NCF Sunday Talks

We shouldn’t feel down about what we’ve done as God gives us an opportunity to repent and change. Don’t wait until the time is right to put something right. Don’t put off doing God’s will until a future date. Do it now. I should follow God’s plan even if ‘trouble’ happens because of it. Listen to what God says and then do it. Live your life as God intended it to be.  The first 7 minutes of the rec...

This letter was sent to encourage the church to trust and obey Jesus, standing firm in His truth and not compromising with things that give us an easy life. We are to rest in the security He has provided. The Church is Jesus' Bride! We are being prepared for eternity.

The Pergamum Church was faithful and loved God but they tolerated ungodly stuff. They thought compromise was fine. Jesus told them to repent and change their ways as compromise isn't good. God challenges us to do the same in our lives. Don't hide sin - deal with it. God calls us then to arise and shine as we follow Him. Some prayers and readings from the congregation follow the Talk. Typ...

We all have issues in our lives. Sometimes it can really affect us and make us fearful. God calls us to yield to Him and look to Him as the Church in Smyrna did and as King Jehoshaphat did nine hundred years earlier.

God calls us to love, but He also calls us to hate certain things. Repenting is an important part of being a Jesus disciple. After the Talk we hear some prayers, Scriptures and ideas that strengthen and encourage us further. It is brilliant that God loves us so much as to give us warnings about our thoughts, words and actions when necessary.

What is our attitude like when undesirable things happen in our lives? John the Apostle was sent to a penal colony in the Aegean Sea due to his faith in Jesus. He still sought God and was obedient to Him.  Just as the Seven Churches he wrote to were given an appraisal, so we're encouraged to listen to the way that God personally and collectively appraises us too. Feel your faith rise as God s...

We are reminded that God is with us, but the devil is real and seeks to take our eyes off Jesus through doubt and deceit. A testimony and a poem is read at the end to solidify these honest thoughts.

The Israelites had to move from Egypt to the Promised Land (from A to B). God is calling us to do this both collectively and individually. The journey may not always be easy, but we have the delight of arriving at B. This Talk encourages us to look at how spiritully mature we are. Are we treating Jesus as only as our part Saviour?

In this All Age Worship Service we throw a party to celebrate God's mercy and kindness towards us.

Some aspects of God's Will for individuals are very easy. Let's not limit God in the way He can speak to us and in what He tells us to do.

The main purpose of prayer is to align your own ideas and desires with God's standards and will. As we choose wholeheartedly to follow God, so our identity is in Him.

A brief reminder is given of the Talks so far in this Series, as well as the encouragement to keep on going.

What does it mean to worship God? Corporately we often sing to show God's worth, but that is only one part of how we can worship God both individually and as a group. Take our own crowns off and give them to God! All of the slides that are mentioned are easy to find on our website, as are the notes for this Talk.

We 'speak' about many things throughout our lives and most people have a favourite subject(s). How do we get Jesus into the various types of dialogues and monologues we have? How did Jesus speak about Himself? We are encouraged not to dilute the topic of God and to be ready to describe the burning in our hearts that we have experienced. From 39:10 Hyungjin Yoon describes his recent few m...

We are reminded how God is generous in many ways and that God loves us to be generous in return. Being generous as we are already persuaded and inclined to do so shows an excellent level of maturity. Being generous in a non-reluctant and spontaneous manner can be shown in many ways. As we follow God's will we become fully free in our generosity - even in tricky situations. Let's open our...

Reading the stories in the Bible is so important, but what is the story of the Bible?

Using Matthew 26:36-46, we are reminded that Jesus was a man of prayer - even in the hardest times. Hebrews 5:7 - Jesus prayed with fervency and in submission to His Father. Let us follow His example. Let Jesus' concerns be our concerns.

We are reminded that as a Family it is important to meet together. Four people describe recent encouragements at the end too.

Sin is a reality. It is a core value that we hold that we need to and should repent to God and forgive others. Sin is destructive. We are encouraged to not try to hide our sin, but to go to a trusted friend and talk about it and then change. We should model forgiveness to others in society. Baptism is a symbol that we are now living differently

What godly intentional actions or habits do you have in your life? In this new series we look at why it is a good idea to build them into your life. Putting God first in our our thoughts and actions is very important. We hear about people who did so and are encouraged to do so in our own lives even when this might be difficult. Becoming good disciples together is very helpful.

We hear much of the Family Service where we are reminded of the different weeds that might appear in our lives. We are encouraged to use the weedkillers of prayer, fasting, giving, serving, and blessing our enemies to get rid of them.

We hear a little about what Brian and Trish have been doing over the past few years. We are also reminded to work in the field that God has placed us in and that God will bring His work about. Let's sound the trumpet for God. Maggie and Nik also share some brief thoughts.

God is really good, even if we are in desperate situations. King Hezekiah had fine relationships with people and with God. He turned to the right people for help when he needed it. All the things we do can be significant for others. Invest in your relationship with God and with others.

God is full of grace to mankind. Sometimes He shows this in an explosive way and sometimes as a cascade in our lives. We are called to be Heralds to tell other people about this grace. This grace allows us to wear the best robe - His robe of righteousness. God is glorified, we are stretched and others are changed as together we show God's grace to the people we meet.