NORTHAMPTON BIBLE CHURCH

01/26/2025 The Church is birthed and spreading like a wildfire. The Holy Spirit is God; The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity. The Trinity: see Gal 1:26; Lk3:21; Acts 5; Debt 6; 1 Tim 2 1. God exists in three distinct Persons 2. Each Person is fully God 3. There is ONE God The Holy Spirit is God’s acting agent in our lives to seal us, convict us, and transform us. The Church changed t...

01/19/2025 | A Great Plot Twist “ This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” Then He opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. Luke 24:44-45 Plot Twists Cleopas experienced a huge plot twist.  Possible storylines: Jesus was dead, Jesus was missing, Jesus was alive. W...

01-12-2025 | Two Critical Truths About The New Testament: 1. The NT reveals who Jesus is. a. Jesus’ humanity: the Gospel shows us His life. John 1:1 b. Jesus’ mission: He came to save us. John 10:10 & Rom 5:8 c. Jesus’ on-going works: the early church. Acts 1:8 d. Jesus’ future: The Book of Revelation. Rev 22:13 2. The NT offers life in His Name. Eph 2:1_10 John 20:31 “…but these are written s...

01/05/2025 God’s Word changes us because: 1. The Bible is powerful. Isaiah 55:10-11   Psalm 27 2. The Bible has penetrating power that exposes us.  Jer 17:9 3. The Bible has examining power that transforms us. The Bible changes us through 1. Conviction 2 Timothy 3:16-17 2. Comfort Psalm 119: 50 3. Clarity Psalm 119: 105 4. Character formation Romans 12: 1-2

12/29/2024 I can trust the Bible because: 1. It’s historically accurate; 2 Tim 3:16; Heb 6:18 2. It’s scientifically accurate 3. It’s prophetically accurate 4. It’s thematically unified; John 5:39-40 5. It’s confirmed by Jesus; Matt 5:17-19; Lk 11:28; Matt 24:37-39; Matt 12:40-41 6. It has survived all attacks; 1 Peter 1:24-25 7. It has transforming power; 2 Tim 3:16-17

12/24/2024 John 1:4-5 John 8:12 John 14:6 Romans 10:9 Matthew 5:14

12/22/2024 1 John 4:7-12 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Titus 3:4-7, John 3:16-18 Real love is experienced in Jesus. God’s love for us is not based on our performance, God’s love is unconditional. Love comes from God because God is love. God’s love for us is undeserved. Love is evidence that we have been born again. God loves us because He chooses to love us. We are not good enough, we are not worthy of Hi...

12/15/2024 Luke 2:4-20

12/08/2024 Mark 4: 35-41     James 1: 2.  Jesus is our Peace! God may not calm the storm around you, but He can calm the storm within you. Storms are not something to get through, they’re something to grow through. Finding peace in Jesus means spending time with Jesus. This is not something we would choose, but it’s something God will use for our good and for His glory. The pursuit of peace is not...

12/01/2024 Isaiah 9:2 & John 1:1-5 Jesus’ arrival brings hope - a Light into our darkest circumstances. By faith in Jesus, we can have 1. Hope in the waiting 2. Hope in the darkness 3. Hope in our future in Christ

11-10-2024 Giving God Our First Fruits Hebrews 11:4; Genesis 4:2-10 We tend to give the Lord our leftovers and not our first fruits. We are stewards of what God blesses us with, not owners.

11-03 2024 Romans 16 As Christ followers, committed to being the church, together for the glory of God, building the kingdom of God, we must remember; 1. Relationships matter. Your relationship with God matters. How we treat people matters. 2. The Gospel matters. God’s good news, promised in the Old Testament, centered on Jesus, designed to bring all people to the obedience of faith for the sake o...

10/27/2024 Romans 15:14-33 Christ followers are called to live a life on-mission that’s surrendered to the Lord, for His glory, building the Kingdom of God. Being Christ followers who live on purpose means: 1. Having clarity of mission (vv14-21). 2. Having a willingness to be interrupted (vv22-29). 3. Having a commitment to community (vv30-33).

10/20/2024 Romans 15: 1-13 When we come together as Christ followers with one voice, we can experience the hope and encouragement that God intends for us. Being Christ followers who choose to live in unity, despite our differences, means bearing burdens with other (vv 1-2), following Christ’s example (vv 3-4), choosing unity for God’s glory (vv 5-6), accepting one another (vv 7-9), and reflecting...

10-13-2024 Romans 14 Christ followers need to choose love over being ‘ right’ in the process of driving unity within the Body of Christ. Biblical commands and principles ALWAYS outweigh our personal convictions and preferences. Love ALWAYS trumps liberty.

10-06-2024 Romans 13:11-14 Christ followers need to recognize the times as live as children of light in a dark world. In order to live as Children of Light, Christ followers need to: Wake Up, Clean Up & Suit Up.

09/29/2024 Romans 13:8-10 The only debt that we will never exhaust is the debt to love people. Christ followers are called to love all people as we have been loved. Luke 10:25-37 Matthew 22:34-40 Galatians 5:22

09/22/2024 Romans 13:1-7 We live in a culture of offense. As a church, we don’t want to simply teach you what to think, we want to teach you how to to think. 1 Timothy 2:1-3 Daniel chs 1, 3, 6

“Have you ever been so busy doing for God, that you’ve neglected being with God?" Knowing Jesus and being known by Him are what really matter. Being busy for Jesus instead of being with Jesus does not lead to knowing Jesus. Look at Matt 7:22 and John 15:5b

09-08-2024 Romans 12-17-21 Who is your enemy? Stop blaming other people for their response to your actions. Do you love your enemies enough to want them to come to Jesus?

09/01/2024 Romans 12:9-16 Part 2 In view of God’s mercy in our lives, we need to love God and love people for God’s glory. A renewed mind leads to a renewed life. Christ followers follow Jesus in the context of community with a Gospel-centered love that’s genuine, affectionate & honoring, passionately committed to Jesus, hopeful, hospitable, a blessing to others, filled with empathy, and unifi...

08/25/2024 Romans 12:9-16 Part 1 In view of God’s mercy in our lives, we need to love God and love people for God’s glory. A renewed mind leads to a renewed life.

08/18/2024 Romans 12:3-8 As Christ followers, we love people through humbly serving as we are gifted.

08-11-2024 Romans 12-1-2 What does it mean to be truly in Christ? In view of God’s mercy and all that He has done for us in Christ, our response as Christ followers is to love God, love people, and make disciples.

Romans 11: 11-36 God is working to bring about His promises and His purposes for His people and for the world.