
New Story Church
New Story Church meets Sunday mornings at 110 Valley Park Road, Phoenixville, PA. For more information, please visit our website: https://newstorychurch.life
Episodes
640 episodes
When God Sends a Storm to Wake You Up | Jonah 1:4–17
Jonah ran. Jonah slept.And God hurled a great storm at him — not to destroy him, but to wake him up.Maybe the chaos in your life isn’t proof God has given up on you.Maybe it’s proof He hasn’t.This is the story of a God w...
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When You Don’t Want God to Look at You | Jonah 1:1-3
What do you do when you don't want to be seen?When facing God feels more painful than running from Him?Jonah didn’t argue. He didn’t plead.He just ran — trying to escape the gaze of the One who knew him completely.This s...
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When He Speaks Your Name. John 20 | Easter at New Story
Mary Magdalene thought Jesus was dead.She couldn’t see what God was doing—until He spoke her name.The Easter story is more than a historical event or a theological idea.It’s personal.Jesus—the risen Word of God—comes loo...
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Peter and the Drama of Holy Week: Before and After. Matthew 26:30-75; John 21:15-19
The drama of Peter's life over the course Holy Week and the days beyond offer a compelling "Before and After" story. With words of challenge, hope and promise, they offer a fitting study for Palm Sunday, and prepare us for the week to come.
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Some Advice for Those Who Aren’t Yet Dead. Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14
This is the final message of Ecclesiastes—the Teacher’s last word after a lifetime of searching. In these final chapters, the Teacher pleads with all of us—especially those who are young—to learn from him: If you want to live a life of real joy...
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What to Know When You Don’t Know. Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 & 9-10
In the second to last chapter of Ecclesiastes, we get uncertainty, predictability, inevitability, and mystery. Is that enough rhyming for ya? What do you do when you don’t know? In chapter 11, the Preacher offers us three things we...
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Fasting: Why You Should (or Maybe Shouldn’t)
Fasting has been practiced by followers of Jesus for thousands of years—but it’s often misunderstood. Some see it as deeply spiritual, others as outdated or even unhealthy. So why does the Bible talk about it so much? And should yo...
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Live Like You're Dying. Ecclesiastes 9
If you knew your time was short, how would you live? Ecclesiastes 9 reminds us that death is certain, and almost nothing else is. But instead of despair, the Teacher urges us to live fully, love deeply, work with passion, and trust God with wha...
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When God Doesn’t Make Sense. Ecclesiastes 8:9-17
Have you ever asked, or been asked, why do good things happen to bad people? Or, similarly, why do bad things happen to good people? The Teacher is going to survey the moments that show a gap between what we ‘know’ and what we ‘observe’.
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Escapism vs. Wisdom: Benefits & Limitations. Ecclesiastes 7:7-22
What can a columnist, a theologian, a philosopher, and the writer of Ecclesiastes show us about search for the good life? In short, wisdom can help us with a lot of things. At the same time….Join us to “be alienated from what we think w...
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Remember You Must Die. Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
We spend most of our lives avoiding this one truth: death - but the Teacher in Ecclesiastes 7 tells us it's the key to wisdom, purpose, and a better life. Down through the ages, Christians have practiced memento mori-"Rememb...
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Why Money Is Not the Answer. Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
We’re often told that more money means more happiness, security, and freedom—but the Teacher in Ecclesiastes 5 says otherwise. He warns that wealth can distort our vision, create anxiety, and leave us emptier than before. So, if more money isn’...
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Listen: An Unexpected Answer to Life’s Biggest Questions. Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
We search for meaning in all the usual places—success, wisdom, pleasure, hard work—but the Teacher in Ecclesiastes finds that none of it fully satisfies. Then, in Ecclesiastes 5, he offers a different kind of answer: Stop talking. Start listeni...
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Me or We: Living Less Upwardly Mobile
Where am I going in life? This tends to captivate the modern mind. Qohelet, the author of Ecclesiastes, says that is our very source of pain. Workism is making us miserable, oppression is widespread, and people are lonely. Even wisdom fails in ...
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Eternity in Your Heart: Time and the Meaning of Life. Ecclesiastes 3
Why do we feel the pull of eternity while living in a world bound by time? In Ecclesiastes 3, the Teacher uncovers the profound tension between our longing for something lasting and the fleeting nature of life’s seasons. How can we find peace i...
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Why You'll Never Find Happiness Until You Stop Trying. Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
What if all your efforts to create happiness and meaning are actually driving them further away? In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher of Ecclesiastes hits rock bottom, confronting the stark truth: every attempt to create lasting meaning or happiness ...
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What If Getting Everything You Want Still Isn’t Enough? Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11
If you had the wealth, skill, power, charisma, and know-how to get everything you wanted in life, what would it actually get you? This week, the Teacher from Ecclesiastes shares the story of his infamous “pleasure experiment.” He pursued it all...
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When Life Stops Making Sense. Ecclesiastes 1
What do you do when life stops making sense? It’s not a question of if—it’s when. And when you find yourself in that place, God has just the guide you need. We don’t know his name; he’s simply “the Teacher.” In Greek, they call him Ecclesiastes...
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Jesus, Lobotomies, and the Lies We Tell Ourselves. John 8
We all tell ourselves stories—some true, some comforting lies. But what happens when those lies are exposed? In this message, we journey into the Gospel of John to discover how Jesus, the Light of the World, reveals the truth about our hearts. ...
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The Light of the World & the Meaning of Everything
What if the universe has been trying to show you something all along - but you just can't see it? What if it’s been whispering a name? In the message, we follow the Apostle John as he leads us past an ancient festival of light, through timeless...
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(Re)Imagining What Your Life Could Be. Romans 12
How do we get in on the life transformation that is promised in the Scriptures? What does this look like in my life? In this message, we dive deep into Romans 12 and explore how God’s grace renews our minds, reshapes our habits, and pulls us in...
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Sent Like Jesus. Luke 9:1-10
How do we share Jesus in a post-everything world? In a hostile culture, and with many of us having an emotional hang up to words like ‘evangelism’, witness, etc., tune in to discover how Jesus’ authority sends us in simplicity to offer a compel...
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Meeting Jesus in Your Crisis. Luke 8:40-56
Sometimes what we really want & need can only be found on the other side of crisis & hardship. This is so easy to say and so hard to embrace. In this message, Luke will lead us through a series of crises, forcing us to slow down and wat...
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Ballroom Dancing and Other Lessons for Abiding in the Vine. John 15:1-11
We began last week our two-week focus on life with Christ: what does it mean to "abide in Him"? This week, we consider this question: "What does ballroom dancing teach us about life with Jesus?" If you want to learn more about how to experience...
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