North Valley Baptist Church

What do we do when what we read in the Bible does not match up with all of the voices and claims to morality that is out in the world? What do we do when what we read in the Bible does not match up with our understanding of what is best, or of what is right and wrong? There maybe be times where our feelings on what we should do, or the best course of actions, and even when it comes to fulfilling o...

In this sermon Andrew Barden walks us through the context of Hosea 11:1-11, and unfolds the passage as he discusses God's charge against Israel, His judgment, and the hope of future redemption.

It is easy for our lives to get imbalanced, and we often get our priorities out of order, so we can end up doing good things, and yet still be wrong in what we do. We see this with Martha in the Gospel of Luke 10:38-42. Martha had busied herself doing a good thing, working to serve Jesus a good meal, but her priorities were out of order and her perspective of skewed, and so she was frustrated with...

What does the Bible say love is? What does it look like for us to love one another? Very often we relate love to how we feel towards someone. If I don't feel love towards someone, then I don't love them, and then I can't show them love. But is that really what the Bible teaches? Is that the kind of love that the Bible commands? No, it's not! The love that the Bible commands is not found in our fee...

God has given us all responsibilities, and we are to take up those responsibilities, in obedience to our Lord. But as we work we must not trust in ourselves for the outcome, but instead we must recognize the sovereignty of God in all we do, and trust Him for the results. We must recognize that all we do, apart from God, is worthless. God must bring about the results HE desires for His glory. Inall...

How do we prepare ourselves to gather with our church families and worship God? Do we prepare ourselves? What kind of questions should we be asking of ourselves in order to prepare? In Palm 15 David asks about who can be where God is? Who can be a guest in God's presences? And, clearly, due to the specific place David refers to, the point is to enter the presence of God in order to worship Him? So...

If we live our lives as if the universe revolves around us, people will call us narcissistic, because this is not a favorable attitude, since it is clearly evident that we are not worthy of the universe revolving around us and it clearly does not. But there is one who is worthy. There is one of whom it could be said the universe DOES revolve around Him, because this universe is all about Him. As i...

In Psalm 12 David is looking at the moral state that his society was in. A godly man was hard to find, as the depth of depravity that was all around him was seen in the deceitful words that man spoke. Our society, that at least once recognized moral absolutes, is much like the society that David witnessed in his day, as we find our selves in the midst of a society that is in a moral free fall. Lik...

As we look at Titus 3:12-15 we come to the end of our study in this letter to Titus, as we look at Paul's closing words in this letter. Throughout the letter we have seen a call to good works. We seen one's godly life, the behaviors and attitudes be rooted in true doctrine, in the Gospel, and now this changed life is to be a life zealous for good works. And good works, not to be saved, but because...

As the Apostle Paul winds down his letter to Titus, he returns to the problem of false teachers and how they should be handled. In the Scriptures it is always the false teacher that are guilty of being divisive, not the one standing for truth. Protecting the unity of the church, and submitting to the authority of God's Word, is of primary importance to the church. Therefore, whatever threatens tha...

In his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul has been discussing how the church is to be; the behaviors that are to be found within the church, and what the basis for those behaviors are. Now, as we look at 3:1-7, we see that Paul continues this discussion on how the church is to be, and specifically addresses the attitudes that are to be found within the church; the attitudes towards governing author...

In the last two sermons, Pastor Scott went over the behaviors that the Apostle Paul urged Titus to teach the different groups in the church, and the example that Titus, himself, was to be. Now, as we continue in our study through Paul's letter to Titus, the Apostle gives the basis for the behaviors that he urged Titus to instruct the church to live out. And that basis is the Gospel. It is God's sa...

As we continue in our study in Titus, and continue in chapter 2, the Apostle Paul directs his attention to what Titus to instructed the younger men to be. Then Paul instructs Titus in how he is to be an example to those whom he is instructing. Lastly, Paul gives instructions how those who were members in the church, who were slaves were suppose to be. In all this we see what the Christian life loo...

In chapter one, of Paul's letter to Titus, the Apostle had been addressing the need for Titus to appoint qualified leaders, and in doing so he also told Titus was he was to do about the unqualified leaders who had risen in the churches on the island of Crete. Now, as we begin chapter 2, Paul addresses what the behavior of the church, as a whole, should be. He does this by telling Titus that he is...

In the last two sermon, in our series in Paul's Letter to Titus, we saw Paul's instructions for Titus to appointed elders in every town on the Island of Crete, and these elders were to be above reproach. As Pastor Scott picks up the text in verse 10, of chapter 1, we see how great the need was for Titus to appoint such qualified elders, for unqualified leaders were rising up, who were false teache...

Many look for all kinds of traits that they want in their pastor. They want a pastor that is a dynamic speaker, can draw a crowd, and can make his hearers feel good. But what does the Bible direct the church to look for in their leaders? Clearly in the qualifications for a pastor, as laid out in the New Testament, the most important trait a church should be looking for in a pastor is a godly chara...

Many look for all kinds of traits that they want in their pastor. They want a pastor that is a dynamic speaker, can draw a crowd, and can make his hearers feel good. But what the Bible direct the church to look for in their leaders? Clearly in the qualifications for a pastor, as laid out in the New Testament, the most important trait a church should be looking for in a pastor is a godly character....

In this sermon Pastor Scott starts a new series through the letter from the Apostle Paul to the pastor, Titus. In this letter we see Paul encouraging Titus to accomplish what Paul had left him there in Crete to do, which was to "put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town" (Titus 1:5). And as Titus was to do this we see the importance of the life in the church, living godly with...

The Apostle Paul said, in 1 Corinthians 15, that if Jesus has not been raised from the dead then we are without hope; our faith is in vain and we are still in our sins. But Christ has indeed been raised! And He really is alive! On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Scott walked through Matthew 27:56-28:15. Jesus really is alive. He really is who He said He is, and He is the only hope of salvation for guil...

In our passage for this Good Friday, Matthew 27:27-56, we see the innocent Jesus is taken and crucified as a guilty criminal, when in reality He was the innocent Son of God dying in the place of sinners. Through the wicked choices and actions of wicked men, God was bringing about the salvation of guilty sinners who would trust alone in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. That is what we celebrate on G...

For Palm Sunday, 2021, Pastor Scott preached through the account, from Matthew's Gospel, where Jesus deliberately fulfills a specific prophecy made about Him by the prophet Zechariah. That prophecy foretold the Messiah riding into Jerusalem on a donkey as Israel's king. By fulfilling this prophecy Jesus was declaring himself, publicly, as Israel's Messiah and King. The crowds that followed Him als...

In this, the last sermon in this series through Nahum, we see Nahum once again announce the destruction of Nineveh, but this time he gives the reasons why Nineveh would be destroyed. We also see God declare that He was going to shame Nineveh, then Nahum taunts Nineveh's pride, and lastly Nahum announces, for the last time, Nineveh's fall. Through out this series we have seen that God is against Hi...

In the second chapter of Nahum, the prophet announces the coming attack of Nineveh, followed by a description of the attack and fall of Nineveh, then Nahum mocks the supposed strength of Nineveh, and lastly God give a reassuring word that He would indeed cause Nineveh to fall. God, through His prophet, declared the defeat of Nineveh decades before it happened, and as we look back on history it hap...

In 1:2-8 we saw, in the previous message, the God who is righteously jealous, vengeful, and full of fiery wrath. In this passage we also saw that God is good, and for all who trust in Him He is a stronghold. Then, in 1:9-15, we see Nahum apply these truths about God to God's enemies and to His people. For His enemies this means wrath and destruction, and for His people this means comfort and peace...

In C.S. Lewis' Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Mr. Beaver tells Peter, Edmond, Lucy, and Susan that Aslan (the Christ figure in the book) is not safe, but he is good. This is the picture of God that we see in Nahum. He is a God of righteous jealousy, retribution, an fierce fiery wrath. He is also a stronghold in the day of trouble. He rescues all who trust in Him. In Nahum 1:2-8 we s...