Read Matthew 6:24 (NIV): "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." It is impossible to hunger for God and for material things, to serve both God and money.
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Read Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV): "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. [20] But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. [21] For wher...

Yesterday at NorthStar we continued the Marked series as Mike Linch talked about the fourth beatitude in "The Mark of Hungering & Thirsting for Righteousness." Matthew 5:6 (NIV): "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Mike ...

Matthew 5:6 (NIV): "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,     for they will be filled." This week we’ll study the fourth beatitude. Following in line with the first three, we admit our need, our hunger for God. Read Revelation 3:16-17 (N...

Last Sunday at NorthStar, we braved the snow and slush as we continued the series Marked. Steve Roach, Couples Community Group Pastor, spoke on "The Mark of Meekness" as we looked at the third beatitude: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5 N...

Matthew 5:5 (NIV): "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." The third beatitude has to do with a curious word: meekness. This is one of the most misunderstood words in Scripture and one of the least desired fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). There is no rush of e...

Reason # 5 to have a quiet time: We cannot be healthy, growing Christians without daily fellowship with the Lord. Have you ever gone without food for a day? If you kept it up for too long, you would get weak and possibly sick after a time. You need food daily for your body to function properly. How ...

My apologies for the late post this morning. My cyber-dog ate my Internet homework...I had accidentally posted to my other blog! Sorry for any inconvenience! Read Isaiah 61:1-3 (NIV): "The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,     because the LORD has anointed me&...

Read Matthew 5:29-30 (NIV): "If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. [30] And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you...

Reason # 3 to have a quiet time: The regular quiet time during Jesus' ministry was a source of His strength. As you read through the gospels, you see that a big priority of Jesus was spending time with His Father in Heaven. Many times we see that Jesus went off into the wilderness to pray. Luke ...