…biblical Christianity without conservative idolatry…
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 26 Everyone's looking for an easy way to do things, and I'm no different. I want straightforward, easy things to do that will bring me spiritual growth. In basketball, the easiest baskets come from what's called taking the ?back-door.? All it means is that you do something …
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SCRIPTURE: James 1 Do you believe in evolution? I do (in one respect). I am a firm believer that God wants His people to be constantly evolving, changing, growing, but sometimes I feel like something is preventing me from growing like that. Come back next week to find out how personal evolution can …
SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:52 Are you entirely satisfied with your life? Is everything exactly the way you want it to be? Of course not. I've never met anyone like that. We all want our lives to be ?tweaked? in some way for the better. That's because God created us to grow and develop throughout our lives. …
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SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 3:8-16 Guest speaker Dan Frank provides a message on peace and why it is to be a primary characteristic of the community God is calling us to be. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. This Series Subscribe to all …
SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:26-3:20 It's impossible to spend a month talking about community without thinking of the first community God ever established: the family. God made families to be the primary expression of community on earth. That's why it's so sad that today's family is so fragmented. Listen …
SCRIPTURE: Various One of the most foundational truths in all of Scripture is that God exists in Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. However, it is also one of the most difficult to grasp. ?One God . . . Three Persons? it doesn't seem to make sense. Listen to see if Jeff can make sense of this …
SCRIPTURE: Various For many of us, faith is a private thing. We would prefer to worship God in the comfort of solitude rather than in the context of other people. However, that's not how it's supposed to be. If we want to know true worship, if we want to know true spirituality, we must be part of a …
SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 If I walk up to a store ready to buy something and see a ?closed? sign in the window, I get frustrated. When we come to worship, what sign does God see? Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. This …
SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 10:1-5 Worship may be hazardous to your health! Is it possible? Can worship actually be dangerous? It's true. Sometimes worship can do more harm than good. Listen and learn about the dangerous pitfalls we must avoid when it comes to worship. Download Now Subscribe to this …
SCRIPTURE: Various Does it surprise you that the two most extravagant examples of worship come from women? Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. This Series Subscribe to all sermons by dragging this link to your podcast software or …
This series of messages is my first series to attempt an outline my vision for what NWBC as a church should be come. I preached it after being pastor at NWBC for about 5 months. …
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SCRIPTURE: Various What would it have been like to see King David bring the Ark into Jerusalem? An eyewitness tells his story and shares what he's learned from it. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. This Series Subscribe to all …
SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 2:4-5 You and I, weak helpless and struggling people that we are, have the power to be a blessing and a source of joy to the God who Created the entire universe! With this vision-casting message, I launched the key theme of my ministry at NWBC by outlining the kind of church we …
SCRIPTURE: John 14:1-7 Jesus has something utterly unbelievable in store for us when we get to heaven and even before. He made great promises. Our level of anticipation should be through the roof! In this message, I try to encourage you to raise your level of expectation to anticipate the great …
SCRIPTURE: Various To conclude my series on how to live a significant life, I want to turn the tables a little bit and simply claim that you are already significant beyond your imagination. How significant are you? You are so significant that Jesus would rather die than live without you in his …
SCRIPTURE: Various The secret of the truly significant life: Make the impact you are called to make with the resources you are given. That's what Jesus did. We can't do any more than he did, but we should do no less. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast …