Northridge Church

When we are down in the dumps, overwhelmed by our failures, or discouraged about our future, a word of encouragement can bring life. One word of belief, affirmation, hope, forgiveness, kindness, or truth, can change the direction of our lives. But we don’t just want to share empty platitudes of positivity that ignore reality. In week 4 of our series, “Me and My Big Mouth”, we will learn from the S...

One angry word, one thoughtless statement, one insensitive post, can leave devastating consequences. Marriages unravel, kids cut off parents, careers are altered, friendships end, and hearts are crushed. In week 3 of our series, “Me and My Big Mouth”, we’ll look at the power of our words for evil, and the hope for us when in our struggle to contain them.

Before words ever come out of our mouths, they flow through our minds. Everyday our thoughts are flooded with stories about who we are and who others are. We rehearse our failures, we fixate on others flaws, we tell ourselves about all of the bad things that we think will happen. The words that fill our minds often hurt our relationships, fill us with anxiety, and leave us feeling hopeless. But Go...

Have you ever said something that you later regretted? Have they damaged or destroyed a relationship? If we know our words are going to hurt, why do we have such a hard time holding our tongue? Why do we say the things we do? In this message we’ll explore the source of our words, and how we can change them for the better.

Psalm 1 shows us that our lives are always moving in one of two directions — towards life, or towards destruction – and the evidence is in the fruit we are producing.

What do you do when the pain is so deep you can’t sleep, or speak, or eat? What do you do when prayer only makes you feel worse? What do you do when all you have for God is questions? Where do you turn when the harsh realities of life knock on your door? That is the question this ancient Hebrew song explores. Is there really any hope?

Explore a transformative look at human value and purpose through the lens of King David’s ancient song, Psalm 8. It shifts the focus away from human performance, inviting you into a deeper place of wonder and gratitude as we live for the glory of God.

From the depths of despair, the psalmist cries out to a God who not only hears but forgives, because if God kept a record of sins, no one could stand. We don't get right with God by cleaning ourselves up, but by trusting Jesus, who takes our filthy garment and gives us His own righteousness. Put your hope in the Lord, not in yourself, He Himself redeems. Pray to receive that redemption, then tell...

Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and wondered why following God seems harder than ignoring Him? In Psalm 73, Asaph nearly loses his footing when comparison causes him to question God’s goodness. But everything changes when he enters God’s presence and begins to see clearly again. In this message, we’ll discover how comparison steals our joy, distorts our perspective, and makes us forget...

We are called to worship God with joy and gladness. But what does that look like? What if we don’t like to sing? What if we don’t feel joy or gladness? In this message, we’ll take a look at an ancient Hebrew song of praise to help us learn how to worship God with our full hearts.

Where do you turn when crippled by the weight of sin? Psalm 51 is the confession of a man who recognized the impact of his evil. This heartfelt prayer shows what it means to be repentant and offers the hope of redemption.

God is our refuge and strength, the one who is with us in the midst of our chaos, and we can trust in him!

We’ve all felt it, pain we can’t fix, silence we can’t explain. This week we look at how David responds when life falls apart: he turns to God, pleads with Him, and still finds a way to trust and praise. Lament isn’t a lack of faith, it’s one of the most faithful things you can do. Bring your honest pain to God, and find out He can handle it.

The Bible is full of people who hear God speaking to them, but maybe you’ve never heard God’s voice. How do we know God exists when He doesn’t make Himself more clear? How can we follow a God we can’t see? How can we believe, unless we hear God speaking? Does God still speak to us today? That’s what we’ll explore in this message.

Psalm 133 shows us God’s intended and flourishing design for his people–to be a united family who shares in the blessings of the Father.

Life can get loud. Fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and circumstances all compete for our attention. In Psalm 121, we're reminded that our help doesn't come from the things around us, but from the God who watches over us, goes before us, and never leaves us. When life gets loud, lift your eyes higher.

Everyone wants to be part of a church that is known for its love. When life is hard, we want to be part of a community of Christians that is there for us in our struggles, and helps us in our need. But to have that kind of church, we need to be that kind of church. What kind of church will Northridge be? And what kind of Christian will you be? In this message, we’ll look at practical ways that the...

Have you ever looked at another person and thought, “I wouldn’t spend my money that way”? The way we choose to live our lives is often different from others. We wouldn’t spend our time, attention, or money the same way. But what should our lives look like? If we follow Jesus, sometimes our lives shouldn’t make sense to others. In this message, we’ll explore what an overflowing life should look lik...

I will be content when… I find the right person to love me, when I have kids, when I get a house, when I get a good job, when I finally have a good car, when I am done with school, when I don’t have any more debt, when my investments are enough to retire, when I am healthy. Is it possible to be content without these things? In week 2 of our series Overflow, we will meditate on Psalm 23 and examine...

God’s generosity in our life should overflow into a life of generosity. But what if you struggle to see God’s generosity? Maybe it feels like all that God has given you is hardship, pain, and struggle. What if you can barely pay the bills? In this message, we’ll explore the extravagant generosity of God, to reawaken our hearts from pessimism and apathy, to overflowing love.

As Israel walked out of Egypt, their past would soon hunt them down. Pharoah set out to recapture the Israelites. They were trapped between a river and their oppressors. They were trapped behind an uncrossable barrier and their past coming to reenslave them. 3,500 years later, we face the same predicament. When our future feels impossible and our past is running us down, who will deliver us? Join...

In part 5 of our series, The Deliverer, we’ll see the pride and power of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the hardness of heart that led him to reject God. But it was through Pharoah’s rejection of God that God would reveal His power and His grace. What will it take for God to get your attention? What will it take for you to stop rejecting God and see His power and embrace His love? Will you harden your hear...

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “God can’t use me?” Have your dreams been dashed by disappointments or personal failures? Have your ambitions died? Do you find yourself just seeking to do your job, pay your bills, and try to find some peace and quiet? In week 4 of our series “The Deliverer”, we’ll look at the call of Moses and the excuses he made for why God couldn’t use him. Can God still...

What do you do when life has not turned out how you had hoped, or according to your plans? Whether it is a broken relationship, a lost job, a personal failure, or a life altering change. When your future is uncertain and you feel lost, there is a lot we can learn from the life of Moses. In this sermon, we’ll explore Moses' first journey through the wilderness and what God may be teaching us in our...

Have you ever seen someone with a good desire make a hasty decision? They want to fix what is broken, but instead, they make it worse? Have you ever longed to see someone change for the better, but in your impatience, you pushed them away? As we explore the life of Moses through the pages of Scripture, we’ll learn how to pursue our good desires with God’s timing and His wisdom instead of our own.