Northstar Church Blacksburg

In this study of Luke 12.1-21, Jesus has strong words for hypocrites, the fearful, worriers and the materialistic. How we apply His words can free us from all these things and lead us to a lifestyle of joyful generosity.

The Jews of the 1st century demanded a sign from Jesus, and in this passage, Jesus exposes their shallow thinking as well as their external religiosity. How can we avoid the same mindset of faithlessness?

VT Baptist Collegiate Ministry director Darrell Cook preaches from Luke 11:14-28. Crowds accuse Jesus of using the power of the devil to accomplish the works He's done. Jesus refutes them in a response about three houses. How do we hinder or advance the work of God in our life?

Jesus' disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray. Listen to this message about a familiar prayer that may just change your prayer life and perspective on our Father forever.

The seemingly benign moral lesson of the parable of the Good Samaritan is much harder to apply to our lives than what we think. This sermon examines the need for balance between devotion and service.

Jesus sends out 70 other people to prepare other places for His message and ministry. How does their mission compare to ours?

The Resurrection is the hinge upon which the Christian faith turns. Join us in this podcast as we reexamine that miraculous morning and ask ourselves tough questions about whether we are truly "Easter Christians."

Jesus enters Jerusalem and the temple to begin the last week of His intentional life. What do we learn about His prophesied coming and purposeful entry?

From Luke 9:37-62, there is a powerful connecting thread of prayerfulness on the part of Jesus and prayerlessness on the part of His disciples. Notice how prayerlessness radically impacts the ability of the disciples to discern spiritual things and follow Christ in truth. Our own prayerless will affect us the same way.

Brit Boone was the guest speaker for both services, and he encouraged and challenged us what "being the church" means in the context of gloryfing a great God among the nations.

Tucker King preaches on the greatness and bigness of God. In portraying God's grandeur, we are compelled to reflect on all of our inadequate understandings of who God is and how He works.

Special guest Michael Kelley shares from Ephesians 2-3 about the purpose of the church and our role in it.

Jesus is changed in front of the eyes of some sleepy disciples. How they respond reveals their misunderstanding of His majesty. How can we see Jesus clearly for who He is?

Virginia Tech's campus ministry vtONE held their all-campus worship event on March 19, 2011, and the theme was "Welcomed." Jeff Noble spoke on being welcomed by God, living a welcoming life and being wary of welcoming the wrong things.

Jesus had not given his disciples preconditions for following Him before. At this point in His ministry, He outlines what a true follower looks like.

Who do you say that I am? Connections Team Leader Dave Farris preaches and shares that how you answer the question has eternal consequences and determines eternal destination, blessing, cursing or reward.

Jackie Flake, pastor of Cross Community Church in Fort Smith, Arkanasas shares from Acts 18.24-28 about the powerful nature of submission and service.

Jesus feeds 5000+ on a hillside and in so doing shows us that our lack, through His blessing, becomes a lot!

We renewed our study of Luke as Jeff Noble taught from Luke 9:1-10 about the mission of the apostles to preach, heal and cast out demons.

As we celebrated what God did in our lives in 2010, we also looked forward in faith to how God will work through our obedience in 2011. Lead pastor Jeff Noble challenged us all to make much of God.

It's easy during the holidays to focus on lights, gifts and food, but there is a deeper need of our hearts. There's so much grief, hurt, wrecked lives and misery that we bring to Christmas. Does the Christ child understand our sorrows?

In this podcast of December Nights, learn about the joy of receiving life's greatest gift and how we tend to settle for lesser gifts. Also features a music special by Hannah Sewell.

Jesus nourishes desperation to devotion as he heals a woman and raises a child from the dead.

Jesus' encounter with a demon near the Lake of Galilee teaches us a lot about how to respond to demonic beings and recognize Jesus' authority and power to transform our lives.

From Old Testament to New, God's people are urged to "declare His glory to the nations." Hear a portion of Northstar's commitment and challenge to take Jesus' commission to make disciples of the nations.