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In this message, we are reminded that the Jesus Way is not simply something we practice, it is the way in which we become more like Jesus. Part of that is engaging with people at the level of their story, practising empathy and kindness and demonstrating life-changing generosity. Jesus’ love is agape love, the highest form of love. Agape love is what we DO, not just what we say. Jesus loves us thr...

In this message, we celebrate fathers and look at how a generous heart is one of the greatest gifts a father can give his children. We look at the life of King David, who refused a free threshing floor and insisted on paying full price for his altar, declaring he would not offer God something that cost him nothing. Life-changing generosity happens when we give at a level that actually changes our...

In this message, we celebrate graduates for enduring taking on new challenges to make it to graduation. We look at the life of Joseph to see how to acknowledge God through all transitions, joyous to difficult. Irrespective of the situation, God’s presence goes with us through the difficult times (the pit) and the good times (the palace). We go through ups and downs in life, often unable to see the...

This message reminds us of Jesus' radical forgiveness, and how it restores our relationship with God and others. Using the life of Jesus and real-life examples, we learn how forgiveness is more than just letting go of pain. It also involves reframing memories, hearing the stories of others, restoring the humanity of people who caused us pain, bringing our questions to God with honesty, and remembe...

In this week's message, Reverend Liz Walker shares a compassionate and encouraging word for all those dealing with feelings of being overwhelmed during these anxious times. Between a global pandemic, political division, and the everyday weight of fear, grief, and shame, many of us are quietly struggling — and most of us aren't talking about it. Drawing from John 20, Reverend Walker reminds us that...

In this message, we are encouraged to walk out in courageous integrity. Courageous integrity is critiquing your own tribe and holding them accountable, while actively looking for what is good, admirable, or true in those you disagree with. The reason why all of us struggle with integrity is that we need something that provides us with structure and allows us to feel good about our lives. The struc...

In this week's message, Pastor Hurmon continues our focus on the practices that help us live in the Jesus Way, breaking the power of labels by teaching us to see ourselves and others through grace, truth, story, and redemption. Inspired by the surprising biblical story of Mary Magdalene, we are asked to reflect on our own experience of the shameful labels that have affected our lives — and to reme...

In this special Mother's Day message, we are encouraged to practice radical empathy. Radical empathy is learning to behold people in the full context of their story. Sometimes we feel that our mothers fall short. It is important to behold your mother in the full view of her struggle to live out her purpose, her unspeakable pain and her unfolding story. We must remember that Jesus did not allow his...

In this message, we discuss the power of kindness in a world where being mean and retributive is becoming normalized and celebrated. In a world that increasingly sees kindness as weak, we see kindness shown through patience and radical forgiveness to others as a way to show strength. Kindness is something that we extend to those who are easy to love, but also to those who are difficult to love. In...

In this message, we cover being a Jesus first church doing life together the Jesus Way, practicing agape love across our differences, beginning with the people closest to us. The journey of loving more deeply across our differences begins with listening and sharing our stories. If we can start by listening and sharing stories, we can harness the power that God gave us to redeem and repair broken r...

In a divided world, love is the most powerful force in the universe — and Jesus shows us exactly how to wield it. What if the way we love others started with how well we listen? In this message, Pastor Hurmon shows us how Jesus engaged people with compassion, intention, and truth — and invites us to do the same. As NBCC launches Jesus Way Groups, we discover that the journey of loving across our d...

In this message, we are called to love one another as a “Jesus First” church. This means our highest loyalty is to His command to love, rising above our political parties and cultural tribes. We can do this by engaging in both personal and interpersonal practices. Personally, empowered by the Holy Spirit, we develop the capacity to love, the character to endure, and the spiritual "muscle" to follo...

This message centers on Pilate’s question—“Which Jesus do you want?”—challenging us to examine the versions of Jesus we often create to fit our own desires, whether for power, success, comfort, or control. It reveals how, like the crowd, we can be influenced by self-interest and distorted faith, yet reminds us of the stunning truth: Jesus took our place in a great exchange of love, dying for us wh...

Pastor Hurmon brings together the heart of everything we've been practicing these past 40 days — Sabbath, solitude, prayer, fasting, and scripture — with two powerful callings that complete the journey: community and witness. Using the simple yet profound invitation "Come and see for yourself," Pastor Hurmon reminds us that growing closer to Jesus isn't a solo journey. It happens in faithful, grac...

This week’s message highlights the power of memorizing Scripture as a foundational practice for spiritual growth, showing how intentionally internalizing God’s Word—modeled by Jesus—transforms our minds, strengthens our faith, and equips us to navigate every moment with truth and clarity.

In this 4th message of our “Becoming” series, Pastor Hurmon helps us to deepen our understanding of the spiritual practice of fasting. This sermon explores how abstaining from food helps us to offer ourselves more fully to God. When we experience a deep hunger, we sharpen our spiritual discernment, increase our compassion, and create new space for the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. Whether you...

This message focusses on the practice of prayer in our lives. Prayer was a vital path of Jesus’ earthly life, demonstrating how we can navigate the most difficult moments of our lives. Prayer is possible because God is relational. Sometimes, we struggle to pray because we don't believe it will make a difference, we don’t feel worthy, or we don’t slow down long enough. But our prayers are always an...

In this week's message, we discuss the importance of solitude as a way to come closer to God and find peace in a chaotic world. Following the example set by Jesus Christ, we learn that solitude is a habitual practice that requires creating a space and a place for God, where we block out the world and listen to His voice. Our solitude requires us to train ourselves to put our relationship with God...

In this message, we are encouraged to practice taking a Sabbath Day and engaging in the delights of our lives on that day. In a world that won't stop, God has a strategy for pressured people, taking a day of rest. A Sabbath Day provides us with liberation to fill our souls with joy. Let us together take a Sabbath Day during this PF40 season!

In this final message in our Faith@Work series, Pastor Hurmon Hamilton invites us to think about how our faith shows up in our jobs and at home, not just at church or in holy places. He asks us important questions: How does your faith appear in your daily life? What does it really mean to let God guide us in the small moments—at work, during family meals, and in all we do? Today’s message illustra...

Special guest speaker, Kim Anthony, reminds us that no matter which circumstances we find ourselves in, God sees us and He has a plan for us. God does not make mistakes. We are of great value to the world: God created us on purpose for a purpose. We are also encouraged to forgive those we need to forgive in our lives. Forgiveness is the Christlike thing to do, setting us free from the past. Choose...

In this fourth message in the Faith@Work series, we use the story of Jesus' encounter with Zaccheus the tax collector to discuss God's radical acceptance for us and how that story models our call to be radically accepting of others. Following Jesus' example, the first step in radical acceptance is to understand that we are called to reach out to those who are flawed, and who may even find themselv...

In this message, we are reminded that God always sees us, even when we struggle to see how He is constantly working in our lives. We all desire to be seen, heard and valued no matter what. We often forget that God sees us before we can even see What we receive from God becomes what we practice with others. Paying Attention to the words, feelings, and experiences of others is an act of LOVE. Let us...

In this powerful MLK weekend message, Pastor Herman connects the biblical story of Gideon with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, revealing how faith operates courageously in frightening times. Through Scripture and personal testimony, we explore three essential practices: being honest about our fears, being honest about our doubts, and practicing courageous integrity—being willing to look inwar...