Passage: Psalm 95 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sermon0620.mp3 Sermon Summary Humans are hard-wired to worship. While church membership may be in decline, our God-given instinct to worship is not. Today, however, people often look “horizontally” (to created things) for ultimate worth and value, rather than looking “vertically”
Passage: Galatians 1:11-17; 5:13-14, 6:2 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sermon0613.mp3 Sermon Summary Because we are made in the image of the triune God, we are hardwired to live in a close, interconnected community, marked by bearing one another’s burdens. In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul reminds
At NSCBC, we believe that multiplying disciples who make disciples is crucial to seeing a gospel movement on the North Shore. Throughout the year, we want to highlight encouraging stories of our people growing through discipleship groups and preparing to multiply their faith. Our discipleship groups run for about one-year
Passage: Mark 6:30-44 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sermon0606.mp3 Sermon Summary Statistics show that people feel lonelier and more isolated than ever before. For a culture facing such a “loneliness epidemic,” the gospel comes as good news. It is a message of hospitality for the stranger, and it
At NSCBC, our vision is to see a gospel movement on the North Shore, and we are convinced that fruitful discipleship is the “irreducible minimum” in all of our labors and prayers to see Christ’s kingdom more fully expressed in Essex County. This is why we’ve gone to great lengths,
Passage: Matthew 18:21–35 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sermon0530.mp3 Sermon Summary In a culture where forgiveness is eroding, and sometimes even questioned, the church will be beautiful in its life together, if we can be a community who practices deep and regular forgiveness. In his parable of the
Passage: Ephesians 4:1-16 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sermon0523.mp3 Sermon Summary In our life together as church, we want to be a people who “speak the truth in love” to one another. To do this, we first need to grasp the power of words. Words have the power
At NSCBC, we believe that multiplying disciples who make disciples is crucial to seeing a gospel movement on the North Shore. Throughout the year, we want to highlight encouraging stories of our people growing through discipleship groups and preparing to multiply their faith. Will you tell us a little bit
