New City Church - Nashville

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 sadness.

What does Jesus mean when he says he is the way, the truth, and the life?   Any one of these can seem massively offensive to our modern sensibilities.    In this message, we particularly look at the idea of Jesus as the Truth.  We talk about doubt, deconstruction, questioning your faith, and the difference between faith in Jesus and beliefs about Jesus.    If you (lik...

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 about how he interacts with the disciples when th...

In this message, we're looking at the story where Jesus raises his friend Lazarus from the grave.   We're also talking about a verse that is very memorable, "Jesus wept."  Why is this encouraging for us? We'll talk about Jesus weeping and how we can encounter Jesus in the midst of our circumstances.    We'll talk about how Jesus's suffering shows us Christians can cry, be depre...

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 anger .

What/ who do you look to to guide you in life?  Are you satisfied with where you are or where you are going? Is it an internal compass that guides you? Is it a particular philosophy or a person or something else? In this message, we'll talk about some things it means when Jesus says he is the good shepherd and how he is the one who leads to a rich and satisfying life. Jesus is not only our Sa...

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 we will talk about Jesus' righteous anger and about how anger can spur us to justice and action.

In John 10, Jesus refers to himself as the gate for the sheep. Other translations say he is the door for the sheep. What does this mean? Why is it relevant for your life? In this sermon from Trey Hayman we will talk about the good life and Jesus's statement in John 10:10, where he says his purpose is for them (the sheep) to have a rich and satisfying life (or abundant life). We'll talk about an in...

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 sadness.

What does it mean when Jesus says that he is the light of the world?  What is light? What is dark? Is there such a thing as something that is objectively light? Or objectively good?    In this message, we'll talk about all this and more as we unpack how the message that Jesus is the light of the world is incredibly good news.  From September 11, 2022. Sermon from Trey Hayman. &...

Who is Jesus? In this series, we're looking at who Jesus says He is by looking at 7 statements Jesus makes in the Gospel of John. This week we're looking at his statement, "I AM the Bread of Life" in John 6:26-40. What does that mean? In this message, we're going to talk about how Jesus is the one who ultimately satisfies. We'll also look at a number of different things we turn to that ultimately...

Have you ever wondered who God is?  In this message, we look at the opening to the Gospel of John and talk about how all of creation points to Jesus.   We'll dive into the opening verses of the Gospel of John, which are rich in meaning. If you've ever wondered who God is, this message is for you. Sermon from Trey Hayman. #god #Jesus #nashvillechurch #lookatjesus

You ever feel like your days are monotonous? You wake up, check your phone, go to work, etc., only to wake up and do it all over again. Sometimes in our walks with God we look for these mountaintop moments. But what if God is in the ordinary and mundane things of life? In this message, we look at the story of Ruth and how God meets us in the midst of everyday, ordinary life. #ruth #sermon #nashvil...

Have you ever come across a passage of scripture and found it difficult to understand? Watch our latest sermon as our guest speaker Sarah Collier uses three questions to better understand the book of Judges! #sermon #judges #biblereadingmethod #gospel #nashvillechurch

It's probably fair to say that most people struggle with comparison. What does the Bible have to do with this? What does comparison do to us? How do we stop comparing ourselves to others? How do we embrace who God has made us to be. Tune in as we wrap up our time in Joshua, talking about comparison. #comparison #biblestudy #sermon #nashvillechurch #JOSHUA

If you've been around church, you've probably heard about the story of the fall of Jericho.    We sing about in kids' songs, and we talk about the power of God to tear down seemingly unmovable walls.    As we're reading through the Bible though, sometimes what happens in these stories doesn't seem so "kid friendly."  How do deal with things like conquest and war in the Bib...

If you grew up in or around church, you probably have heard these verses.  Depending on your tradition, they may be more like the Great Suggestion or the Great Guilt Trip.   Part of our mission is to make disciple-making disciples of Jesus, but what does that mean?  A lot of people profess to be Christian. Is that the same as being a disciple?   Tune into this message from July...

We throw out the phrase "love God" often. Christians are supposed to "love God." Right? What does that mean, and what does it look like to love God with all we are? Tune into this message as we talk about what it means to love God with all our hearts, all our souls, and all our strength. Resources: Bible Project Shema Series #sermon #biblestudy #lovegod #lovegodfirst

When you think about your life, what's at the top of the mountain? What is that thing that you spend your life trying to get? Is it happiness, retirement, financial stability, a relationship? In this message, we'll talk about common things we spend our lives pursuing and how they fall short. We'll then talk about the theme of the mountain in the Bible, focusing on a story in Matthew 17:1-13, known...

When we realize some of the things we used to believe aren't totally true, it can be really unsettling - particularly with issues of faith. A natural tendency is to label things as either entirely good or entirely bad, but oftentimes teaching is more nuanced than that.  The Bible says quite a bit about "teaching" and the danger of bad teaching. In such a polarized time, how do we discern what...

You ever found yourself in one of those situations where something within you comes up that disgusts you? Maybe it's a terrible thought you have about a spouse, a friend, or someone who cuts you off in traffic? Have you ever been surprised by what you said or did when you were at the end of your rope? Tune in for this message as Sarah Collier talks about Jesus and our hearts.

We're wrapping up our series on Leviticus, looking at the Year of Jubilee and talking about the freedom that Christ offers us.   In this message, we'll talk about what jubilee was, what it became, and the freedom Jesus offers and the proclamation of good news that Jesus gives in Luke 4 pointing back to Isaiah and Leviticus.   Reference:  Bible Project: 7th Day Rest Podcast Series (h...

Did you know that God cares about our calendars? He cares about how we spend our time.   Believe it or not, Leviticus offers us a beautiful invitation for how to reframe the way we see time and our calendar - to structure our lives around what is of utmost importance.   *Audio from May 15, 2022 Message by Trey Hayman at New City Church. Resources:  The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry...

Habits are incredibly important. Our conscious and unconscious habits shape us into who we're becoming. Some might refer to habits using other words, like practices or even rituals. In this short kick-off to our Leviticus series, we're talking about habits in Leviticus, through the lens of rituals, why they matter, and what they do to us.    Commentator Samuel Balentine described Levitic...

There's this interesting story in Exodus 34, where Moses comes down from Mount Sinai after being with God and his face is radiant, so much so that it scares the Israelites. What's going on with this? In this message, we'll talk about how being in God's presence changes us. Unfortunately though, many of us try to manufacture things that seem "of God." We'll talk about the problem of the golden calf...