National Community Church Audio Podcast

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How to Win Friends and Influence People Feb 09, 2025

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How do we see people the way Jesus saw people? How do we see people for who they really are? How do we make people feel fully seen, fully heard, fully loved? The seven rules of relationship will unlock the relationship potential in your life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Created for Connection Feb 02, 2025

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The writer of Genesis wraps the creation story in poetry, punctuating every new act with “it was good”. Then, God comes to the crowning achievement of all creation and we learn for the first time what is not good. Genesis 2:18 tells us, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion who will help him.” Listen as Pastor Heather unpacks what it means for us that, from the beginning, we were created to connect. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How to Pursue a Dream Jan 28, 2025

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There are many theories in the world for how we should pursue our dreams. What if there was more to our God-given dreams than the destination itself? As we follow the story of Joseph, we learn that dreams are a tool for shaping and molding us into who we are becoming as followers of Christ. In the pursuit of a dream, also comes healing and wholeness, which Joseph found with God, despite the trauma and pain of his past. Listen and learn how, from a biblical perspective, there's more than meets the eye when we go after our dreams. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Long Vision Jan 19, 2025

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Have you ever had a dream that turned into a nightmare? Have your circumstances challenged your faith? Consider Joseph, who had a dream turned nightmare. His brothers fake his death and sell him into slavery. He’s falsely accused and wrongly imprisoned. For thirteen years, things go from bad to worse but Joseph never loses faith in the end of the story. 50:20 vision is seeing past your circumstances. It’s discerning what’s really happening when what’s happening is happening. It’s discerning the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Joseph exemplifies, LONG VISION. What is it? It’s dreaming generationally. It’s doing what we do for the third and fourth generation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Playing The Long Game Jan 12, 2025

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We think right here, right now. God is thinking nations and generations. We think what God does for us is for us, and it is. But it’s never just for it. It’s always for the third and fourth generation. Legacy is not what you accomplish. Legacy is what others accomplish because of you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Not So Secret Secret to Transformation Jan 05, 2025

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Most of us are educated way beyond the level of our obedience already. We don’t need to know more. We need to do more with what we know. The good news? It’s never too late to be who you might have been. You are one decision away from a totally different life. Change is hard, but it is possible. How? Forgive reality for what it is. Ground yourself in God’s word. And keep putting it on the altar. Put what on the altar? Everything. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Christmas Response Dec 22, 2024

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Do you ever feel out of place, not good enough, or not worthy of God? Good news: God chooses the lowly, the humble, the desperate, the hungry, the seeker to reveal his grace. All of us will have thoughts this season of whether to journey towards Christ, or allow life to get the best of us. Pastor Joel's encouragement for us is to follow the example of the magi on their journey to Christ during a series of events we would come to know as the Christmas story. They chose to worship Christ despite their challenging circumstances and so should we. What will be your Christmas response this season? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What is Your Song? Dec 15, 2024

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The shepherds echoed the song of the angels throughout Bethlehem, giving proclamation and adoration for all they had seen and heard. As we navigate the joys and disappointments, the gifts and the losses, and the anticipations and frustrations of the Advent season, let us look and listen for where God is breaking into the reality of our existence. How do we sing the song of the angels to our world? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carpe Wonder Dec 08, 2024

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Are you a mere spectator to life? Are you settling for the status quo? In Genesis, we see God inviting Abraham to go beyond the confines of his tent, look up at the stars and count them to consider the magnitude of God's promise to him. In our modern world, where we often feel overwhelmed and insulated, stepping out into nature and meditating on the vastness of creation, can recalibrate our spirits and remind us of God's greatness. Pastor Mark encourages us to embrace a mindset of curiosity and seek not only the miracles of daily life but also a profound relationship with our Creator. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You Go Swimmer Dec 01, 2024

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Bill Bryson says "We are just a collection of inert components, the same stuff you would find in a pile of DIRT." How does dirt write poems, produce films, make music, design rockets, engineer software, practice medicine, choreograph ballets or patent inventions? The short answer is Genesis 2:7. Genesis 2:7 credits the Lord God as the One who created us, designed us, and animated us. Listen as Pastor Mark explores the miraculous components of LIFE in God's creation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.