New Life Coralville Podcast

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.

1 Corinthians 1:1-18 As we kick-off our new series in 1 Corinthians called "Messy Church," Pastor Thomas challenges us to combat the division that exists between churches which distracts us from our mission. We're called to the Light of the world, and we can't do that unless the light is unified in it's mission towards a dark world.

Luke 15:11-32 It's all about grace. It's all about the gospel. For anyone and everyone who is lost.

Luke 15:8-10 Why would a woman throw a huge party over finding just one lost coin? It's because our God rejoices when ANY of His lost children our found--and He invites us, like friends and neighbors, to share in His joy.

Luke 15:4-7 Pastor Thomas starts a new series on the 3 parables of lostness in Luke 15 as we uncover together "God's Heart for the Lost."

Luke 6:46-49 Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Marshaundus Robinson challenges us from the Word not to simply profess the name of Jesus, but to actually do what He asks us to do.

Colossians 4:7-18 As we finish our series in Colossians on "Becoming More Like Christ," Pastor Thomas helps us consider what role a community plays in our spiritual journeys.

Colossians 4:2-6 Would you say that you have a vibrant prayer life?