Sermon series on the Core Values of NorthernLife.
We are a sent people committed to sending others. We have been blessed to be a blessing. As the Father sent the Son, the Son sent the Spirit, the Spirit sends the Church, the Church sends ministers of the gospel. We nurture new life in Christ, we train up, we raise...
We are disciple making disciples who live intentionally to develop others’ in Christ. We are disciples making disciples of Jesus. When Jesus ascended to heaven, He gave His disciples a very clear mandate. This has not changed for us in the 21st century. By God’s grace...
We are apprentices of Jesus, learning to live the way He said we could live. This process centres around character transformation. Peter reminds us that growth in the grace and knowledge of the kingdom is a possibility and expectation of all who followers Christ Jesus...
Our faith is grounded in the truth of the gospel. Jesus Christ—fully God, fully man—lived a perfect life to die a perfect sacrificial death and rose victoriously and powerfully from the dead. This is historically verifiable truth, which is the bedrock of our Church....
PRAYER HAS POWER - Transformation We pray with shameless persistence and authority. Life is spiritual. Mysteriously God has invited His church to interact with Him in prayer. By grace we pray persistently, passionately and humbly approaching the throne of Grace...
FIND OUT. HELP OUT. Since people matter, we believe in listening to stories, understanding journey’s, discovering opportunities and providing solutions. Love, loves with action. We listen and respond. We get involved. Whether it’s finding out a new persons name at...
God is painting His story on a canvas of generations in the colours of the nations - we are a canvas of colour. God’s plans for our church are beyond one generation and one ethnicity. We respect and appreciate each generation, we enjoy and rely on our diversity. We...
LIFE MATTERS All living things matter; people and planet, we steward everything for God’s glory in the context of loving relationships. We are called to exercise our authority as true humanity in Christ through stewardship of all creation. As we take care of each...
HIS GRACE IS ENOUGH - Faith We are free and have access to His endless supply. He is able to provide all of our needs. Christ’s finished work on the cross, His glorious resurrection from the dead, ascension to Heaven and provision of the Spirit is sufficient to grant...
GOD SPEAKS WE LISTEN - Obedience We believe the bible and are led by the Holy Spirit. We are a bible believing Church. God’s words matter more than any other words. We want to know His words, listen to them and obey them. We expect Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father...
JESUS IS WORTH IT - CORE VALUE #2 He is our treasure, delight, first love and reason for being. To worship Him is our joy. He deserves our very best. This core value encapsulates “The Lordship of Christ” it also speaks of commitment to the “cause of Christ”. ...
At the core of who we are as a church is the understanding that we are known and loved by Father God. Through faith in Christ we are have passed from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light, been given life a new, born from above and know from the inner...