Northside Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
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Northside Church is a Gospel-centered community on mission. We hold fast to historical doctrines of the church while seeking a lifestyle that flows out of strong doctrinal foundations. This podcast is the sermon audio from our Sunday worship services in Roswell, Georgia. Messages are given by lead pastor Dustin Schadt and others. Visit GoNorthside.com to learn more about our faith family.
John 1:1-18 The Word Became Flesh The passage emphasizes the divinity and incarnation of Jesus as the Word made flesh, who brings grace and truth to humanity and reveals God to the world.
Luke 2:41-52 | Today we are exploring the ONLY Biblical story from Jesus’ childhood. Our Scripture lesson today reveals Jesus’ precocious faith.
John 3:1-21 (1-3; 16) | Today’s Scripture lesson confronts us with a Christian understanding of divine judgment. What happens to our souls after death? We focus on the next phrase of John 3:16: “Shall not perish.”
Proverbs 1: 1-7 | Proverbs teaches us God’s wisdom. Foolish or wise—the choice is ours.
Proverbs 1:1-7 | Proverbs declares that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. We are called to hunger and thirst for God’s Word and way in our lives. Those who seek will find. For those who knock, the door will be opened. Ask, and it shall be given.
2 Timothy 3:14-17 | The Old Testament begins with God speaking creation into being. The New Testament begins with God’s Word becoming flesh. From Genesis to Revelation, we hear the story of God’s saving acts.
Psalm 1 | The story of the Old Testament reveals a covenant-making, covenant keeping God and a covenant-making, covenant-breaking people. Even when humanity was unfaithful, however, the Lord remained true to his promises.
Psalm 1 | God’s Word possesses the power to transform our lives. Hear the Lord call to each of us, “Take up and read.” Our journey together on Route 66 possesses the potential to change our lives forever.
Matthew 3:13-17 | There are moments in our life that move us to right relationship with God. They occur all through our journey: beginning, middle and end. What are the moments that have moved you into right relationship with God?
Luke 2:15-20 | In the aftermath of the Nativity, we return to our ordinary lives. This is where we continue to hear the message of Christmas. This is where we continue to serve the mission of Christmas.
Luke 1:26-33 | Be reminded of the JOY you've been given not in things nor people, but in the richness of Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Ask for joy. Seek joy. Claim joy. Share joy. And trust that there will be Joy to the World for Christ has and will come.
Mark 1:1-8 | Both John the Baptist and the Grinch remind us that Christmas is not about the ribbons, tags, packages, boxes, or bags. Instead, our hearts grow larger during the Holy Days when Christ comes into the world and our lives. During this Advent Season, let us “prepare the way for the Lord!”
Psalm 100; Colossians 2:6-7 | What are the magic words? They are “please” and “thank you.”Children of God learn to use them early and often. In the process, we discover that thanks living leads to thanksgiving. We receive and then give. We give and then receive. We live our lives in an offering of thanksgiving to God.
Exodus 34:6-7 | The Lord is steadfast on our journey, but what does this promise really mean? God does not promise that life will always stay consistent. God does not promise that there will be no consequences. It means that God is and will be merciful, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love. And the great promise that we get in our covenant relationship with God – is that God will be with us on the journey.
Luke 6:37-38 | During our October focus on Christian stewardship, we are revisiting the same theme by asking the question, “What does it mean to be fit stewards in God’s kingdom?” Last week’s sermon explored how to Lead in the church as Christian stewards. Today’s message is entitled Follow. As Christ’s disciples, we are called to faithfully follow Jesus in every area of our lives, including financial faithfulness.
Luke 9:57-62 | Our church-wide, yearlong theme for 2021 is Fit! The Holy Spirit seeks to make our lives “fit for service”in God’s kingdom (see Luke 9:62). During the January worship series, we considered five areas of fitness:
1) Mental Fitness
2) Fiscal Fitness
3) Relational Fitness
4) Physical Fitness
5) Spiritual Fitness
During our October focus on Christian stewardship, we are revisiting the Fit theme. What does it mean to be fit stewards in God’s kingdom?
Nehemiah 2:17-20
Zerubbabel. Ezra. Nehemiah. Three different men, three different times, three different situations. They shared ONE thing in common: They dared to dream! God’s vision became their mission. Divine inspiration and human perspiration combined to make their dreams come true.
Nehemiah 1:1-10; 1 Peter 2:4-10
During the series, we are exploring the Old Testament books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Together they describe the Jews’ return from Babylonian Exile.
Over the past weeks, we have heard how Zerubbabel led the first group that rebuilt the altar and temple. Years later Ezra inspired a religious restoration. Today’s story focuses on Nehemiah who rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:1-10
There’s a place for you at Northside Church, and we welcome home everyone today. However, there’s a lot of fixing-up left to do! Today’s sermon is entitled Construction Blueprints.
There’s a place for you at Northside Church to KNOW the love of God, to GROW as a disciple of Jesus Christ, and to GO into the world to serve others.
Our church is an ongoing project, but the foundation is firm and the bones are good. Today we are celebrating our homecoming. Northside Church, are you ready to see your fixer-upper, dream home?
The only dumb questions are the ones we don’t ask. Our uncertainties and doubts can develop a deeper faith. So, frequently ask questions with the assurance that those who ask will receive.
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, wrote in a sermon:
I am passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God . . . I want to know one thing, the way to heaven—how to land safe on that happy shore.We share Wesley’s desire to know the way to heaven. You see, this earth is not our home. According to 1 Peter 2: 11, we are “aliens and strangers in the world.” Christians are pilgrims traveling through this world to the next. Therefore, we sing hymns like “I am bound for the promised land,” “We’re marching to Zion,”and “When we all get to heaven.”We’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground to fairer worlds on high. Eternal life is our goal, and heaven waits at journey’s end. In theApostles’ Creed, we profess our belief “in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting***.” Amen!
By definition, miracles are difficult to comprehend and even harder to believe. Little wonder that people have doubts and questions about the miraculous.
However, the pages of Scripture are filled with stories of signs and wonders. Do miracles still happen today? What do we believe as Christians?
Join us this episode for the beginning of a new worship series entitled FAQs. During August, we are exploring Frequently Asked Questions by Christians.
In Matthew 7:7, Jesus promised, “Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you.” In the process of asking, seeking, and knocking, our questions strengthen our faith.
In the coming weeks, some of the FAQs we will explore include:
- What is God’s will for my life?
- Do miracles still happen?
- What is heaven like?
We begin with the FAQ, “How can I KNOW that I am saved?”