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What would our lives look like today if we lived like the early church did, and pursued some of the same things they did? Listen in as Pastor JD explores what the earliest church looked like and asks what that could mean for us today. 

Did you know Jesus appeared to his disciples and others in his resurrected body for 40 days after he was resurrected? Kara Doten calls that a long Minnesota goodbye :). Jesus said, "It's better for me to go away, so the spirit can come." What does that mean? Wouldn't it be better to have Jesus right here in the flesh with us? Why is it better now? Kara raises these questions for us in this Jesus s...

Listen in as our friend Johnie Johnson shares a part of his story and gives North City encouragement for its mission of loving our neighbors. 

What difference does Jesus's resurrection make in our everyday life? Sometimes we feel like we have "done all the right things" "done what we were supposed to do.." but it doesn't turn out the way we expected. Pastor ChristianAnn talks about how the easter story makes all the difference in those moments and seasons of our lives. 

Follow the story of Jesus' healing of the lame man by the pool of Bethesda and wonder with us how we would answer the question "do you want to get well" if Jesus asked it to us today.

How do we talk to people about Jesus? Its an awkward question with lots of baggage from America's "evangelized" past. Yet, as Christians, we often have a desire and longing to bring us spiritual things with our friends who may not be spiritual. What better way to reflect on that than to look at how Jesus talked about what he was up to with people around him. Hint: not in the ways we expect or the...

Isiah 53:5  says " by his wounds we are healetd." Jesus fulfilled this scripture on the cross, but what does this actually look like in our lives? Listen in as Kaywin Herro tells a story of the difference the cross has made in her life. 

Do we find our identity from what we can accomplish or do we gain it by being with Jesus? listen in to Bre Weitzel's sharing of the Jesus story from this past Sunday's community dinner. 

Join Pastor JD and Claudy Corvil as they reflect on Galatians 5. 

Dale Durie, North City Community member shares about Jesus asleep in the story and what it might be able to tell us about the storms of our lives. 

Join in with pastor JD and explore chapters 3 and 4 of Galatians 

Here is a bonus episode in our dwelling in the word series answering a specific question about a confusing term in Galatians: What is the Law.

"Examine your motivations..." Matthew 6 PT. Listen in as Pastor JD shares a story of a secret unexpected gift that changed his life, and how that inspired him to examine his motivations and take Jesus up on his secret challenge in Matthew 6. 

What are the scripts and stories in your mind that distance you from Jesus? What kind of power do they have in your life? What might Paul's messages to the Galatians about being "made right in christ" and being adopted into his family mean for you? Join pastor JD for this solo dwelling in the word on Galatians 3:23-4:7 

Listen in as Kara Hurst (NCC leadership team member) shares a Jesus story about John 2. 

Join JD & CA at the breakfast table of their Airbnb for a Dwelling in the word on Gal 3:1-18. They discuss what "law" can look like in our lives, and how to center on a relationship with Jesus through the spirit.

Here is a unique opportunity to learn from an NT scholar who did his Ph. D. work in Galatians (With NT Wright - one of the world's foremost NT scholars). Join in with a handful of NCC folk who studied some of Galatians with John as the first of our three teaching nights. 

Listen in as the North city Staff Dwell's on Galatians 1:11-2:21 

Have you experienced the paradox of being known as happy and outgoing socially but privately struggling with loneliness and not feeling known by anyone? You are not alone... at all. Jesus sees you and may even be stepping towards you.  Listen in as North City Intern Jimi Nshimirimana shares his story of feeling this paradox, how he resonated with Zacchaeus' story, and how Jesus met him in his...

Take a moment from your day and dwell in some scripture with us! We are trying something new on the North City Podcast. For the next 3 months, we will put out a weekly "Dwelling in the Word" podcast. Pastor JD will sit down with North City Staff or community members and record a conversation around a specific passage in the format of dwelling in the word. Dwelling in the word is a way of reading s...

Have you ever found yourself saying something to the effect... man "if that is what it means to be a Christian... I'm out." There is some hesitation these days (often from people who deeply love Jesus) to even identify as Christian in certain spaces. This is due in large part to the confusing cultural messages on what a Christian is and what it means to be "Christian" in America.  Listen in a...

What can we learn about who we are called to be as the church and as Jesus followers from the story of Jesus miraculously feeding the 5,000. Listen in as pastor CA explores this. 

Why does church matter? This is a question we are asking through our Jesus stories these days. We're looking to Jesus' story and specifically history around tables to help better understand what he thought mattered most about gathering as his followers. Listen in as Kara Doten (Worship Coordinator) shares the story of Jesus' confrontation with the phrases over authenticity. 

What can we learn from the story we have of Jesus around tables? Lots. What if we look to those stories as a way to understand how we can love our neighbors and be the church today? That is exactly what we are doing for the month of January. We start off by looking at the story of a "sinful woman" who interrupts a fancy dinner at a pharisee's house. Jesus' response to her interruptions speaks volu...

Episode two in our conversations about Dinner Church. This episode explores what dinner church is and what it is not (for North City and other dinner church expressions). We walk through what it's like to participate in Dinner Church and what the essential elements of the gathering are. This episode is for those who are curious about dinner church (either interested in joining us around North City...