Northwest Church of Christ Sermons

Mark (2) Jesus Become Famous

Jesus begins healing, teaching, and casting out demons. The result is that he becomes extremely famous extremely quickly. But Jesus knows that the best ministry is done in small rooms with few people. How can we learn from this model of ministry today?

Mark (1) The Authority of Christ

Mark's Gospel begins, not with genealogies or birth narratives, but with Jesus launching his Messianic ministry. It is immediately clear that he has authority over people, over the spiritual realm, and over the physical realm.

The Deacon's Character

Timothy and Titus have descriptions of Deacons. But Paul gives other examples of the kind of people who should be servants, leaders, and examples in the church. This sermon considers what kinds of people will be servant leaders at Northwest.

Deacons: Male and Female

This sermon launches our deacon appointment process and follows up on our 2023 study on women deacons. 

Back to School Blessing

In our Northwest tradition we spend this week in August blessing our new babies and children who are about to head back to school.

Unity Matters

This sermon explores Paul's appeal to the Romans to preserve unity whenever possible. The Restoration Movement began with the appeal, "In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things unity." Are we still willing to be family when small things seem like big things?

Undivided Devotion

In 1 Corinthians 7 Paul gives advice to single people, some never married and some widows. He tells them that if they can stay single they should because they can focus more on serving the Kingdom of God. Do our church leadership decisions today match Paul's advice to the church in Corinth?

Where God Dwells

David wanted to build a house for God. But God wanted to build a house for David's descendants that would stand forever. While many thought that mean the Temple and the throne of Israel, it truly meant Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. When Jesus died and resurrected to give us his Spirit, we became the new Temple that God dwells in.

Perfectly Imperfect Faith

So often we are unwilling to step up and serve or answer God's call in our life because we don't feel qualified. But over and over again God proved that He does his best work in people who were younger, less qualified, weaker, or unprepared. In those moments, when they are willing, God truly gets to reveal his glory in those people. 

The Weight of Being Jesus

Jonathan Roumie is an actor who has played Jesus on several occasions. In an interview he talked about the overwhelming feeling and opportunity that can come from being the physical representation of Jesus in the world today. This sermon explores Scriptures that call on us to be exactly that in our lives and in our world, taking Jesus into the places we go. Are you willing to be the embodiment of Christ where you go?