Northwest Gospel Church - Eastside

Darryl Elledge · Since the beginning of time, the world has been waiting for a Savior. All the way back to Genesis 3, God has promised the one who will come and save His people. In Luke 1:26-38, we see the next step in God's plan: a baby born to a virgin.

Jake Gamble · Since the beginning of time, the world has been waiting for a Savior. All the way back to Genesis 3, God has promised the one who will come and save His people. In Luke 1:26-38, we see the next step in God's plan: a baby born to a virgin.

Andrew Murch · Advent: the season of anticipating the arrival of our Savior. In the first chapter of Luke's gospel, we see the anticipation mounting. God is sending a messenger to prepare the way... to prepare his people for the coming of His Son.

Andrew Murch · The Gospel According to Luke. This first letter that Luke writes to Theophilus is an account of the life and work of Jesus Christ, but why did he write it? In these first four verses, we see his desire: that the reader would have assurance that what they know is accurate.

Sam Cassese · As the book of Genesis comes to a close, we continue to see the picture of a faithful God and his chosen family. Joseph is grieving the loss of his father, and his brothers are worried about his potential retaliation for their past sins. Yet even in this, we see God's sovereignty in Joseph's response: "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good."

Andrew Murch · We've now been with Jacob for 147 years... or for about 24 chapters of Genesis. We've seen his good and his bad, but mostly, we've seen God be faithful to His family. As we close out the life of Jacob, we see that Jacob died with the ways of God on his mind and the wait for God on his lips.

Andrew Murch · We’ve reached a pinnacle in our narrative. Joseph has come from the pit and slavery into a position of power. He has reconciled with and provided for his family…and the entire time, God was with him. Now, as Jacob and the rest of the family head to Egypt to be with Joseph, God’s promise remains the same: He will be present with His people as He unfolds His plan.

Andrew Murch · As we explore the narrative of Genesis 44-45, we need to zoom out. Sure, we need to see the beginning of the tension between Joseph and his brothers... the slavery, the prison, the rise to power. But we should go even further, past the immediate context, and look at the family of promise. From Abraham to Moses to David, we see a God that continually stays faithful to his chosen fami...

Andrew Murch · The Lord is with Joseph. As we pick up our narrative in Genesis 42, Joseph has gone from the pit to the palace, and is now second in command in Pharaoh's kingdom. While Joseph is far removed from the brothers who began this mess years before, God is about to use Joseph to preserve his chosen family.

Sam Cassese · So far in his life, Joseph has been thrown into a pit (by his own brothers) to be left for dead, then sold into slavery. He's been accused of a crime he did not commit, and sent to prison. Is there a plan for the pain? Join us for Genesis 41, as we begin to see the answer to this very important question.

Andrew Murch · As we left our narrative last week, we find Joseph in prison. What is God's purpose in this season of Joseph's life? As we watch the story unfold, we see a God who gives his people wisdom, and a God who handles his people with wisdom.

Andrew Murch · As we begin Genesis 39, we remember that Joseph has been sold into slavery by his very own brothers. Life does not look good for the young Hebrew. And during today's narrative, we see Joseph's day as a slave, as one convicted for a crime he didn't commit, and as a prisoner. Yet we also see the beautiful reality of a God whose presence is with Joseph at every turn.

Andrew Murch · The Old Testament is full of stories about imperfect people... imperfect people who are not only used by God, but also are the actual ancestors of Jesus, the Son of God. Genesis 38 is one of those stories, showing that even in spite of putrid sin, God wraps His sovereign purpose in the people He saves.

Andrew Murch · We live in a world of click bait. It's hard to live a day in our world without reading an alarming headline, only to find that the article inside tells a completely different story. At first glance, Genesis 37 may appear this way. God isn't mentioned at all in this narrative, and the sin of Joseph's brothers is on full display. But when we dig deeper, we see the rest of the story......

Sam Cassese · In the beginning, God spoke the world into existence. He created Adam and Eve, he saved Noah, and he called Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob into his family. Every fall since 2014, we've spent a few months in the book of Genesis, and today kicks off our final installment: SOVEREIGN: they meant evil // God meant good.

Jake Gamble · There are many Psalms that quickly make sense to us. Words like those found in Psalm 23 and 119 seem to just "belong" in our Bibles. Yet there are other Psalms that, to the outsider, may seem odd to find in the pages of the Scriptures. Imprecatory Psalms, words that invoke judgment on enemies, can make us scratch our heads at times. How should we view these Psalms? Should we pray the...

Nathan Noorlun · Some people believe that the Bible teaches that if you follow God, he will make your circumstances easy. A quick scan through the Bible will debunk this myth quickly... but what does the Bible say about our posture when our circumstances are difficult? This week in Camas/Washougal, we dive in to Psalm 34, seeing that no matter our circumstances, we can taste and see that God is go...

Chad Francis · One of the hardest things God asks us to do is wait. But what we see in Psalm 40 is that God uses our waiting to shape us into the people He’s called us to be.

Sam Cassese · How do you respond when you’ve wandered off the road? Thus far in Psalm 119, we've seen clearly that God blesses the one who walks on Blameless Way, and that straying from the path leads to destruction. But what happens when you do sin... when you do wander from the path? In the fourth stanza of this acrostic poem, we see clearly that the fallen repent, and God forgives the repentant...

Sam Cassese · What is the difference between a need and a want? The author of Psalm 119 recognizes this difference. He’s spiritually needy, a sojourner, and despised, and because of this, he knows that he needs God's word.

Nathan Noorlun · Who is this king of glory? In Psalm 24, King David answers this question, as well as the question of who can enter this king's holy place?

Gavin Hesse · Often in Scripture, we are commanded to be joyful. But why? What causes the one who follows God to be joyful? This week in Camas/Washougal, we'll look at Psalm 30, where we see that our joy is rooted in God's faithfulness.

Sam Cassese · At the beginning of Psalm 119, we saw that the man who walks on Blameless Way is blessed. But just how does one keep to Blameless Way? This week in East Vancouver, we'll be unpacking verses 9-16, seeing the three ways that we respond to the guardrails of Blameless Way.

Andrew Murch · The Lord is my shepherd... if we've been in church for awhile, we can likely finish this poem. But how often do we think of the truth found in Psalm 23? How often are we assured of our Shepherd's path, presence, and provision?

Nathan Noorlun · In a world where the wicked seem to prosper, what is the response of the Church? Psalm 37 helps us gain perspective, teaching us to trust the one who sees the whole picture.