Newchurchlive.tv: Pastor Chuck Blair

The Two Ingredients of Happiness Want to be happy? Well, good news! There are only two things you need to be happy. And there's even more good news: those things are easy to find once you know where to look. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 4/13/25 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

Lessons in Humility At the heart of the Easter narrative is a striking and tender moment: Jesus kneeling to wash his disciples’ feet—a task typically reserved for servants. And that was precisely the point. In this quiet act, he offered a profound lesson in humility—one not only to be admired, but to be lived. From the service aired on 4/6/25 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

A Place for It All One of the most beautiful and moving aspects of the Easter story is how, through His journey of death, waiting, and resurrection, Jesus creates space for all of it—the sorrow, the uncertainty, and the hope. He faces the fullness of human pain with clear, humble acknowledgment. Yet even in that darkest night, there is a quiet anchoring in the promise: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5). The Easter story is not only God's story—it is ours as well. From the service aired on 3/30/25 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

When The Good Thing You Wanted Doesn't Happen There are moments in life when we long for something good, yet it never materializes. Even if we've done everything right, disappointment still finds us. How do we move forward and maintain hope when our best efforts fall short? From the service aired on 3/23/25 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 Big Mistake At times our biggest mistakes can be our biggest teachers.  How do we take those lapses and hold them with a rigorous honesty that allows the Lord to help turn us towards a better path? From the service aired on 3/16/25 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

Hearing the Hard Things Change can sometimes pull us toward a goal, while other times, it pushes us forward—sometimes with help from others. How do we listen to their voices? And how do we offer our own when a push is needed? From the service aired on 3/9/25 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

3 Parables That Will Change Your Life It's a little curious that the God of Heaven and Earth, when he came down as a person, chose to teach us so often through these quaint little stories called "parables." But these little stories have incredible power to change your life, and this week we'll unlock the secrets of 3 of the most impactful of all. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 3/2/25 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

Loving Difficult People We all have difficult people in our lives. How do we "let go of the hard" and learn to be a loving presence and, at the same time, keep ourselves intact? The answer might be the beautiful concept of mercy. From the service aired on 2/23/25 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

Remember This About Trials Life’s trials often leave us searching for answers, but they also shape the most profound parts of our spiritual journey. Trials teach us that peace comes not from solutions but from trusting in the Lord’s providence, moving us beyond the illusion of “deserving” to embracing everything as a gift. From the service aired on 2/9/25 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

Traveling With Jesus commanded we both (a) travel light and (b) travel with someone.  Faith/ religion/ spirituality are always relational endeavors. How do we learn to travel "two-by-two" in times when solitude feels so much easier? From the service aired on 2/2/25 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

Embracing the Spirit of Adventure Steps Toward New Horizons: The Spirit of Adventure Rediscovered We love comfort yet we grow more through challenge. What is a spiritually healthy way to hold the challenge, to move forward with the clear idea that while our plans often fail, the covenant remains? From the service aired on 1/26/25 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

God’s Main Command for Us: Don’t Worry You might think the most common command in the Bible is to love God or not to do some particular kind of harmful behavior. But curiously, the thing God most often tells us to do is some form of “don’t be afraid.” We’ll look at the spiritual value of not worrying and how to make a habit of it. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 1/19/25 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

Why is Hell Hell? Self love has two sides. One is positive as we come to humbly see ourselves as beloved by God and able to serve where we are called. The other is negative - a selfishness that is self aggrandizing, manipulative, and corrupting. The former makes heaven heaven. The latter makes hell hell. From the service aired on 1/12/25 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

Why is Heaven Heaven? What we think about heaven should create a beautiful image in our minds that we can move our lives towards. Not only that, but something we can embed our lives in right here and right now. From the service aired on 1/5/25 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

Bending Without Breaking: God's Gentle Touch As the new year approaches, we shift towards thoughts around ways in which we want the new year to be different.  Important to remember that God bends but doesn't break - that he gently moves us towards a life that is incrementally better - more of an evolution than a revolution. That approach requires patience, hope, and kindness on our part.  And the ability to choose a few high leverage changes that place us more and more in the stream of providence. What could those choices be for us? From the service aired on 12/29/24 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

Christmas Eve: A Weary World Rejoices Join us this Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. In a world that feels weary, let's join together in the Christmas spirit this Christmas Eve. From the service aired on 12/24/24 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

Surprised That It Is All True We reach for hope and joy, yearning for the biggest of stories to be true. And then we discover—it is true! But even more, it is a living truth, one that unfolds within us as we receive the Lord’s love and wisdom, just as heaven opens through the story of His birth. In that moment, the infinite joins the finite, and divine truth fills our hearts with the hope and joy we have always sought. From the service aired on 12/22/24 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

Surprised by Joy The story of Christmas offers themes of life appearing one way, only to be lovingly interrupted by Divine providence time and again. This is Mary’s story—a call to align human expectations with the higher, often hidden purposes of God. On a smaller scale, it reflects our lives, where interruptions are not obstacles but opportunities for the Lord’s guidance to manifest. These interruptions invite us to perceive beyond the literal and earthly into the spiritual workings of love and wisdom that shape every event. From the service aired on 12/15/24 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

Surprised by Hope The Christmas story should surprise us again and again ... because we need to be surprised! We get stuck in ruts and routines and along comes the Advent season, a season of new beginnings and surprises. From the service aired on 12/8/24 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

Celebrating Goodness As we prepare for Thanksgiving, lets focus this year on seeing not just the potential in others but more importantly the unshakeable goodness we all share. From the service aired on 11/24/24 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