Northstar Church

Honor God as he adds his great power to my little power

Changing my desires, and sharing God‘s nature by the power of his promises

God's power to do by faith more than I am able

Walking with Jesus and relying on his unlimited power

Power to become a lover of God

Using God‘s gifts by the power love and self-control He's given

The glory that comes from the power to do good act driven by Faith

relying on God‘s power because I see the weakness of my human abilities

Desiring God‘s power more than the feeling of comfort or being in control

Embracing my weaknesses as a means for Jesus‘s life to be manifested

Leveraging situations beyond my ability to rely on God

A life beyond talk of God‘s power demonstrated

Description: Have you ever felt like you were at a wall or some impassable barrier either personally or spiritually? Join us this Sunday to find your way through that personal wall.   

Better understanding God‘s greatness as I carefully consider His creation

Living today in the obvious power of the Spirit

Following Jesus as I understand the word and the power of God

The Holy Spirit's power demonstrated through me

Receiving God‘s power as I use all my power to obey

Working hard enough to experience. God‘s joy and power without burning out

Struggling through prayer with God‘s energy and power

Description: Apprenticeship to Jesus is a journey; from immaturity to maturity, from wounding to healing, from false self to true. But if following Jesus is a journey, is there a map? Join us this Sunday to learn more about embracing life's journey through Christ.

Maturing as a drawn God‘s power in everything I do

 Going right into God‘s presence in every new circumstance

Pursuing maturity through being with Jesus

Working primarily toward a mature relationship with Jesus rather than moral perfection

The skill and tact to be an aroma to draw people to Jesus

 Asking the questions that help people discover how to become mature in Christ

Empowered to gently reprove those who would be helped toward maturity in Christ

Description: Love cannot grow outside the soil of faith and hope, and our culture is hemorrhaging both faith (or meaning) and hope. What does the good news of Jesus have to say to our cultural moment of meaninglessness and hopelessness?

Announcing the goodness of Jesus because I have seen it and can't keep silent

Zealously and diligently, pursuing joy and pleasure in God

Greatly rejoicing in my full deliverance

 strengthen to walk in the presence of Jesus

Living today in the riches of God‘s grace

Embracing Jesus within the mystery of not understanding what God is doing

A desire to choose the good and the perfect things that come from God

Description: Do you feel stuck in your apprenticeship to Jesus? Drawing from the wisdom of followers of Jesus throughout church history, Marty discusses how identifying landmarks on the journey of our apprenticeship to Jesus can help us get unstuck.

Seeing the greatness of the riches of Christ in me

Eyes opened to rejoice in Christ in me the hope of glory

Proud of what Jesus accomplishes through me

Fulfilling the responsibility God has prepared for me

The humble service of making God‘s word known

Experiencing the joy in suffering to help others

 Gladly suffering as Christ did to give my life for the beloved

Description: Discover the heartbeat of our church: the idea that the way of Jesus is just that, a way of life. And one that takes practice in community. Join us this Sunday.

Rejoicing when my affliction brings about good for others

Helping others find peace with and satisfaction in God