Northwest Church of Christ Sermons

The Ripe Harvest

This week we are preparing for our discipleship training and consider how Jesus designed his kingdom to grow by multiplication and not addition. Multiplication uses the power of many disciples making new disciples. We also explore how America doesn't have a "bad harvest problem" but really has a "too few harvesters problem." Are you ready to go to the harvest for Christ?

Living the Story: Light to the Nations

God promised Abraham his descendants would become a blessing to all nations. And yet Jesus grieved that the Temple had failed to become a house of prayer for the nations. And today God desires us to be a light to the nations. This sermon calls us to live in to that calling and discusses some of the reasons we fail to be the light in a dark world. 

Living the Story - Called by God

From early in history God has often called humans to special tasks or messages. He called Abraham and Moses and one was ready to follow and the other had all the excuses. What can we learn from those excuses? And do we repeat them in our life? Kent then shares what he hopes will open the door to a "God-size vision" for growing disciples at Northwest. Are you will to "come and see" what Jesus is up to and perhaps even "Follow and fish"?

Living the Story - This Broken World

So often people struggle to believe in God because of the suffering in the world. But Scripture acknowledges the suffering, not as God's plan, but as a result of our rejecting God's plan. Now, God works in the midst of the brokenness to bring about a new health and wholeness to us and the world. It's our job to partner with him on this journey toward restoration. The story of Hosea and his adulterous wife gives us an incredible picture of how God takes our sin seriously but loves enough to pay the price for reconciliation. 

Living the Story: In the Beginning

God's story doesn't end in the Bible but continues into every Christian's life today. This sermon explores Genesis 1 and the job that humans have to co-rule with God over the creation. What work does God have preselected for you? Are you willing to do it?

What Kind of Story is This?

The works of Jesus Christ didn't end when the Bible was first sealed. They continue in the lives of every Spirit filled person who follows Jesus. In this sermon, Kent explores what kind of Jesus story is being told at Northwest and what kind of Jesus story is being told in his own life.

The Gift of Love

We often think about the sacrifice Jesus made in his death. This week we focus on the sacrifice he made in his birth. We also look at Vanstone's idea that love always takes effort and sacrifice, and the love of Christ is certainly evident in his decision to leave his father to go save his prodigal siblings. 

The Joy of Coming Home

Christian joy is more than just being happy due to your circumstances or being happy even when bad things happen. Christian joy exists in the intersection between faith and hope. If we truly have faith that God will keep his promises, we look forward hopefully towards their fulfillment and experience joy in the present. 

The Shalom of God

One of the key ideas of the birth of Christ is the arrival of the Prince of Peace to our conflict riddled and broken world. But Scripturally the idea of peace is much bigger than simply ending conflict. The Hebrew and Greek words for "peace" have the idea of something being whole, healthy, and complete. When Jesus truly comes into your life he brings wholeness and then sends us to take the healing power of his peace into the world. 

Hope Comes

In the Gospels that describe Jesus' birth, there are many characters surrounding the birth of the Messiah who are experiencing grief, suffering, loss, and great trials. And just as Jesus brought hope to those who waited for him then, he brings hope to those who wait for him now.