer, God meets us in shame and hiding with mercy for today and certainty for tomorrow. If you’re waiting in the dark, hear this: God is faithful—even when He feels slow, He’s never late.  We have a reason to hope and His name is Jesus.

Treasures In Heaven (pt4) | Stewardship

God cares more about your heart than anything else, and how the way you manage your time, talent, and treasure shapes the course of your life. From modernizing the parable of the talents to a Monopoly illustration, we discover that everything we have belongs to God—and faithful stewardship is our calling.

 

Recorded: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Treasures In Heaven (pt3) | Great Exchange

What if everything in your life could become a heavenly treasure? This episode explores how money, time, talents—even struggles—can be surrendered to God’s purposes and transformed into eternal impact.