This Weekend at NCCA
We will be led by the Holy Spirit and worship God.
Membership Class Schedule
Date Class 8/1/10 The Tenants of NCCA 8/8/10 Reconciling Homosexuality and Christianity 8/15/10 The Importance of Spiritual Covering 8/22/10 The Tenants of NCCA Member Highlight
Leslie Reece
Q: What brought you to NCCA? Tell us a little about your experience.
A: Lisa and I were regular attendees of a small church plant in North Forsyth County where we led praise and worship. God began calling us to worship Him in truth and, although we had no idea where to go or what to do, we knew the time for change was nearing.
One evening while looking through a David Magazine, we saw an ad for New Covenant. It took us both by surprise and, although I wasn’t excited about driving to Atlanta to visit a church that not only accepted gay people but seemed to be managed by gay people, I knew I must go. I thought the church would be all accepting of all sort of behaviors. But, I went because it was important to Lisa and not much to my surprise, decided I would never go back.
Of course, as you know, I did return and haven’t left since. That was 5 years ago.Q: Tell us about your involvement in the ministries at NCCA. What made you choose these ministries?
A: We are both on the praise team. We chose this ministry because it chose us. It only makes sense that with God giving us this gift, we would want to use it to praise and entertain Him. We were waiting for the opportunity to join the team when Apostle Randy asked us to step up. He felt the church needed more female presence. At the time, there were only about a half of dozen women in the church.
The praise team consisted of a handful of singers and an electric piano. Any song needing anything more was done with a soundtrack. We soon added the acoustic guitar and an electric drum machine (which had to be programmed for each song). Finally, the news began to spread that there was a drummer who was willing to join the team. Suddenly musicians with their instruments began to step up and take their places on the platform. During a conversation one Saturday after practice, our leader mentioned how much he would like to add an electric guitar and bass guitar. I said “ok, I will give it a try” and haven’t looked back. It has been so much fun and is such a blessing to be a part of this team. I hope and pray it brings great joy to our Great God. He said He takes delight in us – may we delight Him in such a powerful and praiseful way!
We are now looking forward to our work with the currently forming women’s ministry. I never thought God would call me for anything – much less a ministry outside of music. When Apostle Randy asked us a few years ago to step up and be a female presence in the church, little did we know that several years later, we would be used to serve and lead those women who were drawn in. I feel so blessed and although my obedience is often an issue, my heart is in love with God.Pastor Randy's Blog
Burn, burn, burn... Catch on fire... Revival Fire Falls
I was 16 years old – I’d been baptized in the Holy Ghost for 2 years, and had been born again for 6 years. I was with a group of friends, at a tent revival in Tifton, GA. I sat under that old tent and just wept seeking God, to Know Him, to understand His Ways… My prayer was, God reveal yourself to me, show me who YOU are, let me know you…
At 16, that passion burned so hard and so bright in my heart that I wasn’t willing to let anything put it out. I wanted to know God.
At 39, I find myself sitting in the sanctuary, crying out, “GOD, I WANT TO KNOW YOU, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR WAYS, SHOW ME WHO YOU ARE, LET ME KNOW YOU…” And suddenly I have a flashback to when I was 16 and realize, the same fire that burned then, burns now. His Presence that burned the image of His Face into my heart is all I’m seeking. I want to grow up in Him, to know Him more than anyone or anything else.
I share all of this because in the 30 or so years I’ve been pursuing God’s Awesome, Overwhelming, Miraculous Presence, here are just a few thoughts that have been fused to my soul about this fire:
It costs everything – personal desires, plans, purposes, everything…
It consumes the soul and devastates willfulness, and selfishness
It doesn’t destroy individuality, but sanctifies it, and makes “who He created us to be more alive, more real.”
It can only be fueled through
An unstoppable prayer life
An insatiable hunger for the Word
A “Face-down” worship life
A Hungry Heart
A Faithful, Consistent Heart that remains steady, no matter what
By no means have I attained all this, but it’s what I’ve learned about the Fire of His Presence. Today, I’m encouraged to seek Him more than ever, i want Him to use all of us to help encourage believers to seek Him with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength.Let’s allow Him to consume us with His awesome Presence. Where you are, right now, ask Him to increase the desire for His Presence, draw near to Him in this moment, and he will draw near to you.
This was just on my mind as I finished my day. I’ve prayed, sought His face, conquored a migraine, cried at a few difficult conversations, laughed at a few funny events, all the while, living this life of Revival Culture, desiring God more than anything else, living with both feet on earth, and both hands in heaven, dragging, through prayer, God’s plans and purposes into my life and prayerfully the life of others through prayer and declaring, “Your Kingdom Come and Your Will Be Done ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN."
