As soon as Nehemiah has spoken the words of confession in his prayer to God, he asks God to "Remember" his promises to the people of Israel that he would restore them if they returned to him. In this message, I look at why returning to God is important, and what it requires. Download Now …
028-03b — We Seek God’s Face
_This last Sunday, I wasn't able to preach because of my trip to New Jersey; however, I prepared a small group discussion guide to help the people in my congregation think through what it means to seek God's face._ Here it is... # The Challenge I want to thank those of you who've been …
028-03 — We Turn From Sin
To listen or download this message, click here: We Turn From Sin # What's Going On? # Yesterday, I gave a message to my congregation, and afterward, a friend of mine who was visiting, said, "Jeff, you've got kahoonas!" (Can I say that on a "pastor's" website? --- yeah, sure!) It was all …
028-02 — Because of Who God Is
In this message, I explore Nehemiah 1:5-6. The passage is incredibly encouraging because it just simply reminds us who God is, and after all, that's the real reason to return to him. I want to encourage you to come back to God simply because of who he is! Download now Subscribe to this series by …
028-01 — When Times are Bad, Rebuild
Time to Rebuild: Nehemiah 1 Download now: When Times are Bad, Rebuild Four years ago, I was teaching through a series of messages that I entitled, Under Construction. It was a series that covered my vision for what a church really should be. We discussed the core values that should be present in …
The Bible Can Be Trusted
NWBC-027-03 The Bible is the single most accurate ancient document in existence today! Now that's a big claim! Nevertheless, it's true. The Bible is spiritually reliable, historically reliable, textually reliable, and reliable in many other ways too. In this message, I try to explain exactly why we …
God Wants You to Hear Him
NWBC-027-02 It's true. God really wants you to hear him. The Bible isn't an esoteric , spiritually difficult book like many have sometimes thought. Sure, there are some editions that have ancient Shakespeare-like language, but God doesn't speak King James English. God speaks to our hearts by …
Can You Hear Him?
NWBC-027-01 This is the first message of the series. It's just an introduction to the whole series, but in it I identify three important truths about the Bible: You can hear God's voice in your Bible. You can understand your Bible. You can live by your Bible. I also deal with this important …
Shhhh! God’s Talking!
NWBC-027 In this series of messages, I'm going to explore what it means to hear God's voice through the pages of your Bible. We'll talk about the specifics of how to read and understand the Bible better. We'll talk about how we got the Bible. We'll deal with difficult passages too. One of the key …
026-05 — The Body Is the Bride
NWBC-026-05 To conclude this series of messages, I jumped into another profound biblical metaphor for the church ---that we are the bride of Christ---to show how our diversity and our unity together make us more beautiful to Jesus. Did you wonder why unity was so important in the church? It's …
026-04 — Love Is What Binds Us Together
NWBC-026-04 This message was preached at Northwest Baptist Church in Chicago by my friend Andy Tucker. It's a part of the larger series I've been doing on the body of Christ and it's an excellent message, so I'm including it here too. Download Listen Online …
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026-03 — Body Building Attitudes
NWBC-026-03 There are four attitudes we can take to improve our relationships... Ok, really, there are four attitudes we have to take as part of the body of Christ. In this message I exploree the mystical reality of what it means to be part of the body of Christ and tie it into four practical …
026-02 — The Spirit Makes Us One
NWBC-026-02 One of the most profound truths about the Christian life is that we have the Spirit of God Himself dwelling within us! It's hard to know exactly what that means, but in this message, I attempt to explain from 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 that the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives sets the …
026-01 — An Awesome Church
NWBC-026-01 To begin this series on what it means to be the body of Christ, Pastor Jeff examines a famous passage on Communion! How does the Lord's Supper relate to the Christian Community? Listen up and be ready to realize how awesome the church of Jesus really is! Listen Online Download …
025-13 — The Story Isn’t Over
Week 13 (and final) of this series. I close out this message series on the Gospel of Mark by showing how Mark really intended to end his story about Jesus wasn't an ending at all! Listen Online Download …
025-12 — He Wears a Crown of Thorns
Week 12 of this series... In this message, I dramatize the crucifixion event by giving a first person perspective of the event from one who saw everything. The point is that our king is the one who wears a crown of thorns. Listen Online Download …