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Bo Noonan teaches through Mark 8:22-33, where we see two parallel stories of being gradually healed of blindness. In the first story, Jesus heals a man of physical blindness. At first the man's sight is blurry, but by the end it is fully clear. In a similar way, Peter begins to see Jesus, albeit in a blurry way, as the Messiah (or the Christ). His spiritual blindness has started to be healed, yet he is still seeing things in a blurry way.

Wes Swarthout teaches through Mark 8:1-21 where we see Jesus feed another massive group of people and then get berated by the Pharisees. He takes the opportunity to warn his disciples to protect themselves from the wrong thinking and teaching of the religious and political elite.

Bo Noonan teaches from Mark 7:24-37 where we find Jesus the same grace and mercy toward Gentiles (non-Jewish people) as he does toward "God's people." We see that faith and humility are greatly rewarded by him no matter what ethnic or social background they come from.

Bo Noonan teaches from Mark 7:1-23 where Jesus is once again confronted by the religious leaders. This time they are offended because Jesus and his disciples don't follow the traditions that the Jewish elders have created. Jesus, in no uncertain terms, lets them know that it is not what is outside of a person that makes them unclean, but rather the uncleanness of their own hearts - which are in desperate need of cleansing.

Confluence in the Northwest has put together this video to be shown at all of our churches as we engage together in Celebration Northwest 2021. It includes church updates, a call to give generously to the work of Sanctuary Church, a church plant in San Francisco, and a call to encouragement and mission by Bo Noonan, who oversees Confluence in the Northwest. Learn more at celebrationnw.org

Bo Noonan teaches about the person of the Holy Spirit as seen throughout the Bible. This teaching helps us see our great need for the Spirit to fill us, so that we may be empowered to receive God's love in all aspects of our lives and share that love in an experiential way with those around us.

We're excited to share our 2021 Vision Night with you! We took an evening to tell some of the story of where we've been, where we are now, and where we're going in regards to leadership, serving, NCC Youth, finances, Community Groups and more. Over the past year and a half much has happened that's both wonderful and difficult; through it all, God is not only good, but he is faithfully leading us forward as his people!

Andy Cooley teaches from Mark 6:45-56 where we see Jesus saving his disciples from political fanaticism, modeling faith in his Father, and proving his divinity by continuing to show his power over the physical world.

Bo Noonan teaches through Mark 6:31-44 where crowds of people follow Jesus expecting to get equipped to start a revolution and overthrow the Roman government. Instead of a revolution of triumphalism, he calls his followers to a revolution of humility.

Bo Noonan teaches through Mark 6:1-30, where we see a sandwich of events: after Jesus is rejected by in his childhood hometown, he sends the disciples with the same authority he has been given. As they go, Mark tells the story of John the Baptist's brutal death. The reality of difficulty and rejection are ever-present, yet there is still hope.