NMC Audio Podcast

Common to each of us is the experience of comparison. And if you’ve ever disqualified yourself from something (either publicly or privately), your reasons likely stem from seeing yourself not as good as ______________. (You fill in the blank.) But we are invited to much more than the habit of personal/early disqualification. Today’s snapshot of Moses at Mount Sinai is filled with encouragement for those moments we want to back away from what is coming our way.

Life is full of highs, lows, and everything in between. Moses, one of the key figures of the Old Testament, gives us access to his story, both the highs and the lows. Do you see your story in his story? Stuck between different worlds, Moses is faced with a decision. To what or whom will he identify himself with and how will that affect every part of his life? 

In Romans 12, God gives us a clear picture of what Christians should look like at the root level. If you’re ready to move from “in” to “all in,” then you’re ready to become a Romans 12 Christian. God is willing to go deeper and grow you into a real disciple. Are you ready?

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Chip Ingram is the teaching pastor and CEO of Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry. A pastor for over thirty years, Chip is the author of many books, including "Holy Ambition," "Discover Your True Self," "True Spirituality," "The Real God," and "The Invisible War." Chip and his wife Theresa have four grown children and twelve grandchildren and live in California.

An in-depth look at Psalm 16 and how David’s own words mirror our Christian experience today.

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Garrett is the Prayer and Teaching Pastor at Asbury Church in Madison, AL. With a background in itinerant speaking and college campus ministry, Garrett is passionate about multi-generational spiritual awakening through prayer. Outside of ministry, his hobbies include reading fiction, eating Mexican food, exercising, and watching the MCU.

God desires for us to move towards holiness and closeness to Jesus. How do we feel empowered to continue chasing after Jesus, especially when it seems difficult or He feels far away? What sin may be slowing down our momentum? Hebrews 12 gives us practical steps to follow Jesus more closely every single day.

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Rodney was elected President of the Missionary Church in 2023. He has been a credentialed minister in the denomination since 2009 when he planted OneLife Church in Knoxville, TN. Rodney is passionate about the multiplication of disciples, churches, and networks (both locally and internationally) and developing the next generation of leaders to lead Kingdom expansion in unique and creative ways.

Jesus has come, not only to set us free from the guilt of sin, but to save us from the shame of sin. Chris Bounds preaches on the debilitating problem of shame and how Christ has come to set us free from it. 

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Chris is a Professor of Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary. Before teaching at Asbury, he taught for more than a decade in the School of Theology and Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University. He’s an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, where he served as an associate and senior pastor for eight years. Chris and his wife Tamara have two children.

Who am I? This is one of the greatest questions that we will ask in this life. Where do you draw your identity from? We have many different forms of identifying who we are based on relationships, occupation, education, race, religion, interests and so on and so forth. But at your very core, who are you?

Love is a fashionable word. We hear it repeatedly in music, in poetry, in the Scriptures, and even when eating our favorite pizza. If repetition helps get a point across, John is definitely trying to get our attention and educate us about love—true love. God is love, but what about us?

The wise sage, John, abruptly ends his letter to the church. His final words are short and to the point. He tells the beloved disciples of Jesus to keep themselves from idols. That’s it. Why would John choose to finish his letter that is full of assurances in such a way?