Wray Church of the Nazarene

In John chapter 5, Jesus encounters a man who has been paralyzed for 38 years and asks him this important question.  We discover how this seemingly simple question has great implications for the paralytic and for us today.

We begin a new sermon series - "Questions From Jesus".  This series begins in John 20 after the resurrection of Jesus with Mary Magdalene at the tomb where Jesus asks Mary 2 important questions.

In week 3 of our sermon series, "New Mercies", we look at how procrastination effects our lives.  We look at the life of Saul in 1 Samuel 9 and 17 and discover how procrastination affected his relationship with God.

In part two of our series we discuss the invitation God gives us to change and what should be the motivation for the change in our lives.

We begin a new sermon series entitled "New Mercies".  This four-week series explores the difficulties of change in the Christian life. Through understanding procrastination, sanctification, and the power of cultivating spiritual habits, we see the life-giving process of change in the Christian life. This message is titled "What Time Is it?", and comes from the text of Ecclesiastes 3:1-14.

Pastor Curt Lapp gives this week message that challenges us in this new year to become the people and the church that God calls us to be.

Pastor Chris Rose gives us a challenging message about setting ourselves up to be all God desires us to be going into this new year.

 This is the final message of our Advent Series.  This week's message focuses on how we have to understand God's concept of love to be able to respond to others in love.  God's expressed love toward us allows to begin this process.  God's expressed love toward us allows us to understand his concept of love, when then compels us to love. Our scripture passages are Mark 12:28-34...

The Father's joy and desire is for all to come to know him.    Does His joy match your joy?  Can you give a reason for the hope you have?  Who could you share it with?   The scripture passages for today are:  Matthew 28:19-20  1 Peter 3:15 1 John 4:19

God CHOOSES to work out his purposes and plans THROUGH us…and those plans, his purposes, always involve people. Our scriptures for today are: 1 Corinthians 13:7 Proverbs 22:6 Exodus 20:12 Philemon 1:7 Romans 13:10

Jesus' purpose and mission was to set us free and live in a new identity. How has Jesus changed you? How has your identity changed? Our scripture passages for today are: Luke 4:18 2 Corinthians 5:17 Romans 15:13

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus modeled joy for us. Can you think of some ways that Jesus did that?  What was the source of Jesus' joy?  What is the source of your joy?  Is there something hindering your source of joy today?   Our scriptures for today are:  Hebrews 12:2 Mark 4:19 John 7:38

Why is joy so important? What does joy reveal about us to others?  Our scripture passages are:  Philippians 4:4  Psalm 47:1  James 1:2-3

Everyone longs for joy that lasts. Jesus brings the joy we need, but we must be willing to come to him to receive it. But what is joy? It’s an attitude God’s people adopt, not because of happy circumstances, but because of their hope in God’s love and promise. The joy of God’s people is not determined by their struggles but by their future destiny. A copy of the sermon notes can be found here. For...

What is joy?   We often lose our joy...What happens when you run out of Joy?   Our scriptures for today are:  Psalm 105:43  Luke 2:10  Acts 13:52  Romans 15:13  2 Cor. 6:10  Philippians 4:4-7

How are you doing today? Are you full of peace or has busyness taken a hold of your life? Our scripture passage for today is Luke 10:38-42

Humility helps us to walk with Jesus and share His message of hope and reconciliation.  Scriptures for today are:  Philippians 2:1-11  2 Corinthians 5:17 -21  Matthew 5:9

Living in peace with others means we have to do the hard work of forgiving the hurt and hostility we have experienced.  Our scripture passages are:  Ephesians 2:13 -16  Colossians 3:12 -17 Psalm 29:11

Today we talk about the things that stand in the way of us experiencing the peace Jesus wants us to have. Our scriptures for today are: Luke 7:36-50 Luke 19:1-10

Today we talk about Jesus as our mediator, the bridge between us and God, the one promised through the prophet Isaiah.  Jesus as our mediator allows us to experience eternal peace because of His forgiveness.   Our scripture passages are:  Isaiah 9:6  John 14:27 John 16:33 Psalm 32:1-5

Why is peace so important?  What is God's desire for peace?  Does our lives reflect God's peace in us? Our scriptures for today: Romans 14:17Psalm 46:10

John’s message prepared people for Jesus’s arrival, which would bring peace. The world longs for salvation—for the coming of peace, when all is made right in our lives and in the world.  During Advent, we are called again to bring the foretaste of the Prince of Peace’s salvation into our areas of influence. This week we are challenged to engage in the pathway to peace, participate in the work...

Here is the advent devotional for day 7.  On Sunday we focused on the theme of peace and our devotionals this week will continue our focus on peace.  I'm praying you are encouraged! -PB Scripture passages for today are: Genesis 1:31 Psalm 4:8 Psalm 34:14 Matthew 8:23-27

In today's devotional, we talk about the source for our hope.  We discover how our earthly hope differs from the hope we have in God. Our scripture passages come from Romans 8:28-31 and Lamentations 3:19-26

"This is our Day 2 Advent Devotional podcast.  I'm praying that you encounter God in significant ways during this time! "  - PB Why Hope?  What makes hope so important for us as followers of Christ?  What does God want us to understand about hope? Our scripture passages are: John 1:14 Ephesians 2:8 1 Peter 1:3-5 Luke 1:18-25