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What if the pressure you are under right now is not meant to crush you but to enlarge you? God does not always remove the tight places. Sometimes He makes you bigger than them. Discover what the Bible says about finding room when life feels like it is closing in. ★ Support this podcast ★

Faith is not built in isolation. It is shaped by the people, stories, and moments that come before us, and it is meant to be passed forward. Every time God shows up in your life, every testimony you hear, and every story of Scripture you receive is a deposit into what can be called a bank of testimonies. When hard times come, you can draw from that bank and remind yourself that God has been faithful before. The story of Rahab shows how one generation of bold, unlikely faith can set an entire family line on a different trajectory. From Rahab came Boaz, then Ruth, then Obed, then Jesse, then David, a young man who faced a giant with confidence because he knew the God who saves. Spiritual legacy is not automatic. It requires intentionality, faithfulness, and a willingness to show up for the people around you. ★ Support this podcast ★

Since the beginning, humanity has faced a fundamental choice between two ways of living: one sourced in God and one sourced in self. The Tree of Life represents a life of grace, faith, and dependence on God, while the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil represents self-reliance and the belief that we must earn what only God can freely give. Many of the patterns of bondage we experience, including anxiety, self-protection, and performance-driven faith, are the fruit of reaching for what God never intended us to carry. The enemy works to pull us away from God through doubt, distortion of His Word, and the lie that He is withholding something good from us. But Jesus is the Tree of Life, and He invites us into a life of abundance through dependence on Him. ★ Support this podcast ★

The greatest battle every Christian faces is not physical, relational, or financial. It is the battle of the mind. Before the enemy attacks your marriage, your ministry, or your purpose, he attacks your thinking first. His primary weapon is deception, and if he can influence your thoughts, he can influence your choices, your direction, and ultimately your destiny. God has equipped believers with the helmet of salvation, which is a daily reminder of identity in Christ, and the power of His Word to tear down mental strongholds. Renewing the mind is not a one-time event but a lifelong discipline of identifying lies, replacing them with Scripture, and repeatedly choosing to agree with God's truth. When your mind is renewed, your life is transformed. ★ Support this podcast ★

Freedom is not just a political concept. It is a spiritual reality that every believer has been called to walk in through Jesus Christ. The enemy works to keep Christians from living in that freedom by using lies to build strongholds that distort their true identity. Truth is not what your past says, your failures say, or what others have spoken over you. Truth is what God says about you. In Christ, you are a child of God, a new creation, forgiven, equipped, and sent with purpose. You carry resurrection power and the authority of the Kingdom. You were called to freedom, and that freedom is yours to stand firm in every single day. ★ Support this podcast ★

Fatherhood is one of the most spiritually contested roles a person can hold, but God has fully equipped every believer for the fight. Drawing from Ephesians 6, the armor of God is not symbolic decoration. It is real spiritual equipment for real spiritual warfare. The enemy targets fathers and families because a disconnected or defeated father distorts the image of a Heavenly Father for children. Each piece of armor, from the belt of truth to the sword of the Spirit, speaks directly into how men lead, love, and parent. Fathers are called to make their homes places of grace, safety, and forgiveness. The war has already been won by Jesus, and our job is to enforce that victory in our homes and families. ★ Support this podcast ★

Many of us carry false beliefs about ourselves that don't align with how God sees us, keeping us trapped in cycles of shame and fear. Christ set us free not just from sin, but for freedom itself - to become who He's called us to be and fulfill the dreams He's placed in our hearts. These bondages often come from negative words spoken over us or traumatic experiences that create destructive cycles of self-protection. The real problem isn't sin, which has already been dealt with, but our source of truth. Freedom comes not by trying to remove negative thoughts through willpower, but by being filled with God's presence, which naturally displaces lies with His truth about who we are in Christ. ★ Support this podcast ★

The small things in our spiritual lives matter tremendously to God. Just as basketball coach John Wooden taught players to properly put on socks and shoes before focusing on advanced skills, we must master spiritual fundamentals. In Acts 1, the disciples demonstrated three crucial elements before receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost: obedience to Jesus' instructions, unity of heart and purpose, and devoted prayer. These seemingly simple practices create the foundation for God's blessing and breakthrough. When we're faithful in small things like following God's clear direction, building unity with other believers, and maintaining passionate prayer lives, we position ourselves to receive what God has promised. ★ Support this podcast ★

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Continuing the series on Questions Jesus Asked, Pastor Chris Bower highlights the question "Who do you say that I am?"

Pastor Roger talks about the importance of Prayer and Worship

Guest Speaker Don Crum shares on the importance of THE name of Jesus.

Pastor Chris Bower shares on what the missing ingredients to abundance are.

Are you beautifully wasted? Continuing the series on "Questions Jesus asked", Pastor Chris Bower explains what it means to be beautifully wasted.

Pastor Sam Fisher continues the series on questions Jesus asked.

In this new sermon series Pastor Chris Bower speaks on the Questions for Losers

In his final sermon in the illumin8 series, Pastor Chris Bower reveals the 5 uncommon commitments to God's kingdom.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Bower highlights the importance of being a carrier of peace.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Bower expounds on what it means to be pure at heart.

"The ultimate act of God's Mercy is His Grace...Mercy and Grace are the foundations of the New Testament."

Pastor Sam Fisher continues our "Illumin-8" series on the Beatitudes with blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

We avoid extremes when God is in control of our life.

God Blesses us when we're broken over sin.

God Blesses us when we recognize our inability so we can connect with His ability.

Pastor Sam Fisher makes 10 observations from Jesus' prayer life that will help us to be effective when we pray.

Pastor Corey Hooper reveals the importance of prayer in our lives and how we should all embrace Prophecy as one of the gifts God has given us.

It is time we look to the Lord, the time we call upon the Holy Spirit, and we thank God for His grace, His mercy and His faithfulness!

There are close to 1000 names and descriptive words used to express God in the Bible. Through this message, Pastor Chris focuses on Lord of Peace, Healer and the name of Jesus. Here 3 testimonies that speak to the three names.

It is time for a comeback! Time to come back to a reverence of God, come back to surrender, come back to the Word and come back to your first love.

Pastor Chris describes the 3 possible attitudes we have about serving. Even Jesus did not come to earth to be served but to serve.

Control your money, do not let it control you. When it comes to money, it is all about the posture of your heart. Are their aspects of your finances that you need to take to God?

"Wrong thoughts are like weeds. If we don't control them they take over. Treat every thought as you would a plant. If it is worthy, water it. If not, remove it. And remember flowers or weeds start as seeds. What you allow to grow will determine what you get."

We have built NCC to make disciples. Disciples that will go to all the world and make more disciples. D.L. Moody says "It is better to train ten people to do the work of the ministry, than for you to do the work of ten people in ministry." But it is harder. It may be harder to do it the way the Lord has called us to do it but this is the way we are going. We will disciple you and others coming in as far as you are willing to go. Do you want to go?

Why Do We Disciple? So that we can prophesy by the Spirit and the breath of God will cause us to live. So we can come into unity, and walk in a manner worthy of our calling.

Pastor Chris walks through Acts 2, showing the importance of the church being culturally diverse. "God's heart has always been for all nations".

One of the greatest privileges we get as followers of Jesus Christ today is the privilege to be part of His Church... His Body. One of the greatest responsibilities we have is selecting the local church He wants us to be a part of!

"When God created family He did so with great purpose in mind: to be a living picture of His love to all people, to be a safe place to grow, to be a place of relationship and intimacy, and to be a place of health."

Pastor Barry Cross brings an amazing word all the way from England. This message is an encouragement in the midst of the journey God has called each of us to.

Pastor Chris breaks down one of our core values: Inclusive of Others. We welcome everyone no matter what their story is. He uses Luke 4 to show us that Jesus includes the poor, the prisoners of war, those who see differently than us and the crushed.

Pastor Sam brings an important message on being selfless instead of selfish. "A big concern on my heart is how much we are missing in our own lives because we live in charge and miss out on the fullness of letting God, with all of His amazing abundance, goodness, generosity, care and love be in full control".

Pastor Chris walks through Luke 19 and describes the difference between someone who is committed versus someone who stands in the crowd.