Msg: Fake Friendship

In the second half of our series on friendships, we looked this morning at what you might call a fake friendship. Jesus was asked once what the most important law or rule was to follow. He said that we should love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength - and love our neighbor as ourselves. Putting God and the needs of others ahead of our own desires, that's a good definition of what true friendship is all about. So what does that really look like? The beginning chapters of the book of Acts describe what life was like in the early church. They got it, until one couple tried to look like everybody else. Listen in and hear their story of a fake friendship.

Msg: Taking Bad Advice

Let's be honest - all of us are still figuring out life, and it doesn't always go as smoothly as we wish it would. Every now and then (and more often if we tell the truth) we could use some advice to get through the tough stuff. But how do you know who or what to listen to? I think the Bible gives us a great example of someone who listened to and took some bad advice. I think the Bible also points us to the One we should listen to the most and how. Listen to this message and see if it helps you to avoid taking bad advice in your life and who you should be listening to.

Msg: A Great Time...to Heal an Old Wound

Happy Easter!

As we celebrated Easter at Northland, we did things a little different than usual. We started with an early service where we were "visited by the Apostle Peter," who told us about some of the toughest days of his life, and when he finally understood the message of the cross and what forgiveness really means. You can hear that message by clicking hear.

Afterwords, we went downstairs and shared an amazing breakfast together. We then invited everyone as they were ready to go back upstairs to experience some thought provoking opportunities to consider what Jesus did for us on the way to the cross and the forgiveness He provided.

The message during our main service concluded our series on time, and continued our theme for the day of forgiveness. Each of us is born with a wound, and it probably does not take much thought to bring to mind someone who has wounded us. So what does forgiveness really look like? Today we discovered the difference between hurting and healing. May this message inspire you to be bold enough today to contact someone you need to and heal an old wound in their life. For some, this may be the time you ask Jesus to come in and heal an old wound in your life.

Msg: A Great Time...to Kill a Parasite

FYI - For those looking for last week's message, here it is - sort of. Due to the low attendance last Sunday (more snow again) and a technical glitch that gave us a recording of static, I prayed about it and decided to give the same message twice. Nobody complained that was here both weeks.

Parasites are nasty critters that live by sucking the life out of something else. Having dealt with parasites in the past, I can assure you that you don't ever want one. The problem is, some of us don't realize we have them in our lives right now. Today's message will help you learn how to kill a parasite in your spiritual life.