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4m 59sRaymond Pierson - Distractions Put Our Joy at Risk
Raymond Pierson · Jun 30
4m 47sTony Thomas - Finding Security in My Heavenly Father
Tony Thomas · Jun 30
25mWenhai Pan - Have an Unlimited Faith in God
Wenhai Pan · May 25
9mJeremy Utley - It Must Be So: Expecting God to Fulfill All of His Promises
Jeremy Utley · Mar 29
34mZac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 18
Zac Poonen · Mar 16
6mJeremy Utley - Guarding Your Faith Against False Teachers
Jeremy Utley · Mar 3
30mZac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 16
Zac Poonen · Mar 2
7mSunil Poonen - Hearing the Shepherd's Voice Today
Sunil Poonen · Dec 9
10mZac Poonen - God Will Never Let You Down but Will Help You
Zac Poonen · Sep 9
8mSenthil Thangaraj - Faithfulness in Small Things, Strength for Big Battles
Senthil Thangaraj · Aug 26
8mZac Poonen - Living by Faith and Honoring God
Zac Poonen · Jul 14
24mWenhai Pan - Being Faithful in the Little Things
Wenhai Pan · Jun 16
13mSuren Gurivireddy - My Heavenly Father Gives What I Need to Bless Others
Suren Gurivireddy · May 13
25mWenhai Pan - Growing in Love for Jesus
Wenhai Pan · May 6
24mWenhai Pan - Being Born Again
Wenhai Pan · Apr 15
23mWenhai Pan - God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
Wenhai Pan · Mar 4
6mTaylor Seaton - Knowing Jesus Firsthand
Taylor Seaton · Jan 14
58mZac Poonen - The Fear of the Lord is the ABC of Spiritual Wisdom
Zac Poonen · Nov 25
44mAnnie Poonen - A Message for Married Sisters
Annie Poonen · Nov 13
46mZac Poonen - The Meaning of Repentance
Zac Poonen · Jun 11
18mJeremy Utley - Our Race to Zero
Jeremy Utley · May 6
14mZac Poonen - Being Broken to Be a Nobody
Zac Poonen · Apr 21
7mSanjay Poonen - God Can Make the Impossible Possible
Sanjay Poonen · Apr 15
20mZac Poonen - The New Covenant Sabbath Rest
Zac Poonen · Apr 15
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.
4m 59sNCCF Church
Raymond Pierson - Distractions Put Our Joy at Risk
Raymond Pierson · Jun 30, 2026 · 4m 59s
The central message advises believers to guard their joy by recognizing which concerns are genuine spiritual issues versus mere distractions. If a concern, even if legitimate, consistently crowds out the fruit of the Spirit—such as joy and peace—it must be re-examined or surrendered to God through prayer. True faith allows us to trust that God will address earthly matters in due time, enabling us to focus on undistracted devotion to Him.
4m 47sNCCF Church
Tony Thomas - Finding Security in My Heavenly Father
Tony Thomas · Jun 30, 2026 · 4m 47s
The central message is that true security comes not from people, circumstances, or personal strength, but solely from the constant presence and will of God the Father. The speaker uses examples from Jesus' life (especially in Gethsemane) and Old Testament figures like David and Jehoshaphat to illustrate that surrendering one's plans and focusing entirely on God's will brings profound peace and guidance.
25mNCCF Church
Wenhai Pan - Have an Unlimited Faith in God
Wenhai Pan · May 25, 2026 · 25m
The central message emphasizes that what we receive from God is directly proportional to our faith, illustrated by the blind men who received sight based on their belief. Faith must come from hearing and believing what God has spoken in His Word, not from human desires. Furthermore, the speaker warns that seeking the approval or glory of men can become a major hindrance to having true faith in God.
9mNCCF Church
Jeremy Utley - It Must Be So: Expecting God to Fulfill All of His Promises
Jeremy Utley · Mar 29, 2026 · 9m
Jeremy Utley teaches that Christians must actively claim God's promises in the present, not merely recall them as historical facts. Using Joshua 21:45, he argues that we memorize Scripture to wield it as a weapon against Satan's lies that God's promises don't apply to us today, and that bold faith in God's promises—not presumption or arrogance—is our birthright as New Covenant believers filled with the Holy Spirit.
34mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 18
Zac Poonen · Mar 16, 2026 · 34m
In this final session on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:1-11), Zac Poonen teaches against judging others while emphasizing the need to judge oneself, and explains that living according to the high standards of the Sermon on the Mount requires persistent prayer and faith in God as a loving Father. Through examples of a Canaanite woman's humility and faith, a widow's persistence with an unjust judge, and Jesus's promise that God eagerly gives good gifts to those who ask, the speaker demonstrates that the extraordinary life described in Matthew 5-6 is attainable through earnest seeking and unwavering trust in God's character.
6mNCCF Church
Jeremy Utley - Guarding Your Faith Against False Teachers
Jeremy Utley · Mar 3, 2026 · 6m
Jeremy Utley emphasizes the critical importance of guarding against false teachers who deny that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, using 2 John as a foundation. He explains that Jesus's physical incarnation is essential because it makes him a true example and forerunner—demonstrating that we can follow his teachings and live victoriously through the Holy Spirit's power. Utley encourages believers to embrace the high standard of discipleship taught in Scripture, trusting that God will enable us to meet it through faith in Christ.
30mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 16
Zac Poonen · Mar 2, 2026 · 30m
Zac Poonen teaches on the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on wrong attitudes Jesus condemns: anger, sexual sin, lying, revenge, hatred, seeking honor, and the love of money. He emphasizes that Christians must choose God alone as their master, not wealth, and must cultivate faith to overcome anxiety about provision, trusting that God cares for believers more than He cares for the birds of the air.
7mNCCF Church
Sunil Poonen - Hearing the Shepherd's Voice Today
Sunil Poonen · Dec 9, 2025 · 7m
Sunil Poonen challenges believers to eliminate distractions and truly hear God's voice in Scripture, using the example of Jesus receiving encouragement from the Father in John 12 to illustrate how spiritual hearing requires tuning out the noise of the world—social media, notifications, and complacency. He urges listeners to approach God's Word with hunger and urgency, applying every promise and command to their lives with faith rather than settling for complacency or unbelief.
10mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - God Will Never Let You Down but Will Help You
Zac Poonen · Sep 9, 2025 · 10m
Zac Poonen encourages believers to trust God's faithfulness by remembering past miracles and ebenezers—God's markers of help. He teaches that when facing trials, we should record God's interventions, meditate on Scripture and hymns about God's constancy, and follow Jehoshaphat's example of turning from fear toward prayer and God's will, declaring our helplessness while keeping our eyes fixed on the Lord.
8mNCCF Church
Senthil Thangaraj - Faithfulness in Small Things, Strength for Big Battles
Senthil Thangaraj · Aug 26, 2025 · 8m
Senthil Thangaraj teaches that faithfulness in small daily struggles—the "lions and bears" of temptation and difficulty—prepares us to overcome major spiritual battles or "giants" in life. Drawing from David's story and examples like Joseph and William Carey, he illustrates how God uses everyday challenges with anger, lust, greed, fear, pride, unforgiveness, and doubt to build our strength and character for greater victories. The principle is that those faithful in little things will be faithful in much.
8mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Living by Faith and Honoring God
Zac Poonen · Jul 14, 2025 · 8m
Zac Poonen teaches that living by faith means absolute dependence on God rather than self-reliance, illustrated through the symbolic contrast of the tree of life (dependence on God) and the tree of knowledge of good and evil (dependence on self). He emphasizes that honoring God through faith—praying without doubt and trusting Him completely in all situations—ensures God's honor in return, as promised in 1 Samuel 2:30, and that this principle is foundational to experiencing answered prayers and spiritual growth.
24mNCCF Church
Wenhai Pan - Being Faithful in the Little Things
Wenhai Pan · Jun 16, 2025 · 24m
Faithfulness means obedience to God's commands in both the small and large things. Wenhai Pan explains that faithfulness pleases the Lord and results in receiving God's best rather than merely good; those faithful to God's call (like the sons of Zadok) receive intimate access to serve Him directly, while the unfaithful settle for lesser roles. Christians should pursue faithfulness as a distinguishing mark of discipleship and devotion to Christ.
13mNCCF Church
Suren Gurivireddy - My Heavenly Father Gives What I Need to Bless Others
Suren Gurivireddy · May 13, 2025 · 13m
Suren Gurivireddy teaches that Christians should continuously depend on God for the resources needed to bless others, using the example of persistent prayer in Luke 11 and the analogy of physical thirst for water to illustrate spiritual hunger for God. He emphasizes that when we lack what we need to give to others—whether spiritually or materially—we should ask God persistently, knowing that our heavenly Father gives generously as much as we need.
25mNCCF Church
Wenhai Pan - Growing in Love for Jesus
Wenhai Pan · May 6, 2025 · 25m
Growing in love for Jesus should be the central goal of every Christian's life, exemplified by Moses who spent intimate time with God and prioritized his relationship with the Lord above all his ministry accomplishments. The speaker challenges believers to examine their own lives and consider how they can deepen their love for Jesus in the next year, using Moses as an example of someone whose close friendship with God sustained and motivated all his leadership and service.
24mNCCF Church
Wenhai Pan - Being Born Again
Wenhai Pan · Apr 15, 2025 · 24m
Being born again requires both repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Repentance means having a change of mind toward sin and turning toward God's kingdom, making Him the king of your heart, while belief in the gospel completes the transformation. Beyond initial conversion, Christians must pursue healthy spiritual growth by seeking purity in personal lives and functioning as active members of a local church body.
23mNCCF Church
Wenhai Pan - God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
Wenhai Pan · Mar 4, 2025 · 23m
God has a wonderful plan for each Christian's life, prepared beforehand for us to walk in. Speaker Wenhai Pan encourages believers—especially youth—to recognize themselves as God's masterpiece and to cooperate with His prepared works through gratitude, faith, and obedience, rather than resisting His will like Jonah did. The Christian life involves first reaching the starting line through repentance and faith, then running the race of good works that God has ordained for us.
6mNCCF Church
Taylor Seaton - Knowing Jesus Firsthand
Taylor Seaton · Jan 14, 2025 · 6m
Taylor Seaton uses the story of Zacchaeus climbing a tree to see Jesus as a metaphor for the importance of having a personal, firsthand encounter with Jesus rather than merely hearing about Him secondhand. He emphasizes that under the New Covenant, all believers—from least to greatest—have direct access to God's presence and the opportunity to know Jesus personally, not just through the testimonies and teachings of others. The goal is to move beyond passive faith based on what others tell us to an active, experiential relationship with Christ.
58mNCCF 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.
44mNCCF Church
Annie Poonen - A Message for Married Sisters
Annie Poonen · Nov 13, 2024 · 44m
Annie Poonen encourages married Christian sisters to maintain a strong vertical relationship with God as their anchor, which allows all other relationships and circumstances to fall into proper perspective. She shares personal reflections on finding joy despite life's troubles, using vivid memories of poor sisters in India and their faith to combat complaining and ingratitude, emphasizing that remembering others' suffering cultivates contentment and enduring faith.
46mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - The Meaning of Repentance
Zac Poonen · Jun 11, 2024 · 46m
Zac Poonen teaches that true spiritual growth requires sensitivity to God's correction and reproof, illustrating how submission to discipline—rather than resistance—positions believers for greater usefulness in God's kingdom. He emphasizes that repentance and faith are inseparable foundations of Christian life, and that most modern preaching neglects the corrective and exhortative content that comprises the bulk of New Testament teaching.
18mNCCF Church
Jeremy Utley - Our Race to Zero
Jeremy Utley · May 6, 2024 · 18m
Jeremy Utley examines Jacob's faith journey in Genesis 32, particularly his wrestling encounter with God. He emphasizes that when facing fear and trials—like Jacob's terror at Esau's approach—believers must anchor themselves in God's promises rather than their own strength, and paradoxically must cling to God through painful circumstances rather than seeking escape, trusting that He uses all trials for their spiritual benefit.
14mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - Being Broken to Be a Nobody
Zac Poonen · Apr 21, 2024 · 14m
Zac Poonen teaches that true spiritual maturity requires brokenness and humility before God. Drawing from the Book of Job, he illustrates how God values a person who recognizes their own nothingness and surrenders their self-justification, rather than someone who relies on their own righteousness or good works. The mark of genuine faith is not external virtue but a broken spirit that daily acknowledges dependence on God and refuses to defend oneself.
7mNCCF Church
Sanjay Poonen - God Can Make the Impossible Possible
Sanjay Poonen · Apr 15, 2024 · 7m
Sanjay Poonen teaches that God empowers believers to accomplish the impossible through submission and faith, using the principle of a lever and fulcrum as a physical metaphor for how divine strength enables weakness. Drawing from Matthew 17 and 11:28-29, he emphasizes that rest comes through taking Jesus's yoke—learning his gentleness and humility—which paradoxically makes the weaker believer strongest, enabling them to overcome obstacles like temptation, peer pressure, and seemingly insurmountable challenges. The church's role is to help one another enter this place of rest and victory through encouragement and spiritual support.
20mNCCF Church
Zac Poonen - The New Covenant Sabbath Rest
Zac Poonen · Apr 15, 2024 · 20m
Zac Poonen explains that the New Covenant Sabbath rest is not merely a day of physical inactivity, but a perpetual state of spiritual peace and trust in God. True Sabbath rest involves freedom from anxiety about the past (through Christ's blood and God's forgiveness), confidence in God's sovereignty and fatherly care for the future, and complete surrender of our will to God's purposes. Believers are called to live in constant rest, free from turmoil caused by circumstances, people, or fear, resting in the assurance that God remembers our sins no more and orchestrates all things for our good.