Newchurchlive.tv: Pastor Chuck Blair

Commitment to Doing the Work Spiritual work asks of us both celebration and hard work. What does it look like to move into that work, into the precious challenge of true repentance, which, in turn, leads us to making a commitment to great love?  From the service aired on 4/30/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

Family Commitment For many, family houses are both our most rewarding and challenging relationships. As such, what does family commitment look like in times of strain, and in times of joy?  From the service aired on 4/23/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

Conversations about New Church Theology In this episode Pastor Chuck and Curtis Childs have a conversation about Swedenborg and New Church Theology. They discuss the Christian New Church Perspective and how this bible based religion provides a very real framework for living a good life. They share how God’s love is constantly guiding us towards a future in heaven. EPISODE WEBSITE

Commitment to Relationships Esau McCaulley wrote that “commitment - not mere enthusiasm - is love fully matured.” Relationships are the ground where commitment gains meaning. What kind of commitment does God ask of us in terms of relationships?  From the service aired on 4/16/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

Easter Join for this special family service as we celebrate Easter.  This is a day of deep celebration, a day where we remember, together, that despite all the setbacks of life, love wins in the end. From the service aired on 4/9/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

Come In The Name of the Lord: The Secret Power of Palm Sunday If you were God, you would have the means to make any entrance you want. No magnificent power play would be out of your reach. So why does Jesus choose riding across some branches and clothes on a donkey? Find out the power of that entrance and what it means for our lives today. with Curtis Childs  From the service aired on 4/2/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

Grief and Joy Easter’s power is around a cycle known well to all of humanity - Death, Waiting, Resurrection. Restated, we face loss, a loss followed by a time of uncertainty/ unknowing, a time in turn that gives rise to a surprising re-birth. Jesus walked that path with his disciples over Easter. We will walk it with God as well … a path of grief and a path of joy.  From the service aired on 3/26/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

The Beauty in Finding God Again We live in an age where skepticism is often given greater credence than faith. And something still yearns for that ‘link’ with God, to find that child-like beauty again. How can we find God again in the magical, not just the logical?  From the service aired on 3/19/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

Finding Beauty in the World Around Us Through the world around us we experience God. Through people, in things and in nature, He is with us. Many of us wonder how we can feel close to God, but what if it was impossible to be separated from Him? How can we come to see this in our everyday lives and begin to see Him everywhere, in everything?  From the service aired on 3/12/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

The Beauty of Doing the Right Thing The first place where we often experience awe in our lives is when we witness the moral beauty over the kindness, strength, courage and grit of others, a place where, as Toni Morrison phrased it, “we allow goodness its own speech.” We let it speak for itself. Often, we are left in awe at those who simply do the right thing. From the service aired on 3/5/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

You Are Not Alone When we are connected to those around us, we are able to feel God’s presence in our lives. It’s through naming and sharing our struggles that we feel more connected to one another, and more connected to God. When we share our struggles out loud, they lose their power and we can draw strength from the knowledge that we are not alone, and that there are others who are walking alongside us on our journey.  From the service aired on 2/26/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community

Where Do We Go From Fear? Often our “here” is filled with “fear.” Fear takes us away from the moment right in front of us, either digging up the past, or creating a dread of the future. Let's figure out together where we go from fear. From the service aired on 2/19/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community

What Do You Worry About? We all harbor worries ranging from work, to money, to health to aging, to worries around our loved ones.  Yet God’s gentle reminder is clear, “Do not fret - it only brings harm.” (Psalm 37)  How can we step away from worry and into trust? From the service aired on 2/12/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community

The Joy of Cleaning Ourselves Up You can't spend much time in the stories of Jesus without coming across the dreaded R-word: Repent! Is religion just a lot of feeling bad about ourselves and condemnation? No, in fact, the spiritual process of striving to be kinder, more loving people is designed to be manageable, and even, at times, fun! We'll explore the true meaning of the words "My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." From the service aired on 2/5/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community

How to Find Your Purpose and Passion in Life A substantial part of life is spent working – approximately 1/3rd. Some are fortunate enough to have jobs directly tied to what they see as their purpose in life. For most of us, the connection between work and purpose is much less clear. How do we bring more purpose to what we do? From the service aired on 1/29/23 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you’ll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on facebook and instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community

God places us in the worlds we are to heal.  Some of the worlds, some of those relationships are deeply rewarding, others deeply challenging. Yet our purpose and the importance of learning how to build relationships remains the same. What is yours? 1/22/23

A purpose is more than a goal, more than a wish. Purpose is a soul-deep resolve to move forward into a life of both deep meaning and deep mattering. We are here because God created us with a unique purpose in mind. What is your particular spiritual purpose? 1/15/23

Life and our spiritual journey can be difficult to navigate in the teen years. In this special service in partnership with students from The Academy of the New Church, we will explore the valuable insights they’ve gained in their experience of and with spirituality through the high school years. Check out our blog and podcast on this topic! 1/8/23

"When divine order is presented in a form, it appears as a human being." - Emanuel Swedenborg Come find out how the form we all share can teach us how to get along with each other better, and build Heaven on earth.  with Curtis Childs 1/1/23

In this episode we will explore the topic of teens and spirituality. At NewChurch Live we are anchored by the theology of the NewChurch. The Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools (ANC) is a high school based on that theology. In this episode we interview staff and students to discuss the topic of teens and spirituality, an area to which ANC is very much paving the way. At ANC they believe spirituality and education are not two separate entities, they are interconnected in ways that inspire and prepare young people for principled and useful lives in this world and the next. EPISODE WEBSITE