SERMONS BY PREACHER:

Benjamin Shanks

Next Generation | SEE23 Vision
Next Generation | SEE23 Vision

The fifth strategic key of our SEE23 vision is NEXT GENERATION. At NorthernLife, we believe we must focus on passing on the Gospel to the Next Generation. In this message, Benjamin Shanks unpacks Psalm 145 and its vision of commending the Gospel generation to...

Big Sundays | SEE23 Vision
Big Sundays | SEE23 Vision

John 20:19-23 records the meeting of the disciples on the very night of the resurrection. After a tumultuous and chaotic week, the disciples gathered together on Sunday when the risen Lord Jesus appeared to them. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord! In...

The Lord is Near | Philippians 4:4-7
The Lord is Near | Philippians 4:4-7

"Rejoice in the Lord always... Do not be anxious about anything." In Philippians 4:4-7, Paul sets up a paradigm juxtaposing rejoicing and anxiety. Both are internal responses to external realities. How are we to rejoice always? To not be anxious about anything? Paul...

The Rewire Principle | Wayform
The Rewire Principle | Wayform

Repetition rewires the brain. It's the reason why you can easily brush your teeth, or drive a car, or play an instrument. It's also the reason why we believe lies if they repeated enough. Lies repeated enough creates ruts in our thinking, because repetition rewires...

Deuteronomy: Justice
Deuteronomy: Justice

In the Book of Deuteronomy, God commands the people of Israel through Moses to "not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of JUSTICE." This message unpacks biblical justice—which is restorative justice that works to give power and a voice to the most vulnerable.

Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday

The story of Palm Sunday — Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem — contains three key elements: the RIDE, the ROAD and the WORD. In this message, Benjamin Shanks unpacks the story of Palm Sunday, encouraging you to receive Jesus with open palms, and to praise him with...

Xponential: First Fruits Faith
Xponential: First Fruits Faith

The Kingdom of God runs on an economy of exponential multiplication—multiplication of sacrifice. In 2 Kings 4, a man from Baal Shalishah brings a first-fruits offering to the prophet Elisha who God uses to multiply the bread to feed 100 people. This message will...

Daniel: The Roadmap Out of Exile
Daniel: The Roadmap Out of Exile

In Daniel 9:20-27, God gives Daniel the roadmap out of exile: 1. The word goes out 2. The world waits 3. The one comes This message explores the meaning of the number 7 in the Hebrew Bible, and connecting the theme of the 7x7 Year of Jubilee to the coming of the...

Living Stones / 1 Peter 2:4-10
Living Stones / 1 Peter 2:4-10

In chapter 2, Peter describes followers of Jesus as "living stones" that together form a spiritual temple built on Jesus as the cornerstone—the Church is alive! This message will challenge the way you view the role of the church in the world and the function of...