Northridge Baptist Church

If we don't understand how the love of God changes things, we won't see the situations that we find ourselves in correctly. In Philipians 4:4-7, Paul exhorts his readers to rejoice in everything, even while he remains imprisoned. What sort of turmoil are you facing? How do you endure? Rejoicing leads to a heart at peace. (v4) Gentleness leads to a heart at peace. (v5) Prayer leads to a hea...

This Sunday before Thanksgiving, Pastor Ben takes us through Psalm 136 to show us what can motivate us to give thanks. How can the love of God be in the forefront of our Thanksgiving celebrations? Recognize the goodness of God in creation. (v1-9) Recognize the rescue of God in salvation. (v10-16) Recognize the provision of God in an inheritance. (v17-28) Recognize the deliverance of God in redempt...

Pastor Nate 11/16/2025

In John 14:1-14, Jesus gives us promises about life after death that inform our mission here in this life. You have been given a Commission that you were created for, and you are never alone. All the seeds planted in your life have prepared you for Christ's mission. Jesus secures our residence. (v1-4) Jesus secures our relationship. (v5-11) Jesus secures our commission. (v12-14)

John 13:31-38 Jesus prepares us to recognize His glory. Jesus prepares us to share His love. Jesus prepares us to live in His kindness.

As Jesus shares the Passover supper with His disciples, He faces the one that He knows will betray Him in a matter of hours (John 13:18-30). Yet He did not accuse or reject Judas; rather, He loved him to the end. Jesus is love, and all we have to do is confess our sins, turn from them, and receive Him. But we have to make that decision for ourselves. Jesus calls us to receive Him. (v18-20) Jesus l...

This week, Pastor Ben teaches us about service from Jesus's example in John 13:1-17 when He washed the feet of the disciples. Since He, as the greatest among us, became the least by serving His brothers, we can follow His example by selflessly serving our brothers and sisters in Christ. Let His love flow through you to the people around you! Jesus lived out the love of the servant. (v1-5) Jesu...

Why would anyone reject the Gospel of Jesus? John 12:36-50 shows that, even when Jesus Himself was teaching and performing signs, many rejected His message. We may experience the same rejection as we testify to our friends and neighbors. Prepare to go to the places God is leading you Confess your sins, walk in His Spirit, and trust Him with the results. 1. Unbelief is a predictable response. (v36-...

Why does God let such darkness consume the world? This week, Pastor Ben shows us how Jesus faced the most painful betrayal, torture, and death in history from John 12:12-36. In our own lives we face trials and pain, but when we don't understand why, we can trust that God does. God will honor our trust as we experience Him daily. Keep praying, let your faith build, and surrender to Him. God is...

John 12:1-11 Martha offered a gift of service. (v1-2) Mary offered a gift of sacrifice. (v3-8) Lazarus offered a gift of testimony. (v9-11)

This week, Pastor Ben teaches us how the Jews responded to Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11:45-57. The world is a hostile place today for those who tell the truth, just as it was in Jesus's time. As we mourn Charlie Kirk's death, we ought to seek the same legacy he did, as he recently stated, "I want to be remembered for courage for my faith." How will Jesus's m...

As we continue reading John, Pastor Ben walks us through Jesus's assurances to His flock through His discussion with disbelieving Pharisees in John 10:22-42. True belief in Jesus will result in life change in the power of God. Allow God to build your courage. Step forward boldly; we have been given His authority. True believers experience assurance of Christ's eternal protection. (v22-30)...

"The Good Shepherd gathers His sheep because He alone can save them." Jesus, in another "I Am" statement in the Gospel of John, teaches us that He saves and cares for us as we follow Him like sheep. Listen as Pastor Ben takes us through John 10:1-21. The Good Shepherd leads the sheep. (v1-6) The Good Shepherd serves the sheep. (v7-13) The Good Shepherd gathers the sheep. (v14-2...

This week Pastor Ben discusses Jesus's healing of a man born blind and the effects of the testimony of the healed man (John 9:1-41). God redeems our stories. He is with us on the mountaintops and in the valleys, and through it all, His glory shines through. We are made to testify to this. The light of Jesus creates upheaval. (v1-12) The light of Jesus works through confusion (v13-17), fear (v1...

Pastor Ben | John 8:31-59

Pastor Nate teaches on Jesus's declarations at the Feast of Booths in John 8:12-30. The festival was also a celebration of lights for the Jews, and the many torches lighting up the night would have been a striking metaphor for the light that Jesus brings to the lives of those who invite Him in. Jesus claim: "I am the light of the world." Pharisee response: disbelief. Jesus claim: &qu...

This week, Pastor Burke Perry visits to continue our series on Jesus's life in the Gospel of John. In chapter 8:1-11, Jesus is confronted by the Pharisees with a woman who had been caught in adultery. We can learn a great deal from His response. As Jesus treated the woman with compassion, He gained the right to tell her to change. As we treat others well, we can become participants in the rede...

This week, Pastor Ben teaches from John 7:1-52 about Jesus at the Festival of Booths, where He taught the people to come to Him for the water of salvation, in order to receive the Holy Spirit. We are dying of spiritual thirst, and only Jesus can fulfill our need. Your thirst must lead you to trust in Christ's timing. (v1-13) Your thirst must lead you to trust in Christ's message. (v14-36)...

This is the recording from the second service. This week, Sterling Dockweiler cautions us against pridefulness and its destructive effects in our lives. "Pride was the first sin and is the root cause of sin. Pride turns mercy into judgement. Pride turns empathy into disdain." Christians need to be constantly guarded against pride. ​Pride = False Security. (1 Corinthians 10:6-12) ​Pride = Harmed Fe...

This is the recording from the first service. This week, Sterling Dockweiler cautions us against pridefulness and its destructive effects in our lives. "Pride was the first sin and is the root cause of sin. Pride turns mercy into judgement. Pride turns empathy into disdain." Christians need to be constantly guarded against pride. ​Pride = False Security. (1 Corinthians 10:6-12) ​Pride = Harmed Fel...

Psalm 81

Psalm 77 describes a serious struggle with real grief. How do we react when we don't hear God in our lament? Where does our grief lead us? This week, Pastor Ben encourages us to cry aloud to God in our times of pain and difficulty. God will lead us through doubt, sorrow, suffering, and uncertainty to bring us to faith. Lament must lead us to pray. God hears our lament. (v1-3) Lament must lead...

"Give thanks for God's patience, kindness, judgement, equity, and sovereignty." This week, Pastor Ben teaches about how we as Christians can view God's judgement as Asaph did in Psalm 75. Christ followers can give thanks for God's judgement. (v1-3) Christ followers can testify about God's judgment. (v4-7) Christ followers can experience fulfillment in God's judgement....

Today we hear about the ways God has been working through the the Limitless Surrender study group. As we surrender our lives and desires to Jesus, he allows us to live lives which are truly limitless.

Pastor Nate teaches us five different attitudes of prayer that are found in Psalm 74. King Asaph is in crisis as his people are taken into Babylonian captivity due to their rebellion, and he writes these prayers: A prayer of desperation. (v1-3) A prayer of lamentation. (v4-9) A prayer of retribution. (v10-11) A prayer of magnification. (v12-17) A prayer of restoration. (v18-23)