Northview Church

You think you've got time. You think you've got your sin managed, your relationships fine, your future planned out. James says otherwise. In this message, we walk through James 4:7-17 and ask the question every one of us needs to answer honestly: What is your life? Not the version you'd post about — the real one. The one that either dies in the grave with you, or carries on to eternity with Christ...

Joel Osteen sold 30 million copies telling people God wants to give them their best life now. James chapter 4 has something to say about that. This week in our Point Blank series, Pastor Greg Rains takes on one of the most uncomfortable passages in the entire book of James — and shows us why chasing the world's version of the good life doesn't just disappoint us. It destroys us. And it makes us en...

You're not failing. You're not in some obvious spiral. You're showing up, taking care of your family, staying out of trouble — and somehow a whole week goes by and your faith didn't come up once. James 3 calls that earthly wisdom. And he says it has a source. In this message from James 3:13-18, we look at two kinds of wisdom — one that contracts your life down to surviving, and one that produces a...

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” James says otherwise. In this message from James 3:1–12, we confront the power of the tongue — how words can destroy relationships, wound people made in God’s image, and reveal what’s really happening in the heart. But the gospel doesn’t just diagnose the problem. It offers transformation. This sermon explores: The hidden damage...

What is the difference between believing in Jesus and surrendering to Jesus? In this message from James 2:14–26, we look at the kind of faith James says is dead, useless, and unable to save. The demons believe the truth about God — but they are not disciples. Judas had proximity to Jesus, ministry experience, and religious knowledge — but he never truly surrendered. Real faith is not perfection. A...

In James 2:1–13, we’re confronted with a difficult question: who really belongs in your church? This message exposes the subtle ways favoritism shows up in the church—not always through policies, but through reflexes. We move toward people who impress us, overlook people who make us uncomfortable, and sometimes forget that the Lord of glory made room for us when we had nothing to offer. James call...

What if the problem isn't that you haven't heard enough?  What if you've heard plenty — and just keep walking away? James 1:19-27 is one of the most confrontational passages in  the New Testament. James doesn't call out pagans or skeptics.  He calls out church people — people who show up, hear the Word, nod along, and go home unchanged. He has one word for that: self-deception. In this message fro...

You know the list. The culture is too sexualized. The season is too busy. The cost of living is too high. The enemy is too active. There's always a reason why you can't seem to break the cycle — and it always points somewhere other than you. James 1:9–18 doesn't let that stand. This week in our series through the book of James, we get into the anatomy of temptation — how it actually works, where i...

Nobody told you following Jesus would feel like this. You believed. You trusted. And life didn't get easier — it got harder. Now you're sitting in the middle of a trial you didn't choose, wondering if any of this is actually worth it. James wrote this letter to people asking that exact question. Scattered. Suffering. Holding onto faith with both hands and losing their grip. His answer wasn't what...

The tomb is empty. So why do so many of us live like it doesn't change anything? In this Easter Sunday message from John 20, Pastor Greg Rains walks through one of the most important chapters in all of Scripture — the resurrection of Jesus Christ. From the empty tomb to Mary in the garden, from the locked upper room to Thomas's confession, this message confronts the most dangerous kind of unbelief...

There’s a name you won’t say out loud. Maybe not even to God. A person you’ve cut off, gone silent on, decided no longer deserves your awareness. You call it moving on. But the wound is still there — and silence never healed anything. In this message from the series Behold the Lamb, we look at what Jesus does while He’s dying. He prays for His enemies. He welcomes the criminal beside Him. He tears...

On the night Jesus was betrayed, He did something that would have stopped every Jewish person in that room cold. He left the Passover unfinished. The fourth cup — the cup of completion, the cup that closed the Passover for fifteen hundred years — was still on the table when He walked out into the night. Where did that cup go? In this message from Mark 14:32–50, we follow Jesus into the garden of G...

With the Triumphal Entry, the crowd got it right and wrong at the same time. They called Him King — and He was. But they wanted a general, and God sent a Lamb. In Luke 19, Jesus rides into Jerusalem on the exact day every Jewish household was selecting their Passover lamb — and He weeps over a city that can't see what's right in front of them. This isn't just their story. It's ours. We've learned...

The enemy doesn't need to take you out. He just needs to keep you distracted. In this message from John 10, Pastor Greg Rains unpacks the thief's real strategy — and reveals the one weapon most believers aren't using. If you've been feeling spiritually exhausted, numb, or like God feels distant, this message is for you.

What if your biggest problem with Jesus isn't that you've rejected him — it's that you've underestimated him?  In John 11, we meet a Jesus who delays on purpose, weeps at a grave, and shouts a dead man back to life. He is not tame. He is not manageable. And apathy toward him isn't a devotion problem — it's a vision problem.  This message will challenge the way you see Jesus and why it changes ever...

Everyone has a response to Jesus. The minimizer calls Him a good teacher. The skeptic says He doesn't add up. The hostile man wants Him silenced. The curious man circles from a safe distance. And the respectful man walks away impressed — but unchanged. In John 7, temple guards were sent to arrest Jesus. They came back empty-handed. Not because they couldn't grab Him. Because they couldn't stop lis...

Fear Him, Fear NothingMost of us have our fear in the wrong place. We're terrified of our circumstances—the storm that's threatening to sink us—but Jesus? He's comfortable. Manageable. Safe. But here's the problem: A Jesus you don't fear can't save you from the storms you do fear. In Mark 4:35-41, the disciples thought they were going to drown in a storm. But when Jesus stood up and commanded the...

In Week 2 of our "Hands for the House" series, Pastor Greg unpacks what Nehemiah did BEFORE he ever approached the king about rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. Spoiler: it wasn't strategy. It was surrender. This message explores three postures we need when seeking God for something big: DEPENDENCE (seek God before you move), ALIGNMENT (let prayer and fasting reshape your heart), and POWER (trust that...

What happens when God gives a church a vision? It starts with a burden, requires courage to communicate, and demands both mission and movement. In this first message of our "Hands for the House" series, Pastor Greg unpacks Nehemiah's story and shows us what it means to see God's vision for our lives and our church. Same Mission. Same Message. New Moment. KEY POINTS:- Vision begins with a burden (N...

We think we have to climb up to God, clean up to belong, and earn our way to peace. But the story of Jesus' birth shatters all three lies. While Caesar Augustus ruled from his throne, demanding allegiance, God sent His Son to a manger—coming down so we could come close. In this Christmas message, we contrast Caesar's empire with Jesus' Kingdom and discover what it means that the King came down. Yo...

When King Jesus is born, everyone has to respond. In this sermon on Matthew 2:1–12, we look at three very different responses to the birth of Christ in the Christmas story. The wise men (Magi) travel 800 miles to worship the newborn King. Herod feels threatened and plots murder. The religious leaders know the Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah but won’t even walk six miles to Bethlehem. Same...

Victory doesn’t mean the battle isn’t real—it means the outcome is settled. In this final message of our Battle Cry series, we sing “Victory in Jesus” as a war-song of faith and walk through 1 Corinthians 15:50–58 (NLT) to see why the resurrection changes everything. Paul declares that death is swallowed up in victory, the sting of death is broken through Christ, and because Jesus has already won,...

When everything is falling apart, can you still say, “It is well with my soul”?In this message from Habakkuk 3:17–19, Pastor Greg Rains walks through the story behind the hymn It Is Well and shows how worship becomes a battle cry when life is not well at all. Learn how to be brutally honest about your pain, choose to rejoice in who God is (not how life feels), and walk like someone held up by God,...

Feeling overwhelmed by life’s battles? In this message from the Battle Cry series, we walk through Isaiah 6:1–8 and discover how worship is spiritual warfare. When your world is shaking, God’s throne is not. Using the classic hymn “How Great Thou Art”, we unpack three simple moves:Look Up – see who’s really on the throne. Own Up – let God expose and cleanse your heart. Step Up – answer God’s call...

After a lifetime of chasing pleasure, wealth, power, and meaning, King Solomon arrived at one final conclusion that changes everything. In this powerful finale to our 8-week  Smoke and Mirrors  series, we dive into  Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 —Solomon's last words and his ultimate verdict on what actually matters in life. In this episode, you'll discover: Why God's Word is the only reliable source of wi...