Northwest Church of Christ Sermons

Your True Self Worth

Your self worth can't truly be determined based on what other people say, or your successes, or your income or anything else the world tells you. Your self worth is rooted in the reality that you are made in God's image, that he is continuing to mold you and shape you into his masterpiece, that only God can declare your true worth, and that Jesus died because he found you worthy. The more we understand this the more we rightly view ourselves and others.

Jubilee

The Sabbath Year and Jubilee round out our series exploring God's purpose for rest in our lives and in the world. Are you maximizing your life, spiritually and otherwise by receiving the rest and deliverance from chaotic work God desires for you?

Scarred Hope

Some people experience loss and suffering and it causes a faith crisis they don't recover from. Others experience great suffering in life and in leads to a stronger and more intimate relationship with God. This sermon explores those differences and gives practical advice to develop a healthy scarred hope in Jesus Christ.

Inside Out

In our first church camp preview sermon Kent talks about how God wants to change us from the inside out. We often picture God as a being outside of the physical world who won't show up and interrupt our lives. But Scripture paints a picture of a God that wants to love us, mold us, transform us, and partner with us to change the world for his good purposes. Are you willing to become a transformed transformer?

Under the Broombush

In this first sermon on rest, we are exploring 1 Kings 18-19 where Elijah first defeats 450 prophets of Baal and then immediately cowers before a death threat and flees. However, God doesn't get mad. God sends an angel to provide for Elijah in his exhaustion and in his running away. We cannot outrun God's love.

God is Awesome

On Senior Sunday Nathan celebrate our seniors, but even more importantly celebrates our awesome God. We too often take God's incredible awesomeness for granted. But when we slow down and remind ourselves of God's greatness, it can restore our own sense of confidence in ourselves as his great creations.

Power of Prayer

On this Mother's Day we discussed the incredible power of prayer and how we too often pray for things without expectation, anticipation, or faith. Prayer would be more powerful if we instead spoke and listened and believed God's will and our will could become one in times of meaningful prayer.

The One Thing

God desires that He be the main thing in our lives. Whenever we make anything else the main thing it causes our lives to be wildly out of order. But when we put God into our life first, we then orient our values and time around it, then everything in life can fall in place. Is your life rightly ordered or is it time to make some changes?

To Teach or Not To Teach

In James 3, we are told that not everybody should be a teacher. But we shouldn't think of classrooms. James is thinking about people who teach by their words and their actions, who lead by example and influence others. In this way, every parent, boss, or mentor is a teacher and leader. And James isn't saying he wants fewer teachers, but that he wants teachers to be excellent in their heart and character, controlling their tongues and blessing others with their purity, humility and peace-making. Are you ready to lead or repent?

The Royal Law

Don't show favoritism. It feels like the obvious instructions we give to children. But actually putting into practice is at the core of Christian discipleship. It means living according to King Jesus' Royal Law and keeps us from being judged. This sermon takes a serious look at how favoritism is the entry point for many other serious evils in our world.