August 29, 2010 ~ "Where are You Looking?"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: Are you fretting or waiting patiently? (Psalm 37:1,7)

Proposition: In Psalm 37:1-11 we discover how we can wait patiently upon the Lord.

August 22, 2010 ~ "Resting Without a Vacation"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: Why do you take a vacation?

Proposition: In Matthew 11:28-30 we discover how we can experience the rest that Jesus offers.

August 15, 2010 ~ "Are You Coming Apart?"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: You don’t have to wait until you get to heaven.

Proposition: Hebrews 4:1-16 provides some guidelines for living in light of our promised rest.

For a second week in a row Pastor Neal used a music video to help drive the point home. You hear the song in the podcast, here's the video as shown on Sunday:

August 8, 2010 ~ "Dead and Alive"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: Do you have a fuzzy, small picture or a clear, big picture?

Proposition: In Col 3:1-4 we discover some facts that should motivate us to keep an eternal perspective.

Towards the end of Neal's message there was a video using Tim Hughes' "Everything". You hear the song in the podcast, but here's the video for better understanding & impact:

August 1, 2010 ~ "The Journey"

Elder, John Duebel

Victory House Ministries

John took us in a different direction today inviting the Northwood family to join him on the path he's been walking lately. We read Scripture (that last of each group you'll hear as we read it together) and heard from John, then celebrated in response with songs of worship.

The scriptures included were:

Psalm 9:10, Psalm 31:5, Proverbs 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:17

Proverbs 30:8-9, Ecclesiastes 5:13-15, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Luke 12:15

John 1:16-17, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 9:8

July 25, 2010 ~ "Do You See Eternity In It?"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: “Contrary to the way you may feel sometimes, work itself is not a curse. It was a part of the Lord’s blueprint for daily life in paradise”~ Kurt De Haan

Proposition: We will examine how one with an eternal perspective should view work.

July 18, 2010 ~ "What Is Your Treasure?"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: Money talks but what does it really say?

Proposition: In Matt 6:19-33 we discover how one with an eternal perspective views possessions.

July 11, 2010 ~ "Not Just Once a Week"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: Focusing on the eternal, which will not be removed. (Hebrews 12:2-27)

Proposition: Hebrews 12:28-29 describes the kind of worship an eternally focused believer offers to God.

July 4, 2010 ~ "The Real Declaration of Independence"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: Do you appreciate your greater freedom?

Proposition: We will examine the freedom we can experience through Christ.

June 27, 2010 ~ "A Long-Term View"

Pastor Neal Brown

Introduction: In light of eternity, what sort of people ought we to be? - 2 Peter 3:10-11

Proposition: We will examine some traits of one who lives with an eternal perspective.