Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA where our mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Our desire is that this podcast will encourage you in your relationship with God. Visit us at northpoint.org.
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Ekklesia, Part 5: The Wonder of It All // Andy Stanley
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The message of the church is a message for the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Ekklesia, Part 4: Big and Bold // Andy Stanley
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Early Christians were bold, confident, and courageous. How we pray is an indicator if we’ve strayed from that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Ekklesia, Part 3: Our Turn // Andy Stanley
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Provide for the next generation what you wish the previous generation had provided for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Ekklesia, Part 2: Opening Day // Andy Stanley
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When the church first began, a natural question surfaced right away: What shall we do? The answer had to do more with understanding who your faith was in more than what needed to be done. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Ekklesia, Part 1: What's in a Name? // Andy Stanley
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Being part of a local gathering of Jesus followers means you are part of something big. It’s up to each generation to determine what Christianity looks like, sounds like, and reacts like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Check Your Heart, Part 3: Fill in the Blank // Joel Thomas
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Most people understand the importance of monitoring the physical condition of their heart. Jesus taught that the spiritual and emotional condition of the heart is what’s most important in this life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Check Your Heart, Part 2: Now or Later // Joel Thomas
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One way to test the spiritual condition of your heart is to listen to the words you say. In Matthew 15:10–20, Jesus teaches that the words we say reveal what’s in our hearts. Monitoring the nature of your words can help you monitor the condition of your heart. When it comes to your heart, do you hear yourself? See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…
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Check Your Heart, Part 1: Do You Hear Yourself? // Joel Thomas
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One way to test the spiritual condition of your heart is to listen to the words you say. In Matthew 15:10–20, Jesus teaches that the words we say reveal what’s in our hearts. Monitoring the nature of your words can help you monitor the condition of your heart. When it comes to your heart, do you hear yourself? See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…
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A Better Question, Part 3: The Meaning of Meaning // Andy Stanley
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In all its subtle forms, greed has the potential to rob your life. But the secret to living a meaning-filled life is found across the border from what’s in it for me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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A Better Question, Part 2: Filled Full // Andy Stanley
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If the only things that concern you are about you, there is work to do. Ultimately, we save ourselves from ourselves by choosing not to be all about ourselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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A Better Question, Part 1: About You // Andy Stanley
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If something about the world is broken and it breaks your heart, there’s an opportunity to be a part of fixing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Christmas Eve at North Point // Andy Stanley
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The Way In A Manger, Part 3: The Way of Love // Andy Stanley
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During this time of year, we engage our imaginations as we embrace the magic of Christmas. Let’s also imagine what the world would be like if we fully embraced the way of Jesus—the way of love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Way In A Manger, Part 2: The Way of Life // Andy Stanley
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Jesus came to show us not only the way back to God, but the way back to others as well. As people who have been reconciled to God, we should pursue reconciliation with people whenever possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Way In A Manger, Part 1: Dead Ends // Andy Stanley
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Have you ever felt like you've lost your way? Usually by the time we realize we’re lost, we’ve been lost for quite some time. And we instinctively ask, "What should I do?" Instead, there’s a different question to consider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Homecoming, Part 3: Deeper and Wider Than Ever // Andy Stanley
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We believe following Jesus makes your life better and makes you better at life, and we want our local church to inspire people to follow him. In this message, Andy Stanley talks about how and why we do church the way we do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Homecoming, Part 2: Family // Zach Tinner
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The church should be much more than a place people gather. As modeled in the early days of Christianity, it’s intended to look like a united, selfless, and committed family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Homecoming, Part 1: Your Place In The Story // Andy Stanley
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Sometimes if something is too familiar, we forget how significant it is. The parable of the prodigal son is a perfect example. And when we acknowledge where we are in the story, we’re positioned to discover where we need to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Under The Circumstances, Part 3: For Those Who Doubt // Andy Stanley
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Doubt doesn't have to be an off-ramp to faith. In fact, it's a natural part of the journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Under The Circumstances, Part 2: Promises, Promises // Andy Stanley
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No matter if our current season of life is easy or difficult, we strive to fix our eyes on Jesus instead of our circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Under The Circumstances, Part 1: When Life Happens // Andy Stanley
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Our circumstances are not an indicator of God’s absence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Fatal Distractions, Part 2: Fog, Fires, and Fear // Joel Thomas
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Your great work is to identify the distractions that keep you from the “problem” that you are uniquely positioned to solve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Fatal Distractions, Part 1: Great Work! // Joel Thomas
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Great work is often found on the other side of a terrifying longing. How could clarity regarding your “terrifying longing” reduce the allure of the distractions you’re most susceptible to? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Make Room, Part 2: Practice Makes Progress // Samer Massad
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Spiritual disciplines require practice. Practicing well is just as important as practicing, period. In this message, we’ll learn about a few disciplines we can begin to practice to make room to experience more of God’s power in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Make Room, Part 1: Means to an End // Samer Massad
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Spiritual habits are not the end; but a means to an end. To what end? Jesus makes that abundantly clear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Be Rich 2023 // Andy Stanley & Hal Donaldson
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As we see in this interview with Hal Donaldson, sometimes difficult circumstances can inspire people to do something great. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Icon, Part 4: Kingdom Now // Andy Stanley
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Living in the upside-down kingdom Jesus described can perhaps seem risky and foolish. But the power and love of God is released when we embrace it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Icon, Part 3: Chasing Humility // Andy Stanley
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We can be tempted by a lot of things we shouldn’t give in to. But when we give into the temptation of humility, the world changes for the better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Icon, Part 2: Loser's Club // Andy Stanley
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The cross is a reminder for us to stop chasing what can’t be caught. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Icon, Part 1: It Won't Work // Andy Stanley
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It's not intuitive to choose to lose, but Jesus introduced an upside-down way of living. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Friendology, Part 3: Challenging Friendships // Joel Thomas
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With our society as divided as ever, we as Jesus followers have the opportunity to model how to cultivate a culture of diverse friendships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Friendology, Part 2: Not On Your Own // Joel Thomas
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Prioritizing the needs of a community of people above ourselves moves us toward the interdependence we need. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Friendology, Part 1: Image is Everything // Joel Thomas
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Great friendships are rare as adults. We go through most of life with built-in friendships, but then we’re thrown into the real world where it seems much harder to find and maintain them. Using three key concepts, we’ll discover how to create and cultivate meaningful friendships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Fundamental List, Part 8: The Bible // Andy Stanley
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#8: The Bible documents God’s redemptive activity in the world, culminating in the arrival of his final King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Has Christianity Done More Harm than Good? // Andy Stanley & John Dickson
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A conversation with John Dickson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 7: As You Go // Andy Stanley
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#7: Jesus followers are multipliers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 6: God's Special Agent // Joel Thomas
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#6: The church is God’s agent of transformation personally, culturally, and globally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 5: Of First Importance // Andy Stanley
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#5: Jesus died for my sin to reconcile me to God. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 4: Judge Not // Joel Thomas
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#4: Jesus promised justice in the end and invites us to trust him in the meantime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 3: The Sin Knot // Andy Stanley
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#3: Jesus defined sin as anything that harms you or others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 2: Shadowcaster // Andy Stanley
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#2: Jesus came to illustrate and demonstrate what God is like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The Fundamental List, Part 1: Hang On To Baby Jesus // Andy Stanley
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#1: Jesus is God’s Son and our King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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This Is The Way, Part 3: Live Low // Samer Massad
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The way of Jesus is the way of love. But loving in theory and loving as a way of life are very different, with very different outcomes. The great thing for us is that Jesus offers us his own life as an example of how to love as a way of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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This Is The Way, Part 2: Just Say No // Samer Massad
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The way of Jesus—the life he modeled—is a life of daily surrender and sacrificial living. Every day, we have countless opportunities to deny ourselves and take up our cross, even in the small, seemingly insignificant moments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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This Is The Way, Part 1: Get Dusty // Samer Massad
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Being an apprentice of Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We all need Easter because we all need the love of God. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Forgiving someone before they ask for it isn’t easy, but it’s exactly what God did for us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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The church is God's agent of transformation for the world, and the church is your opportunity to take part in that transformation. Take the step from being just a consumer at the local church to being involved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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Count Me In For The Next Gen // Andy Stanley
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In order to maximize our potential and fulfill our mission as a church, everyone should serve somewhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By North Point Community Church
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