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Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting wisdom God gives us for  marriage, parenting, work, and money. We continue with exploring what a Christ-centered job satisfaction looks like.

Gospel stories are the good news stories of God doing great things through normal people like us. In this message Nathan Bollig shares his own gospel story of how God used ordinary christians to bring him from atheist to believer, and then encourages us to see how we can be part of the gospel stories of others.

Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting wisdom God gives us for  marriage, parenting, work, and money. Aaron Ironside continues this week by unpacking a biblical approach to parenting.

Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting wisdom God gives us for  marriage, parenting, work, and money. We are continuing this week by exploring what it means to honour our parents no matter what age we find ourselves.

Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting wisdom God gives us for  marriage, parenting, work, and money. We continue with exploring the right mind for our marriages and other relationships.

Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting wisdom God gives us for  marriage, parenting, work, and money. We begin with exploring the right heart for our marriages and other relationships.

Writer Katie Rickson shares how her own diagnosis of bipolar brought relief, how her faith anchors her, and why churches must become more understanding of mental health.

Storms surge, wars rage. Evil runs rampant throughout the world. It’s very easy to look around and start to wonder if this truly is the end times. This is a subject that has generated an infinite string of podcasts, books and YouTube videos, but what does the Bible really say about it? And more importantly, why are we told about the end times in the Bible? This series seeks to answer these questions, finishing with a look at the ‘last days’ and the infamous Antichrist.

Storms surge, wars rage. Evil runs rampant throughout the world. It’s very easy to look around and start to wonder if this truly is the end times. This is a subject that has generated an infinite string of podcasts, books and YouTube videos, but what does the Bible really say about it? And more importantly, why are we told about the end times in the Bible? This series seeks to answer these questions, starting with a broad view of what the end times timeline may look like.

Even though Christmas was the moment that split history into two, it was Easter where Jesus truly changed the world. As we celebrate the most important weekend on the Christian calendar, we reflect on five major moments in the story, as Jesus moves from the Last Supper on Tuesday Night to his ultimate victory at the tomb on Sunday morning.

With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in Scripture to help us navigate these challenges? We end the series with a look at Artificial Intelligence.

With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in Scripture to help us navigate these challenges? We continue our series with a look at social media.

With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in Scripture to help us navigate these challenges? This week we explore devices and screen time.

With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in Scripture to help us navigate these challenges? We begin the series by looking at Faith and Technology in general.

Adam and Ayako Dawson are church planters in Yokohama, Japan. Today Adam shares with us an important picture of God not as an overbearing tyrant, but as father who is gentle and humble in heart.

From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, and this week we look at making the most of our opportunities to connect with others in the community.

From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, and this week we see that expressed in the beautiful story of El Roi—the God who sees.

From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, and this week we explore that if He has never left us to do life alone, we should not leave others to do life alone either.

From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, beginning with how we are wired for connection.

The Bible is a masterclass in storytelling. Even though it was written over many centuries and through the pens of many different authors, it is a singular story with several fascinating themes weaved throughout. In the Motif series, we look at some of these themes play out, and how they point to the person and work of Jesus. This week we explore the theme of ’Temple.’

The Bible is a masterclass in storytelling. Even though it was written over many centuries and through the pens of many different authors, it is a singular story with several fascinating themes weaved throughout. In the Motif series, we look at some of these themes play out, and how they point to the person and work of Jesus. This week we explore the theme of ‘Exile.’

The Bible is a masterclass in storytelling. Even though it was written over many centuries and through the pens of many different authors, it is a singular story with several fascinating themes weaved throughout. In the Motif series, we look at some of these themes play out, and how they point to the person and work of Jesus. This week Aaron Ironside explores the theme of ‘Covenant.’

When Jesus launched his public ministry in Nazareth in Luke 4, he quoted an interesting passage in Isaiah 61 that not only perfectly captured his own mission, but the mission for all his followers to come. Join us as we explore how these word guide us in expressing our purpose for our own community in our own time in history.

When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great example for us in expression our own feelings toward God. Join us as we explore some of the different types of Psalms, finishing this week with 'Wow!’—psalms that express how incredible God is.

When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great example for us in expression our own feelings toward God. Join us as we explore some of the different types of Psalms, including ones that say ’Thanks!’, where we express our gratitude for all God has done.

When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great example for us in expression our own feelings toward God. Join us as we explore some of the different types of Psalms, including ones that say ‘HELP!—pleading for God to step in.

When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great example for us in expression our own feelings toward God. Join us as we explore some of the different types of Psalms, including ones that say ‘WHY?’—raw and bold expressions of pain, confusion, and even frustration with God.

When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great example for us in expression our own feelings toward God. Join us as we explore some of the different types of Psalms, starting with ones that say ‘YES!’—expressions of faith and trust in the Lord.

As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we are exploring the practice of baptism.

As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we are exploring Belief Tiers—which beliefs are core to the Christian faith, and which are more open-handed.

As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we look at our leadership structure—who our leaders are and what they do.

As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we look at some more of our values, including our desire to be inter-generational and inter-cultural.

As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we look at some of the values that guide us as a church, and specifically at the value of how we build our beliefs and understanding of God.

As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we explore the vision of the church—our purpose for being—which takes us back into the very beginnings of Scripture.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. For our last week, we look at stepping into forgiveness.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we look at stepping into one-on-one Discipleship.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we look at stepping into Community.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we look at stepping into Grace.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we look at the difficult taks of stepping into surrender.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we talk about a very specific step we can take to journey further into a life of worship.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. Our first week explores the unpopular but extremely important act of stepping into repentance.

Easter Weekend is a time of remembering a huge moment in history. It was especially huge for those living in that time, although their expectations for what was happening were very different. It turns out Jesus was doing something way bigger than anyone thought. The question is: do we know better? Or are we also missing what Jesus is really doing in our lives?

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. In our final week we get a lesson on humanity from an unexpected place—the little children.

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week we see Jesus calling us to externalise our focus—to see and meet the needs of others as more important than ourselves.