Next Level Church - Charlotte

Seen - Week 1

The most dangerous place to be isn't far from God—it's close enough to go through the motions and feel nothing. We don't drift from God all at once. We get busy, life gets chaotic, and somewhere along the way faith slips into the background. The people in Zephaniah aren't atheists—they're just living like God isn't watching. Most of us know exactly what that feels like. In this opening message of our new series, Seen: You Are Not As Invisible As You Feel, a book study through Zephaniah, Pastor Bradley Medford turns to Zephaniah 1:1–13 to show that spiritual numbness is something that happens to everyone who stops paying attention. And the fact that God addresses it instead of ignoring it is the first sign he's moving toward you, not away. Text: Zephaniah 1:1–13 This is Week 1 of Seen, a book study through Zephaniah for anyone who's wondered whether any of it matters and needs to hear that it does.

Family Meeting - 7.26.2026

This week is a bit different, but well worth it! Join us as Pastor Clay talks about where Next Level has been as a church, where we're going, and how you can partner in what God is doing. The best is in front of us!

Unshakable - Week 4

Nobody decides to walk away from God. We just drift. A skipped Sunday, a prayer life that went dormant, a Bible we keep meaning to open. There's no big moment—which is exactly what makes it dangerous. One day we look up, realize we're farther than we were, and can't point to when it happened. In this fourth message of our series, Unshakable: Building a Faith That Stands, Teaching Pastor Christian Nichles turns to Hebrews 2:1–4 and Hebrews 10:23–25 to show that faith drifts without attention, and staying unshakable requires intentional spiritual maintenance. Text: Hebrews 2:1–4; Hebrews 10:23–25 The win this week: one intentional practice put back in place—not as a guilt-driven chore, but as the way we keep from drifting. This is Week 4 of Unshakable, a five-week series building a faith that doesn't move—from the foundation up.

Unshakable - Week 3

When life falls apart, the question underneath is always the same: is my faith even real? Hard seasons don't just hurt—they expose us, showing how thin our trust actually was. And it's tempting to read the struggle as proof that something's wrong with us, or with God. In this third message of our series, Unshakable: Building a Faith That Stands, Teaching Pastor Christian Nichles turns to Romans 5:3–5 and 1 Peter 1:6–7 to show that trials don't break our faith—they reveal and strengthen it, producing endurance and maturity. Text: Romans 5:3–5; 1 Peter 1:6–7 The win this week: the courage to stop praying only for the trial to end, and start trusting what God is forging in it. This is Week 3 of Unshakable, a five-week series building a faith that doesn't move—from the foundation up.

Unshakable - Week 2

The ground under us won't hold still. What was settled five years ago is up for debate now, and it's exhausting trying to figure out what to believe when the answers keep changing depending on who's talking. We start wondering if there's anything solid left to stand on, or if we're just supposed to keep adjusting forever. In this second message of our series, Unshakable: Building a Faith That Stands, Lead Pastor Clay Monkus turns to 2 Timothy 3:14–17 to reframe how we see Scripture—not as one more inspiring voice competing for our attention, but as the anchor that keeps us steady when culture shifts. Text: 2 Timothy 3:14–17 The win this week: renewed confidence to anchor your convictions in something outside yourself and the shifting moment. This is Week 2 of Unshakable, a five-week series building a faith that doesn't move—from the foundation up.