Welcome to a dynamic church in southwest Virginia that seeks to help you know and love God and one another through faith in Jesus Christ. We want to "be the church" in reflecting Jesus to our world in our lifestyles, decisions and conversations. These are the messages and media from our church teaching team.
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Our What’s Your Story? series has been reminding us of powerful stories of God’s activities. The men we have looked at so far have been great men of faith. What about those who may not know as much about God or who may not be as famous? As we look at the story of the man born blind in John 9 with our final message in this series, we will see how a man who didn’t know a lot boldly shared the story…
As we look at how Joseph retold the story of God's work in his life, we see how we can share the painful or confusing parts of our stories. We don't need to sanitize or embellish them. Instead, we see from Joseph's example that we can reframe our story because God is redeeming those parts we may not yet understand.
Starting our "What's Your Story?" sermon series, in which we will learn so much about how God works, how people can experience God, and especially about the importance of telling our story to others. This time we focus on the story of Moses as told in Deuteronomy 1. This passage takes place shortly before Moses' death, on the edge of the Promised Land. Here, he focuses on remembering, re-minding,…
This is the last episode of our Christmas mini-series! We hope you've enjoyed these episodes and that they have caused you to reflect a bit on what you love about Christmas and the wonder of Christ coming to earth to save us. We'll wrap up this mini-series with a short reflection on the hopeful anticipation that hovers in the air on Christmas Eve. Have a very Merry Christmas! Music by Sergio…
This is the sixth episode of our special Christmas mini-series! Stephanie Cordray, our Northstar Kids Ministry Director, shares her love for Christmas traditions, and we talk about some of the specific traditions we enjoy. We also connect our love for traditions with the stories that go along with them, and how many of our Christmas traditions point us to the story of Christmas and the coming of…
Continuing our Precious Promises series, we look at another Old Testament prophecy about the birth of Jesus, this time in Isaiah 9:2-7. One of the key themes running through the Old Testament is the need that God’s People have for a king, and throughout Israel's history there are many kings who fail to meet this need. The Old Testament is spent anticipating the arrival of this Messiah, this…
In the fifth episode of our Christmas mini-series, Jeff Noble talks about his deep love for Christmas and his attempt each year to "slow down" Christmas through different practices and heart postures to emphasize the magic of the season and its focus on Christ our Savior. Also, you heard it here first - Jeff believes in Santa. Music by Sergio Prosvirini from Pixabay.
In the fourth episode of our special Christmas mini-series, our Youth Minister, Matt Novitsky, shares what he loves about Christmas. We talk about how the season of Christmas allows time for us to draw near to others, and how the first Christmas signifies Christ drawing near to us. And, how even in times of busyness, we can create space for both God and others. Music by Sergio Prosvirini from…
In this third episode of our special Christmas mini-series, Don Hines shares about Christmas being a time of remembrance and nostalgia for him, and an opportunity to express his knowledge of people through giving gifts. We talk about how God's people are consistently called to remembrance of what he has done for us, including sending us the best gift of all - our Savior Jesus Christ. Music by…
In the second episode of our Christmas mini-series, Sean shares about his love for Christmas lights, and we talk about the significance of light in the story of Christmas. We're reminded that Christmas signifies the coming of the true Light, Jesus, who illuminates the darkness in the world and in our own hearts. Music by Sergio Prosvirini from Pixabay.