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SFNAZ Newsletter – October 2024
Click here to view the weekly devotional. SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Thank you to our wonderful Pastors: Wes Hershberger, Jordan Roth, Justine Wilks, David Dixon, Lake Wilks, and Wanda Aller. We love and appreciate you! Your church board invites you to pick up a card in the Holy Grounds (or bring in your own) and leave a personal note of gratitude to show how much you appreciate them! VETERAN’S DAY PHOTOS Photos for the…
I Identify
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at the table at Jesus side… John 13:23 John, the son of Zebedee, a fisherman by trade, was called by Jesus to be one of his followers. This man was given the unique opportunity to be one of three who were given premier access to Jesus—part of his inner circle. He was also the longest living of Jesus’ disciples. He wrote a large portion of the New Testament, eclipsed only by…
Isaiah 6:8
I first felt a definitive call to ministry when I was on a Work and Witness trip to Kenya at the age of 16. I was so excited to share this call with the other people on the trip, as well as the Kenyan pastors we have gotten to know well over the years. They all affirmed my call and told me I would do great things for the Lord. When we came home, I shared the news of my…
Freedom from Sin
I grew up in the Presbyterian Church. I can recall as a young boy being scared that if I didn’t pray each night for the forgiveness of my sins, I might go to hell. What if I failed to confess all my sins? What if I had sinned and didn’t know it? What if I sinned and died in a car accident? I lived in constant fear of going to hell if I failed to constantly ask God for forgiveness…
Nostalgia
“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:13-14) The past two months have been filled with nostalgia. In early August my son and I flew to San Diego to watch a couple of baseball games. While we were there, I showed…
Community
As much as I love summer there’s something about fall that brings routine and a different pace of life. One of my favorite things to look forward to in the fall is the starting back up of our life group. Rusty and I have been blessed over the last 20 years to be part of a life group that meets weekly. Over those years many families have come and gone due to changes in life circumstances and some of those…
SFNAZ Newsletter – September 2024
Click here to view the weekly devotional. SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS LOCAL FOOD PANTRY NEEDS You may or may not know that our church has a small food pantry. We have food available for our church family and the community. We also serve the homeless who might stop by the office with immediate needs. We will be accepting donations of the following items to restock the pantry. Spaghetti Sauce Spaghetti Noodles Mac & Cheese Chile Con Carne Soups Tuna Canned Chicken SPAM…
Family of God Romans12:5 So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Growing up there was a song that we often repeated: I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God, washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood. Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod. For I’m part of the family, the family of God. Since I heard it so often, I really didn’t think of the significance…
Image Bearers
“Then God said, ‘Let us make humanity in our image to resemble us so that they may take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the crawling things on earth.’ 27 God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God created them, male and female God created them.” (Genesis 1:26-27, CEB) I genuinely love the work and writing of author Andy Crouch. As this election cycle…
Come Now
“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance.…
The Tree With Lots of Fruit
There is a tree that grows 40 different fruits on the same tree. Can you imagine how pretty the tree would be in the springtime? It would be gorgeous. We have a cherry tree that has three different cherries on it. However, this tree I’m talking about has 40 different fruits. Peaches, apricots, plums and much more. When the tree was first thought of, it was an art project to reintroduce Americans to native fruit. It takes lots of planning. …
August 2024 Newsletter
Click here to view the weekly devotional. UPCOMING EVENTS SENIOR LUNCHEON | Wednesday, August 14 – 12p Join us at Old European. Call Roberta to RSVP 509-325-0711. ALL-CHURCH BBQ | Wednesday, August 14 – 6p Summertime is the time for fun, togetherness and BBQ’s. Meat and drinks will be provided. You provide the rest, (a bag of chips, a side dish, a desert…you get the idea). Come enjoy fun for the whole family. Games will be set up on…