Episodios

  • The Elephant in the Room - Part 5: "Race & Racism"

    The Elephant in the Room - Part 5: "Race & Racism"
    Nov 23 2025
    Skye Jethani from the "Holy Post" podcast tells a story of a congregant who believed Martin Luther King's famous quote, "9:00 a.m. on a Sunday is the most segregated hour in America," was actually a good thing.

    When asked to explain himself, he pointed to Revelation 7 where every tongue, tribe and nation was gathered around the throne of God. He saw it as every "tongue, tribe and nation" gathered in their own segregated sections.

    Whether this was ignorance or a deliberate misreading of Scripture, it wouldn't be the first time that those in the Church have used Bible passages out of context to justify some of the most grievous sins against God and His Children.

    So let's have a frank discussion about race.
    Where did all these shades of skin colour emerge?
    Isn't this just a USA problem?
    Why saying "I don't even SEE colour" may not be as noble as you think it is.
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  • The Elephant in the Room - Part 4: "How To Leave a Church Well"

    The Elephant in the Room - Part 4: "How To Leave a Church Well"
    Nov 16 2025
    Most of you reading this have had to CHOOSE a local Church at some point. And possibly, for some reason or another, also had to transition to a different Church at some point.

    Well, like most things in life, there is an honourable way, a noble way, a Godly way... as well as... an immature way, a worldly way and a wrong way.

    Maybe you don't think this applies to you (and maybe it doesn't... yet!), but in a world of "quiet quitting", "ghosting" and all kinds of conflict avoidance, there are numerous principles and applications for ALL the relationships in your life.
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  • The Elephant in the Room - Part 3: "Gender"

    The Elephant in the Room - Part 3: "Gender"
    Nov 9 2025
    A generation ago, sermons on gender focused on roles in the home and church. Today the questions are far more complex: identity, dysphoria, transitioning, and what it means to be male or female. This message takes an honest, biblical look at the big cultural elephant in the room.
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  • The Elephant in the Room - Part 2: "A Christian Response to the LGBTQ+ Community"

    The Elephant in the Room - Part 2: "A Christian Response to the LGBTQ+ Community"
    Nov 2 2025
    It would be disingenuous if in this series we did not address one of the largest "elephants in the room"... A Christian response to the LGBTQ+ community.

    And fair warning - there may be different segments of our congregation who will be expecting one thing but come away disappointed.

    Some might be expecting a berating of this community; a "punching down" of sorts that will shame and judge them, with the bottom line message of "Either shape up or ship out".
    Those folks will be disappointed.

    Some might be expecting an accommodation to the new cultural norms of unquestioning affirmation for the sake of not offending anyone.
    Those folks will be disappointed as well.

    What you WILL get is an honest and vulnerable talk on how we see the Bible speak into this topic. A Bible that doesn't create a binary between truth and love. As well as verses that don't speak to 5-7% of the population but literally to each and every one of us. NAC has traditional beliefs around sexuality and marriage, but the Bible also calls us to to show authentic love and hospitality to everyone, so how do we exist in that tension?

    No matter your position on this issue, we believe there is something here for everyone.
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  • The Elephant in the Room - Part 1: "Artificial Intelligence"

    The Elephant in the Room - Part 1: "Artificial Intelligence"
    Oct 26 2025
    AI can learn, create, and imitate, but it cannot bear God’s image.
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  • Forty to Forever - Part 4: Looking BACK to move FORWARD

    Forty to Forever - Part 4: Looking BACK to move FORWARD
    Oct 19 2025
    Ever wonder why the Bible keeps telling us to REMEMBER, yet also encourages us to look ahead with hope?

    How do we hold onto what God has done without getting stuck in the past? And what simple, real ways can we keep His faithfulness alive as we step into what's next?

    After 40 years as a church and 40 days of focused prayer, we close this series talking about the tension: how memory anchors us, but also how Jesus is “making all things new”, creating a fresh future out of even the most broken past.
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  • Healing in an Age of Skepticism

    Healing in an Age of Skepticism
    Oct 12 2025
    Last week Pastor Jonathan shared both a desire and really a "Holy Discontent" about the kind of Church we would like to be in the NEXT 40 years. We talked about the priority of Discipleship and how much harder it is to disciple people today with cultural forces and modern society seemingly working against it.

    In a serendipitous overlap this week, we'll talk about our desire to have NAC be a place of healing. But what is it about our generation, location, and mindset that we put our "faith" in almost every other strategy, scheme, or science BEFORE we consider seeking God?

    Could it be we need to UN-learn some things?
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  • Who (or WHAT) is discipling YOU?

    Who (or WHAT) is discipling YOU?
    Oct 5 2025
    As we celebrate 40 years as a church, we reflect on the discipleship that has shaped us. But the world is changing rapidly. In a culture dominated by the internet, fake news and gratification, are we equipped to face the next 40 years?

    How can we stay true to our mission of making disciples in an age where information overload threatens authentic connection with God?
    What does it mean to hunger and thirst for Jesus in a world that promises quick fixes and easy answers?
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