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Wenhai Pan - Living Before Our Father in Heaven

Wenhai Pan · Aug 26

Arnaldo Brasil - Pray for a Fight worth Fighting

Arnaldo Brasil · Aug 4

Zac Poonen - The Fear of God and Humility

Zac Poonen · Jul 28

18m

Zac Poonen - True Riches and Wise Fathers

Zac Poonen · Jun 16

14m

Zac Poonen - Jesus Weeps and Whips to Build the Church

Zac Poonen · May 26

Tony Thomas - Be Merciful to Others as Jesus Is

Tony Thomas · May 6

Senthil Thangaraj - Simple and Pure Devotion to Christ in a Distracting World

Senthil Thangaraj · Apr 29

Andrei Pavlov - Run the Race Looking Unto Jesus

Andrei Pavlov · Apr 28

Zac Poonen - Every Member Has an Important Part in Building Christ's Body

Zac Poonen · Apr 14

12m

Zac Poonen - God Rewards Small Acts of Service

Zac Poonen · Mar 17

Wenhai Pan - Having a Reverence for God

Wenhai Pan · Feb 3

Sunil Poonen - Living with The Consuming Fire

Sunil Poonen · Jan 20

22m

Wenhai Pan - Marks of Spiritual Maturity

Wenhai Pan · Dec 2

58m

Zac Poonen - The Fear of the Lord is the ABC of Spiritual Wisdom

Zac Poonen · Nov 25

Jeremy Utley - The Christian Must Live on Every Single One of God's Words

Jeremy Utley · Nov 18

1h 1m

Zac Poonen - Marks of the True Bride of Christ

Zac Poonen · Oct 28

45m

Zac Poonen - Recovery of the New Covenant Church Pattern

Zac Poonen · Aug 6

29m

Jeremy Utley - The True Meaning of "This Little Light of Mine"

Jeremy Utley · Jul 29

43m

Zac Poonen - The Way of Discipleship in the New Covenant

Zac Poonen · May 13

Zac Poonen - God Desires Mercy More Than Sacrifice

Zac Poonen · Jan 29

21m

NCCF Church Sharing

NCCF Church · Nov 13

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Zac Poonen - UNDERSTANDING THE NEW COVENANT Part 10: Worshipping God in Spirit and Truth

Zac Poonen · Oct 30

August 3 | Daily Devotion | Repentance Is The Mark Of Being Truly Born Again | Zac Poonen

Zac Poonen · 10m · CFC Daily Devotions

Repentance is the defining mark of a truly born-again Christian. Without genuine repentance—a turning away from sin with changed behavior—one's claim to conversion is hollow and superficial.

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NCCF Church · holiness

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NCCF Church

Sunil Poonen - Rebuilding the House of God: Humble, Harmonious, and Holy

Sunil Poonen · Oct 27, 2025 · 36m

Sunil Poonen challenges Christians to shift their focus from what God can do for them to what they can do for God and His church. Drawing from David's burden to build the house of the Lord, he calls believers to prioritize building a holy, humble, and united church community—characterized by hunger for God, humility, and service to one another—rather than being consumed with personal advancement and comfort. This new foundation at NCCF requires each member, regardless of tenure, to embrace the vision of becoming a peculiar people purified for God's glory.

44m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - Building the Walls Around the Church

Zac Poonen · Sep 29, 2025 · 44m

Drawing from Nehemiah's burden to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, Zac Poonen teaches that effective church members must have a deep concern for the spiritual condition and purity of the local church. He emphasizes that the walls of Jerusalem symbolize separation from worldliness and salvation, while the gates represent praise; when these walls break down, the church becomes indistinguishable from the world, allowing compromises like divorce, false baptism practices, and worldly spirit to infiltrate. Christians must actively stand against corruption and backsliding to maintain the church's holiness and function as a true reflection of Jesus.

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Wenhai Pan - Living Before Our Father in Heaven

Wenhai Pan · Aug 26, 2025 · 24m

Wenhai Pan challenges Christians to live before God rather than before man, using George Mueller's example of dying to self-will and seeking only God's approval. Drawing from Matthew 6, he warns that practicing righteousness to gain human approval yields no heavenly reward, and he encourages the church to evaluate their motives in service, sharing, and ministry to ensure they are seeking God's approval alone.

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Arnaldo Brasil - Pray for a Fight worth Fighting

Arnaldo Brasil · Aug 4, 2025 · 7m

Arnaldo Brasil expounds on Paul's declaration in 2 Timothy 4:7 that he has "fought the good fight," explaining that a good fight is one where believers understand sin's devastating consequences and daily commit to endurance and holiness. He urges Christians to assess their spiritual fight not by future prospects but by present faithfulness, emphasizing that victory requires constant reliance on God's grace and a serious commitment to live a life worthy of Christ's example.

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - The Fear of God and Humility

Zac Poonen · Jul 28, 2025 · 40m

The fear of God and humility are rare but essential characteristics for mature New Testament Christians seeking to reflect Jesus Christ. These two qualities, as exemplified by Christ himself, lead to spiritual wealth, honor, and eternal life, and manifest practically through careful judgment that doesn't rely solely on what we see or hear but waits patiently for fuller understanding. Growing beyond spiritual infancy requires cultivating reverence for God and genuine humility, which the sevenfold Holy Spirit imparts to believers who diligently pursue God's word and walk in intimate fellowship with Him.

18m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - True Riches and Wise Fathers

Zac Poonen · Jun 16, 2025 · 18m

Zac Poonen teaches that true spiritual riches come from faithfulness in managing money and material possessions. He identifies three marks of genuine wealth: growing in Christ-likeness, receiving the Holy Spirit's anointing, and gaining scriptural revelation that transforms life. The path to these treasures requires daily self-judgment, inward purity, and personal discipline in financial stewardship.

14m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - Jesus Weeps and Whips to Build the Church

Zac Poonen · May 26, 2025 · 14m

Jesus' primary work is building His church as a unified body filled with the Holy Spirit. True discipleship requires personal holiness, submission to proper authority (especially in marriage), and a passionate zeal for the purity of God's house—demonstrated by Jesus both weeping over spiritual decline and actively confronting corruption, as seen in His cleansing of the temple.

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Tony Thomas - Be Merciful to Others as Jesus Is

Tony Thomas · May 6, 2025 · 6m

Tony Thomas teaches that Christians should show mercy to others just as Jesus showed mercy, citing Luke 6:36 and Hebrews 8:12. He illustrates this through five biblical examples of Jesus's mercy toward those who sinned or wronged him, and emphasizes that showing mercy is not weakness but the power of the Holy Spirit working through believers to reflect Christ's character.

NCCF Church

Senthil Thangaraj - Simple and Pure Devotion to Christ in a Distracting World

Senthil Thangaraj · Apr 29, 2025 · 6m

Senthil Thangaraj challenges Christians to maintain simple and pure devotion to Christ amid worldly distractions. Using illustrations of a man distracted by a mosquito bite while ignoring serious heart disease, and a lotus leaf unaffected by water, he argues that believers must live in the world but not be taken captive by its worries, lusts, and temporal concerns. The goal is individual purity and corporate functioning as a local church body, following Christ with singular focus while the world passes away.

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Andrei Pavlov - Run the Race Looking Unto Jesus

Andrei Pavlov · Apr 28, 2025 · 5m

Christians are called to run the spiritual race with endurance, fixing their eyes on Jesus rather than being distracted or weighed down by sin and worldly encumbrances. Through the power of the Holy Spirit given under the new covenant, believers must lay aside every hindrance, pursue holiness, and remain faithful to reach the finish line where Jesus Himself will welcome them.

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - Every Member Has an Important Part in Building Christ's Body

Zac Poonen · Apr 14, 2025 · 13m

Every member of the church body has a vital role in building up Christ's body, not just those in visible leadership positions. Whether through prayer with genuine burden, holiness, or other spiritual gifts, each believer contributes to the church's growth when functioning properly, and maintaining purity from sin is essential for effective service.

12m

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Zac Poonen - God Rewards Small Acts of Service

Zac Poonen · Mar 17, 2025 · 12m

God rewards small acts of service and faithfulness, whether visible or hidden. Zac Poonen illustrates through biblical examples like Bezalel (who worked with his hands filled with the Holy Spirit) and Hur (who held up Moses' hands in prayer) that seemingly insignificant acts—holding up someone in prayer, giving a cup of cold water to a child, or receiving a prophet—carry eternal weight and receive God's reward. Christians should persist in doing good without seeking recognition or growing weary, trusting that God sees and values every faithful act.

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Wenhai Pan - Having a Reverence for God

Wenhai Pan · Feb 3, 2025 · 24m

Having a reverence for God means respecting Him above all earthly authorities and showing that respect through our actions and choices. Wenhai Pan teaches that fearing God practically means hating sin (like Joseph resisting temptation even in private) and rejecting pride and arrogance, recognizing that God judges impartially and that His glory belongs to Him alone.

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Sunil Poonen - Living with The Consuming Fire

Sunil Poonen · Jan 20, 2025 · 27m

Christians should recognize that God's end-times concern is not primarily about wars and earthquakes, but about believers examining themselves for ungodly attitudes like selfishness, materialism, and loss of self-control. Since God has reserved the entire earth for destruction by fire, believers are called to respond with repentance and holy conduct—building their lives with eternal values (gold, silver, precious stones) rather than temporary earthly attachments (wood, hay, straw)—thereby hastening Christ's coming and securing a reward beyond mere salvation.

22m

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Wenhai Pan - Marks of Spiritual Maturity

Wenhai Pan · Dec 2, 2024 · 22m

Wenhai Pan teaches that spiritual maturity is the goal of Christian growth, contrasting it with merely having spiritual gifts or talents. Drawing from Colossians 1:28 and the example of young Jesus in Luke 2, he identifies key marks of spiritual maturity including a sense of responsibility for God's work and prioritizing God's kingdom above personal desires. True maturity is measured not by abilities but by one's commitment to grow from spiritual infancy to adulthood in Christ.

58m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - The Fear of the Lord is the ABC of Spiritual Wisdom

Zac Poonen · Nov 25, 2024 · 58m

The fear of the Lord is the foundational foundation of Christian wisdom and spiritual maturity, comparable to learning the alphabet before advancing to higher learning. Speaker Zac Poonen contrasts the apostles, who learned reverence for God for 30 years before encountering grace, with modern Christians who hear only about grace and forgiveness from childhood, resulting in a shallow faith that lacks power and victory over sin. True forgiveness from God is meant to deepen our fear and reverence of Him, not to enable casual disobedience.

NCCF Church

Jeremy Utley - The Christian Must Live on Every Single One of God's Words

Jeremy Utley · Nov 18, 2024 · 27m

Jeremy Utley teaches that exemplary Christians must pursue continuous, lifetime transfer of ownership of every aspect of their lives to God, never becoming satisfied with their current spiritual state. Drawing from 2 Thessalonians 1, he emphasizes that maturity means constantly yielding more areas to God's control and responding to His call to grow higher, modeling Jesus Christ who perfectly exemplified complete submission to the Father in all thoughts, words, and deeds.

1h 1m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - Marks of the True Bride of Christ

Zac Poonen · Oct 28, 2024 · 1h 1m

Zac Poonen teaches that the true bride of Christ is characterized by loyalty and purity, both individually and corporately. He contrasts the faithful bride with Babylon (a harlot system)—those who claim Christ as bridegroom but lack genuine loyalty in their private lives, distracted by worldly pursuits. Poonen emphasizes that consistent Bible reading and alignment with God's ways of thinking, not human ways, are essential marks of a true follower who loves Christ as a devoted bride.

45m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - Recovery of the New Covenant Church Pattern

Zac Poonen · Aug 6, 2024 · 45m

Zac Poonen explains the biblical foundation for the New Covenant church, emphasizing that the church's primary focus should be fellowship and holiness rather than programs or traditions. He argues that Christians should choose their church based on adherence to Scripture and biblical standards, with the goal of collectively reflecting Jesus through genuine community, sound doctrine, and commitment to one another.

29m

NCCF Church

Jeremy Utley - The True Meaning of "This Little Light of Mine"

Jeremy Utley · Jul 29, 2024 · 29m

Jeremy Utley explains that "This Little Light of Mine" refers not to personal testimony or evangelism, but to one's conscience illuminated by the Holy Spirit. The song's true meaning is an invitation to allow the Holy Spirit complete access to examine every area of our lives—to not hide anything from God's searching light. When we refuse to hide our lives "under a bushel" from the Holy Spirit's scrutiny, we become wholly illumined and radiant with God's light.

43m

NCCF Church

Zac Poonen - The Way of Discipleship in the New Covenant

Zac Poonen · May 13, 2024 · 43m

Zac Poonen contrasts the fear of God under the Old Covenant with grace under the New Covenant, arguing that many modern Christians skip foundational spiritual maturity by jumping directly to grace without learning reverence and obedience. He emphasizes that discipleship in the New Covenant requires even greater holiness than the Old Testament required, and that true grace produces victory over sin rather than permitting it.

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Zac Poonen - God Desires Mercy More Than Sacrifice

Zac Poonen · Jan 29, 2024 · 40m

God desires mercy and compassion more than sacrifice, and the greatest danger for churches that emphasize holiness is becoming judgmental toward others. Jesus taught the highest standards in the Sermon on the Mount, but immediately warned against judging others—maintaining external righteousness while harboring a judgmental heart is like preparing a beautiful dish but spoiling it with a dead lizard inside. The cure for sinners comes through mercy and compassion, not condemnation.

21m

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NCCF Church Sharing

CFC Messages · Nov 13, 2023 · 21m

NCCF Church members share biblical teachings on sanctification and contentment. The primary focus is on Christ's redemptive work (1 Peter 3:18) that brings believers into communion with God, requiring them to sanctify Christ as Lord and maintain a good conscience. Secondary sharings address conquering anxiety through contentment in God's sovereignty, faith in God's provision, and the daily spiritual nourishment of taking up one's cross.