The North Church Women

Join us in examining the biblical, historical, cultural and literary context of 1-2 Samuel. Gain some new insights into studying Biblical Narrative, and see how God is fulfilling His promises and foreshadowing his Coming King.

What a privilege it is to live out our faith before the watching eyes of our children. Kelly Vranyes will share life stories of how God has used time in the word and prayer in his sanctifying work in her and her children's lives. “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart“ (Jeremiah 15:16).   January 12 & 13

Our youth ministry pastors and staff from nursery through high school will share their vision for each of their ministries and provide practical ways parents can partner with each age level at home. There will be an opportunity to submit questions.

God's People: Saints and Servants Saved by the Gospel (Romans 16) Learn from Paul’s greetings in Romans 16 on how to serve one another in love for the sake of the gospel. 1. A Servant-Hearted Sister 2. Saints to Greet 3. Deceivers to Avoid 4. A Few More Greetings from a Few More Good Men a brief recap before Paul’s benediction…. 5. To God Be All the Glory!

Romans 15 calls us as believers to live out Christ’s example of love, living in harmony with each other, to support the spread of the gospel and glorify God. God equips us with hope and endurance through the Scriptures and by Christ’s example, to glorify God together. 

God's Righteousness Lived Out: Honoring Convictions While Extending Grace In Romans 14, Paul provides categories and principles to foster unity among brothers with different consciences. He outlines that we believers, proceeding from faith, welcome and honor one another, put off passing judgment on one another in matters of conscience--because we live and die to the Lord--and instead, we pursue pe...

Responding to God’s Self-Revelation: Worshiping Through the Seasons of Life God reveals Himself to humanity so that we would rightly respond to Him in worship. Romans 12:1 expresses Paul's heart that all of life should be seen as worship. We naturally ask, so what does it look like to 'treasure Christ in all of life?' Practical help for growing as worshipers in the ordinariness of daily life.

Explore with Paul how love fulfills the Law as we live transformed lives by the power of the Spirit.

In Romans 12:9-21, we saw how God’s righteousness is lived out in our everyday lives as we interact with a wide range of “one anothers.” As we behold the perfect example of genuine love in Jesus, we become more like Him.

Can we really give our kids a vision for global missions when our daily lives feel so…local? Giving a vision for global missions starts by beholding the glory of the Lord and embracing the spirit of Jesus. But it doesn’t stop there. Missions is where awe becomes action. It’s taking what we’ve seen and letting it shape how we live—becoming the voice, hands, and feet of Jesus to the nations in front...

A genuine, transformed Christian life is an overflow of God's mercy. It is a life spent in loving, serving, and using your God-given gifts within the community of faith, all for the glory of Christ. This is a profound process rooted in God's mercy and centered on Christ. It is not merely a set of rules but a new way of living that reflects a change in heart and purpose. God’s mercy is the deep, so...

God's Righteousness in Future Restoration | Romans 11 | Kïrsten Christianson Here in chapter 11, Paul proves God’s righteous plan for future restoration with an argument that shows the intricacy, reveals at least some of the mystery, and underscores God’s sovereignty in his election plan for his people. Paul’s intention in writing this passage was to show us that God is righteous in all things--in...

Mary was completely paralyzed with polio at 15 months of age, not expected to live, and endured 18 years of surgeries, but God had a plan! The LORD is our redeemer of the past, present, and future as he uses the weak to confound the wise for his glory!

Mary was completely paralyzed with polio at 15 months of age, not expected to live, and endured 18 years of surgeries, but God had a plan! The LORD is our redeemer of the past, present, and future as he uses the weak to confound the wise for his glory!

God's Righteousness Rejected at Present: The Reason, the Remedy, and the Result As Paul continues to defend God’s righteousness in election, in Romans 9:30-10:21 he zeroes in on the human responsibility to respond to God's offer of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Believing in Jesus and confessing him as Lord are essential for salvation. We have a present responsibility to respond to God's...

In Romans 9 we see God’s unconditional election clearly revealed in the Bible, and we are stirred to humility, worship, gratitude, and hope as we reflect on our own salvation and prayerfully seek the salvation of others.

Paul’s anguish over unbelieving Israel was made more painful when he thought of all the unique privileges and blessings that they possessed. The question hanging in the air is “Has God’s word failed? Can we trust God?” In Romans 9:1-13, Paul launches into the basis of election: an explanation of the doctrines of unconditional election and divine sovereignty over human willing. Paul argues for God’...

To kick off a new season of MOMS, Pam Larson unpacked our theme for the year: Behold and Become. 

At some point, every Bible reader needs to wrestle with the problem of Israel's unbelief. If God failed to deliver on the big, saving promises he made to his people Israel, who's to say he'll be faithful to the big, saving promises he's made to us? Paul wrestles with this question after writing his most famous promise-filled chapter of all. And his answer is at once surprising and precisely what w...

No Separation: God’s Everlasting, Amazing Love in Christ Our assurance: God is FOR us not against us! NO CONDEMNATION! More assurance: God’s love is FOR us forever! NO SEPARATION! God’s forever love is FOR us because of what Jesus has done for us.

We can rest assured! God’s plans work for good as he conforms us to the image of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Live in the Spirit! The Spirit will help us! We have such great assurance in God’s plans & purposes! Pray! We have assurance that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit are working through our prayers. Be Conformed to Christ! Embrace God’s plans for our past, p...

There is GLORY to be revealed! As Christians, we do suffer, but not without HOPE of a far greater, future glory. That sure hope of a glorious future strengthens us to patiently persevere through the trials we are faced with now.

Paul reminds us that it is by the Spirit you have been freed from your sinful flesh, found as adopted sons of God whom you now call Abba! Father!, and have been made co-heirs with Christ by the fellowship of his suffering for the fruit of eternal glory with him.

Our passage this week takes up the issue mentioned at the end of Romans 8:4— how does this new walk, walking according to the Spirit, come about? We looked at three ways set out in Romans 8:5–11: We walk by the Spirit as we set our mind on the Spirit.  We walk by the Spirit if (and only if) God’s Spirit dwells in us. We walk by the Spirit in hope of the resurrection power of the Spirit.

In Romans 8:1-4, we have the glorious proclamation that IF we are in Christ, we are no longer under condemnation, but have liberation in Christ, propitiation through Christ’s sacrificial death for sin, and sanctification through the work of Christ and the Holy Spirit’s power in our lives.