Jesus never said life would be easy, but he did promise us a path that leads to peace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Jesus promised that a consistent, constant, and steady joy can be ours. And fortunately, he also tells us how. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

The Holy Spirit was given to us not so we could be more spiritual, but so we could become more mature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Despite Jesus predicting it multiple times, eyewitnesses were shocked to learn God had raised Jesus from the dead. And what God did for Jesus, he can do for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

It’s easy to believe the greatest enemy of the church comes from outside the church. Unfortunately, the church’s greatest threat is right in the middle of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

The message of the church is a message for the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Early Christians were bold, confident, and courageous. How we pray is an indicator if we’ve strayed from that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Provide for the next generation what you wish the previous generation had provided for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

When the church first began, a natural question surfaced right away: What shall we do? The answer had to do more with understanding who your faith was in more than what needed to be done. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Being part of a local gathering of Jesus followers means you are part of something big. It’s up to each generation to determine what Christianity looks like, sounds like, and reacts like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Most people understand the importance of monitoring the physical condition of their heart. Jesus taught that the spiritual and emotional condition of the heart is what’s most important in this life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

One way to test the spiritual condition of your heart is to listen to the words you say. In Matthew 15:10–20, Jesus teaches that the words we say reveal what’s in our hearts. Monitoring the nature of your words can help you monitor the condition of your heart. When it comes to your heart, do you hear yourself? See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

One way to test the spiritual condition of your heart is to listen to the words you say. In Matthew 15:10–20, Jesus teaches that the words we say reveal what’s in our hearts. Monitoring the nature of your words can help you monitor the condition of your heart. When it comes to your heart, do you hear yourself? See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

In all its subtle forms, greed has the potential to rob your life. But the secret to living a meaning-filled life is found across the border from what’s in it for me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

If the only things that concern you are about you, there is work to do. Ultimately, we save ourselves from ourselves by choosing not to be all about ourselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

If something about the world is broken and it breaks your heart, there’s an opportunity to be a part of fixing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

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During this time of year, we engage our imaginations as we embrace the magic of Christmas. Let’s also imagine what the world would be like if we fully embraced the way of Jesus—the way of love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Jesus came to show us not only the way back to God, but the way back to others as well. As people who have been reconciled to God, we should pursue reconciliation with people whenever possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Have you ever felt like you've lost your way? Usually by the time we realize we’re lost, we’ve been lost for quite some time. And we instinctively ask, "What should I do?" Instead, there’s a different question to consider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

We believe following Jesus makes your life better and makes you better at life, and we want our local church to inspire people to follow him. In this message, Andy Stanley talks about how and why we do church the way we do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

The church should be much more than a place people gather. As modeled in the early days of Christianity, it’s intended to look like a united, selfless, and committed family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Sometimes if something is too familiar, we forget how significant it is. The parable of the prodigal son is a perfect example. And when we acknowledge where we are in the story, we’re positioned to discover where we need to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Doubt doesn't have to be an off-ramp to faith. In fact, it's a natural part of the journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

No matter if our current season of life is easy or difficult, we strive to fix our eyes on Jesus instead of our circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Our circumstances are not an indicator of God’s absence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Your great work is to identify the distractions that keep you from the “problem” that you are uniquely positioned to solve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Great work is often found on the other side of a terrifying longing. How could clarity regarding your “terrifying longing” reduce the allure of the distractions you’re most susceptible to? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Spiritual disciplines require practice. Practicing well is just as important as practicing, period. In this message, we’ll learn about a few disciplines we can begin to practice to make room to experience more of God’s power in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Spiritual habits are not the end; but a means to an end. To what end? Jesus makes that abundantly clear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

As we see in this interview with Hal Donaldson, sometimes difficult circumstances can inspire people to do something great. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Living in the upside-down kingdom Jesus described can perhaps seem risky and foolish. But the power and love of God is released when we embrace it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

We can be tempted by a lot of things we shouldn’t give in to. But when we give into the temptation of humility, the world changes for the better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

The cross is a reminder for us to stop chasing what can’t be caught. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

It's not intuitive to choose to lose, but Jesus introduced an upside-down way of living. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

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With our society as divided as ever, we as Jesus followers have the opportunity to model how to cultivate a culture of diverse friendships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Prioritizing the needs of a community of people above ourselves moves us toward the interdependence we need. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

Great friendships are rare as adults. We go through most of life with built-in friendships, but then we’re thrown into the real world where it seems much harder to find and maintain them. Using three key concepts, we’ll discover how to create and cultivate meaningful friendships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

#8: The Bible documents God’s redemptive activity in the world, culminating in the arrival of his final King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

A conversation with John Dickson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#7: Jesus followers are multipliers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#6: The church is God’s agent of transformation personally, culturally, and globally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#5: Jesus died for my sin to reconcile me to God. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#4: Jesus promised justice in the end and invites us to trust him in the meantime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#3: Jesus defined sin as anything that harms you or others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#2: Jesus came to illustrate and demonstrate what God is like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

#1: Jesus is God’s Son and our King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

The way of Jesus is the way of love. But loving in theory and loving as a way of life are very different, with very different outcomes. The great thing for us is that Jesus offers us his own life as an example of how to love as a way of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church

The way of Jesus—the life he modeled—is a life of daily surrender and sacrificial living. Every day, we have countless opportunities to deny ourselves and take up our cross, even in the small, seemingly insignificant moments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Autor: North Point Community Church