Northside Christian Church

At Passover, God commands his people to clear every trace of yeast from their homes. Paul picks up that image and turns it inward: the sin and clutter we tolerate works like leaven, quietly spreading until it shapes the whole loaf. Clear it out, and we're freer to follow God wherever he leads.

Egypt's army is closing fast behind them, chariots and dust on the horizon, and the only thing in front of them is the sea. There's nowhere to run and nothing to do, which is exactly the position God seems to want them in. Then He opens a road where there wasn't one. This is the moment Israel stops being a band of runaway slaves and starts becoming a people, and it's a picture the church has long seen echoed in the waters of baptism. In this message Nathan Lawson walks us through the story of the Red Sea from Exodus 14.

Taken from Exodus 12:11-13, this reflection shows how the communion that we take as Christians is connected to the Passover meal. This meal was meant to point back to the moment of rescue, but also to give the Israelites strength for the journey ahead.

Week 2, Reflection 2 explores Exodus 8:15 and the repeated hardening of Pharaoh’s heart to show how small, repeated refusals can turn into a settled resistance to God’s light.

Through the image of a room that keeps its curtains closed, the episode explains how habits and neglect either open us to God’s light or let us grow comfortable in darkness, making clear that hardening is often gradual and self-made rather than sudden.

Pharaoh sneers, 'Who is Yahweh that I should obey him?' Over ten plagues, God answers, dismantling the gods of Egypt one by one. Nathan Lawson walks through the showdown and what it reveals about the God who refuses to be ignored. 

Week 2, Reflection 1: A study of Exodus 5:19–22. Using the Israelites’ story, a modern marriage example, and Gregory of Nyssa, the episode shows that increased pressure can be a sign that liberation is underway.

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Week 1, Reflection 2 in our study through the Book of Exodus. This episode explores Exodus 33:18, tracing Moses’ transformation from self-doubt at the burning bush to a bold longing for God’s glory at Mount Sinai. Rather than shrinking his desires, Moses’ journey deepens and redirects them toward the inexhaustible presence of God.

We reflect on how spiritual growth reshapes our wants, turning scattered longings into a focused appetite for God, and invite you to consider what it would mean for your desires to be redirected and expanded by God.

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Welcome to Week 1, Reflection 1, in our guided study through Exodus, focusing on the life of Moses. This episode reflects on Exodus 3:4-6, the burning bush that breaks into Moses’ settled life in Midian, calling him to turn aside and discover God’s presence: "I will be with you." It explores how ordinary contentment can become spiritual complacency and invites listeners to notice where God might be asking them to go deeper. The episode also includes reflection questions and a deep dive into the quiet resistance of Shipra and Pua, midwives who refuse Pharaoh’s orders, showing how small acts of courage begin the story of deliverance.

Nathan Lawson introduces Exodus by following Moses at the burning bush: an ordinary shepherd, an extraordinary interruption, and a reluctant call to lead God’s people out of Egypt.

It highlights Moses’ hesitation, God’s promise to be with him, and how Exodus reveals worship as a journey of presence rather than mere rules,an invitation to step into God’s story.

This episode walks through the opening of John’s Gospel, exploring how familiarity and expectations can blind us to Jesus’ presence and mission.

Nathan walks us through the beginning of The Gospel of John, describing discipleship and rooted community, emphasizing that God initiates renewal. John wants to disrupt our agendas and offers a way to prepare our hearts to experience a fullness of grace and truth.