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  • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

    If you just can’t wait to post here, please, go ahead. We’d love to hear your feedback on this idea.

    647 days ago2 Replies

    • Mark J Hudson

      in reply to Josh (Social Media Pastor)

      Are you ready to give birth to a movement? Thank you so much for the opportunity to converse.

      646 days ago

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Mark J Hudson

      It’s our pleasure Mark. We hope this becomes a place of spiritual growth and keeps the momentum going from the weekend.

      646 days ago

    • Tom Marchesano

      in reply to Josh (Social Media Pastor)

      Sippin an EE coffee – waitin to converse about trustin Him.

      646 days ago

  • Anne C

    http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=F9E0JJNU, as a follow up to this talk, I thought this would be a good link to share. I work in metaphors and I think they captured perfectly the challenges for trusting God.

    647 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Anne C

      Great video. We had those guys in for our middle school group a while back and they are really powerful. Thanks for being the first person to post!

      647 days ago

  • April Akins

    Awesome video! Looking forward to the devotionals!

    647 days ago

  • Janet Jones

    I love NorthRidge! Can you please tell me why you use the term Christ Followers instead of Christians? ….just curious

    647 days ago3 Replies

    • Steven LaCroix

      in reply to Janet Jones

      Christians sometimes refers to religion, whereas Christ followers refers to relationship with the Almighty, Abba Father

      647 days ago

    • Michael Whitbeck

      in reply to Janet Jones

      Janet Jones on your question, I can’t speak for Josh but I like the term “Christ-Followers” because too many people use the term “Christian” as a default position. See my post below..thank you for joining “the conversation”

      647 days ago

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Janet Jones

      Mike hit it pretty square on the head. I don’t feel like I can add to much to that. I also like how Christian is a noun but christ follower denotes action of some kind. We are in active pursuit of Christ.

      646 days ago

  • Steven LaCroix

    I have been waiting a long time for such fellowship.

    647 days ago

  • Michael Whitbeck

    Brad hit home with me today when he said “some of us trust God with only parts or our life. We are afraid to turn over all parts of our life because God my break them or mess up “those” parts of our life” Yea i have done that…. shame on me!

    Janet Jones on your question, I can’t speak for Josh but I like the term “Christ-Followers” because too many people use the term “Christian” as a default position. When you ask them about their faith in their mind they reason “well im not Catholic… I’m not Muslim….So I must be Christian”. The reason I think this way is Barna Reasearch asked the American Public (only people that first answered “yes I am a Christian”) to answer some basic tennants of faith. When asked “Did Jesus live a sinless life” only 40% of Christians said yes. When asked “is Satan a real force” only 27% responded yes. So yes by the polls almost 83% of people in the US say they are Christians….BUT are they Christ Followers… I would say only a minority are.

    http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/21-transformation/252-barna-survey-examines-changes-in-worldview-among-christians-over-the-past-13-years

    Here is a link to the research I cited…. have a blessed day!

    647 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Michael Whitbeck

      Good stuff man. Wealth of knowledge

      646 days ago

  • Dennis Kennedy

    Looking forward to the posts

    646 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Dennis Kennedy

      Me too Dennis

      646 days ago

  • Steve Alexander

    Very glad this is here, I’ve been hoping for NRC to have something like this for the past year! Thank you!

    646 days ago

  • Elizabeth

    LOVE this! My last kid heads out the door to her bus just before 8am . . . perfect timing!

    646 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Elizabeth

      Sweet. Hope you enjoy it!

      646 days ago

  • Charyl B.

    Do I trust God? Do I REALLY trust God? I thought I trusted Him completely – until hearing this talk. Now I am asking myself some hard questions. I know that I don’t trust God with every part of my life. I will be pondering this all week – asking myself which areas are hard for me to turn over to Him, and why would I hold them back? Thanks for giving me something important to focus on.

    646 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Charyl B.

      So glad that the talk touched you. Be sure to stop back by tomorrow morning after 8 am for a devotional to help you throughout the week.

      646 days ago

  • David

    What a great idea. I spend entirely too much time in front of a computer, but this will be an actual good use of my time. Keep up the good work Northridge team!

    646 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to David

      I really hope this works out to be of great use to your spiritual journey.

      646 days ago

  • sarah j

    hey i loved the talk it was very uplifting. the only thing was u couldnt see the video clipping but hey ur spoling us already. im happy i go to an awesome church with such a passion to reach out to others.

    646 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to sarah j

      I wish we didn’t have to content with copyright restrictions either. But, I’m glad you enjoyed the experience.

      646 days ago

  • Mark J Hudson

    Good Morning The D, Trust is extreme important and fundamental in any relationship. Where would we be without the trust of the one that we love. Pastor Brad I am glad that you mention trust is not dependent on understanding the other person. I think so many times we only trust what we understand and short ourselves of many things that are beyond our understanding. The challenge is “Will we trust every though we don’t understand?” Do we trust him who gave us Heaven’s very best?

    646 days ago

  • Mark J Hudson

    Interesting note: This trust is relationship dependent not understanding dependent.

    646 days ago1 Reply

    • Conversation LeaderJosh (Social Media Pastor)

      in reply to Mark J Hudson

      Great insight and well put. Difficult to practice though!

      646 days ago

  • Mark J Hudson

    So is trust blind faith? It’s interesting to note the people who trusted Jesus like the Centurion, who said “Just speak the word and my servant will be heal” and Paul who had to be knocked off his horse before he believe.

    646 days ago