Welcome to North Way podcast, featuring the weekly messages recorded from North Way Christian Community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Visit us online at northway.org.
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Remarkably Routine: 9 Daily Decisions to Deepen Your Faith
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To witness the extraordinary works of God in our lives, we must consistently practice our faith and follow His revealed guidance. As we draw closer to God, He will draw closer to us, fulfilling His promises in His perfect timing. Throughout this sermon, we are presented with 9 daily decisions to help deepen our faith.…
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Fasting provides spiritual nourishment from a heavenly source and gives us remarkable grace to handle whatever we face. Eating food we don’t know about means focusing on and living according to God's will and being nourished by His spirit. Hunger is a reminder of our need to be nourished. When hunger persists, it causes us to remember where real an…
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S3, E7: Kingdom Values vs. Culture
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Join Allison and Dave as they explore the themes of operating in the opposite spirit, especially in home and work settings, and the importance of understanding spiritual realities in daily conflicts. To watch this past week's sermon: Operating in the Opposite Spirit | Dave Buehring For more info: northway.org…
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Operating in the Opposite Spirit
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When you are in situations where you are falsely accused, treated unjustly, actively opposed, or spoken to disrespectfully how do you respond? When faced with wrongful actions, our natural tendency is to react out of our flesh—anger for anger, hurt for hurt. However, Jesus teaches us to move in the opposite spirit, turning these situations into opp…
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S3, EP6: Patience in Providence
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This week on Behind and Beyond we discuss trusting in the Lord's providence and how to apply God's promises practically in daily life. To watch this past week's sermon: Promises of God | John Reilly For more info: northway.orgJohn Reilly & Allison Smith által
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In the book of Esther, we see how God turns ordinary moments into extraordinary ones, even when His hand is hard to see. While we may struggle to understand our own story, relying on God's promises gives us hope, patience, and steadfastness in uncertain times. Let's actively trust in these promises to be part of God's bigger narrative, even when it…
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S3, E5: The Waiting Game
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Join Pastor Dave and Allison as they dive deeper into Esther chapter five. They discuss surrending our pride, biblical fasting, and how to wait on the Lord. To watch this past week's sermon: The Destructive Power of Pride For more info: northway.orgDave D’Angelo & Allison Smith által
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The Destructive Power of Pride
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Do you believe God extends His grace even to those against us? Do you embrace justice and mercy as God does, or are you too focused on demanding justice for yourself? Through the lens of Haman's pride, we see how it blinds us to God's truth and perpetuates anger and hurt. Pride convinces us that joy and security lie in possessions and status, leadi…
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S3, S4: Dying Daily to Yourself
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This week on Behind and Beyond we have a conversation about repentance, spiritual disciplines, and what it looks like to die to ourselves daily. Pastor John Reilly dives deeper into his sermon and how he studies scripture. Resource: Habits of the Household To watch this past week's sermon: The Daily Choice | John Reilly For more info: northway.org…
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x What is your ultimate pursuit in life? Are you striving for wealth, prestige, or the validation of others? Or are you prepared to relinquish everything to embrace Jesus? Every morning presents us with the choice: Will we conform to the values of this world, or will we align ourselves with the Kingdom of God? We are called to choose God’s world an…
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S3, S3: Carbon Monoxide Sin
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This week, host Rebekah Stolle sits down with Amanda Beggs to dive deeper into her sermon on the book of Esther. The two discuss signs of a prideful heart, the idea of an invisible God in a visible world, and the difference between lament and grief. To watch this past week’s sermon: The Enemy’s Trap | Amanda Beggs For more info: northway.org…
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The book of Esther shows us to look for the hidden hand of God in our lives. Just because we can’t see God, doesn’t mean He isn’t there. But the enemy tries to trick us into believing lies. Satan always presents the bait, but then he hides the hook. Have you given the enemy unchecked power in your life? Have you fallen into the trap of unquestioned…
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S3, E2: The Grit Factor
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Join Pastor Scott Stevens as he sits down with Rebekah Stolle and discusses the concept of "grit" and how we cultivate spiritual perseverance in the face of challenges. Topics also include how we live as a minority in a broken world and the importance of establishing healthy, spiritual habits. Link to the grit test: https://sasupenn.qualtrics.com/j…
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Easy Choices vs. Hard Choices
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Why does Jesus challenge us to do the hard things of faith? Being a Christian in American culture is becoming increasingly more difficult. However, it’s okay to be on the wrong side of culture if you’re on the right side of God’s word. Living the life of flesh is choosing to do what we want to do and when we want to do it, which is easy. But choosi…
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S3, E1: It's Not a Coincidence
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Season 3 of Behind & Beyond is here! We're diving into our brand new series on the book of Esther and tackling topics like God's providence, mutual submission in marriage, and what it looks like to live out the objective truth of the gospel in today's culture. To watch this past week's sermon: Eyes of Faith For more info: northway.org…
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We are constantly searching for hope in times of distress. Sometimes we struggle to hold onto our faith and have patience and courage. The book of Esther encourages us to recognize and develop eyes of faith rather than hearts of fear. Esther demonstrates how to trust in God’s providence and faithfulness, even when we can’t see that it’s present.…
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Many of us know about the resurrection but how many of us are transformed by the resurrection? A lot of times, we are just like Peter. In the wake of pain or disappointment, we go back to what we know to try to make sense of our current circumstances. We go fishing. We find ourselves stuck in the past trying to get someone back, earn something back…
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S2, E9: Coming Home to the Table
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Join Amanda Beggs and Rebekah Stolle for a conversation on the difference between conviction and condemnation, how we cultivate an attitude of amazement towards grace, and practical tips for how to prepare our hearts in a new way as we approach Easter weekend. This episode marks the end of our Around the Table series. To watch this past week's serm…
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Rituals never fill us, but remembrance does. Remembrance brings our eyes back to Jesus. Sometimes we treat the table as ritual, yet it is remembrance that deepens our love for Jesus. Moments of remembrance are sacred moments. We walk away thankful, filled, and connected. At the table, we find grace for everything we need. We find the grace of nouri…
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S2, E8: Win the Battle in Your Mind
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Join host Rebekah Stolle and Pastor Dave as they discuss how we disarm the lies of the enemy, the importance of Godly community, and the power and victory in our personal testimonies. To watch this past week's sermon: Spiritual Self-Control: Pushing Back the Enemy For more info: northway.orgDave D'Angelo & Rebekah Stolle által
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Spiritual Self-Control: Pushing Back The Enemy
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Do you invite the enemy to your table? The devil looks for a seat at our table to distract us from God’s call on our lives and to turn us from God’s provision to our own provision. The devil feeds us lies, distracts, deceives, and devours us. With spiritual self-control, we can push the chair back so the devil can watch us eat the beautiful feast G…
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S2, E7: Are You Settling?
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This week, Rebekah Stolle sits down with Pastor Scott Stevens for a conversation on not settling for less than God has for us, how to hear from the Holy Spirit, and the importance of Godly community. To watch this past week's sermon: Interruption or Invitation? For more info: northway.orgScott Stevens & Rebekah Stolle által
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Interruption or Invitation?
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Are you knowingly or unknowingly wandering and or settled in a place that you were only meant to pass through? Are you willing to allow Jesus to interrupt your schedule? When we allow God to reset our schedule, what we think might be an interruption, might be an invitation for a breakthrough in our lives.…
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S2, E6: How Are You Wired?
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Join Pastor John Reilly and Rebekah Stolle as they discuss how we're wired to worship, the importance of costly grace, and what it looks like to live from a confidence like Lazarus's. To watch this past week's sermon: What Does Worship Cost You? For more info: northway.orgJohn Reilly & Rebekah Stolle által
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What Does Worship Cost You?
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Worship is more than just music. It’s a response to who God is. God calls us to worship with our time, relationships, attitudes, words, and resources. Our worship of God is determined by where we’re willing to sit and worship. God calls us to sit in the seat of gratitude, humility, and love so we can respond to His goodness. If our faith doesn’t co…
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S2, E5: Mental Health & Jesus
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This week, we welcome Natalie Mather to the Behind & Beyond table for a helpful and encouraging conversation surrounding mental health (specifically OCD) and the power of sharing our testimony with others. We cover the different ways God brings about healing, the importance in naming our struggles, and the freedom found in laying down idols. Today'…
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What do you hold closely as part of your identity? Are you resting in your distinctiveness? Resting in the wrong place is actually no rest at all. When we rest in anything other than the gospel, we will always find ourselves weary, unsatisfied, and always on guard trying to protect our distinctiveness. Jesus wants us to put our striving aside, trus…
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S2 E4: Are You Missing It?
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Join Pastor Dave and Rebekah as they cover the signs that we've made Jesus too small, practical steps for reinvigorating our daily walk with God, and a relevant conversation on the tension between loving others without condoning sin in today's culture. To watch this past week's sermon: Hungry for Mercy For more info: northway.org…
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As Americans, we are tempted to think of spiritual growth as progressing in familiarity. According to Jesus, spiritual growth is about progressing in humility. Jesus is calling us to humility and urges us to learn and grow in mercy. When our hearts stop giving mercy, we stop hearing His call. Giving and receiving mercy is found by fixing our eyes o…
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S2, E3: What's Filling Your Cup?
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S2, E3: What's Filling Your Cup? Join Amanda and Rebekah as they unpack Amanda's message and discuss topics like bringing our specific anxieties to the Lord, what it looks like to be filled abundantly by Jesus, and how to create memorable moments around the daily tables in our lives. To watch this past week's sermon: Fed and Filled For more info: n…
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What table do you love being around? Where do you look to be filled? Jesus offers us a seat at His table. It’s not a seat that we must earn, but one that is waiting for us. When we come to the table with Jesus, we are always fed and filled. When we allow Jesus to feed us specifically, we experience His provision in a whole new way. Jesus feeds with…
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S2, E2: Finding Time or Making Time?
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Do you feel like you're stuck in a cycle of busyness? This week on Behind & Beyond we discuss the importance of making time for the things that matter most, how to pray with boldness, and what steps we can take to deepen our conversations with our loved ones. Pastor John Reilly dives deeper into his sermon on how we lay down our expectations and ch…
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S2, E1: Art of Confrontation
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Behind & Beyond is back for season 2 to unpack our new series, "Around the Table: Jesus, Meals, & Ministry." Do you want to know how to have spiritually healthy confrontation with others? This week, Rebekah and Pastor Dave talk through the keys to God-honoring confrontation and how to shift our focus from being right to seeing God more rightly. Whe…
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Trading Expectations for Eternity
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Have you ever had an unmet expectation? This is usually caused by unrealistic or uncommunicated expectations. When we invite people over to our houses for a meal, we hope things will go a certain way. But an invitation to the table is not an invitation for others to be more like us. It’s an invitation to encounter Jesus. We can set the environment,…
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Throughout the series Around the Table: Jesus, Meals, and Ministry, we will be asking Jesus to challenge us to move more toward risk just as He did. Jesus describes His method of ministry as eating and drinking with people who needed to be reached. He ignored the risk and gathered with all sorts of people around the table to reach them. His church …
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Older Brother vs. First Born
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Throughout the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus reveals the various ways that our hearts and minds can be swayed in the wrong direction while also demonstrating His response to those areas of brokenness. In the family of God, we are not orphans or older brothers. We are first borns who can find freedom, abundance, and identity in the Father. To g…
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As ambassadors for Christ, we are called to row back to those who are dying spiritually and offer rescue. We must offer the gift of forgiveness, status, and a reframing of identity to those who are drowning. People who are drowning need a place to belong. Status, or proximity to us, is not meant to be protected, it’s meant to be shared. When we hel…
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All around us people are drowning and desperate for rescue. Even with our best efforts to save ourselves, it never works. Rescue comes from outside of ourselves, through Jesus. Jesus was willing to risk it all because people were drowning, and He empowers the church to do the same. The moment the church stops going is the moment the church starts d…
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How Do I Heal from the Scars of Abuse
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If you or someone you know is affected by abuse, here is a list of resources available to you. Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 Crisis Center North Hotline: 412-364-5556 or 412-444-7660 (TEXT) North Way Counseling Center: 724-935-0680 After the message, Scott is joined by Lauire Johnson, MA, to extend the conversation around this difficult t…
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Join us as we gather online together as one church, exploring how we can relinquish our rights in whatever season we may be in. Whether you are single, married, experiencing divorce, or in a legacy stage, we have a specific sermon to meet you where you are. This message is catered specifically to those who are in a legacy stage of life. The tighter…
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How Do I Think Differently About this Season?
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Join us as we gather online together as one church, exploring how we can relinquish our rights in whatever season we may be in. Whether you are single, married, experiencing divorce, or in a legacy stage, we have a specific sermon to meet you where you are. This message is catered specifically to those who are single. Our culture screams that singl…
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How Do I Build a Healthy Marriage?
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Join us as we gather online together as one church, exploring how we relinquish our rights in whatever season we may be in. Whether you are single, married, experiencing divorce, or in a legacy stage, we have a specific sermon to meet you where you are. This message is catered specifically to those who are married and explores the foundation of a h…
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How Do I Heal from a Broken Marriage?
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Join us as we gather online together as one church, exploring how we can relinquish our rights in whatever season we may be in. Whether you are single, married, experiencing divorce, or in a legacy stage, we have a specific sermon to meet you where you are. This message is catered specifically to those who have been affected by divorce. God deeply …
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What are you searching for this Christmas? Our searches reveal our needs and what we think will fix our problems. But are you truly satisfied by what this world offers? Are you exhausted by trying to fill the need? This Christmas, what if we asked what should we want for Christmas? Who should we search for? Jesus’ birth, celebrated at Christmas, is…
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The very things God’s people were waiting for back then are the things we need to remember now. We must remember and be thankful that God redeemed His people. He redeems what sin destroys. Jesus is our Sacrifice and Deliverer, who leads us to freedom and gives victory over sin. As people who are redeemed, there is a great exchange. There is a trans…
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Christmas is the gift we want but Jesus is the gift we need. Zachariah prophesied the coming of our Savior. We must remember and be thankful for “he has visited” (Luke 1:67-68). We must embrace the gift of wisdom from the Wonderful Counselor, gift of strength from the Mighty God, the gift of identity from the Everlasting Father, and the gift of pea…
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Episode 11: What’s Your Why?
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As we close out this season of Behind & Beyond, Pastor Dave recaps the highlights from this series on the 10 Commandments and the abundant life found in being “kept” by them. He and Amanda Beggs discuss the tenth commandment on coveting and cover topics like parenting, reconciling expectations, and the dangers of social media. To watch this past we…
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Comparison to Celebration
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We often think things will fill our lives, but covetousness only leads to emptiness. Coveting is the “gap of desire” between our reality and our expectation of reality. The longer we live in this gap, comparison and discontentment settle into our hearts. We start to distrust God and our hearts become disordered, which can lead to a toxic life. But …
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Episode 10: How the Heart Speaks
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Pastor John Reilly breaks down this past week’s message on the ninth commandment. Topics include the importance of addressing our spiritual condition, the benefits of confession, and the weight our words hold, both in our minds and out loud. John also discusses the peace found in the never-changing love of God and the power of deliberate community …
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Before we speak, our words start in our heart. God created us to have power in our words because we were made in His image. God’s words are full of power, goodness, and life. We are willing to bear falsehood to hide from God and to try to control how others see us. We are afraid that we are the only ones who struggle with sin. Our words can bring h…
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