Sermons
Wise Living: “Prudent Instruction”
Too often Christianity is viewed as a way to “be saved.” What we usually mean by that is, if I believe the right things or check the right box, then […]
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Word Made Flesh: “Reinstatement”
Similar to the first disciples of Jesus, we too can fail to live up to our calling. In these moments it is wonderful to know that God’s grace is greater […]
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Word Made Flesh: “See the Lord”
We long to hold onto the familiar. However, Jesus is raised into the new life of God, the unknown. He has been raised from the dead; not to the old […]
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Word Made Flesh: “Hosanna”
It is significant that the king of Israel—the Lord over all—comes to his city and his people riding a donkey’s colt rather than on a war horse. Let’s face it, […]
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Word Made Flesh: “Raising the Dead”
There is little doubt that death is powerful. Anyone who has looked on the body of a loved one who has died has the overwhelming sense that they are ‘gone.’ […]
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Word Made Flesh: “Good Shepherd”
The voice we follow matters. Jesus offers us an opportunity to discern between himself and the alternative(s). Only he is the Good Shepherd and this can be known because he [&he...
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Word Made Flesh: “Blind May See”
Spiritual arrogance is a problem. We can become so morally upright that we lose sight of God’s grace, both to ourselves and to others. This occurs when we become so […]
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Virtue Us: “Love”
Christians are called to love God, and to love our neighbours as ourselves. But how does the love of Christ that God has shed abroad in our hearts differ from […]
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Virtue Us: “Hope”
How we hope depends on our view of the future. For the ancients the world was cyclical and humans rose and fell over and over without end. But, for Christians, […]
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Virtue Us: “Faith”
If faith is a virtue and not something that I produce within myself, then how do we grow in faith? Where, in what, and in whom we put our faith […]
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Virtue: “Courage”
What does it mean to be courageous when we live our lives in Christ Jesus? How does this godly courage align with and differ from the military expression that we […]
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Virtue Us: “Self Control”
Titus 2:1–15 | “Self Control” In an age when we can get, and expect to get, everything we desire at our demand, exercising self control is immensely difficult. Of course, [&hell...
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Virtue Us: “Justice”
Justice is an ideal that we often desire for ourselves and for our world. However, the justice that we seek to demonstrate in our life in Christ is shaped by […]
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Virtue Us: “Wisdom”
As we consider what life in Christ ought to consist of, the starting point that the virtue tradition commends is “wisdom.” However, Christian wisdom differs significantly from t...
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Prayer Book: “Glory”
In our day we can be a little loose with our language. We can describe a pizza as awesome. But such a word really should be reserved for God, for […]
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Prayer Book: “Praise Him”
The basis of all prayer is the magnificent realization that God has chosen us for his very own. This gives rise to an abundance of praise (warm admiration) in our […]
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Prayer Book: “Promised King”
God’s love is God’s faithfulness. God’s faithfulness is God’s keeping his covenant promises to his people. God has promised his people a son of David to sit on David’s throne [&...
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2024 Christmas Pageant: Out of Time
Northview Community Church Presents… Out of Time – An Intergenerational Christmas Pageant.
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Prayer Book: “Promise of Peace”
In the in-between time of Jesus’s coming and coming again, we long for peace. That longing is expressed in prayer, calling on God to keep his promises to make all […]
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