Northgate Christian Fellowship

An old Arab proverb says: "All sunshine and no rain makes a desert." It takes good times and bad times to make a mature person. Life is a mixture of pain and pleasure, of success and failure, of mountain tops and valleys. If you never have any down times you'll have no depth to yourself, no maturity. Comfort; He Restores My Soul, continuing the series, Meeting God; Learning To Express Our Heart, and looks at the promise of God's presence through all the experiences of life.

"There's no place like home", Dorothy's famous line from "The Wizard Of Oz", was not about Kansas. It was about family, community and belonging. It was about her heart's desire for love, comfort and safety. We live in a world that often leaves us with a longing for something more. It's where we live, but on a very deep level we sense it's not really "home". Home -The Place We Were Meant To Live, continues the series, Meeting God; Learning To Express Our Hearts, and takes a look at how we meet with God in the community of His people.

Although we may want to stay fully connected with God, there always seem to be interruptions and distractions fighting for our attention and affection. It is like we are sitting in a boat surrounded by salt water, looking for fresh water that will quench our deepest thirst. Thirst - Satisfying My Soul's Desire, takes a look at what to do in times of spiritual dryness and continues the study in the book of Psalms, Meeting God; Learning To Express Our Hearts. After the message, Jeff and Tina Stewart share their upcoming plans for an exciting change in their service to God.

Can you remember the first time that you realized you'd done something wrong? The feelings of guilt and the remorse you may have felt from disappointing someone you respected? We've all messed up at one time or another. And we've all had to go back, apologize and make things right. But how do you reconcile with God? How do experience forgiveness and restoration in your relationship with Him? That's the subject Renewal - Create In Me A Clean Heart, continuing the study of the book of Psalms, Meeting God; Learning To Express Our Hearts.