National Community Church Audio Podcast

The one who warns you is the one who loves you.

A survey of the leadership of Saul, David, Solomon, and Rehoboam demonstrate that success and failure does not rise and fall on our abilities or opportunities but on our obedience, humility, and worship.

Three keys to claiming God's promises. 1. Follow the Ark. 2. Consecrate yourself. 3. Step into the river.

We use words like covenant and contract interchangeably, when in reality they have drastically different meanings. A contract is transactional, a covenant is relational. We will talk about the idea of Biblical covenant and it’s effect on our relationship with God by outlining the basis, the result, the beauty, and the fulfillment. God’s covenant is not about a set of do’s and don’ts, but a loving relationship of a Father with his children and His attempt to guide and love and sacrifice so that we can find freedom in our relationship with Him.

The reason we often get frustrated with God's plan is because it is a disruption to what is familiar. It is often not what we had in mind. God promises deliverance but he doesn't explain the process. His ways are not our ways. But there are benefits to God's process. All we need to do, in the words of Moses is, "stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today."

God's invitation is based on his purposes, not our perfection. Our response requires a step of courage, not certainty.

God is great not just because nothing is too big, God is great because nothing is too small.

Every number has a name, every name has a story, and every story matters to God.

The image of God is not just found in individuals, but in the group - the Body of Christ

You aren’t the mistakes you’ve made. You are who God says you are.

Our culture is constantly telling us we are not enough. Often we believe this lie and it distorts how we view ourselves. In his letter to the church at Colossae, the Apostle Paul encourages us to put on a new nature and find our renewal in the image of Christ.

We start a new year thinking about what we need to accomplish, what we need to do less, what we need to do more, what we need to do. But we are going to step back from the WHAT today, and talk about the WHO. Because the DO is dependent on the WHO. What you need to DO is an outgrowth of WHO you are & how you see yourself. So we want to go back to the beginning, to the Genesis to talk about who we are – our image.We begin our collective story in Genesis as dust. But when God breaths into that dust, we come to life. We become who we are made to be, we become the shape and form that we were purposed to be. Join us as we discover where we come from and what value lies within.

Change rides on the wings of hope. Not hope in our abilities, circumstances, or outlook. But hope in the character and ways of God.

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours! Cozy up with your loved ones to sing a Christmas carol, read the story of Jesus' birth, and hear a brief Christmas message from Pastor Mark Batterson.

Everything I Need to Know I Learned From the Wise Men

We can respond with grace, live with courage, and love beyond limits and logic when we get a revelation of who Jesus is and what he came to do.

The word “hark” originated as a hunter’s term. A hunter would shout “hark” to his hounds to encourage them to follow a scent. To sniff it out and find it’s origin. To “hark back” meant to find the scent once again. A calling back to the trail and a call back to the original scent.In Luke 2, the shepherds had heard the message of hope before. The prophecy was 600+ years old from the book of Isaiah. It was already stated and people were well aware of it. But in this story, they are being harkened back by God to what they already knew.Are we ignoring the harks of our day? The Holy Spirit is harking back to us throughout our day. You might have heard the Christmas story when you were 5 years old, but today, God is calling you back.

One risk can start a movement that changes nations and generations.

We're called to love God, and the second commandment, of equal importance is to love your neighbor as yourself. What if living your neighbor includes love those least like yourself? As we seek to live on mission wherever we are, loving as Jesus did is simple, but not easy. But there is no other way to live.

The question is not whether God is on this side or that side, the question is are you on God's side? For those who choose to side with God, they can have no fear because justice and righteousness shall reign in their land through the outpouring of God's spirit.