Northland Church
Losing Love, Losing Paradise
A message from Senior Pastor Josh Laxton
Locations & Times
Northland Church
522 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Welcome to Northland!
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
What's Current
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
Friday, April 18 at 7 p.m.
24 HOURS OF PRAYER
Friday, April 18 & Saturday, April 19
EASTER SERVICE TIMES
Saturday, April 19 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
CFCA COMMUNITY CHOIR: JUKEBOX JAM
Thursday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
FAIR TRADE MARKET
April 26-27 before and after service
NEW TO NORTHLAND EXPERIENCE
Sunday, April 27, from 5-7 p.m.
CHILD DEDICATION CLASS
Wednesday, April 30, from 7:30-8 p.m.
SUMMER CAMPS
- Live It Out: Kids Summer Camp
(incoming 1st-5th graders)
- Middle School Generate Summer Camp
(incoming 6th-8th graders)
- High School Fuge Summer Camp, SLU 101, and SLU 201
Incoming 9th-12 graders (and current seniors)
Friday, April 18 at 7 p.m.
24 HOURS OF PRAYER
Friday, April 18 & Saturday, April 19
EASTER SERVICE TIMES
Saturday, April 19 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
CFCA COMMUNITY CHOIR: JUKEBOX JAM
Thursday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
FAIR TRADE MARKET
April 26-27 before and after service
NEW TO NORTHLAND EXPERIENCE
Sunday, April 27, from 5-7 p.m.
CHILD DEDICATION CLASS
Wednesday, April 30, from 7:30-8 p.m.
SUMMER CAMPS
- Live It Out: Kids Summer Camp
(incoming 1st-5th graders)
- Middle School Generate Summer Camp
(incoming 6th-8th graders)
- High School Fuge Summer Camp, SLU 101, and SLU 201
Incoming 9th-12 graders (and current seniors)
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LOVE - we only have one word for it.
People LOST the GARDEN because People LOST LOVE for GOD.
The Tree—Of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Why the Tree?
TRUE LOVE is not COERCED, TRUE LOVE is a CHOICE.
The Serpent
- Genesis 2:25, “Adam and his wife were both naked [arum-mim], and they felt no shame.”
- Genesis 3:1, “Now the serpent was more crafty [arum] than any of the wild animals….”
- The Hebrew word נַחַשׁ (nachash) means “snake”,
- The Hebrew word נַחַשׁ (nachash) can also mean “to practice divination”
- Genesis 2:25, “Adam and his wife were both naked [arum-mim], and they felt no shame.”
- Genesis 3:1, “Now the serpent was more crafty [arum] than any of the wild animals….”
- The Hebrew word נַחַשׁ (nachash) means “snake”,
- The Hebrew word נַחַשׁ (nachash) can also mean “to practice divination”
In an UNASSUMING way, the Serpent wants to UNDERMINE God by UNRAVELING the humans’ LOVE for God, and thus, UNDO God’s kingdom.
The Temptation—the Leap, the Lasso, the Lie, and the Lure
“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?”
- The Serpent does not question the existence of God.
- The Serpent does not question the authority of God’s Word.
- The Serpent questions the goodness, thus the love, of God towards humans.
- The Serpent does not question the existence of God.
- The Serpent does not question the authority of God’s Word.
- The Serpent questions the goodness, thus the love, of God towards humans.
Modern-day absurd statements for Americans could be:
- God is dead!
- There is no God.
- God is dead!
- There is no God.
“We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
Eve…
- Avoids using the tree’s name (“the tree in the middle of the garden”)
- Religiously, legalistically, adds a rule (“must not touch it”)
- Lessens, downplays, the punishment (“you will die”)
Eve…
- Avoids using the tree’s name (“the tree in the middle of the garden”)
- Religiously, legalistically, adds a rule (“must not touch it”)
- Lessens, downplays, the punishment (“you will die”)
She knows something about God’s word but has failed to know His heart!
“You will not certainly die. . . . For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
The Sin
Sin = LOVING something or someone else more than GOD.
Have you received God’s relentless, reckless LOVE for You?
Do you supremely, persistently, passionately LOVE God?
Do you supremely, persistently, passionately LOVE God?