Willard Church of The Nazarene

(Romans 8:1-17, Ephesians 3, Psalm 68:5-6)

(1 Samuel 17:32-50)The story of David and Goliath is the story of different ways to face your fears. We see this in the life of Saul, David, and Goliath. One of these foreshadows the hero of heroes and when we see that, that’s when we truly have courage.

1 Samuel Perhaps the greatest description God ever gave to one of his own were the words spoken over David, that he was a “man after God’s own heart”. David was far from perfect, but he loved what God loved and hated what God hated. I’m hoping that taking a look through this man’s life… Continue reading The Life of David Part 1

(Mark 9:14-29, Matthew 6:16-18, Luke 4:1-14, Psalm 73:25-28, Psalm 81:10, Phil. 2:12-13) Last week we talked about one thing. I asked you if you could have one thing, what would it be. David said his one thing was to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life. Hopefully this year,… Continue reading Desperation for Others

(Exodus 33 & 34) David said, “One thing my heart desires…” How would you honestly finish that sentence for yourself today? What is the one thing your heart desires? I’m hoping we are challenged by an account of Moses to take our walk with God to the next level.

Book of JobSuffering is going to happen, but it doesn’t have to be the end. Instead of the temporary happiness the world offers, God offers us eternal joy when we look to Him. We will be going through the book of Job to be reminded that even though we live in a broken world, God… Continue reading The Book of Job

(Acts 27 & 28, Romans 8) Enough is enough. God has a plan and purpose for your life, and we can’t let anything get in the way of that. We need to be convinced of what Christ has done for us and live under His authority.

Matthew 2 We are looking to the account of the Magi and their kingly gifts. In particular the gift of Myrrh and all it pointed to. God is acquainted with death and with its sting, but He conquered it once and for all through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

This is the final message in our series on worship. Worship always involves sacrifice. As worshippers of God, we don’t want to be people who give Him praise that costs us nothing. We owe everything to Him so let us be people who leave our offerings on the altar. (Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 13:11-16, Amos 5:21-24,… Continue reading Worship Part 3: Sacrifice

Christmas Play 2023 In part one of our sermon series on worship we looked at some things that we need to understand when it comes to worship. Everyone worships and so the question was who or what are we worshipping. Hopefully Jesus is on the throne and now we need to turn our attention to… Continue reading Christmas Play 2023 / Worship Part 2: Worship is a Verb

No one has to be taught how to worship because God created us to do that. What we have to ask ourselves is who or what are we worshipping, because what we worship is what we will ultimately resemble. Scripture References: (Romans 1:18-20 Deuteronomy 4:29 Romans 1:21-25 John 4:19-20 John 4:21-24 Psalm 115:1-8)

(Matthew 25:1-13) Jesus was concerned His disciples could easily grow comfortable in their waiting for His return. His challenge to them—and us—was to be ready, to live in such a way as to still have an urgency in the waiting and be prepared for the coming of Christ.

(2 Timothy 3:1-5, 2 Peter 3:3, Jude 1:18-19, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 John 2:18-19) Even in the midst of many signs, we won’t know what day the Lord will come. Speaking to His disciples near the end of His ministry, Jesus placed the emphasis of the topic not so much on when the end times… Continue reading Is Jesus Returning Part 2: Signs

(Matthew 24), (2 Peter 3) Near the end of His ministry, Jesus shared with His disciples that He would return someday. His challenge was to keep watch, not living focused on what’s fleeting, but instead living with the end in mind—Jesus will return as the King and Lord of all. Are we ready? Is it… Continue reading Is Jesus Returning Soon?

We had a guest speaker, Marlane Cox, from Abigail Ministries giving her powerful testimony and talking about a recovery ministry that she started.

Habakkuk (3:17-19), Deuteronomy (26:1-12) Today we are going to be in the book of Habakkuk.  Habakkuk was a prophet, and the book is his conversation with God.  In it, we see a righteous prayer that asks the hard questions, and we get to see him wrestle with in the midst of those hard times.  We also… Continue reading Scarce Generosity

(John 15:1-8) This is the final sermon in the Branch Life series and this week we move from those branches that are connected to sticks that aren’t connected.  Come and see why branches become sticks and is there any hope for a stick.

John 15:1-8 In Christianity or what we are referring to as the Branch Life, we learned in week 1 that we are called to connection over production.  Last week we were reminded that we will be pruned in order that we might produce more fruit.  This week we look at verse 3 and 4, and… Continue reading Branch Life Part 3: Abide in Me

John 15:1-8 Last week we started the Branch Life series that looks at John 15:1-8. In our first part, we looked at the importance of us being connected to the vine. We’re the branch – Jesus is the true vine – we have to focus on connection. That’s our responsibility if we are going to… Continue reading The Bonsai Way: The Branch Life Part 2

John 15:1-8 John 13 through 17 is called the Upper Room Discourse. This all happens on Thursday right before Jesus is crucified. At the start of Chapter 15, they are on their way to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus knows what awaits them; the disciples don’t fully realize it. Jesus wants to prepare them for… Continue reading Be the Branch – Part 1

Revelation 2:1-7 and Revelation 4-5 Many of us see things and we wonder if this thing is the mark of the beast and a further sign of the end of time, but the Church in Ephesus experienced the mark of the beast, and we can find hope in the same place that they did.

Matthew 9:35-38, Romans 1:8-17 Church is often described as a family and must be seen that way. As a family, we must strive to be on mission and join God in what He is doing.

Ephesians 4:11-16 We are continuing to talk about the culture we want to create in this church.  Think of the whirlpool example – this current we want to have that pushes us in the direction we want to be moving.  One powerful image of how the church is described is of a family.  That’s the… Continue reading Church as a Family

Verse 1Verses 3-4Verse 7Verses 10-14Verse 15Verses 17-21Philippians 2:6-11

Matthew 18:21-35 A marriage without grace and forgiveness will lead to divorce, lifelong bitterness, or emotionally numb resignation. A life in general where we hang on to unforgiveness is a heavy burden that pulls us to destruction. We can draw strength to forgive from the good news that God forgave us long before He called… Continue reading Marriage in Christ Part 2 Forgiveness