North Pointe Beyond Sunday

Pastor James and Cameron Greenhaw discuss the Bible’s role in early American life, including education, the Puritans and founders, and a 1777 request for Bibles in schools. They also cover the Great Awakening and ways to raise children in God’s word.

In this episode of Beyond Sunday, Robby and guest host Kylie discuss the final message in the Seven Churches series and focus on the church of Laodicea. They talk about its wealth, self-reliance, and Jesus’ warning that the church is lukewarm, using the city’s own reputation and resources as part of the rebuke. They also reflect on Jesus’ call to repentance and the picture in Revelation 3:20 of Je...

This episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast looks back on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with Pastor Josh Bradley and Sally Miller. They talk about North Point’s long relationship with Pastor Lucian, the Calibri Children’s Home, and the ministry of Advocates of Love, including a trip that brought the Calibri children together for a day of play, food, crafts, sports, and a Bible story prese...

In this episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast, Robby and James discuss James’s recent sermon on the church of Philadelphia, one of the seven churches in Revelation. They note that Philadelphia is the smallest of the churches, yet it receives strong commendation from Jesus and no rebuke. The conversation centers on what that faithfulness means and why it matters. They also spend time on Jesus’ descr...

This episode continues the podcast’s discussion of how Christians should think about politics. Robby and James frame the conversation as a set of practical rules meant to help believers stay faithful to Jesus while engaging in a divisive topic. They begin by stressing that the discussion is about Christian discipleship, not just political opinion. The first rule is that love comes first: love of G...

In this episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast, Pastor Robby and Pastor James review the sermon on the church of Sardis from Revelation. They open by noting how striking and difficult the letter is, because Sardis had a reputation for life but was described as dead inside. A major focus of the discussion is the contrast between outward appearance and inward reality. They talk about how a church, or...

Pastor Robby and Pastor James begin by discussing Sunday’s sermon in their Seven Churches of Revelation series, focusing on the church of Thyatira. They note Jesus’ introduction as the one with eyes of fire, which they say signals that hidden sin will be addressed. They talk through the church’s strengths and its major problem: it tolerated a false teacher called Jezebel. They explain that she led...

This episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast looks back at the Sunday sermon in the church’s series on the seven churches of Revelation, focusing on the letter to the church in Pergamum. Pastor Robby and Pastor James begin by recapping the setting of the passage and the unusual description of Jesus as the one with a sharp, double-edged sword. They spend time explaining that image as symbolic language...

In this episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast, Pastor Robby and Pastor James continue reflecting on Pastor Steve’s recent sermon series in Revelation, focusing this week on the church of Smyrna. They begin by noting that this letter is unusual because Jesus does not rebuke the church, but instead encourages it. The conversation centers on the suffering of the believers in Smyrna. Robby and James di...

On this episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast, Pastor Robby and Pastor James begin a discussion about politics from a Christian perspective. They frame the conversation around how believers should engage in political issues, especially in a climate where politics seems to touch many areas of life. They first discuss whether pastors and Christians should talk about politics at all. Robby says it dep...

In this episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast, Pastor Robby and Pastor James begin by introducing a new sermon series on the seven churches in Revelation. They explain that the series comes after a church trip to the sites of those churches and that the first message focused on Ephesus. They give background on Ephesus as a wealthy port city that was deeply tied to Roman polytheism and the worship o...

In this episode of the Beyond Sunday podcast, Robby is joined by Jeremy Taylor to talk about a recent church trip to the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation. They explain that these churches are all in western Turkey, and that the trip also included visits to Corinth, Colossae, Crete, and Athens. Jeremy opens the discussion with prayer before they begin talking about the places they...

Quick note, we are changing our format and doing two releases a week. Our Tuesday release will be our sermon review. Our Thursday release will cover our discipleship topic for the week. We hope you find this new format enjoyable and easier to digest. This past Sunday, Pastor Brian delivered a Mother's Day sermon that was a little different than we expected. It was a reminder that for some, Mother'...

Throughout history, the gospel story has been adapted to various different types of media. We've seen it presented in the form of stage plays, radio dramas, and even TV shows. The one place we haven't seen the story of Jesus presented very often is the realm of video games. This week Pastor Robby and Pastor James talk about a new video games that attempts to do just that. In the game "I am Jesus C...

Calluses can become useful tools. They can harden our fingertips to make playing a guitar easier or they could harden our hands to prevent them from being damaged by tools. At the same time, some calluses can get in our way or make things more unpleasant. While our actual physical calluses are obvious to us, we also develop spiritual types of calluses that we receive from life. Today on the podcas...

It seems to be a common belief that science and faith are at odds with each other. How could someone of faith trust science and how can someone of science also be a person of faith? Maybe believing in one doesn't have to mean abandoning the other. Pastor James and Pastor Robby explore the intersection of faith and science to try and understand how the two relate to each other. Learn more about Nor...

You've heard things like "God helps those who help themselves," and "The Lord works in mysterious ways," but are these saying really true? They sound good, but are they even in the Bible? Pastor James and Pastor Robby take a deeper look into famous sayings that seem like they're in the Bible, They also talk about Pastor Steve Well's sermon from this past Sunday. Learn more about North Pointe Churc...

How do we know we are saved? How much of salvation is God's work and how much of it is our work? Today on the pod, James and Robby are talking about Soteriology, the study of salvation in theology. We'll be taking a look at multiple views of salvation within Christianity and some views people may believe that are actually heresy. They also talk about Pastor Steve Well's sermon from this past Sunda...

No subject has taken over the world of technology quite like AI has these last few years. More and more, it seems like AI is trying to weave its way into our lives. As believers, how should we respond to AI? What sort of implications does a world filled with AI mean for our understanding of who we are as God's special creation? Join our hosts and special guest, Joseph Greenhaw, as we tackle this t...

As Christians, we often spend most of our time working in the New Testament, which means we sometimes struggle to understand the purpose of the Law in the Old Testament. We may not follow all of the Law, but is still very important to believers Understanding the Law is essential for understanding our own relationship with God and Jesus' sacrifice for us. Today we explore how to think about the Old...

The Church of the Latter Day Saints is one of the fastest growing religions in the modern day. Even so, many of our students had questions about the Mormon faith. What do they believe? Are they Christians? How do we respond to our Mormon neighbors? This week, Pastor James and Pastor Robby sit down to learn more about the LDS Church and how we should respond as Christians. Learn more about North Po...

What's the deal with dragons in the Bible? Is the existence extra-terrestrial life in the Bible and compatible with Christian belief or is it demonic in nature? What does the Bible say about false gods? This week Pastor Robby and Pastor James sit down to address questions like these from our students. Here is the link to the panel mentioned where other questions from students were address: Learn m...