NorthBridge | January 18, 2026 | Who Needs Church (Part 3)

``Who needs church? Who needs church? People who are looking for answers to why, and what, and what now, who needs, church, anybody whose life has been touched by sin, sorrow, or death. Anybody looking for a way to navigate trouble, which means that's all of us. We all need church because the church is the steward of the words of Jesus. And oftentimes, the steward the the church is the solution for people who have big questions. [01:02:17] (43 seconds)  #WhoNeedsChurch

a church is not just a gathering of people who believe similar things. A church is a gathering of people who are committed to following Jesus and not simply believing things about Jesus, but do the things that Jesus required his followers to do. That's what ultimately changed the world. Belief doesn't change anything. [00:29:44] (18 seconds)  #FaithInAction

And if that sounds like, you know, hocus pocus and magic and spiritual talk, there is a super practical way to do this. And I've been practicing this for many, many years, and every once in a while, I lay it out there for the rest of you. It's this simple. It's beginning every day. It's pausing several times a day. It's confronting trouble with this statement. I can't. You can. I can't. You can. I am unable. I am I don't have I'm not smart enough. I'm not wise enough. I can't control them. I can't control the circumstances. I'm not sure how I can get through this. In fact, I acknowledge God without your help, I can't. But you can and I know you can because in Christ, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, we watched you do it. [00:55:53] (47 seconds)  #ICantYouCan

Because every created thing reflects its creator, and you are no exception. You know good from evil. And people like Richard can tell us over and over in the most, you know, academically challenging ways possible that there is no such thing as good and there's no such thing as evil, that there's no such thing as purpose. It's all imagined. They can tell us over and over and over and over and when they're finished. You still know good from evil. You still desire purpose. You still see design. You know trouble when you see it, and you know trouble when you cause it. You know broken when you experience it. It's inescapable because you bear the mark in the image of your creator. [00:47:57] (57 seconds)  #ImageOfGodMatters

to get in the habit of saying this not under your not in your head, in your mind, but to say it out loud. This is the confession of, I believe, I trust, I wanna follow, and I wanna remain in or abide in you. [00:57:46] (17 seconds)  #ConfessionOfTrust

if this is the answer or if this is the only way to address the why questions, then why do we even ask why? Where does that come from? Why do we even care? Where does that come from? How do we know that something is wrong in the world? And Jesus would say, I'd like to answer that. [00:47:33] (23 seconds)  #WhyWeAskWhy

All these words of Jesus that I just read, he spoke to his original audience, and his original audience were the first church leaders, the first church planters. These were the original guardians or custodians of the teaching of Jesus. [00:58:14] (17 seconds)  #GuardiansOfJesusWords

if this is the answer or if this is the only way to address the why questions, then why do we even ask why? Where does that come from? Why do we even care? Where does that come from? How do we know that something is wrong in the world? And Jesus would say, I'd like to answer that. [00:47:33] (23 seconds)  #QuestionsRevealNeed