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Northstar Church in Panama City, FL is a place where everybody's welcome, nobody's perfect and anything can happen! We hope that you enjoy these messages from our lead pastor Marty Martin and the Northstar teaching team. We hope that they encourage and challenge you to live a life of worship. For more information and resources, such as videos and notes that accompany these messages, please visit www.northstar.cc

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Praying prayers that God accomplishes much through

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relying on God‘s word enough that it works in me

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Working hard to show God‘s work

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God working within me powerfully enough that Jesus is glorified

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Description: Most of us have been hurt by people we considered our community. How do we heal from that hurt and build meaningful relationships that are good for us and help us grow? Join us this Sunday!

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Joining God wholeheartedly in His plan

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walking with God as a son rather than a tenant

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Faith that results in actions, motivated by love for love

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God‘s power that comes through hearing and trusting

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Responding to death in a way that brings life

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Comfort in my affliction, working comfort in others

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God’s energy in me to accomplish what only He can accomplish

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Description: Community is something we all long for but aren't always sure how to achieve it. Join us this Sunday to learn more about how Jesus shows us the way to true community.

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The power to believe and be filled with joy and peace

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Released from the control of my sinful desires

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Honor God as he adds his great power to my little power

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Changing my desires, and sharing God‘s nature by the power of his promises

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God’s power to do by faith more than I am able

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Walking with Jesus and relying on his unlimited power

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Power to become a lover of God

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Using God‘s gifts by the power love and self-control He’s given

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The glory that comes from the power to do good act driven by Faith

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relying on God‘s power because I see the weakness of my human abilities

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Desiring God‘s power more than the feeling of comfort or being in control

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Embracing my weaknesses as a means for Jesus‘s life to be manifested

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Leveraging situations beyond my ability to rely on God

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A life beyond talk of God‘s power demonstrated

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Description: Have you ever felt like you were at a wall or some impassable barrier either personally or spiritually? Join us this Sunday to find your way through that personal wall.

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Better understanding God‘s greatness as I carefully consider His creation

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Living today in the obvious power of the Spirit

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Following Jesus as I understand the word and the power of God

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The Holy Spirit’s power demonstrated through me

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Receiving God‘s power as I use all my power to obey

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Working hard enough to experience. God‘s joy and power without burning out

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Struggling through prayer with God‘s energy and power

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Description: Apprenticeship to Jesus is a journey; from immaturity to maturity, from wounding to healing, from false self to true. But if following Jesus is a journey, is there a map? Join us this Sunday to learn more about embracing life's journey through Christ.

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Maturing as a drawn God‘s power in everything I do

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Going right into God‘s presence in every new circumstance

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Pursuing maturity through being with Jesus

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Working primarily toward a mature relationship with Jesus rather than moral perfection

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The skill and tact to be an aroma to draw people to Jesus

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Asking the questions that help people discover how to become mature in Christ

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Empowered to gently reprove those who would be helped toward maturity in Christ

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Description: Love cannot grow outside the soil of faith and hope, and our culture is hemorrhaging both faith (or meaning) and hope. What does the good news of Jesus have to say to our cultural moment of meaninglessness and hopelessness?

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Announcing the goodness of Jesus because I have seen it and can't keep silent

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Zealously and diligently, pursuing joy and pleasure in God

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Greatly rejoicing in my full deliverance

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strengthen to walk in the presence of Jesus

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Living today in the riches of God‘s grace

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Embracing Jesus within the mystery of not understanding what God is doing

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A desire to choose the good and the perfect things that come from God

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Description: Do you feel stuck in your apprenticeship to Jesus? Drawing from the wisdom of followers of Jesus throughout church history, Marty discusses how identifying landmarks on the journey of our apprenticeship to Jesus can help us get unstuck.

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Seeing the greatness of the riches of Christ in me

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Eyes opened to rejoice in Christ in me the hope of glory

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Proud of what Jesus accomplishes through me

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Fulfilling the responsibility God has prepared for me

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The humble service of making God‘s word known

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Experiencing the joy in suffering to help others

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Gladly suffering as Christ did to give my life for the beloved

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Description: Discover the heartbeat of our church: the idea that the way of Jesus is just that, a way of life. And one that takes practice in community. Join us this Sunday.

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Rejoicing when my affliction brings about good for others

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Helping others find peace with and satisfaction in God

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Vigilant, to not move away from constantly delighting in God

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Steadfast to struggle with all God‘s energy as his son not his tenant

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Living out of an unshakable confidence in Jesus

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The assurance that I can delight in God today

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Made able to stand in God‘s presence

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Description: What is following Jesus all about? We hear so many different viewpoints, and it can be confusing. Join us this Easter as we take a dive into who Jesus is and how to be radically transformed by His presence.

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Responding to the greatness of the freedom Jesus purchased for me with worship

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Continuing in God‘s presence after I sin

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Made to be awe inspiring

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From bitter enemy to beloved son

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Transforming thoughts that are hostile to God into those that love and embrace Him

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Being grateful for being included in the life of God

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Rejoicing greatly that Jesus has brought me near to God

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Description: What does it really cost to follow Jesus in a culture of self-fulfillment? This Sunday, let’s unpack the cost of discipleship so we can step into the abundant life that Jesus promises.

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Growing in love for God, as I consider Jesus’s sacrifice to restore his favor to me

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walking with Jesus and seeking The Father

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God, taking delight in my Spirit, empowered obedience

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Jesus and his love and power superior to all things

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Confident in Jesus, who is actively holding everything together

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The power to do everything for Jesus

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Seeing and using Christ authority to advance His kingdom

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Opening my eyes to the glory of God as I walk with Jesus

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Meditating on Christ’s redemption of me until it moves me

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Walking with Jesus in His kingdom

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Enduring difficulties joyfully as I share what God prepared for me with Jesus

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Asking for the power to obey and to feel grateful as I do

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Faith to be strengthened with all power

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Strengthened to be content in all circumstances

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Description: Have you ever struggled with something: a temptation, or a nagging bad habit, and will power alone was not enough to get you through? Most of us know that we need more than will power, but do we know how to access the power we are given through God that gives us the extra help we need? Join us this Sunday as we explore the power God has provided for us.

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Receiving the power to live with unlimited endurance, patience and joy

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Praying for everyone I encounter to see God more clearly

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Serving God fervently and diligently to experience Him more

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Obeying God in a way that increases my experiential knowledge of Him

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Doing each good work as Jesus would to please Him

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seeing when I’m seeking the approval of others and hindering the pleasure of God

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Occupying my thoughts with how to please, my wife and Jesus

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Description: You may be connected with a group of people, but are you in true community? If we want to be transformed to be more like Jesus, we can't do it alone. Join us for this week's teaching on the transforming power of community.

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Doing everything with Jesus with His help

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experienced the good that comes when I master my cravings

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more attracted to drawing others to God than what I want in the moment

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responding to God’s promises to add self control to my faith

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humble myself, and receive God’s grace

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revived and joyful as a treasure and meditate on God‘s word

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resting in God, and seeing his love and kindness

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removing the barriers to receiving the Holy Spirit promptings

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Description: If you want to make a difference you have to see people differently like Jesus did. Join me this Sunday to learn to have a Jesus perspective with the people around you.

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a vision for the with-God life

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embrace the chaos of progress!

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give my attention to gods promises when my desires are drawing me away

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obey with the confidence that the reward is coming later

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looking away from sin toward Jesus and his greater reward

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elevate the desires of others before my own

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recognizing and rejecting the path of stupidity

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Description: What we have isn't meant to be kept in! What does it look like for the church to be the church beyond the walls of the building? Join us for today's message on being the hands and feet of Jesus where it matters most.

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let me rejoice and be glad in God‘s presence

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recognizing and fighting the spiritual battle immediately

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take the initiative to prepare for our family’s future

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Led to the path of self-control, that will free me from my sins

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abide in Jesus without distraction

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understanding the fear of the Lord as I search for understanding

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content, enjoying what God has given me in this place at this moment

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Description - We all want to be influential, but do we want it for the right reasons? Do you want your influence to bring life change to those around you? Join us this Sunday to discover how you can honor Christ with your influence.

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guide my feeble heart into Your glory

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God let your favor shine on me as you help me to trust in You alone

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bearing much fruit as I abide in God’s love

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receiving God’s love as the outcome of my trials

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ask for wisdom to trust in God

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exulting in hope of the glory of God

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recognizing when fear is keeping me from understanding

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Description: Giving ourselves to good works apart from God will eventually drain our batteries. When we give ourselves to God first, He empowers us to love people using His strength. Join us Sunday to see how "walking in worship" provides life to all who are in need!

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Partnering with God when I’m not in control

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seek to be reliable and thoughtful of the responsibilities in front of me

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ready for Jesus to come back now!

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understanding God‘s word and works

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asking and seeking for wisdom to believe what is right

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seeing the Jesus can be trusted

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stirred to action through reminder

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Description: Do you know some simple ways to live your life so that it demonstrates the good news of Jesus to others? If you want to impact the world where you live with the love of Christ, join us this Sunday to learn more!

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refusing to pursue pleasures that will destroy me

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Align my way of life with God’s promises

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Weigh the passing pleasures of sin against the greater rewards of Christ

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determine with my mind that God is faithful

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changing the way I see people by leading my mind to do so

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directing my mind to see people as beloved rather than enemies

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finding value in the gifts of others for their good

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Description: How does God bring heaven to earth in such a way that lives are changed and brokenness is met with healing? Join us this Sunday to discover your part in this miraculous exchange!

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directing my mind to pursue benefit and reject damage

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leading my mind to determine and act, based on what I believe

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I don’t need to be given what I think I rightly deserve

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each person more important than I

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finding gratitude in times of trouble

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seeing enough of the glory that comes from distress to exult in it

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Strengthened faith that believes God will perform His promise

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Description: Would you like to be better?

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trusting all experience, God’s glory as I experience His grace

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trouble an opportunity rather than an obstacle

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A vision of Jesus and His terrifying greatness

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experiencing God’s power as I seek Him

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living with Jesus, because I am delivered from His wrath

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Chosen, holy and beloved to love others

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motivated by promises more than warnings

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Description: A lot of us might be "connected" but still feel alone. Jesus was a revolutionary when it came to community. Join us this week to discover how your life can be changed by one simple thing.

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put off the old self that is keeping me from becoming like Jesus

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set my mind on heavenly things in God’s kingdom

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be strong in the Lord and the strength of His mate

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led to follow Jesus

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put off the muddy clothes so I can put on the clean ones

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the greatest treasure with me

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God strengthen me to seek You

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groaning for the life found in pleasing God

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cry out against the dark emptiness

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disgusted by the soiled clothes of sin

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urgency that stops selfishness and starts love

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clothed with the Holy Spirit’s power

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seeing God’s kingdom as first

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visualize the steps to be immersed in Jesus

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Description: Answering one simple question can bring clarity to your life that you can eliminate unnecessary stress, help you tap into your potential and live a more fulfilled life. Join us this weekend as we unpack that clarifying question!

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reasoning for the kingdom of God in a way that shows people I desire they’re good

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see God’s love and trust Him

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let endurance grow

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God is present not dead

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serve the lord with gladness

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let me praise Your great and awesome name

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considering the price I will pay for giving into temptation

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We are often told that stress is harmful. What if that were not always true? What if there was a way to make stress your friend? Join us this Sunday to learn how to benefit from the stress in your life!

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value, and hope in God above all else

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Hating any good thing I make evil by worshiping it

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listening for God’s voice in awe of his greatness

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gratitude for God’s deliverance from dangers I didn’t know existed

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thirst and wariness the drives me to seek God and His power and glory

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flourishing and bearing fruit as I give thanks for what God has done.

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I cannot be harmed because God is watching over me

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Description: How can I determine what areas of my life need a reset and how do I choose what it is that I really want? Today's message gives a walk-through of the process of reset decision-making.

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content, silent, and still in God’s presence

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rejecting every opportunity to promote myself

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filled with joyful praise, as I receive God’s strength in answer to my cry

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an attitude of “training to“ rather than “going through“

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living with an integrity that rests on God’s mercy

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sorrow that leads away from self-pity over what was lost toward gladness over what is gained

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praising God as he rescues me with his great power

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Description: Why do we hold on to self-defeating habits? How can I make the hard changes so that I can live the abundant life the Bible talks about? Today's message offers specific application to help us change deeply entrenched habits.

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denying my momentary cravings to receive your eternal satisfaction’s

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fixing my eyes on the greater invisible reward

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receiving the Spirit’s life giving water because I see only He can satisfy me

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seeing God so I can change what I do because I’ve changed what I want

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not allowing what I want to be true to become a barrier to the truth

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God wills what is accomplished, regardless of my passion, dedication, resources or skills

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the desire and power to do what Honors God

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Description: Our choices shape our lives far more than our circumstances do. Do you know what the secret is to making good choices? Today's message offers a specific practice that can help you change your life!

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denying what I’m craving now so I can become the kind of person who can receive what I want even more in the future

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practicing the disciplines that God will use to move me to where he wants

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helping people learn to be good in concert with their free will

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prepared to face negative consequences when I do what is best

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wanting to delight in Christ, more than wanting to fulfill my sensual desires

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never forcing what is good on other people

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considering the consequences of being undisciplined

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Whether you are feeling overwhelmed or find yourself in a good season of life, you're going to need a reset. God wants to give you a new beginning in all areas of your life. Join us this Sunday for 'Reset' as Pastor Marty will help prepare you for a major reset in your life, give you daily choices you have to make to reset your mindset and experience lasting change, and show you why it’s important to look at the early patterns of your behaviors and feelings in order to move forward and develop healthy relationships with yourself and others.

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Longing to be together with Jesus and those in whom I find my joy and glory

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Looking to God (not my self discipline) to transform me as I put off my old self

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sacrificing and struggling gladly to help others experience Christ fully

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animated with God’s power to struggle and work with Jesus

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God, working out what he wants in and through my life

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experiencing the peace that comes when I set my mind constantly on God

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through love, serving others by the spirit

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Description: Marriage is hard. We get married with an expectation of happily ever after. When that doesn't naturally occur, we get discouraged and sometimes quit. God uses marriage to draw us closer to him and others. What if the problem with marriage isn't our spouse but our focus?

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every step, guided and empowered by The Spirit

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rejecting the desires that will make me comfortable and enslaved

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knowing when I should refrain from trying to get what I want

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cutting off the opportunities needed by my ungodly desires

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relying on God for the desire and the power to finish as well as begin

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seeking to desire to do what God wants me to do

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using the frustrations of my limitations to motivate myself to focus on what is eternal

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Description: Who are your people? Who are the people in your life that you count on? Who are the people in your life that count on you? Learn how to develop those kinds of relationships.

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content with what I want only coming to pass if God permits it

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rejoicing in the way, God has made me and the place he has given me

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fleeing from idols that are permitted, but hinder edification or love

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offering God what I want by abstaining from it

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seeking The Spirit to reveal to me what I want during conflict

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setting aside the weights and sins that I want in the moment to receive the good I want in the future

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resting in God’s mercy rather than my strength of will or human effort

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Description: We all want to win. After all, winning is better than not winning. In a game a win is defined, but life is not a game. And winning in the most important areas of our lives isn't always clear. So, how do we win?

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the power of the Spirit to win the war against the sin dwelling in my body

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relying on the power of the spirit because I see I lack the human resources to do good

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The Spirit's power to obey as He reveals to me the hopelessness of obeying in my own power

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living today empowered by God Spirit rather than my human effort

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content. When what I believe is God’s will does not come to pass

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my plans choices and actions always following God’s will

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abiding in God’s love as Jesus makes His glory known to me

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Description: Do you feel overwhelmed by the busyness of everyday life? Do you want to slow down but simply don't know where to start? Join us this Sunday to learn how a patient heart leads to a life of love and fulfillment.

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aligning what I want with what God wants as I abide in him

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simply, and honestly adoring God and everything today

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increasing my desire for God as I delight in Him

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considering the consequences of doing what I want before I do it

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forsaking anything that will keep me from responding to God’s grace that can draw me in

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asking God to do what he wants when I want something different

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embracing that it is OK for me not to get what I want

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Description: Have you ever known what you wanted to do? You were clear about what you should do and yet you didn’t do it? Join us this Sunday to learn how to be empowered to do what you want to do.

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the faith to ask God to bring about what he wants rather than what I want

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embracing the need to deny what I want now to receive what I want more

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wanting to be with Jesus enough to deny myself lesser satisfactions

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encountering God in the joy of gratitude for the wonderful things He has already done

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confidently expect God to bear much fruit through me as I abide in Him

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Strengthened by God's might, to endure with joy

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seeking today, to be satisfied only in God

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It is only possible to have healthy relationships when we listen and speak to one another. In this special Northstar summer series “Listening for the Lord’s Voice: What God is Saying to Me Now” several of our Northstar pastors (and some of their spouses) will reveal what they sense God is saying to them at this time.

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rejoicing over God’s help as I trust him and pray

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training, my heart and contentment, rather than creed

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rescued from temptation by God

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the practiced repetition of exposing the ruinous false promises of what I feel like doing in the moment

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resistant to being seduced away from devotion to Jesus

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lacking nothing, even when I do not indulge my worldly desires

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thinking about how my habits affect me and those around me

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Description Everyone wants a hero and most of us would like to be considered a hero of sorts, at least in the eyes of those we love. What makes someone a hero Today's message gives us three qualities of a hero that we can all apply to our lives.

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working together with God at everything I do

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relying on God to obey instead of acting like a mere man

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resisting my over, desires by exposing their lies that will destroy me

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finding safety in God as I see His response to my prayers

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removing the impurity and unrighteousness the blinds me to God

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relationships, deep enough, that I can rejoice with others when I am suffering

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giving my attention and myself to Jesus, in a way that delights Him

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Description: It is not uncommon to doubt your faith or question various aspects along your faith journey. How should you respond when you find yourself at a place of giving up on faith altogether? Today's message gives helpful information on what to do at a crossroads of faith.

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helping others overcome the fears that are keeping them from receiving and giving God’s love

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finding comfort in God, when I am distressed or depressed

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seeing God clearly enough to desire an act to remove all defilements that would distract from his reflection in my life

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avoiding the shame that comes with being convinced that I’m right

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glad to receive gentle and bold instruction

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growing in faith, as I seek to know God in each circumstance

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putting my hope in God when I am troubled by my sin, or the sin of others

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Description: Jesus leveraged his authority for the benefit of those under his authority. Following Jesus means that when we find ourselves in positions of authority, we do the same.

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a life, ruined and miserable without God

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drinking in life and light and unfailing love from God

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rejoicing, and delighting in God as He rescues me in my weakness and need

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radiant with joy, as I am delivered from my fears as I learn to fear God

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hope in God over my resources and circumstances

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seeing God’s power and mercy so I know He cannot forget me

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developing a revulsion for deceitful desires, as I delight in God

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Description: What do you do when your will does not align with what God’s will? Did you know Jesus had that very experience? In this episode of “Follow” learn from Jesus what He did when He did not want what His Heavenly Father wanted.

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receiving the victory of the resurrection to work with Hope enthusiasm

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waiting confidently for the Lord, to save me when everything seems hopeless

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moved by the love and power of Jesus’s sacrifice

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navigating this day with Jesus who knows where he’s going

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sorrow without condemnation

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freed by my exalted place in God’s kingdom to do the lowest jobs in this world‘s kingdom

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overturning the sins and weights, keeping me from being more connected to God

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Description: We want to follow Jesus, but where is he leading? What is the payoff for following him? Today we will discover the reward of following Jesus.

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finding joy, in even the hardest obedience

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trusting God enough to seek to stand in His power, and being reasonable enough to be terrified to stand in my own

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wanting more than anything else to spend today with Jesus

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strengthened to rejoice in God and His answers to my prayers

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my desires fulfilled in God and my plans successful to do His will

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working with God in humility as He prepares and empowers me to do His well

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recognizing God’s response as I cry out to him from my distress

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Description The feeling of being overwhelmed is often equated with motherhood. Is it possible to flip the feeling from being overwhelmed to one of abundance and joy Join us this Sunday as we learn how to move from being overwhelmed to overflowing!

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turning to God when it feels like he’s turned away from me

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enabled to pray and see God’s love and power in wonderful ways

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the desire and power to flee, ungodliness, and to pursue God and follow Jesus

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taking the way of escape by considering the consequences for those who gave in to temptation

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content because I’m trusting God not what he’s given

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a zeal for God that is strong enough to fight passionately against desires that lead to idolatry

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saved from being defined by earthly cravings

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recognizing and following the voice of Jesus today

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recognizing evil desires because they’re selfish or I’m trying to force other people to satisfy them

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confessing my sin, and longing to be near the Lord

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resisting the devil in the power of God’s grace, to overcome my sinful desires

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what I want in conflict and how to satisfy that want in God

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pursuing God with the knowledge that my disciplines are never sacrifices

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a deeper desire to embrace and use what God has given me to do his will

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Description: What do people who follow Jesus look like? What do they wear? Today's message talks about how we can display our faith in an impactful way.

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rejecting every opportunity to do what I feel like doing today as long as Love allows

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seeing the destructive consequences of doing what I feel like instead of what I want

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the power to do what I want to please God instead of what I feel to please my flesh

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confident of the power of The Spirit in and through me when I do not rely on my own efforts

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God helping me with His grace beyond my human efforts

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beholding the beauty of the Lord, as I seek His face

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God’s care for me as I cry out to him in my distress

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Description: What does following Jesus look like in today's culture? Following Jesus is more of a process than a one-time decision. Join us this Sunday as we discover the stages of following Jesus.

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waiting on God as He makes me to know His ways

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ready to walk in God’s good works as I pursue the honorable and flee the dishonorable with those who genuinely call on God

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truly free as I abide in Jesus’s word and trust in His power

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drawn by God into the joy of His presence

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living in the hope and power of Jesus’s resurrection

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spontaneous rejoicing, while I dwell in complete safety, because I am dwelling in Jesus

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continuously practicing God’s presence today

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attuning my soul to hear from God

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living in the reality that anything apart from God is bad

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living in the reality that anything apart from God is bad

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empowered by patience to step back and speak with helpful, tender nuance in a difficult situation

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living by the grace that comes when I value God above everything else

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the foolishness of discarding God’s glory for unsatisfying human things

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learning and teaching as I preach the good news

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Regardless of what you believe, regardless of how you behave, Jesus invites you to...follow. Join us to learn what it means to follow Jesus!

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refusing to turn away from God to worldly resources when I am stressed or afraid

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praising God as I rejoice in Him over the marvelous works He has done.

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filled with the Spirit to always give thanks for all things.

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praising, because I have considered the majesty of God‘s creation, and that He cares for me

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Erecting the guard rails that help you refuse to even consider deceitful desires

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removing myself from the center so that I can make progress with Jesus

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worshiping with joy and awe because of Your unfailing love

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Description: Why does Easter matter so much? How does it impact my life? Join us this Easter Sunday as we explore how what happened over 2000 years ago affects our lives today.

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pausing to consider God when agitated

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Jesus can be trusted!

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free from the burden of forcing people, because God makes his appeals through me

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united so closely with Jesus, that people can see His incredible grace

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receiving Jesus, his new life so I live for God rather than myself

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the grace to give myself to God, and not my sinful desires

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denying the desires that keep me from God‘s word

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Description: We all long to be a part of something bigger than us, something that lasts. God has a specific way that we can do that! Join us this Sunday to explore how.

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empowered by God’s word to desire, and do what is good

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choosing to do what is good enough that I desire it

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a heart that is drawn more to God than to what pleases me

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struggling for the encouragement and unity that leads others to experience Jesus

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living in the freedom of serving others, rather than the bondage of doing what I want

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content to rejoice in God through what He’s given me

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growing my ambition, for God’s glory rather than people’s approval

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The Word of Trust is about the immense amount of trust Jesus had to have in his Father to go through the crucifixion. It gives us four reasons why we can trust God in our own darkest hour.

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keeping myself in the love of God

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giving with generous abandon, knowing God will provide

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Knowing I have come to know Jesus, as I am walking in the manner that he walked

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living confidently in the experience of God’s love as I walk in the way that Jesus did

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walking in Jesus’ light as a sinner

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walking in the power of God’s Spirit without seeking the attention of others

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seeking to humbly and gently restore those caught in sin

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Message Description: What Jesus accomplished on the cross impacts much more that what just happens to you after you die. Learn how to experience the results of Jesus work on the cross today AND for all of eternity.

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faith to wait on God to restore me when it seems He doesn’t exist

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fulfilling the ministry God has given me through mercy rather than achievement

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considering the consequences of my sin, in addition to God and his rewards

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depending on God, because my adequacy comes from Him not myself

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putting off my sinful desires, and putting on my new nature through the desires and power God gives me

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A desire for the good of others that is strong enough that I adjust even my patterns of sleep

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The Word of Humanity talks about how Christ’s thirst on the cross was an example of the humanity he shares with us, and tells us how we can satisfy our own spiritual thirst.

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undisturbed by afflictions

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suffering welcomed as a means of grace

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savoring gods kindness, putting off my old self, and growing in grace

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holding fast to Jesus and growing as I am nourished by God

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the focus needed to set my mind on what pleases The Spirit

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persuaded through alertness more than drama

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living in God’s kingdom beyond just what can be seen and touched

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Description: What Jesus did for us on the cross is far greater than we can fully understand. Jesus became our substitute on the cross, taking on our sin and pouring God’s goodness into us. Join us this Sunday as we respond in gratitude!

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offering myself completely only to God

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walking according to The Spirit, and putting to death the deeds of my body

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living in the victory of being God’s Child

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the exhilaration of not being in hell as I deserve

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enabled to rejoice and be glad and give glory to God through my deeds

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turning away from temptations that are doomed to be destroyed

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trusting God through chaos and disappointment

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the grace to turn away from my sins so I can turn to God

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“Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple (John) whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Dear woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” John 19:25-27 (NIV)

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wholeheartedly, glorifying God, because I see the greatness of his works and ways

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living in the fear and gratitude that comes from being delivered from God’s wrath

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praising God for his deliverance from temporary and eternal suffering

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responding to bad things as a part of God’s ultimate perfect sovereign plan

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testifying with power through suffering

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nourished enough by gods word to obey his word

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throwing off my old sinful nature and putting on my new

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Message description: Experiencing uncertainty in important relationships can be deeply unsettling. And perhaps the most significant relationship we have is with God. Discover how to navigate those seasons of uncertainty and find assurance in your relationship with God.

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praying with the realization that God uses my prayers beyond what I can understand

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praising God for his deliverance from temporary and eternal suffering

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responding to bad things as a part of God’s ultimately perfect sovereign plan

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defeating my enemies by loving them

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I used to see God’s worth so I can respond in heartfelt worship

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inviting Jesus into my life to reign over all other loves

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unafraid of suffering as I rejoice in God’s promised reward

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Description: Do you ever feel like guilt is a cloud that follows you around? We aren't perfect so we won't always get it right. However, sometimes we just can't shake the guilt of our wrongdoing. Join us this Sunday as we learn from the words of Jesus how to finally release the guilt.

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terrified, and calmed by God

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the power to receive God’s mercy instead of following my natural instincts

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reshaping my love to be first into a desire to be last

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speaking every word, and doing every act in God’s love

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obeying God‘s command, because I desire to do so

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understanding God’s love for me enough to extend it to others

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knowing when appeasing the opposition brings more opposition

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never avoiding difficulties when they are the path to God’s will

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serving the Lord, with humility and genuine feeling

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Description: Are you intimidated when it comes to talking to your children or kids in your life about your faith? Join us this Sunday as we learn simple ways to share our faith with the kids we have influence with. 

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lead to make decisions through my wisdom and circumstances

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guided by the Holy Spirit to follow Jesus today

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reasoning for the kingdom of God in a way that shows people I desire they’re good

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preferring God’s will over my own

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living, moving and existing in God as his child

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confidence in the gospel’s power to save all kinds of people

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directed to use my worldly resources for God rather than myself

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opening the hearts of people to receive and obey God‘s word

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Empowered to speak words that encourage and strengthen the faith of others

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recognizing issues that require significant consideration and debate

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Description: How can cell phones improve our relationships and deepen our faith? Today's message gives practical tools to help us engage with the digital world in a healthy way that actually improves our relationships and deepens our walk with God.

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Description: Communication can be such a tricky thing! What specific things can you do to improve this in your relationships? Today's message gives very specific action steps you can take.

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Description: Healthy relationships are important for our well-being. How do we form friendships and develop relationships that will positively impact us and spur us to greater things? Today's message offers tools on how to form healthy friendships.

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Description: How would your life change if you really saw yourself the way God sees you? Today's message is an encouraging look at people through God's perspective.

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How can the same people that Jesus died for make us want to quit the "church thing" all together? What does God see in us that is so special when we fail Him and each other time and time again? Every relationship we have can help us know Jesus in new and deeper ways. Don’t count your neighbor out, join us Sunday to see how God's higher ways prove the value of His sheep!

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Does your faith bore you? Feel like you're just going through the motions? Questioning your faith? Doubting the Bible? Wondering if this "church thing" even works? There's one thing that will change everything ... making disciples. 

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Description: Home is one of the most important places for us to recharge spiritually and
relationally. God actively protects our homes and even mentions sending angels to protect our
homes. God is doing his part. Are we doing ours? In what ways are we participating with God
and in what ways are we disarming God’s protection of our homes?

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DESCRIPTION: If we spent any amount of time together talking about life what is one thing likely to come up in our conversation? Most likely issues our culture wants us to believe and attempts to force us to accept would be discussed. Sadly, many cultural issues keep people from following Jesus Christ. How do we battle against cultural lies? Let's talk about it.

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Description: If you could improve one area of your life that would gain the most traction for every area of your life, what would it be? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Marty shares a life hack game changer!

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Description: If you’re a dad, you want to be the best dad you can be. If you’re a leader, you want to be the best leader you can be. If you’re a human, you want to be the best human you can be. On Sunday, learn the one thing (maybe two things 😉) you need to do to be the best you can be.

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Description: What can we do to protect ourselves against the schemes and attacks of the enemy? Today's message gives us practical tools we can use to be prepared for the Spiritual battle we face.

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Description: Determining if something is of the occult can be rather obvious when you know what to look for. Join us this Sunday to learn about the third mark of the occult.

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Description: Sometimes we may wonder how to know if something is of the occult. Today's message teaches about the first two marks of the occult so that we can have wisdom in our decision making.

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Description: Most of us are aware that there is more going on around us than what we see with our eyes. There is a spiritual realm that interacts with the natural realm. Today's message explores the spiritual landscape to give us more awareness.

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Description: It seems like being overwhelmed might be part of the job description for life. What can I do to work through those times in a way that is healthiest for me and lines up with how God wants me to process things? Today's message gives us action steps to help navigate the overwhelming times.

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Description: Jesus was a pioneer and we are called to follow His ways. Join us this weekend as we learn more about how we can impact our community with the love of Jesus.

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Description: How would things be different in our world if people thought differently about how God sees them? Today's message gives us a new perspective on God that when understood has the potential to change everything.

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Description: The church has become unrelatable to so many. If we are to be carriers of hope, how do we create common ground within our community so that we can demonstrate that God is for them? Today's message gives practical ways of building common ground so that hope can be spread.

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Description: How is the church making a difference in the community? How can we make a bigger impact? Today's message kicks off a series on community involvement and engagement designed to communicate the love of Jesus in very tangible ways.

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Description:Have you ever wondered what the significance of the resurrection means for you personally? Have you ever asked, so what? Discover with us today, how only a risen Jesus can engage the deepest needs of your life.

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Description: How was it possible for Jesus to declare the details of his upcoming brutal death, burial and resurrection? His insistence in what was going to happen to him permeates the New Testament and He was SPOT ON with every detail. What does that mean?

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Description: Love is such an exciting thing in the beginning stages but how do some people find a way to make it last a lifetime? Today's message gives the secret to having a love that lasts through all the highs and lows of life.

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Description: How can I process anger in a healthy way? Today's teaching unpacks practical tools from the Bible that will help you tame your temper when it flares up.

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Description:  How can I show love to the difficult people in my life and still maintain my own personal dignity? The teaching in today's message has the power to change the dynamics in difficult relationships.

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Description: The words we use have the power to give life or death. How can I choose life-giving conversation more often than I do? Today's message gives practical tools to love with words.

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Description: The best way to learn a new skill is by watching someone else do it first. Jesus is the perfect example on how to love. Today's message gives us the tools we need directly from Jesus' example.

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Description: If you want your life to count you have to have focus. Jesus said there are two things that are more valuable in life than anything else. Today's message explores those two things with practical ways to stay focused on what's most important.

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Description: What would Jesus say is to be our number one goal in life? How can you pursue such a lofty goal on a daily basis? Today's teaching focuses on getting back to the basics so that we can truly work toward reaching life's highest aim.

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Description: What is that one bad habit you can't seem to shake? What if there is a specific thing you can do to eliminate that habit from your life? Today's message talks about the one thing you can do to finally kick that bad habit to the curb!

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Description: It's good to have a goal or a plan in place, but it's not going to come to fruition until you actually get motion moving behind it. So how do you get started? Today's message gives the biblical formula for getting your God given plan into motion.

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Description: For this to be your year, there is one question you can ask that will help you stay focused on your goals. Today's message gives basic principles on reaching your goals and talks about the one question you can ask every time you need to make a decision that can be a real game changer for your decision making.

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Message Description: Are you ready to put some feet under your God given dreams to bring them into fruition? Today's message teaches the Biblical blue print for success

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Description: Would you like to encounter God through His word rather than just “read your Bible?”  Nothing is more foundationally transformative than encountering God. Learn in today’s message how to be genuinely change by consistently encountering God.

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Celebrate Christmas with Northstar Church. 

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Description: We all want to live in a state of tranquility (peace), but how is that possible during such a crazy, busy season? Today's message explains how we can live in a state of peace every day.

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Description: As we learn to slow down so that we don't miss Christmas this year, what are some ways to worship the Savior whom we are celebrating? Today's message talks about practical ways to worship our Savior.

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Description: Tis the season for the crazy, busy life that is running toward Christmas Day with more push than we can hardly tolerate with joy! How do we slow down long enough to enjoy the time and keep our focus on the real reason for this season? Today's message focuses on finding a way to not miss Christmas!

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Description: How do we become a Peacemakers in today's society? In today's lesson we will look at Seven secrets necessary to becoming a peacemaker. 

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Description: Being a person of integrity has so many benefits that reach far beyond what simply meets the eye. Discover why integrity is such a big deal to God and learn some practical ways to develop it and live it out in your daily life so that you can reap the blessing of God.

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How can you live a fully satisfied life? How do you fill the deepest longings of your soul? Join us to discover how to live a life that is Blessed!

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Description: How in the world can I be merciful to those who have offended me or hurt me? Why should I? Is there any benefit to me personally? Today's message answers each of these questions with truth from God's word and real life application.

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Description: How can I be a strong person who exhibits gentleness? Today's message gives practical tools on how to make a difference in the lives of others by living a life of gentleness.

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Message Description: What do you do when you, or someone close to you faces a personal loss? Find out Sunday when we find out from Jesus how those who mourn are blessed.

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Is your life less stable and ordered than you would like? This Sunday learn Jesus’ prescription for happiness and satisfaction regardless of the circumstances of your life.

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As a child of God, your destiny has eternal significance not just for yourself but also for other people. Nothing you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God. This is why you must be urgent about knowing your destiny and completing your mission.

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Description: We all want a better world. How could things be different if we actively lived to serve and bless others unselfishly. Today's message teaches us how we can make an eternal difference in the lives of others.

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Description: What does it take to become the person God made us to be? Today's message gives us the tools we need to become all that God has created to be.

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We all need a place of community where we find support, identity, value, protection and the ability to contribute to something bigger than ourselves. This is a hard thing to find in a culture bent on self. Join us this Sunday to discover what the Bible says about the benefits of belonging.

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Description: How would your life be different if you could truly grasp how deeply you are loved by God? By receiving God's love, you are living in step with your purpose and calling. Join us this Sunday to learn more about living in your purpose and be challenged to fully embrace God's magnificent plan for your life.

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Do you find yourself overwhelmed? Does it feel like your life is spinning out of control? Or do you feel like you’re just going through the motions day after day with very little motivation, enthusiasm, meaning or purpose? Learn how God can make every moment of your life matter!

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It's not about you! That's good news! You are made by God and for God ... until you understand that, life will never make sense. Once you get it, the pressure is off and you are free to enjoy life as it was meant to be.

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Message Description: We all desire to feel valued, appreciated, and respected. But being respected doesn't come automatically. Respect is something we earn by the way we talk and the way we act toward others. And God wants you to work on earning the respect of others because the world needs more people who have credibility and who are worthy of respect. In this message, Pastor Marty looks at four common causes of conflict in your life and gives you five ways to earn the respect of others as modeled by Nehemiah.

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Are you feeling discouraged lately? Discouragement is one of the primary reasons we feel tempted to give up on our God-given dreams. In this message, Pastor Marty Martin explores four common things that discourage you, as well as God’s cures for your discouragement.

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Description: When you build a better future, not everyone’s going to like it. In fact, one of the biggest ways God tests your character is through how you respond to critics. In this message, Pastor Marty Martin describes five ways people will try to stop you with ridicule, and gives you five biblical ways to handle opposition.

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When God has given you a dream you will need help to fulfill it. As a result, the success of your dream will be dependent on getting people to work together. This message answers the question, “How do I get people to work together?”

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Description: What dreams are you dreaming today? Maybe your dreams seem small and insignificant, or maybe they seem so out of reach that you feel discouraged. Or perhaps you are currently running after that God-given dream of yours! In this message, Pastor Marty Martin shares about how you can enlist support for your dream and withstand opposition.

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Description: Sometimes we are "stuck" in a particular place in life because we don't have the map to move us forward. Today's message shares practical steps that will help you to plot out your road map to an improved future.

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Description: Do you ever feel like you need a reset so you can begin moving forward again? Today's message focuses on how to rebuild your inner self when life has taken its toll.

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God is our Father and the church is his family. God is love and we are created to experience and express his love. When we return to his heart, we find the joy, purpose, and life we long to experience.

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How do you find peace in chaotic times? Jesus tells us to not be anxious but also warns there will be trouble. Find out how to move forward even when circumstances are difficult.

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Description: Do you want to live a life that is above the mundane and ordinary? Today's message focuses on the tools that are needed to live a remarkable life that is fulfilling for you and blesses, inspires and spurs others on to greater heights.

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Do you want to be more loving with your kids and the people around you? Have you ever tried (and failed) to follow Jesus’ example of love? Have you every been discouraged by how far you are from that famous description of love in 1 Corinthians 13? In this message we will learn, not just how do loving things, but how to become a loving person.

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Description: We all have something that powers our families, businesses, and marriages. Sometimes it’s the right thing, and sometimes it’s the wrong thing. Find out how to stop trying so hard, and start trusting God’s model for family. There is a better way!

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The way we bring up a child not only affects that child’s life, but it impacts generations to come. In this message, you’ll learn how to bring out the best in your kids (or anyone, for that matter) even though you fail along the way.

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Description: The way we bring up a child not only affects that child’s life, but it impacts generations to come. In this message, you’ll learn the importance of accepting the uniqueness of our children by no longer comparing and conforming to the ways of the world.

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Description: Have you ever been anxious and afraid and felt completely alone? There is another way! A better way so that you don’t have to suffer like this. Today’s message teaches us the better way!

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Description: Anxiety has a way of popping up and disrupting our lives. How do you handle times of anxiety? Today's message offers some Biblical tools to combat this common problem.

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Description: You are a carrier. Is what you are carrying worth catching? Fear is contagious, but so are faith, hope and love. Join us this week and discover how to be a faith spreader, love giver and hope dealer.

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Description: Do you find yourself bogged down in a season of fear and negativity? God never intended that for you, He has a better way. Join us today to discover how you can live a life of vision and faith.

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Description: What do you truly long for, hope for and even need? What if the answer to one simple question contains the solution that satisfies the deepest longings and needs of our heart? Join us this Sunday as we grapple with the most important question ever.

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There’s no such thing as an unanswered prayer. God answers every prayer with “Yes,” “Wait,” or “No.” The last response is always the most difficult one to receive, and can be flat-out heartbreaking. In this message, Pastor Roy teaches us why God says, “No.” You’ll learn how God’s answer is his way of protecting you, helping you grow spiritually, and teaching you his perspective, plan, and purpose for your life. Discover how to trust that God does everything—even saying, “No”—out of goodness and love.

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God is willing and able to heal today. He invites and empowers us to join him in this work.

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Description: Do you want to awaken your faith with a new freshness that is personal, passionate, and in partnership with the Holy Spirit? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Marty teaches us how to take our faith to the next level!

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Description: Have you ever experienced a stressful or difficult time that left you questioning the presence of God? Sometimes it takes days, months, or even years before we realize that God used that experience as an opportunity to rely on him through difficult times. The more we begin to understand what God is really like, the more everything can fall into place, including our prayer life. In this message, Pastor Roy shares how God’s plan will always be good, including suffering for the benefit of others. We learn how he is the God of second chances and why he doesn’t always say “yes.” And we discover everlasting encouragement and renewed strength for the days ahead.

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Description: Do you ever struggle to connect with God in prayer? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Marty teaches us how to talk with God in simple and sincere ways.

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Description: When it comes to our faith, the Bible says we are not meant to remain as children but instead to grow up in Christ. In this message we learn six laws of spiritual growth and action steps toward a deeper relationship with God, and we discover the importance of feeding on the Word, developing spiritual habits, and growing together in community.

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Description: After forty years of wandering in the wilderness, Israel faced the Jordan River at floodtide. They could either cross over to a purposeful future, or stay behind in aimlessness and futility. God's people always make a positive decision to cross over into His future. Join us this Sunday to learn how to cross over into God's purposeful future for your life.

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Message description: Sometimes taking the first step toward something good can be scary. How do you overcome fear and find the courage to press on? Today's message teaches us how to step out into the future with faith!

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Description: Are you excited about the future? Did you know that changing one small thing can make a difference in your perspective of the future? Join us this Sunday for a message of hope!

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Description: Do you struggle to know your purpose or to stay focused on that purpose in light of the demands of life? As we watch how Jesus approached his life mission we can learn how to stay focused like He was.

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Description: Do you ever find yourself missing out on things in the here and now because you are so focused on what you need to do later? How can we be fully present in the moment like Jesus was? Today's message shows us what Jesus can give us so that we can be fully present in the current moment.

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Description: Do you find yourself overwhelmed and wishing for more hours in your day? Does it seem like you are too busy for what matters most? Today's message teaches us how to make room for what matters most.

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Description: Sometimes it feels like nothing is working. We can do all the right things and check all the boxes, but life seems to stay the same. How can we find the life we're longing for? Together, let’s discover A Better Way

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There are many ways to respond to the Word that do not produce the life we want. If we want to cultivate a Christian life that works, we have to follow the way of Jesus: listen to the Word, lovingly obey, and let the Spirit work.

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Description: Do you ever feel overwhelmed when you think about all the changes you want to make this coming year? What if you discovered that the answer to the changes is actually something very small? Today's message teaches us how the smallest things can make the biggest difference.

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Join us this Christmas Eve as we celebrate and worship the true gift of Christmas, Jesus Christ our Redeemer!

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Description: Wisdom is one of those things that is not easy to come by. What wisdom do we glean from the Wise Men in the Christmas story? Today's message gives us the ultimate guide to wisdom.

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What does it tell us about God that He chose to announce the birth of Jesus to the social and spiritual outcasts of the day? Today's message focuses on the relentless grace of God and His heart for each of us-no matter who we are and what we've done.

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Description: Do you want to experience the true joy of Christmas and a lasting peace within the coming year? Today's message talks about what we can do to receive that joy and peace.

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`Message description: Is it possible to be joyful regardless of what is going on around me? How can I find joy in the middle of my pain? Today's message shows us how to be full of joy no matter what is going on.