In the early days of school, church, and business closings, NSCBC hosted its first virtual all-church meeting. We reflected on how we were experiencing the disruptions. In just a few weeks, the pandemic was already revealing our vulnerabilities. We reviewed early job loss data and public health information suggesting where
Daniel Facing the Beasts
Passage: Daniel 1:1–21 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sermon0913.mp4 Sermon Summary Most of the Bible was written by and for a people “in exile”—people living among a culture that didn’t share its basic beliefs, values, or outlook on the world—and today, as well it can feel like we’re living
Passage: Acts 6:7-15; 7:54-8:3 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sermon0906.mp4 Sermon Summary Gospel movements advance as God works through hardship. We need to come to grips, then, with the fact that we will face hardships. The early church faced both internal and external hardships, a reality well illustrated in
The following blog post originally appeared on Clove Island Life with Tom and Megan, the blog of our World Partners serving the islands off the coast of Africa. Does it ever seem like talking about your faith is like walking through a minefield? There seems to be so many topics
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Passage: Acts 4:32-37 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sermon0830.mp4 Sermon Summary Gospel movements happen when God’s church witnesses to Him powerfully. The early church witnessed compellingly to God’s reality because it had both an orthodoxy of doctrine and an orthodoxy of community. The early church’s witness, therefore, included
Passage: Acts 4:23-31 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sermon0823.mp4 Sermon Summary Gospel movements are marked by kingdom-advancing prayer.  The prayer life of the early church made them unique in their day, and if we want to see a gospel movement on the North Shore, we too need to
Passage: Acts 2:1-13 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sermon0816.mp4 Sermon Summary In a gospel movement, God moves through every one of his ordinary, yet Spirit-filled people. In ancient societies, people would build temples on high places, and these temples acted like “hotspots” of God’s presence on earth—places where
Passage: Acts 1:1-11 Guide for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection https://nscbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sermon0809.mp4 Sermon Summary Our church’s vision is to “see a gospel movement on the North Shore.” The book of Acts describes the first gospel movement, as God used the early church to powerfully extend Christ’s kingdom beyond Jerusalem, into Judea,