New Life Coralville Podcast

Matthew 21:1-17 (Palm Sunday) How does the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem reveal to us the character and heart of Jesus--God with us, God for us?

Matthew 9:27-37 By isolating our emotions from our lived faith, we miss a key aspect of how to lead a life like Jesus. Because Jesus allowed His emotional responses to catalyze His actions towards the will of God.

Matthew 8:5-13 The Roman centurion, following in the pattern of Jesus, uses his authority for the flourishing of others. How countercultural once again is the way of Jesus.

Matthew 4:23-5:2 All too often Christians tell people about how great a new reality with Christ is without actually showing others the effects...at least until they commit. But Jesus does the exact opposite. He shows the Kingdom , before He preaches the Kingdom.

Matthew 4:1-11 If our desire is to "together become more like Christ," we must learn how He leads and lives so that we might imitate and become like Him. Our new sermon series begins with a look on how Jesus leads using the Word of God as His guide.

Hebrews 13:20-21 How does the Bible equip us to critically watch Super Bowl commercials? Or to engage in conversations with our coworkers? Or have a voice in the "thoughts and prayers" conversations? How do we tangibly live out the faith we say we know on a intellectual level?

Proverbs 3 How does Scripture benefit you as a believer? Have you taken these benefits for granted and underutilized them in your walk with Jesus?

2 Timothy 3:14-17 Pastor Thomas kicks off our new sermon series "ALL SCRIPTURE." Many of us have a tendency to be selective with our study of the Bible. We like texts that tell us what to do or how to live. But what about those other parts--especially the Old Testament stuff? Why is it that we need "all Scripture"?

Matthew 15:21-28 Why doesn't Jesus act justly when a woman approaches Him and asks for healing? Is this how we are supposed to respond? Or is Jesus leaving space for His followers to live out His good news?

Obadiah 1-21 Does God care about injustice? When His people are taken advantage of, burdened, beaten or bruised? "When" will God be just? Now that's a question for which we all long to know the answer. I want God's justice now, but it doesn't always come on this side of eternity.

Matthew 6:5-15 Pastor Emeritus Gary Van Heukelom brings us the Word concerning a question we've all wrestled with. Jesus commands us to pray, but how exactly do we do that?

Matthew 2:1-12 Pastor Thomas closes out our Advent series "Long-Expected Jesus" by focusing on the Magi from the East. What can we learn about our longing still for Christ's second coming from the example of these learned astrologers who sought out the king of the Jews?

2 Peter 3:3-4 // Revelation 22:1-7, 12-21 How do we patiently wait upon Christ's promise of His second coming when everything within us tells us to be skeptical? It's been so long! Pastor Thomas helps us to see that what is promised to us and Who has promised it to us makes a world of difference.

Isaiah 11 The second week in our Advent series "Long Expected Jesus" focuses in on peace. But it's difficult to speak of peace in times like these--when chaos and war is all around us. But can this promise of coming, lasting peace offer us strength for today? Advent becomes our annual reminder that things will not always be this way.

Genesis 3 What hath the Fall to do with Advent? As Pastor Thomas begins our Advent sermon series, "Long Expected Jesus," we see how Christ's Advent only makes sense in the context of our fallen human condition. The Fall presents the problem for which the Incarnation is the solution.

Mark 1:35-39 / 14:32-36 Pastor Thomas wraps up our 2-week sermon series on prayer by taking a closer at the posture of Jesus' prayers--is it really as simple as listening to God and obeying what He asks us to do?

Mark 9:14-29 This week, Pastor Thomas kicks off a 2-week sermon series on prayer and shines a light on the ways we tend to solve life's many problems. Often we feel powerless and hopeless to our circumstances or we feel like we have all the power to change it ourselves. But prayer invites us to take it straight to the one who holds ALL the power!

1 Corinthians 9 Guest preacher Zachary Fraley (Christ's Family Church, Davenport) challenges us from the Word to live lives of service following in the pattern of Jesus.

Psalm 129 Guest preacher Steve Poole from Cedar Hills Community Church in Cedar Rapids challenges us to remember and rehearse the stories of God's goodness in our lives and in His Word. He was faithful then, and He will be faithful again!

1 Corinthians 12:12-13:13 Pastor Thomas concludes our sermon series on the "Messy Church" by looking at how God has gifted the diverse church to use all the gifts we have been given to build up His Kingdom on earth.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Why do we need the church? In our hyper-individualized world, why would we want to enter into the messy community of the church? Can't we just "do faith" on our own?

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Does God care about what we wear?

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 How do Christians navigate differences of opinion and personal convictions while still remaining in relationship with others in the Body? Is there a biblical way to look at these differences?

1 Corinthians 7:1-9 Can we view both marriage and singleness each as unique gifts to the church? Or will we continue to prioritize one over the other?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 If the Church isn't bound under the weight of the Law because of the freedom we have in Christ NOR is it a free-for-all where "anything goes," does it lie somewhere in between? Maybe jazz could be a helpful metaphor for us on what a beautiful mess the Church can be.