NewStory Church

How do you worship God through your work when the person you work for makes it nearly impossible? And if you are the boss, what if the way you treat your staff was the only sermon they heard about your God all week?In Part 3 of our Faith at Work series, Pastor Tom Kang looks at Ephesians 6:5–9, where the Apostle Paul addresses both workers and bosses under the lordship of Christ. We discover the danger of ophthalmodoulia ("eye-service"—working only when someone is watching) and are reminded that behind every earthly boss is the True Boss who sees everything. Because Jesus went "undercover" Himself—leaving His position, picking up a towel, and dying on the cross—we are called to work not merely for human approval, but as an act of worship to Christ. 

Does God care whether you are good at your job or not? Dorothy Sayers famously noted that the first thing the church should tell a carpenter isn't just moral rules, but: Make good tables. When the church goes silent on excellence, culture lowers the bar with "Quiet Quitting" and "Bare Minimum Mondays".In Part 2 of Faith at Work, Pastor Tom Kang explores Exodus 31 and the story of Bezalel—the very first person in Scripture described as being filled with the Spirit of God. He wasn't a priest or prophet, but a blue-collar craftsman gifted with hokmâ (skill and craftsmanship). Because Jesus already did all things well on the cross, we don't work for God’s approval—we work from His approval. Learn how to pursue excellence for an Audience of One and discover the freedom of putting the chisel down to rest.

Do you get the "Sunday Scaries"?Many of us live with a spiritual divide—worshiping on Sunday and merely surviving Monday through Friday.In this message, Pastor Tom Kang launches our new series Faith at Work, showing that work is not a curse, but a sacred calling. In Hebrew, the word Avodah means both work and worship. Your worth was never meant to come from your work; your blessing comes before your assignment. While every job has thorns, Jesus bore the crown of thorns so that Monday morning can be redeemed as an act of worship. 

What thoughts do you carry every day? Shaped by past hurts, we often tell ourselves stories that act like a faulty GPS, dictating how we see ourselves, God, and others. In Celebrate Recovery, we call these untrue, sticky thoughts "hang-ups". In this message, Johnny Baker (Celebrate Recovery) walks through Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians 10:5, showing how God frees us from the lies we believe. By taking every thought captive, testing our thoughts against God's Word, and walking in honest community, our minds can be renewed and transformed by Christ's truth.

How do you remain faithful when life gets hard? When trials, pain, and unexpected suffering visit us without an appointment, our natural instinct is often to panic, question God’s love, or isolate ourselves from others.In the final week of our series Not Home Yet, Pastor David Kim walks us through 1 Peter 4:12–5:11, where Peter offers one last powerful exhortation to elect exiles making their way home. We are reminded that suffering does not mean God has abandoned us—we are still His beloved. By expecting the refining fire, staying connected to the flock, and entrusting our lives to the Chief Shepherd, we discover that the valley is not the end of our story. After you have suffered a little while, God Himself will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.