Bible Teachings from Summit Northwest Ministries

Shalom! The world needs more Shalom. It's what the angels came to sing. "Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace, good will toward men." And yet, this world has been anything but peaceful through out its history. And we aren't even in the worst of times. Find out about God's desire to bring us more peace and how His peace is different than the peace offered by anyone or anything else.

Christmas and Hanukkah share similar space on the calendar, but is there more than that? Join us as we learn a lot from our Jewish brothers and sisters about God's desire to deliver his kids from the pain of this world. Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas, but there is so much for us to learn and be inspired by this great story of God's crazy love for His kids.

Christmas is the best time of the year. People all around the world in some way or other are told the story of Christmas, the story of a baby born in a manger. But what about all the pagan origins of our favorite Christmas traditions? Are we really supposed to avoid them at all cost or only celebrate them with some level of shame or embarrassment as Christians? What about the beloved Christmas Tree? How do we celebrate and remember Christianity and enjoy the spirit of the season? Join us as we discover how to handle those pesky pagan origins in a biblical manner.

Judge not … you're so judgmental … don't judge me … we hear it. Maybe we even say it. Are Christians really not supposed to judge? But then there is a verse about judging people in the church … what about that? Join us as we make our way through the minefield of judging.

We comfort each other with these words, don't we? I've heard myself say it. "He's in a better place now." But what does that mean? And are they in a better place? What if we promise they are in a better place, but they really are going to hell? And what about Hell anyway? Is there even such a place?

It's better to be lucky than good … but who brings the luck? Football players pray before games, hoping for a winning outcome. We pray when we buy a lottery ticket. God promises to be with us, but does that mean He will bring us good luck? What is God more interested in than providing us with good luck … or is there anything else?

We are told to believe in ourselves, to trust ourselves. It's in the movies, especially the ones for kids. But can we trust ourselves? Is our conscience a reliable guide? How can we make it more reliable? What can we count on? Join us to find out more.

We hear it everywhere. It's on mugs. It's in the movies. It's on memes and Church bulletins. Well-meaning family members say it to grieving people. But is it really true? Does God orchestrate everything so that they turn out for good? Let's do a deep dive into what scripture really says.

God promises that if we raise up a child in the way they should go, even if they stray, they're promised to return to their training. Or does He promise that? Find out what it means to train up a child and what that verse really says.

We pray for God to show us the way. Should we take this job or that one? Should we marry this person, or that? Should we buy this house, or the other one? Discover what God is really interested in and what He just doesn't care about.