Northway College: Recent Episodes
Ryan Knapp
In this final message covering the letter of Philippians, Pastor Ryan discusses contentment.
In this message Pastor Ryan unpacks Philippians 4:1-9 and talks about navigating conflict and anxiety.
In this message, Pastor Ryan unpacks Philippians 3 and discusses the "gain" of being "found in Christ."
In this sermon at Proximity, Pastor Ryan walks through Philippians 2:1-11, what's known as the Christ Hymn.
In this message at Proximity, Pastor Ryan walks us through Philippians 1:12-30 and discusses how Gospel Perspective Leads to Gospel Proclamation.
In the Spring Semester kickoff Proximity, Pastor Ryan unpacks Paul's prayer for the "Saints at Philippi" in Philippians 1:1-11.
(We had audio issues, so the opening illustration was partially cut)
In this sermon at our last Proximity of the Fall 2023 semester, Pastor Ryan finishes up the book of Ruth!
This is the 4th sermon in our We Need a King series. In this message, Pastor Ryan unpacks Ruth 3 and discusses 3 identity-shaping realities that come from being in the redemptive story of God.
At our last Proximity for the school year, Pastor Ryan wrapped up John's gospel with John 21. In this chapter, we see what Jesus does with a failure for a disciple.
In this Sunday morning message, Pastor Ryan unpacks The Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) and discusses the call for Jesus' disciples to make disciples.
In this sermon from Proximity, Pastor Ryan walks through John 20:19-23 and highlights 3 things secured through Jesus' resurrection.
In John 15:18-16:4, Jesus tells his disciples that they will be hated. In this message, Pastor Ryan discusses why it is that Christians are hated and the hope that is in the words of Jesus.
In this message, Pastor Ryan walks us through John 13:1-30 where Jesus washes his disciples' feet.
We kicked off the Spring 2023 semester last Friday night at Proximity, continuing our series through the Gospel of John. In this message, Pastor Ryan walks us through John 11!
In this message, Pastor Ryan continues our series titled Come + See, walking through the Gospel of John. Pastor Ryan walks us through John 7:1-24 where we see many people who "miss Jesus" though he is right in front of them.
In this message of our Come + See series, Pastor Ryan walks through some of the most well-known verses in all of the Bible. These verses tell us who it is that gains access to the Kingdom of God.
John 3:1-21
This is the second message of our Come + See series walking through the gospel of John! Pastor Ryan walks us through John 1:35-51.
This is the kickoff message of our study of John titled, Come + See! In this message, Pastor Ryan walks through the prologue of the Gospel of John.
John 1:1-18
This is a message from Pastor Ryan on Palm Sunday. In this message, he paves a path from Genesis 3 to Palm Sunday.
Memento Mori means "remember death." In this message, Pastor Ryan continues our study of Ecclesiastes and walks us through Ecclesiastes 9:1-12.
This is session 2 from College Conference 2022! In this message, Adam Tarver, the College Pastor at Prince Avenue Baptist Church, walks through what it means that God is Father.
Galatians 4:3-7
This is session 1 from College Conference 2022! In this message, Adam Tarver, the College Pastor at Prince Avenue Baptist Church, walks through what it means that God is Love.
1 John 4:7-21
This past Sunday, Pastor Ryan preached about how God picked a fight with a man named Jacob, and Jacob prevailed. We hope you enjoy!
Genesis 32:24-32
This is a Sunday morning sermon from Pastor Ryan. In this message, he covers Colossians 3:1-17, and he encourages us to set our gaze on Christ! We hope you enjoy!
This is the third message in our Chasing the Wind series where we are studying the Book of Ecclesiastes! In this message, Pastor Ryan unpacks Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3, 5:8-9 and discusses Justice.
We hope you enjoy!
This is the second talk in our Chasing the Wind series where we are studying the Book of Ecclesiastes! In this message, Pastor Ryan unpacks Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 and discusses the nature of time.
We had an audio issue at about 17 minutes in where we had to fill the gap with another recording, but it gets back to normal after about a minute and a half.
We hope you enjoy!
Checkout this message from our first Proximity of the semester where Pastor Ryan's kicks off our Chasing the Wind series where we will be studying the Book of Ecclesiastes!
This is a message that Pastor Ryan preached on Sunday morning. He discusses how we can be wrapped in humility as he unpacks Philippians 2:5-11!
This is the last message of our Exiles series! Pastor Ryan wraps up the series discussing 1 Peter 5:5b-11 and Peter's call to stand firm against the attacks of the enemy.
This is a message Pastor Ryan preached on Sunday morning. In this message, he discusses what Philippians 4 says about anxiety and discontentment.
Philippians 4:4-13
This is message, recorded on a phone, is from our Proximity [Bonfire Edition]! Pastor Ryan continues our Exiles series and unpacks Peter's call for us to love one another.
1 Peter 4:8-11
In this message from Proximity, Pastor Ryan walks us through 1 Peter 3:8-12 where Peter discusses how to love life and see good days.
In this message, Pastor Ryan walks us through Ezekiel 33 and gives application for us today!
This message is from our first Proximity of the Fall 2021 semester! Pastor Ryan kicked off our study of 1 Peter titled Exiles: Living in a place that's not your home. In this first message, we studied 1 Peter 1:3-5. We hope you enjoy!
Ryan, our College Pastor, finished a two week sermon miniseries for Northway's Sunday services!
In this message, Ryan walks us through the life of a woman named Mary and shows three different snapshots of her sitting at the feet of Jesus.
We hope you enjoy!
Ryan, our College Pastor, started a two week sermon miniseries for Northway's Sunday services!
In this message, Ryan walks us through Hebrews 10:1-25 and shows us the significance in Jesus, our High Priest, sitting at the right hand of God.
We hope you enjoy!
This is a message Ryan, our College Pastor, preached to wrap up the Sunday morning Verified series!
This series covered the letter of 1 John, and in this message we discussed how we can have assurance of our salvation.
We hope you enjoy!
Are you weary? Discouraged? Fearful? Join us as Pastor Ryan walks us through 2 Timothy 2:8-13 to show us where to look for strength and encouragement!
This is a message from Proximity our College Worship Night! Ryan, our College Pastor, walked us through Judges 10:6-18 and discussed idolatry.
We hope this message will be beneficial for you!
In our final session, Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses what it practically looks like to love the Lord with all of our "lev, nephesh, and meod" (heart, soul, and might).
In our second session, Adam Tarver, College Pastor at Prince Avenue Baptist Church, discusses the Divine Name of God, YHWH, and "Ahava" (love).
In this session, Adam Tarver, College Pastor at Prince Avenue Baptist Church, discusses what it means to truly "shema" (listen).
This is a message from Proximity our College Worship Night! Ryan, our College Pastor, walked us through 1 Kings 19 to help us address the difficult issues of suicide, depression, and anxiety.
In Episode 1 of our "Recap" series, our College Pastor, Ryan, and our Women's Discipleship Coordinator, Julia, talk through the first part of our Spring 2021 semester. They summarized our Home Team series titled "Searching the Heart of the King" and our first Proximity.
Home TeamsWeek 1: My Refuge
Week 2: In God I Trust
Week 3: Thank the Lord
Proximity
Trust Issues
We hope you enjoy!
This is a message from Proximity our College Worship Night! The question Ryan, our College Pastor, covers is, "Will you trust the provision of God?"
The passage is Exodus 16
What will you do with the truth of Christ? Will you take the route of Herod, or will you take the route of the wise men?
Matthew 2:1-18
What do you do when you come back home and you feel out of place with your hometown friends? What about friends you used to be really close with, but now it seems that you have drifted a part and your values aren't the same anymore? What about your friends that you made at school?
In the second episode of our Surviving and Thriving in Breaks series, Ryan discusses how to navigate friendships during your breaks!
Have you ever said, "I'm not supposed to be here," after you looked at your life and life's circumstances? You think things like, "My life is supposed to look different. I'm supposed to be doing something else." Maybe it's school, a job, a lost relationship, some external circumstance, or some unwise choices that have landed you in a "not supposed to be here" mentality.
Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses how to go from an "I'm not supposed to be here" mentality to an "I'm here" mentality.
Even in the closest families, it can be difficult to be on your own for a period of time and then come back home under your parents' authority for a break. In episode 1 of our new series, our College Pastor, Ryan, spends time discussing how to better help navigate your relationship with your parents over the break!
In the last episode of the Rejoice series Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses what it means to rejoice in the Gospel.
“However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” -Luke 10:20
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. -Matthew 28:19-20
We hope you have enjoyed this series!
In our culture, often times we are told to hide our weakness, but in Scripture, Paul boasts in his weakness... It seems counterintuitive. In this episode, Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses why Paul boasts in his weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
All throughout Scripture, God has threaded a theme of remembering what He has done. Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses Rejoicing in what God has done.
We all go through suffering in some way, shape, or form. Scripture calls us to Rejoice in our suffering, but how? Can suffering and joy and coexist?
At our college worship night, Ryan, our College Pastor, shared his prayer for you!
- That you would be strengthened
- That Christ would dwell in you
- That you would be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ
- That you would comprehend the love of Christ
- That you would be filled with the fullness of God
Ephesians 3:14-21
Have you ever felt like you were locked in a dark and gloomy place with no hope? Have you ever felt like you were in complete despair? If you have ever been there before, you most certainly not alone.
This is a sermon Ryan, our College Pastor, preached for the church about how to fight despair. The central verse Ryan focussed on was Romans 15:13.
We hope this is encouraging for you!
Episode 5 in our Rejoice series!
In a world that is constantly changing, is there something we can truly put our hope in?
Romans 12:12
Episode 4 in our Rejoice series.
Can you be a Christian and not go to church? Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses some of the reasons why the local church is so important.
Romans 12:15-16
Episode 3 in our Rejoice series.
In this episode Ryan, our College Pastor, discusses why and how we are able to Rejoice in God's Word.
Psalm 119
This is a sermon taught by Ryan Knapp our College Pastor at Proximity. Proximity is our monthly College Worship night. In this message, Ryan walks us through Isaiah 43:18-19 and shows how it points to a much bigger picture! (We had something audio issues in the very beginning at at the very end, so just bear with us!) God is doing a new thing! Do you see it?
What is your ultimate joy?
Episode 2 in our Rejoice series. This episode serves as the foundation for every other episode.
Romans 5:6-11
There is a supreme lack of joy in our culture and often times even in the Church. But this is not how it is meant to be. All throughout Scripture we see the command to Rejoice.
This semester in our Home Teams, small groups, we are diving into the command to Rejoice.
In this episode Ryan, our College Pastor, introduces our series.
Let's Be Honest is an honest conversation between our College Pastor, Ryan, and one of his life long best friends Adam. Adam is currently the College Pastor at Prince Avenue Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia.
In this episode, Ryan and Adam get honest about some of the highs and lows they faced in quarantine.
We hope this honest conversation is encouraging for your own life!
In this episode of our Voices of Wisdom series, our College Pastor, Ryan, interviews one of his former coaches, Justin Brown. Coach Brown was the Defensive Line coach at Mercer when Ryan started football, and he transitioned to the team chaplain position and helped lead FCA at Mercer. At the recording of this episode, Coach Brown is serving as a campus Pastor at North Greenville University.
Ryan and Coach Brown discuss the topic of relatability.
We hope you enjoy!
In this episode of our Voices of Wisdom series, our College Pastor, Ryan, interviews one of his mentors, Scott Sanders. Scott was Ryan's Student Pastor at Northway, and Ryan had the opportunity to work for him as his intern. At the recording of this episode, Scott and his family are living in Sarasota, Florida where he serves as a Student Pastor.
Ryan and Scott discuss the topic of boldness.
We hope you enjoy!