Helping the Whole World Find and Follow Jesus
Me to We: Irrationally Generous Introduction: As Christians, our generous giving is a unique expression of gratitude to God for His incredible grace in our lives. We are not generous because we feel guilty. Rather, our generosity flows out of gratitude for the redemptive work of the gospel in our hearts. The Gospel of Jesus…
Me to We: Spiritual Contributors Introduction: Since we started Northstar, we have focused on adding partners, not members. Membership implies privilege and status while partnership implies shared responsibility and sacrifice. We believe that God has called us each to be partners with Him in mission. And He has called us to partner together…
Me to We: Faith-filled, Big Thinking Introduction: Many people view faith as a belief in the existence of God. But does that adequately capture the idea of faith? To me faith is a person’s relationship and trust in God. The difference between faith as “belief in something that may or may not exist”…
First Things First Introduction: We have all experienced a lot of firsts in our life. Those include first day of school, first time riding a bike, first crush, first job, just to name a few. Matthew 6:33 gives us a first: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will…
Come To Worship: Bend Your Knee Introduction: True worship is a heart-felt response to God’s greatness. It is the adoration of God and complete surrender from the heart. This week’s message is on bending your knees as an act of worship to God. When we read the Bible, it’s clear that bowing our knee and…