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God, the Holy One, will always make a way for those who are “outside the camp” to be restored to life and community—ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, who pursues people, cleanses them, and invites them back into God’s presence so that His people can help bring others home.

When our sin and brokenness are exposed, God invites us into a the work of repair—owning our sin, making restitution with others, and receiving the atoning grace of Jesus, who removes our guilt and restores us to right relationship with God and people.

This week our series on the Power and Presence of God transitions from Exodus to Leviticus. Pastor Josh preaches on the whole burnt offering where he reminds us of how worship is meant to be costly and that God calls us to surrender the whole of our lives to him.

This week Pastor Josh takes us through the Tabernacle in Exodus 25 and shows us how the Tabernacle is a journey into God’s presence—through blood, blessing, and beauty. The Tabernacle is reflected and fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the true Tabernacle, whose sacrifice makes a way for sinful people to dwell with a holy God not by ritual striving but by grace-filled faith and obedience.

Pastor Aidan joins us this week with a sermon on trusting God. In Exodus 32 we see how people gravitate towards idols when we lose faith in God. But through his love, mercy, and covenant, he invites us back to him.

This week Pastor Josh preaches on the Ten Commandments. These are not ancient rules but covenant vows showing us how to live in relationship with God and one another.

Pastor Blake shares with us this week on how God graciously delivered Israel and called them at Sinai to be a kingdom of priests. God does not need us, but lovingly invites us into communion with Him, shaping our identity by grace and sending us to live as a royal priesthood who reflect His love to the world.

We start a new series this week with Pastor Josh preaching on how the presence of God is transformative in our lives. The power of God brings freedom and the love and presence of God purify us - getting the Egypt out of us.

Our friend, Russell, preaches this week on the importance of standing firm in every season by anchoring our identity in who God is and who we are in Christ—sons and daughters, servants, stewards, soldiers, and saints. It is a call to reject shame as the enemy’s primary tactic and to choose to abide in the Lord, living a life worthy of our calling, and to finish well together.

Pastor Josh kicks of the new year with a sermon on how the Holy Spirit doesn’t just save us but forms us out of chaos into new creation, fills us as God’s living temple and inviting us into a deeper, transforming relationship with God that changes both who we are and how we live.

This week Pastor Josh gives a short sermon and then we celebrate Christmas the traditional way - with a lip sync competition :)

"God is with us" is the key reminder of this sermon in the second week of our Advent series. Advent is about God’s faithful presence in our past, His sufficient provision in our present, and His promised fulfillment for our future—offered to all, but received only by the humble who trust that God Himself is the true answer to our deepest loneliness and need.

The first week of our Advent series begins with Pastor Josh reminding us that Jesus invites us into the wilderness. The wilderness is not comfortable, it is a place of testing, waiting, and surrender. But the wilderness is also a place of transformation—where He transforms struggle into renewal and trains us to trust His presence as the place of true redemption.

Pastor Josh preaches on the armor of God this week and reminds us of the importance of being spiritually prepared.

This week Pastor Josh preaches on how the gospel affects all of our relationships by reminding us that the way we interact with one another should be out of a reverence to Christ and love for him.

In this sermon Elly encourages us to be a community that lives the way Christ has called us to live. This means to walk in love and wisdom in lifestyle of sacrificial love, honest confession, and filled by the Spirit.

This week Pastor Josh continues the Ephesians series by encouraging us to take off the old self and put on the new self by calling us to live in true holiness.

One of our NLYA Mentors, Russell, preaches for us tonight on Ephesians 4:1-16. Russell emphasizes our importance to live a life worthy of God's calling, which begins by being rooted in His love. This looks like character, unity, and maturity, all being rooted in God's love.

This week Pastor Josh talks about the divine love of God. God's love is a blessing, a gift, and our aim in life.

Pastor Josh continues in our Ephesians series this week by showing us how God has always worked through covenants to bring people into identity, authority, and access with Him. We, who were once outsiders, now can confidently declare that we belong to the family of God because of Christ.

We need to recognize our need for God. Pastor Josh reminds us of the importance of acknowledging the depth of our sin and our need for God's mercy. This sermon will remind you how you were made alive, invited to live not by your own efforts, but by His life and works in us.

This week Pastor Blake joins us and preaches on how we become saints. It is not by our faith, works, or worthiness, but solely through what God has done for us in Christ. As we continually say “yes” to God’s “yes” we are transformed.

Our Ephesians series kicks off this week! Pastor Josh starts the series with a reminder of how God is remaking the world through blessing ,and calling Christians to extend that same blessing to others, even enemies, as a reflection of Christ’s love.

This week Pastor Josh encourages our community to seek deep spiritual renewal by slowing down, connecting with others, and encountering Jesus personally. God longs for us to know Him fully.

This week Pastor Josh preaches on 1 Peter 2:1–12, reminding us that the Church is more than a spiritual social club, we are called to be God’s presence in the world, formed by Christ.

This week Pastor Josh preaches on the importance of community within the life of a Christian. In the life of faith, we need to walk together, and share honestly, and pray for one another to strengthen the Body.

This week Pastor Jordan joins us to continue in our James series. She preaches on patient endurance, reminding us that in every hardship and slow season, God is forming us into resilient people who don’t quit, but stand firm in hope, humility, and trust until the Lord returns.

This week Pastor Josh preaches on James 4:13–17, challenging us to face the trial of “tomorrow” by confronting our pride, remembering the brevity of life, and learning to humbly trust God's sovereignty with every plan and decision.

This week Pastor Josh continues in our James series and preaches on restoration. While our divided desires and sinful passions lead us away from God, the mechanism for restoration is repentance—a grace-filled return to humility, surrender, and wholehearted love for God.

This week Pastor Josh preaches on the power of our words reminding us that our speech can either echo God’s love or distort His image in us—calling us to speak life, gratitude, and blessing as those made in His likeness.

Pastor Josh continues in our James series by preaching on how faith and works must be lived out together. True faith is a life fully surrendered to Jesus. 

This week Victoria preaches and talks about how favoritism has no place in the church or the life of a believer. As the people of God, we need to reject tempation and love others without distinction. 

This week Pastor Josh calls us to live a life well lived even in times of crisis. We can lean into community and live in holiness even when faced with temptation.

In week two of our James series, Pastor Josh encourages us in the midst trials and temptations. Trials are an opportunity to reveal love and loyalty to God, and to become love and loyalty to God. 

This week Pastor Josh introduces a new series through the book of James. Life well lived emphasizes love above all else.

Pastor Victor joins us this week to preach on how to partner with the Holy Spirit to cultivate contentment. Christ is the only answer for our deepest needs and desires. 

At NLYA we seek to bring the Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Tonight we put this into practice with a service of worship and prayer. Listen for Pastor Josh's charge to be a people of prayer before we transitioned into praying for our city. After listening, take some time to pray on your own. 

We continue in our values series and talk about how as the people of God, it is vital to make intentional choices to be formed in the Image of Jesus.

This week Pastor Josh launches a series on the values of who we are at NLYA.

This week Pastors Eddie and Christina join us to share a word on the importance of faith and zeal in the life of a believer.

This week Pastor Josh, Danny, and Russell answer questions about vocation and calling. How would you define a vocation versus just a job? Is it okay to not have a clear calling besides just loving God and others/going out and making disciples? Do you think there is a deeper purpose and calling to be revealed for everyone that is more specific to their giftings? Is God against making excess amounts of money? And more!

This week Pastor Josh, Victoria and Danica tackle your questions about dating, relationships and sex. How do you overcome sexual sin in a relationship when you're trying to be pure? How do I know if I'm called to be single? Is living together before marriage okay? And more!

This week Pastor Josh and Elly answer your questions on identity. What are Humans? What does it mean to be made in the Image of God? Questions on gender, women’s role in the church and so much more.

This week Pastor Josh and Pastor Joe answer your questions about God and Religion. They talk about the Trinity, theodicy, predestination, the church and so much more.

Pastor Stephen from New Life Downtown joins us this week and encourages and challenges us to be a unity community so that we can shine the love of Jesus to the world.

Pastor Josh finishes the Jonah series by talking about how God calls us to love the things that He loves.

This week Pastor Eddie joins us as he shares about God's heart for second chances and walking on the path of humility.

What happens when moments of your life don't come to a satisfying end? This week Pastor Josh shares about how God calls us to trust him even in the grave and death. 

This week Pastor Josh preaches on how storms are a part of life for all of us but we can still trust God is the midst of the chaos to work everything for good.

Pastor Josh launches a new series on the Book of Jonah. This week he focuses on how the Lord speaks and how we can discern the call that God has for us.