C3 Nairobi

C3 Nairobi

At C3 Nairobi, we believe that Nairobi is our city, and as part of His global church, we stand united with every church in our community. Our mission—"Our city, His church, my call"—reminds us that each of us is individually called to serve, while together we work to transform our city. Guided by our tagline, "Love God, Love People," we embrace our unique role in impacting Nairobi with Christ's love and hope. Welcome to C3 Nairobi!

  1. 19 Jul

    What's On Your Mind? | 1 Peter Ch 4 | C3 Nairobi

    You can spend five hours in prayer and still live defeated. Not because prayer is weak, but because you never dealt with what was reigning in your mind while you prayed. This message opens 1 Peter 4 with a single question that refuses to let go: what are you allowing to sit on your mind? Peter writes to believers under pressure, people whose neighbours have started calling their new life strange, and his instruction is not to manage their circumstances but to arm their thinking. The image is a runner tucking a long garment into a belt so it cannot trip him. Loose thinking entangles. Sober thinking runs. From there the message moves through three things worth minding. First, your union with Christ. The cross was not only Jesus dying for you, it was Jesus dying as you, the just becoming the unjust so that nothing of the old you survived the resurrection. Sin, then, is what you do when you forget who you are. Second, others. The opinions of people are grass, beautiful for a fortnight and then dying vegetation, yet the love that covers a multitude of sins is not your love at all. It is God's love working in you before it ever works through you, and it has enough courage in it to go to a brother directly instead of dressing an offence up as a prayer request. Third, suffering. When the fiery trial comes, the word that steadies you is the one Peter opens with: beloved. In this episode: Why "gird up the loins of your mind" is a running instruction, not a spiritual oneThe difference between dying with Christ and dying as Christ, and why it changes how you fight sinGrumbling as a fuel gauge, an indicator light rather than a character flawHow love that covers sin still has hard conversationsLiving from God instead of living for God, and why burnout follows the secondYour circumstances are the worst barometer of how God feels about you. Press play and change what you are measuring by. www.c3churchnairobi.com

  2. 12 Jul

    Why Suffering Isn't the End | 1 Peter Ch 3 | C3 Nairobi

    The whole point of the psalm about guarding your tongue was written by a man drooling into his beard to survive a hostile king. David faked madness before Achish to stay alive, and Peter reaches for exactly that psalm when he writes to believers living under a hostile empire. Watch your mouth was never just polite advice. It is how the suffering righteous have always made it through. This message works through 1 Peter 3, from how we treat one another to the hardest question in the chapter: what do you do when doing good still gets you hurt? The answer is not to trade insult for insult or to pretend the valley is not real. Faith does not deny the valley. It refuses to let the valley define God. There is a way to be honest about pain without spiritual whitewashing, to be sympathetic without pity, humble without shrinking, and ready to answer the person behind every hard question rather than dodging it. The chapter then opens onto its boldest claim. Christ suffered once, the righteous for the unrighteous, and after His death He made a proclamation of victory. Whether those imprisoned spirits are Old Testament saints or fallen angels, the announcement lands the same way: the suffering is temporary, the war is already declared won, and every power in heaven and earth is now in submission to Him. If you are suffering for doing what is right, that is the ground you stand on. In this episode: Why returning insult for insult always feels good and ends badlyThe word of faith trap: how "I am well" can leave you alone in your painAnswering the person, not just the question, behind every challenge to your faithThe two readings of the imprisoned spirits, and why the point holds either wayDoes baptism save you? The wedding ring answer that settles itSuffering for doing good is not the end of your story. It is proof the war is already won. www.c3churchnairobi.com

  3. 28 Jun

    A Royal Priesthood in a Strange Land | 1 Peter Ch 2 | C3 Nairobi

    What happens when the culture around you keeps pulling you toward a version of life you were never meant to live? Peter wrote to a scattered, pressured people who needed an answer to that exact question, and his answer still holds today. This episode walks through 1 Peter chapter 2, unpacking what it means to be chosen, built into something bigger than yourself, and set apart for a purpose that has nothing to do with where you happen to be standing. The Old Testament split kings and priests into separate roles. In Christ, believers carry both, spiritual authority and a mandate to represent heaven wherever they land, whether that is Nairobi, London, or anywhere in between. From there the conversation turns practical. How do you conduct yourself in a society that does not share your values? How do you honor authority without losing your convictions? The difference between submission and obedience gets real attention here, because you can respect a system without agreeing with every part of it, and Christ himself modeled that tension under far greater pressure than most of us will ever face. In this episode: What it means to be chosen and built as a royal priesthoodHow to conduct yourself as an ambassador in a society that does not share your valuesThe difference between submission and obedience, and why it mattersLiving with eternal hope as your true identity, not your circumstancesChrist's example under suffering, and what it means to follow itYou are not a permanent resident here. You are just passing through, and this episode helps you live like it. www.c3churchnairobi.com

  4. 21 Jun

    Ransomed and Reborn | 1 Peter Ch 1 | C3 Nairobi

    Can you love someone you have never seen? Peter says yes, and he says it produces a joy that words cannot hold. This episode walks through the second half of 1 Peter chapter 1, tracing what it means to belong to God not as a slave under obligation, but as a child who has been ransomed at an unthinkable price. The message opens with a contrast between sight dependent loyalty, the kind that only follows what it can verify, and a faith that trusts even without seeing. That contrast becomes the doorway into everything Peter writes next. From there the teaching moves into the cost of that ransom. Not silver, not gold, both of which lose their value, but the blood of Christ himself. That price reframes everything: an identity that does not come from status, money, or the empty patterns handed down from previous generations, but from being adopted into a family where obedience flows from love rather than fear. The sermon closes by asking a question every listener will have to sit with: is your witness for Jesus bold, or has it quietly become a secret one? In this episode: Why faith without sight produces a joy that circumstances cannot touchThe true cost of the ransom paid for us, and why gold and silver could never cover itThe difference between obedience as a slave and obedience as a beloved childHow inherited patterns of chasing money, status, or pleasure fall short without God at the centerA direct challenge to examine whether your faith is visible or hidden This is a message about identity, cost, and the kind of love that outlasts everything else. www.c3churchnairobi.com

  5. 14 Jun

    Living as Foreigners with Hope | 1 Peter Ch 1 | C3 Nairobi

    You sneeze in a foreign market and the whole crowd scatters. Suddenly you understand something you never felt at home: you don't belong here. That dislocation is not a problem to fix. According to Peter, it's the whole point. This message opens the first letter of Peter, written to believers who had been scattered across hostile territory, living as resident aliens with no civic standing and no guarantee the world would warm to them. They had said yes to Jesus expecting things to get easier. Instead, they got harder. Peter's answer is not a promise that the pressure will lift. It's a reminder of who they are and what is already secured for them, kept somewhere change and decay cannot reach. The heart of it is an inheritance you cannot lose. Every earthly thing you accumulate, the penthouse, the car, the savings, sits within reach of rust and ruin, and none of it travels where you are going. Peter points past all of it to a treasure already held in safekeeping, and he insists this changes how you live right now. You stop bracing for collapse and start living with expectation. The trials are real, but they are one chapter, not the whole book, and they are doing something: testing faith the way fire purifies gold, proving it genuine. This is also a word about restoration, that the same God who lifted Peter after he failed refuses to let cancel culture have the final say over anyone who returns to Him. In this episode: Why feeling like a foreigner in this world is a sign of belonging, not a defectThe difference between an inheritance that decays and one kept beyond all reachHow to read trials as a single chapter rather than the entire story of your lifeWhat it means that genuine faith is proven, not just professedWhy a community of grace refuses to throw the last stone at the fallenYour circumstances are loud, but they are not the final word. Press play. www.c3churchnairobi.com

  6. 6 Jun

    Marriage – Part 2 (Discipleship Evangelism Level 2)

    In this second lesson on marriage, Naomi and Stefan Lombard continue exploring God’s blueprint for a thriving marriage. Learn practical biblical principles for communication, unity, conflict resolution, intimacy, and building a relationship that honors Christ. Whether you are married, engaged, or preparing for the future, this teaching offers valuable wisdom for cultivating a strong and lasting marriage rooted in God’s Word.

  7. 6 Jun

    Marriage – Part 1 (Discipleship Evangelism Level 2)

    Marriage is God’s idea and was designed to reflect His love, unity, and purpose. In this lesson, Naomi and Stefan Lombard share biblical insights and practical wisdom on God’s design for marriage, the roles of husbands and wives, and how Christ-centered relationships can thrive. Discover foundational truths that will help you build strong, healthy, and God-honoring relationships according to His Word.

  8. 10 May

    The Witness Within Us | C3 Nairobi

    You were never meant to navigate life alone. Before Jesus ascended, He made a promise that would change everything: the Helper was coming. Not as a distant force or a religious concept, but as a Person. One who would live within you, speak to you, and remind you of exactly who you are. This message from Naomi Lombard unpacks one of the most underestimated realities in the Christian life: the Holy Spirit is not here to expose you. He is here to remind you. There is a difference between condemnation and conviction, and understanding that difference can completely reshape how you relate to God. Conviction draws you closer. It does not push you away. Drawing from John 16, 1 Corinthians 2, and the Song of Solomon, Naomi traces the threefold ministry of the Holy Spirit: He convicts of sin, righteousness, and judgment. But not in the way most people expect. The sin He convicts of is the root sin of not trusting Jesus. The righteousness He convicts of is yours, in Christ. And the judgment He reminds you of is the devil's, not yours. He is continuously pointing you back to your identity, your inheritance, and your victory. In this episode: Why conviction and condemnation are not the same thing, and why the distinction mattersHow the Holy Spirit's primary ministry is revealing what you already have in ChristWhat it means to find yourself in Scripture, the way Jesus and John the Baptist didWhy God wants to speak into the things that confuse and trouble you, big and smallHow the Holy Spirit is singing over you right now, and what it means to become familiar with that songThe witness within you is not silent. Press play and listen. This message is brought by Naomi Lombard, a leader with Andrew Wommack Ministries Kenya and a member of C3 Nairobi. Find them at https://awmkenya.net/ www.c3churchnairobi.com

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At C3 Nairobi, we believe that Nairobi is our city, and as part of His global church, we stand united with every church in our community. Our mission—"Our city, His church, my call"—reminds us that each of us is individually called to serve, while together we work to transform our city. Guided by our tagline, "Love God, Love People," we embrace our unique role in impacting Nairobi with Christ's love and hope. Welcome to C3 Nairobi!

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  • Creator
    C3 Nairobi
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © C3 Nairobi
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