Newsong Fellowship

The essence of the with-God life is relationship. It's what God is, what God wants, and how God wired us to experience him most powerfully. What does that look like? What happens when I choose to respond to his invitation into the "circle dance" of Father, Son and Spirit?

Everyone lives from a deep sense of what we believe about how the world works and what the driving engine is underneath the way the universe is designed to flow. We live and move in the world from that space, those perceptions. To understand how to be in relationship with the Divine, we need to understand the story we embrace and how it shapes our understanding of how to live in the world as part of God's grand creation project.

Our EPIC Student Ministry leads us in worship and a summer recap that includes video highlights of our children’s Walkabout event and stories from EPIC’s summer mission trip (Stories: The Morby family & Lexi Allen)

Pastor Dave closes the series with the reminder that the life in the Kingdom is guided by faith and the willingness, at times, to take the initiative in order for God to use us in extraordinary ways to bring about the healing and flourishing of the world around us

What does it look like for the church to become the hope of the world and what is our role in bringing hope to those who have no hope?

The power of healing within a community requires all of humanity to truly see another and demonstrate authentic presence. Jesus invites us to see the plight of another, like the four men saw the paralyzed man in the crowd in Mark 2:1-12, and to break through barriers so that we all experience the healing power of a God who not only heals the man’s disease, but also heals the societal illness. This journey requires all of us to daily practice humility and honesty.

The beginning verses of Mark 2 offer a lot to reflect on, but it can be confusing: It seems like two different conversations are going on. One is about a guy who could not walk now being able to, and the other about sins being forgiven. All of this scene is backdropped by the added drama of a roof getting smashed in and Jesus praising the faith of the vandals. Jesus, as should be expected, is masterful in using his words and actions. Very carefully and lovingly he brings about a deeper, fuller healing - the kind of healing that's actually most needed: a healing of the "illness" and not just the "disease."

Pastor Dave wraps up the series with final thoughts about the priority of "soul training" and Jake Apple facilitates a Q&A with questions that have been submitted about the series

When asked, Jesus says that the most important command is that we love God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength - and that we love our neighbor as ourself... which raises the question, "What is a soul and what does that mean when it comes to living in the Kingdom now?"

Jesus invites us to "take up his yoke" and follow him into the life of the kingdom of heaven... but what does that mean and does that lead to our transformation?

The gospel of the early followers of Jesus revolutionized and changed the world in the centuries following the birth of the church. 2000 years later, the church struggles to have any traction at all in the world around it. Is there something that we've missed along the way?

As we work through understanding what Jesus means when he talks about the kingdom of God, seeking it first, and wanting that life more than we want anything else... what does that look like in ordinary life? How do you begin? Jesus' own life and ministry offer some much needed insight...

Jesus' announcement of the coming of the Kingdom of God is the gospel that changes everything and invites us into a life far different than a life of religious behavior and belief.

One of Jesus' primary commands is that we "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness"... but what does he mean by that? Mothers Day: A special reading from a blog posted by the late author, blogger, wife and mother, Rachel Held Evans, is included at the end of the podcast as an encouragement to and in honor of all women who are mothers, long to be mothers, those who are grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and all those who nurture and mentor others in some way.

So many people spend much of their life wondering if there's more to life than what they're experiencing. Jesus keeps insisting that the fullest life is found in the kingdom of God. What does he actually mean and how does one experience it?

The reality of the Kingdom of God, as Jesus described and displayed it, was the spark that lit the fire that caused the early church to explode across the Roman empire. The question is, do we really understand the real meaning and the full scope of it's implication 2000 years later?

Resurrection Sunday is the central reality that changes everything for human history. In light of what they believed it meant about the future, what did the early church understand about it's implications for their present and is there something we've missed along the way?

In a brilliant move, Jesus sets the wheels in motion for the kingdom showdown at the cross in ways that no one foresaw and with the reinterpretation of a familiar meal.

Central to understanding the greater purpose and deepest revelation of the cross is understanding the story from which it emerges. How do the Hebrew Scriptures set the stage for this key event in the story of God's involvement in human history?

Today we're celebrating: 1) the joy of family ministry as we reveal an added dimension of our Kingdom City curriculum called "FX", 2) the next step of in the lives of Macey Devall and Rozalyn Douglas as we witness their baptism, and 3) the reminder of our opportunity to "Say Yes!" to the flourishing of our Kingdom City ministry by participating and partnering with it in specific ways!