
Functional Faith // Clay Cooney
We don’t get to choose when life gets hard. But we can choose whether we’re building the kind of faith that will carry us through it.
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Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA where our mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Our desire is that t...

We don’t get to choose when life gets hard. But we can choose whether we’re building the kind of faith that will carry us through it.

The fear of what might happen can keep us managing, hiding, and pretending long after we know something needs to change.

Blame has a way of protecting us from an uncomfortable truth: the other person may not be the only one with something to own.

Sometimes what we call “complicated” is really fear in disguise. And until we name it honestly, we'll never find the courage to move forward...

Your greatest victory may not be in getting the outcome you want, but discovering a different kind of win.

Everyone wants people who will show up when life begins to unravel. Far fewer of us are willing to be the kind of friend who steps in before...

People may never ask you to defend Christianity, but they may wonder why you've chosen to follow Jesus. Being prepared for that moment could...

The movement of Jesus didn’t begin with persuasive arguments. It began with simple invitations.

The founders believed liberty was worth risking everything for, but they also understood it came with a hidden requirement. Two hundred fift...

Many Christians spend their lives measuring themselves by whether or not they are obeying all the rules. That’s not what Jesus intended.

Somewhere along the way, many of us began treating God's love and approval as something to earn. That assumption quietly shapes our relation...

We often think freedom comes from having fewer obligations, but some of the most meaningful moments in life begin when we embrace a weight w...

Long before the storm arrived, Noah made a decision about whose wisdom he would trust.

Chaos rarely arrives all at once. It often begins with ordinary choices that seem reasonable until the consequences finally surface.

We never know how one small invitation might change someone’s story… until we offer it.

We celebrate beginnings, but maturity often requires the courage to embrace necessary endings. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is...

A busy life can become an empty one when we spend so much time chasing what’s next that we miss what matters now.

The clock keeps ticking and life keeps moving, raising a deeper question about whether what fills our time actually carries any lasting weig...

Healthy relationships aren’t built on rules, but they can’t survive without a particular one. And it’s a rule that removes every loophole.

The secret to stronger relationships isn’t being understood, but choosing to put someone else first, even when they don’t deserve it.