National Community Church Audio Podcast

Learning to discern the voice of God is the solution to a thousand problems. It’s also the key to discovering your identity and destiny. Is God’s voice the loudest voice in your life? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We can't avoid worry by abdicating responsibility or dispel worry through distraction. Rather, we overcome worry by focusing on the character of God and taking responsibility for a Kingdom larger than our own. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You only live once is a motto that many in our culture would subscribe to. If you want it, you should have it because life is short. So we decide the good things we should have and we ask, seek, and knock for those opportunities. But Jesus tells us in Matthew 7 that God, our father, wants more for us if we ask him. If we get what we want, it is likely that we lose out on the "more" the father has...

Part of understanding how life works is to grasp those things that hinder or stop life from working in a Kingdom way. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The passage we look at today might one of the hardest passages to live out in all of scripture. Jesus combines the common actions of love your neighbor and hate your enemy, and essentially redefines our enemy…as our neighbor. And He calls us to love our enemy. The opening questions is this: Who is your enemy? You might think it’s only that one very evil person you know. But think in more common te...

Meekness is not weakness. It’s strength under control. Few character traits are more impressive than someone who isn’t trying to impress! If you stay humble and stay hungry there is nothing God cannot do in you and through you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Playing the Long Game starts with a mindset: it’s all FROM GOD and it’s all FOR GOD. When we give, we are “giving back” what God gave us in the first place. And that’s where joy is found, on the giving side of life. The more you give, the more you enjoy what you keep. And you discover that you cannot out give God. Every investment in God’s kingdom earns compound interest for eternity. Hosted by Si...

Time is measured in minutes, but life is measured in moments. Redeeming the time is discerning those critical moments, holy moments, teachable moments and making the most of them. It’s living each day like it’s the first day and last day of our lives. It’s being fully present right here, right now. And, ultimately, it’s trusting God’s timing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...

Every one of us is uniquely made and has been given a gift from God. But to steward that gift... is actually to give away. The benefits of doing so are circular. As one of our volunteers Christina White says, “Allow yourself to be poured into and poured out at the same time. It’s a cycle: You give, you get, you give, you get. You’re always in the position to receive but you’re always in the positi...

Inaction is an action. Indecision is a decision. And sometimes silence sanctions! If you follow Jesus, you will love people who aren't like you. Being color blind isn't enough. We're called to be color brave! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The One who knows you best loves you most. He knows our secrets, shortcomings, rejections, doubts, and questions, but He wants to extend significance, relationship, and transformation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We all have a human desire to be known. But sharing the not so pleasant aspect of our lives is not what we are inclined to do. We would much rather be known by our successesthan our struggles. We present ourselves more like resumes, showing the best parts of who we are. But being known in our struggle is what actually draws us closer together. And confessing our struggles and carrying each other's...

You can love, appreciate, you can value your spouse. But do you truly know them? One of the richest forms of being known is to be known in marriage. Pastor Joel and Nina tag team to present a biblical look at marriage, explore distortions and misunderstandings, and present some habits that are healthy in marriage. At the end of the day, the goal is not marriage, but it’s to glorify God in all we d...

What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? We’ll explore Jesus’ words on this topic and talk about the call to love. The scriptures give us a progression of understanding of love. In John 4, we’re taught to "love one another.” In Mark 12, the measure is increased. Don’t just love one another, but "love your neighbor as yourself.” And in John 13:34-35, the measure is increased yet again. Don’t j...

By listening to God's story, we find out who He is and who we are Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The key to discovering WHO YOU ARE is remembering WHOSE YOU ARE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In a world that is more consumed with self-preservation, self-promotion, and self-gratification, Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13, that love is the more excellent way. This love that he describes, is not about self, but sacrificial. It is the greatest force in the world, even greater than faith and hope. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...

Hope confronts the brutal facts with unwavering faith. It knows that 1) This too shall pass 2) Its ok to not be ok 3) The obstacle is the way! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Faith is a Muscle - Mark Batterson Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The pursuit of faith amidst the storms of life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Young leaders can increase their influence when they establish patterns in their lives that become examples for others to follow. Be an example in what you say, how you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our first reaction when we find ourselves in trial is to seek God for deliverance. But what the book of James teaches is that what is produced from trial is a perfection process. Perfecting does not happen when you get immediate deliverance. It happens in perseverance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

This weekend will be about how we move from anxiety to gratitude. All around us we see the weight, stress, and suffocating effect of "the cares of this world". In his letter to the church at Philippi, Paul gives us a formula for how we can live in the freedom of Christ. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for a...

At the end of the day, I want to be famous in my home. Success is when those who know you best respect you most. It starts with the last verse in the last chapter in the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi 4:6. God wants to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

We don’t believe in happily EVER after. We believe in something so much better: happily FOREVER after. Don’t seek fifteen minutes of fame. Aim for eternal reward. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.