Northwest Hills Community Church

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on relationships and how we make Jesus known to those around us. God demonstrated how we should relate to our earthly and spiritual families: because we're part of a bigger family, we have an opportunity to be close. Given that, how can you better love and honor your families? After the message, you're invited to answer some application questions, whic...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on relationships and how we make Jesus known to those around us. Today we discuss children: How to love them well and in such a way that they come to love and live like Jesus. Specifically, we'll look at four ways you can love and support children. After the message, you're invited to answer some application questions, which you can find on our website...

Guest speaker Nate Glass is continuing a series on relationships and how we make Jesus known to those around us. In the first letter to the Corinthians, Paul addresses singleness and some of its benefits, like allowing an undivided devotion to God. Whether you're single or in a relationship, you'll find today's message insightful. After the message, you're invited to answer some application questi...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is starting a series on relationships and how we make Jesus known to those around us. In the book of John, Jesus commands us to love one another as he first loved us. To do that with friendships, we want to choose close friends wisely, be open to different people, and commit to building friendships. After the message, you're invited to answer some application questions, whic...

Today, Pastor Gary Jones is finishing a series on what it looks like to belong to Northwest Hills, where the last ask is to live in community. Chapter 12 of Paul's letter to the Romans gives practical instructions on loving one another. We're called to love genuinely, hate evil, and hold fast to truth. After the message, ask God which area you need to take steps in: devotion, putting others first,...

Today, Worship Director Justin Jackson is continuing a series on what it looks like belong to Northwest Hills, where the next ask is to Serve. Justin will once again dive into 1 Peter to find what it means to serve others, why we should serve others, and how to serve effectively. After the message, ask God for discernment about how to better serve those around you for the glory of His kingdom. Tha...

Today, Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on what it looks like belong to Northwest Hills, where the next ask is to make Jesus known. This is probably the least concrete part of our vision and can feel challenging to do effectively. Thankfully, Peter gives a three-part plan you can follow. After the message, ask God how you can live so that people will ask you about your faith. Thank yo...

Today, Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on what it looks like belong to Northwest Hills, where the second ask is to live like Jesus, which we do through practicing spiritual disciplines. These are important because to live like Jesus, we need to do what Jesus did to bear good fruit. After the message, pick one of the nine spiritual disciplines you can focus on for the rest of this mon...

Today, Pastor Josh Carstensen is starting a 5-week series on what it looks like belong to Northwest Hills, where the first ask is to commit to Sunday mornings. It's important because God's goal is to dwell with us, and since the beginning of the Bible, gathering together has been part of being in God's family. After the message, you're invited to spend some time with God to think about how you can...

Today, NWH intern Cody Wagner shares what it means to be a doulos, or slave, to Christ. We are either slaves to sin or to Christ. And as Paul writes in his letter to the Romans, it's only by living for Christ that we experience true freedom. After the message, you're invited to find 10 minutes to get alone and be with God without distractions. In the silence and solitude, ask God to share how you...

Merry Christmas! Pastor Josh Carstensen finishes a Christmas series called "Out of the Silence," where the shepherds hear good news of great joy from angels. The news brings great joy because it fulfills a longing to know God. Before the message, there's a summary of the previous weeks by Josh and his wife Meagan, and then Tamara Rowe will share her story of how she came to know Jesus. Thank you f...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a Christmas series called "Out of the Silence" where Zechariah can speak after spending 9 months deaf and mute. And the first thing Zechariah does is bless God. Through his time in silence and the holy spirit, he recognized that mankind had a problem, which only God can solve, and he bursts out in praise because he got a glimpse that Jesus was coming. How can y...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a Christmas series called "Out of the Silence" where three people - Mary, Joseph, and Jesus - were in a season of calm and peaceful silence. Then God called each one out of their silence, and they respond with, "Not my will be done, but yours." How is God calling you out of a comfortable silence? After the message, you're invited to find 10 minutes to get alone...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is starting a Christmas series called "Out of the Silence" where after 400 years, God breaks his silence when an angel visits Zechariah to tell him his prayers have been heard and he will have a son. It's an individual message to Zechariah, and on a larger scale, it's the fulfillment of His promise in Malachi. How can you break the silence to share God's message with someone...

Guest speaker Jonathan Griffes is opening up the book of 1 Samual to unpack the word Ebenezer. He’ll show what this word meant in ancient Biblical times and how it applies to us today. As we Full Send to make Jesus known, how you can be a living Ebenezer? After the message, you're invited to practice the spiritual discipline of meditation for a few minutes while music plays. Thank you for listenin...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is concluding a series on the book of Ruth where Ruth and Naomi are rescued and restored. It's a graceful narrative that mirrors the larger Biblical story of God redeeming us. Do you feel the need to be rescued like Ruth and Naomi? If you know you've been rescued, how can you be a light, like Boaz? During the message, two videos are shown. If you want to watch them, here are...

Worship Director Justin Jackson is continuing a series on the book of Ruth where Boaz sets up a legal tribunal at the city gate to determine who will redeem Ruth and Naomi. To be a redeemer is costly because it means taking care of two ladies, producing an heir, and eventually giving back Naomi's land as well as splitting his current land. The first person passes, but Boaz makes the extraordinary...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on the book of Ruth where Ruth has every reason to feel discouraged and give up on God. Yet, she clings on to the theological truth that she is worth redeeming. How do you remind yourself of who God is and what Christ has done for you? After the message, you’ll be invited to practice the spiritual discipline of meditation for a few minutes. Thank you f...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on the book of Ruth where chapter 3 describes an event that's hard to understand because we're not told the intent behind their actions. Still, there are three truths we can take away: there's a need for rest sometimes the Bible is descriptive and not prescriptive, and we still need to be obedient to God when times are good After the message, you're in...

Pastor Gary Jones is continuing a series on the book of Ruth where we look at Ruth's faithful character as she interacts with Boaz and serves Naomi - Ruth is not a damsel in distress, but a hero! Her strength is rooted in faith and brings encouragement to everyone around her. Which of Ruth's eleven worthy traits do you need to ask the Lord for strengthening? After the message, you're invited to do...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on the book of Ruth where we meet Boaz. The author calls him a worthy man, and then shares eleven indicators of a worthy man. It's a huge responsibility for men to lead, but it must be done in humble partnership with the Lord, while looking to the one worthy man - Jesus - who did what we cannot do. Which of these eleven indicators do you need to ask th...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on the book of Ruth where Ruth starts gleaning from Boaz’s field. It’s a beautiful example of God’s provision and providence. God cares for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widows. And he reminds us that we were all once sojourners before being saved by Him. And so, he commands us to take care of others in the same way with a heart for justice, m...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on Ruth where Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem. Ruth enters the city as an outsider from Moab, a group of people constantly fighting with God's people. Like Ruth, we're all outsiders to God’s Kingdom and we need someone to vouch for us in the same way that Naomi vouches for Ruth. But unlike Naomi, Jesus pursues us and brings us to the gates of Heaven...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is continuing a series on Ruth where Naomi pleads for Orpah, and Ruth to go back to Moab. But Ruth commits to Naomi and to the Lord by saying, "Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." On the surface, it seems risky for Ruth to go to Bethlehem and believe in God, but because God is real, she's anchored in. When it comes to relationships, what commitments and ris...

Pastor Josh Carstensen is starting a series on Ruth where we take a step back to look at the whole Bible, its origins, and why we should obey it. Ruth takes place when judges ruled Israel and everyone did what was right in their own eyes instead of obeying God's commands. As we Full Send this year, where do we get your authority from to determine what's right? After the message, you're invited to...