This Weekend at NCCA
We will be led by the Holy Spirit and worship God.
Membership Class Schedule
Date Class 6/6/10 The Tenants of NCCA 6/13/10 Reconciling Homosexuality and Christianity 6/20/10 The Importance of Spiritual Covering 6/27/10 The Tenant of NCCA Member Highlight
Anna Dausner
Q: What brought you to NCCA? Tell us a little about your experience.
A: Three years ago, I ventured out to the service at Knights of Columbus. My friends Jesse and Devon had been telling me about the church and it sounded like something I wanted to check out. I was raised Catholic so I didn't know what to expect, but I knew what I was used to. Pastor Johnny did "This is my Bible" with his pink bible and I didn't know what to think about it. I went back one more time but didn't feel like it was where I was supposed to be. Devon never stopped asking me to go with her, but I always had an excuse. A year and a half ago, I was invited to The Christmas show because Jesse was going to be in it. I was only going to go to support a friend. A month before, I had a breakup that left me really wanting to find a church home. I wanted to find my way back. Finding a church had been heavy on my heart for a long time but I wasn't planning on joining New Covenant. Janackeh sang the song "Hallelujah" during the show and I decided to join that day. I've been back ever since.Q: Tell us about your involvement in the ministries at NCCA. What made you choose these ministries?
A: I'm involved with First Day, Audio/Visual, Fire Institute and Deliverance Training. It started with Audio/Visual because I wanted to be involved but not be up in front of everyone. I like to work behind the scenes. I joined First Day because I've always taken photographs. When there was a need for it at the church, it just seemed to be the logical thing to do. Again, it was behind the scenes so I was comfortable. Fire Institute was all God. I still don't really know how I got into that ministry. I love it because I feel like I'm learning so much and I know it's going to help train me for the other ministries I'm involved in. It's like being in college again! I joined the Deliverance Training class to be able to help people that may have gone through the same struggles I've gone through. Sometimes it just helps to have someone listen who's been there. Deliverance is such an amazing feeling, when you just let God take it over.
Pastor Randy's Blog
A Word from God-Sustaining Personal Revival and Staying Passionate for God
I want to give you some strategies for maintaining revival and sustaining growth. Hosea 6:3 says for you to “press” to know me. Son, this “pressing” is almost passive. My children must be ready at all times and in all places to grow inwardly quiet, to set aside times to simply sit and wait, to listen, to wait on me and receive direction. The mere act of “waiting” and “growing still and quiet” is a part of the act of “pressing” to know me. This simple act of listening and being sensitive to me will create an internal fire of pursuit. You will begin to taste and see that I am good as you crave me and hunger for me. The struggle comes when overcoming the fallen mind’s desire to be louder than my voice. The mind must be renewed by the Word. My Word will silence the fallen mind’s distractions and noise. It will take time, but keep in mind, it took time and years for your mind to become noisy concerning the cares of life. It will take time to develop a mind that is easy to quiet before me, but through the daily study of the Word, it will happen.
When you go into prayer, be cautious that you don’t religiously jump into praying. Grow quiet first. Listen for my direction. There will be some days where I just want you to sit and listen to me. There will be some days where I want both of us to be quiet and enjoy each other’s presence. There will be some days where I will completely inundate your times with Me with the study of the Word. There will be some days when I want you to intercede for others, some days when I want you to pray in the Spirit continually, and some days when I want you to simply worship. Most days I will want you to experience elements of all these things, but in order to sustain personal and thus corporate revival and growth, listening to Me is completely the priority. I will tell you what you need to do in your times of devotion.
My priority for you is for you to know me. Never lose sight of the fact that I have created you for myself; I have created you for my own plans and my own purposes.
