This Weekend at NCCA
We will be led by the Holy Spirit and worship God.
Membership Class Schedule
Date Class 6/13/10 Reconciling Homosexuality and Christianity 6/20/10 The Importance of Spiritual Covering 6/27/10 The Tenant of NCCA Member Highlight
Sandy Partridge
Q: What brought you to NCCA? Tell us a little about your experience.
A: I have been at NCCA since Mother's Day 2005. I had seen the ad in David magazine and, after spending an evening going through the website, finally visited. I had been going to a Baptist church, but finally got tired of listening to the anti-gay rhetoric this pastor was known for. I got to the point where I told God that I was for Him and with Him, but just could not continue to go to this church. Finding NCCA has allowed me to worship without fear or condemnation.Q: Tell us about your involvement in the ministries at NCCA. What made you choose these ministries?
A: I am involved in the Audio Visual ministry. I started out helping set up
chairs for the Sunday morning service when we were meeting at Knights of
Columbus on Buford Highway, and now I am the team lead for the sound ministry.Q: What is the vision, purpose and responsibility of your ministry? Who is involved in your ministry?
A: We are the ones that take the worship and teachings and then present it to the congregation in a clear and balanced experience. In doing this, we help the congregation join in the worship and the understanding of the message being delivered. We are also the ones that provide the audio for any other event in the church like weddings, seminars, luncheons, etc. Please see me if you have an upcoming event and would like to use the sound system.
Currently, our regular team members are Katie Conner, Kevin Smith, Scott Hebert, Anna Dausner and me.
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.
