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Community is God’s Defeat
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 (NIV) Each one of us needs other people to watch out for us – to defend us, protect us, and help us stay on track. In the book of Philippians, the apostle Paul tells us that we should look out for each other’s interests, not just our own. What a counterculture verse! In America today, it’s all about me –…
SFNAZ Newsletter 02/04/2021
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL uPCOMING eVENTS CALL TO PRAYER – Sunday, February 7th – 6pm Join us in Zoom for a special time of prayer and worship. Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701 LADIES BIBLE STUDY – Friday, February 12th – 10:30am SFNAZ Ladies are invited to join us for the 7-week Bible Study “Elijah – Faith and Fire” by…
Living Hope
A few years ago I realized that I spoke often of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the church, etc. One day it occurred to me that not everyone I talk to would consciously think about the fact these present in us are “living”. They are alive, and I decided that I should refer to them as such. Through a process in my own life, I began to say, “The Living Christ”, “The Living God”, “The Living Church”. It seems to…
SFNAZ Newsletter 01/28/2021
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL uPCOMING eVENTS BONFIRE & BLESSINGS NIGHT – Saturday, January 30th: 4pm – 6pm Join us at the outdoor fire pit at the amphitheater behind the church to reflect on 2020. We will share the blessings that we have identified and the storms we made it through. Come ready to share or simply listen to how God has moved in our weariness. If there is snow on the ground (and not a storm…
The Power to Forgive
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” (Mark 2:8-10) On Sundays, both in the worship service and in the…
SFNAZ Newsletter 01/24/2021
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL uPCOMING eVENTS LADIES COFFEE & CHAT – Friday, January 22nd – 10:30am All ladies are invited to join us on Zoom for an informal Coffee & Chat. Bring your favorite coffee mug (or teacup) for “show and tell”. Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701 BONFIRE & BLESSINGS NIGHT – Saturday, January 30th: 4pm – 6pm Join…
Standing in the Gap
During these days at the start of this year, I am sure many of you have felt like I have. When the year started I was looking forward to a new start and leaving 2020 behind me. The problem with leaving 2020 behind me is that I am not reflecting on what happened, how to learn from it, and what I am called to do moving forward. During 2020 many of us felt as if we were just trying to…
SFNAZ Newsletter 01/14/2021
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL uPCOMING eVENTS LADIES COFFEE & CHAT – Friday, January 22nd – 10:30am All ladies are invited to join us on Zoom for an informal Coffee & Chat. Bring your favorite coffee mug (or teacup) for “show and tell”. Click here for Adult Ministries Zoom link, or enter the meeting ID after tapping “Join a Meeting” in the Zoom app 8713955701 BONFIRE & BLESSINGS NIGHT – Saturday, January 30th: 4pm – 6pm Join…
To Forever in the Future . . .
A prayer of Moses, the man of God: “Lord, you have been our help, generation after generation. Before the mountains were born, before you birthed the earth and the inhabited world- from forever in the past to forever in the future, you are God.” Psalm 90:1-2 This is the only “song of Moses” in the Psalm, but there are two others (Exodus 15 and Deuteronomy 32) as well as the blessings he gives the tribes of Israel, also in Deuteronomy.…
SFNAZ Newsletter 01/07/2021
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS DID YOU MOVE? If you have moved or have any updates to your contact information, please notify the church office. 2021 TITHING ENVELOPES The 2021 tithing envelopes are now available at the information table. Please fill in your name and address on the same line as the number on your box. Sunday, January 10, 2021 This week Pastor Bill will be teaching “A New Beginning”. Join us for either online…
Pastoral Update – January 7, 2021
I hope that your week has been blessed abundantly by God the Father and the Living Christ. We were so pleased to be able to share the Lord’s Supper with so many of you last Sunday either in person or through live stream. It has been a while since we gave an update on Pastor Bill’s health, so I thought I would do that today. He finished 3 days of chemotherapy on Wednesday, January 6, and will now have 21…
SFNAZ Newsletter 12/30/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNION SUNDAY Join us in sharing communion on Sunday, January 3rd during morning worship at 9:30am. Those who are joining us online may pick up the elements from the church office Monday – Thursday 10am – 2pm. SFNAZ HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Thursday, December 31st – OFFICE CLOSED Friday, January 1st – HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sunday, January 3rd – ONE SERVICE (NO DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES) CALL TO PRAYER There will be no Call…