Church of the Nazarene

Vision Night was a night for the church to come together to celebrate all that God has done in our church and believing that He has so much more in store. We took time to assess where we are today, introduce a new mission statement, and focus on a specif

http://bible.com/events/7055715 The Future Is Now – February 9 “The Call to Relevance” The early history of the US Coast Guard had a simple but profound motto: “We have to go out, we don’t have to come back.” Instead of feeling INSPIRED, COMPEL

http://bible.com/events/7052310 Afraid Not: Brave There at least 21 different times in the Gospels alone where Jesus encourages us not to fear. -Matthew 10:31 - So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows -Luke 8:50 – Don’t be

http://bible.com/events/7047267 Afraid Not: Anxious for Nothing “Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one. Fear screams, Get out! Anxiety ponders, What if?” Max Lucado The United States is considered by man

Chris Holcomb is the Executive Pastor of Age Group Ministries at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma. Pastor Chris was the guest speaker for the 2020 Virginia District Teen Winter Retreat. Friday Night of Retreat he ask the question How do w

http://bible.com/events/7039028 Afraid Not, Part 2 - Love Conquers “I believe fear is the number one barrier that keeps us from experiencing God’s best for our life.” Pastor Adrian Mills January 5, 2020 Today’s message is in two parts: Part

http://bible.com/events/7017982 Afraid Not: Fear and Faith The first example of fear in Scripture is from Adam in the garden: He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3:10‬ ‭ * When sin e

http://bible.com/events/6928282 Luke 2:41-52 (2011 NIV) The Boy Jesus at the Temple God with us (Emmanuel), became God like us. I. Gives value to our humanity. a. Wesley’s Explanatory Notes on Luke 2 (John Wesley) i. St. Luke describes

http://bible.com/events/6761338 Here Comes Heaven – Christmas Eve Luke 1:26-38 There are so many things about Mary that we do not know, but what we do know is how she responded in the midst of fear and uncertainty. Luke 1:38 •At no poin

http://bible.com/events/6761259 Here Comes Heaven – Our Place Luke 2:1-20 Often we invite Jesus into our story, asking Him to bless what we are doing. The truth of Christmas is Heaven is interrupting our story. It’s not inviting God to join into my st

https://www.bible.com/events/6704550 Here Comes Heaven (The Dream)Often Gods plans for our lives are much different than what we imagined for ourselves, but they are ALWAYS better! Thank you for joining us today for our third message of this season o

http://bible.com/events/6631328 Here Comes Heaven – The Interruption Luke 1:5-25 The Christmas story is not a story of convenience, but rather a story of interruption. God intervenes not always according to our plan and our timing. Bottom

http://bible.com/events/6296809 Here Comes Heaven (The Waiting) John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Christ

https://bible.com/events/5923141 Praying in Jesus name ultimately means we pray like Jesus prayed, presenting our requests to God the Father but asking that His will would be done not ours. - Pastor AdrianPray Like It Matters: With His Passion Luke 22

Pray like it matters: “In His name” For many of us prayer feels like: -a flip of a coin (maybe God answers and maybe he doesn’t) -a good luck charm (when we need good luck on our side) -a list of requests and demands (”help me, bless me, give

http://bible.com/events/5495565 Flip the Script: When God Redeems Your Story – From Death to Life John 11:17-35 THE FLIPPING POINT -Mary & Martha sent word to Jesus and He doesn’t show up in time -Their brother has been dead for days -As they watc

Flip the Script: From Evil to Good Genesis 37:12-28 As Joseph is carted off to a foreign land....what could he be thinking? What’s true in this moment?• The people who should have loved Joseph, didn’t.• For whatever “crimes” Joseph may have committed in

http://bible.com/events/4588403 “Flip the Script: When God Redeems Your Story” From Defeat to Victory ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭61:1-3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:18-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:1-5‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:34-37‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 1 Samuel 17:4-14 1 Samuel 17:32-33,

http://bible.com/events/2989286 “Moved with Compassion” Matthew 9:35-38‬ To be moved with compassion - root word in the Greek is “splagcha” meaning “inward parts” or “bowels” In the Gospels, this word is only used to describe Jesus. Jesus was moved to

http://bible.com/events/705427 “Crossing the Divide” Ephesians 2:11-12 The Gentiles had no hope of a Messiah Jewish people, even in their darkest moments, were promised a Messiah For the Jews, history was always going somewhere But for the

http://bible.com/events/701320 Jesus & My Mask ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3:6-10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ The moment that sin enters into the world shame is present. Guilt says “I did something bad” Shame says “I am bad” We cope with shame by building a wall (a barrier

https://www.bible.com/events/697695 Jesus & My Sin Part four of our series: Jesus &: My World Through His Eyes 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 – Romans 12:1-2 When it comes to your sin, what do you THINK?John 8:1-11The adulterous woman simp

http://bible.com/events/691561 Jesus & My Money Jesus spoke often about money because He knew that there was a deep connection between our possessions and our heart. “It’s okay for us to have stuff, but it’s not okay for our stuff to have u

http://bible.com/events/688612  Jesus & My Enemies– September 15 True transformation begins not by ACTING differently but by THINKING differently. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 JESUS & MY ENEMIES Matthew 5:43-48 Verses 43-44 J

http://bible.com/events/683796 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 PNEUMA vs PSUCHE (verses 14-15) Paul speaks of two different individuals.... One guided by pneuma...the spirit - verse 15 One guided by psuche....the physical life (the appetites) - verse 14 T