NCF Sunday Talks

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.

What did Jesus mean when He said this? In this message we get to hear the context of the imagery from the history of Israel. We are encouraged to bear fruit, abide in Jesus and to love one another. Are we relying more on our talents and experience than we used to? Do we pray less than we used to as we work out our calling? All of Andy's PowerPoint slides are on our website. It will be useful...

Jesus is radical. Is He arrogant for making such a significant statement about being The Door/Gate? No. Listen as we discover that Jesus provides security, safety and sustenance. What does this message imply we should be doing ourselves?

1). The Darkness of the World(1 John 5:19. John 3:19)2). The Light in the World.(John 9: 5. John 1: 4)3). The Light in Us.(1 John 1:7)

This Family Service focussed on Davit's Baptism. As well as a short Talk we will hear lots of people pray for Davit, as well as other spoken parts of the Service. Welcome and Initial Comments (00.00), Talk with children (01.28), John’s Talk (08.34), Davit’s Testimony (21.46), the Baptism and Paul's Prayer (24.15), Introduction to the Puppets (25.28), Reading: Matthew 28:1-10 (25.50), Pra...

Is it narrow minded and bigoted to regard Jesus as only Way, the only Truth and the only Life? What does all of this mean anyway?

In this Talk we hear about the how John's Gospel is different to the other three. We learn about the significance of the phrase "I Am" and how we should respond to Jesus being our Good Shepherd. If you're able, follow the printed Outline of this Talk on our website, as you will be able to see all of the slides then.

This Family Service focussed on Alan’s Baptism. As well as a short Talk we will hear lots of people pray for Alan, as well as other spoken parts of the Service. Welcome and Initial Comments (00.00), John’s Talk (4.24), Offering (14.52), Alan’s Testimony (18.11), the Baptism and SeungJin’s Prayer (20.31), Gill’s encouragements (22.49), Jo’s Reading (17.23), Prayers for Alan (30.11) and Closing Comm...

There are several different ways to baptise. At NCF our tradition is to totally immerse someone. We should baptise and this is clear in the Scripture. How it is done is not so clear in the Bible. Why we do it is more important than how we do it. It is an initiation as well as a celebration. Adults can understand and respond to the Gospel. Baptism symbolises death and newness of life. We should be...