Sermon Archive

Dr. Jay Passavant started North Way Christian Community Church in Wexford, Pennsylvania, with his wife Carol and eight other couples in the spring of 1981. Over the succeeding three decades, he preached with a focus on grace and discipleship, as well as the mystery, beauty and centrality of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The following sermons were preached by Dr. Jay Passavant while he was Senior Pastor between the years of 1981 - 2011.

1990

Journey Into The Spirit World - Part 1
A Look at the Dark Side

39:09

February 18, 1990

Journey Into The Spirit World - Part 2
Anatomy of an Attack

31:53

February 25, 1990

Journey Into The Spirit World - Part 3
How to Win the Invisible War

46:35

March 4, 1990

Moments of Destiny

31:31

April 11, 1990

Easter Sunday - Heaven's Home Opener

29:55

April 15, 1990

Looking Out for Number One - Part 1
What Delights God

29:03

April 22, 1990

Looking Out for Number One - Part 2
What Frustrates God

34:46

April 29, 1990

New Believers - Growing in Christ

6:57

April, 1990

Looking Out for Number One - Part 3
What Makes God Jealous?

25:19

May 6, 1990

The Glory of Love - Part 2

34:00

May 27, 1990

The Glory of Love - Part 3
The High Cost of Loving

33:10

June 3, 1990

The Glory of Love - Part 4
Love Without Limits

26:59

June 10, 1990

The Glory of Love - Part 5
A Father's Love

34:00

June 17, 1990

In Search of Personal Renewal - Part 1
Renewal of the Heart

37:49

August 5, 1990

In Search of Personal Renewal - Part 2
Renewal of Communion

25:13

August 12, 1990

In Search of Personal Renewal - Part 3
Renewal of Prayer

40:30

August 19, 1990

In Search of Personal Renewal - Part 4
Renewal of Faith

32:20

August 26, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 1
The Wisdom of Honoring God

34:26

September 30, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 2
Is Your God too Small?

36:10

October 7, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 3
Rever the Name of God

37:36

October 14, 1990

Becoming a Super-Natural Servant - Part 6
Go For Your Gift

46:06

October 17, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 4
Sabbath: Holy Day or Holiday

37:08

October 21, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 5
Honor Your Parents

35:41

October 28, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 6
God's Most Sacred Gift

34:11

November 4, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 7
Don't Run the Red Lights

32:36

November 11, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 8
Stop the Subtle Stealing

35:07

November 18, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 9
The Truth About Lying

34:39

December 2, 1990

The Ten Commandments - Part 10
Master Material Desires

28:29

December 9, 1990

1991

Growing Through Life's Crises - Part 1

34:02

January 20, 1991

Growing Through Life's Crises - Part 2
How to Triumph Over Trials

39:11

January 27, 1991

Growing Through Life's Crises - Part 3
The Wisdom of Waiting on God

31:49

February 3, 1991

Growing Through Life's Crises - Part 4
The Crisis of Falling Away

38:36

February 17, 1991

Growing Through Life's Crises - Part 5
The Crisis of Physical Afflictions

41:31

February 24, 1991

The Force of our Faith - A Living Faith

34:42

March 10, 1991

The Force of our Faith - A Growing Faith

33:07

March 17, 1991

The Force of our Faith - A Triumphant Faith

35:59

March 24, 1991

The Changing American Family - Part 1

31:10

April 14, 1991

The Changing American Family - Part 2

39:37

April 21, 1991

The Changing American Family - Part 3

26:57

May 5, 1991

The Changing American Family - Part 4

34:03

May 12, 1991

God of Surprises - Part 1
Surprised by the Power of God

31:24

May 19, 1991

God of Surprises - Part 2
Surprised by His Grace

33:54

May 26, 1991

God of Surprises - Part 3
Surprised by God's Opportunities

36:44

June 2, 1991

God of Surprises - Part 4
Surprised by God's Holiness

31:42

June 9, 1991

How to be an Unforgettable Father

33:38

June 16, 1991

When the Battle Goes Longer Than Expected

36:38

June 23, 1991

New Shoes for the Narrow Road

34:00

August 11, 1991

Authentic Spiritual Living - Part 1
Legalism or Grace

33:15

September 8, 1991

Authentic Spiritual Living - Part 2
Communion with the Holy Spirit

29:27

September 15, 1991

Authentic Spiritual Living - Part 3

37:56

September 22, 1991

Authentic Spiritual Living - Part 4
How to Receive the Spirit's Leadings

24:26

September 29, 1991

Authentic Spiritual Living - Part 5
Rewards of Spiritual Risk-taking

30:57

October 6, 1991

Promises & Prophecies - Part 1
Building Lives That Count

37:40

October 13, 1991

Promises & Prophecies - Part 2
Building Lives That Count Part 2

30:45

October 20, 1991

Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - Part 1
What Makes Marriages Fail

35:42

November 3, 1991

Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - Part 2
You Can't Change Your Spouse

33:27

November 10, 1991

Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - Part 3
The Affair That Never Happened

36:34

November 17, 1991

Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - Part 4
Sex & The Single Life

40:00

November 24, 1991

Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - Part 5
Strengthening Bonds of Family

32:12

December 1, 1991

Giving the Truth this Christmas - The Truth About Giving

35:33

December 8, 1991

Giving the Truth this Christmas - The Truth About Relationships

26:29

December 15, 1991

Giving the Truth this Christmas - The Truth About You

32:29

December 22, 1991

Giving the Truth this Christmas - The Truth About Your Destiny

25:16

December 24, 1991

1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 1
Jesus the Carpenter

33:07

February 23, 1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 2
Jesus the Teacher

34:40

March 1, 1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 3
Jesus the Physician

31:46

March 8, 1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 4
Jesus the Servant

30:38

March 15, 1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 5
Jesus the Liberator

34:53

April 5, 1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 6
Jesus the King (mini message)

21:56

April 12, 1992

Sketches of our Savior - Part 7
Jesus the King

21:25

April 11, 1992

Back to School with the Holy Spirit

35:45

August 30, 1992

In Search of the Pearl - Part 1

26:58

September 13, 1992

In Search of the Pearl - Part 2
In Search of Hope

30:42

September 20, 1992

In Search of the Pearl - Part 3
In Search of Pleasing Prayer

35:05

September 27, 1992

When Someone You Know - Part 1
Winks at the World

45:02

November 8, 1992

When Someone You Know - Part 2
Is Bitter or Angry

37:05

November 15, 1992

When Someone You Know - Part 3
Is Discouraged or Depressed

33:26

November 29, 1992

When Someone You Know - Part 4
Is Thinking of Divorce

36:55

December 6, 1992

When Someone You Know - Part 5
Is Stressed Out

45:02

December 13, 1992

When Someone You Know - Part 6
Loses Their Joy

31:34

December 20, 1992

1993

Dynamic Dissatisfaction - Part 1

40:41

February 7, 1993

Dynamic Dissatisfaction - Part 2
Rebuilding Your Self-Esteem

33:52

February 14, 1993

Dynamic Dissatisfaction - Part 3

40:00

February 28, 1993

Dynamic Dissatisfaction - Part 4
Dissatisfaction with Prayer Life

34:02

March 7, 1993

Dynamic Dissatisfaction - Part 5
Dissatisfaction with Your Personal Vision

43:00

March 28, 1993

The Cross - Its Power & Purpose

33:31

April 8, 1993

When You're Running on Empty

34:21

August 15, 1993

When You're Running on Empty - Part 3
Power of Personal Worship

30:55

August 29, 1993

When You're Running on Empty - Part 4
Walking with Christ

32:10

September 5, 1993

The Church as a Mystery

39:45

September 12, 1993

Heaven on Earth - Part 2
God's Passion For His Bride

38:32

September 19, 1993

Heaven on Earth - Part 3
God's Patience with His Family

35:13

September 26, 1993

1994

CPR for Your Prayer Life - Part 1

37:07

January 2, 1994

CPR for Your Prayer Life - Part 2
Gathering for Power

32:43

January 9, 1994

CPR for Your Prayer Life - Part 4
Prayer That Never Fails

34:56

January 30, 1994

CPR for Your Prayer Life - Part 5
When We Gather for Prayer

34:53

February 6, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 1
Growth In Adversity

42:39

March 6, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 2
Wisdom Anyone?

37:03

March 13, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 5
Power/Practice of God's Word

41:06

April 10, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 7

44:24

April 24, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 9
The Character Question

31:31

May 15, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 10
A Battle We Can Win

37:51

May 22, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 11
Facing Your Future

43:16

June 5, 1994

Jewels from James - Part 12
Hope for Healing

38:38

June 12, 1994

Times of Refreshing - Part 2
4 Messages The Spirit is Giving

28:47

October 12, 1994

Myths That Make Us Miserable - Part 2
Truth About Gaining Eternal Security

39:00

November 6, 1994

Times of Refreshing - Part 5
A Fresh Infilling of the Holy Spirit

33:50

November 9, 1994

Times of Refreshing - Part 6
Passion for God: Touching His Power

42:30

November 16, 1994

1995

Times of Refreshing - Part 5
How to Walk in the Spirit

34:22

January 25, 1995

3 Keys to Great Relationships - Part 1
The Key of Trust

34:37

March 12, 1995

3 Keys to Great Relationships - Part 2
The Key of Strong Love

36:14

March 19, 1995

3 Keys to Great Relationships - Part 3
The Key of Encouragement

39:24

March 26, 1995

Developing a Daring Faith - Part 2
How to Make Wise Decisions

42:27

June 11, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 1
About God

36:22

September 10, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 2
About The Bible

32:37

September 17, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 3
About Being a Disciple

31:13

September 24, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 5
About Salvation

38:00

October 8, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 6
About Sharing Your Faith

36:44

October 22, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 8
About Being Filled with the Holy Spirit

41:35

November 5, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 9
About Faithful Completion

24:20

November 12, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 10
About the Power of Hope

38:25

November 19, 1995

What You Really Need to Know - Part 11
About Healing

46:48

November 26, 1995

You Can Overcome - Part 1
Overcoming Apathy

40:16

December 10, 1995

You Can Overcome - Part 2

48:40

December 17, 1995

You Can Overcome - Part 3
Overcoming Insignificance

38:24

December 24, 1995

You Can Overcome - Part 5
Overcoming Inertia

35:00

December 31, 1995

1996

The Company You Keep - Part 4
Worship: Celebration of Community

40:32

January 28, 1996

The Company You Keep - Part 5
The Art of Friendship

48:15

February 4, 1996

The Essentials of Spiritual Growth - Part 2
Gaining the Father's Heart

30:32

March 17, 1996

The Essentials of Spiritual Growth - Part 3
Water Baptism: Its Purpose, Practice, & Power

27:39

March 24, 1996

The Essentials of Spiritual Growth - Part 4
Gaining Assurance of Salvation

43:44

March 31, 1996

He Who the Song Sets Free is Free Indeed!

14:04

July 3, 1996

Why I'm Thankful for the Cross

33:00

November 24, 1996

1997

Coming Home to Community - Part 7
Bringing Others Home

56:27

February 16, 1997

Wednesday Eve Cell-A-Bration! - Outreach

61:11

March 5, 1997

Signs of the Spirit-Led Life - Part 2
Prayer and Pain

50:28

March 9, 1997

Wednesday Eve Cell-A-Bration!

44:35

March 12, 1997

Upsizing God - Part 1

36:01

May 18, 1997

Upsizing God - Part 2
The God Who Knows It All

44:55

May 25, 1997

Upsizing God - Part 4
The Mystery of Mercy

37:07

June 8, 1997

Upsizing God - Part 5
What Fathers/Sons Teach Each Other

33:46

June 15, 1997

Upsizing God - Part 6
How to Experience God's Generosity

34:00

July 6, 1997

The Scarlet Thread - Part 2

32:48

October 12, 1997

1998

Five Levels of Living by Faith - Part 1

39:03

March 1, 1998

Five Levels of Living by Faith - Part 2
Security

41:01

March 8, 1998

Five Levels of Living by Faith - Part 3
Surplus

37:11

March 15, 1998

Five Levels of Living by Faith - Part 4
Significance

28:40

March 22, 1998

Five Levels of Living by Faith - Part 5
Supernatural

41:33

March 29, 1998

Things Money Can't Buy - Part 2
Speaking Truth

36:10

May 24, 1998

Things Money Can't Buy - Part 3
Friendship

36:00

June 7, 1998

Things Money Can't Buy - Part 4
How a Father Loves

33:05

June 21, 1998

Things Money Can't Buy - Part 5
Conviction

37:38

June 28, 1998

Things Money Can't Buy - Part 6
Initiatives for America

33:27

July 5, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 1
What's So Amazing About Grace?

43:16

September 13, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 2
The Gratitude of Grace

29:04

September 20, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 3
Guilt and Grace

41:35

September 27, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 4
Sustaining Grace

36:49

October 4, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 5
Healing Grace

39:05

October 11, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 6
Liberating Grace

30:15

October 18, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 7
Restoring Grace

44:13

October 25, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 9
Forgiving Grace (Part 1)

34:12

November 8, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 10
The Hope of Grace

40:23

November 15, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 11
How to Avoid Grace Abuse

37:24

November 22, 1998

Gravity and Grace - Part 12
The Only Thing That Counts

36:05

November 29, 1998

1999

Tough Questions? - Part 3
How Can I Stop Worrying?

46:09

July 18, 1999

Tough Questions? - Part 4
How Do I Break the Sin-Cycle?

31:45

July 25, 1999

Look Into My Eyes - Part 1
Look Into the Eyes of the Bride

37:02

September 12, 1999

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