Northwest Christian Church Podcasts

There are two fundamental ways to change a person. You can exert power and change their behavior on the outside or you can exert influence and change them on the inside. The only REAL change, though, comes from the inside. Just because someone changes their behavior on the outside doesn’t mean they have actually changed. The Apostle Paul effected more change in people than just about anyone else i...

We all know what it’s like to be falsely accused and then need to defend ourselves. It can be a tough experience and was a situation the Apostle Paul had to confront often in his ministry. In 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul really ramps up the self-defense, but why? What is he trying to do and, honestly, why should we care? Does it make any sort of difference to us today?

Today's guest speaker is Danny Gilroy from Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Gilroy is a motivational speaker with a Master of Arts in Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary.

If you’re a big fan of UGA football, how do people know? You probably have some UGA swag somewhere. You’ve got a T-shirt or a hat, or maybe you’ve even painted your house in red, black, and gray. People can likely tell, just by looking, what team you root for. In 1 Thessalonians chapter 1, Paul talks about three things that identify those early believers that allowed people to know who they follow...

Have you ever walked into the middle of a conversation and didn’t fully understand what was being said because you only heard part of the discussion? Many of the “books” of the New Testament are letters that are part of a conversation between church leaders and churches. To understand what is going on and what is said we need to know the whole conversation. As we launch a brand new series on 1 The...

Most every Christian knows they should love God more. We know we’re supposed to pray more and read our bibles more and all those things. We know what we are SUPPOSED to do but sometimes we just don’t feel like it. How can we want to love and pray and read and worship more? Psalm 143 gives us a plan to follow!

"Therefore, go..." Famous last words, to be sure. Perhaps some of the most famous last words of all. Jesus spoke these fateful words just as He was leaving this earth and now we are tasked with fulfilling them while we await His return. So, how do we do it? What does it mean in 21st Century America? How and where do we go? This week, Sergio Alvarado shares a powerful message of hope and courage, t...

Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? The French painter Paul Gauguin famously scrawled these words in the corner of his painting by the same name. They’re powerful questions asked by people everywhere. If only Gauguin and others had looked in Psalm 139, they would have found the answers to those powerful questions.

Northwest Elder Kevin Heid brings the message as we continue our series in Psalms.

Storms are powerful, aren’t they? If you’ve ever been in a powerful storm and had that twinge of fear and realization that you’re not in control at all you know how powerful storms can be. But as powerful as those storms may be, there is One who is infinitely more powerful. There is One who controls the storm and is in charge of the sea and One we can look to for real peace and rest and hope in th...

Northwest elder Douglas DaRosa brings today's sermon on Psalm 27.

It may be the most famous chapter in the whole bible. Whether you’re a Christian or not, if you’ve ever been to a funeral, you’ve probably heard it. Psalm 23 is an iconic passage of scripture, and for some great reasons! This Psalm teaches us so much about God and who He is as our shepherd, companion, host, and victor.

They say that the smartest person in the room is not necessarily the person who knows the most. It’s the person who asks the best questions! In our Psalm today, David asks the most important question that anyone can ever ask – What does it take to be in a relationship with God? The answer to this question matters more than anything else in all creation.

At no other point in human history have people had the ability to marvel that the majesty and glory of our world. Even “normal people” can travel and visit some of the most beautiful places on earth. We have telescopes that show us parts of the universe that are beyond description. In light of all of this…what are people that God cares about us? Why do we rate at all?

When you pray, what sort of language do you use? Many people think that there are certain ways that we must pray. Words that must be used if we want to do it right. If there’s no “thees” and “thous” in there, a lot of us don’t think it’s a valid prayer. The Psalms show us something very different. There is a realness and a rawness to our prayers built on the character of God Himself. As we lean in...

One of the most primal emotions we experience in this life is fear. In Psalm 3, David addresses this powerful emotion of fear. He shows us that there are two different levels to fear and 4 ways to overcome that fear. As we lean into what God is teaching us in this Psalm, we can find a way to live above our fears and anxieties and find peace and rest for our souls.

Ever get a song stuck in your head? Of course you have! It happens all the time. We hear a song, or we think of something and a musical refrain pops into our head, and then we can’t seem to get it out! What if that same thing happened with scripture? What if a verse or two popped into our heads and we couldn’t get them out? How might that change our day-to-day life? That was some of the original i...

Ever get a song stuck in your head? Of course you have! It happens all the time. We hear a song, or we think of something and a musical refrain pops into our head, and then we can’t seem to get it out! What if that same thing happened with scripture? What if a verse or two popped into our heads and we couldn’t get them out? How might that change our day-to-day life? That was some of the original i...

What if the Bible is fake? What if it’s just a collection of myths and legends written by some guys in a cave somewhere? What if it’s been changed so much we don’t even know what is real and what isn’t anymore? These questions, and others like it, are some of those deep questions that can really rattle a person’s faith. Are there answers? Why should we even believe the Bible anymore?

When Charles Darwin penned his book On the Origin of Species, he launched nothing short of a revolution that has impacted every facet of life down to our day. His ideas have permeated math, science, history, and even theology and has created this idea that science and the Bible cannot coexist. To be scientific means to be in opposition to God. What if that were not true, though? What if the study...

There are over 320 million “gods” in the world today and 22 major religious systems among the 7 billion people on this planet. With all those religions and gods to worship, how can the Bible claim that there is only ONE way to heaven…that there is only ONE God? Is it logical to claim that the God of the Bible is really who He says He is? How can we believe that there is only one God and one Lord,...

The challenge of modern apologetics is not simply one of having enough evidence that demands a verdict. It’s deeper than that. It begins by addressing the deep confusion and challenge presented by our modern world that has had its moral moorings set adrift in a sea of relativism. To be prepared to give a reason for the hope in us, we must first understand this lostness and know how to address it w...

Today, we celebrate our graduates. As part of this special day, our guest speaker is Jackson Pitts, a 2025 graduate of Cornerstone Prep Academy.

One of the challenges of following Jesus is this tricky thing called “evangelism.” According to statistics, most Christians do not share their faith these days. Some don’t see it as their responsibility, but many avoid evangelism out of fear. They lack confidence because they are afraid of not having the right answers to someone’s questions. The Apostle Peter tells us that not only are we all supp...

On this Sunday, all over the globe, more than a billion people will celebrate and hear the story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. Over 1 billion people will hear about palm branches being waved and sing songs with the word “Hosanna” in it in remembrance of this moment in the life of Jesus. How many of those billion plus people, though, are responding to Jesus’ call to humble submission?...