Bethlehem Lakeville Weekly Podcast

It is possible to be full of hope and peace even when you realize how little you can control. In this Easter message, Pastor Ben shows how the event of Easter unlocks the hope and peace that everyone needs. For message notes, small group questions, and more content head to northcrossmn.org/messages.

Pastor Ben and Pastor Matt team up to share the problem of mankind and the solution that Jesus brought. Go to https:/northcrossmn.org for more content.

Even in a season of isolation, Jesus explains what it means that you are never alone. For message notes, discussion questions, and more content, go to northcrossmn.org/messages.

It’s only a matter of time until a crisis hits. Most often it’s a small crisis that only affects a few people, but sometimes a crisis can spread across the entire world. Before Jesus went to his death, he warned his closest followers about a very specific crisis that they would soon be facing. His conversation with them will help you see how the greater a crisis is, the greater a purpose it can serve. For message notes, discussion questions, and more content, head to northcrossmn.org/messages.

If it is true that you can have peace regardless of your circumstances, why can fear so easily dominate your thinking? What Jesus said to his disciples the night before his death will show you the key to fearing less. For message notes, group questions, and more content go to northcrossmn.org/messages.

We all have the tendency to complain about life circumstances that are not what we had hoped. But did you know that complaining can actually be dangerous? This message unpacks the effect of a complaining mouth and gives you a plan for Pressing Mute on your complaints. Go to northcrossmn.org/messages for message notes and more content.

If you kept a count of all the lies you tell, you might be surprised by the number. A story from the life of Abraham shows why it is we tend to lie and what effect they can have. Go to northcrossmn.org/messages for message notes and more content.

Your words are powerful. For better or for worse, they have the power to impact the direction of a person's life. This week in "Sticks and Stone" we're going to discover what it looks like to use our words to build up rather than to tear down. For message notes and more content go to northcrossmn.org/messages.

Have you ever said something in the heat of the moment that you regretted? In this message you'll develop a plan for next time to press pause and approach the situation with a plan. For message notes and more content, go to northcrossmn.org/messages.

Despite the childhood saying, words can hurt - sometimes even more than sticks and stones. Our words have more power than we like to admit, but what if they have more power than we even know? For message notes and more content go to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

Thanks to technology, advice is really easy to find. What can be difficult is to discern which advice to listen to. The account of the greatest failure in biblical history sheds some insight into how to discern which advice should be taken seriously. For message notes, group questions and more content go to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

Of all the things you want to accomplish in 2020, a plan for rest is as important as anything else on the list. Rest is more than just a physical break. It is a spiritual refocusing that gives life and energy to everything else you do. For message notes and more content go to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

No matter who you are or how driven you are, you need some amount of aim in your life. You get to decide what “success” looks like for you, and you get to decide how passionately to pursue it. But what if the success you’ve been aiming for is actually setting you up for failure? One day Jesus challenged his disciples to view success differently, and what he taught resonates to this day. For message notes and more content go to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

You are not entering the new year with a totally blank slate. There is some hardship, challenge, or difficulty that you are bringing with you from 2019. And yet, here are some words of hope: your hardship doesn't need to ruin 2020. Jesus taught that your hardships can be the catalyst for something great. For messages notes and more content go to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

The beginning of a new year is a great time to stop and think about life, set goals, and make resolutions. And yet, before any of your plans are made this year, it's important to check your vision. It's not until you see life clearly that you will know what plans to make and what goals to set.

If you were to draw a picture of God, what would your picture look like? This Sunday as we set the stage for Christmas, we’ll see how a man named Moses experienced the actual presence of God and then recorded what he witnessed. But what he recorded is way better than a portrait of what God looks like. You'll find the deep significance of what Christmas is all about. For message notes and more content, go to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

Sometimes you find yourself in such a bad place that all you can do is pause and ask, "How did I get here?" A man named Jacob was asking that question in a certain place, and what God did for him will change the way you view your circumstances. Visit NorthCrossMN.org/messages for message notes, group questions, and more content.

Have you ever had doubts about God's plan for your life? Those are moments when you can find yourself feeling far from God. When you see how God appeared to a woman named Sarah, you to discover that God loves you and wants to encourage you, even when you are immersed in doubt. For message notes, group questions, and more message content head to NorthCrossMN.org/messages.

The idea that "God is here" can be perceived and received in different ways, but it all comes down to some sort of confrontation. When God confronted Adam and Eve after they fell into sin, it set the stage for a greater confrontation that was to come. NorthCrossMN.org/messages

As we conclude this series about hard sayings of Jesus, one thing is clear. Jesus doesn't always offer what you are looking for. What do you do when that happens? What should you do? NorthCrossMN.org/messages