Where do you go when you want to retreat from everything and everyone? Who do you go to when you wish to be sustained and energised? Go to God! He is the One who will embrace, encourage and lead you onto ways that will give you security and will be a blessing to others. The script for the whole Service can be read here .
Aug 17, 2025•31 min
Headlights are in-built to our cars. It would be very strange to have to install them ourselves if we were going on a journey that involved darkness. In the same way, the Bible is like headlights to help us not fall in ditches in our lives. It is a very practical Book, but we need to read and study it regularly in order to get the most out of it. Jesus takes away the chains that have been placed on us. He sets us free to live for Him and to selflessly bless others. We are all called to be lights...
Aug 10, 2025•30 min
The psalmist stated to God in verse 94,, "I am Yours." At different stages of my life I've been my parents', my own and my wife's. God has the greatest authority and influence in my life, so overarching all parts of my life since 1983 (when I was first gave my life to God) I also declare that, "I am Yours, God!" I do this by wanting to spend time with God, by wanting to base my life on His commands and by realising that I am not my own. Like Joshua proclaimed to the Israelites before he died, "C...
Aug 03, 2025•32 min
A lot of people in our community work really hard for things that don't positively impact their eternal destiny. God + nothing else and nobody else = total abundance in life today and for all of eternity. In this Talk we are reminded that God is our sufficiency, our reward, our portion and our inheritance. Just as God was the sufficiency of all the normal people who lived in Bible times, so He can be the full sufficiency of all the normal people who live in 2025 - including you and me. We are ri...
Jul 27, 2025•33 min
In these three sections of Psalm 119, we see how the Psalmist is passionate for God to act within his life. The writer is keen to obey God, wanting to learn more about the One who continues to inspire and help him. Let us pray that God will help us, by opening our eyes to what He is doing around us and that we will accept His strength and His anointing in our day-to-day lives. The script for the whole Service can be read here ....
Jul 13, 2025•32 min
As we begin a Series of Talks dedicated to the longest Chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119, we remind ourselves of the power and life that the Bible has. God uses the Bible to convict, encourage and liberate us. He has actually breathed into and inspired all of it! The whole Psalm is read by a group of five people from 04:29 to 20:37 and then we discover a little about the form and construction of this particular Psalm before we dwell on the fact that as we read it, meditate on it and study it, so G...
Jul 06, 2025•46 min
In this Talk, we are reminded how indispensable the Bible is in our lives today. People like John Wycliffe and William Tyndale gave their lives to make it easily accessible and understandable for us in the 21st century. However, there are still large numbers of people around the world who do not have a Bible in a language that they understand. The immense work to make this treasure available to everyone in an understandable way continues. You can read the script for the whole Service here ....
Jun 29, 2025•31 min
God is taking action around the world in 2025. His Kingdom of Light is extending and disturbing the status quo. As God raises His banner in Nuneaton and in your life, will you join in the mission that He is leading? Watch what God is doing. Perceive how He is doing something new in the lives of those around you. There are many opportunities to get involved. Let God turn your life upside down and then pray and dream for greater things than you could even imagine. The script for the whole Service ...
Jun 22, 2025•31 min
We all have relationships with people because everyone interacts with others. Some relationships may be more formal like grandma and grandson etc. We didn't choose our family relationships. However, the Bible states in many places that God has chosen you as His son or daughter. Have you actually chosen Him as your Father or do you mess around with your relationship with God? God encourages us to be 'father-like' to everyone we meet. This necessitates us all wearing love as our basic, all-purpose...
Jun 15, 2025•30 min
Just as our King has a personal birthday and an official one, so do we as followers of Jesus. Pentecost is the official birthday of the Church. In this Talk we briefly think about the significance of Pentecost and how remembering and celebrating what happened at that first Pentecost in about 33AD are important, but we also need to expect and receive what God is doing now. More is coming from God to His Church. Let's look around us and declare that 'but....God!' The script for the whole Service c...
Jun 08, 2025•31 min
As we have dialogues with our friends, so let us be expectant that when we spend time sitting with God, that He will speak back to us in creative ways. In this Talk we consider the ways that Hannah, Elijah and Jairus prayed to God. Let's pour out our hearts to God as they did. Let us also rebuild the altars, doing the things that we can do and letting God do what we might consider impossible. The script for the whole Service can be read here ....
Jun 01, 2025•33 min
In this last Talk of this Series we consider what for many of us is an unknown man in 2025. Tychicus was a great friend and supporter of Paul both on his journeys around parts of Europe and whilst he was in prison. Being a servant isn't attractive to many, but it is beautiful to God. Jesus is the greatest servant of all. Let's intentionally serve others at home, at work, at church and wherever we find ourselves. Let's intentionally be friends to others, helping them even when it costs us. Use yo...
May 25, 2025•32 min
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, was generally a good man who wanted to follow God, as well as supporting others in their walk with God. In Exodus 32 we read of a bad incident that involved an idol of a calf. Aaron and the Israelites believed a lie instead of submitting to and following God. In this Talk we consider four lies that might make us less productive in our walk with God. Everyone in the world worships and serves someone or something. Let's decide to make God our focus and honour Him...
May 18, 2025•34 min
We listen to three stories involving two main people (Paul and Ruth). They were both trapped by circumstances. God sorted out their difficulties and changed their lives. These weren't easy times for the people concerned and for those that loved them. However, God had a plan for them and they were able to look to Him for help and tenacity. We can do the same too with God's help, as we intentionally choose to follow Him. You can read the script for the whole Service here ....
May 11, 2025•32 min
The Bible tells us that David was a man after God's own heart. He made some big mistakes, as well as doing good things. He knew that he was known and loved by God though. This overshadowing and protection meant a great deal to David. He certainly had to make amends and ask for forgiveness when he sinned, but these serious incidents didn't need to hold him back from working with and for God. It is exactly the same in our lives. Nothing good nor bad need hold us back from being with God. We are kn...
May 04, 2025•30 min
Abraham (Abram) had to make many choices as to whether to follow God or just have idols in his life. Being obedient to God wasn't always easy, but Abraham tried to be faithful and obedient to what God was telling him to do. God is calling us to trust Him too. We need to let go of things like pride, disobedience, disbelief and sin. What is the condition of your heart? What is your response when God has spoken to you? You can read the script for the whole Service here ....
Apr 27, 2025•22 min
God is at work. He was at work with Nicodemus, a pharisee, when He went to speak privately to Jesus. Less than three years later Nicodemus would provide the equivalent in weight of spices of over thirty bags of sugar, as he and Joseph of Arimathea annointed Jesus' dead body before putting it in the tomb. God is also at work in you and those around you. No barrier is too big or solid to stop God's work. Will you join in with God's mission wherever He leads you? Take God's light and love to others...
Apr 20, 2025•34 min
Peter, that well-known fisherman and disciple of Jesus, like us had many decisions to make about whether he would intentionally follow Jesus or not. In this Talk we briefly look at seven incidents in his life and are encouraged to fully give ourselves to God. Society tells us that in any instance in our life we need to be independent and give lots of energy and time to something as we'll either sink or swim. The Bible contradicts this. It is not a problem to sink, swim, walk, leap or limp in our...
Apr 13, 2025•31 min
At the beginning of this Series of Talks, we remind ourselves that whilst we do need special touches from God, we also need to be indwelt with the Holy Spirit and that we need to be intentional with God in the way that we live our lives. Let's become very familiar with God so that we recognise when God speaks and then take definite action. Over the next seven weeks we shall look at various characters from the Bible who had to decide whether to follow God in their normal lives or not. We have to ...
Apr 06, 2025•31 min
Lent is a wonderful time of preparation for accepting Jesus - His commands and His desires. In life we might be prepared for big events, but are we always prepared for small or unwelcome things? In this Talk we are reminded that we should live in humility, casting all our problems and anxieties (of whatever size) to God. Sometimes this might involve prayer and counselling over a period. Let's be ready before we need to be in our lives. The best way to do this to to actively and intentionally see...
Mar 30, 2025•30 min
God plainly says to us all, "Come to Me and learn from Me." As full-time followers of God we endeavour to meet with Him each day - simply to be with Him. Through the years we have all created routines for our Quiet Times with God that seem to work for us. In February 2025 many people in NCF's congregation filled in questionnaires as to what they actually do with their daily private time with God. This Talk contains several references to the results of this research, as well as encouragement and ...
Mar 23, 2025•33 min
Do we come to Jesus openly or do we count on Him where other peoiple don't realise? There is no need to hide that we need God in our lives. Let's rely openly on God and enter into new life through Him. You can read the script for the whole Service here .
Mar 16, 2025•20 min
Jesus came to bring reconciliation to our Heavenly Father. He paid a very real penalty to enable this to happen. We too are called to be ambassadors of reconciliation. Matt shares a little of what he and his family will soon be doing, but challenges us to bring reconcilation to the situations around us that need that. We are all meant to bring that deep shalom peace to everyone we meet. You can read the script for the whole Service here ....
Mar 09, 2025•27 min
In this Talk we are informed about the work of Mercy Ships around the world. They currently have two ships and there are many ways that we can get involved. The speaker refers to an excellent video that gives more information. You can watch it here . The script for the whole Service can be read here .
Mar 02, 2025•31 min
God calls us to be holy. We should dedicate our lives to serve Him. We hear Exodus 3:1-14 read and remember that on a mundane and ordinary day for Moses, God arrived and made it a pivotal day for him. God could use Moses because he was generally humble, was curious and kept looking. May we too respond well as God calls us to work with Him. We ended the Series by taking parts of six psalms to commit our lives to God. You can read the script for the whole Service here ....
Feb 23, 2025•33 min
God calls us Saints - people set apart for a special purpose. A people living exclusively for God. What an honour! As set apart people, we are called to look after our neighbour and to give of ourselves, even to strangers. Focusing on Jesus let's decide to let go of the burdens we shouldn't be carrying. God will help us as we decide to do this. He is our Shepherd. The script for the whole Service can be read here ....
Feb 16, 2025•31 min
As full-time followers of Jesus we are part of easily the largest army in the world, with God as our commander. Just as normal soldiers work and serve under the authority of higher ranked officers, so we need to do the same. We need to live under God's authority, following and obeying His plans and instructions. How often do we live under our own authority though - preferring to make our own rules up and only associating with God when it works to our benefit? Being set apart for God, means that ...
Feb 09, 2025•29 min
We are called to be set apart for God. As we increasingly fear God in a positive and healthy way, so we are more able to live for God and serve Him with an abandoned devotion. The script for the whole Service can be read here .
Feb 02, 2025•29 min
Trust! Remember! Listen! Recognise! Run to! Proverbs 3:1-12 has several imperative verbs for us to obey. At the heart of Christianity is a relationship with God. We shouldn't try to cheapen our devotion to God by turning what we do with and for God as simply a series of tasks to tick off each day. Let's press in to God and actively call to mind who He is and what He has already accomplished. Let's ask for His strength to remove us from the unhelpful ruts we have in our thoughts and actions. God'...
Jan 26, 2025•31 min
As full-time followers of Jesus, we are on a pilgrimage. We need correct attitudes and excellent resources to help us stay close to our holy God. Clean hands and a pure heart are the fundamentals. Psalm 139:23,24 is a wonderful prayer to regularly pray to God, as we ask for His help on this adventure. Let's actively befriend holiness and be set apart for God. Let us let God consume us as we walk with Him. The script for the whole Service can be read here ....
Jan 19, 2025•34 min