NCF Sunday Talks

We are encouraged to soak in God's presence for longer and on a regular basis. Doing this certainly makes a difference in our lives. Spending longer with God allows a change to happen. This might cause discomfort in the short term, but it is worth it. Everyone has an Invitation from God to spend time with Him. Looking at the Outline on our website will help you as it includes all the PowerPoi...

We are reminded how the Word of God is powerful (Jeremiah 23:9, Hebrews 4:12). It is important to read the Bible out loud and to bless others. (More information on blessing others can be found at www.ffald-y-brenin.org.)We are given practical considerations for when we are prayer-walking (being outside, on the move and talking to God) and stories about past adventures. Be stimulated by listening t...

There is a strong link between using the Bible (it is an offensive weapon) and praying in the Spirit. We need to hide God's Word in our hearts. It's very important to meditate and chew over what we read.

Sometimes God seems far away. How do we cope? What should we do? We are reminded about the life of David in this Talk and given some principles to help us move forward.

Here we can ponder on what Jesus taught His disciples in Matthew 6:9-15 and Luke 11:1-4.

Prayer requires intimacy with God. It was a priority with Jesus. As we pray we can ask God to burden us with how He feels for different nations and circumstances. We can invest our prayer lives in others so that they are blessed and encouraged in their walk with God. Variety is very important. Ask God to show you the heavenly realities that are around you today - open our eyes and ears Lord!

Psalm 27 reminds us that we can be confident of God's love and faithfulness to us. We are also reminded about this in the three testimonies that follow.

First we hear two youngsters tell how they became Christians, then we are introduced to the theme of this Family Service. A Quiz on seeds and plants is followed by the main Talk of the morning. A song by the puppets, prayer for our friends, family and others that we know and then everyone reading Matthew 9:37, 38 concludes this special Service.

This Talk begins with a video by Frank HW Miller (www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KQ9zrhXtI). The background wind sound soon dies down. We then consider seven attributes of Jesus' hands. At the end we are reminded to shake off our complacency. The numerous PowerPoint slides and typed Outline are available on our website - you may wish to look at them as you listen to this Talk.

Two main questions are asked in this Talk: where are you sitting and what are you focussing on? God invites us to spend time with Him at His table. You can read the notes and PowerPoint slides on our website.

The Day of the Lord - we wait for this by living godly lives. We can grow in Christ and encourage others to follow Jesus too. We know that God will do as He promised. The End Times needn't be a scary thought. The PowerPoint slides for this Talk are on our website. It might be helpful to look at them whilst you are listening.

This Chapter reminds us to stand against heresy - an inward persecution that the early Church was facing. Does what we are listening to and accepting make God bigger in our lives - does it glorify God? Immerse yourself in the genuine, so that the counterfeit is obvious. Is my own life holy and pleasing to God? All of the Powerpoint slides are on our website. They are useful to look at as you liste...

We get an overview of Peter's Epistles and then zoom in a little more for an overview of Chapter 1 and then concentrate our attention on verses 5-7.We are told by Peter to live a Godly life! What does that mean? Why should we do it? How can we do it? We are encouraged to follow God wholeheartedly and not to try to put one foot in God's camp and the other foot in the World's camp. Lo...

Jesus changes our outlook on life when He is our Lord. What seemed normal can become strange and what we used to consider weird becomes the obvious way to think, speak and do. An experiment with two bar magnets helps us to ponder whether we are ready for God. Are we ready for action now, for Jesus coming back, for the expected and the unexpected and for change? What reminders of God's love ar...

We continue to think about 'Holiness in Action' in this Chapter. Submission is seen as a negative action by many in our society, but the Bible tells us it is a good thing to do. Christianity has both privileges and duties. How much do Jesus' attitudes and actions affect my own? John 13 is used to illustrate this point. Trusting in God, our Rock, is part of our calling (Psalm 62:5-8)...

"Holding onto Hope." The Christians that Peter wrote to were suffering persecution. Life was difficult. Peter encouraged them by saying they should live their lives as a spiritual sacrifice to God and tune their SatNav (GPS) to God and not the enemy.

As Christians do we live our lives any differently to pagans? Let's invest our time focussing on God and seeking His holiness in our lives.

In this Talk we get to understand a little more about Peter, as some of the episodes he found himself in in the Gospels and Acts are described. We also hear about how his two Letters fit into the rest of the New Testament. You might like to read the Talk outline on our website as you listen, as this shows all the PowerPoint slides and often goes into more detail.

We are encouraged to pray more than ever. We are individuals but part of a community. As we share our lives together, let us make prayer the centre of it. Looking at the PowerPoint slides on our website will help you to understand this Talk more.

We briefly hear what WEC does and are reminded of the place of sacrifice in our Christian Walk. Using a few statistics we are reminded that the task of taking the Good News of Jesus is far from complete. We are all called to be a part of God’s Mission to disciple others. We don’t need to wait for a special call in order to get going. Matthew 28:19, 20 and Luke 14:28, 33 are discussed. Are we willi...

We are reminded that God heals through the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5. We are also encouraged to worship God as we seek Him.

To celebrate Pentecost we held an International Service, considering how the Church might be vary in different countries, but it is basicially the same: the Bride of Christ. Thew Service consisted of many parts: Welcome and intro (00:00), Memoery Verse (00:28), Quiz (02:54), Video on the The Church: its history and diversity (08:41), Prayer time introduction (11:18), Memeory Verse (13:56), How is...

In this last of the I Am Talks, we are reminded that nothing is outside of Jesus' control. Our response must be to worship and trust Him. Jesus is coming back. Are we ready? Are we concerned with the empty chair?

Jesus is the Messiah. What kind of Messiah was expected during the Gospel Times? We look at how the differences between the Jews and Samaritans emerged towards Messiahship. God was doing something bigger than the differences that existed though. We have one King and one Messiah, so we are one Family. Jesus can unite the Jews and Samaritans. Jesus can unite us all. We are called to bring unity wher...

In this Talk, based primarily on John 6:35, we hear about the persecutions that happened to the Church and other background events to the Gospel of John. We are also reminded of the link back to Exodus chapter 3. What is the significance of bread in the Old Testament? Jesus still provides and delivers. Seung Jin’s outline is available on our website.