New Work Fellowship Podcast

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How do you know when the Holy Spirit is nudging you toward something, and what happens when you actually listen? Josh, Steve, Evan, and Tate share personal stories of unexpected generosity, life-changing conversations, and decisions that led them into ministry. Sometimes the smallest steps of obedience become the moments that change everything.

As the conversation continues, the guys unpack what it means to wait, listen, and step into God’s calling, even when the next move feels uncomfortable. Plus, Josh puts everyone to the test with a hilarious game of Test the Nudge, where everyday decisions become opportunities to discern whether it’s a red flag, yellow light, or green light. Could the thing you’re waiting on God to confirm be something He’s already asked you to do?

WIND & FIRE

“Follow the Nudge: Walking with the Spirit”
Acts 16:6–10, Isaiah 30: 21, John 10:27

“God told me.”

Ezekiel 13:3, “Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!”
John 10:27, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

Key question: How do I know it's Him?

 

Following the nudge:

1. Slow your Roll: WAIT

prevented … did not allow.
See Proverbs 16:9, Micah 7:7, and Isaiah 30:21.

I need to surrender my good thing to step into God's thing.

2. Train your Ear: LISTEN

“My sheep listen to my voice”

We're trying to hear God’s whisper in a noisy notification world.

“That night Paul had a vision”.

 

3. Test the Nudge: THEN STEP

“So WE decided…”

“We decided to leave for Macedonia at once…”

See Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 15:22, and 1 Corinthians 14:29.

There comes a point when discernment has to become obedience.

Start a Nudge Journal:
NOTICE.
TEST.
STEP.
REVIEW.

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What actually satisfies us? This week, Michael, Paxton, AB, and Tate start with a very serious ranking of life’s oddly satisfying moments, from pressure washing and crunchy leaves to fresh sheets and finally getting that popcorn kernel out of your teeth. But the conversation turns toward a much deeper kind of satisfaction as they unpack what it means for the Holy Spirit to breathe life into us, satisfy our deepest thirst, and illuminate the next step in front of us.

The group gets personal about the distractions we reach for when life feels heavy, why satisfaction in the Spirit requires surrender, and whether our choices can hinder His work in our lives. They also talk about learning to recognize the Spirit’s nudges, the danger of ongoing sin, and developing a daily posture that says, “Lord, if You’re not going, I don’t want it.” It’s an honest conversation about learning to stop looking everywhere else for what only God can provide.

Wind & Fire

“Watch Him Move: Breath, Water, Flame”

John 7:37–39; 8:12

 

1. Breathe Fully—The Spirit Gives Life

2. Drink Deeply—He Satisfies the Thirsty

3. See Clearly—He Lights the Way
John 12:8, “Jesus spoke to the people once more…”

Practicing the Presence:
Welcome the Holy Spirit: Holy Spirit, you are welcome here.
Look to Scripture: Look for Jesus, Listen and Obey.

Receive and Release
Breathe—Without the breath of life, I am dust—come Holy Spirit.
Drink—Holy Spirit, quench the thirst in me.
See—Holy Spirit, help me see.

Final Thought: Watch Him move—and move with Him.

This week on Beyond Sunday, Michael Shearon, Paxton Redd, Tate Wells, and Cliff Hines kick things off with some questionable food combinations, from peanut butter and cheese to ranch on spaghetti, before somehow turning potatoes into a pretty solid picture of the Christian life. The conversation picks up from Sunday’s message, Undivided, exploring why Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and our experiences with God were never meant to compete with one another.

The guys wrestle with how we know when the Holy Spirit is actually leading us, why chasing an experience can cause us to miss the One behind it, and what happens when God only gives enough light for the next step. Along the way, a late-night “lantern story” becomes a powerful reminder that following God rarely means seeing the whole road ahead. Sometimes faithfulness simply means opening the Word, listening to the Spirit, trusting the people God has placed around us, and taking the next right step.

UNDIVIDED: Spirit and Scripture as One

2 Peter 1:16-21

 

The Undivided Christian Life

1. EXPERIENCE - Peter Experienced God. v. 16-18
Peter saw the glory, but remembered the truth
Genuine Spirit experiences make Jesus clearer

2. WORD - Pay Attention to the Word. v. 19
Experience and the Word converge on Christ
You can believe the Bible is authoritative and still ignore it

3. SPIRIT - The Spirit Gave Us the Word. v. 20-21
Behind the Word is the Wind

 

3 Roles the Spirit plays here
Inspiration, Illumination, Leading

Never allow what you think the Spirit is saying to overrule what you know the Spirit
has said.

Practice
Open the Word
Welcome the Spirit
Look for Jesus
Listen
Obey

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Josh is joined by Michael, Evan, and A.B. as New Work Fellowship begins the Wind and Fire series and a conversation about practicing life in the Holy Spirit. The episode kicks off with the Baptist Comfort Scale, testing just how nervous things like raised hands, spontaneous worship, public prayer, “God gave me a word,” and the dreaded church tambourine can make a room full of Baptists. Beneath the laughs is an important question: how do we become more open to the Holy Spirit without confusing His leading with our own feelings, preferences, or agendas?

The conversation turns practical as the team explores Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit and what it means to actually live attentive to His presence. From conviction and Scripture to the fruit of the Spirit and the simple “Here I Am” prayer, the challenge is not merely to believe the Spirit is present, but to listen and respond when He leads. What might change if we began each day asking the Holy Spirit to fill us, lead us, and use us, and then actually expected Him to answer? 

WIND & FIRE
“Let me introduce you”
John 16:7–15

When I cannot control the winds of change raging around me—
I can surrender to the Wind and Fire of God within me.

BELIEVE THE PROMISE

See John 16:7, “It is best for you that I go away.”
What is the benefit?

Better than Jesus beside them,
was the Holy Spirit within them.

Romans 8:11, “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.”

When you confess Christ as Lord/Savior The Holy Spirit lives in you.

TRUST THE ADVOCATE

See John 16:7, “If I go away, I will send the Advocate.”

The Holy Spirit is not against you. He is for your good.

Romans 8:1, “There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus”.

Be careful:
 Eph 4:30, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…”
 1 Thess 5:19, “Do not quench the Spirit”

James 4:8, “Come near to God and He will come near to you.”

PRACTICE THE PRESENCE

John 16:12, “There is so much more…”

The here I am prayer:
Holy Spirit, here I am.
Fill me.
Lead me.
Use me.
You are welcome in me.

What starts with studio volume battles, office route rivalries, and an intense "friendship draft" for apocalyptic scenarios quickly turns into an honest, unscripted look at what it truly means to do life together. Josh, Paxton, Michael, Steve, and Tate gather around the table to unpack the closing message of the Winds of Change series on loneliness. Between hilarious road trip stories, nightmare phone glitches, and banter over who you’d actually trust to change a flat tire at midnight, the crew wrestles with a compelling question: in a culture obsessed with affirmation, who are the real people in your life willing to fight for you—and even fight with you?

Moving beyond lighthearted roasts, the conversation cuts deep into the cultural shift toward digital companionship and synthetic advice. The guys explore the irreplaceable power of physical presence, showing up in moments of tragedy, and the sharpening friction that comes with true accountability. From celebrating a wave of recent baptisms to looking ahead to the upcoming Wind and Fire series on the Holy Spirit, this episode is a warm, witty, and convicting reminder that we were never designed to navigate life alone.

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Alone in the Crowd
Ecclesiastes 4:8-12

We were not made to do life alone
Partnership increases effectiveness

 

We need people who will work with us
Never underestimate people who share a common purpose OR A COMMON ENEMY
Hebrews 10:24

We need people who will pick us up
Galatians 6:1-2

We need people who will stay close
Romans 12:15

We need people who will fight with us
Fight with us, fight for us, and sometimes fight us
Proverbs 27:6

 

There is an answer to loneliness that friends can’t fix

Ephesians 2:12-13, 19