Northstar Church

The motivation to do my work wholeheartedly for God

Refocusing my desire to please people on pleasing God

Asking Jesus to help me do each new thing for him

eeking God until I do each thing with my whole heart fully engaged

Understanding Jesus' absolute authority as I approach Him

Seeing the work of God and being struck with amazement

Description: We live in an age of chronic distraction and business. This message talks about hurry as the great enemy of our spiritual life. Marty proposes that the solution to "hurry sickness" is not more time, but rather becoming people of love through being intentional with our own "rule of life."

Motivated completely by pleasing God

Strengthening my desire to please God and weakening my desire to please people

Concerned more for the quality of my service than its appearance

Doing what my boss tells me to do

Doing everything first to please God

Leading people to be wholeheartedly encouraged in their duties

Leading without exasperating

Description:  How often do we give up doing what we want to do and never even start what we should do because we lack motivation?  Learn from the Apostle Paul how to unlock unlimited motivation.

Hearing Jesus's words, clearly enough to obey

A desire for righteous living that leads to wholehearted obedience

Presenting the members of my body to God

Practicing to obey God by obeying human authorities

Considerate enough, not to be a source of irritation

Loving my wife because I've been loved by God

Asking how to love instead of demanding they do what is right

Description:  We've heard that the key to transformation is training, not trying.  But what do you do when you don't seem to have the motivation or energy to train.  Sunday's message looks at the life of Gideon to find the answers.

Yielding my control to obey God's law

Giving thanks for all good knowing it is only possible through Jesus

Representing Jesus on earth and in heaven

Doing everything with and in the authority of Jesus

Doing the smallest things wholeheartedly to seek and serve God

God, glorified in everything I do by the strength He provides

Speaking every word today for Jesus

Description: Do you know that you are loved? Do you live as though you are completely loved? Join us Sunday as we take a deep dive into the life-changing effect of God's pure love for us and how it can revolutionize your life.

Gratefulness for the good God is showing me

Empowered to sing beyond what my human effort could accomplish

My heart brought to the place of bursting with praise for God

Growing by the Holy Spirit's power as I visualize God's promises fulfilled

 A singing heart that comes from being saturated in the psalms

A life of song rather than duty

Utilizing human and divine skill and discretion to help people with God's word

We call this the season of joy—yet so many of us carry heaviness that doesn't match the lights and decorations around us. How do we hold on to joy when our circumstances feel drenched in despair? Come discover a joy that doesn't ignore our reality but transforms it.

 Knowing God's word enough to use it to warn people against danger

At home in God's word enough to advise those who are open to it

Letting Jesus's words, inhabit me abundantly enough to affect others

Gratitude in the midst of pursuing love and peace

Following the decision that flourishes the body of Christ over my agenda

 Increased grace and peace in my life

Abiding in Jesus and experiencing and spreading His peace

Description: The Christmas season can often be the most chaotic time in our lives, but does it have to stay that way? Advent invites us to experience the whisper of peace that doesn't depend on circumstances, but on the presence of Christ with us. Together we'll discover how His unexpected, unshakable peace meets us in our waiting and renews every part of our lives.