Northstar Church

Description: What was it about Jesus' method of hospitality that drew people in? How can something as ordinary as setting a table create space for people far from God to experience the Father's warm welcome into his family? Join us this Sunday!

Killing desires before they become evil over desires

Healing my disease that causes over desires

Changing what I do for any reason other than pleasing God

Description: Is there a practice from the life of Jesus that could set us up to thrive in a culture of distraction and escapism? Jesus details out a framework to help us thrive! Join us this Sunday!

Cutting off the life source of all sexual immorality

Putting to death everything in me that does not extend beyond what I can touch and see

Choosing the practices that will sever the life from my earthly cravings

Future experience with Jesus trumps my immediate pleasures

Encouraged as I focus on the eternal glories that come from my current afflictions

Joy in Jesus today as I see myself satisfied when I see him face-to-face

 A deeper longing to see Christ revealed

Living the life. Jesus made possible by trusting him and his sacrificial love.

Pursuing Jesus, who is my life with all of my heart, mind, soul, and strength

Stopping the indulgence of the flesh by setting my mind on grace

Setting my mind on God‘s kingdom when I can't see my life flourishing

Enthralled with my part in God‘s story

My eyes turned away from what cannot satisfy

 a heart inclined away from selfishness, and toward God‘s word

Description: What does it look like to witness in our culture? In a culture of hostility, Pastor Marty challenges us to live our lives in a way that demonstrates the good news of Jesus to others.

Fixing my thoughts, will and affections on things above

Using every unfulfilled desire as a means to delight in Jesus

Desiring God more than getting out of my circumstances

Seeking God's manifest presence

Guidance, motivation, and power to seek only God‘s kingdom

Rejoicing in being raised from the deadness of my sins and transgressions

 Delighting in God by not giving my body as much as it craves

Description: Sabbath isn't just a command - it's a gift God designed at the dawn of creation to meet our deepest needs. Together we'll explore how despite chronic exhaustion, distractions, a lack of time and shifting seasons, we're all called to embrace these challenges as we grow into healthier followers of Jesus through the practice of Sabbath.

Denying myself in a way that helps me stop fleshly indulgence

Humility that brings grace rather than attention

Approaching God the way he wants to be approached

Recognizing the difference between false and true wisdom

Discerning between temporary human and eternal divine principles

making every action count for eternity

 Tasting, handling and touching to worship God

Description: Do you ever feel like your life is overstuffed with too many things and too much to do? Do you long for the peace of contentment but struggle with how to achieve it? Join us this Sunday to learn about the practice of Jesus that fosters contentment. 

Never submitting to decrease the demand. I behave in a certain way

Rejecting everything but Jesus as my source of significance and joy

Not relying on worldly means to love God more

Delivered from practicing disciplines on a human surface level

Devoted to others to the disregard of my own interests

Making the effort required to experience Jesus‘s power and know Him more

Considering God‘s kindness and longing to encounter him in His word

Description: We live in a culture of anxiety and noise. How can we settle our mind and our soul to hear God clearly? Join us this Sunday to learn more about the practice God uses to feed our souls the peace and tranquility we crave.

God increasing my love for others

Results that could only be accomplished by God through my human effort

Empowered to speak the truth in love so that the result is unity in Christ