North Life Church

Guest speaker Tyler Hall teaches from Psalm 85:10 about the biblical relationship between righteousness and peace. Exploring the Hebrew ideas of sedaka and shalom, Tyler explains that righteousness is more than rule-following or religious performance, and peace is more than the absence of conflict. True righteousness is rooted in right relationship with God and others, while true peace is the whol...

Guest speaker Dylan Rodriguez from the Ministry Training School at Res Life in Big Rapids shares a message about finding purpose, growth, and deeper trust in God through difficult seasons. Drawing from his own two-year recovery from a severe back injury, Dylan explores how trials can become refining moments that produce perseverance, maturity, and greater dependence on Christ. Through passages lik...

Guest speaker Carson Doll, Nursery Pastor at Res Life Church in Grandville, shares a deeply personal testimony of God’s grace, redemption, and faithfulness. Teaching from Ephesians 2:1-10 and Revelation 12:11, Carson recounts his journey from alcohol addiction and a life far from God to a transforming encounter with Jesus that brought lasting freedom. At the center of the message are two powerful...

Guest speaker: Heather SchroederHeather Schroeder shares a practical and faith-building message about trusting God when we feel unqualified, uncertain, or limited by fear. Teaching from Exodus 3 and Moses’ encounter at the burning bush, Heather challenges listeners to stop focusing on the question "Who am I?" and instead fix their eyes on the faithful character of the great "I AM.&q...

Guest speaker: Shane FountainShane Fountain shares a powerful testimony of addiction, brokenness, jail, near-death overdose, and the redeeming grace of Jesus Christ. Through Psalm 40, Isaiah 61, Luke 4, Acts 4, 1 John 2, Matthew 28, and 2 Corinthians 5, this message shows how God does not just rescue people from their past, but calls them into a new purpose. Shane’s story points to the hope of the...

Speaker: Pastor Carson Doll Pastor Doll joins North Life Church with a message from Colossians 1:15-20 on the preeminence of Christ and the unmatched supremacy of Jesus over all creation. This sermon invites listeners to see Jesus not merely as a way to reach God, but as the visible image of the invisible God, the Creator and Sustainer of all things, the Head of the Church, and the King who welcom...

Guest speaker Josh Fullmer returns to North Life Church with a challenging message about obedience, courage, and stepping into the calling of God. Looking at Peter’s journey from frustrated fisherman to bold witness for Christ, this sermon shows how Jesus meets ordinary people in familiar places, reshapes their identity, and invites them to move from comfort into faith. Through Matthew 14:22-33, A...

Guest Speaker: Pastor Mark Pope, Lead Pastor of Vineyard Church in Mishawaka, IndianaMark Pope joins North Life Church to teach on what it means to suffer well as a follower of Jesus. Drawing from the crucifixion of Christ and passages like Matthew 16, Isaiah 53, Romans 5, Luke 23, John 19, and 2 Corinthians 4, this message explores how suffering can become more than pain we endure. When surrender...

Guest Speaker: Carson Doll, Nursery Pastor at Res Life ChurchCarson teaches from Mark 4 and the Parable of the Sower, helping listeners examine how the condition of the heart affects the way we receive the Word of God. Carson explains that the Sower and the Seed remain the same, but the soil reveals whether the Gospel is rejected, received shallowly, crowded out by worldly cares, or allowed to tak...

Guest speaker Caleb Kraker from Res Life teaches on the meaning of biblical freedom during this Independence Day weekend message at North Life Church. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 3 and 5, Romans 3, Acts 17, and Philippians 3, Caleb explains that true freedom is not simply the removal of problems or outside pressure. Freedom is found in Christ, as believers behold Jesus, discover their true identity...

Guest Speaker: Jonathan Bergsma | Lead Pastor, City Impact Church A message on radical trust and the freedom that comes from returning to God’s truth. Through the story of Jacob and Joseph in Genesis, he shows how believing a lie can reshape a person’s life, leading to fear, depression, hopelessness, and a broken spirit. But when Jacob learns the truth that Joseph is still alive, his spirit is rev...

Guest Speaker: Alex Meade, Youth Pastor, North Life ChurchIn this Father’s Day message at North Life Church, Youth Leader Alex Meade teaches from Numbers 6:24-26 and the priestly blessing, reminding us that God has already turned His face toward His children. Through his personal testimony of growing up with an incarcerated biological father, being raised by a single mother and grandmother, and la...

Guest Speaker: Jeremy Martin In this North Life Church sermon, "Joy in the House: A Pursuit of Godliness," guest speaker Jeremy Martin of Res Life Big Rapids teaches from 2 Peter 1:3-8 about the true meaning of godliness. Rather than reducing godliness to religious performance or Christian vocabulary, this message presents it as a transformation of the heart that produces a Christlike li...

Guest Speaker: Josh Fullmer In this North Life Church sermon, "God is with us through the fire," guest speaker Josh Fullmer from Res Life in Big Rapids teaches from Daniel 3 and the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. This message reminds listeners that God does not always remove us from hardship, but He promises to be present with us in the middle of the fire. Through the bold fai...

Guest Speaker: Steve Scheer In this North Life Church sermon, "God Lives by His Spirit," founding Pastor Steve Shear teaches from Ephesians 2:19-22 about the church as God’s household, a spiritual family being built together into a holy dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. Reflecting on North Life Church’s 16-year journey in Gaylord, Michigan, this message explores how God brings healing,...

Guest Speaker: Nick Mayo In this North Life Church Pentecost Sunday sermon, "The Fulfillment of Pentecost: Restoration and New Creation," guest speaker Nick from Grand Rapids explores Pentecost as far more than a spiritual experience. This message presents the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 as the "third act" in the story of Christ, where Jesus restores humanity to com...

Speaker: Bob MarshallPastor Bob Marshall teaches from Romans 12 and John 17 about the transforming power of a faith built on God reaching down to rescue broken people who cannot save themselves. Delivered on May 17, 2026, this message explores how Christians are called to be transformed by the renewal of their minds, walk in humility and genuine love, and discover their specific function within th...

Guest Speaker: Jace Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as dis...

Pastor Curt Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as disciples a...

Pastor Curt Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as disciples a...

Pastor Curt Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as disciples a...

Guest Speaker: Nick Mayo Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as discipl...

Pastor Curt Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as disciples a...

Pastor Curt Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as disciples a...

Pastor Curt Coffield Welcome to North Life! Each week, experience powerful, Bible-based teaching from North Life Church on Main Street in downtown Gaylord, Michigan. Our interdenominational family passionately follows Jesus, embraces the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and is dedicated to encountering the Presence of God. Through engaging sermons, we equip believers of all ages to grow as disciples a...