Kevan and Jessi Turner's family commit to NCCF

Kevan and Jessi TurnerDecember 14, 202011mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Kevan and Jessi Turner Title: Kevan and Jessi Turner's family commit to NCCF Date: 12/13/2020 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The speakers share their personal journeys of coming to a deeper understanding of their relationship with God, moving beyond mere cultural Christianity. They emphasize that true faith requires personal ownership, repentance, and surrender to Christ, recognizing that self-effort is insufficient. They find ongoing support and grounding at NCCF, which continually directs them back to the feet of Jesus.

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Taking ownership of faithGrowing up in a Christian family made believing in Jesus feel automatic, but eventually everyone must take personal ownership of their relationship with God.

Realizing the true meaning of graceAfter learning what real grace and repentance meant through a Bible setting, she realized she could not just fit God into her own self-made life.

Coming to a point of surrenderCrying out to God in her car, she surrendered her futile attempts to choose the right path in her own flesh, allowing God to finally help her.

Finding a home at NCCFAfter past wandering and searching for the wrong things, NCCF continually brings her back to the feet of Jesus where she belongs.

Chasing shadows instead of the lightFacing the light of Jesus began only after realizing that chasing worldly shadows of status, relationships, and money left him empty.

Heartbreak in relationships and engineeringPursuing relationships to cure insecurity led to heartbreak, and failing out of college in his engineering pursuit led to a web of lies and despair.

Committing works to the LordAfter realizing his worldly identity was pointless, he decided to face the light and commit his works to the Lord.

Repentance and baptismHumbing himself and moving back with his parents, he was baptized for the forgiveness of sins and found strength in his weaknesses.

Navigating trials and church disappointmentsTurning to God brought spiritual warfare and exposed man-made constructs in other ministries marked by pride, lack of accountability, and self-seeking leadership.

Returning to the simplicity of ChristAmidst past frustrations, God brought their family back to the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ at NCCF.

Becoming a zero so Christ becomes everythingLearning new covenant teachings at NCCF emphasizes becoming a zero so that Christ can become everything.

Praising God for 2020 trialsTrials throughout the year 2020, including the birth of their daughter Ava, stripped away pride and deepened their fellowship with the NCCF family.

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