Northwest Foursquare Church Sermon Podcast

The Baptism with the Holy Spirit | Pastor Ben Dixon

This weekend, Christians commemorate the historical event when God poured out His Holy Spirit upon the first 120 believers as referenced in Acts chapter 2. This was the catalyst that truly changed the world as men and women, filled with God’s Spirit, were sent out as witnesses of Jesus Christ. Today, as we gather together, we are pausing to discuss and pray for the baptism with the Holy Spirit in our generation. We need the power of the Holy Spirit to lead and launch us into all that God has called us to do!Speaker: Pastor Ben DixonScripture: John 3:3, John 20:21-22, Matthew 3:11, Acts 1:4-8Series: Stand Alone Messages
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God Is Faithful | Pastor Ben Dixon

God doesn’t change. His words are true. He is completely and totally reliable in every way. While everything else around us changes, there is Someone who does not change. He does not lie, and we can build our lives on His Word, His plan, and His promises. It’s a sure deal! The writer of Hebrews said it this way, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever,” (Heb 13:8).
This means that GOD is faithful! We can trust Him. What He says is true. What He said He will do, we know He will do. Moses spoke of how God was faithful to bring Israel through to the Promised Land (Dt 7). David said that the faithfulness of God “reaches to the skies,” (Ps 36:5). The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah both spoke of how faithful God was to them and the nation of Israel. And in our text today, we’ll read several times where the Apostle Paul spoke of how faithful God was in it all and through it all.
 
Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon
Scripture: 2 Timothy | 2:8-13
Series: Stand Alone
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Exchange Your Anxiety for His Peace | Pastor Ben Dixon

Several modern statistics reveal that this could be the most anxious generation to ever exist. There aremany reasons for why this may be the case, but we need to know that worry and anxiety are not just amodern struggle. In fact, Jesus speaks about worry, anxiety and peace many times and so do the otherwriters of the New Testament. All of this points to a very important truth: our mental health matters.Worry and anxiety have lots of contributing factors which we need to understand, but more than that,we need to understand the promise of Scripture that God will give us His peace in exchange for ouranxiety. How do we make that exchange? Well, that is what the Apostle Paul talks about in our passagetoday!Speaker: Pastor Ben DixonScripture: Philippians 4:6-7Series: Part of Philippians: Joy From a Jail CellNorthwest Church - www.nwcfoursquare.org "On mission with Jesus to see the lost saved and disciples made."

Pressing in for Prodigals | Pastor Ben Dixon

Everyone has friends and family members who either walked away from Jesus or never fully surrendered their heart to Him even though they had opportunities to do so. This reality is heart wrenching and difficult for all of us, and I am sure that we would do anything we could to see our loved ones come back to Jesus. In our passage today, we can clearly see the heart of Christ to bring all people to Himself no matter where they come from or what they have done. As a church, we are taking a stand together to pursue our prodigals until all have returned to Christ!
 
Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon
Scripture: Luke 15:1-10
Series: Stand Alone Messages
 
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How to Manage Relational Conflict | Pastor Ben Dixon

In all human relationships, conflict will emerge at some point because each of us has the capacity to sin. Jesus taught that as Christians we seek to resolve conflict and pursue reconciliation. This is a testimony to who we are in Christ and to whom we allow to direct all of our thoughts and actions. In this passage, we see seven principles for what to do to resolve conflict and reconcile with others.
Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Philippians 4:1-5 Series: Philippians: Joy From a Jail Cell
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What Do You Do When Everything Goes Wrong? | Pastor Iziah Dawn

Life doesn’t always go as planned. In fact, there are times when everything seems to fall apart all at once. Losses, setbacks, and moments that leave us feeling defeated. This weekend, we’re looking at one of those moments in the life of David, where everything truly went wrong. But what David did next offers us a roadmap for our own moments of pain and pressure. Through his story, we’ll discover that even on our worst days, we can still find strength in God, follow His direction, and walk in generosity not because life is easy, but because God is good.
Speaker: Pastor Iziah Dawn
Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-6
Series: Staff Pastor
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Who You Follow Will Shape Your Tomorrow | Pastor Ben Dixon

From the time we are born we are all impressionable. There are people we have looked up to whose words and ways have mattered more to us than anyone else. However, not every person in our life, even those we have cherished, is helping us to become who God has called us to be. As followers of Jesus we need to be intentional with who we look up to and listen to because the people that we follow have the greatest impact on who we become. In our passage today, the Apostle Paul gives us an encouragement, a warning and a reminder about the importance of followership in our lives.
 
Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon
Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21
Series: Philippians: Joy from a Jail Ceil
 
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The Resurrection Cover-Up | Pastor Ben Dixon

Easter is the most important holiday for a Christian. It means our hope in Christ is not misplaced. Historically, people have attempted to cover-up the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. There are plenty of alternative historical narratives, but Jesus did die and there is evidence of his resurrection.
Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15 Series: Stand Alone Messages
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The Fruit of His Spirit | Pastor Chris Manginelli

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul writes to those who had been heavily influenced by Greek thought and culture. Yet Paul taught that as Christians, it is the character of Jesus that influences and transforms us into the likeness of Christ. As we hunger and thirst for God and grow in His purposes, we can be led by the Holy Spirit and receive true freedom.
 
Speaker: Pastor Chris Manginelli
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26
Series: Guest Speakers
 
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"On mission with Jesus to see the lost saved and disciples made."
Speaker: Pastor Chris Manginelli
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26
Series: Guest Speakers
 
Northwest Church - www.nwcfoursquare.org
"On mission with Jesus to see the lost saved and disciples made."

Does Our Faith Limit God's Power | Pastor Ben Dixon

All of us want God to work powerfully in and through our lives. This is one of the primary reasons that we pray and seek to obey God’s Word. But the fact is, we don’t always see God do what we want or receive what we have asked Him for through our prayers. Have you ever wondered why? We all have! While we cannot answer “why” for every circumstance, I think it’s important to ask if our faith has something to do with it. Some people might say “your faith has nothing to do with God’s response to you!” Is that true? Is that really what the Bible teaches? Does our faith or lack of faith play a role in God responding to us? That is the question we will explore today by looking at two very important passages of Scripture. Speaker: Pastor Ben Dixon Scripture: Mark 6:1-6, Luke 7:1-10 Series: Stand Alone Messages Northwest Church - www.nwcfoursquare.org "On mission with Jesus to see the lost saved and disciples made."