God With Us

What do you imagine when you think of the birth of Jesus? A barn? Animals? Shepherds and wise men? We all have images we think of, but the truth is the Bible tells us very little about what Jesus' birth was like. In fact, two of the Gospels don't include anything about Jesus' birth at all.

Instead, the Bible focuses on why Jesus was born, because to the Biblical writers what it looked like simply didn't matter at all compared to why He came to earth.

This Christmas Eve we'll reimagine the Christmas story, no matter what images come to mind. We'll look at the birth of Christ through the eyes of both Matthew and Luke, to focus in on the most important detail: the "why".

Andrew ScholzDecember 24, 2023Standalone 2023Comment

Daily Bread

It's City North's 7th birthday! But what do a birthday, a miracle involving bread from heaven, and people wandering in a desert 3,500 years ago have in common? And frankly, why does any of it matter at all? I mean, isn't celebrating a church birthday a little weird?

Just like in our normal lives, birthdays are a perfect and natural time to look back at where we've been, and look forward to where we're going. For our church it's no different. And as we look back there are an awful lot of similarities between a story God wrote thousands of years ago when Israel was wandering in the desert and the story he's written in and through City North these last seven years.

But even more importantly, we'll use what God has past as we look ahead to an uncertain future

This week we'll answer that question as we look back to remember what God has done and look ahead at what God is going to do.

Part 3Andrew ScholzSeptember 17, 2023Standalone 2023Comment

What Do I Do When I'm Wrong?

Have you ever been wrong about anything? Because we all have, but sometimes it’s hard to admit. Today we’re looking at a story from Jesus’ life that we can’t all totally agree on. There’s wells and mountains and husbands and metaphors about living water and food. And Samaritans! What is so controversial about this unnamed woman? Do the things we disagree about change anything? How does having humility when we are approaching Scripture set us up for a better understanding? Can humility about our own story, other people’s stories, or even God’s story help us connect better? Thankfully one thing remains the same - Jesus is still the source of new life and new changes.

Part 2Rachel SomerfeldtSeptember 10, 2023Standalone 2023Comment

5 for 5

Through the generations, God has been proving himself to his people. While knowing what God has done in our own lives is really important, it's also important to know what God has done in the lives of others. That's a huge part of the power of being part of a church family.

This week we'll leverage that power by hearing the stories from five people inside our church about how God has proven Himself to them throughout their lives.

Part 1Andrew ScholzSeptember 3, 2023Standalone 2023Comment

Good News - Easter 2023

The Bible talks about Jesus bringing "good news", but do we really know what that means? Do we really know who it was for?

On this Easter Sunday we're going to look at why Jesus' "good news" was such good news. We're going to look at who the good news was for and how that matters for us 2,000 years later. And we're going to celebrate how the resurrection of Jesus means we can count on the good news every moment of every day of our lives.

Andrew ScholzApril 9, 2023Standalone 2023Comment

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