New Life Church Santa Barbara

An Invitation To Reset

Jesus is calling us and inviting us to RESET this year. Hear what God is saying to NLC as we begin the New Year! Tune in & let's grow together as Pastor Dale takes us through the life of Peter & the invitation from Jesus to RESET.

First Fruits Live | Night 3

Night 3 of our First Fruits Worship & Prayer night.

First Fruits Live | Night 2

Night 2 of our First Fruits Worship & Prayer night.

First Fruits Live

Night one of our First Fruits Worship & Prayer night. Join us for a time of worship & a powerful word from our Lead Pastor, Pastor Dale Swanson.

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A recent study showed that the average adult makes 35,000 conscious decisions a day. That's 226 choices on food alone. What you wear, what you eat, who you talk to, etc...every day we make a choice. Our choices really do matter and they have a direct impact on the story of our lives. Listen in to Pastor Fernando as we take a journey through Joseph's life in Genesis and learn about the key to making wise decisions in life.

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A fun game night on Zoom. Happy New Year to New Life Church.

Between The No Longer and The Not Yet

Join us as we welcome Pastor Sheila Donegan, Founder of Mercy Street L.A and Former NLC staff share a powerful word from 1 Kings 18:29-39.

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Christmas Eve Service (6pm)

Keep Dreaming

Listen to the final installment of our December series "Christmas Dreams"
Watch as Pastor Dale closes out with a charge to "Keep Dreaming"

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Dreams That Birth Hope

Join us as we continue in part 3 of our December series, "Christmas Dreams"
Today's message comes from Luke 1:26-38 as we visit the story of the virgin birth & it's implication and reminder to all believers of the power of God's promises and the Hope we can receive when we trust in Him.

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Hello NLCSB Family!

Join us tonight as we light up our Christmas Tree outside our church! Come by for a safe family event!

Time: 6:30pm
Location: Outside on our lawn

Dreams That Point To God

Think about how much "dreams" are emphasized in our culture today. Every Christmas movie story has some "dream" that at first seems impossible to reach and then through a series of events comes to fruition. Why are we so enamored by dreams? What does God has to say about dreams? Could it be that God uses them for his purpose?

Let's find out together as we continue in part 2 of our series "Christmas Dreams" with Pastor Dale Swanson.

Christmas Dreams Part I

We are in the season of Advent, celebrating God's first coming to us in the birth of Jesus Christ and contending for his second Advent when he will restore all things that are broken. For the next 4 weeks our Advent series is titled "Christmas Dreams". We will be looking at the Dreams that came to us during the birth of Jesus.

Follow us in Part 1 as we look at the Christmas story through the eyes of Joseph and study the 4 dreams he had that we can read about in the book of Matthew.

Contending For Light

The Final Installment of our series "Content & Contending" a study in the book of Philippians. Paul continues to challenge us as a Church to be living representatives of God and bring the "Light" of Jesus to the World. Here Pastor Dale break down v. 12-20 of Chapter 2 of Philippians.

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Contending For Unity

Why is Unity so important in the Body of Christ? What is biblical Unity? Find out this weekend as we continue with Part IV of our series "Content & Contending" a study in the Book of Philippians.

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Content To Live For Christ

What does it take to live a life of courage, satisfaction & freedom? Tune in as we continue in part III of our series "Content & Contending, A Study in the Book of Philippians" and learn from the Apostle Paul the key to live in these truths.

YOU'RE INVITED 🍂

Join us for a time of thanksgiving and worship taking place outdoors on our church's front lawn.

You'll never regret starting each morning with songs of praise, truth and gratitude for all the Lord's done for us.

If you've gotten into the routine of morning worship and meditation on God's Word, we'd love to know: how has it impacted your workweek?

Contending for Proclamation

As we continue in Philippians, Pastor Dale explores Philippians 1:12-18. Tune in as we continue in our brand new series "Content & Contending" a study through Philippians.

To commemorate the last day of Pastor Appreciation Month as well as demonstrate our appreciation for everything the Swansons have done during an especially trying year, we'd love it if you could share 1 memory, prayer or sentiment to bless them.

Comment below or DM us your loving words! 💬

If you don't have any plans this weekend, join us tomorrow or Sunday for some quality time filled with conversation, fun games and connection!

To find out address information, visit nlcsb.org!

Join us for a safe outdoor gathering to pray for peace, hope, unity and healing for our country.

When: Thursday, 10/29 at 7 PM
Where: New Life Church's Front Lawn
Who: Everyone is welcome to join.

Have questions? Email us at [email protected]. We hope to see you there 🙏

Content & Contending

Brand New Series this Weekend!

You Don't Have To Fight Upstream

Have you seen those pictures or video clips of Salmon swimming upstream in Alaska? They are amazing! Have you ever felt like you were one of those salmon? Swimming against the current with all of your might? Exhausted and hoping that big grizzly bear wouldn't catch you on the journey?

I have a confession, I've been feeling like that salmon lately. Let's talk about it and see what God has to say about "fighting" the wrong battles and swimming in the wrong "stream". Let's get connected & hear God's together word this Sunday! Hope you can make it.

-Pastor Dale

👋 HAPPENING TONIGHT 🥘

🧐 "What's an Ohanita?"⁠⠀
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Playing off of the term "Ohana" that we use to describe our New Life Church community, "Ohanitas" are simply smaller "Ohanas" that are designed for anyone and everyone, not just within our church community, but also our greater Santa Barbara community that'd want to join in on the fun!⁠⠀
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The agenda is simple:⁠⠀
🍲 POTLUCK⁠⠀
🤾‍♂️ PLAY⁠⠀
🙏 PRAYER⁠⠀
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To join us, call 805.687.1116 or email [email protected] for an Ohanita address and just SHOW UP.

If you can't make it tonight, we have another Ohanita tomorrow at 12:15 PM led by Davis and Kristi Morris, Wes Holland and Laura Hoffman too!

Do you know all the ways that Danny serves at New Life Church? 🤔⁠
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You can find him fulfilling FOUR (that's right) different roles! He serves as:⁠
🥁 The worship team drummer AND bassist⁠
🗣 Young Adults Ministry Leader⁠
🏡 Ohanita Co-Leader⁠
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It goes without saying that Danny's *instrumental* to our church community (we hope you caught that pun 🤪).

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Making appointments with God throughout your day for prayer and worship is the easiest way to carry out your day intentionally in prayer and thanksgiving 🙏

To help you kick start your routine, here's last Sunday's worship playlist organized into a daily schedule.

...and we're not slowing down. There's more than enough for everyone in need this season.
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It's time for our monthly food pantry where you can pick up a box of food for yourself or a friend in need. Everyone is welcome!

Here are the details 👇
🗓 Tuesday, October 20
⏰ 1 PM - 2:30 PM
📍 50 E. Alamar Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Share this to your circle in case someone else might benefit!

Ready For The 2020 Election

How does one prepare for the 2020 election? Let's talk about and dive into it with Pastor Dale Swanson.

STARTING OCTOBER 18 👉 click through the images for more details!

🧐 "What's an Ohanita?"

Playing off of the term "Ohana" that we use to describe our New Life Church community, "Ohanitas" are simply smaller "Ohanas" that are designed for anyone and everyone, not just within our church community, but also our greater Santa Barbara community that'd want to join in on the fun!

The agenda is simple:
🍲 POTLUCK
🤾‍♂️ PLAY
🙏 PRAYER

...and it's even simpler to join us. All you have to do is show up. Call 805.687.1116 or email [email protected] for an Ohanita address.

We hope to see you there 👋

Which song resonated most with you from today's service? 👋

Now What?

5th and final part of our series "Dressed for 2020" a look into the Full Armor of God. Listen in as Pastor Dale concludes his series of messages that focus in on Spiritual Warfare and the tools God has given each believer to combat the enemy. You don't want to miss this!

Bring your lawn chairs, sun protection and masks!⁠
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Tomorrow's another beautiful day to worship, receive God's word, and have some socially distanced face time with the ones you love.⁠
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We hope to see you then ❤️⁠
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P.S. if you can't join us in-person, watch on nlcsb.org or hop onto our Facebook livestream at 10:30 AM and comment letting us know you're with us 👋

🎶 He got the beat 🎶
🎶 He got the beat 🎶

...Bryan Yamane, that is!

If you haven't met one of our worship team's drummers, here's the lowdown:
⛪️ He’s been a member of our church for almost his entire life!
⛺️ He's also served as a youth leader, kids camp counselor, summer camp staff for our district & gone on our mission trips!
👨🏻‍🏫 And he's currently studying to be a teacher.

Keep an eye out for him at our next Sunday service! #FridayIntroductions

STARTING OCTOBER 18 👉 tap the images for more details!

🧐 "What's an Ohanita?"

Playing off of the term "Ohana" that we use to describe our New Life Church community, "Ohanitas" are simply smaller "Ohanas" that are designed for anyone and everyone, not just within our church community, but also our greater Santa Barbara community that'd want to join in on the fun!

The agenda is simple:
🍲 POTLUCK
🤾‍♂️ PLAY
🙏 PRAYER

...and it's even simpler to join us. All you have to do is show up. Call 805.687.1116 or email [email protected] for an Ohanita address.

We hope to see you there 👋