North Park Baptist Church

In Psalm 1, we are promised that the righteous man is like a tree planted by the water, and that the wicked will not prosper. But what do we do when we seem to see the wicked thriving, and times are hard for those who are doing the right thing? In today's message, Pastor John studies Psalm 37, which takes a close look at this very question.

Psalm 111:2 says, "Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them." (ESV) In today's message, Caleb Bryant looks at Psalm 111 and 112 and teaches us that the study of God's word is of great spiritual necessity in our Christian walk--and that it yields great spiritual reward.

In Psalm 25, verses 15-22, God's word gives us a roadmap for trusting in God when we are in anguish.

Fix your eyes on Jesus; give your troubles to Him; pray to Him. He knows what you're experiencing, and He's there to walk with you.

In Psalm 25, we see a plea for God to be our guide. In today's message, Pastor Phil encourages us to consider, do we find ourselves today at a point where we feel we lost? Jesus promises in His word to give us rest. And who is on the throne of our lives? We can trust God and we need to trust God enough to surrender to His will as our Lord.

In today's message, Pastor Phil explores how Psalm 118 prophesied about Jesus, and how Jesus fulfilled these scriptures.

On Send Sunday, churches all around the globe are encouraged to consider their part in the work of sending out laborers into the harvest field. In today's message, Pastor Phil studies Acts 13:1-3 as a model of a church being led by the Spirit and then sending out Paul and Barnabas. We are reminded that we are each called to fulfill the Great Commission, that we all need to be willing to go wherever God would send us, and that we are to send sacrificially.

In today's Student Celebration Sunday message, Jarrod Swartz encourages us to consider what examples we follow, and what examples we set.

When Israel was about to enter the Promised Land, Moses took the time to remind them of their covenant with God--if they obeyed God in the Promised Land, they would experience life and blessings; but if they spurned God, they would experience curses and death. We know from scripture that Israel did not follow God's commandments, and were eventually exiled from their land. But when we look at Israel, we see a picture of our own spiritual lives. We are just as self-centered and disobedient. We can only follow God by the strength which God provides, and we need Jesus as our Savior.

In Deuteronomy 26, Moses gives instructions to the nation of Israel for the giving of tithes. The New Testament doesn't tell believers a specific amount to give, but in this Old Testament passage, we see a number of principles which are affirmed by the rest of scripture. Everything we have is already the Lord's, God wants our best, and God blesses our giving.

Our beliefs drive our behaviors. Preaching from Deuteronomy 10, Pastor Phil shows us that if we know Who God Is and what He has done, then we should respond accordingly.