"Is it okay to question God? Is it okay to tell him what I'm really thinking?" The Bible gives us many examples of real people who brought their doubts, their struggles, and their questions to the Lord. In this message, we're looking at five examples of ways God responded to people who came to him with questions, honesty, and even accusations. How does God respond to them? What might he say to us if we come to him? Let's find out.

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Unpacking Faith | Is it Okay to Question God?

If your deepest beliefs are driven and formed by vengeance, a desire or longing to be in control of your own life, or by fear and insecurity, the way of Jesus offers something different. In week two of Unpacking Faith, we're asking three clarifying questions that can help you process doubt and deconstruction.

Three Clarifying Questions for Deconstructing

Unpacking Faith | Wrestling through Doubt & Deconstruction

We all wrestle with anger. We would all like to think that other people or inanimate objects are the ones to blame for our anger, but with a brief survey of Scripture, we see this is simply not the case. Only you can control your anger. So is it worth the fight? Founding Pastor Bob Cherry offers us six steps to controlling anger. You may be surprised by how simple they are once you really commit to placing your anger in the shadow of the cross.

Bob Cherry | Why am I So Angry?

God has you where you are for a reason. No matter where you work, you have an opportunity to love the people around you with the love of Jesus. We're passionate about helping you do just that. Richard Mosqueda, our Spiritual Formation Team Lead, is passionate about helping people understand who they are so they can do what they're called to do. What might the Lord be calling you to do so you can unleash the love of Jesus in your workplace?

Love the ‘Ville in the Workplace

The Bible says in 1 John 2:6 that "Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did." As Jesus followers, we must ask ourselves, "How did Jesus walk?" Guest Speaker, Nicole Unice, joins us this week with a powerful sermon exploring the intersection of Grace & Truth. Can you have one without the other? Are grace and truth like a see-saw that must be balanced, or is it possible to abound in both?

Grace & Truth | Nicole Unice

There are two "Great Commands" in the Bible: Love God and Love Neighbor. A desire for the second flows out of the first. You can’t white-knuckle a desire for the mission of God into your heart. A desire to live FOR God grows from a life spent WITH God. The "Great Commission" to go and make disciples of all nations is not forever. Life with God is. How does this affect our mission to live life on purpose?

Who we Are | Missional Intentionality

We live in a culture where "evangelism" feels wrong. But before he ascended into heaven, Jesus' last words to his disciples commissioned them to be his witnesses in the world. Today, our role as a public witness to Jesus means we must ask ourselves every moment, "What will this say to the unchurched and dechurched about Jesus?" One of the most relevant "evangelistic" traits we have is hope. While everyone is distracted, bored, outraged, afraid, lonely, sad, exhausted, and doing all they can to avoid getting old, we bring hope!

Who we Are | Public Witness

Jesus had a moral vision for life. He promised it would lead to resurrection life, but he also promised it would be the way of the cross. One of Northeast's core values is "Faithfulness to Truth". Is your life faithful to truth? Would you define "truth" the same way Jesus does in Scripture? Let's find out together.

Who we Are | Faithfulness to Truth

In the moment, adversity doesn't BUILD your character, it REVEALS your character. The last eighteen months have been full of adversity. What have they revealed about our church? What kind of character are we committed to building? In this series, Who we Are, we will celebrate and cast vision for who we are as a church family and a community on mission. At Northeast, we value Love for Neighbor, Faithfulness to Truth, Public Witness, and Missional Intentionality. What is the biblical vision for neighbor love? Do you truly love your neighbor? Listen to this message for an encouragement and challenge to really commit to loving your neighbor as Jesus does.

Who we Are | Love for Neighbor

As we continue our series, Love the 'Ville in the City, we're reminded that serving others transforms our lives. Loving our neighbors should be a regular, worshipful rhythm in our lives. Today, we're helping you get inspired by people who are living the Love the 'Ville lifestyle, and encourage you to commit to making service a regular part of your life. Jesus is why we love others, and Jesus is why we Love the 'Ville!

Love the 'Ville in the City

Everybody likes talking about love, tweeting about compassion, and virtue-signaling about justice. Not everyone likes the inconvenience, time, and consistency it takes to do it. It’s socially advantageous and laudable in our culture to seem humanitarian, to have a cause. But we must ask: Do we like the idea of love more than the act? We’ve seen that a compassionate church is made through sweaty brows, dirty hands, achy backs, weekly commitments, and inconvenienced schedules. We have to put our money and muscle where our mouth is. Are we up for the challenge to truly BE the Love the ‘Ville church, and not just applaud the idea of it? In this service, we hear from a panel of our community partners who are committed to loving their city one small act of great love at a time. As you listen, consider how you might follow in their steps to commit to being a doer.

Love the 'Ville: Outreach Panel

“Don’t talk about money, politics, or religion.” We’ve probably all been on the receiving end of this recommendation before a family gathering or social event. You may bring this cultural imperative to the table when you read the Bible, but it won’t take long to discover that the Bible has a lot to say about money. The book of Acts is no exception. This week, we’re asking the question, “How should a wealthy church deal with its money?”, and looking for answers in the book of Acts.

Acts Verse by Verse | How Should a Wealthy Church Deal With its Money?

At the height of Adolf Hitler’s reign, German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, created an underground seminary for Jesus followers who opposed the church’s complicity with Nazi control. It was within this distressing context that Bonhoeffer penned these words in his book, Life Together: “The greatest threat to Christian community is our expectation of some wishful idealized version of it… Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community.” In the United States today, we do not live under fascist control or in the thick of genocide, but our country appears to be more polarized and divided than ever. Do the words of Bonhoeffer deliver any hope for the American church today? And what does the book of Acts have to say about unity among believers? Is Christian unity even possible in our divided country? (Spoiler: we believe it absolutely is. Listen to this week of Acts Verse by Verse to discover how.)

Acts Verse by Verse | Is Christian Unity Possible in our Divided Country?

Guest Speaker, Rev. Dr. Alvin Sanders, delivers a powerful encouragement spurring us on towards unity in the body of Christ. If we are to have significance in this world (instead of just settling for "success"), we must learn to embrace the whole of the Christian love ethic which shows concern and care for every part of the body of Christ.

Hows Your Love Life?

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