NCF Sunday Talks

Using the section of Matthew 26:36f, we are reminded that when life is challenging it brings out both the best and the worst in us. When we look at Jesus in Gethsemane, He is at His most pressured. He still has choices there. What are His core values and how does He respond to others though? The main points to The Lord’s Prayer are: Honouring and knowing who God is; celebrating His Will and what H...

In this Talk we remember the life of Paul and how he passed his baton onto Timothy in a good way. All Revivals only happen for a relatively short time, as the big experience tends to die down as normal life takes hold of us. We are encouraged to live revived lives rather than to want to experience big events. We should make prayer, holiness, repentance, the power of unity etc part of our normal li...

Using the texts of Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:13-16 and Titus 2:11-15, we are encouraged to embrace holiness and not let it get buried in the busy-ness of life. Are our values based on an eternal or temporary perspective? Holiness is a separation from sin - it's active not passive.

Whilst not referring to Joel 2:28, we hear about the importance of being filled with God. God will work through us as we personally submit to Him. The victory has to be God’s – His name should be honoured and glorified. God IS with us - He has not forsaken us. We are told to exhort one another daily. Are we daily encouraging each other to belief or unbelief? We are reminded that whilst many, many...

Prayer and Unity are two factors that seem to occur in every Revival. Basing his Talk on Daniel 9:1-19, Jean reminds us that our prayer life needs to be motivated by God, centred on God and glorifying to God.

In this Talk we are reminded that God is in control and sometimes He doesn't do things the way we might expect. Using several examples from Church History, Habakkuk 1:5-7 and quotes from AW Tozer and Jonathan Edwards, it is made clear that we should not limit God where He hasn't limited Himself. Reflecting several times on Hebrews 13:8, we are encouraged to continue to pray for Revival i...

In this Talk, Rev. Song from Seoul describes how Korean Christians faced persecution through the Japanese. In the past the Korean Church has focussed on prayer and The Great Commission. He reminds us of the importance of the truth that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

In this Talk we are encouraged to look back at what God has done across the centuries in this nation. Examples from 1735, 1739, 1859, 1904, 1905 and 1949 are briefly mentioned with events and people being described. Links to books and interesting websites are given on our website so that more information can be discovered. In conclusion 2 Kings 4:1-6 is read. Our life is like a jar. Dare we give a...

"The Acts of the Apostles" is really about the birth of the Church - it's a history book. However, there are many Revival characteristics and principles contained in it, with many of the Apostles and Christians turning the world upside down. We hear how the importance of prayer, unity, living a practical Gospel and practising the presence of God is vital as the Church (us) is really...

This Talk introduces a new Series: Revival. We are reminded that whilst Revival is always God's initiative we all have a part to play - to listen, pray and turn from our sinful ways. Some Old Testament stories show us that God is at work. We are encouraged to follow Him with passion, persistence and patience.

Here we have a very brief Introduction to our Prayer Sunday. There were five areas we could pray about: the EU Referendum, Local Issues, International Issues, The Persecuted Church and Healing. The Printed Materials for today give some feedback as to what people prayed about.

The Titles that some Psalms have are perhaps easy not to consider or even read. However, this Talk reminds us that whilst some may contain ideas/words we don't understand (which is important in itself), others give context and others show that music and structure is beautiful to God.

Two Talks that were given in the same Morning Service - What is Worship and How can we be a true Worshipper?

Waiting. It's not something we like, but it's definitely something God uses to help us grow and develop as Christians. In this Talk we hear how different characters in the Bible had to wait and how it is really beneficial to wait on God together.

God speaks to us all. In this Talk you will hear ideas on how to actively hear God. As we trust Him so we can expect that He “will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; [He] will counsel you and watch overyou.”

In this Talk we learn that David can be viewed as a prototype of human struggling. As we go through Psalm 39 we see that at first he copes with the stresses of life by himself, then he quickly realises his limitations and turns to God. This is where he ultimately finds hope.

How would you describe yourself? Be encouraged as you listen to this Talk - you are a child of God and He loves you. "I was a nobody, but I prayed, and the Lord saved me from all my troubles" (verse 6 - Contemporary English Version).

How do we respond in times of trouble, when God feels far from us? In this Talk we go through Psalm 22 with its famous beginning of “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", and see how even though David began with such a great cry of anguish, yet he ends the same Psalm by leading his people in praise to God. We will also ask why Jesus used this Psalm on the Cross, and how we can use it to...

Is it a paradox that the heavens are silent and yet speak? A few examples are given in this Talk to suggest not! We hear what the vocabulary of our worship is often like and then get ideas how this can be expanded and deepened.

Can something negative be positive? And what exactly does it mean to be blessed? This Talk explores this and more. How do we meditate and what do we meditate on? There are lots of practical pointers to try out in our daily walk.

Pastor Mike (from Queens Road Elim) discusses the importance of putting our roots into God's Word. How do we live fruitful lives? We all need to make a conscious decision to read the Scriptures so that they get into our minds and then our hearts. Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17:5-8 are very closely related. When there is repetition in the Bible, we know we should prick our ears even more than normal.

This Talk begins with a general introduction to our latest Series: Psalms 1-41. Psalm 23 is then discussed, especially thinking about God's Providence, Protection and Provision. The LORD is our shepherd, but we need to let Him be close to us in order for us to know it in reality.

Easter leads to Transformation. Listen to some of the surprises of the first Easter. This Talk is based on John 20:19-29 and helps us to consider Inquistive Thomas, as well as the cost of sin.(The volume suddenly gets louder after 30 seconds.)

Jinny sang Handel's "I know that my Redeemer liveth" - the recording is unbalanced (listen carefully for the violin and cello) but it gives a flavour.

We hear Mark 11:1-11 read to us and then two Talks about different aspects of Palm Sunday. The first Talk (from 1:35) helps us to understand the meaning of the Hebrew word "Hosanna." The second Talk (from 6:25) makes us consider "How do we see Jesus?"