North Point Baptist Church Sermons

Pastor John Musyimi elaborates on David's experience in 1 Samuel 19 to show that God's chosen people can face intense persecution even when they are innocent and faithful. As Saul seeks to kill David, God preserves him through the help of Jonathan, Michal, and ultimately His own direct intervention. He emphasized that Christians should expect trials because they belong to Christ, yet also trust that God will intervene in His wisdom and power to sustain, protect, and preserve them until He safely brings them home.

This passage in 1 Samuel shows plainly that opposing God and His purposes on earth is always futile. Saul opposes David out of fear that David will replace him as king over Israel, yet every attempt he makes fails to stop David’s rise. In this sermon, Pastor John Musyimi uses the passage to point to the reality of Christ: hatred of Him cannot hinder Him.

Pastor Musyimi guides us to consider how God responds to His glory defied. In God's defence, He raised a man, David, who is used as a vessel to defend God's glory and honour, bringing salvation to Israel as a by-product. Dear listener, which side would you rather be, on God's side, or against Him? Would you rather be used in the defence of God's homour or defend your own?

How should we react in times of trials? What should be our disposition? This is what meets us in this passage where Jesus right before the hour He is crucified is in turmoil and agony. However, He prepared Himself for the trial ahead of Him and this is what Mark Ben Thuku seeks to admonish us in this sermon that in the trials that face them, Christians must pray that they may not enter into temptation!

In the midst of the trials encumbering the Israelite nation in Israel as they were captive under the Babylonian rule, we see a reminder and awareness of God's presence among them. As Jeremiah ends his book, unlike the expected wailing and sighing from the people because of their bondage, we see a God who is working for their good. Pastor Joe Thwagi seeks to show us in this sermon that although sin brings terrible consequences, God's mercy and grace can reach into the deepest ruins and restore those who deserve nothing but judgment and condemnation from God!

In this sermon and from this passage, Pastor John Musyimi explains that sometimes a problem is God's solution. In this instance, when God sends a harmful spirit to torment Saul, He is advancing the plans of His kingdom forward.We are asked to consider if what presents as a Satanic problem is God's way of bringing about spiritual progress.

In our day to day lives, we often follow a pattern of identifying need, finding a suitable answer or plan to solve the need, and applying the answer or enacting the plan to address the need. In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Pastor Musyimi guides us through showing us how God pointed out to Samuel that Israel had a need for a king, how Samuel judged Jesse's sons based on outward appearance while God looked at the humility of the heart, and how God made a provision for the needs of Israel in making David to be anointed as king. Dear listener, have...

In our day to day lives, we often follow a pattern of identifying need, finding a suitable answer or plan to solve the need, and applying the answer or enacting the plan to address the need. In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Pastor Musyimi guides us through showing us how God pointed out to Samuel that Israel had a need for a king, how Samuel judged Jesse's sons based on outward appearance while God looked at the humility of the heart, and how God made a provision for the needs of Israel in making David to be anointed as king. Dear listener, have...

Compromise runs rampant in our world today where we compromise what we know we ought to do for the sake of some desirable outcome. However, this cannot run with God. In this passage in 1 Samuel, Saul compromises obedience to God for his selfish pursuits. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, therefore seeks to show us that clear obedience to God is safer than qualified disobedience!

As in marriage where couples are encouraged to fight in a manner that honors their spouses, so in Christianity the Bible encourages us to fight the good fight of faith well. This is what meets us in this passage in 1 Samuel where we see Saul who, in an unfortunate regard, did not fight well. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to encourage us that the fight of faith should be fought with faith!

Words matter! Words spoken can either cause harm or good to others. This is what meets us in this passage in 1 Samuel where Saul's rash words caused a whole load of harm to the men of Israel. Pastor John Musyimi in this sermon seeks to show us that hasty words make a hard world until words of truth redeem it!

Crises happen in our lives without warning or prediction. We may find ourselves in tough situations where the temptation is to run and hide since the trials we face seem determined to make an end of us mentally, emotionally, psychologically, and/or physiologically. When we notice our temptation is to shut down or run away like Elijah, Pastor James Choi implores us to remember that God is near even if it looks and appears that we are alone. He breaks down the ways God reveals Himself through Elijah's despair through Provision, Renewal, and Commission. Let this sermon work an acknowledgement...

Preaching from God's timeless and unchanging Word as recorded in Hebrews 3:7-19, Pastor Richard Chege reveals that at the root of Israel's rebellion, was not their circumstances, but their heart. He reminds the church of its responsibility to call one another to faith, obedience and perseverance, noting that the latter is a visible evidence of genuine faith.North Point Baptist Church exists as a Bible-believing congregation committed to preaching the gospel of Christ, making disciples and displaying God's love and holiness to the watching world.For more information, you can email: [email protected] media handles:X: / northpointke Facebook: / northpointke...

Authority, as seen from an early age with toddlers, is seen as a tough journey of unwilling submission for some. At the same time, we have often seen authority being misused by some who have been in authority, all of this giving us a skewed view of power. However, the gospel presents a liberating solution to this. Pastor Alfred Ndoro, in this sermon, seeks to show us that a humble obedience under the Lordship of Christ is honored while opposition will surely be humbled!

In His continuation on the sermon on the mount from chapters 5 and 6, Matthew 7 expounds on Jesus' instructions as we engage God in prayer. Having defined the substance of our prayers in chapter 6 which ultimately should be His Kingdom, this passage gives us a guideline for how we ought to approach God in prayer. Pastor Kelvin Mwenda seeks to encourage us in this sermon that as we pray, we should ask and expect good gifts from our heavenly Father!

A child grows up growing in unconditional trust in their parent because of the provisions they give. The child develops a certainty and security of their daily life in that they don’t question or have a concern for what may come; whether good or bad. Matthew 6:25-34 challenges the Christian to the command of not being anxious and an instruction on seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Pastor Kelvin posits that an anxiety-free life features God’s value of life and the body and the risk that anxiety presents as unbelief. Rounding out with the instruction that a he...

What is our hope against a holy judge? A judge who cannot be arm-twisted or bribed, one who is perfectly righteous and perfectly just! When sinners, because of their sins, need acquittal before God the Judge, Jesus steps in as their worthy advocate. Mark Ben Thuku, in this sermon, seeks to show us that Jesus is our only defense before the Father!

What does it mean to fellowship with God? In this passage in 1 John, after the apostle explains what our fellowship ought to be in the first four verses, he goes on to explain what that fellowship entails. The same way two people who are not in agreement cannot walk together, it’s the same aspect with God. Mark Ben Thuku in this sermon seeks to show us that fellowshipping with the light means walking in the light!

How can men know God? Where can they find Him? This is what meets us in this passage in the epistle of John where he defines the true foundation of fellowship with God. Mark Ben Thuku seeks to explicate in this sermon that the testimony of the incarnation is the beginning of true fellowship with God!

In a world that is pegged on operating on high equilibriums of trust, we often find ourselves in a perplexing state of whether to trust someone or not to. This is what meets us in this passage in 1 Samuel where Jonathan displays a high level of trust in God whereas Saul shrinks of this and seeks to take matters into his own hands. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to show us that God wants our trust, not our help!

This famous passage in Acts 6 meets us with the plaguing question of what to do with growth in various facets in our walks, and especially, as shown in the text, in the church. This is what faced the early church and still is a matter to handle now. Josphat Macharia, in this sermon, seeks to show us that a pleased and unified commitment to the gospel will keep our church!

Our desires that are rooted in this world have proven to be contrary to what God calls us to. This is what meets us in this passage in James where we see that anything rooted outside God cannot please and ultimately destroys. Isaac, in this sermon, seeks to show us the deceptiveness of worldly and selfish desires and encourages us to submit to God not to selfish desires!

In this passage in 1 Samuel we meet a fairly understandable circumstance that happened to Saul, one that can be easily applied in our day and age. Him facing the pressure of the Philistine opponents and fleeing armies, he decides to take matters into his own hands which ultimately results in catastrophe. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to show us that pressure is no excuse for disobedience!

What kind of lifestyle does God call his people to live? A forgiving one! Believers are called to imitate the character of God who wiped our slate completely clean.Like the unforgiving servant, our efforts could never pay the debt of sin in full. Pastor Kelvin Mwenda is asking us to consider whether the wrongs done against us are greater than the debt that Christ paid in full. He reminds us that we are required to look to Jesus to turn our weakness into strength to wholeheartedly forgive.________North Point Baptist Church exists as a Bible-believing congregation committed to preaching...

When we receive much from others when we were expecting little from them, it raises a great sense of awe and gratitude. This is the exact situation the Israelites find themselves in in this passage in 1 Samuel, where the great and merciful God showed great mercy to a people who were initially disobedient to Him, the same way Christ showed mercy to undeserving sinners on the cross. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to show us that God is deserving of our faithfulness, we are undeserving of His!

This passage in 1 Samuel brings a very vivid picture of the helplessness we at times find ourselves in. If we are not helped/saved from a particular situation, then all hopes are lost. The men of Jabesh find themselves in a similar situation in this passage, and in this, Pastor John Musyimi, seeks to illustrate in this sermon that salvation comes because God brings it!

In a world where self-striving and self-accomplishments are gloried in; where those who have accomplished much by themselves are aggrandized, we see quite the contrary in this passage in 1 Timothy. Paul in this passage shows us the utter inability of men to save themselves from their sin, and this is what Mark Ben Thuku seeks to show us in this sermon, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners!

We again encounter Saul as his moment arrives to be revealed as the chosen by God to be Israel's King. As Saul at this time chooses to shrink back, God's call prevails over his reluctance.Pastor Musyimi uses this passage to emphasise that just as God chased down Saul and grabbed him, He knows how to find and draw us to his purpose. For those who are attempting to dodge what God is calling them to do, there is nowhere to hide.

Drawing from 1 Samuel 9-10.16 Pastor John Musyimi reflects on the first encounter between Samuel and Saul, to trace how God calls us in a way that leaves no room for doubt.He urges us not to attempt to engineer our circumstances, but rather to submit to his transforming power in our lives, and trust that He alone will validate our call.

In this text in 2 Peter, we see a reminder of even though the awaited promised day of the Lord tarries it will surely come to pass. What should be our posture as we await that day? Pastor Luke Sloterdyk seeks to urge us in this sermon to live lives that await the promise to be fulfilled as it is certain that the promised day of the Lord will come!

We are at times plagued with the consequences of choosing wrong paths based on our misconstrued desires. This is what meets us in this passage in 1 Samuel where the wrong desires of the Israelites which were contrary to God's will and honor in the end ended up working against them. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to show us that desires that displace God are destined for distress.

In this passage, Samuel mediates between God and his people, reminding us of Jesus who ever lives to intercede for us. Pastor John Musyimi paints a magnificent vision of God returning to help and bless his people when they humbly repent. We are thus challenged to genuinely repent, and to live as if God is our only hope.God helps, Pastor Musyimi says, in marvelous, magnificent and unexpected ways, but he helps those who humble themselves.

Drawing from the account of the first century's Christians' generosity towards each other, Isaac Dimba encourages us to reject and repent of any mere appearance of oneness and embrace what it truly means to be one in Christ.North Point Baptist Church exists as a Bible-believing congregation committed to preaching the gospel of Christ, making disciples and displaying God's love and holiness to the watching world.For more information, you can email: [email protected] media handles:X: / northpointke Facebook: / northpointke Website: https://northpointke.org/

Humans have the tendency to misjudge situations and people in general. One act done can tend to form a whole bias about someone or something. This tendency also tends to creep into our judgment of God's character; and this is what meets us in this passage in 1 Samuel. The Israelites assumed God's act of kindness and restoration excused His aforementioned laws. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to show us that God appeased is not God adjusted!

The essence of being captured in an enemy's territory results in unquestionable fear and hopelessness for us as humans due to the condition of our powerlessness therein. However, this is not what is seen in this text in 1 Samuel. Even though the ark of God has been captured by the Philistines, we clearly see God demonstrating His power within their territory. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to show us that God is supreme everywhere even where the enemy lives!

The error of realizing who God is and His role in our lives leads us to catastrophic outcomes. If we have the notion that God is present for our own purposes and goals, we end up with disappointment and shame. This is what is seen in 1 Samuel where the Israelites thought God would be used for their intended outcomes without honoring Him. Pastor John Musyimi in this sermon seeksto show us that if we use God we will lose God!

God's words and providences are at times contradictory to one's expectations. Nevertheless, He calls us to heed to them. This is what meets us in this passage in 1 Samuel, where God delivers a conflicting message to Eli through the same vessel he was training as a priest. Pastor John Musyimi, in this sermon, seeks to encourage us to heed God even when what's good to Him is hard on you!

It was in the wedding at Cana, that Jesus performed his first miraculous sign. Pastor Dan Gachuki explains how the apostle John used this occasion to point to Jesus as the one who has intervened in our lives to cover our shame, to cleanse our sin and to consummate our joy.

We who have been loved by God are called to reflect his love towards one another. Mark Ben Thuku explains from 1 John 4:7-12, that this privilege to be loved by God is not without obligation; we have a duty to extend this love to one another, and in so doing God will be shown to be among us.

Drilling into the well-known verses from the Epistle of John, Josphat Macharia reminds us that Christ is the crystallisation of God's love for humanity, and this love shapes not just who a Christian is, but also defines what is the Kingdom of God.