"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and void, darkness was over the surface of the deep and the Holy Spirit, the spirit of God was hovering". Welcome to National Community Church. This [...]

On November 13, 1946, a single propeller airplane took off from Schenectady County Airport with a rather unique payload, six pounds of dry ice and a rather unique mission. The pilot was a chemist named Vincent Schaefer who had been conducting [...]

Many years ago, Dr. Tony Campolo was teaching a class at the University of Pennsylvania when he turned an ordinary lecture into an unforgettable lesson. He asked the students sitting on the front row, "Young man, how long have you lived"? [...]

In 1853, America hosted its first world's fair in New York city, the organizers built an exhibition hall called the Crystal Palace to showcase the latest and greatest inventions. This is where a man named Elisha Otis stole the show by pulling off a [...]

On November 9, 1847, a civil engineer named Charles Ellet Jr, was commissioned to build a bridge over the Niagara Gorge. The question of course was, when and where and how do you get the first cable across an 825 foot chasm with 225 foot cliff on [...]

Bob Speca was a sophomore at Marple Newton High School. When he was first introduced to the math induction theory, His teacher, Mr. Dobransky like in that theory to the domino effect. After school, Bob Speca went and bought two boxes of dominoes. He [...]

There is a legend in Judaism about a man named Nahshon. He only gets one begat in the Bible. Of course, that's one more than you and me. He is the great, great, great grandfather of King David. He disappears almost as soon as he makes his debut, but [...]

On February 12, 1974 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested by the KJB and charged with treason. He had won the Nobel prize in 1970, but this was no ivory tower intellectual. He had spent eight years in a Russian Gulag. Why? 'Cause he's one of those [...]

Welcome to National Community Church, all seven campuses. A few minutes ago, we sang a song at all of our campuses, The Hope of Glory. It's a song written by NCC worship, we'll record that song as a part of our live album on Ash Wednesday, but [...]

Well welcome to National Community Church and welcome to 2020. Ready or not here we come a new year, a new decade. Greater things are still to come greater things are yet to be done. Believe that for this church. Believe that for your life. A few [...]

Jocelyn Broman : I've heard it said that peace for the Christian isn't necessarily absence of conflict, but the presence of wholeness. And so it's not just managing the differences. It's about finding ways to bring understanding, so that everyone [...]

Well, welcome to National Community Church, all seven campuses, a shout out to our extended family online. This weekend, our daughter, Summer, is getting married, unbelievable, and I'm walking her down the aisle and so comin' to ya via video this [...]

When I was a kid, one of my early memories is playing a game called Hide the Thimble. My grandparents lived in an old house with lots of nooks and crannies. And my grandma would hide one of her sewing thimbles. Now, pretty small, about the size of [...]

Well, welcome to all seven of our campuses, a shout out to our extended family online. This weekend, we kick off a new series based on a book. Looks a little something like this, and excited. Book releases next Tuesday, but we got our hands on some [...]

On March 31st 1776, Abigail Adams penned a letter to her husband, John. They were America's first power couple. And the future First Lady said, "I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws [...]

Beamonesque. I had never heard the word until a few weeks ago. Had no idea what it meant. But it is one of my new favorites. Here is the etimology. The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City had their fair share of memorable moments, after winning silver [...]

Well welcome to all seven of our campuses. Well, thank you. And can I just say, happy anniversary to the DC Dream Center? It was two years ago that the mayor came out and cut the ribbon, and listen, we are all about advancing the kingdom of God, so [...]

Well welcome to all seven of our campuses as well as our extended family listening via podcast this weekend. Kickoff a new series titled Get Wisdom, not to be confused with Get Smart. Love the TV series, whole different deal, okay? Over the next six [...]

Well, welcome all seven campuses including our newest campus. Can we give it up at all of our campuses for our Capitol Hill campus opens this weekend. Can we give it up for that? I want you to know that we got our C of O on Friday. And it was [...]

Welcome to National Community Church. All seven of our campuses, shout out to our extended family listening via podcast. Thanks for being a part of National Community Church. At all seven campuses, can I get a drum roll, can I get a drum roll. I [...]

Welcome to all seven of our campuses. Before we jump into the message this weekend, can I give you a little update on the city block that we are building out? We are sprinting toward the finish line of phase one. Our LED screens installed a couple [...]

In 333 B.C., Alexander the Great marched his Macedonian army into Gordian, the capital of Phrygia. There he found a wagon tied to it's yolk with what a Roman historian describe as several knots so tightly entangled that it was impossible to see how [...]

Welcome to National Community Church. All seven of our campuses absolutely honored that you would celebrate Easter with us. And I've gotta say, great timing. We begin a new series, Out of the Shadows. Believe it's gonna be a game changer, and I'll [...]

Hey NCC, this weekend we wrap up our "Yes and Amen" series. Wanna give you a quick walking tour of this car barn, this city block, that we are building out. A few weeks ago, showed you a picture of what it looked like about 100 years ago; [...]

Hey next weekend wanna give you a little nickel tour of the car barn. Just wanna prove to you it is happening. Construction is fast and furious. In fact, this will be future stage. They just buried a time capsule for us right beneath the altar [...]

When I was 21 years old, I was at a stadium with about 10,000 pastors, listening to the pastor of the largest church in the world, he said something I will never forget. He said, "Show me your vision, and I'll show you your future". Right [...]

Welcome to National Community Church, all seven of our campuses. A little shout out to our extended family online. This weekend, we kick off a new series titled Yes and Amen. It's actually taken from a text of scripture, 2 Corinthians 1:20, I wanna [...]