Northplace Church Podcast

Our conversation will basically revolve around the concept of Voice Recognition. First and foremost, we need to be aware that God is actually still speaking and secondly we need to learn how to recognize his voice when He is speaking us. To say it in biblical terms, we need to learn how to “incline our ears to the words of his mouth.” Isaiah 55:3 ESV 3 Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that...

Most of us are aware of the story. Adam and Eve, in a moment of arrogance and rebellion, broke the heart of God. God’s grand vision for relationship was wrecked by the choice of one man. Sometimes the Bible seems very overwhelming to us, but we want to make it extremely simple today. From its opening pages you see the true vision of God. He just wanted to be with us. You see that grand vision dest...

Did you ever wonder why so many Christians get spiritually stuck? The Bible’s very, very clear. It says this: 17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT) And yet, you meet people – sincere, good, people that really love God. They’ve seen transformation in some very significant areas, and they’re even...

Of all the people you have interacted with in life, who would say has hurt you the most? Whose the first to come to your mind? Who’s wounded you? Who’s lied about you? Who’s walked out on you? Who’s taken your money? Gossiped about you? Who sexually or physically abused you? Who’s been ungrateful and humiliated you in front of a group of people? Who’s said things at a Bible study or at church that...

There are some areas to which we're blind. Or maybe we have some sight, but can't see from time to time. For the video visit: http://northplacechurch.com/watch

We’ve been discussing what a truly mature, authentic Christian looks like. Jesus tells us to love the Lord with all our heart, with all of our mind and with all of our strength and to love our neighbor as our selves. Paul takes that simple but profound summation of the Christian life and explains what it looks like when practically lived out in everyday life. We’ve been studying Paul’s explanation...

Paul uses relationship as the measurement of true spiritual maturity. During this time, many of the believers in Rome had not fully grasped the complete message of the gospel of grace; so they measured a person’s spiritual depth by their morals, their external behavior, and their ability to follow a list of religious rules. Paul was fully aware that there were many rule followers who had successfu...

Spiritual maturity is not measured by how well you keep a certain list of rules but by how you manage 5 key areas of relationship. In Romans 12 Paul shows the 5 relationships and the authentic Christian response in those areas. The Relationships and Responses of Authentic Christianity • Relationship with God = Surrendered • Relationship with the world’s values (culture) = Separate • Relationship w...

The events that are unfolding in our world right now, the events that are unfolding in our country and even in our own city are addressed in the words of Romans 12. It would do all American Christians some good to immerse themselves in Romans 12 right now. This political year and recent racial tensions combined with social media have brought out the worst in people who claim to follow Jesus. Roman...

Introducing Northplace Church in Durban South Africa. Hear the backstory and our vision for this place. This video contains powerful visuals, watch it in its entirety at: http://northplacechurch.com/watch

Listen to timely message from Pastor Scotty Gibbons. Do not be conformed to this world, be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2 For the video visit: http://northplacechurch.watch

In a time of national disunity, God has called us to model unity. In a time of fear, God has called the us to be courageous. Many are fearful that the violence we’ve seen is a sign of a fracturing American social fabric. That may well be the case. Even so, we are part of a social order that transcends and will outlast the American one. As we said last week, we are citizens of another country. To w...

This weekend’s festivities across the country are the epitome of “Americana”. The corn is almost head-high. Watermelons are juicy. Flags are waving. Fireworks light up the sky. Kids ride their bikes. Families picnic together. Churches gather for worship. People sing patriotic songs. Apple pies bake in ovens. An underdog wins the college baseball world series. These are nostalgic American tradition...

Rodney ‘Gipsy’ Smith never received a formal education, yet he lectured at Harvard. He grew up in a gypsy camp outside London, yet he was invited to the Whitehouse by two different presidents. Gypsy Smith was powerfully used of God preaching to millions as he crisscrossed the Atlantic Ocean forty-five times. Everywhere he went, it seemed like revival was on his heels. Gypsy revealed his secret to...

In his first public sermon, Jesus quoted the prophet Isaiah and said that he had come to set the captives free. We tend to think of that statement in judicial terms—we think of salvation setting us free from the penalty of sin. And that is certainly part of the meaning. But salvation is so much more than the elimination of sin. Salvation releases us to become the people God has destined us to be....

We want to help you see and understand the importance of the Word 511 challenge. We want you to see the heart behind it. Watch the message: http://northplacechurch.com/watch

Nevertheless is one of the most powerful words in the English language when it comes to your walk with God. And when we can learn to mean it...not just say...when we truly surrender to his perfect will...we will learn what it means to be free. For the video visit: http://northplacechurch.com/watch

For many people, the Memorial Day celebration is simply an opportunity to get a 3-day weekend…and for far too many people, the only thing they are celebrating is a day off. Why is Memorial Day so important? From a patriotic or national perspective, Memorial Day is vital to our liberties and freedoms as a people. If we forget the sacrifice that has been made for us, we will take for granted the lib...

Missions is an invitation to partner with a sovereign and powerful God to bring His kingdom fully to earth. This partnership in missions is not only an obligation and responsibility but also a privilege. We are not a defeated people begrudgingly giving and going on the behalf of a weak God. We are giving to missions and going on mission because our King holds the destiny of the world in the palm o...

We serve a God who exceeds our expectations. Listen to this powerful message from Robert Madu. For the video go to: http://northplacechurch.com/watch

There is a song that says, “It’s a man’s world”…but any man with any sense would know…if not for the influence of women in our lives and in our world…we wouldn’t be the men we are. It is true that women have been the shapers of destiny in our world and this well-known quote sums it up perfectly: The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Women have shaped the influence and life of the church....

Change is inevitable but change is not the issue. Transition is the issue. Change is the difference in an external situation. Transition is internal response to change. Transition is the way you process the change spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically. The way you respond to change and navigate transition will determine how much peace you will posses in the face of change. It will determin...

The miraculously crossed the Red Sea and were delivered from Egypt. This was their End Zone. It marked the end of being a nation of slaves.    They spent 40 years wandering in a wilderness becoming the people God wanted them to be. This wilderness season is the neutral zone.    They eventually made their way into the promise land...marking their New Beginning.    The middle phase...the neutral zon...

The thesaurus may say that change and transition are synonyms but they aren’t. Change is the modification of an external situation. It’s meaning is clear. You start a diet. You leave one job for another. You move to a new city. You get married. You have a baby. Each of these is an event. It is a change. But each of these changes will have their own degree of emotional adjustment, personal adapting...

Over the last several weeks we have been celebrating what is made available to us through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This has been our reoccurring statement: The resurrection is the KEY to everything! And truly it is… If the resurrection didn’t happen, the entire message of Christianity comes unraveled; but if the resurrection is true, then it validates the word of God, the life of Christ a...