Northplace Church Podcast

Dream Week 3 | Pursuing the Dream Despite Poor Past Decisions | Pastor Bryan

Maybe you’re not all that religious and have never thought about God having some grand plan or vision for your life. In some way, you may have disqualified yourself, simply through your lack of awareness. But make no mistake about it, God has a bigger dream for your life than anything you could ever come up with on your own. You just need to discover it and develop it. You can’t change the past, but today you can start living in the present and preparing for the dream God has for your future.

The Inevitability of Struggle in Pursuit of a Dream| Dream week 2 | Pastor Bryan

Anybody that has ever stepped out in faith and followed God on this adventurous journey toward His dream for their lives is familiar with these words: Delay, Denial, Detour, Distraction, Discouragement, Difficulty, and Dead Ends. The headwinds of struggle are inevitable when you’re pursuing God’s call, God’s dream, and God’s plans and purposes for your life. As we talk about the struggle, we all need to remember one thing: God is more interested in who you’re becoming than what He’s called y...

Bonus Material -The Inevitability of Struggle in Pursuit of a Dream | Dream week 2

Bonus Material from Week 2 of Dream - The Key to Living Life in Crescendo

BONUS MATERIAL // Week 1: The Necessity of a Dream

Bonus Material from Week 1 of our new series Dream - The Key to Living a Life of Crescendo Check out the full message on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTigCb_FvRA&t=1s

The Necessity of a Dream | Dream Week 1 | Pastor Bryan

If any group of people ought to be able to live their lives with a "Crescendo Mentality" it ought to be followers of Jesus who believe in the hope of the Gospel. So this week, we are starting a series of messages called: Dream - The Key to Living a Life of Crescendo Because having a dream, pursuing a dream, and fighting for a dream is a major key to living. life with a crescendo mindset and mentality.

Crescendo of Hope - Easter | Pastor Bryan

One of the reasons music is so emotionally powerful is the use of two dynamics known as Crescendo and Diminuendo.One of the most powerful moments in a song is it’s crescendo. A crescendo in music is the slow, gradual build in volume and intensity that brings everything to a powerful climatic peak.When done well, the listener actually feels and experiences that moment with the artist. Every crescendo is followed by a diminuendo. A diminuendo is where the volume and intensity decreases.There’...

A Palm Sunday Pause | Pastor Bryan Jarrett

On this particular Sunday, the day we've come to call Palm Sunday. Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a borrowed colt while people feverishly praise him waving palm branches and singing. But don't misunderstand this moment and don't misunderstand the reason for their praise. If you don't understand the motivation behind waving the palm branches and offering their praise, you'll never understand how they could go from yelling "Hosanna" on Sunday to many of these same people yelling "crucify him" ...

Who's Your Neighbor?

The way we love and serve others is a litmus test of our own love for God, but also, if we're willing to inconvenience ourselves loving and serving others it will open the door for our neighbors to meet Jesus and experience eternal life for themselves.

Violence In the Old Testament Pt. 2 - Caricature vs. Reality | TheUnfolding

Our modern understanding of war and conquest is this idea that the strong impose their will on the weak. And in many cases, the strong turn their conquest into a "holy war" using their god or god's as an excuse to justify their plundering of the weak. Last week, we zoomed out and looked at the big picture story of what's actually going on in the Bible when it comes to war and violence. There are some things that were obvious to the ancient writers and readers of the Old Testament that we mi...

TheUnfolding | Violence in the Old Testament - Part 1

As we read through the Bible together this year, it's easy to notice all the violence in the Old Testament. As the voices of God's critics are getting louder, one of the major criticisms we hear today is how God seems to condone "holy war" telling His people to occupy the land and kill anyone that tries to stop them. And then Jesus comes along in the New Testament telling people to love their enemies and turn the other cheek. So then the critical voices ask: Which God do you serve? The geno...

Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy Recap | Pastor Bryan

As we prepare to move into the book of Joshua in The Unfolding reading plan, let's review the book of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and ask ourselves these three questions: 1. How do these books move the story and narration of the Bible along? 2. How do they point us to the Gospel of Grace? 3. How do they point us to Jesus?

My Soul Follows Hard After Thee | Pastor Bryan

We're living in the beginning of a historical moment--a moment we've been praying for for years. But because it's happening right in front of us, and because it's happening among students and because it's not happening in a church, many people don't recognize it for what it is. Will people mismanage this move of God? If history proves anything, probably so. But history also proves that God wants to move among us so passionately that he will (mercifully) keep coming. That's just his heart.

The Unfolding Session 2 | Dr. Oss | Northplace Church

Redemptive Historical Unfolding: God Reveals Through Time Introduction - The revealing of God’s plan of redemption in the Scriptures is tied to time and space, cultures and people. - Biblical theology utilizes the Bible’s themes, images, concepts, and types to understand and communicate biblical truths about God’s plan in Christ to extend grace to people in order to redeem them. - The plan of salvation amplifies through history. The “unfolding” gains momentum and substance, with all roads l...

The Unfolding Session 1: The Christ-Centered Lens for Bible Reading | Dr. Doug Oss

This lecture is taught by our Scholar in Residence, Dr. Doug Oss. He has over 25 years of pastoral experience and 27 years as a seminary professor. Dr. Oss has served as a theologian, author, church planter, Bible translator, Greek scholar, and evangelist.  The Big Idea: Jesus Christ is the center point of everything, everywhere, all at once, from the infinity past to infinity future. Christ is the center of ALL.  God’s Story is already completed in the scripture - we know the end. We know...

Reflections from Africa to Asbury | Bryan Jarrett

If you’re paying attention, God is doing something big--right now. Since the Asbury Awakening broke out on February 8th at the end of normal chapel service that turned into a prayer service that never stopped, what God is doing has spread across the country. Be careful of your preconceived ideas of what revival is or what it ought to be. You may have preconceived ideas base on your past experiences, or you may have preconceived ideas based off of denominational expectations. Quit drawing li...

Jehovah Frugal, The God Who Wastes Nothing - Live from Durban South Africa

This was a special week as Pastor Bryan preached from our Durban campus in South Africa for the 5-year birthday celebration. The fact that Pastor Bryan was able to speak in Durban speaks to the power of faith and vision. It speaks to the fruit of being faithful to what God asks us to do, and it speaks the faithfulness of God. There are hundreds of different names and titles assigned to God in the Bible, but the one we need to remember on this historic day is that He is Jehovah-Frugal; the G...

Scotty Gibbons | God's Playbook | Unfolding Series

Just like a team of professional football players need a playbook to map out plans and strategies for a game, we as God's people have been given a book to guide us through life. We have access to a tool that helps lead us through the struggles of life and the power to mold us into who God has intended for us to be. It's not enough for us to see and hear God's Word; we need to love it, learn it, and live it. Check out theunfolding.bible for more resources and a monthly reading plan

Jesus and the Gospel in Exodus | TheUnfolding | Pastor Bryan

God cannot be truly “good" and NOT deal with sin, evil and injustice. This tension between God’s holiness and righteousness and his compassion and mercy toward sinful, broken people is felt throughout the book of Exodus (and your whole bible for that matter). And Exodus will start revealing to us how God is going to reconcile this tension between his gracious heart that demands mercy and his holiness that demands accountability.

The Gospel in Genesis | Pastor Bryan

You often hear people talk about “preaching the Gospel” or you’ll hear them refer to the “Gospel of Jesus Christ." But what is the Gospel? Well, in a literal sense, it means “good news." It’s the good news about salvation through Jesus Christ. But when most people think about the Gospel they’re usually thinking about it in one of two ways: 1. The “Gospel” as a principle 2. The “Gospel” as a story But here’s the part that a lot of people miss: even though we’re saved by faith in Christ alon...

What is the Bible? | Pastor Bryan Jarrett | Northplace Church

We want to answer the question: "What is the Bible?" Is it an encyclopedia of truth where you look up a subject of interest and learn all there is to know? On subjects like God, marriage, sex, money, how to get ahead in life...Is that what it is? Or is it an allegory or riddle about you and life and Jesus and the right way to read it is to look for the deep symbolic clues or spiritual meanings? Here's why this matters: if we misunderstand what the Bible is, we’ll turn it into something it's...

Why the Bible is the Best Selling Book Rarely Read

TheUnfolding.Bible Most of us claim to be Christians but have never read the bible through. Which means we're basing our lives on a book we've never actually read. Why is that? How can there be so much love, respect, and admiration for a book we see as sacred, yet people won't read it? A LOT of crazy things have been done in the name of "the Bible says." The Bible has been the cause of some of the greatest good in human history, and it has been misused for some of the greatest evil. When ...

The Unfolding Introduction | Pastor Bryan

The Bible is not a collection of 66 random books full of odd stories. It’s not a compilation of inspirational quotes. It’s not a moral code. This book is the way God has chosen to reveal Himself to us. As you read and engage every page with an understanding of the overarching storyline, God reveals more and more of himself to us. That’s why we call the Bible “the unfolding revelation of God”. And it all points to Jesus. Check out theunfolding.bible for our reading plan, resources, and more...

Christmas at Northplace \\ Pastor Bryan

Merry Christmas from your Northplace family! "Obedience to God aligns us with His heart and places us in the pathway of His blessings." - Pastor Bryan

Christmas: The Story of God Chasing After Us \\ Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Christmas is the story of this transcendent God becoming one of us--the story of the divine becoming human--of deity robing himself in flesh. Because of that, our attention in the coming days before Christmas will be on the baby in a manger. The nativity scene captures our focus; however, we will NEVER comprehend the magnitude of God becoming flesh until we understand what it means for God to be God. We've already focused on the 'Ever' part of His nature, so on this Sunday before Christmas,...

Immanuel - Our Always Present God

Ever Present Week 2 Psalm 46 doesn't normally cause people to think about Christmas, but the concept of an Ever-Present God is the very essence of what Christmas is all about. What God has done for us in the Christmas story--his willingness to be present with us--is one of the most beautiful expressions and demonstrations of love you will ever see. Just think about how much peace it would give you, if you lived constantly with an awareness that the presence of Jesus was always with you.

The Transcendence of God \\ Ever Present \\ Pastor Bryan

During the month of December, we celebrate God's presence in the world, with Christmas as the pinnacle, but we also let our anticipation build for his return--his second Advent--as promised in scripture. To understand the "Ever Present" nature of God, we need to understand two words often used in theological circles that are rarely used anywhere else: Transcendence and Immanence. These are opposite concepts and yet both are completely true of our God. The words "Ever-Present" describe the ...

The Transcendence of God \\ Ever Present \\ Pastor Bryan

During the month of December, we celebrate God's presence in the world, with Christmas as the pinnacle, but we also let our anticipation build for his return--his second Advent--as promised in scripture. To understand the "Ever Present" nature of God, we need to understand two words often used in theological circles that are rarely used anywhere else: Transcendence and Immanence. These are opposite concepts and yet both are completely true of our God. The words "Ever-Present" describe the ...

The Consumption Assumption // Northplace Church // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Closing out The Affluenza Antidote series, this week we looked at the last part of Paul's explanation of the antidote that can cure our hearts of affluenza. If you want to move the heart of God, if you want to capture His attention, if you want to show Him love, then give yourself--your time and resources--doing something for the people that are made in His image. Like Paul, Jesus instructs us to let eternity motivate our generosity--to look past this present world and think about laying up...

Percentage is Greater than Zeros // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

All Christians have been instructed to do good for other people. Poor Christians, middle-income Christians, rich Christians. Every Christian, every follower of Jesus is supposed to “do good." But in his comments specifically made to affluent people, he’s saying: Do even more good. Can you imagine what would happen in our communities in our country if every Christian took this piece of advice from Paul and Jesus and acted on it? It would literally change the world. And it would change us. T...

The Symptoms and the Cure // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Week 2 of series : The Affluenza Antidote Which of these two statements create the most anxiety in you: 1. There is no God. 2. You have no money. Your honest answer will tell you where you really place your hope. There is an antidote to affluenza clearly marked out for us in scripture, and if we can come to an awareness that we have this spiritual disease and we’re willing to apply the scripture’s cure, our hearts can be healed of it.

The Affluenza Problem // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Affluenza: 1. a pseudo-psychological condition defined as the inability of an individual to understand the consequences of their actions because of their social status or economic privilege. (i.e. Ethan Couch) 2. a social condition that arises from the desire to be more wealthy or successful. (i.e. most Americans) Jesus could not have been any clearer on what we should be doing with what we have. His teaching on the subject can be summarized like this: It's not how much you have that matter...

Cultural Influences on Identity Formation // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

If you have put your faith in Christ, you are not a slave; you are a son. You are not a slave; you are a daughter of the King. But because most of us don't truly understand what the Gospel promises, we live our lives like religious slaves instead of living our lives with assurances the love of God gives us as His children. Your identity is made up of the combination of your self-image and your self-worth. On the other hand, your self-worth comes from the things that make you feel significan...

No Longer Slaves // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Approval of Others + My Performance = My Self-Worth/Image/Identity. Here’s what this formula produces in us: 1. Fear of failure 2. Fear of rejection 3. Fear of punishment 4. Shame These 4 things are the byproduct of living our lives performing to gain approval and letting other people’s opinions determine our self-worth. These are 4 lies that govern us when we don’t understand the gospel. These lies negatively shape our self-worth, the way we perceive God and the way we relate to other pe...

Goodness & Mercy // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Your thoughts affect your emotional, relational, and spiritual development. And so many of our emotional, relational, and life problems are rooted in our wrong assumptions, perceptions, and beliefs about love and acceptance. We haven’t fully grasped the way God loves us. Most people going to church every Sunday don’t really understand the gospel. They’re more influenced by religious traditions that have been handed down from one generation to the next. And in many places our religious and c...

When The Dream Isn't What I Thought It Was // Pastor David Oliver

For some of us, we reached what we thought was the dream, but it doesn't feel as magical as we pictured it. For some of us, it feels like the dream is constantly ever-so slightly outside of our grasp. For some of us, the dream is dormant. We've let defeat and frustration bring us to a place where giving up on the dream felt like a better option than waiting for it to happen the way we thought it was going to happen. 1 Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard...

The Gospel of Reconciliation// Pastor Bryan Jarrett

One of the consequences of sin is alienation. Not just alienation from God, but also from each other. In the Bible, relationship restoration is often referred to as "reconciliation." When lived out, the gospel has the power to restore us to each other.  "For Christ Himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in His own body on the cross, He broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in Himsel...

All Things New // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Do you believe that when you die, you're going to rot? That this world is all you have? That one day the sun is going to burn out and civilization is going to be gone and nobody will remember anything anybody's ever done? Or do you believe what John writes about in Revelation 21: "He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All things are gone forever. And the one sitting on the throne said 'Look, I am making everything new!'" When ...

Restoration and Acceleration // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

If you study the activity of God through history--His character and nature--you will notice that it's during dark times, like what we may be experiencing in our time, that God interrupts the course of human events in destiny defining ways. When things looks darkest--even hopeless--these are the moments when God intervenes.  In the Bible we see God, through the prophet Amos, promise restoration: Amos 9:13-14 "'The time will come,' says the Lord, 'when the grain and grapes will grow faster t...

The Hope of Restoration // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

The Great Exchange // Pastor Bryan Jarrett // Life Verses

Life Verses // Hosea 12:10 // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Hosea 12:10 // Pastor Bryan Jarrett // Life Verses

He Was Amazed // Pastor John Cruz

But God Meant it for Good // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

"But Even if He Doesn't" - The Flip Side of Faith // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

What if you’ve obeyed, been faithful, done everything right, and still nothing happens? What if your prayers are still not answered? What if there is no healing? What if there’s no breakthrough or miracle? During their Babylonian captivity, King Nebuchadnezzar created a statue, turning it into a god, and making a decree that all the people in his kingdom must bow down before it. However, three young Hebrew men that had been taken captive, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, refused to bow.  N...

The Power of Irrational Obedience // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

At first glance, it’s not all that profound. It says this in Luke 9:15 ESV: “And they did so...” You’ll probably never hear another person refer to this verse as a life verse. As a matter of fact, you may never hear another sermon preached from this particular verse of scripture.  Doesn’t seem all that powerful, does it? But when you realize who “they” are, when you see what “they” did, and the circumstances in which they did it, you’ll begin to understand: The Power of Irrational Obedience...

You Had One Job // Scotty Gibbons

Open the Door // Scotty Gibbons

Wisdom for the Hard Days // Pastor Bryan Jarrett

Hopeful Exiles // Pastor Bryan Jarrett