New Life Wichita

G.I. Jesus?

The dilemma we face when it comes to armed conflict, war, and dealing with evil is: Is it the God of the Old Testament or the God of the New Testament? Is it eye for eye and tooth for tooth, or is it love your enemy?

Peace Under Pressure: Part 3, Prayer

Jesus showed us there is a very unique relationship between stress, worry and prayer. If we want to drastically reduce our felt levels of stress, then there's something we must do.

Change Makers: Sharing God's Message

In this message, we explore how worship paves the way for all of us to answer God's highest call for our lives: sharing the message of Jesus with the world!

Peace Under Pressure: Part 2, Perspective

As hard as it is to believe, finding peace under pressure actually has more to do with perspective than it does circumstances. This message explains how.

Peace Under Pressure: Part 1, Obedience

Data shows we are the most stressed-out generation in history, and it's only going to get worse for the Next Generation if we don't learn how to handle stress better.

Thanks, God, But No Thanks: Part 3

Mad About You.

For most of us, our tendency is to feel others deserve judgment while we deserve grace, mercy and comfort. In the end, what's most concerning to God gets overshadowed by what's more concerning to me.

Thanks, God, But No Thanks: Part 2

The God of "Bring Back," Not "Payback"

God will often let us experience exaggerated consequences of our decision to tell Him "Thanks God, but no thanks" NOT to pay us back, but to bring us back.

Thanks, God, But No Thanks: Part 1

Trying to Outrun God.

We all run from God at some point. There is a conflict between what we want and what we perceive God wants for us, and our response is "thanks, God, but no thanks." In this message, we discover the reason why we do that and the irony that in our running, we run away from the very thing we desire most. Listen in!

Why Did Jesus? Part 4, Easter

There has to be an explanation! Saying Jesus was a "good teacher with some devout followers" just doesn't explain what happened a few days after his execution, let alone his impact globally over the past 2000 years. So, what really happened? 

Why Did Jesus? Part 3, Rise

On the surface, Christianity seems like a lot of wishful thinking at worst and equally valid as other world religions at best. But unlike every other religion, the foundation of Christianity is not the teachings of a man or just "faith." It all rises and falls on an event.