Pastor Ben Dixon

In this session, we learn about the invitation, cost, and commitment of discipleship.   Discipleship Track 1 - Following Jesus Session 2 - "The Call to Follow Jesus" Speaker - Pastor Ben Dixon   Discipleship Tracks is a discipleship pathway created for and utilized by Northwest Church in Federal Way, WA. For more information or to have access to the curriculum, visit www.bendixon.org.

In this session, we learn about what it means to be created for relationship with God and to know Him as our heavenly Father.   Discipleship Track 1 - Following Jesus Session 1 - "Relationship with God" Speaker - Pastor Ben Dixon   Discipleship Tracks is a discipleship pathway created for and utilized by Northwest Church in Federal Way, WA. For more information or to have access to the curriculum,...

Over the last 30 years our culture has shifted dramatically on the issue of homosexuality. This has created enormous tension within those who seek to study, understand, and live out what the Bible teaches. There is no doubt that Christ followers are called to love and reach all people in the name of Jesus. However, this love cannot come at the expense of Biblical truth because the Gospel calls eve...

There is no doubt that our culture is oversexualized and all of us have been influenced by these current values. In this sermon, Pastor Ben Dixon discusses the many lies that have developed a toxic culture around the topic of sexuality. Secondly, he focuses on a fresh Biblical vision of sexuality that has the power to move us toward a more healthy and godly way.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scriptu...

Theologian A. W. Tozer said, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." In this message Pastor Ben Dixon teaches on what the Bible is, that it is the divinely inspired Word of God, why it is reliable, and why it must have authority over our lives today.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Romans 1:19-20, Acts 9:1-9, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, Luke 24:27, J...

Pastor Ben Dixon starts a sermon series surrounding culture and the church. In this message we begin to define what culture is and how Christians are to engage the culture with the love of Jesus Christ.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: John 17:13-21, John 3:16-17, 1 John 5:19, Ephesians 6:12, James 4:4, Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:15-17 Series: Christ in Culture   For more information go to www.be...

All of us will face many challenges in life which have the power to do great damage if we are not careful. The Lord is always at work and He intends to save, heal, deliver, strengthen and we cannot afford to forget who He is as we put our full trust in Him for breakthrough. Today we will look at a passage that exhorts us to move toward the Lord in a greater way as we REMEMBER all that He has done!...

We live in a world full of sin which regularly introduces various levels of conflict that we all must deal with. It’s not hard to get offended and become bitter and unforgiving which is the normal response of our flesh. Jesus stepped into this kind of world and showed us what real forgiveness looks like through His own sacrifice. By placing our faith in Jesus, we are completely forgiven of all our...

We live in a world that has seemingly normalized and legitimized being offended. At some point, we all feel the pressure to say one thing or not say another, and if we, somehow, fail to comply then an offended party is soon to follow. Do you know what I mean? Sure, real sins lead to real offense, and we deal with that specifically and directly as the Bible teaches. However, what about our percepti...

Most of us have heard the saying “hurt people will hurt people.” We know this statement is true because we all have experienced the reality of it. When emotional wounds are caused, they have a way of repeating themselves through those who have been hurt if the wound is not healed. Sometimes we are the source of that wound which caused great pain in another person either directly or indirectly. Is...

here is no doubt that every human heart longs to know and fulfill their purpose. Some people may not know what that purpose is, but many who follow Jesus have a general sense of what He wants them to do. What if a primary reason that so many people don’t engage their God given purpose for their future is because they are still weighted down by the wounds of their past? Jesus wants to set us free f...

When Jesus began His ministry, He declared that He would set the oppressed free. Another word for oppressed could be “wounded.” Jesus is the Great Physician and He wants to perform surgery on our soul in the area of our wounding so that we are no longer held back from becoming everything He desires. If we are honest, most of us have wounds that come from our earthly fathers which hinders our relat...

Our freedom in Christ is given, but something that is often overlooked or even misunderstood is that it must be guarded. We have enemies that will oppose our freedom on a daily basis and our greatest enemy is that sinful, selfish, hardened, unrepentant, and un-surrendered version of ourselves. Through Galatians 5:13-26 we are going to allow the Apostle Paul to pastor us in how it is that we stay f...

Although we have been created new in Christ, many live with a sense of defeat and discouragement because they can’t seem to stay free even though they know that Jesus paid for them to be free. Why is this the case? In our message today we are going to explore the implications of understanding and embracing our true identity in Christ which will lead to even greater freedom for all of us!   Speaker...

Jesus wants us to be completely free from our sin, our past and the power of demonic influence. But the real question we need to ask is, “Do WE want to be free?” How do we know if what WE want matches what HE wants? In our passage today, we will discover some practical insight about the freedom in Christ through an interaction that Jesus has with a crippled man in Jerusalem.   Speaker: Pastor Ben...

Biblical freedom is about obeying and doing what God wants. God's desire for us is to live free from the captivity of sin, and the Holy Spirit is relentless in His pursuit of seeing this fulfilled in our lives. In this message Pastor Ben Dixon teaches on how to receive, retain and release the freedom from captivity that Jesus Christ extends to us.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Luke 4:14-2...

Dr. Leslee Keegel brings a message of encouragement and exhortation about being filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.   Speaker: Dr. Leslie Keegel Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Series: Stand Alone Messages   for more information go to www.bendixon.org

God is good and He wants to bless our lives more than we want Him to but He simply won’t bypass what’s most important, which is our full allegiance to Him. In 1 Kings 18 Pastor Ben Dixon teaches several principles that preceded God’s answer to a very difficult time in the lives of His people Israel. His work in them was more important than what He did for them and the same is still true for us tod...

On Resurrection Sunday 2022 Pastor Ben Dixon shows how the resurrection of Jesus dramatically changed a small group of people from hopeless defeat to passionate victory that motivated them to change the world.----more---- Scripture: Mark 16:1-20 Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Series: Mark: On Mission With Jesus   This is the 47th session in the series, "Mark: On Mission with Jesus."----more---- For mor...

How do we keep contending for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven without giving up in the process? We find the answer to that question in Luke chapter 18 as Jesus tells His disciples a parable that illustrates the importance of persistent prayer. As you will see, the goal of persistent prayer is not merely that we pray a lot but rather it is the way we stay com...

Through the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 we see a picture of God's love toward us. He loves us even when we walk away, wander, or have a hardened heart, and He loves us enough to call us to change. God is our heavenly Father and He is ready to welcome us home with open arms.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Luke 15:11-31 Series: Stand Alone Messages   For more information go to www.b...

In this message Pastor Ben Dixon teaches on Jesus' final hours and crucifixion. We will see that even though Jesus suffered greatly and was mocked openly, Jesus acted only selflessly and gave himself fully for our redemption. As a result of Jesus' intentional suffering for us we get to receive salvation, cleansing for our sin, and the privilege to commit our future to Jesus' discipleship.   Speake...

Jesus spent his final hours with his disciples in the upper room, where he instituted communion, worshiped with them, and established a location that would be used for powerful encounters with God in the days to come. In this message Pastor Jared Hunt takes a look at the upper room and how we can prepare ourselves in worship, communion, and prayer.   Speaker: Pastor Jared Hunt Scripture: Mark 14:1...

Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Based on this fundamental truth, what value do we place on Jesus Christ in our life? As we continue our study in the Gospel of Mark we will observe several responses and reactions to the person of Jesus which will give us insight for what valuing Jesus really means.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Mark 14:1-11, Luke 22:3-6...

When Jesus prophesied what would take place during the Olivet discourse (Mark 13) He was not just listing a number of terrible things that would happen. He was pointing to His glorious return where His Messianic Kingdom would be established and all things would be made right. Through His teaching we should be provoked to a deep longing and expectation for His return.   Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Sc...