Northwest Gospel Church - Camas/Washougal

Max Janusch · It’s no coincidence that last week’s passage ends with Jesus’ words: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear,” and then this week’s passage begins with the religious elites grumbling and complaining about the sinners that are drawing near to Jesus. Jesus answers their complaints, as he often does in Luke’s Gospel, with three stories. These parables all have a similar theme: heaven rej...

Ben Potloff · It seems that Jesus is all about the wedding metaphors in this section of the Scriptures. Jesus’s heart is to fill his banquet up with people. So, he sends out the invites to all who will come. And thank Jesus that he did, because that includes you and me! Jesus concludes by advising his disciples to count the cost. At the end of this section we’re left to consider, will we RSVP to t...

Ben Potloff · This week, we see Jesus speaking through two parables. His lesson is clear: Those who assume a place of honor will find themselves humbled, but those who humble themselves to care for those who need them will find themselves exalted in the end. So, we ask ourselves, who is invited to sit around our tables?

Ben Potloff · If on a religiously-mandated day of rest your son, daughter, or family pet fell into a well, would you wait until the next day to do the work of pulling them out to safety? No way! Our text this week tells of Jesus going to a top Pharisee’s house for a Sabbath meal. While there and being watched closely by these religious leaders, Jesus encounters a man who needs serious medical atte...

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Darryl Elledge · This week, we look at Ephesians 1:1-14. In the opening words of his letter to the Church in Ephesus, the Apostle Paul greets the receives of his letter and immediately begins talking about the wonderful spiritual blessing that we have in Christ. Here, we learn of our great hope in Christ and what he has accomplished for us.

Ben Potloff · This week, we continue our journey through the opening chapters of Matthew's gospel account where we see how Jesus is the promise-fulfilling Savior. We see more of these fulfilled promises as Matthew narrates Mary and Joseph's escape to Egypt with their newly born son and the devastation of Herod's rule back in Bethlehem. Here, we see that Christmas is about redemption and hope in Je...

As we continue looking at how Jesus fulfills the promises of the Old Testament, we come to Matthew 2:1-12. This passage tells the story of the wise men coming to worship God's promised Shepherd King. Here, we see that Christmas is about worshipping Jesus.

Ben Potloff · This week, we begin our Advent sermon series: Promises Fulfilled. Matthew 1:18-25 tells the story of Jesus' birth. This baby boy is not only the savior promised to Israel, he is God himself. Here, we see that Christmas is about God coming to save us.

Ben Potloff · This week we close out the fourth installment of The Gospel According to Luke. In this section of Luke's account, we read about Jesus healing a woman on the Sabbath and then teaching his followers about the kingdom of God with two comparisons.

Ben Potloff · This week, we read as Jesus continues his discourse by calling the surrounding crowd to turn away from their sins. When listeners in the crowd ask Jesus about a recent event in Galilee, Jesus corrects their thinking and reminds them that Israel needs to repent. Jesus then teaches the crowd about Israel’s need to repent and bear fruit through the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree. Here,...

Gavin Hesse · As we continue in Jesus’ address to his disciples and the surrounding crowds, we read of Jesus warning his followers to remain vigilant. There is no question about it... Jesus is coming back soon! So, how will that reality change the way we live now? Jesus exhorts his followers to “stay dressed for action” and “be like men who are waiting for their master.” It is in this season of wa...

Ben Potloff · As Jesus continues his teaching, someone in the crowd asks him to mediate an inheritance issue. This seems reasonable enough; to ask a rabbi to weigh in on moral issues. But Jesus turns the question on its head, instead telling a story about a man who stores up treasure for himself. He follows with a beautiful passage on anxiety, reminding us that God is sovereign and that we have a...

Ben Potloff · It's in Luke 12 where thousands upon thousands of people are gathering to see and hear Jesus. That’s when Jesus turns to his disciples and gives them important instructions about their interactions with the Pharisees and any future persecution as a result of following him. Here, we see that we are to fear the Lord and we will have nothing to fear.

Ben Potloff · Jesus’ ministry continues, more and more people know about him, and he has become more and more polarizing. Like the rest of Scripture, this week’s text puts a mirror in front of us and asks: from whom does your righteousness come from? Is it man-made or is it Christ-transformed?

Ben Potloff · As we move our way through the gospel according to Luke, this week feels like a hodge-podge of random and disconnected moments in Jesus’ ministry. We just came from such iconic moments like Jesus’ time with Mary and Martha and teaching his disciples how to pray. But what in the world is going on in this week's text? People think Jesus is demon-possessed, he gives us a lesson about de...

Ben Potloff · All throughout Luke’s gospel, we find Jesus praying. Apparently, one of the disciples noticed this as well. So he asks. After showing us how to pray, Jesus tells a parable about God’s response to our prayer and encourages us to pray, urging us to ask, because God is a heavenly Father who longs to give good gifts to us, his children.

Max Janusch · This week, we read a story about two sisters who had the opportunity to meet Jesus. Not only did they meet him... they were able to welcome him into their house! But while they had Jesus over, these sisters had differing ideas about what was most important, they had different priorities, a different focus, and a different opinion about what was most necessary.