Jump In
September 21, 2025 • Amanda Beggs • Deuteronomy 8:2, 1 Corinthians 10:1–13, Romans 1:21–23, Numbers 11, John 6:31–35
The world pacifies us with temporary fixes, but only Jesus satisfies our deepest desires. In the wilderness, we often exchange God’s promises for the world’s patterns, seeking our own kingdom instead of His. But in Christ, we are chosen, loved, redeemed, forgiven, and never alone. Jesus wants us to jump fully in and trust Him.
Navigating the Wilderness
September 14, 2025 • Dave D'Angelo • Deuteronomy 8:2–3, Deuteronomy 16:13, Deuteronomy 16:16, 2 Timothy 4:5
We all face wilderness moments when life feels dry, silent, and uncertain. Sin can keep us wandering, false promises can mislead us, and only Scripture can guide us through. Like Jesus, we can trust God’s Word to carry us from the wilderness toward His promises.
Trials of Parenting
June 29, 2025 • Scott Stevens • Ephesians 6:1–4, Deuteronomy 21:18–21, Exodus 21:17, Romans 1:29–31
Are we parenting God’s way or following the patterns of culture? Parenting is filled with challenges and requires spiritual grit. Our goal isn’t just our children’s short-term happiness but it’s their long-term faithfulness in a complex world. To help them develop spiritual resilience, we must resist the urge to rescue them too quickly and model a genuine faith of our own. Who and what influences our children will shape who they become.
The Heart of Hospitality
April 13, 2025 • Amanda Beggs • Matthew 25:35–40, Ephesians 2:12–13, Hebrews 13:1–2, Deuteronomy 10:18–19, Luke 19:1–10
Hospitality isn’t just about opening our homes, it’s about opening our hearts. It’s a spiritual practice that reflects the gospel by welcoming and pursuing the stranger. God calls us to see and move toward those who are different. Just as we were once strangers and God welcomed us, we are now invited to extend that same love to others.
Turning the Other Cheek
October 6, 2024 • Dave Buehring • Matthew 5:38–42, Exodus 21:22–24, Deuteronomy 32:35, Matthew 5:43–48, Ephesians 6:11–12
Who is your enemy? Does someone who harmed or hurt you come to mind? This sermon explores Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:38-42 on loving our enemies and waiving our right to retaliate. While it's natural to seek revenge against those who harm us, Jesus calls us to a supernatural response—choosing love over retaliation. We must trust God as our vindicator and extend love by praying for, blessing, and doing good to those who have wronged us.
Interruption or Invitation?
March 10, 2024 • Scott Stevens • Luke 19:1–10, Deuteronomy 2:2–3
Are you knowingly or unknowingly wandering and or settled in a place that you were only meant to pass through? Are you willing to allow Jesus to interrupt your schedule? When we allow God to reset our schedule, what we think might be an interruption, might be an invitation for a breakthrough in our lives.
Are You Doing God Things with Your Good Things?
April 30, 2023 • Scott Stevens • Deuteronomy 8:17–18, Ecclesiastes 1:2–3, Mark 10:17–22, 1 Corinthians 16:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
How often do we ignore God’s call? Why is it easier for us to ignore His call during the successful and high times in our lives? Are we doing God things with our good things? It’s important how we respond to the successes we receive from God because that will shape how we view the other times when we don’t feel blessed. Success and wealth can tempt us into giving ourselves all the credit and blaming God when things aren’t going well. But the real message of the Gospel demands more than we thought and offers more than we ever imagined.
Parables - Persistent Prayer
April 18, 2021 • Scott Stevens • Zechariah 13:9, Mark 1:34, Deuteronomy 29:29, Luke 18:1–8
If Jesus returned today, would he find his followers continuing to pray persistently and not give up? Or would he find them ceasing when the one, maybe two prayers, were not answered? Prayer, no matter how seasoned one may be at it, remains a mystery. The intersection of an all-knowing God and the desires of the human flesh can be difficult to understand. We wish there was a formula, but the formula is simple: ask! 20 times Jesus asks, in the New Testament, to pray. Why does it seem that some prayers are answered and some aren’t?
Living Through Trauma
July 12, 2020 • Dave D'Angelo • John 15, Mark 14:32–34, Luke 23, Matthew 26:36–39, Deuteronomy 28:6
These are still trying times and in the end, the only fear we want to have is the fear of God. If we’re going to be the church God calls us to be, sometimes we have to do things we do not want to do. At North Way, we let God lead. We all have experienced different traumas in our lives, and we do so vividly! It’s human nature. Can you imagine how we’re going to remember 2020? Currently we’re dealing with four simultaneous traumas: political, racial, financial and health. The question is, how can we all survive this? How can we actually thrive in this time? Trauma causes us to act in ways we do not typically act. We’re experiencing fear, anger, frustration and world of other emotions. However, we CAN survive! This can and will have an impact on future generations. There are grand stakes at play. Trauma doesn’t have to be devastating. Jesus’ story shows us this. We have to be willing to look and see what he did and to follow in his footsteps. He knew what was going to happen to him and willingly did it anyway. He did it because He loves us. 2020 isn’t over yet. We don’t have to be devastated.