Pastor Ben Dixon

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Pastor Ben Dixon episodes

April 06, 2020 Jesus is the Christ
The disciples walked with Jesus for three years, and it seems that Scripture indicates they weren’t always sure if He was the Christ. However, in this passage, we read of a clear and specific moment where Jesus asked His disciples who they believed that He was. Peter declared, “You are the Christ!” Why did it take them so long to declare exactly who Jesus was? In this message we will look at what they grappled with as we answer the most important question with the most important answer.
32 min
April 02, 2020 Redefining Prayer
Ignite Gathering at Northwest Church - April 1, 2020
1 hr 4 min
March 30, 2020 God is Faithful
When referring to a person, the word faithful means that someone is “true to their word, fulfills their vow and keeps their promise.” If I were to say “that person is faithful,” I would mean that they are trustworthy, reliable, dependable, and devoted. Now we all want to have this quality in our lives, but we certainly know that God is the absolute example of what faithfulness means and looks like.
46 min
March 26, 2020 Ignite Gathering
Pastor Ben sharing and praying the first week of shelter in place.
59 min
March 23, 2020 Pursuing God's Voice
We pursue so many things in life based on what others say to us, but as followers of Jesus we should be marked by a pursuit of His voice above all others’. To pursue God’s voice means that we consistently ask God for His counsel, direction, and plan concerning our lives.
46 min
March 20, 2020 A Vision of an Apostolic Church
55 min
March 16, 2020 The Irresistible Community
One of the most powerful pictures we have of what church could look like is found in the book of Acts. Not only do we read of how the Church was launched, but also how it grew exponentially even in the face of great difficulty and persecution. I often wonder if we are missing something in our modern methodology that robs us of the blessing that we read about in the earliest days of the Church.
42 min
March 11, 2020 Responding to God's Voice
While hearing God is truly a privilege, it also brings with it great responsibility. The fact is, if we don’t want to respond to what God says, then we shouldn’t want to hear what He says either! What we do with what God says is incredibly important. I want to stress this point because my hope is that we would never become casual with anything that God says to us. Much of what we will hear from God requires a response, so we need to be prepared to respond.
46 min
March 09, 2020 Discerning God's Voice
The most common question I hear that relates to the issue of hearing from God is, “How do I know if what I am hearing, thinking, or seeing is from God and not just myself?” This is a great question. The truth is that we live in a world filled with noise that is blaring in our faces all of the time. This noise represents many “voices” that are constantly lobbying for our attention in order to influence or persuade us to think a certain way or to make a specific choice. Therefore, it is so crucial that we are able to discern from the voice of God and the many other voices all around us.
46 min
February 24, 2020 Hindrances to Hearing God
A hindrance is something that will prevent or stop us from hearing what God is saying. Since we are created to hear and follow God, it is extremely important to take every hindrance as a serious threat to our growth and overall well-being. In fact, when we are hindered from hearing God, we are also hindered from obeying God. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (Jn 10:27). For Christians, obedience should be the natural outflow of hearing, which is why we must not be hindered as we seek to hear God.
46 min