New City Church - Nashville

In the early church, there was an emphasis on the table, around sharing in meals together, eating and drinking with one another. In this message, we talk about hospitality, the Lord's Supper, and sharing a table together.  #nashvillechurch #church #sermon #hospitality

What was the early church like? What types of things marked their community, and what type of things should Christian community be? In this message, we talk about the early church and lessons for what church ought to be like today. We also talk about some social distinctives of the early church that separated them from other cultures of the time.

What was the early church like?    In this series, we dive into a few defining characteristics of the early church.   First up: devotion to the apostles' teaching.   #church #sermon #acts #nashvillechurch

For this last week of our prayer series, we host a panel discussion on prayer.    We talk about some of the challenges of prayer and what prayer looks like in different seasons of life.  #prayer #panel #nashvillechurch

What does it mean to "pray without ceasing?"  In our fourth week of our series on prayer through Practicing the Way, we talk about the stage of prayer called, "being with God" or what others have referred to as contemplative prayer.  We talk about a way of prayer that is saturated in the love of God, a posture of being more than doing.  We talk about battles we face in this type of...

Is it possible to hear God's voice? How do you know it's God and not you?   In this message, we talk about learning to hear God's voice, how some people pull out "the God told me card," and some practical tips.  We talk about 6 ways to hear the voice of God, 3 reasons you might not be hearing from Him, and a path forward to learning to hear and discern His voice.  For more info, che...

Sometimes it's hard to know what to pray.  In this message, we talk about 4 different types of prayer: confession, gratitude, lament, and petition and intercession.  We look at how to learn to pray whatever is going on in your life and practices to help you become a person of prayer. RESOURCES: Prayer Guide from Practicing the Way Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton Pra...

Have you ever been bored while praying? Wondered why we pray?   Have you heard of people who seem to love prayer and wish that could be you?   A lot of us feel guilt when it comes to prayer. We think we should do it more, but we don't, and we feel bad about that. Others of us feel indifferent about it. What's the point anyways? Does prayer actually change anything?   Others of us fe...

In this sermon, Karly Butler, our pastor of worship and mission, shares honestly about learning to trust God in the midst of suffering. Looking at the story of Job, she talks about how to turn to God when it is hard to do so, dealing with grief, and how to walk with friends in the midst of their Job seasons.

In this message, we talk about the famous verse Micah 6:8 that gives the command to: do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God. Particularly, we focus in on the concept of humility.  We talk about pride and how it manifests in our lives.  We talk about how sinister pride is and how it prevents us from really knowing God.    We talk about Jesus  and his example...

What do you do with this story about a guy running away from God's call, getting swallowed up by a fish, then spit out in Nineveh to preach a message, and then ending up outside the city angry and bitter?   Seems like a FISHY story. Right?    In this message, we talk about mercy, resentment, and repentance, and why repentance is actually good for you.   We look at some parallel...

In this message, we kick off our series on a whole-bodied faith.   We look at Amos 5 and talk about the King and the Kingdom. What is the Kingdom of God? What do we do about justice?   We look at this and more in this message.    Amos 5:18-27 (NLT) Woe to you who long     for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord?  &nbsp...

In Matthew 10, Jesus says that he came to bring a sword. What does a sword have to do with peace? Matthew 10:34-39 (NLT) "Don't imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. 35 'I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!'...

What is joy? What does it mean to be joyful?   In this message, we do an overview of what the Bible teaches about joy, what it is and how to grow in it.

Have you ever heard someone say something like, "Just have faith" or "just be faithful."  What does this even mean?  In this message we talk about faith and how you can technically have right beliefs and not actually be a person of faith.   #faith #faithinjesus #nashvillechurch

This is our last message of our sabbath series, focusing on the last movement of sabbath - worship.   In this message, we talk about hope and worship. We talk about sabbath as a day that can transform the entire way you view time.  #sabbath #practicingtheway #Jesus #nashvillechurch

Did you know God actually wants to bring you delight?   This week we talk about how sabbath is a practice meant for your good.   #sabbath #delight #happy

In this video, we do a panel discussion on the sabbath and what that looks like for people in different seasons of life (married, single, with kids, etc.).   Karly Butler (Pastor of Worship and Mission), Israel Muñoz (church leader), and Trey Hayman (Lead Pastor) sit down to have an honest conversation about the beauty and challenge of sabbath.  #sabbath #practicingtheway #spritualg...

Have you ever been curious about how emotions and mental health fit into living a life of faith? Join Lead Pastor Trey Hayman and Worship & Mission Pastor Karly Butler as they discuss how mental health and emotional health intersect with their spiritual lives. This week they will share some tips and tricks for navigating the holidays and all the feelings that may come with them.

In this message, we talk about the practice of Sabbath.   This is our focal practice for 2022.   We're kicking off a four week series looking at this ancient practice and how it can be transformative for us today.   Many of us are deeply formed by a culture of constant business and a need to be productive.  Sabbath is an invitation to stop and be and remember we are not ju...

Have you ever been curious about how emotions and mental health fit into living a life of faith? Join Lead Pastor Trey Hayman and Worship & Mission Pastor Karly Butler as they discuss how mental health and emotional health intersect with their spiritual lives. This week, join them for their season finale as they talk about the wilderness experience of Jesus and what we can learn about our own...

What does it mean for God to be compassionate? In this message we talk about the God who suffers with us, who meets us in the midst of pain. We talk about how to become compassionate people. Resources: Compassion by Henri Nouwen, Donald McNeill, & Douglas Morrison

Have you ever been curious about how emotions and mental health fit into living a life of faith? Join Lead Pastor Trey Hayman and Worship & Mission Pastor Karly Butler as they discuss how mental health and emotional health intersect with their spiritual lives. This week Karly will be interviewing Trey about his personal story and journey with faith and mental health.

What does it mean to abide in Christ?   In this message from Trey Hayman we talk about what it means to dwell with Christ and how to develop a close relationship with God that is closer than any relationship you know.      John 15:1-17 (NLT) 15 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he pru...

Have you ever been curious about how emotions and mental health fit into living a life of faith? Join Lead Pastor Trey Hayman and Worship & Mission Pastor Karly Butler as they discuss how mental health and emotional health intersect with their spiritual lives. This week they will talk specifically the emotionality of Jesus and what we can learn from his experience with joy.