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
Shannon Rowe
Q: What brought you to NCCA? Tell us a little about your experience.
A: I first came to NCCA on August 12, 2001 with Ed and Pastor Brian Grizzle in search of a church home. I have been a member since January 9, 2006, and was baptized on January 23, 2006.Q: Tell us about your involvement in the ministries at NCCA. What made you choose these ministries?
A: I have been a member of the choir from January 2006-September 2006 and again from 2008 until April 2010 when I decided to take a break. I have taken part in Childrens Church since March 2009. I enjoy watching the kids learn different things about the Bible and how they react to it. Most recently I joined Covenant Care Ministry in June 2010. In joining this ministry, I felt that in the past I had been in the situation where I just needed someone to listen, and now I feel that I am at the point in life where I can help others.
Pastor Randy's Blog
Overcoming Temptations
We all have them, temptations. We all struggle with them. We sometimes give in to them. The enemy is perpetually out to get us to stumble and sin. His reasons for doing this are apparent:
-He tried to take over heaven, he failed, and was cast down to earth (Isa. 14:12-17)
-He tried to take over earth by tempting Adam and Eve; he succeeded (Genesis 3 / 2 Cor. 4:4)
-Jesus came and took back over, and gave the keys of authority in the spirit-earth-realm back to us (Matthew 16:19 / John 14:13-14)
-Now, Satan tries to take back over the earth-spirit realm by tempting us to submit to his authority.How did Jesus overcome temptations? There was one, primary way that He overcame – THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD (Matthew 4:1-11). Every time Satan threw a temptation at Jesus, Jesus fired back with Scriptures. Jesus was not acting as God here; Jesus was acting as a man, fully tempted and fully able to succumb to the temptation. And since He was able to overcome, He now lives His life through us (Gal. 2:20). So, it is vital for us to get His Word into our hearts through study and meditation, daily, in the Word.
Remember this powerful passage – “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11 NLT). The Word contains within it the seed-power to transform our hearts into victorious hearts.
I encourage you today, as you are reading through the New Testament, don’t just passively read it. Take time to meditate on it. Take time to look at it, think about it, and visualize it. Listen to the Holy Spirit as you read and allow Him to speak to you through the life of Jesus and the revelation of God He is to the world and to you personally.
