New Covenant Fellowship Podcast: Recent Episodes
New Covenant Fellowship
Sunday morning sermons and daily encouragements from New Covenant Fellowship in Bethany, OK. Pastor Nick Tarter, Pastor Dwight Cunkle, and Pastor Richard Lineberry serve together, each preaching frequently. We pray the Lord will bless you as you engage the scriptures with us.
Pastor Dwight Cunkle continues to share from his experience of walking with the Lord as well as his knowledge of the scriptures, encouraging us to actively pursue spiritual gifts together. This is a command from the Lord (1 Corinthians 14:1), and so we hope to take it seriously and do what Jesus would do if he were us.
In this episode, Pastor Dwight Cunkle shares from his experience of walking with the Lord as well as his knowledge of the scriptures, encouraging us to actively pursue spiritual gifts together. This is a command from the Lord (1 Corinthians 14:1), and so we hope to take it seriously and do what Jesus would do if he were us.
Today we explore Matthew 7:15-20. Jesus said there are two types of trees producing one of two types of fruit. Which will we be?
Today we examine Matthew 7:13-14 and consider the two possible ways people can live and where they ultimately lead us. We had some technical issues with the audio so we do apologize that it's a little shaky.
What does right judgment look like and what does Jesus mean when he tells us not to judge? Find out more as we explore Matthew 7:1-6 together with Pastor Nick.
Pastor Richard leads us as we take a look at what Jesus says about the cure for anxiety in Matthew 6:25-34.
The American dreams paints a picture of a self-made paradise on earth filled with our favorite things. God's dream for us is so much bigger. Today we explore Matthew 6:19-24 and see how God has freed us from materialism so we can have so much more than we ever dreamed we could in Him.
Do you ever feel pressure from the culture, from yourself, or from religious leaders to perform a certain way in order to be accepted? Today, in part two of our message on Matthew 6:16-18 we will continue examining how the Gospel is good news for us regarding the pressure to impress others with our good works!
Do you ever feel pressure from the culture, from yourself, or from religious leaders to perform a certain way in order to be accepted? Today we will see from Matthew 6:16-18 that the Gospel has good news for us regarding the pressure to impress others with our good works!
Pastor Dennis Cole visits NCF and shares some powerful words about making room for what God wants to do here.
Pastor Dwight shares from his heart and experiences about our need for the Holy Spirit.
Today we look at Matthew 6:12-14 as we discuss the state of forgiveness, and the sort of person someone who has been forgiven becomes.
Today we dive into Matthew 6:11 as we continue exploring the Lord's model prayer. We look at Jesus' prayer for daily bread and what that means for us both physically, and spiritually.
Today we dive into Matthew 6:9-10 as we begin exploring the Lord's model prayer. We consider what it means to move with God as we seek to be active diffusers of his grace in our world.
Pastor Randy, a good friend of our church and leader of KMUSA, preaches a message on the life of Abraham. What can we learn from his calling, his failures, and God's faithfulness through it all? Find out in today's message!
Tammy Howard shares her testimony and encourages the women of NCF during a special time they had with her.
Pastor Dwight shares from his heart about preparing ourselves to enter into God's presence and growing in Christ as diffusers of his grace.
We dive into Matthew 6:1-4 and look at the power of Christ's resurrection, and how it enables us to serve others the way Christ serves us.
It's resurrection Sunday! Today we close out Matthew 5 with a message from Pastor Nick about the power through Christ's resurrection, to love others sacrificially.
We return to Matthew 5 as Pastor Dwight finishes his conversation with us on the Law of Flexibility.
Pastor Dwight takes us into the last verses of Matthew 5 as we discuss the Law of Flexibility.
Looking back on Matthew 5:31-32, we remember that God is a covenant God. He created us for relationships built on mutual love and self-sacrifice. Today we look at the difference between the heart of divorce and the heart of God's kingdom.
We open Matthew 5:31-32 and discuss what Jesus says about divorce, and why it is better for us to think his way about this topic.
We live in strange times, and we believe God wants to reset us for our good and his glory. Pastor Richard takes us to God's word and gives us some insight into what this might look like.
Following Jesus is not about merely giving a part of our lives to him, but selling out entirely in order to fully embrace the life he gives. The way we think about human sexuality reveals much about how we view God and his word. In today's message we look at how Jesus exposes our hearts by pinpointing the motivation behind misplaced sexual desires, and why it is critical that we overcome sin and move forward with Christ. Matthew 5:27-30.
The word of God is critical for Christian growth and life. Join us today as we contemplate God's word and why it is so important in the life of the believer.
Forgiveness and reconciliation are critical if we are to live the new life Jesus has called us to. Find out more in today's message.
How can we join Jesus in his work of fulfilling the law? We consider this on today's episode of the NCF Podcast. Join us and may the Holy Spirit lead you.
What does Jesus mean when he says he came to fulfill the law? We consider this on today's episode of the NCF Podcast. Join us and may the Holy Spirit lead you.
How we live matter for the good of the world and the glory of God. Join us today as we explore what Jesus says about our lives, and how we are called to live.
Pastor Dwight looks at the powerful timeline of scripture, and reminds us that waiting is a critical part of the Christian life.
This is the first sermon in a new teaching series in Matthew 5. In it Pastor Nick follows up on Pastor Dwight's message from the previous week. We explore the idea of Christ as light, his declaration that we are light, and how God wants to shine his light onto others through us.
Pastor Dwight takes us back into Matthew 5 as we explore the idea of Christ as the light of the world, and we receiving and living in his light.
In our final message in the Being Salt series, we explore the realities of persecution and suffering for the name of Jesus.
How can you be a peacemaker in a world full of outrage? What even is true peace? Find out in this sermon from Pastor Nick on Matthew 5:9.
What does it mean to be pure in heart? Is it something you work towards? What is the result of having a pure heart verses a diluted one? Join us as Pastor Nick leads us to the scriptures to find the answers to these questions.
Pastor Nick encourages us to live out the mercy of Jesus as we have received mercy from him. In doing so others see Christ through us.
Pastor Dwight encourages us to lean into God's love and grace rather than on law or our own strength.
Pastor Richard preaches about the cycle of spiritual wellness, sin, repentance, and restoration in nations.
Dennis Cole visits and encourages us to be saturated in Jesus so we can be the presence of Christ for others.
Today we look at the biblical concept of meekness. Jesus is the best example we have so dive with us into the scriptures and explore the riches of God's word with us. Sermon from October 11th, 2020.
Join us as we look at Matthew 5:4 and reflect on what Jesus means when he says "blessed are those who mourn." Sermon from Sunday, October 4th, 2020.
In part 1 of our teaching series on Being Salt, we take a look at Matthew 5. We focus specifically on verse 3 as Pastor Nick explores the idea of spiritual poverty, which is self-forgetfulness rather than self-centeredness. This is a key to the blessed life, and by living this out we carry the flavor of Jesus within ourselves.
Pastor Dwight reminds us of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the Temple in Israel, encouraging us to seek God on behalf of our broken nation.
Pastor Richard leads us to think about prayer and its role in our fight against darkness.
We look at the end of Mark 9 as we explore what it means to be salty Christians. Pastor Nick, 08/06/20
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us to 1 Peter 3 as we explore what it means to be a differentiated believer. You can find out what that means by giving this a listen.
We go with Pastor Nick to Jeremiah 29 to see what it looks like to live as salt in a broken culture.
Pastor Lee Roland is our guest speaker for this special day addressing how we can play a role in racial reconciliation in America.
Pastor Dwight shares about reflecting light from the scriptures and the life of Mother Teresa.
We finish our time in 2 Corinthians chapter 4 looking at what makes our faith resilient. It is ultimately about keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus. Sermon preached by Pastor Nick.
We return to 2 Corinthians as we look at the beginning of chapter 4, looking into how the light of Christ stays with us. We also look into how God desires to work his light through us and into others.
Sermon from 06/28/2020- We look at 2 Corinthians 3:12-17 as Pastor Nick leads us to think about what it means to live out the light of Christ in our lives.
In our Father's Day message from Pastor Nick, we look at the Beatitudes from Luke 6. We examine what Jesus teaches us about living the blessed life, and how we can lead our families to live blessed together.
Pastor Richard leads us to the scriptures as we consider that every Christian has a calling, not just the professional ministers.
God wants you to live full of the Spirit! Join us as we explore what God wants for your life.
Pastor Nick and the NCF elders call the church to pray and repent both on behalf of our own sins and on behalf of the sins of our ancestors.
We continue our series on the nature of sabbath rest by looking at Luke 6 and Jesus' willingness to take an entire night to be with the Father before making a huge decision.
This week we go to Luke 6:1-5 as we talk about rest and how by resting we are learning to acknowledge and God is in control and we aren't. It's good for us! May God use this teaching to help you in your journey with Jesus.
Pastor Dwight shares a very good message about developing a rule of prayer and being saturated in God's presence.
Pastor Dwight shares from his heart about maximizing the pause we are all experiencing because of the COVID-19 crisis. Do we love Jesus? Are we using this time to pray and grow in our relationship with the Lord? Let's not miss this great opportunity to do so!
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today we talk about looking for Jesus in prayer. Scripture for reflection: Matthew 11:28, Matthew 6:33.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today we talk about true religion, the kind God intended. Scripture for reflection: Luke 6:1-5.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today we talk about true religion, the kind God intended. Scripture for reflection: Luke 6:1-5.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today we talk about true religion, the kind God intended. Scripture for reflection: Luke 6:1-5.
Pastor Richard gives us a great word encouraging us to stop and listen for what God is saying during these days we find ourselves living in. Visit ncfokc.org to connect with us and to find more info about our church.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today's topic is faith in God as our infinitely good and sovereign king. Scripture for reflection: Isaiah 46:9-11.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today's topic is seeking God. Scripture for reflection: Isaiah 55.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today's topic is the true riches we have in Christ and being satisfied in him. Scripture for reflection: 1 Timothy 6.
The Word for Today is a daily encouragement podcast from NCF Pastor Nick Tarter. These are designed to encourage you, to challenge you, to lift you up, and to help you set your eyes on Jesus no matter what is going on around you. Today's topic is when God doesn't give you what you ask for. Scripture for reflection: 2 Corinthians 12.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this Coronavirus pandemic and life together. Today's topic is power of the resurrection. Scriptures for reflection: Philippians 3:7-11.
Happy Easter!!! Today Pastor Nick takes us to Philippians 3:7-11 as we talk about what it means for us to know Jesus and the power of his resurrection. May God lead you to pursue him with all that you have.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this Coronavirus pandemic and life together. Today's topic is the importance of the spiritual discipline of rest. Scriptures for reflection: Hebrews 4:8-11.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this Coronavirus pandemic together. Today's topic is God's word and how important it is to engage it regularly. Scripture for reflection: Psalm 119:160
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this Coronavirus pandemic together. Today's topic is on how Christians should respond to this pandemic and particularly the restrictions we are facing. Scriptures for reflection: Romans 15:1-3.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus pandemic together. Today's topic is the God who fills the empty. Scriptures for reflection: Psalm 113.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus pandemic together. Today's topic is hope in Jesus and our spiritual home in God. Scriptures for reflection: Psalm 107.
We go with pastor Nick to Colossians 3:12-17 as we talk about finding our spiritual true north.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus pandemic together. Today's topic is the presence of Jesus in our lives. Scriptures for reflection: Matthew 28:20, Romans 8:31-35.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus pandemic together. Today's topic is drawing near to God. Scripture for reflection: James 4:8.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter on various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today's topic is spiritual renewal. Scripture for reflection: Psalm 85:6-7.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today we talk about how God wants to use moments of struggle and suffering to help us grow into Christlikeness. Scriptures for reflection: Hebrews 12:3-7.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today we talk about enduring and overcoming in Christ. Scriptures for reflection: Hebrews 12:1-2.
We go with pastor Nick to Colossians 3:5-11 as we talk about avoiding a crash by knowing both where you are going and who can get you there.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today we continue exploring the idea of growing with God through isolation. Scriptures for reflection: Philippians 1:12-14.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today's topic is growing with God through isolation. Scriptures for reflection: Revelation 1:9-11.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today's topic is God's renewing work in us.. Scriptures for reflection: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today's topic is "God is your refuge". Scriptures for reflection: Psalm 91.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today's topic is being reasonable in an unreasonable time. Scriptures for reflection: Philippians 4:4-5, Mark 11:22, Psalm 91.
Daily encouragements from Pastor Nick Tarter about various topics as we deal with this crazy Coronavirus epidemic together. Today's topic is dealing with anxiety by trusting in God. Scriptures for reflection: Proverbs 3:5, Philippians 4:6, Matthew 6:27.
Pastor Nick opens the Bible to Colossians 3 as we begin a new teaching series called Waypoint: Navigating Through Life and Crisis. Join us for the journey! Find out more by visiting ncfokc.org.
Pastor Dwight continues his previous teaching on seeking vision, saturation, activation in the unforced rhythms of God's grace.
Pastor Nick takes us to Judges 6 as we look into the life of Gideon and what changed that took him from a place of hiding to being willing to fight a war against incredible odds.
Pastor Dwight encourages us to rest in Jesus that we might be Saturated in the unforced rhythms of his grace.
Pastor Nick takes us back to Luke 5:33-39 as we talk about God's dream that we would embrace the new reality in Christ and learn to live in it.
God’s Dream: That we would join him in his work of ushering in a new world in which broken people are restored and the outcast is family. Join us as Pastor Nick Tarter takes us to Luke 5 as we explore God's dream expressed in Luke 5.
Pastor Richard Lineberry takes us to the Scriptures as we talk about vision and activation.
Kyra recently returned from a year away teaching English in China. She shared her story with us this past Sunday and we recorded it. Enjoy!
Today we are exploring God's dream that the gospel would be proclaimed and validated in us through his power on display. Pastor Nick Tarter takes us to Luke 5:17-26 as we explore what this looks like, and how we can join God in bringing his dream for this world to reality.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us into Luke Chapter 5 as we explore God's dream that we will live under his strength and see a great soul harvest in our city, and in the entire world.
Pastor Dwight takes us back to Luke 4 as we finish the chapter looking into how Jesus walked in the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Dwight Cunkle takes us back to Luke 4, reminding us of God's dream that we would live empowered by the Holy Spirit just like Jesus.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us into Luke 4 as we explore God's dream for humanity. We see the dream realized in Jesus, the man who resists the devil rather than giving in to temptation.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us to Luke Chapter 3 as we explore God's dream to restore what has been broken because of sin, and our part in the ministry of Christ.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us back to Galatians 6 as we finish out both Galatians and the Advent Season. We had some technical issues in the middle but all of the audio is there and it gets fixed shortly after it glitches out a little.
Pastor Dwight Cunkle takes us back to Galatians as we talk about what it means to live free this Christmas season and beyond.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us back to Galatians 5 asking the question, what would it take for us to actually walk by the Spirit everyday?
Dennis Cole encourages and challenges our church to walk in the ways of Jesus together. Unfortunately we lost the first part of the audio, but we are publishing what we have.
Pastor Dwight Cunkle takes us back to Galatians 5 as we focus on the Fruit of the Spirit.
Pastor Richard Lineberry takes us to the Scriptures as we dive in to what freedom looks when we live by the Spirit.
Pastor Michael Wilson takes us into Galatians 5:13-15 to look at what true freedom truly is and how we can live differently in light of being free in Christ.
The cross of Jesus ends all human striving after self-fulfillment. Join us for part 2 of "Living Free" as Pastor Nick Tarter opens the Bible for us to see the freedom which comes from living by faith in Jesus Christ.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us back to Galatians as we begin chapter 5 and a new series called Living Free.
Our friend and guest speaker Archbishop Sean Larkin brings a message about working with the Holy Spirit.
We look at Galatians 4:21-31 as Pastor Nick Tarter encourages us to live the Extraordinary Life in Christ.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us into Galatians 4:8-20 as we talk about Thinking and Living as Sons and Daughters of the King.
Pastor Dwight Cunkle takes us into the first part of Galatians 4 as he finishes a two part message on being sons and daughters in Christ.
Pastor Dwight Cunkle leads us into Galatians 3:23 through the beginning of Chapter 4 as we begin the first of two messages on being sons and daughters in Christ. The audio quality isn't as good as normal due to the fact that we had our church service in a park this Sunday. Enjoy!
Pastor Nick Tarter leads us to explore what it looks like to live by faith in the faithfulness of Jesus from Galatians 3:15-22.
Pastor Nick Tarter leads us into Galatians 3:10-14 looking at what it looks like to live the righteous life.
Pastor Michael Wilson takes us through Galatians 3:1-9, reminding us that we are called to live by faith.
Pastor Nick Tarter takes us through Galatians 2 and reminds us that we are to be at rest in Christ.
Pastor Nick Tarter reminds us that Jesus is the blazing center of our faith as we look at Galatians 1:11-24. Pastor Michael Wilson exhorts us to do something about this.