Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA where our mission is to inspire people to follow Jesus. Our desire is that this podcast will encourage you in your relationship with God. Visit us at northpoint.org.
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The fear of what might happen can keep us managing, hiding, and pretending long after we know something needs to change.
Blame has a way of protecting us from an uncomfortable truth: the other person may not be the only one with something to own.
Sometimes what we call “complicated” is really fear in disguise. And until we name it honestly, we'll never find the courage to move forward.
Your greatest victory may not be in getting the outcome you want, but discovering a different kind of win.
Everyone wants people who will show up when life begins to unravel. Far fewer of us are willing to be the kind of friend who steps in before it does.
People may never ask you to defend Christianity, but they may wonder why you've chosen to follow Jesus. Being prepared for that moment could deepen your own faith as much as theirs.
The movement of Jesus didn’t begin with persuasive arguments. It began with simple invitations.
The founders believed liberty was worth risking everything for, but they also understood it came with a hidden requirement. Two hundred fifty years later, that requirement matters more than ever.
Many Christians spend their lives measuring themselves by whether or not they are obeying all the rules. That’s not what Jesus intended.
Somewhere along the way, many of us began treating God's love and approval as something to earn. That assumption quietly shapes our relationship with God more than we realize.
We often think freedom comes from having fewer obligations, but some of the most meaningful moments in life begin when we embrace a weight we never asked to carry.
Long before the storm arrived, Noah made a decision about whose wisdom he would trust.
Chaos rarely arrives all at once. It often begins with ordinary choices that seem reasonable until the consequences finally surface.
We never know how one small invitation might change someone’s story… until we offer it.
We celebrate beginnings, but maturity often requires the courage to embrace necessary endings. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is let go of what once worked.
A busy life can become an empty one when we spend so much time chasing what’s next that we miss what matters now.
The clock keeps ticking and life keeps moving, raising a deeper question about whether what fills our time actually carries any lasting weight.
Healthy relationships aren’t built on rules, but they can’t survive without a particular one. And it’s a rule that removes every loophole.
The secret to stronger relationships isn’t being understood, but choosing to put someone else first, even when they don’t deserve it.
Every conflict feels like it’s about what someone else did, but the real source runs deeper and it’s hard to admit.
The story of Jesus didn’t begin with confident believers. It began with disillusioned followers who walked away, only to be pulled back by something they couldn’t ignore.
The gap between skepticism and faith starts to close when Christianity is viewed through the lens of history. In this conversation with Andy Stanley and John Dickson, the story of Jesus is presented as something meant to be investigated, not avoided.
Jesus regularly challenged people’s assumptions about both wealth and eternity, and when he did so it revealed that the way we handle what’s temporary points to what we truly believe is permanent.
Many people experience faith primarily as something they attend or consume. But the moments that deepen faith most often come when we begin giving it away.
It’s easy to assume that prosperity leads to generosity. But many times the opposite is true—generosity becomes the turning point that leads to prosperity.
