NorthernLife Sermons

In Philippians 4 Paul says, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” We can rejoice always because God is with us. We can rejoice always because God is able. We can rejoice always because God is able to save.

In this fifth message of the Wayform series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks Romans 8:28-30 and the Reframe Principle—reframing the past by thanking God for what he didn't do. Romans 8:28 says that God works ALL things for GOOD for us. By reframing the past, we can see that even in suffering or the prayers that weren't answered the way we hoped God was working all things for good. Preframing the f...

Repetition rewires the brain. It's the reason why you can easily brush your teeth, or drive a car, or play an instrument. It's also the reason why we believe lies if they repeated enough. Lies repeated enough creates ruts in our thinking, because repetition rewires the brain. In this message, Benjamin Shanks unpacks the repetition required in spiritual formation. Ruts and Trenches A rut is...

A lie believed as truth will affect you as if it were true. Over time we can come to believe lies about who we are and what we are worth. This message unpacks 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, showing that strongholds of deception exist, but can be rooted out by the power and truth of the Gospel.

Do you know God as Father? A key part of spiritual formation is knowing and being known by Father God. BELIEVING & BECOMING BELONGING BEHAVING

Kicking off our new spiritual formation sermon series: Wayform, Jonathan Shanks introduces the concept of spiritual formation in the way of the master. Jesus invites us to a light-burden, easy-yoke life. This message will encourage you to submit your will to the Lord to be spiritually formed.

Have come to the end of our 1000 Brave Days, SEE23 is the new vision for NorthernLife in 2022 and 2023. In this message, Jonathan Shanks preaches on Mark 8:22-26.

Mark 10:46-52 records a story of Jesus asking a blind man what he wants Him to do for him—he wants to see! “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 5:21-34 records a story of Jesus healing a man’s shrivelled hand on the Sabbath. Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 5:21-34 records a story of a woman reaching out to touch Jesus’ cloak and finding healing for her lifelong bleeding. “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 5:35-43 records a story of Jesus raising a dead girl to life. Jesus has power over life and death! “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 2:1-12 records a story of some men carrying their lame friend to Jesus and lowering him on a mat in the middle of a crowd for Jesus to heal. “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 7:24-30 records a story of Jesus being impressed by the faith of a Gentile woman that he delivers her daughter from a demon. “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 7:31-37 records a story of Jesus taking a deaf and mute man aside from the crowd and opening his ears and loosening his tongue. Jesus does all things well! “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Mark 1:40-45 records a story of Jesus being so deeply moved by compassion for a man with leprosy that he does the unthinkable—he reaches out and touches the man, healing him of his leprosy immediately. “Changed” is a two-week sermon series from NorthernLife featuring eight stories of transformational encounters with Jesus that changed everything.

Life is a string of choices. At the end of the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses puts before the people of Israel two choices: life or death; obedience or disobedience; God or not. This message from Jonathan Shanks will encourage you to choose God!

This message tackles the difficult topic of blessings and curses. Deuteronomy 28-29 spells out the consequences of obedience and disobedience to God’s word. Do curses still exist? What does blessing mean? What does it mean that Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us?

In the Book of Deuteronomy, God commands the people of Israel through Moses to “not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of JUSTICE.” This message unpacks biblical justice—which is restorative justice that works to give power and a voice to the most vulnerable.

In Deuteronomy, God commanded the people of Israel through Moses to “purge the evil from among you.” Because of what Jesus has done for us, our sin has been dealt with, yet the imperative in the life of a Christian is to “put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature” (Colossians 3:5).

What does it look like to be wholeheartedly on the shared mission of Jesus? This message looks at the fear of the Lord—the beginning of knowledge which, rightly applied, leads to wisdom and to life. FEAR – OBEY – LOVE – SERVE

How is your memory? Do you learn from your mistakes, or do you repeat them over and over again like the Israelites in Deuteronomy? This message will challenge you to remember the things God has done for you, to preach the Gospel to yourself daily.

Our God reigns outside of time. He is Alpha & Omega and His wisdom is perfectly hindsight-informed wisdom. What if that means that He is engaging with generations at once, answering the prayers of future great-grandchildren in your life today? In this Deuteronomy-series message, Jonathan Shanks unpacks the problem of idolatry to the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 6 contains the Shema—the most holy Jewish prayer. In this second message of May Mission Month in our Deuteronomy series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks the key drivers for mission from Deuteronomy 6.

We’re starting a new series at NorthernLife through the book of Deuteronomy, called “Ready, Set, Go.” In this first message of the series, Jonathan Shanks encourages us to STEP OUT, STEP IN, and STEP UP as we follow God.

For those of us who believe in Jesus, we have an identity spoken over us, yet there is intentionality involved in appropriating our identity and living it out. This message will encourage you to establish Godly, life-giving habits of righteousness. Righteousness is a GIFT. Righteousness is a CALLING. Righteousness is a HABIT.