This is the last episode of our Christmas mini-series! We hope you’ve enjoyed these episodes and that they have caused you to reflect a bit on what you love about…
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Being the Church: Christmas Traditions
This is the sixth episode of our special Christmas mini-series! Stephanie Cordray, our Northstar Kids Ministry Director, shares her love for Christmas traditions, and we talk about some of the…
Precious Promises: The Coming of the King
Continuing our Precious Promises series, we look at another Old Testament prophecy about the birth of Jesus, this time in Isaiah 9:2-7. One of the key themes running through the…
Being the Church: Slowing Down Christmas
In the fifth episode of our Christmas mini-series, Jeff Noble talks about his deep love for Christmas and his attempt each year to “slow down” Christmas through different practices and…
Being the Church: Creating Space at Christmas
In the fourth episode of our special Christmas mini-series, our Youth Minister, Matt Novitsky, shares what he loves about Christmas. We talk about how the season of Christmas allows time…
Being the Church: Nostalgia and Gifts
In this third episode of our special Christmas mini-series, Don Hines shares about Christmas being a time of remembrance and nostalgia for him, and an opportunity to express his knowledge…
Being the Church: Christmas Lights!
In the second episode of our Christmas mini-series, Sean shares about his love for Christmas lights, and we talk about the significance of light in the story of Christmas. We’re…
Being the Church Christmas Episode 1
In the first part of our Christmas 2025 mini-series, Braeden Wallace shares what he loves about Christmas! The hope, expectation, and magic that surround Christmas point to the wonder of…
James: True Faith Works
Continuing our series on the book of James, in James 2:14-26 we learn that true faith works. James shared with us two examples each of what true, living faith does…








