American author, minister, and theologian Peter Leithart explores the mission of the church and outlines key themes that shape its character, drawing primarily from the book of Deuteronomy. According to Leithart, a thriving church community is marked by four essential elements: a leader, a book, a song, and a table. These talks were originally given at our church’s annual men’s retreat. This episode is the first in a four-part series, focusing on the leader.

Pastor Matt Boffey concludes a series on peacemaking with a sermon titled “Peacemaking, Part 5: Shalom,” focusing on Isaiah 11.

What does it truly mean to be a community built on grace? In the first episode of a new series on the core values of Christ Church Bellingham, Jon Brodhagen and Pastor Nate Walker discuss 'Grace.' 

They explore why grace is the starting point for everything at Christ Church, reflecting the principle: because we have received grace from God, we extend it to others. This conversation unpacks how this core value was chosen, why grace can be misunderstood, and how it's meant to fundamentally shape relationships, practices like confession, and even challenging aspects like church discipline. This episode is a great introduction to the values of Christ Church. 

In this installment, Pastor Nate Walker preaches on the theme of the doctrines of grace, focusing on John 10:14-25, 22-42. This sermon was originally delivered on March 8th, 2020.

Pastor Nate Walker continues a series on peacemaking with a sermon titled “Peacemaking, Part 4: Reconciliation,” focusing on John 21:1-19.

How should Christians interact with the world and influence culture? In this episode, Pastor Nate Walker, Pastor Matt Boffey and Jon Brodhagen discuss Christian Nationalism, Theonomy, Two-kingdoms, and more as they discuss Christians being involved in politics, the building of institutions, and the influence of culture. 

In this installment, Pastor Nate Walker preaches on the theme of the will of God, focusing on 1 Samuel 16:1-13. This sermon was originally delivered on October 9th, 2022.

Pastor Nate Walker continues a series on peacemaking with a sermon titled “Peacemaking, Part 3: Forgiveness,” focusing on Matthew 18:21-25.

Pastor Nate delivers a chapel message at Trinity Classical School on the final judgment and the reality of Hell. He unpacks three essential questions: Why does final judgment make sense? Why does Hell make sense? And most importantly, why does Jesus make sense? 

In this installment, Pastor Nate Walker preaches on the theme of the will of God, focusing on John 21:1–19. This sermon was originally delivered on May 2, 2021.