NBCC Podcast

In this message, we are called to love one another as a “Jesus First” church. This means our highest loyalty is to His command to love, rising above our political parties and cultural tribes.

We can do this by engaging in both personal and interpersonal practices. Personally, empowered by the Holy Spirit, we develop the capacity to love, the character to endure, and the spiritual "muscle" to follow Jesus. Interpersonally, we treat the neighbor, the stranger, and the enemy with the love we have cultivated personally.

Love actually "works”: it is effective, it heals, and it changes things where politics and coercion fail. But love is also "work”: it requires the interpersonal practices of the Jesus Way. Who will we choose to love at NBCC?

This message centers on Pilate’s question—“Which Jesus do you want?”—challenging us to examine the versions of Jesus we often create to fit our own desires, whether for power, success, comfort, or control. It reveals how, like the crowd, we can be influenced by self-interest and distorted faith, yet reminds us of the stunning truth: Jesus took our place in a great exchange of love, dying for us while we were still sinners and rising again so we could live transformed. In response, we’re invited to trust the real Jesus, receive His sacrificial love, and follow His way by choosing to love others beyond every divide.

Pastor Hurmon brings together the heart of everything we've been practicing these past 40 days — Sabbath, solitude, prayer, fasting, and scripture — with two powerful callings that complete the journey: community and witness. Using the simple yet profound invitation "Come and see for yourself," Pastor Hurmon reminds us that growing closer to Jesus isn't a solo journey. It happens in faithful, grace-filled communities where our stories — the messy, broken, and redeemed parts — are heard, honored, and woven into something greater. Whether you're a longtime follower or someone quietly asking "Who is Jesus, really?", this message is for you. Come and see for yourself.

This week’s message highlights the power of memorizing Scripture as a foundational practice for spiritual growth, showing how intentionally internalizing God’s Word—modeled by Jesus—transforms our minds, strengthens our faith, and equips us to navigate every moment with truth and clarity.

In this 4th message of our “Becoming” series, Pastor Hurmon helps us to deepen our understanding of the spiritual practice of fasting. This sermon explores how abstaining from food helps us to offer ourselves more fully to God. When we experience a deep hunger, we sharpen our spiritual discernment, increase our compassion, and create new space for the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. Whether you are seeking a deeper connection with Jesus or looking for a way to intensify your prayers with greater impact, this message offers powerful steps to increase your engagement with God and his rewards.

This message focusses on the practice of prayer in our lives. Prayer was a vital path of Jesus’ earthly life, demonstrating how we can navigate the most difficult moments of our lives. Prayer is possible because God is relational. Sometimes, we struggle to pray because we don't believe it will make a difference, we don’t feel worthy, or we don’t slow down long enough. But our prayers are always answered with either a yes, no, or wait. Always, but especially when we are stuck, we should ask God what to pray for. After listening, we can ask for help, give thanks, or open our eyes to the wonder of God so our hearts don’t grow numb.

Consider taking 15 minutes to pray each day during this fasting season!

In this week's message, we discuss the importance of solitude as a way to come closer to God and find peace in a chaotic world. Following the example set by Jesus Christ, we learn that solitude is a habitual practice that requires creating a space and a place for God, where we block out the world and listen to His voice. Our solitude requires us to train ourselves to put our relationship with God first, create a special space for that relationship, to quiet our own internal voices and hear the voice of God, which provides guidance to us.

In this message, we are encouraged to practice taking a Sabbath Day and engaging in the delights of our lives on that day. In a world that won't stop, God has a strategy for pressured people, taking a day of rest. A Sabbath Day provides us with liberation to fill our souls with joy. Let us together take a Sabbath Day during this PF40 season!

In this final message in our Faith@Work series, Pastor Hurmon Hamilton invites us to think about how our faith shows up in our jobs and at home, not just at church or in holy places. He asks us important questions: How does your faith appear in your daily life? What does it really mean to let God guide us in the small moments—at work, during family meals, and in all we do? Today’s message illustrates how we can be distinguished by how we love and show our faith flowing through us in our everyday actions. When we remember that we serve a God that loves with grace, we demonstrate that it is not about being flawless; rather, it’s about being faithful. It’s about allowing others to catch glimpses of Jesus through our actions and decisions.

Special guest speaker, Kim Anthony, reminds us that no matter which circumstances we find ourselves in, God sees us and He has a plan for us. God does not make mistakes. We are of great value to the world: God created us on purpose for a purpose.

We are also encouraged to forgive those we need to forgive in our lives. Forgiveness is the Christlike thing to do, setting us free from the past. Choose a life of purpose and embrace forgiveness today!