NCF Sunday Talks John Stephenson

Haute cuisine is seen as wonderfully high-quality food. God has given us the Bible which tells us so much about His ways, His character and His love for all of humanity. It is truly life-changing and enriching food for our lives. God speaks to us as the ultimate creator, the preeminent communicator and transcendent in love. In this Talk we learn a little about the history of the Bible and how translation work is yet to begin in well over one thousand languages. Let us actively and regularly u...

Guy, the regional representative of the Leprosy Mission, came and spoke about the work of the Mission, with particular regard to a hospital in India, where 600 people queue up each day in humid conditions to get a diagnosis and then help. God cares for me. God is living and active in us and around us. We’re strengthened by the Living Water. Both Hagar and the Samaritan woman had encounters with God and then their lives were changed. Are you too nervous to tell others about Jesus? Let Him stre...

God's manifesto for all of mankind was that we should know freedom from sin and death. He came to earth to accomplish this. He has stated that the manifesto that we should adhere to, is to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8). As we do these things we'll be showing the same freedom to others, that God has shown to us. Let's regularly set out to intentionally do this.You can read the script for the whole Service here.

In our last Talk in this Series, we think about what Jesus said about the persistent widow and the unjust judge (Luke 18:1-8). She didn't just want him to act on her behalf - she absolutely needed him to.God has intervened in humanity through Jesus's death on the cross. His intervention didn't just end there. As we pray, He will intervene in our lives and in national and international events. We really need God Almighty to intervene in our lives on a day to day basis. May we spur each other o...

Jesus tells a Parable to His Disciples about an unmerciful servant in Matthew 18:21-35. His debt, that was totally impossible to pay, was cleared by his master. However, he didn't show kindness to a fellow servant who owed him considerably less. Peter and the rest of the Disciples learned about forgiveness through this and so do we! God often gives unexpected answers in our conversations with us. He doesn't measure or count the same way as we do. Let's decide to not only allow God to build th...

We look at the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27 and Luke 6:46-49) in this Talk. Will we choose to obey what God says as the foundation in our lives or will rebel, defy or disregard God and His commands? Just like practising to learn a piece of music on an instrument, so we need to practice our obedience towards God. Sometimes we'll get a setback as something unexpected happens, but let's keep being determined to honour and please God. Let's put effort and energy into ...