Sermons
Pulpit Ministry
On this page you can find weekly sermons from NorthernLife from Senior Pastor Jonathan Shanks, Rachel Li and others. Subscribe to our sermons on your preferred podcast platform using the links below, explore past sermon series, search for a specific sermon, or browse the archive.
Weekly sermon archive
Daniel: Pride Cometh
They say pride comes before a fall... Kings Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar were both prideful, yet while both suffered for their pride, one repented and the other did not. Pride can come from superiority or inferiority. This message will challenge you to find...
Daniel: Faith for the Fire
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood up and stood out when they refused to bow down to worship Nebuchadnezzar's idol. Yet even as the young men experienced the fiery consequences of their bold stand, there was another in the fire. This message will both challenge you...
Daniel: Revealer of Mysteries
Daniel was faced with a "Red Sea moment"—if God didn't come through in time, all would be lost... Faced with this terrifying prospect, Daniel sought the Lord and received a timely answer to his urgent prayer. God revealed the mystery of the king's dream and delivered...
Daniel: None Equal
To kick off our new series in Daniel: Stand Up, Stand Out, Rachel Li unpacks the story of the arrival of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in Babylon. This message will challenge you to not conform to society but remain faithful to God through it all.
Faith in Action: Restoring Others
Back-sliders beware. Back-bringers be bold! The battle belongs to the Lord. In this final message of our Faith in Action series through the Book of James, Jonathan Shanks unpacks James 5:19-20, challenging us to be bold in reaching out to those who, for many reasons,...
Faith in Action: Pray Anyway & Pray Any Way
So you’re a brand new Christian and don’t quite know how to pray. Pray anyway and pray any way. You’re not sure whether God is there at all. Pray anyway and pray any way. You’re losing heart as a Christian and your prayers aren’t being answered. Pray anyway and pray...
Faith in Action: Yes vs. No
In chapter 5, James exhorts his readers not to swear oaths, but to live with honesty and integrity so that their "yes" means yes, and their "no" means no. This message will challenge you to live in the light of honesty and open integrity.
Faith in Action: Patience & Endurance
Any farmer knows that great patience is required to see seeds sown become the valuable fruit they were destined to be. James, in 5:7-12, exhorts us to persevere patiently until the time when the seeds that we have sown will bear fruit for His glory. So what are you...
Faith in Action: The Dangers of Wealth
James in chapter 5 warns of 3 dangers of wealth: the illusion of LIFELONG SECURITY; the illusion of INFLUENTIAL POWER; and the illusion of EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP.
Faith in Action: Don’t Judge Unless…
This week, James teaches that we should not judge others, because judgement belongs to God. This message will challenge you to put your faith into action by withholding judgement on others... unless God has put you in that position.
Faith in Action: The Paradigm & The Pathway
James says that Christians are challenged by a three-fold paradigm: the World, the Flesh and the Devil. Jesus offers the Pathway through the paradigm. This message will challenge you to humble yourself before God in gratefulness for the sacrifice of Christ on our...
Faith in Action: True vs. False Wisdom
James 3:13-18 says there is wisdom from heaven, and wisdom from earth—wisdom that is pure and peace-loving, and wisdom that is evil and disordered. This message will challenge you to let go of the need to 'win' every exchange you have with others.
Faith in Action: Taming the Tongue
James says the tongue has the power of life and death—but do we consider the effect of our words on other people? This message will challenge you to use your words to build up instead of tear down.
Faith in Action: Genuine Faith
There is faith that saves, and faith that doesn't. There are deeds without faith and faith without deeds... but can such faith save you? This message from James 2:14-26 will deeply challenge and convict you to have genuine faith with deeds that is able to save you...
Faith in Action: Favouritism vs. Love
The Book of James exhorts Christians to not show favouritism to others, but to love them with the equal, sacrificial love of God. This message will challenge you in how you treat other people.