New Community Church of Tacoma

Bo Noonan teaches from the parable of the Sheep and the Goats in Matthew 25.

Bo Noonan teaches from the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector in Luke 18:9-14. He looks at the difference between religion and being a follower of Jesus by focusing on the mercy that is shown to us when we realize we can't earn God's love and acceptance, but rather receive it as a gift.

Sam Poe teaches from The Parable of the Growing Seed in Mark 4. He helps us see Jesus' call for us to make the story of his good news public to all.

Wes Swarthout teaches from the Prodigal Son story in Luke 15. He lays out the truth that even at our worst, when we turn to God he runs to meet us and welcomes us in, giving us identity and lavishing grace on us.

Andy Cooley teaches from Luke 14, where Jesus is invited by the religious elite to come to a dinner party. Jesus tells stories that undermine the religious mindset and show the need for us to recognize our spiritual poverty, rather than pretend that we have it all together.

Bo Noonan teaches from the parable of the Treasure in the Field from Matthew 13. He speaks about the progress of God's kingdom, which starts with the realization of what an amazing treasure the kingdom is. This brings joy and motivates sacrifice.

Waymond Hampton teaches from the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. He focuses on how Jesus is using this story to undermine ethnic biases and calling his followers to show mercy to enemies, especially racial and political enemies. He pulls much of his commentary from the books "Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes" by Kenneth Bailey, "Misreading Scripture Through Western Eyes" by E. Randolph...

Waymond Hampton teaches from Psalm 46. He builds from the Creation narrative to show a worldview based on submitting to and trusting God and talks about how that helps us to trust and to learn to be still and know that God is who he says he is.

Andy Cooley teaches from Exodus 33. He speaks from the story of God's people, the Israelites, and how they finally came to the conclusion that, instead of a land or physical place, God himself was their true Promised Land.

Bo Noonan teaches from Exodus 34. He asks the question: When do you feel most tempted to feel hopeless about change?

Bo Noonan teaches from Exodus 20-24 and asks the question: Will we look to God himself to meet our needs, or will we exchange that truth for a lie and trust an idol?

Bo Noonan teaches from Exodus 16 and focuses on the blessings of God culminating in God giving us himself. Instead of God's blessings primarily being about physical health, wealth, and relationships, the main blessing of God is the restored relationship between us and God that was lost at the Fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden.

Wes Swarthout and Jessica Cohoe-Napelenok share in Part 8 of our Too Painful To Stay series. Wes shares from Exodus 14 and Jessica tells some of her own story of God's faithfulness.

During Celebration Northwest 2019 Session 4 Tom Shaw shares the second part of the story of Abraham and Sarah from the book of Genesis. He focuses God's calling and grace for us to leave and arrive well in all facets of life.

During Celebration Northwest 2019 Session 2 Tom Shaw shares the first part of the story of Abraham and Sarah from the book of Genesis. He focuses God's calling and grace for us to leave and arrive well in all facets of life.

During Celebration Northwest 2019 Session 1 Bo Noonan speaks about the need for us to find our confidence in Jesus, rather than our competency or lack thereof.

Bo shares from Exodus 7:14-16 and Janis Lindley tells her story of God’s faithfulness in great difficulty. They both point us to the fact that God is looking to dismantle the little gods in our lives by showing you how big of a God he is!

Bo Noonan teaches from Exodus 4:27-6:9. He breaks down the story of Moses and Aaron's initial meeting with the Pharoah of Egypt and God's plan to bring a larger degree of freedom than expected, even though the outcome initially seemed bleak. This audio also includes a moving testimony of redemption from Paul Boyer.

Bo Noonan teaches from Exodus 1. He speaks about suffering, and how, as children of God, our answer to the difficulty of suffering is to draw close to our Father, who loves us and takes responsibility for us.

Bo Noonan teaches from the story of Joseph in Genesis 45. He brings clarity to the famous verse that says that God used what Joseph's family meant for evil to bring about good for many people.

Bo Noonan teaches from the story of Joseph in Genesis 40 and 41. He focuses on sin, not as the breaking of a moral code, but as a worship disorder that stems from a love for the created, rather than the Creator. He also gives practical steps for helping us refocus our worship. Since it's Mother's Day, he also gives some encouragement to moms.

Bo Noonan teaches from the story of Joseph in Genesis 39 during part 2 of our series Too Painful To Stay. He focuses on how we can trust God in the midst of suffering without being derailed.

Bo Noonan kicks off our new teaching series Too Painful To Stay by looking at the beginning the story of Joseph from Genesis 37. He asks us to look at what tools we use to frame the story of our life and shows us that true peace in our life comes when we see ourselves as a part of God's big story.

Terry Virgo shares the Easter story. He focuses on the reality of the life of Mary Magdelene and how a relationship with Jesus changed her life.

Terry Virgo teaches about being filled with the Holy Spirit. He lays out examples from the Bible, shares some of his own experience, and ends with a simple prayer to be filled with the Spirit.