Northstar Church Blacksburg

Jeff leads us back into our Kings and Chronicles series by going into 1 Kings 18 and we dive into a lot as we see the ministries of Obadiah and Elijah and how they compare. We also look at the showdown between Elijah and prophets of Baal and how God showed up as fire fell from heaven. Jeff talks about how we as believers sometimes act and live like God doesn't have the power to show up in the thin...

Guest speaker, Mark Davenport, preaches a sermon about the family. Mark talks about the three-fold plan that the enemy has been using to destroy the family since the beginning: 'Focus on what you don't have, God is a liar, and you can be god.'

An Overflow service. This was a special share and worship service, full of music and testimonies and an 'open-mic' share time. People shared their 'overflow' where God has been moving through 'Word, Works, We and Ways.'

Darrell Cook continues on through our Kings and Chronicles series as we dive into 1 Kings 17. We look at the story of Elijah and see how God provided for him and also the 'widow of Zarephath.'

The message for Youth Sunday was focused on 1 Timothy 4:11-16. Ryan preached that no one is disqualified from sharing the gospel due to their age. Sometimes Christians are considered underdogs for some set of circumstance, but no one in Christ is an underdog for Christ lives and works in his people. His people, especially church leaders, should live a godly life empowered by God so that those arou...

Jeff continues in our Kings and Chronicles series and we head into 2 Chronicles 17. Looking at Jehoshaphat and how he began to reign, we see that the Lord was with him because of his obedience. Jeff reminds us that obedience isn't an accessory to the Christian, it is not something we pick and choose, and that delayed obedience is disobedience. Jeff wraps up by talk about Jehoshaphat and his plan f...

This service features a testimony from Virginia Tech Professor, Dr. George Davis. The message is from 1 Kings 15-16 and looks at the six kings that ruled Israel (northern kingdom) during Asa's rule of Judah (southern kingdom). Each king continued the idolatry of Jeroboam and led the nation further away from the worship of God. We do the same, Jeff points out. Israel's political instability in thes...

We dive into John 11 as we celebrate Easter at Northstar. We look at the power of Jesus to overcome death, both His own and Lazarus.' Jeff also talks about "doubting" Thomas, and asks the question "do you believe?"

As we celebrate Palm Sunday and look at the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, we also look at Stewardship and what it means to us as believers. Jeff talks about four different areas in our lives where we need to practice stewardship: Communication, Mission, Money and Power.

Guest preacher Neal Nelson intertwines his personal testimony and scripture to talk about what Church is really about and what we should do, as the body of Christ. He reminds us that we need to 'grow up,' we shouldn't stay where we are in our faith but continue to mature.

Jeff continues in our Kings and Chronicles Series with 1 Kings 15 and 2 Chronicles 16. As King Asa seeks to establish a political alliance, a prophet confronts him. The message? He's stopped fully relying on God. Listen in as we learn that how we do what we do matters deeply to God. You'll also be asked to reexamine how you've responded to God's "no's."

This message from 2 Chronicles 14-15 focuses on King Asa's religious reforms and challenges us to truly seek God. The type of seeking that is commanded in 2 Chronicles 14:4 is not some half-hearted seeking, designed to get something from God. God promises rest and peace to anyone who truly seeks HIM.

Jeff takes us back into our Kings and Chronicles series and we look at king Abijam (Abijah). We see that he does not measure up to David, but outshines Jeroboam. We as believers often compare ourselves to those around us, and Jeff reminds us that a comparison game is never fair - to others or ourselves. We should start with loving God and loving others

Dave Farris, Northstar Pulaski pastor, finishes off our 'Peacemakers' series by talking about conflict when 'They're the Problem.' Dave conveys throughout the message that God is a God of reconcilliation and that is how we should approach all situations. We talk about the second greatest command, 'love your neighbor as yourself' and how that should guide all of our dealings with our brothers and s...

Darrell takes us into the 2nd week of our 'Peacemakers' series. This week is an inward look to see what happens and what to do when you are the problem. Darrell starts off talking about being a 'framer' and purposefully framing others for something you did, and as we look at Proverbs we see there is nothing to gain from that. As a believer, if there is reconciliation to be done then the responsibi...

We dive into a three-week series called "Peacemakers: Graced-based Solutions to Conflict." Jeff begins in James 4 as we talk about The Heart of the Matter. There is a gradual progression that leads to conflict: from want, to demand, to judge and then to punish. Jeff quotes author John Piper saying, "Sin is what we do when we are not fully satisfied in God." Jeff asks us to examine ourselves and se...

Adam Wilson, Northstar's discipleship minister, takes us into 2 Chronicles 11 & 12. We see the reign of Rehoboam and notice how he departed from the law and how everything started to crumble from there. Adam uses this story to convey the characteristics of someone who desires to 'set their heart to seek God.'

At Northstar Church we are trying to 'Be the Church' from our 'neighbors to the nations' and this week is where we talk about how we are doing the latter. This podcast includes a testimony from Diego Paiva and a short sermon by a missionary that we partner with in Spain.

Our guest speaker,  Valley Bible Church  Pastor, Bret Johnson, talks about God's glory and what that exactly is and how it pertains to us. We see that weightiness, luminosity, and fame are all used to describe what the word glory means throughout the Bible, but they are all needed together to even catch of glimpse of what 'Gods glory' really is. Bret continues to tell us that when we spend time wi...

Jeff moves into the second chapter of 1st Kings as we wrap up the series until the fall. We read David's last words and instructions to Solomon and take a look at David's accomplishments throughout his life and some of his down falls. Jeff talks about the correlation between Jesus being the reigning king for eternity and how David was promised to have his ancestors be on the throne IF they followe...

Jeff continues our series and we start in 1 Kings. We read about another of David's sons trying to lay claim to the throne and declare himself king. We get to see the throwing of his 'welcome to the throne' party, where he invites certain people but purposely leaves out some others. The party is interrupted by chants coming from outside the party by the rest of Israel, declaring who the rightful k...

Ryan Goude, our Youth and College minister, walks us through chapters 28 and 29 of 1 Chronicles. We see David gathering leaders together including his son, Solomon, to give them the plans for the temple. We see David leading by example by giving gifts and read how Israel follows suit and 'gives willingly.' We see David praise God, out in the open in front of his leaders, and also prays over his so...

Jeff moves along through 4 chapters of 1 Chronicles. We read that David is organizing different leaders (priests, Levites, musicians, military ect) around Israel. Jeff goes over six things that are needed to build a temple: Sacrifice, Desire, Commitment, Materials, People and Purpose. We see that even though these things are related to a building a temple years and years ago, they are still applic...

Guest speaker Jeff Highfield walks us through 1 Chronicles 22. David begins collecting materials for the building of the temple, and then 'charges' his Son with the building of it. He tells Solomon that even though it was what he (David) originally set out to do, it was not in Gods plan for David to do so, but for Solomon. Jeff talks asks the question, are we willing to invest into the next genera...

Jeff picks up where Darrell left off last week, and walks us through the rest of 1 Chronicles 21. We see David talking to a man named Ornan and see that he wants to purchase the land to build an altar and make sacrifices to end the plagues in Israel. Ornan refuses to be paid for it, and offers to David free of charge, but we see from David's response in verse 24, that David 'will not take for the...