Year-End Recap

Written By NWH

What does it really mean to serve God when doing so costs us something?

As Northwest Hills closes out a year focused on living as servants and stewards, Worship Director Justin Jackson looks back at the lives of Joseph, Jeremiah, Peter, Jesus, and others we've studied along the way. Through their stories, he explores faithfulness through hardship, choosing truth when it's costly, letting go of present comforts, and the surprising relationship between serving God and true freedom.


Scripture References

  • Proverbs 21:6

  • John 8:31–32

  • Jeremiah 20:7

  • 1 Peter 1:3–4

  • Genesis 50

  • Jeremiah 29:11

  • John 6:38–40

Key Moments

  • 00:00 Welcome

  • 00:28 Message: Is Serving God Worth It?

  • 01:11 The Game Ball My Brother Gave Away

  • 06:28 A Year in Review: Joseph, Jeremiah, Peter, and the Mothers of Jesus

  • 09:36 Fighting for the Truth

  • 19:18 Fighting Through Hardship

  • 25:20 Trading Present Comforts for Future Reward

  • 28:35 Trading "Freedom" for True Freedom

  • 33:04 Redefining Freedom: Doing Whatever God Wants


Mentioned in This Message

  • Chasing Love by Sean McDowell

  • John Adams and the Boston Massacre trial

Thank you for listening to this message from Northwest Hills Community Church in Corvallis, Oregon, on September 6, 2026, at 10:30am.

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