Almost There

August 14, 2022 –  Pastor Gary Ricci Hebrews 12:1-3 Message Big Idea – Summer is quickly coming to an end, and we are running towards Fall 2022. For over 20+ years here at NorthBridge Church, we have witnessed “Yay God” stories about God’s faithfulness and how He has given us a mission to share the Good News with our  community! …

Time Spent in God’s Presence…Priceless

August 7, 2022 –  Pastor Ernest Duplessis Luke 10:38-42 Message Big Idea –The situation is this… Jesus has been invited to the house of Mary and Martha, to visit, eat, and perhaps even lodge with them. As Jesus sat, Mary sat as well, and engaged Him in conversation, listening and hanging on His every word. In the meantime, Martha is …

Life Through Knowing Jesus

July 31, 2022 –  John David, Elder 1 John 4:7-21 Message Big Idea – Whether now or later, everyone has to figure out what to do with Jesus Christ. If we reject Him, we also reject the life that He gives. But if we accept Him, we receive the abundant and eternal life that He has promised those who put …

Repeat Love

July 24, 2022 –  Matt Slove, Pastoral Resident 1 John 4:7-21 Message Big Idea – God is love. If we are His children, we should do love. As we love, He participates and brings His love to full expression through us. Love is an action verb that is rooted in the identity of our Father in Heaven and all He …

The Practice of Discernment

July 17, 2022 – Pastor Dawn Hayman 1 John 4:1-6 Message Big Idea – We live in the age of what some call post-truth. Truth doesn’t matter. Feelings matter. We see this in today’s rhetoric—just look at Facebook. Emotions rule. Whatever makes us feel good becomes truth. John’s warning: If you just follow your feelings, you will believe every spirit …

How to Spot a Christian

July 10, 2022 – Pastor Bill Yaccino 1 John 3:11-24 Message Big Idea – God saw that we had gotten ourselves into a big mess in the world, with each other, with ourselves and who God created us to be, with wars and factions and hate. He saw us turning on one another and using one another for our own …

The Love of the Father

July 3, 2022 – Matt Slove, Pastoral Resident 1 John 3:1-10 Message Big Idea – God is a loving Father. In His love, he has given us a new identity, the right to be called a child of God. As a child of His we are meant to reflect His character, His distinguishing marks, His nature, or what is called …

Remain in the Anointed One

June 26, 2022 – Pastor Drew Litwiller 1 John 2:18-29 Message Big Idea – Jesus is the Christ, which means Anointed One. Through His anointing, we receive an anointing from His Holy Spirit, who gives us a direct connection to Jesus and to God the Father. This same Spirit teaches us what we need to know so that we can …

The Love God Hates

June 19, 2022 – Pastor Bill Yaccino 1 John 2:7-17 Message Big Idea – John wrote, in no uncertain terms, that if we claim to know and love God, we must show this by doing what God commands. The way we treat others is the measure of our love and obedience. At the same time, the bible teaches that there …

Walking in the Light

June 12, 2022 – John David – NB Elder 1 John 1:5-2:6 Message Big Idea – Today’s society, like the time of John, is filled with several teachings and mindsets that are contrary to the teachings of Scripture. Oftentimes, false teachers don’t refer to themselves as such as a lot of them consider their teachings to be the truth. As …