Invitation to Open Prayer

We live in turbulent times. The recent election has polarized communities and even families. Protests arise in city-centers. Pundits try to make sense of voter turnout and failed polls. And on a local level, everyone seems a little less comfortable and willing to make eye-contact. Where is the church in the midst of this? Where…

6 Ways to Get Plugged In at Church

Are you new to our church? Maybe you’ve been coming for a while but haven’t really gotten involved. Here are the top six ways to get plugged in at North Shore Community Baptist Church! Stop by the Welcome Center As soon as you walk in the door of our building you can’t miss our Welcome…

Helping Your Kids Start the School Year Well

It’s just around the corner: “the most wonderful time of the year”…back to school. Sports, youth group, Awana, Sunday School, curriculum nights, small groups, scouts, and many other activities are also starting up. All that empty space on the calendar seems to fill up too quickly. Summer – that welcome break from routines, homework and…

Gospel-Influenced Prayer

We often hear that prayer is a two-way street and that through prayer we commune with God. Then we sometimes find ourselves offering to the Lord only requests and self-centered petitions in prayer. Tim Keller shares in this article how the Gospel changes our prayer lives. “The gospel means that we are not obeying God to get…

Call to Prayer in Response to Shootings

We cry out to God as we see and experience the brokenness in our world. Recently, a handful of shootings have resulted in lives lost and hearts unsettled. North Shore Community Baptist Church is part of the denomination Converge (formerly Baptist General Conference). The President of Converge has written this response and call to prayer for the…

Orlando Shooting: A Response

Many have been devastated by the news of those who were killed and wounded in Orlando during the nightclub shooting early Sunday morning, June 12. We mourn with those who lost loved ones and pray for physical and emotional healing for the others affected. North Shore Community Baptist Church is part of the denomination Converge…

Enlarge Our Hearts

Over the course of the last 30 days as we have followed this prayer guide we have asked God to work among the communities in which we live. And rightly so, for we know that the North Shore needs to wake up to the riches and wonder of Christ-for-us. And yet…church historians note that in…

Praying Day-to-Day

Those following the 30 Days of Prayer Guide will find themselves praying today about affordability. Just yesterday the following article ran in the Salem News and readers will find it complements our day of prayer quite well: Housing crunch leaves renters, buyers waiting. We hope that the discipline of using a local Prayer Guide will…

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