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Video & Baptism from Sunday (a video) - Don't Miss This!

On Sunday, we had an amazing story and baptism. If you were at the first service, you saw the story, but not the baptism. So here they are together (from the 2nd service).

I love this story! These stories never get old.

And tomorrow is going to be great too! I am looking forward to starting the new series (a week late). And there are two more baptisms.

Here's the video:

2012.01.08 - Maureen Hibbard Baptism.

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A Few Northridge Videos for Christmas (videos)

It has been a great month already @ Northridge Church! As a review, here are some videos worth watching from this month @ Northridge. Perhaps you want to take a few minutes to enjoy these reminders. Watching all four videos will take just a few minutes:

1. Here is a sample of one of the songs you and your guests will hear and see this Christmas weekend. Send them the link so they can see the video themselves!

 

2. Here is a video we used as a bumper before a sermon for our Advent Conspiracy series. Although the script isn't original with us, Brad made some edits that made it even better!

 

3. Here are two baptisms from this month. The first video is Patrick McDonald and the second is Joe Stevens. Unless you attended both service a couple of weeks ago, you only saw one of these baptisms. Perhaps you will want to watch the one you missed.

 

 

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Advent Readings

Don't forget our Advent Conspiracy! The first application of our Advent Conspiracy is to use resources to help you focus on Christ this Christmas.

Many Advent resources began this past Sunday. Others begin December 1st. Choose one and go for it! Even if you are starting late (if you have a resource that began Sunday) - don't quit!

If you don't yet have a resource, there are plenty of free ones online. YouVersion is a free Bible app for your smartphone, and there is a great website (all for free). You can download the smartphone app HERE (click on mobile to pick your smartphone) and you can see the website HERE.

Here are some options for Advent Reading plans (all from YouVersion.com).

1. Countdown to Christmas 29 days
   A fun Advent activity calendar to teach your whole family the significance of Christmas
2. Christmas Begins with Christ 28 days
   Devotional focusing on the joy, peace, and hope surrounding Jesus’ birth
3. Rediscovering the Christmas Season 25 days
   Scriptures and reflections that will help you center each day on Christ
4. Carols: A Christmas Devotional 25 days
   Devotional revealing the biblical roots of classical Christmas songs
5. The Christmas Story 5 days
   Biblical prophetic context and historical Gospel accounts of the Savior’s birth

Of course, YouVersion.com and the Bible App now have many other Reading Plans—more than 200, in fact, including many in different languages.

 

What an amazing, free resource!

 

Baby Dedication Videos

At each service last Sunday, we had Parent/Child Dedications. We had a lot of people on stage. In case you missed last week, or wanted to see the video of the service you didn't attend, or if you just wanted to see the videos again - here they are:

Here is the video from the 9:15 service (the first five minutes is Courtney and my talking... to see the parents and kids, go to 5:30 on the video):

 

Here is the video from the 11:00 AM service (the first five minutes is Courtney and my talking and is actually from the first service, but to see the parents and kids in the 2nd service video, go to 5:30 on the video):

 

And I loved the accordian during the song (you won't see it because of the video, but you should hear it). Way to go, Gina!

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BE BOLD - This Coming Sunday

This coming Sunday is a great opportunity for you to be bold. We are beginning a three-week series called "More & Better."  The series isn't about our church strategy. It is a series "doing" our church strategy.  The first sermon is inviting more people to become followers of Christ. So be bold and just make an invite or two... or three. The entire sermon will be explaining the Gospel to those who haven't received it.

Will you be bold and invite someone?

And, by the way, we continue to struggle with parking. There was only one open spot at the second service in our lot. Could you help? Would you? Park off-site - gain a reward!

BE BOLD - need a bracelet?

On Sunday @ Northridge Church, I taught from Ephesians 6:19-20 about being BOLD. During the message, we gave everyone a "BE BOLD" bracelet. Well, almost everyone. We ran out (or couldn't find more). We have ordered plenty more and they will be in by Sunday. So - if you were at Northridge Church on Sunday but didn't get a BE BOLD bracelet, stop by the Information Desk on Sunday and ask for one. They will give one to you. Also, if you watch the sermon online, you can stop by and ask for a bracelet on Sunday.

But if you don't attend Northridge Church, but want to get a bracelet, just send us an email telling us you watched or listened to the sermon and we will mail one to you. Here is the link for the sermon: http://www.northridgerochester.com/Sermons/Details/208

 

9/11: Blessings (a song via video)

I think the highlight of last Sunday at Northridge Church (9/11) was the song that Brittany sang. In case you missed it - or wanted to see it again - check this video.  The song starts at 1:30.

2011-09-11 Part 10 of 10 from Northridge Media on Vimeo.

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Online Church - not the same

Today was the first Sunday I was away from Northridge since June. I'm on my annual study break. During my study break, I plan ahead for six to twelve months of series and individual sermons. This year, my primary goal is to be ready for the topics and passages I plan to teach through April (at least).If it goes really well, maybe I'll be ready through June with the topics.

I do this because it takes a huge amount of pressure off week-to-week. I'll explain it sometime...

Anyway, I don't like to miss Northridge Church. It just isn't the same being somewhere else. This morning I decided to visit two churches online. More and more churches are offering their service LIVE online.  I decided to visit two church services, and although I enjoyed them, I'm not a big fan of online church (practically or theologically).

I know that it is becoming more popular and my grandkids will probably tell me how old-fashioned I am and how I'm confusing preference and conviction (although Hebrew 10:25 seems pretty strong to me). I don't know how you can obey the command to "meet together" without "meeting together." But anyway, I definitely am not a fan of "online church" and I'm just sitting here missing my Northridge family.

I can't wait to get back to Ephesians next Sunday. 

And - I can't wait to watch the entire service online later this week. Although I certainly won't say that I "went" to church (here at the desk where I'm sitting). I will just watch what others experienced when they went to church. And by the way, I don't think the problem with online church is that you "watch" the sermon on a screen instead of "live" in the room.  I think the problem is - you can't BE the Church... alone.

What do you think? Is "watching" church online really church?

9/11: Ten Years Later - (videos from Sunday)

On Sunday, I gave a sermon on viewing 9/11 theologically. This past week we were totally surrounded with reminders of 9/11.  Yet most all of them were not from a Christian worldview. The goal of Sunday was to help us think biblically about 9/11, pain, suffering, and evil.  About half of the sermon was delivered via video from NYC.

I want to give a HUGE "thank you" to one of our volunteer videographers, Joel Witwer, who spent an entire day in NYC with me, and spent countless hours trying to make sense and edit all I said there.  And the opening timeline is his work as well.

In case you missed it - here it is (sermon only).

2011.09.11 - 9/11: Ten Years Later from Northridge Media on Vimeo.

Also, if you want to see the entire service - here it is: (this is always available at our website).

2011.09.11 - Full Service from Northridge Media on Vimeo.

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Amazing Video - "In My Seat" (video)

If you aren't 9/11 weary - this video is well worth watching. It is 15 minutes long, but it is an interview with a believer who was supposed to be the pilot on Flight 11 (the first plane that crashed into the towers).

What a great video! What a Gospel message! Check it out if you get time.

 

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