New Life Student Ministries

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Welcome to the weekly podcast from New Life Student Ministries! Listen to the sermons from our weekly Wednesday Night services as we inspire, equip, and support high school students with the word of God. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @nlstudentministries to stay updated on what we have going on!

Episodes

• Jesus is Merciful 2026-05-14

  Pastor Aidan teaches from Matthew 18:21–35 that forgiveness is difficult and costly, yet it is central to the gospel because God has forgiven a debt we could never repay through Jesus. He challenges listeners to release bitterness, trust t…

• Jesus is the Treasure 2026-05-05

  Pastor Mateo shows that Jesus is the greatest treasure, making following Him a joyful exchange rather than a sacrifice. He challenges us to consider what competes for our devotion and reminds us that only God can change our hearts.

• Jesus is Humble 2026-04-23

  This week, Pastor Mateo explains that Jesus invites weary people to lay down self-reliance and embrace childlike dependence. He emphasizes that true rest is found by walking with Jesus, who is gentle and humble at His core.

• Jesus Fulfills 2026-04-14

  Pastor Mateo teaches that Jesus fulfills the Law by transforming it from external rule-following into a heart-level righteousness, empowering believers to live in true freedom through Him.

• Jesus is the Messiah 2026-04-02

  Pastor Mateo frames Holy Week as the defining moment that reveals Jesus as the promised Messiah and challenges each person to consider not just who He is, but how they will truly receive Him.

• Jesus is Lord 2026-03-12

  In a teaching on James 4:13–5:20, Pastor Mateo explains that acknowledging Jesus as Lord involves surrendering personal plans, time, and possessions to God. The focus is on living for God's glory and the benefit of others.

• God gives grace 2026-03-10

  In James 4:1-10, Pastor Mateo teaches that worldly desires lead to strife. He encourages humility and seeking God, who offers grace to the sincere.

• God is Wise 2026-03-04

  Pastor Mateo's message contrasts earthly and heavenly wisdom, using James 3:13–18 to encourage followers to reject self-centeredness and live with humble reverence for God. He advises pursuing peace, mercy, and love, trusting divine wisdom…

• God is Worthy of Honor 2026-02-16

  Pastor Mateo

• God is Just and Merciful 2026-02-11

  Pastor Mateo’s message on James 2:1–13 explains that true faith involves submitting to Jesus as Lord. This means rejecting partiality, embracing God’s justice and mercy, and loving others with God’s compassion, as mercy leads to freedom.

• God's Word is Freedom 2026-01-29

  Pastor Nate's sermon explains that God's living Word offers freedom and blessing when listeners obey it, rather than just hearing it forgetfully. The message is based on James 1:19-25.

• Jesus is the Treasure 2026-01-20

  Pastor Mateo, referencing James 1–5, explains that genuine faith involves submission to Jesus. He emphasizes that God utilizes life trials to cultivate endurance and ultimately guide individuals toward Jesus.

• God is Worthy of our Submission 2026-01-08

  Pastor Mateo unpacks the book of James, explaining that saving faith in Jesus is a conviction of His Lordship, demonstrated through love, mercy, obedience, and a transformed life.

• Jesus is Peace 2025-12-14

  Pastor Mateo discusses Jesus as true peace, drawing from 1 Kings 23 and Luke 19. The episode explains that peace is a restored reality achieved by trusting Jesus and living in His way, rather than focusing on external storms.

• God is Enough 2025-11-20

  Pastor Nate explains how Solomon's life illustrates the dangers of idolatry resulting from small compromises. The episode stresses the importance of continually seeking, abiding in, and depending on Jesus to guard one's heart.

• God Chooses Us 2025-11-06

  Aidan Corley discusses the biblical story of David, emphasizing that God's choice is based on His grace, not human perfection. The episode highlights God's faithfulness and forgiveness.

• God is Worth Surrender 2025-11-04

  This episode features Pastor Hannah Helwege of New Life East Church discussing the biblical text 1 Samuel 15:1–11. It explores how Saul's lack of alignment, obedience, and accountability impacted his ability to follow God's calling.

• God Equips 2025-10-27

  Pastor Victor delivered a sermon titled God Equips, drawing from Ephesians 6. The message focused on God equipping believers with strength and armor to stand firm against a spiritual enemy.

• Jesus is Worthy of Submission 2025-10-13

  In today’s message, Pastor Mateo walks us through Ephesians 5 and 6 to show how true, Christ-centered submission isn’t about power or control—it’s about reflecting the gospel in every relationship, because Jesus is worthy of it all.

• The Holy Spirit Illuminates 2025-10-06

  Pastor Mateo's message, based on Ephesians 5, explains that life in Christ requires moving away from darkness, embracing wisdom, and cultivating a life filled with the Holy Spirit through worship.

• The Holy Spirit Sanctifies 2025-09-29

  In this episode, Pastor Mateo discusses Ephesians 4:17–5:2, explaining how the Holy Spirit works to transform believers' thoughts, words, and actions, aligning them with the heart of Christ.

• The Holy Spirit Unifies 2025-09-11

  Pastor Mateo discusses Ephesians 3 and 4, focusing on the Holy Spirit's role in unifying, transforming, and equipping people. The sermon emphasizes building up believers in love for reconciled, Christlike living as the community of God.

• God Reconciles 2025-09-10

  In this episode, Pastor Mateo discusses Ephesians 2, explaining how the gospel promotes reconciliation beyond personal salvation. The message focuses on repairing relationships, dismantling divisions, and fostering a unified community cent…

• God Saves 2025-09-02

  Pastor Mateo explores Ephesians 2:1–10, explaining how God's grace provides rescue from death, redefines identity, restores purpose, and leads to new life.

• God Defines 2025-08-21

  Pastor Mateo unpacks Ephesians 1, explaining that God has already chosen, blessed, and called us, emphasizing that the gospel is the foundation of our story, not just a part of it.

• God Gives Grace 2025-06-30

  In this message, Pastor Mateo uses 2 Timothy 2 to discuss how the Christian life is centered on the transforming power of God's grace rather than personal effort.

• God Desires Salvation 2025-06-30

  Pastor Mateo discusses 1 Timothy 2, emphasizing that the gospel is central to our identity and that Jesus desires salvation for all people.

• Jesus is Patient 2025-06-30

  Pastor Mateo uses 1 Timothy to explain that the goal is to be a person of love, shaped by Jesus' patient grace, rather than seeking success or status amidst life's distractions.

• Jesus Reigns 2025-06-30

  This episode examines Daniel 7, covering themes of dreams and beasts to illustrate Jesus

• God is Merciful 2025-05-22

  In this episode, Pastor Mateo explores Daniel's prayer, suggesting that prayer's focus is on trusting God's existing mercy and love, even amidst grief.

• God Humbles 2025-05-22

  Pastor Taylor Mickelson of Good Shepherd Church examines Daniel 4 and 5, explaining that God humbles the proud but restores the repentant. The message challenges listeners to counter pride with humility, wisdom, and introspection.

• God is Worthy of Devotion 2025-05-09

  Pastor Mateo uses Daniel 3 to discuss true worship, emphasizing devotion to God stems from His identity and past deeds, not from seeking rewards or avoiding difficulties.

• God Consecrates 2025-04-30

  This episode features Pastor Mateo explaining that a consecrated life, exemplified by Daniel, involves confidently living as God intended and stewarding all things for divine glory and personal benefit, rather than seeking comfort or contr…

• Jesus is Sufficient 2025-04-24

  In this episode, Pastor Mateo references 2 Corinthians 12 to explain that Jesus is sufficient. He suggests that personal weaknesses are opportunities for God's power to manifest and affirm His sufficient grace.

• Jesus Reconciles 2025-04-24

  Pastor Mateo explains that Jesus reconciles individuals to God, freeing them from guilt and inviting them to participate in His mission of healing and restoration.

• God is Generous 2025-04-24

  Aidan Corley preached a message on the generosity of God, based on 2 Corinthians 8-9. Students were invited to contribute to international ministry work.

• Jesus is Glorious 2025-04-24

  Pastor Mateo unpacks how the glory of Jesus, encompassing past, present, and future aspects, transforms individuals internally. This transformation reveals God's nature, our intended purpose, and the enduring hope for the future.

• Jesus is the Resurrection 2025-04-10

  Aidan Corley discusses the Christian claim that Jesus rose from the dead and explains why this event is foundational to faith, future, and the Christian narrative.

• God is the Gift-Giver 2025-04-10

  Pastor Mateo explains that believing God is a good Gift-Giver encourages receptiveness to His gifts, which are intended to foster joy, connection with God, and building up the community.

• God is Love 2025-03-11

  This episode discusses how love, when rooted in Christ, serves as life's ultimate purpose. It transforms individuals, enabling them to love others selflessly.

• Jesus Lays His Life Down 2025-02-19

  This week, our very own Aidan Corley joins us in our Corinthians series as we dive into 1 Corinthians 8:1-13. Exploring how love, not knowledge, should guide our decisions and how our choices can either build others up or cause them to stu…

• God Redeems 2025-02-06

  This week in our Corinthians series, Pastor Mateo shared how 1 Corinthians 6 reminds us that our bodies are valuable, created by God, and that we should use our freedom to honor Him rather than to indulge in sin.

• God is Generous 2025-01-29

  As we began our new sermon series in Corinthians, Pastor Mateo spoke on how God’s generosity allows us to have humility which enables us to bear fruits of unity.

• Jesus Calls 2024-12-19

  Our very own Family Ministries Worship Pastor, Victor Mendoza, joined us to preach from John 21, where he teaches that Jesus calls us because He chose us, calls us to love Him above all else, and calls us to follow Him with all our hearts.

• Jesus is Life 2024-12-19

  Pastor Mateo explains how John 20 highlights the Gospel's goal: to believe in Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God, whose resurrection offers eternal life as a gift from God, not earned, but given out of His desire for us to know Him.

• The Holy Spirit is Helper 2024-12-19

  In another week of our John series, Pastor Mateo speaks on how the Holy Spirit is our divine Helper, guiding us to truth, leading us to Jesus, and transforming our understanding of God, ourselves, and the world.

• Jesus is the Way 2024-11-19

  Aidan Corley is back with us again, going through the book of John chapter 14 speaking on Jesus who is the way to knowing God, the only way to salvation, and the source of abundant life. By following Him we find the path to peace, purpose,…

• Jesus Serves 2024-11-07

  In John chapter 13, Pastor Mateo highlights the beautiful humility of Jesus, who selflessly washed the feet of His disciples. He also emphasized the calling we have as followers of Jesus—to serve as He served, with intentionality and uncon…

• Jesus is the Good Shepherd 2024-11-01

  Pastor Mateo, preaching from John chapter 10, focused on Jesus as the Good Shepherd, highlighting how He saves, protects, and leads His sheep.

• Jesus is the Resurrection 2024-10-14

  Pastor Andrew Arndt from New Life East shared a powerful message from the book of John, emphasizing how God is deeply moved by our pain and offers us the gift of His presence in the midst of our suffering.