One.
Be One.
Make One.
For One.
This weekend at NCC, we had the privilege of being challenged by Pastor Dino Rizzo (Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, LA) by his “One” prayer for the church: make us extremely generous. As we think about ways we can give generously just as our Heavenly Father has given so generously to us, let’s look [...]
I don’t know about you, but I left our services this weekend feeling really challenged by Craig Groeschel’s message and his prayer for the church - “Make Us One.” I decided to read and meditate on some passages in the Bible which speak to the unity of the Church and the body of believers, and [...]
Pray without ceasing. (1 Thess. 5:17, NASB)
As we enter the “One Prayer” series as a church, I thought it might be useful to share a great idea for prayer that we discussed in our Spiritual Experiments small group this past week. We talked about how we can be in prayer every day, all day, in [...]
After a bit of a sabbatical, Bible Drill Wednesday is back this week. And after hearing Heather’s sermon this week (”Community: The Final Apologetic”), I began thinking about all of the “one another” commands in Scripture.
Heather talked about Jesus’ final thoughts/prayers as He prepared to go to the cross, and left us with this prayer: [...]
I have been thinking a lot about Pastor Mark’s sermon this weekend - I must say, while he was exhorting all of us to achieve our God-given potential by “fanning into flame” the gifts with which we are blessed, I couldn’t help but recognize that leaders have a tremendous opportunity to help others reach their [...]
Last week we examined Paul’s first epistle (letter) to Timothy. In writing the book of 2 Timothy (around A.D. 64), Paul found himself in a new set of circumstances. He was nearing the end of his ministry and his life, and Timothy was heavy on his heart. In this letter, Paul passes the baton of [...]
In the current sermon series “Potential,” Pastor Mark reminded us that if we want to grow spiritually and see our God-given potential realized, we need to spend time in His Word. Pastor Mark recommended that if we don’t know where to start, we should spend some time in 1 and 2 Timothy. During the next [...]
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