North Harbor Community Church

09/08/2026

What a joy to welcome our new 6th graders to Floodgate this past Sunday! Welcome Kyla and Lucy! 💕

09/07/2026

Day 2 | Holy God | Psalm 8:1-4

Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?

For Reflection:

This passage is from one of the Psalms of David. Something that set David’s Psalms apart from others was his ability to combine deep personal emotion with universal worship, offering a rare glimpse into the heart of a biblical leader, while expressing truths that resonate across time. As I read through this passage, I can just imagine David expressing these praises. His lens may have been different from ours in this modern world, but I still think there are parallels we can draw to understand what he was feeling and expressing.

David was king over Judah and ultimately Israel. He was anointed by Samuel and was witness to many of the ways that God had established strongholds against His enemies. David was a first-hand witness to God’s might when he defeated the giant, Goliath, as a young shepherd boy. As an adult, David was again witness to God’s ability to establish strongholds when he and his army took the stronghold of Zion (Jerusalem) from the Jebusites as recounted in 2 Samuel. Though the city was considered undefeatable, David’s faith in God’s promise led him to ultimate victory. This victory was not just military—it was a declaration that God’s might could overcome even the most fortified places. The stronghold became the “City of David,” a symbol of God’s provision, safety, and covenantal presence.

As we can see, David had many firsthand experiences representative of God’s love and desire to protect us while viewing us as his beloved. Perhaps we haven’t slain giants or conquered powerful cities, but are there specific instances in our own lives where God has shown his love for us and helped to slay theoretical giants or conquer in various battles we are fighting in our lives?

God expressed his love by protecting David and all his people (including us!) by providing strongholds, but what’s really amazing is how God doesn’t just express His love with shows of strength. He shows his love in the form of His creation each and every day. David said it beautifully as he expounded on the intricacy of God’s creation, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” God created a world of perfection. Gorgeous sunsets, moons that create tides, creatures of all kinds to fill the earth and seas, flowers and trees. And then he created human beings, as imperfect as we have become, and yet still valued and loved and protected by God.

Like David, we can praise God for His immaculate creation, recognizing his promise both through his words and his actions that we are his beloved children, created and looked upon in love. Let’s join David in expressing gratitude for his love, mercy and protection today.

Let Us Pray:

Dear God, you are indeed mighty and powerful. Your creation truly proclaims your grandeur. Thank you for showing your love for us in ways, both big and small. We love you. Amen.

Questions:

When was a time that you felt God’s protection around you?

Think of a time when you were able to recognize God’s love for you. What was it that made this evident to you?

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Exodus 3:1-6 NLT

One day, Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up. “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.”
When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
“Here I am!” Moses replied. “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.

For Reflection:

Our Holy God can find us anywhere.

God found Moses tending sheep at the base of a mountain after he had been hiding from God for 20 years. In fact, he was hiding from everyone. In the middle of his everyday work, tending this flock, God shows up—in an indirect, yet spectacular way.

Moses notices this bush that is somehow not consumed by the fire. He allows himself to become curious and moves closer to this surprising sight. It is at this point—not before—that God breaks the silence and calls his name. Moses answers without hesitating.

I imagine Moses, in reverence, eyes-averted but alert, obediently unlacing his sandals as God declares the ground under his feet to be holy. I imagine his pressed, indented skin breaking free and revived by fresh air as the leather straps release…feeling the cool dry ground under his feet, barely noticing the prickly remnants of brush and protruding rock within this holy space. As he comes to understand who is speaking, Moses’s reverence deepens into fear and awe.

Holy. As Moses demonstrates, the word itself conjures up something untouchable, elevated, far away… We know God is all powerful, all knowing, sovereign, righteous, perfect in goodness, and holy. Yet somehow in God’s Kingdom, Holiness comes near. Holiness speaks our name; calls and invites us…and patiently waits for our response.

I remember a hard season when we had been away from churches for most of a year. Every time I drove by a particular church, I felt a draw toward God there. I wonder whether Moses felt something like that, and if maybe that’s why he brought the flock to this place: the mountain of God. I wonder how many times he had gone there before this day. Do you feel God inviting you to come a little closer?
For me, a morning finally came when I felt compelled to actually go to where I knew I had experienced God’s presence before. I didn’t realize that in this small first step toward Him, I was opening myself to His holy compassion, mercy, healing love, and redirection.

So let’s come near. Open our Bibles. Notice the burning bush. Or the dove landing and cooing nearby as you get into your car or walk along a trail, reminding you of His presence and peace. Or the eagle circling above. Or the resilient flower blooming in the cracks of concrete or brick…or the butterfly that appears from out of nowhere. Or the Scripture verse that pops into your head or jumps off the page… or the nudge in your heart or pit in your stomach… and wonder…
Wonder with God. What is it that You, God, are saying to me through this passage? This word. This lyric. This piece of your creation that just caught my attention. And watch what God will do in and through you these 21 days and beyond.
Take notice. Take notes. And watch, listen. Let’s be curious. Open. Allow ourselves to be guided. Humbled. To experience reverence. Of our Holy, loving, powerful God. Who later tells Moses – and us too – that He is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger; abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (Exodus 34:5-6). He still makes Himself known in new ways every day. Let us not be too busy - or numb - to notice. And let us not hide our faces, but rather in reverence and gratitude, lean in to experience His holy, transforming love, and cultivate a growing relationship with Him, together.

Let Us Pray:
Holy God, thank you for loving us. I’ll admit, it is hard to believe that you still intersect our lives and show up one-on-one in surprising ways as you did in that burning bush with Moses. We are grateful that you do and ask you to do it again in our lives. As I go about my day and week, would you help me to seek you. To notice. To resist rationalizing away or cynically dismissing your presence, and let curiosity and wonder bubble up so that I might fully see and experience your mercy, goodness, and love. Your apostle Peter tells me, Father, that you know me and chose me long ago, and Your Spirit has made me holy (1 Peter 1:2). I’m not sure I understand how, but would you, Lord? Would you know me and help me to know you, encounter your holiness and love and grow to follow you and trust you step by step. In Jesus’s holy name, I pray. Amen.

Questions:

I wonder why God waited for Moses to notice and come closer before He spoke his name?

I wonder whether Moses’ initiative and obedience mattered to God? And why?

I wonder how I might watch for God today?

08/30/2026

What a wonderful worship service at Pinette’s landing this morning! ☀️ ✝️

08/30/2026

These backpacks are ready for the backpack blessing today!! Are yours?!?! (Teachers don’t forget your bags!!) Looking forward to worshipping with you all at Pinette’s Landing 10:30 AM!

08/29/2026

Come join us this Sunday, August 30th for Worship, Backpack Blessing, and Baptism at Pinette's Landing on Water Street in Brunswick at 10:30. All are welcome.

08/23/2026

08/20/2026

Movies in the Park at Nathaniel Davis Park tonight! Pre-show fun at 6:30 and movie at 7:30. Enter the free raffle for your chance to win a seat on the NH couch!

08/16/2026