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New Vision Church
by New Vision Church
The official podcast of New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, led by lead pastor George Lockhart. Belong. Be loved. Believe.Follow us online at newvisionc.com to learn more.
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The Weakest Link: Are We Keeping People From Church?
We start a new series at New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, called Linked. It begins with a question: what is the weakest link that keeps people from church, and could it be us? Recent studies point to indifference. People don’t see a difference in our lives, so they don’t see why church...
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The People, not the Country • Ravi from India
On Pastor Appreciation Day, we welcomed Pastor Ravi from Vijayawada, India, who leads a ministry called Work for Good. We’ve supported his work for the past couple of years, and it was good to have him with us in person. In this episode, he reflects on his ministry's progress and some of the...
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5 Biblical Responsibilities of the Church to Its Pastors
On Pastor Appreciation Day, we welcomed Pastor Ravi from Vijayawada, India, who leads Work for Good, a ministry we’ve supported for the past couple of years. He shared five responsibilities the church has toward its pastors: to know them, honor them, love them, bring them joy, and pray for them....
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4 Messages for when You're Stuck in the Middle
Sometimes we're so focused on getting to the other side of something that we miss what God is saying to us right now. This message is about the middle of the storm, the wait, the hard season, and four things God may be telling us there: follow your last command be patient and wait on the Lord…
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Every Gift Is Worth Using: The Parable of the Talents
This week, during our worship service, Brandon shares a story about Rob and the twenty-some percussion instruments he brings everywhere. Rob told him the parable of the talents, which stuck with him: some were given a lot, some a little, and this is his gift, so he went all out. We talk about how...
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Be Still, Know, Exalt: The Three Parts of Psalm 46:10
After two weeks of sabbatical rest, Rose shares what God spoke to her through Psalm 46:10: "Be still and know that I am God." In a season with a lot going on, she was tired and finding it hard to stop. She heard God say, "Let it go. Surrender it to me." In this message, she talks about what it...
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Planted by the Streams of Water
When life feels like chaos, and we can't keep up, where do we turn? This message starts in Psalm 1, where the righteous person is a tree planted by streams of water. The Hebrew word for planted means transplanted: this tree was moved with intention to a place of constant nourishment. We talk…
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Proximity Doesn't Equal Relationship
For Homecoming Part 2, Pastor George brings us a message from Luke 15, the story of the two sons. Most of us know the one who wandered off. Pastor George asks us to look at the older son, who stayed home and kept working but never shared his father's heart. Proximity doesn't equate to…
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Monday Is Coming Either Way
Rick reminds us at New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, that rest is biblical. God rested on the seventh day, commanded the Sabbath, and even gave the land a year of rest every seven years. Rick talks about how busy we let ourselves get, even on Sundays, until we can't worship, and about a...
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3 Steps To Rekindle Your First Love With Jesus
Are you drifting in your relationship with Jesus? Discover how to rekindle your first love and stop the silent drift that happens when busyness takes over. Using Jesus' words to the church at Ephesus in Revelation 2, we look at how a church, and a person, can do everything right and still drift.…
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Fallow to Hallow: Trusting God With Everything
Part two of our Fallow to Hallow series. We are taking two weeks away from gathering in person to rest, reflect, and reprioritize, and this week we ask what it looks like to trust God with everything: our time, our money, our future, not just eternity. We walk through Psalm 24, the word Selah…
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From Fallow to Hallow: A Season to Rest, Reflect, Refocus
We're taking two weeks off from meeting in person at New Vision Church — not to disappear, but to rest. We call it "fallow to hallow," a season to let our hearts lie fallow so we can come back more fruitful. In this message, we talk about why rest is so hard to actually do, what Scripture says...
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Sabbath in 2026: Rest Works, Work Works, Worship While You Work
You are a human being, not a human doing. This week we talk about rest, Sabbath, and why stopping is harder than it sounds. We look at Sabbath as something built into creation from the beginning, the difference between resting because God rested and resting because we're free, and what it means…
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Who Told You Who You Are? Understanding Our Identity in God
We're often told who we are by our past, our failures, our relationships — by everyone except the One who made us. In this message from New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, we look at Exodus 3 and 34, where God reveals his own name and character to Moses, and we ask what it means to know…
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RPT: A Simple Rhythm for Discipling Your Family
We talk about doubt, rest, and what it means to be "glocal" — globally minded and locally active. From Matthew 28 to a simple family rhythm called RPT (read, pray, teach), this episode is about making disciples right where you are, starting at home. New Vision Church, Fayetteville, Georgia — a...
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The Rule of Thumb for the Unreached
Why does missions exist? Because there are still people who don't know the name of Jesus — some in nations we can't easily reach, some living right here among us. This week we talk about being "glocal," the reality of unreached people groups, what it means to be "gospel privileged," and a simple...
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The World's Three VIP Memberships
Deacon Marshall Ayers joins us this week with a message on covetousness — the grasping for more that shows up in our PMS. Power, money, and sex, that is. Starting in Matthew 14 and John 6, he asks why Jesus withdrew from the crowd instead of being crowned by force, and what that means for the...
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Dig it and Dung it: How God Changes Your Life
In Luke 13, Jesus tells about a fig tree that hasn't produced fruit in three years, and a gardener who asks for one more year to dig around it and add fertilizer. This week at New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, we talked about what it looks like to let God dig into our hearts and use…
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People Planters Change the Future
This week at New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, we looked at Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus and asked whether we're willing to let God change us so we can help change others. We talked about what it means to be a "people planter": someone planted in other people's lives who…
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Saul, Paul, and the Power of One Moment
At New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, we look at the story of Saul and Paul — a man who spent his early life persecuting Christians and ended up writing much of the New Testament. One encounter with Christ changed the direction of his entire life. We talk about what his story says about...
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Finding Your Identity in the Master Builder
At the ten-year mark of his time as lead pastor, Pastor George returns to the message that started it all — Lego. This Sunday, he asks what we're actually building, who gets to define us, and what we're holding onto that God is trying to take. A grounded, honest word about identity, foundation,...
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The Father Who Leads Spiritually
This Father's Day, we looked at what it means to call God "Our Father." Guest speaker O'Neil Coakley shared five marks of a Christlike father: leading spiritually loving with compassion providing identity disciplining with wisdom leaving a legacy We talked about the kind of father God is, and…
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Teach Us to Pray
This week we're talking about prayer. It's something every one of us can actually do. We look at the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 as Jesus' model for prayer, and walk through adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. New Vision Church — A community to belong, be loved, and believe....
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The Difference Between God’s Voice and Everyone Else’s
This week in our Elemental series, we talked about growing in God through His Word. We looked at why Scripture still matters, how discernment develops, and why every believer needs to spend time in the Bible personally instead of relying on culture, trends, or somebody else’s interpretation. From...
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Yada, Yada, Yada — And Why It's Not Enough
There are plenty of people who know a lot about God and still don't really know him. This message goes after the difference — and why it matters more than we usually admit. The Hebrew word yada, the standard for how God wants to be known, isn't casual familiarity. It's deep, personal, and…
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What One Domino Can Do
Halfway through the year, this message asks a simple question: are you actually doing what you said you wanted to do? Drawing from the science of falling dominoes, we talk through what it looks like to make one intentional choice — in God's Word, in prayer, in fellowship — and trust that one…
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The Algorithm or the Almighty
Jonathan, a student from our youth ministry at New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, walks through what Scripture actually says about testing every spirit, seeking God first, and why information is not the same thing as wisdom. The question he ends with is worth carrying with you: what are...
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Somebody Prayed for Me
Mother's Day looks different for everyone, and Mrs Rose doesn't pretend otherwise. In this message from New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, she opens up what Scripture says about motherhood — how it's defined more by presence and action than biology, how women were woven into the ministry...
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Define the Relationship: A Spiritual Diagnostic for Your Walk with God
What does it mean to follow Jesus — not just as a fan watching from the stands, but as someone who's fully committed? In this message from New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, we guide listeners through a twelve-question spiritual self-examination — a check engine light moment for your...
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Come Back to Life: CPR for the Discouraged Disciple
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus, not just someone who attends church, but someone who actually follows him? This message from New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, is a call to examine where you really stand. Pastor George introduces a framework of spiritual CPR: Confession,...
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What does AAA have to do with Discipleship?
Decisions are easy to make. Following through is where real change happens. This message explores the difference between intention and discipline, and why so many people feel stuck in regret. It offers a clear reminder that the past cannot be changed, but the future is still shaped by what we...
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Everything Matters
Our new series, Elemental, focuses on discipleship. Our growth is often impeded by the way we separate and compartmentalize our lives. The reality is that everything matters to God. Join us as we explore that very topic today. Streaming and serving online and in Fayetteville, Georgia. New Vision...
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Three Gardens: From Separation to Restoration
This Easter message from New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, follows the story of Scripture through three gardens: Eden, Gethsemane, and the empty tomb. From the entrance of sin to the surrender of Jesus and the victory of the resurrection, this message centers on what Christ has done and...
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A New Covenant at the Table • Maundy Thursday
On the night of Passover, Jesus introduced a new covenant and a new command. This message explores how the old system of works was fulfilled through Christ, and what it means to live under grace instead. It also looks closely at the command to love others as Jesus has loved us, a standard that…
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City on a Hill: The Inside Matters
In this message from New Vision Church, we are reminded that Jesus calls His followers a “city on a hill”—a visible, collective light meant to shine in a dark world. This is not about standing out individually, but about living together in such a way that the world sees something different.…
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Broken to Shine: Becoming the Light
In this message from George Lockhart, we are challenged to live as the light of Christ in a world filled with darkness. Through real stories from global missions and a powerful call to action, this message reminds us that the gospel is meant to be shared. Jesus calls every believer to make...
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The Mission of Discipleship • Light in the Darkness
In this message from special guest Kirk Dunham, we are reminded that the mission of the church is to bring the light of Christ into a world that often walks in darkness. Jesus commanded His followers to make disciples of all nations, and that mission continues today. Through discipleship…
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Shine Your Light. Are you lit?
Join New Vision Church for our Missions Month service as we explore the theme "Light in the Darkness." Today's message emphasizes that believers are called to be reflections of Jesus in a dark world, using the analogy of a candle to explain that light is essential for spiritual life and must...
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When There's No Light, There's No Life
Isn't it interesting how much light can affect our Earth and ecosystems? The light of Jesus is no different. Light=Life. Join us this Missions Month as we embark on this series, Light in the Darkness. Follow us online at newvisionc.com @nvcnextgen Belong. Be Loved. Believe.
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Finishing Strong When the Race Gets Hard
Faith is not proven at the starting line, but in endurance. In this episode, Pastor George Lockhart challenges believers to the 4 P's: ways to stay committed when the race feels long and the obstacles feel overwhelming. If you’ve been tempted to slow down, drift, or give up, this message will...
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Passion That Refuses to Grow Lukewarm • Olympic Faith
What does it mean to live with an Olympic level of passion for Jesus? In this episode, Pastor George Lockhart challenges believers to examine their spiritual temperature. Are we running with zeal and determination, or have we drifted into lukewarm faith? Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9, Philippians…
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Olympic Faith: Training Your Faith to Last | New Vision Church
What does it take to develop a faith that endures—one that finishes strong and runs to win? In this service, we explore what Scripture teaches about living with Olympic faith. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9 and Hebrews 12, this message challenges us to approach our spiritual lives with the same...
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Olympic Faith: Training Your Faith to Last
In this message, George Lockhart challenges believers to develop an Olympic faith, a faith that is trained, disciplined, and lived out with purpose. Drawing from Romans 12, Hebrews 11, and powerful biblical examples, this sermon explores how faith grows through obedience, endurance, discipline…
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Excel: Aligning Your Life With God’s Purpose
What does it really mean to excel as a follower of Christ? In the final message of the Windows series, we explore how God calls every believer to live with purpose, discipline, and excellence—not for personal success, but for His glory. Drawing from 2 Peter 1 and other key Scriptures, this sermon...
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Why the Church Is a Team, Not a Crowd
The church was never meant to be a crowd of spectators; it was designed to be a team. In this message, we explore why every believer has a role to play in God’s church and how Scripture calls us to serve, love, and grow together. Drawing from 1 Peter 4, this sermon challenges listeners to move…
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What PowerPoint Means for Our Faith
In our Windows series, we explore what it truly means to excel as followers of Christ. Drawing from 2 Peter 1, we're looking at power points this week.👉 Subscribe for weekly messages and join us as we look inside what God is doing at New Vision Church.
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Windows: A Look Inside
Our new series, Windows, is looking inside our church and wondering what we can learn from 2 Peter 1:2-11 in 2026.
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Beyond Gold: The Magi's True Gift
We're in a series called Christmas Announcements! Has an announcement ever been made that changed your life? Discover the true meaning of Christmas announcements and how to make impactful decisions for your life in 2026. Are you ready to embrace a year of purpose and faith? This message explores:...
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Surrender! Christmas Announcements
Today's episode explores the surprising and transformative announcements that accompanied the Christmas season, focusing particularly on Mary's encounter with the angel Gabriel. How we can respond like Mary with surrender and faith, even when life challenges our understanding or comfort? Key...
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The "S" Method: Unlock Deeper Conversations
In this episode, the focus is on the "S" Method, a framework for fostering deeper conversations that lead to disciple-making. Key Takeaways: The "S" Method helps categorize conversations into four levels: simple, serious, spiritual, and scriptural, enabling deeper engagement. Everyone is called…
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The official podcast of New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, led by lead pastor George Lockhart. Belong. Be loved. Believe.Follow us online at newvisionc.com to learn more.
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