The Naz Church Podcast

Pastor David Morrison John 13 The Word has power to transform your life. We are going to be speaking about some very special words in Scripture, words straight from Jesus. We call them red letter words – moments in the bible where Jesus is quoted in many translations are written red . A few key principles that are central to being a follower of Jesus: (1) MY LIFE IS A MESS, JESUS IS THE ONLY ONE W...

Pastor Dale Benson Ezra 3/Nehemiah 8 Restoration is a process that contains both mourning and celebration – often at the same time. Things that can cause CELEBRATION and MOURNING at the same time: our Past, our Present, our Future. OUR PAST Ezra 3:10-13 (NLT) OUR PRESENT Nehemiah 7:73-8:10 (NLT) (Edited) OUR FUTURE Restoration always has the future in mind. What defines your future? Our lives are...

Pastor John Keating Nehemiah 6:1-16 We face obstacles throughout our entire life. In those times, we must be reminded of our purpose. Nehemiah 6:8-9 (NLT) No matter what you’re facing, be reminded that you can’t do it alone. You are not called to do life alone. Opposition we face is an opportunity for you to grow your faith. When you face opposition, it’s an opportunity to praise.

Pastor Dale Benson “To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything he has given us – and he has given us everything.” -Thomas Merton God can move on our behalf. Through the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, we find three leaders with very specific needs for very specific tasks God has for them. Zerubbabel– Rebuilding the Temple Ezra– Rebuilding the Community Nehemiah– Rebuilding the Well G...

Pastor David Morrison Nehemiah 4:9 (NLT) How many of us know that when you are trying to build something, you can expect to face opposition? Expect it - it’s pretty much guaranteed! What you see isn’t always the only thing happening. I’m talking about the collision of the physical and spiritual world. The Bible says that “…we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil ruler...

Pastor John Keating Nehemiah 4:1-15 (NLT) Nehemiah prayed and had a plan and prepared – which helped others feel their purpose. Pray. Plan. Prepare > for your Purpose Nehemiah needed to remind the people of their calling and purpose. He needed to remind them of their why . What is placed before you, can be an avenue of God’s glory to shine and be put on display for others to witness. Maybe your...

Pastor Dale Benson Nehemiah 1:1-11 (NLT) Read Nehemiah 3 (NLT) From beginning to end, it took 20 years to build the temple. From beginning to end it took 52 days to build the wall. Possible reasons it took less time to build the wall: The wall was less intricate than the temple The building of the wall began with a foundation of PRAYER The building of the wall utilized EVERYONE Last week we talked...

Pastor Dale Benson Ezra 7-10 Sometimes the road to restoration is long and messy. Restoration is hard work and can take time: Time + Surrender + Effort = Results Holiness is PURITY , PURPOSE , POWER

Pastor David Morrison Ezra 1-6, Haggai 1 (NLT) Have you ever started a home project, and then not completed it? When my wife asks me about progress, I’ll say something like, “It takes time.” Last week Pastor Dale talked about Tools, Meals, and Air. This week, we’ll look at a few tools concerning how we can finish what we start. It’s not just “it takes time” It’s TIME + SURRENDER + EFFORT= RESULTS...

Pastor Dale Benson Ezra 1:1-4 (NLT) When we restore and rebuild, here's what we need: 1.   TOOLS – FOR SKILLS When you restore buildings, you look for literal tools. When you restore your life you need spiritual, emotional, and physical tools. ~Tools are used as needed 2.   FOOD – FOR FUEL When you restore buildings or walls, you need to keep yourself healthy, and food is...

Pastor Bailey Medley Luke 2 (NLT) ‘Twas the day after Christmas and all through our home… Don’t you feel peaceful and rested after your Christmas fun? For a lot of us, the holiday season is…over. We likely don’t think of peace and rest after being in the middle of this time. It often feels more like a roller coaster. You know how we take so many photos and record videos of each Christmas? Photos o...

Pastor Dale Benson John 1:1-18 (NLT) In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God,and the Word was God. God doesn’t have to explain the season you’re in or why He’s allowed it to happen. Jesus has already explained God (John 1:18) so even when you don’t know everything, remember what you know about Him. He became flesh and made his home among us.  He revealed God to us. ....

Pastor Dale Benson John 1:1-13 Today I would like to talk to you about a different kind of wave. . . it is a wave of grace. . . In his book, The Road Less Travelled , M. Scott Peck describes a natural force in our world we call entropy. . . it most known by its implications in the second law of thermodynamics. A movement of order, out of chaos. Thermodynamics: a thermodynamic quantity representing...

Pastor John Keating John 1:6-9 The wholeness of scripture needs to be appreciated. “There was a man sent from God whose name was John.” John 1:6 (NIV) We are preparing for Jesus’ coming and so we need to prepare and be ready. How do we prepare? We need to repent and clear our hearts.

Pastor David Morrison John 1:1-5 The entry of God into the world, is the beginning of a re-created order! Before the beginning was the Word, and nothing was created without it, and this word brought life to all, and the darkness could not overcome it! Jesus entry into the world, signifies a new era in human history, in fact we find a quote from C.S. Lewis that’s says, “The birth of Christ is the c...

Pastor Dale Benson Romans 15-16 What can I eat? What can I drink? What kind of car can I drive? How big of a house can I live in? How much time should I spend in prayer? Does anything matter as long as I have said the right prayer to accept Christ and believe the right things? Many of the issues listed above are cultural issues. Remember, the law could not save.  A new set of laws will not sa...

Pastor Dale Benson Romans 13-14 I don’t necessarily respect the people that hold the positions of power. I do need to respect that whether I like it or not, their power comes from God. The issue is not Unity . . . the issue is Harmony. In Essentials               UNITY In Non-Essentials       HARMON...

Pastor John Keating Romans 12 Outward display of the gifting of the spirit – but when God starts getting into your life, your thoughts, your mindset, your lifestyle – he changes your core behavior. -Every relationship has responsibility -Relationships (can) change who you are -The Bible says we are children of God – we’re the Bride of Christ You can’t outgive God. God gave us gifts and we are mean...

Pastor Dale Benson Romans 11 Have you ever wondered if God is up in heaven just messing with us?  Or maybe you’ve wondered if God is in heaven looking down at us and asking why we are messing with him and the beautiful world he created? Of family trees & olive trees The olive tree - Natural Branches - Israel Wild Branches - Gentiles The vine/tree/roots = Jesus

Pastor David Morrison Romans 9 & 10 · Types of Drift 1.   When we get sleepy, tired, unaware, or lethargic and end up somewhere we had no intent to be. 2.   Fighting over how to carry out the mission – imagine a captain at the wheel who leaves the wheel to go argue about the best way to start the mission and while they are fighting, the ship drifts off course and...

Pastor Dale Benson Romans 8 · I am not condemned If you have not received the pronouncement of your freedom, you cannot live in it. · I am not a slave to sin We have the ability to live free from sin. · I am a child of God Being a part of a family. . . at church, too. · God can work anything for my good God can surprise you. · Nothing can separate me from God’s love

Pastor John Keating Romans 6-7 Do you struggle? Can you pinpoint what the biggest struggle in your life is? I can answer it for you…it’s you. Yourself. We all have a sinful nature. How do we TURN from it? Sin is the opposite of LOVE (God) - (John 3:16) Sin is SELFISH (Selfishness) - (James 3:16) SIN is Unbelief - (John 16:9) Every time we sin – something within us dies. - Romans 6:23 : “For the wa...

Pastor Dale Benson Romans 4 We all used to be part of a group of people (Adam’s people). God made a guy named Abraham a promise (Abraham became the father of Faith). Jesus is the answer to Abraham’s faith and God’s promise. We now pass from death to life, not because we are Abraham’s bloodline, but because we are Abraham’s faith line. What makes us family now is not that the same blood flows throu...

Pastor David Morrison Romans 3 “You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting.” Have you heard this phrase before? For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. This principle is a foundational principle to the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus Christ…in order to realize we need Jesus, we need to know where we stand. SO WHY DID JESUS NEED TO DIE...

Pastor John Keating Romans 2:1-24