A Rare Jewel
In yesterday's message, I quoted from an old book called The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, published in 1648 and written by...
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Pastor Josh
- Nov 10, 2023
- 4 min
Some Thoughts on the Passage of Ohio Issues 1 & 2
Two constitutional amendments were recently passed in our state. The first of these expands and secures the right to abort unborn...
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Pastor Josh
- Nov 23, 2022
- 1 min
Psalm 100 ~ A Psalm for Giving Thanks
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! I pray it is a time of rest, rejoicing, and reflection. Today at our Midweek Worship meetings (aka "Flock"), we...
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Pastor Josh
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
Praying the Creed
NCF is going through the Apostles' Creed at our midweek meetings. This past week, we spent time on the first article: "I believe in God...
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Scott Marsh
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
A Restful Vacation
I have spoken with several people over the last couple of months who have been on or are planning to go on vacation. The general feeling...
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Pastor Josh
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Groaning for Justice
The other day I noticed a new bird nest in one of our apple trees. Curious, I climbed up a step ladder to take a photo of the eggs...
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Pastor Josh
- May 17, 2020
- 13 min
Worship at Home
Note: This blog post is from our brother, Scott. Knowing that he has had a lot of experience with worship at home (both as a child and...
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Pastor Josh
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Created for Community
Genesis 2:18 is a jarring verse. Up until Genesis 2:18, God’s judgment was that His creation was “good…good…good.” But then, suddenly,...
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Pastor Josh
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Some Help in Reading Leviticus
This past Sunday, our journey through the Pentateuch brought us to Leviticus. In that message, I encouraged the listeners to read...
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Pastor Josh
- Mar 20, 2020
- 4 min
Are These the Last Days?
There's a global pandemic. People are dying, and economies are shutting down. A locust plague is moving across East Africa and South...
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Pastor Josh
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Church Giving
We're all dealing with dramatic changes to our daily life right now. Many of our habits have been interrupted, and our plans are being...
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Pastor Josh
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Saint Patrick's Day 2020
Today's blog post is about St. Patrick's Day. You can find a podcast Wes and I worked on here. Today's also a good day to read The...
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Pastor Josh
- Mar 16, 2020
- 3 min
What Do We Know
Today is March 16, 2020... you know, given the current state of things, writing out the date like that brings to my mind that movie...
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Pastor Josh
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
2018 Marriage Workshop
NCF's first ever "Marriage Workshop" is this Friday, February 16, 2018. I am giving thanks for this, as I already see our church body...
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Pastor Josh
- Feb 1, 2018
- 4 min
On the Son of Man's Ignorance
"But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows,not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father"(Mark 13:32) As our...
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Pastor Josh
- Dec 28, 2017
- 2 min
Blind Spots
It is hard to persuade men to believe what they are not willing to find true; they are ignorant, in many cases, because they are...
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Pastor Josh
- Dec 2, 2017
- 2 min
The Gospel and the Greatest Commandment
Last week we heard a powerful message from God's Word. I'm not talking about my sermon. I'm talking about the message Jesus spoke in Mark...
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Pastor Josh
- Nov 11, 2017
- 1 min
A Call to Prayer
A printed copy of J.C. Ryle's tract, A Call to Prayer, had been sitting idle on my desk for some time, lost in a stack of "I'll get to it...
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Pastor Josh
- Jun 29, 2017
- 4 min
Thinking About Vacation
New City Fellowship’s first Sunday service was held in October 2015. Since then, God graciously used me to fill a pulpit (mostly at NCF,...
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Pastor Josh
- Oct 18, 2016
- 1 min
Communion @ NCF
We love Jesus. He is our Sovereign Servant, our Savior, and our King. It’s our habit to celebrate together at His Table every Sunday....
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