Northside Church - Sydney

The ultimate and main way to handle the troubles of life with peace is not just through petitionary prayer, but through worship. Speaker: Sam Haddon

We were blessed to have Jo Saxton, author, speaker, leadership coach, entrepreneur and visionary speak at a combined young adults event at Northside. Every generation of believers have to work out how they will respond to the challenges and opportunities of their day. It’s easy to get distracted with so many voices and priorities vying for attention. Still in Christ we have a chance to discover both who we are and what we’re living for. It’s time to find out - God’s adventure awaits!

This teaching series is showing us the Bible has a unique and real way of dealing with our deepest emotions. What do we learn about fear and how to handle it?

The book of the Bible called the Psalms shows us the reality of human emotions. Here’s a person filled with tears, struggling with doubts about God and about faith. That shouldn’t be in the Bible... right?

What has the Bible got to do with the raw emotions of life like sadness, fear and doubt? Isn’t it just full of rules and instruction? Aren’t Christians always supposed to be happy if God is in your life? In this new series we will see that a section of the Bible called the Psalms provide a vastly different way to deal with them than the rest of the world. The Christian doesn’t stuff their emotions, nor are they controlled by them. In a world where it’s hard to be honest to anyone, the Psalms show us at least we can be honest to God.

Sometimes the Christian life can be frustrating! We’re inspired by the life of Jesus and deeply desire to become like him, but we are often rudely reminded of how far we still have to go. Join us as we explore what it means to be on a genuine journey of transformation, leading us to live into the best version of ourselves. Speaker: Andrew Ranucci

Some of the stories of Jesus are well known to lots of people, whether they claim to follow Jesus or not. Because the words are so familiar, it can sometimes be easy to miss the point of the stories. Speaker: Graham Crowfield

If Christians are to be animated by different virtues, inspired by a different view of humanity and guided by a different source of wisdom from the world around them, what will be different about the way they act at work? Speaker: Emily Hopkins

Is there a way to see the message of Jesus in such a way that you are not affected by either the successes or failures in your work? That is: is it possible to find a freedom both in your work and from your work? Speaker: Sam Haddon

Should faith be part of the workplace? The reality is that Christians live among many underlying belief systems that impact the cultures we operate in. The question is then, does our faith affect the way we work? Speaker: Sam Haddon Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Why can work feel frustrating, pointless or like it's the distinguishing mark of our lives? If work is to be a good and wonderful thing, why do we encounter these problems? Does what you do define who you are?

We spend more time working (whether employed or not) than with family and friends. Why is work such a vital part of living a fulfilling life? Why can it be so challenging, and how can we find a freedom both in our work and from our work?

Honour is a significant part of the Christian faith. But what does honouring others actually look like in our world today? How do we do it? Kerrell Ranucci shares with us about the importance of living lives that honour others.

There’s something exciting about the chase, especially when seeking something elusive, just over the hill. What happens when we discover that what we chased didn’t deliver what was hoped for? We are left feeling disillusioned. What are you chasing after in life? In this message we will explore Solomon’s wisdom about chasing after the wind, and exchanging this with the purposefulness of chasing after the Kingdom!

We get it. At Easter, you often hear Christians talking about some guy who was supposedly raised from the dead. What if it is true? Tune in as we pause to wonder, and maybe even believe again.

What sets Jesus apart from every other God is the personal way in which he chooses to relate to us. In Jesus we discover a personal God who walks with us every minute of every day, through every situation in life. We are never alone. God is was with us. We get to enjoy the ‘With-God Life’.

We were privileged to host Peter Roennfeldt at both Crows Nest services on 31st March while we launched our second location in Turramurra. Peter - a church planter, evangelist and pastor to pastors - inspired our Crows Nest congregations with this powerful message: Like the church in Ephesus - Northside, a multiplying hub. He shared the biblical example of God's work through local churches to resource and release a movement of communities and discipleship.

As we prepare to launch a new year and a new location in Turramurra to the community, we want to share what we are seeing with 2020 vision in mind. Why is it so significant to our mission as a church that Jesus calls us salt and light? What does that say to our purpose?

As we prepare to launch a new year and a new location in Turramurra to the community, we want to share what we are seeing with 2020 vision in mind.

Our desire to live life with God is deeply connected to living a right way with others. How can we more fully pay attention to the needs of others around us so that we might accept Jesus' invitation to a life of justice; a life of fullness in Him.

What does it look like to live out of deep meaning and vitality? How can we leverage our lives towards meaningful things? What is a right-sized life? Tune in as guest speaker Mark Scandrette shares powerful insights and stories from his own life.

Is it possible the busyness is the other way around. We often say we need a rest. But what if the restlessness was not just a function of the world around us, but from a restlessness within. How do you find rest from that?

Life gets busy. We get that We feel that. But what if God’s plan for us to make room for new was so we could have the capcity to invest into others?

Is it possible the busyness is the other way around. We often say we need a rest. But what if the restlessness was not just a function of the world around us, but from a restlessness within. How do you find rest from that?

We all want to be known for something. But what do you do when you don’t measure up, even to your own standards? You’ll never become who you want to be until you are willing to face up to who you are. The only way to do that is to stop worrying about being known for something, and allow yourself to be known be a group of someones.

What do you want? What do you really want? We’ll never get what we really want until we discover what is most valuable. And what we naturally want is often in conflict with what we ultimately value. So, in order to figure out what you really want, you have to figure out what you value.

All of us have had the experience of getting what we naturally wanted, only to discover it wasn’t what was most valuable - it wasn’t what we ultimately wanted. But how do we avoid being deceived by our short-term desires?

What do you want in 2019? Is it a what? Is it a who? Maybe it’s a state of mind. Are you sure it’s what you really want? Let’s figure it out together.

We all have our moments in any given year. Moments of great joy and moments of heartache. What does this do to our view of God? What does this do to our sense of awe? In this message, we will explore how to start 20190 right; in awe of our incredible God.

Carols are blaring out across the city, Christmas traditions are being observed, people are preparing feverishly for the big day… What does it mean to observe Christmas? More importantly, what lies beyond mere observation?

What do you wonder about? We all wonder - through a window, a frame of reference. We wonder because our frame of reference doesn't provide us with all the answers. As your frame of reference changes or expands, some mysteries are solved. Some remain mysterious. So what do you do with the big mysteries that won't resolve no matter how much you explore them? What do you do with your unanswered questions?

7 Seconds or Less to Share Jesus. Duncan Robinson from Hope 103.2 challenges us with the thought, "What if we are already a satellite campus of the Church?". We hope you find this both challenging and encouraging.

Living lives of crazy love is possible for one reason: we worship a God who loved us first. Find out how this powerful reality can shape your heart and life and empower you to extend crazy love to others in your day to day life.

The God of the Christian faith is one whose love is abundantly generous, indiscriminate and without boundaries. He calls his children to bear the family resemblance by loving all people. But what about when “all people” includes our enemies, those who criticise and oppose us? Tune in to find out what Jesus has to say.

What makes authentic Christians attractive to the world around them? Crazy Love. A life that in love, gives away. Now before you reach for your wallet – it’s possible you’re thinking too thinly about what generosity is. It’s more than money – it goes beyond that. For the next 3 weeks we’ll explore the dynamic where things of value just overflow from your life.

Following Jesus one step at a time inevitably involves encountering and moving through resistance. Listen in as we discover how to identify and move through the resistances we face in following Jesus.

Following Jesus one step at a time inevitably involves encountering and moving through resistance. Listen in as we discover how to identify and move through the resistances we face in following Jesus.

Jesus invites you to follow him! In this new series we explore what following Jesus actually means for our lives. In particular, how do we follow him when life has got us all seized up through fears? What if all it took was a series of baby steps?

If we're not careful, rest can become one of the things we yearn for the most but experience the least! Tune in as we discover how God can lead us into lives of deep rest from which we can experience the full, rich lives we were created for.

Forgiveness. It's one of the biggest themes of Christianity because it's one of the biggest themes of life! Keith Farmer shares how we can we move forward in our lives free from both guilt and grudges.

On 23 September, Northside stood with over 5,000 churches around the world to see the reality of modern day slavery, understand God’s heart for justice and join the global movement to end slavery. We were deeply moved by a fresh look at the story of Joseph in the Bible, his experience of slavery and God’s heart and commitment to do something about it.

It’s at the heart of what we do. We don’t do church. We are making disciples who make disciples. In other words, we just want to equip healthy followers of Jesus.

We want to be the sort of church that if we left our community, those around us would miss us. You only have to look at this clever story from Jesus, to understand some simple and practical steps to meet the needs of those around you.

As we dive into God’s word we'll uncover the driving force behind our church's past, present and future directions.

On our first Sunday as one church in two locations we kicked off this new series, We Are, looking at who we want to be as a church. First up, we don’t have all the answers, but we’ll point you to the one who does.

Uber. Airbnb. Spotify. You don’t have to look far to find examples of industry disrupters in our society. You don’t have to read far in the Bible to see that God is also a disrupter. The question is: are we disruptible?

The God of Christianity is one who is dependable because his nature is constant. Does that mean he rejects change? On the contrary: he not only embraces it but instigates it! What might it look like for us to be a people who are willing to step into change with him, while being stabilised by his unchanging character?