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SFNAZ Newsletter – February 2023
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL. SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SCHEDULE Learning & Growth Opportunities (All ages) ……………..9:30am Worship Service ……………………………………………………………………… 10:45am SFNAZ WELCOMES THE HERSHBERGERS Pastor Wes, Casandra, & Taylor Hershberger arrived in Spokane! Pastor Wes was installed as Lead Pastor of SFNAZ by NW District Superintendent, David Mowry and presented his first sermon series “Just Jesus”. We are so grateful to have them as part of the SFNAZ family and are excited for the opportunity to…
WHAT THEY MEANT FOR EVIL-GOD TURNED TO GOOD
Our day started out just like all the other days. Get breakfast ready, fix lunches, feed the cat and get a few things ready so we can continue our adventure. We get to the church, and everything looks like we left it. I fix lunch and look around a little. The House is very spacious, and we enjoy watching the view. We are blessed to be in such a beautiful place with that dam view! It is a peaceful Saturday. …
Comfort
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. –Romans 5:3-5 Comfort, it has so often been my goal. I can safely say that I have never looked to be uncomfortable on purpose. Why would I? That seems such a…
Shine The Light
You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things you do and praise your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16 CEB) One of…
Freely Given
We wrapped each and every present with the greatest care. We found the exact bow to go with the wrapped present. It couldn’t have been more fitting. The presents looked absolutely stunning under the perfectly decorated Christmas tree. Each light was placed to shine the right color on each decoration on the tree. The tree couldn’t have looked better. We saw some of these exquisite, decorated trees on Facebook. The owners were so proud of their achievements. Each piece of…
Letter to the Church
Dear Church, “you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” 1 Cor 12:27 Paul writes, “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.…
SFNAZ Devotional – 12/15/2022
Snow. For the last two weeks we’ve had a seemingly endless supply of it! It’s beautiful, lending an almost ethereal quality to everything it covers. There’s a peace I experience as I look out my window and see the valley below snuggled in the white blanket of nature. But then I look out the other window and see Rusty in an uphill battle to stay ahead of clearing out snow from our half-mile long driveway so we don’t become marooned…
SFNAZ Newsletter – December 2022
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL. SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SCHEDULE Learning & Growth Opportunities (All ages) ……………..9:30am Worship Service ……………………………………………………………………… 10:45am NEW SENIOR PASTOR @ SFNAZ Pastor Wes Hershberger has been affirmed as the new senior pastor of SFNAZ. We will welcome him and his wife Casandra at his installation service on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Please continue to pray for them as they make the transition to Spokane. SFNAZ ATTENDANCE SHEETS Don’t forget to fill out…
Saul Meets Jesus
A few days ago, I was doing my devotions starting with 1 Thessalonians. It started with Grace and Peace to you. Then I started wondering how many of Paul’s Epistles start with Grace, Peace, or Mercy. All the first chapters of Paul’s letters start with Grace, Peace, or Mercy within the first seven verses. Most within the first 3 verses. The natural thing to wonder is how many end with Grace, Peace, or Mercy. All of them except Romans &…
SFNAZ Devotional – December 1, 2022
“Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.” Matt 21:18-19 What if the fig tree was meant to represent our appearance? Sometimes, what matters most to us may be how we appear to others. Sometimes, we…
Obedience
The Holy Spirit keeps pushing all of us forward. I for one do much better when I follow His guide. He is not our co-pilot, but He is the Pilot, the one in charge. If I try to lead it turns out awful. There have been tons of things going on! One of my McDonald girls ended up moving out of their apartment, before their house was ready. So, all seven of them were at Motel 6. No microwaves or…
Pastoral Devotional – November 10, 2022
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42-43 One of my many joys of ministry is when brothers and sisters in Christ come together for fellowship, breaking of some bread, prayer, and sharing truths that the Holy Spirit has revealed to them as the read and study God’s Word together. Such is the case every Tuesday as the church staff gathers to discuss our ministries, break…