Following Jesus takes us beyond our comfort zone -- we were put in our neighborhood, workplace, home for a reason. As followers of Jesus, we were always meant to CHANGE THE WORLD - bring transformation and the things of Jesus to people around us.

As followers of Jesus and as a part of NCC, we are defined by a few specific qualities -- one of those is that JOY IS SEEN IN WHO WE ARE.

Joy comes from the Lord not our circumstance and is a key part of following him.

Following Jesus means that we cannot stay still - we will keep growing and giving and looking more like Jesus. As a church, we are committed to keep moving forward and being obedient as God leads us.

God has created us for community -- to live life with others not just alone. This defines who we are as followers of Jesus and especially who we are as a part of New Community Church.

Who is New Community Church -- as a part of this community, we take on these foundational statements of culture called DECLARATIONS. These declarations define who we are as a people and owning our spiritual growth for ourselves is a big one! How do we do that and what does that look like?

Good and Evil. How do we know what's good? What do we learn about this in the Bible? Deciding what's good and what's not has been a point of conflict between humans and God from the very beginning -- let's see what God's word has to say about it.

How easy is it to disregard our unique talents and gifts! Comparing ourselves to other people and listening to voices tell us were no good can derail us from seeing the unique gifts that God has given us.

To follow Jesus takes a lot of faith - to trust in something we can't yet see. We use faith all the time in our daily lives and it's up to us where we put that faith - why would we put our faith in God?

The movie Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse helps us set the stage for what God wants to share about faith in our lives.

When we forget 'who we are' we can hurt ourselves and even those around us. It's so important that we remember our identity in Christ as that will define our entire lives and the health of those around us.

At NCC we want to be focused on THE ONE like Jesus. Jesus teaches us to care for the one lost sheep and look out for them. We want to be focused on how we can engage with those who don't know Jesus.