NorthCross Sermons

Does Prayer Change Things? (Hot Seat Part 8)

You have probably been disappointed when you prayed for a good thing to happen, but in the end nothing changed. Does prayer actually change things, and if so how?
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Why does it feel like God’s rules take the fun out of life? (Hot Seat part 7)

If rules can take the fun out of life, then why does God pile up even more? Here's an honest answer.
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Why Does God Make So Many Rules about Sex and Sexuality? (Hot Seat Part 5)

Well before the dawn of the internet and the temptations it would bring, Jesus warned people about how they viewed and used God's gift of sex. In this message you'll discover what safeguards God wants you to put around that gift.

Why is the Bible So Strict about Alcohol? (Hot Seat part 4)

Why is the Bible so strict about alcohol? That's a great question to ask, especially when you contrast the biblical view of alcohol with our cultural view of it. The answer to that question is not as simple as you might think, and the implications go well beyond the number of drinks you have.

What Happens to Someone Who Commits Suicide? (Hot Seat part 3)

Everybody has been affected by suicide in one way or another. This is a difficult topic to talk about, but it's even worse to not talk about. The good news is that with God there is always hope.

Did God Predestine Me? (Hot Seat Part 2)

Jesus and his apostles occasionally referenced something that tends to bring up a lot of questions: Before the world was created, God predestined certain people to be saved through Christ. What does that mean? How did that work? And how do you know if God predestined you?

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Hot Seat Part 1)

When bad things happen to good people it can lead you to the conclusion that God doesn't care or that God isn't there. But when people approached Jesus with some bad things that were happening, Jesus directed them to an entirely different conclusion.

Stretch Part 4: Impact

We all would like to live lives of significance and impact. And yet, so many of us doubt that we are. What if we've been pursuing the wrong things? What if we've been stretching in the wrong ways? A life of significance and impact is closer than you may have thought.

Stretch Part 3: Growth

A growing faith won't necessarily make your life better, but it will definitely make you better at life. The key to growing is to be cautiously aware of where you are planted.

Stretch Part 2: Community

Your relationship with God is a personal thing, but living in community with other Christians is when things get really personal. Creating the time to have a community like that might be difficult at first, but it's worth the stretch.