New Life Coralville Podcast

Matthew 1:18-25 Christ does not shy away from our brokenness, but instead enters into it himself.

2 Samuel 11-12 As we continue to journey through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew's first chapter, we get a glimpse into the greatest love story ever told--not between David and Bathsheba, but between a loving God and broken sinners like us.

Ruth 1-4 We acknowledge that the Christmas season can difficult for some people--especially those who have experienced great loss this past year. On this third Sunday of Advent, we look at how the story of Ruth comforts us in our times of grief, reminding us that God is not done with our story yet.

Joshua 2, 6 As we continue through the genealogy of Jesus recorded in Matthew's first chapter, we pause to reflect on the story of Rahab--a woman who, though filled with anxiety over the fate of herself and her family, chose to place her trust in God and in turn, received overwhelming peace and unmerited welcome into God's family.

Genesis 38 Though we couldn’t gather in person yesterday, we have still entered into Advent together. Pastor Thomas offers a short reflection, “Hope for the Hopeless,” to open our new series Enter In, reminding us that Jesus comes right into the places we feel most lost, weary, broken and undone—and he offers us hope.

Psalm 106:48 In our final week in our series, Lifeline , we reflect on the powerful little word that closes all our prayers: Amen. How does a greater understanding of this word help us cling to the promises of God?

Psalm 145 "The end of prayer is praise," writes Eugene Peterson. It is both the terminus of the Psalter as well as the telos of all prayers.

Psalm 91 The Psalms remind us that the Adversary is real and always on the prowl. But the people of God need not be afraid. For we have serve a God that is not only able to protect us from the Enemy's snares, but even if we fall as our first parents did, He is able to deliver us.

Psalm 51 Why is confession an essential form of prayer for us as Christians? Because confession of sin opens us up to receive forgiveness from God and extend that forgiveness to others.

Psalm 23 How is it that we can ask the Lord of all the earth to "give us today our daily bread"? The complementary images found in Psalm 23 give us the answer: The Lord is our Shepherd and Host.

Psalm 115 What exactly are we praying for when we pray for things to be "on earth as they are in heaven"?

Psalm 10 The psalms give us permission to express our anger, our frustration and our desired outcomes to God. But they also lead us to submit all those to His will.

Psalms 96-97 Why did Jesus spend so much time talking about the Kingdom of God? Why did He command us to pray for God's Kingdom to come if it's already here? It's so we never become satisfied with our present earthly "kings" and their kingdoms.

Psalm 103 What does it mean when we pray "hallowed be Thy Name"? When we begin our prayers in this way, despite our present circumstances, we are reminded of God's faithfulness to us, time and time again--all that He has done for us and all of who He is. And that helps us to trust Him no matter what may come.

Matthew 6:9-13 A fresh look at the Lord's Prayer that offers us helpful insights as we journey back into the praying the Psalms.

Psalm 86 If we skip over the basics, the foundations of prayer, then we run the risk of getting way off track when our prayers need to get bigger. This Psalm of David reminds us of the foundational truths in prayer if we are to pray as God would have us pray.

Psalms 1-2 While so many of us dabble in prayer, very few people would consider themselves to be "masters" in prayer. But what if there was a MasterClass that could train us in the way of prayer? Would you take it? And if you did, do you think that it would change you? There's only one way to find out. Pastor Thomas invites us to begin praying the Psalms as the Psalms will not only t...

Hebrews 10:19-13:25 As we close out of series in Hebrews, we fix our eyes on Jesus, who is the perfect example of a life of faith for us to follow while being grateful for the many examples of faithfulness that have gone before us.

Hebrews 8-10:18 If we believe and profess that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was sufficient for our salvation, then why do we find ourselves trying to add to what He's done? Do we really believe that the Cross made us holy?

Hebrews 5-7 We need a better representative, a better mediator, a better go-between between God and man. The old priesthood has failed--time and time again. We need a better answer. And we find it in Jesus.

Hebrews 3-4 We continue our series in Hebrews by seeing how Jesus is better than even the best leaders God's people have ever had.

Hebrews 1-2 Pastor Thomas kicks off our new sermon series Jesus is Better as we work our way through the book of Hebrews.

Leviticus 17-27 Pastor Thomas concludes our series in Leviticus by talking about our proper response to the grace we have received. God's people are called to live radically different lives than the world around us.

Leviticus 16 Guest preacher and Director of Geneva Campus Ministries, Brett Erickson, continues our series in Leviticus by focusing in on the Day of Atonement--the central moment of forgiveness for God's people in the Old Testament.

Leviticus 11-15 As New Testament believers, what do we do with all these laws surrounding what is clean and unclean? Do they have anything to teach us? Pastor Thomas walks us through how these laws remind us of our fallen human condition and point us to the hope of cleansing that only comes through Christ.