Pastor Ben Dixon

Everyone has dreams, hopes, and aspirations that they want to see fulfilled in their life. These dreams are often the causation for how we plan out what our life will look like. All of this may not be wrong in and of itself, but the question we must answer is, “Where is God in all of my plans?” Does our plan for our life factor in God’s plan for our life? Have we even considered if how we are livi...

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Mark 4:10-12, Matthew 4:1-4, Deuteronomy 8:1-3, Matthew 7:7-8 Series: Hearing God   Northwest Church - www.nwcfoursquare.org "On mission with Jesus to see the lost saved and disciples made."

While hearing God’s voice is a privilege, it also comes with great responsibility. What we do with what God says is incredibly important. I want to stress this point because my hope is that we would never become casual with anything that God says to us. Far too many Christians believe that their role in what God is doing doesn’t matter. What a lie. We matter. What we do matters. What we choose not...

Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Proverbs 4:23, John 10:4-5 Series: Hearing God   For more information visit www. BenDixon.org

Christians are judgmental—right?! At least that’s the prevailing cultural narrative regarding the Church. In fact, this perspective is so prevalent that we hear this statement come from those who profess to be Christians themselves. As we look at our passage today, we will clearly see that having a judgmental heart is not some new thing that Christians struggle with. This specific sin has been tem...

  Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Mark 7:16, John 8:47, Hebrews 3:12-15, James 1:5-8, John 10:27, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Peter 5:5 Series: Hearing God For more information visit www. BenDixon.org

We all face conflict in our relationships with others. We don’t want it and we may not like it, but the real question is, “How do we handle conflict when it comes?” In our passage today, we will glean from when James taught first-century believers to deal with conflict by understanding its cause and cure.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: James 4:1-10, 1 John 2:15-16, Ephesians 4:27, Psalm 51...

In this message, Pastor Ben talks about 4 Biblical reasons that God communicates to His people personally. We need to be reminded that God wants to tell us more than just what to do. Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Exodus 33:12-13, Ephesians 2:8-10, Proverbs 10:17, 1Corinthians 14:3 Series: Hearing God For more information visit www. BenDixon.org

In this lesson, Pastor Ben walks through Scripture to show that God communicates personally to people in different ways. Sometimes our confusion about what God is saying has to do with our expectation of how He communicates to us. This lesson will not only equip you but it will clear up many misconceptions in the process.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, John 14:25-26, Act...

The Bible is the rulebook by which we live, and the voice of the Holy Spirit gives us direction within that framework. Pastor Ben Dixon teaches on hearing God's voice within the Bible and in our personal lives.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: 2 Peter 1:19-21, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Thessalonians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, Acts 16:6-13 Series: Hearing God   For more information visit www. BenDi...

We live in a world that is filled with knowledge and most people have far more information than the average person in previous generations. However, with this increase of knowledge have we become wiser? That is the question! Knowledge is important but wisdom is more important because it causes us to live better. In our passage today, James presents the concept that there are two kinds of wisdom an...

Hearing the voice of God is not just a personal belief that some hold but rather it is a Biblical reality that is available to all who are in Christ.  We believe in the personal voice of the Spirit to each believer because it is taught in the Bible, seen throughout church history and experienced even today.  Join Pastor Ben as he walks through a Biblical foundation for Hearing the voice of the Spi...

Hearing the voice of God is all about knowing God.  Jesus restored us back into a relationship with our Heavenly Father where hearing His voice becomes more normative as we see in the Bible.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3, John 16:12-15, Acts 2:17-18, John 10:27, Genesis 1:28 Series: Hearing God   Northwest Church - www.nwcfoursquare.org "On mission with Jesus to see the lost...

How we steward our words is a clear theme throughout the book of James. What we say and how we say it is extremely important for the follower of Jesus because our words matter more than we know. Most major studies agree that people speak around 16,000 words per day on average. To put this in perspective, that’s almost 6 million words per year which is enough to fill 100 average-sized books. So, th...

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is chock-full of testimonies where real people encountered a real God and were completely transformed. Nothing has changed today. God is still doing what He has always done through the power of the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 13:8), and this is why we need to hear and share the testimonies of what God has done. When we hear about what God is doing it fuels our spirit...

I think we would all agree that there is a massive difference between faith that is alive and faith that is dead. Faith without action is not THE FAITH that we see in Jesus’ life nor His teachings. However, it seems that believers from the first century to the twenty-first century have too often allowed for something that isn’t fully real and doesn’t actually help. Let’s look carefully at what Jam...

Pastor Ben Dixon encourages us by looking at the lives of the disciples following the death and resurrection of Jesus. We see how Jesus encountered multiple groups of people following his resurrection where he moves them from Fear to Faith, from Doubt to Devotion, from Rejection to Restoration, and from Death to Life.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Mark 16:1-8, John 20:24-29, John 21:12-17...

Pastor Ben Dixon walks through the suffering and pain that Jesus faced in his final hours painting the scene for our hope in our resurrected savior, Christ Jesus.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Mark 16:1-8, John 20:24-29, John 21:12-17, John 11:25a Series: Stand Alone Messages   For more information visit www. BenDixon.org

It’s near impossible to live in our world and not have some pre-disposed opinions that affect the way we see and treat others. There are many reasons for why this could be the case for us, but Jesus does not share our prejudice, nor does He treat people unfairly for any reason. In our passage today, James calls out the sin of favoritism which was prevalent then and still is today. As disciples of...

The word “religion” is used to define and describe so many things in our world today. Usually in Christian circles we talk about religion as a contrast to relationship with Jesus which makes it seem incompatible with the Christian life. However, the word religion is neutral and usually means “the outward practice or service to God.” In our final verses of chapter 1, James makes it quite clear that...

As Christians, we know that our primary responsibility is to follow Jesus through faithful obedience to His Word. However, when life is hard, plans don’t work out, and prayers go unanswered it can be easy to shut down and stop responding to the truths that we hold dear. Additionally, we face an enemy who seeks to persuade us toward a passive and inactive faith that knows the Word but never respond...

A common critique of the modern American church is that we are more internally focused than externally focused. When and where this criticism is true of God’s people, we will find a church that is slowly dying spiritually because much our mission is to reach a broken, hurting, and dying world. We must be a church that is on fire for Jesus. That means we are bold, unashamed, passionate, and focused...

When we get offended or when life is difficult, it’s not hard to get angry. We all deal with the issue of anger to one degree or another. So, the question is not, “Do we get angry?” but rather, “What should we do with the anger that we experience?” James speaks directly and practically about how to deal with anger which was important for them and is still relevant for us today.   Speaker: Pastor B...

As we study the book of James, we have learned that trials and difficulties are a part of life. James shows us that the trials around us produce temptations within us. We are all tempted but we do not have to sin. As we follow Jesus faithfully, what we will find is the strength to endure our trials and the power to overcome our temptations. Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: James 1:13-18, Genes...

Our study of the book of James continues as we look at the effects of poverty and prosperity on our faith. Pastor Ben examines some lies we tell ourself the challenges us to deeper faith.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: James 1:9-12, Luke 6:20, Proverbs 30:8-9, 1 Timothy 6:9-10, Job 1:6-12 Series: Authentic Faith, The Book of James   For more information visit www. BenDixon.org