Northridge Free Will Baptist

Chances are all of us have circumstances in our lives that make us wonder, "what if".While we may never know what would have happened if, we certainly know what has happened since. Many times these circumstances have had negative consequences in our lives. Sometimes the result of these circumstances has messed up our lives so severely that we assume that our lives are just messed up for good. Mayb...

I want to use the remaining two Sunday's in November to remind us of reasons we can and should be thankful to God for regardless of the circumstances in our lives. We are starting this by looking at reasons to be thankful for the church. I feel this is really important because we live in a day when so many question why the church is needed. It's not uncommon for people today to say that they have...

I don’t know of anywhere in the Bible where we are taught how to make the storms go away, or how to avoid them. What the Bible does teach us however, is how to survive the storms. How to keep on going and pass through the storms. That's what we are going to learn about in this passage. In this passage we see how to make it through the storm without our lives or our faith being destroyed.

Satan isn't nearly powerful enough to overcome God and thwart His plan but what he can do, and does do, is play his mind games with us to thwart God's plans for our lives. How does he do this? That's what this sermon is about.

A part of the unseen world is a battle for the hearts and minds of all people. Satan knows that if he can control what people think then he'll control what people embrace in their hearts. And if he controls what people embrace in their hearts then he controls the way they live their lives. His great desire in this is that their beliefs, behavior, and bearings would be built on something, anything,...

The reality of the unseen world leaves us with two choices. Accept it and prepare for it or deny it and suffer the consequences. I don't want to suffer any more negative consequences that I have to, and I don't want you to either. I must intentionally prepare for the realities of the unseen world. This passage gives us three ways to intentionally prepare

Do good people go to Heaven? If so, how good do you have to be? Is there an absolute standard of goodness? This message answers these questions.

For most of my life I lived under the general impression that the only reason I'd ever experience suffering was because God was mad at me and He was punishing me for something I’d done wrong. After all, Galatians says that we reap what we sow (Gal 6:7-8). Therefore any hardship or suffering that comes into my life must be because I've lived contrary to God's will. Right? Or is it possible that we...

If any of the myths I talk about in this series will anger someone it will be this one. All I ask is that you hear me out and listen to the entire message before you shut me down. If you are still mad at the end of the message, ask yourself if you are mad because I’ve contradicted Scripture or because your pride has been wounded.

God Never Gives Me More Than I Can Handle. How many of you have heard this statement before? Is this truth or myth?

Jesus can completely, and perfectly save anyone. Let's explore what it means that Jesus can completely, and perfectly save anyone by seeing how this answers our two questions.

Living in fear filled anxiety has never been the way God wanted His people to live. He wants us to know that He cares for us, He will protect us, and we can have a perfect peace despite whatever circumstance we find in our world. God's perfect peace is always available to every believer.

God knew that the people would be tempted to be afraid and then let that fear keep them from taking the Promised Land. They wanted to take the Promised Land. They knew God wanted them to take the Promised Land. But as it always does, fear threatened to keep them from doing what they wanted and receiving what God had promised. Knowing this, God tells them not to be afraid. God telling them not to b...

The main audience for the Sermon On The Mount are those have committed their lives to Jesus. The Sermon On The Mount teaches us how those who believe in Jesus and are devoted to Jesus are to live. What is written in this passage is the way believers in Jesus Christ are supposed to live. Even a cursory examination of the passage reveals that believers in Jesus aren’t to let worry consume us because...

If I fear God I need not fear anything else.

I’m pretty convinced it was a lack of prayer prior to this event that led to the disciples inability to meet this spiritual need. This leads us to the key principle for today's message. I must be prayed up to meet spiritual needs. I absolutely believe that we need to pray as we try to meet spiritual needs. But I am also convinced that if we haven’t prayed before that moment when we are trying to m...

Prejudice is the opposite of how believers in Jesus are supposed to live. So how are we supposed to live? That's what this message is about. The central truth we see in this passage is that Faith in Jesus leads me to fulfill the Law of Jesus. The Law of love. This passage teaches us three ways to fulfill the law of Jesus.

A little faith can accomplish great things. What we have to recognize from this is that it is not the amount or size of faith, or the enthusiasm that a person has that causes the results, but the object of his faith. Human faith is not the key. God is the key. Faith accomplishes things because that faith is in God! This is why a little faith, the size of a mustard seed, can accomplish great things...

The man had a great spiritual need and He knew Jesus could take care of it so he took his son to Jesus’ disciples. This man expected that those who followed Jesus could and would help with this spiritual need. The father says in v16 that he came to the disciples with the expectation that they could help. The lesson we should learn in this is that the world around us often believes that Jesus can h...

People with spiritual needs are everywhere. Jesus focused His life on seeing and meeting these spiritual needs. The disciples in Acts followed Jesus' example. You and I must carry on this example of seeing and meeting the spiritual needs of those around us. Here’s a key principle for us to get. I am surrounded by people with a wide variety of spiritual needs. Now we may not run into as many people...

The lesson of Nehemiah 6 is a hard one but an important one. The main lesson we learn from this part of Nehemiah is, I need wisdom and devotion to continue to the work of God. Throughout these verses the enemies of God attack Nehemiah in very personal ways. Despite these very personal attacks Nehemiah endures and his endurance is rewarded as the wall is completed. In this passage we see three type...

Something significant and powerful happens as each believer does their part. When every believer does their part, it makes a difference in the church which in turns makes a difference in the community around them. This is what Jesus has equipped you and I to do. Jesus equipped us to make a difference in our church and community.

How sovereign would you say that God is? Would you say that God is completely sovereign or just kinda-sorta sovereign? What I mean is, do you believe that God is sovereign all the time regardless of the situation or does God’s sovereignty only extend to the times when the idea of God being in control comforts and encourages us? I’ve come to understand that believers are where we are not by chance...

If you get a hold of what it means that you are justified by faith, and secure in Christ it will bring such joy and freedom into your life and you will never be the same. You get a hold of this you will never again walk around beat up and beat down over your sins. You get a hold of this you will never again live like you are walking a tightrope over the mouth of hell fearing that the slightest mis...

Paul says that God chose the Thessalonians from the beginning. In my mind, it is such a powerful thought to know that God chose me. This is something that I remind myself of when I feel discouraged, disillusioned or defeated in my faith. The central truth we need to know, embrace, and let inform our identity in Christ today is that The God who chose me will not give up on me. I'm going to spend th...