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The Middle Way
34 “I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. 35 This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other.” (John 13:34-35 CEB) John Wesley was a pastor and theologian who lived in the 1700s. Many affirm that the Church of the Nazarene grew out of the evangelistic movement originally started by Wesley. In Wesley’s teachings, he often emphasized the idea of…
SFNAZ Newsletter 11/25/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL Sunday, November 22, 2020 1st Sunday of Advent – HOPE We are excited to begin the Advent series “Let Earth Receive Her King”. This week Pastor Bill will be teaching “Hope”. Join us online this Sunday, November 29th and watch the service LIVE at 9:30am via Facebook or YouTube. For online worship, you’ll connect the same way you have in the past via both Facebook and YouTube (Be sure to follow us on…
Tracing the Hope We Spread
With information at our fingertips, it is so easy to feel like we are well informed, we have the answers, and we are all a part of the bigger picture. While we are certainly a part of the larger story of what happens in our larger world, wouldn’t it be great to simply look to our left and right and make a difference for Christ in our own small world? In a time when our world is tracking who we…
SFNAZ Newsletter 11/19/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL SFNAZ Happenings All-Church Family Bingo Night (via Zoom) – Friday, November 20th – 6:30pm All church bingo night! Due to the updated Covid guidelines, we have moved Bingo Night online. Join us for some fun and if your card wins…..pick from the prize table and we will send your prize to you! See invitation below. SFNAZ Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: All Church Virtual Bingo Night Time:…
Devotional – 11/19/20
“I will thank you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9:1-2 This particular year requires that I cook a turkey. It won’t be pretty. It may not be ugly, but I can promise you that it will not look like any turkey advertisement you may have seen in the last…
SFNAZ Newsletter 11/12/20
2020 fall collections Thanksgiving Baskets This year, we are partnering with Evergreen Elementary School to help bless families in need with a Thanksgiving meal. We have gotten off to a great start! We are still in need of the following items: Cranberry Sauce Stuffing Gravy Canned Fruit All donations can be dropped off on Sunday morning (in the shopping cart), or during church office hours. If you would rather make a monetary donation, please mark your check “Thanksgiving Basket.” Thank…
SFNAZ Newsletter 11/05/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL SFNAZ Happenings Senior Luncheon – Wednesday, November 18th – 12pm Meeting at Old European Restaurant. Due to COVID limits must RSVP (Roberta 509-325-0711). All-Church Family Bingo Night – Friday, November 20th – 6:30pm All church bingo night! Come for some FREE fun! We will meet in the gym and if your card wins…..pick from the prize table! Benevolence Sunday – November 29th On the fifth Sunday of the month, we take up…
Put On Love
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.” (Colossian 3:12-14 from the Message) In the midst of this election week, with votes still…
SFNAZ Newsletter 10/29/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL SFNAZ Happenings New Reflecting God Devotionals are in! The “Reflecting God” devotional books for the winter months have arrived. Devotionals will be available on Sunday mornings and during office hours. If you would like us to send you one, please contact the church office (office@sfnaz.org or 509-467-8986). Trunk or Treat – October 30th We are having a drive thru Trunk or Treat on 10/30 and we are still in need of more…
Out the Window
This past week our view out the window changed quickly. One day it was sunny and slightly warm for the season, the next it was a winter wonderland. In our home, the view out the window has a different perception for me versus my husband, Chris. When he sees snow he is like a small child getting a gift that has fallen from the sky, and when I see the snow it is like an oppressive heavy coat I have…
Give Thanks
Give thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. And now, let the weak say, “I am strong, let the poor say, “I am rich because of what the Lord has done for us.” Give thanks. We are entering a season of many opportunities to give thanks to the Holy One. Wherever we find ourselves today, whatever we feel, whatever we need- we first of all need to…
SFNAZ Newsletter 10/22/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEEKLY PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL SFNAZ Happenings Church Office Hours The new church staff office hours are as follows: Monday – Thursday 10 am – 2 pm New Reflecting God Devotionals are in! The “Reflecting God” devotional books for the winter months have arrived. Devotionals will be available on Sunday mornings and during office hours. If you would like us to send you one, please contact the church office (office@sfnaz.org or 509-467-8986). Pastor Appreciation October is Pastor…