In this week’s episode, we dive deeper into our mission of creating a genuine community. We cover three questions:  What is genuine community? Why should we prioritize genuine community? How do we build genuine community? We also announced our 2025 retreat! Hit this link to register now: https://northpoint.org/events/npya-mountain-retreat-2025-01-10 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we chat with Jeremy Kirby about what it looks like to sit with a spiritual director and give our undivided attention to God. We talk about the difficulties that come with sitting in the quiet, why it is so hard to hear from God, and what it could look like to build out a rule of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Clay wraps up our Parables series with a message on one of Jesus's most famous parables - The Parable of the Good Samaritan. He shows us how we have a tendency to only love the people we "like" and challenges us to ask the question "How can I become a person of love?" rather than "Who do I have to love?". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many of us are in a season of waiting as young adults .. Waiting on a spouse, waiting for the right job, waiting for what’s next, and we don't always know what to do while we wait. But in today's episode, we talk to Larissa Negreiros about her story of coming to America with her family, what that waiting process looked like, and what she learned through it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Gerald Fadayomi joins us to walk through the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 and challenges us with two questions: 1. What is in your hands? and 2. What are you doing with it.  Don't miss this message! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode, we chat with our good friend Jordan Ball about the importance of living out of authenticity and vulnerability rather than an image that we can be tempted to create for ourselves. We talk about how difficult this can be with all the content and voices speaking into our lives, the societal and cultural pressure, and the very real, human desire to fit in, to belong, and to be part of a community. It’s a conversation we all need to hear! See omnystudio.com/listener for...

When things go wrong – we typically think back to the past to try and figure out what happened… What did we do? How did we mess that up? What did we put into the world that led to this outcome? But in this week's episode, Allie challenges us to look at ourselves right now. What are we putting into the world? What are we producing? Are we producing good fruit?  That's what this parable challenges us to think about.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we sit down with Ashley Turner, who has spent the last couple of years working at the Table Group. Table Group is a leadership and organizational health company led by Patrick Lencioni who has written 13 best selling books about organizational health and teamwork. The Table Group has also created an assessment called "Working Genius" that helps people determine the type of work that naturally brings them energy and what makes them more frustrated.  She had some amazing insights...

One of the hardest things we have to do in life is persistence when it doesn't make a difference. How do we know when to stop? When to change course? When to keep going? More specifically, how do we know when to persist or stop when it comes to prayer? This week, Clay walks us through the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18 to learn more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s episode, we are chatting with Alex Cottingham, who is the founder of HOLO Health and the owner of Cumming Strength and Fitness. Alex has spent many years pursuing and studying all aspects of health and in this conversation he gives us some incredible insight to help us stay on a path towards true health while keeping Jesus at the center. It is worth your time!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's message, Allie helps us take a closer look at the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and the importance of forgiveness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Clay kicks off a brand new series at NPYA on the parables of Jesus. In this message, we dive deeper into what is being communicated through the Parable of the Sower and how to cultivate a heart that is ready to receive truth and make a change rather than one that resists truth that requires change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we give some updates on the future of the podcast and we sit down with Allie for an interview to get all of her hot takes and life wisdom.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all go through seasons where we feel like we are wandering, especially in young adulthood. So what do we do? How do we respond? This week, we wrap up our Summer Nights series with Allie Cooney showing us what we should do in these moments based on the life of David in Psalm 34. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we kick it off talking about what emotions are driving us based on the new movie Inside Out 2, we address the differences between envy and jealousy, AND we ultimately give you an answer to the question "Is it dangerous to want what other people have?" We hope you give it a listen and enjoy the conversation!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we follow up the Summer Nights message by diving into more practical tips on what it looks like to seek God and avoid a lukewarm faith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Clay kicks off NPYA Summer Nights with a message from Psalm 53 on the importance of not only believing in God, but seeking God! During the months of May to July, we will only be gathering once a month rather than twice a month. These gatherings will continue to be a place where you can find genuine community, experience authentic worship, and grow your faith in Jesus–with a little bit of added fun! Don't miss the next one on June 20 at 7pm in the Attic with special guest -...

In this week's episode, Nathan is out traveling the world so Allie sits down with Clay to ask him all the questions everyone has been wanting to know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's very easy to go about our lives believing we have everything we need, but in reality be missing something vital. In the conclusion of our Resurrender series, Nathan walks us through the basics of the gospel to ensure we all have a clear understanding of why Jesus came to earth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever said the phrase "it is what it is"? Have you ever felt like there just isn't a way forward? That this is just the life you've built or the life you've been handed and "it is what it is".  This week, Clay teaches Part 5 of our series "Resurrender" on how this mindset isn't actually found in the Bible and that God offers us hope in every circumstance through consecration and expectation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How often do you think about your thoughts? In today's episode, we talk about our motives behind WHY we do the things we do and steps we can take to purify them so that we don't act for the wrong reasons and end up somewhere we didn't intend.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Have you ever paused and asked yourself what your true motives are BEFORE stepping into action? This week, Clay continues with Part 4 of our series "Resurrender" looking at how important it is to strive for pure motives because Jesus cares more about WHY than WHAT.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we talk a little American Idol history, the subtlety of idols in our culture, and how to discern whether or not we have an idol in our life that is a poor substitute for God.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue in with Part 3 of our series this week with Allie walking us through Psalm 16 to discover why we need to throw off our idols, how to do it, and what might happen to your life if you do.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.