Bible Teachings from Summit Northwest Ministries

Lessons from the Costco Connection. Is it possible to do more by doing less? Find out from Costco, NFL Coaches and assassins .. you heard that right, even assassins know how important it is to get some rest. The Bible has been telling us that for thousands of years. Maybe we're finally catching up.

For many of us the Circle of Life looks more like a Rat Race, on a treadmill. We are addicted to being busy while at the same time we complain about it. It's kind of a humble brag ... Is it possible to slow down? Or is the Circle of life our destiny?

We are a nation that fights to protect our freedom. It's important. But on a person level when we fight for freedom, are we doing it the way God wants us to? Join us as we answer three exam questions to find out about how we can really have the freedom that God wants us to have.

Near the end of David's life David records one of his favorite Psalms. He sang it often through his life and in his last days it takes on special meaning. David is held up by a God who shows him his unfailing kindness. It's the same message over and over again. God is crazy about his kids. He was crazy about David and he is crazy about you.

At some point in your life, you will come under attack. King David knows what that is like. Sometimes he got it right. Sometimes he got it wrong. Let's discover the better ways to handle the attacks that inevitably hit us all.

It's a horrible story ... perhaps the most horrible story in the Bible. The story of Uzzah and the Ark. But what if we have been reading it wrong? What if, just like in other parts of the Bible, the Bible writers got it wrong, and we get to figure it out. Learn how a correct reading of this horrible story changes everything

King Saul was undone by his insecurities. He feared losing control and that resulted in him actually losing control of his actions, his life, his crown and his legacy. God made us with incredible brains and minds that can choose calm and resist fear. We can literally change the shape of our brains by what we think about and focus on. Discover God's amazing gift to help us overcome our insecurities about Him.

We strive to be in control. We expect God to be in control. He isn't. At least He doesn't control things on earth. Not everything happens according to His will. Discover how it is more important to let God be in charge of your life than in control of it.

We have some crazy ideas about Atonement and what it is. Most of the ideas make God look really bad. How about if we start from the beginning and rethink this? What if God doesn't hate us, unless somebody dies? What if ... God is actually crazy about His kids, and He can't wait to save them? If so, then that changes everything.