Sermon Recap – Lessons in Confidence

Sermon Recap – Lessons in Confidence

“God doesn’t give you grace by the teaspoon, but by the bucket!” I gravitated to this spiritual object lesson in Jeff’s sermon on Sunday. How many times have I over-analyzed, critiqued, or belittled my situation and myself–all the while...
Choose To Set Your Heart On Jesus

Choose To Set Your Heart On Jesus

This past Sunday, Northstar had the privilege of hosting Tim Hartin, who is the area director for YoungLife in the NRV. Tim started out his message encouraging us to become men and women of God’s word and to keep our eyes on Jesus. We studied Tim’s favorite passage,...
Connect 88-WWJD: Seek the Father

Connect 88-WWJD: Seek the Father

Connect 88 this week was amazing! We had a wide variety of food for breakfast with bagels, breakfast sandwiches and yogurt parfaits. It was a FULL HOUSE with a lot of great discussion. Faith Story Mike Jones shared his story with us. Mike is an Arkansas native who...
Connect 88-WWJD: Service Recap

Connect 88-WWJD: Service Recap

Our first Connect 88 of 2018 was February 18, and we had a great morning! After breakfast together (fruit and bagels from Panera), we introduced the semester of Connect 88. We will be doing live speakers this semester, with a story and a Bible study focused on the...
Spiritual Endurance: Sermon Recap

Spiritual Endurance: Sermon Recap

Did you make any New Years’ Resolutions for 2018?  If you’re like me, chances are those resolutions have already been broken and abandoned.  It’s easy to fall back into old patterns and habits – endurance takes work. This past Sunday, Matt Simpson...
Better Together – When the Retreat Ends

Better Together – When the Retreat Ends

If you were able to attend last weekend’s marriage event, Better Together, you know that there was probably a lot to unpack. Because even if you were able to be there for the entire day, time just did not allow for everyone to hear every speaker in every...