Church News (Page 28)
Restful Presence
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) In our Zoom youth gathering the past couple of weeks we’ve been looking at the twenty-third Psalm. This has caused me to reflect on the biblical notion of rest. In this…
SFNAZ Newsletter 05/21/2020
Click here to view the weekly pastoral devotional. SFNAZ Happenings SFNAZ Zoom Paint Night Thanks to everyone that participated in paint night! Thank you to Karen Snyder for instructing, a fun time was had by all! Last week, we had some of our SFNAZ family spend time working in the church courtyard. Thank you to Vicki Wintersteen and The Poolers (Ryan, Oliver, & Lorelai) for making our courtyard area beautiful! Reflecting God Devotionals The “Reflecting God” devotional books for…
SFNAZ Newsletter 05/14/2020
Click here to view this week’s pastoral devotional. SFNAZ Happenings SFNAZ Zoom Paint Night: Saturday: May 16th – 6pm Unfortunately, we will not be able to do our Bob Ross themed paint night, but we are excited to have LIVE instruction from our talented church family member, Karen Snyder. We will be meeting in Zoom with Karen who will give painting instruction. The exciting detail of this painting is that you will be able to choose the scene as well…
Relaxing in the Truth
As the weeks go by in this time of separation from others I have found that there are good days and some not so good days. When those not so good days come I discover that even keeping busy doesn’t keep the low feelings at bay. Those moments are when I begin to search for scripture that will turn my day around. Then I decided that if I was going to search for scripture that was uplifting to me then…
SFNAZ Newsletter 05/07/2020
Click here to view the weekly pastoral devotional. Click here to view the SFNAZ National Day of Prayer Video SFNAZ Happenings SFNAZ Zoom Paint Night: Saturday: May 16th – 7pm Unfortunately, we will not be able to do our Bob Ross themed paint night, but we are excited to have LIVE instruction from our talented church family member, Karen Snyder. We will be meeting in Zoom with Karen who will give painting instruction. The exciting detail of this painting is…
Our Faithfulness to Care
There is a theme running through commercials, news casts, newspaper ads and social media posts. “We’re in this together.” “If you need help, call someone!”, “Help others. Be kind whenever you see the opportunity.” A few years ago, I made a decision that if someone was racing to get ahead of me in line at Starbucks or Wendy’s I would just let them go ahead and smile. When there is road construction and people forget which lane to use, I…
SFNAZ Newsletter 04/30/2020
Click here to view this week’s pastoral devotional. SFNAZ Happenings Call to Prayer: Sunday, May 3rd – 6pm Join us on Zoom for a special time of prayer and worship. SFNAZ Zoom Paint Night: Saturday: May 16th – 7pm Unfortunately, we will not be able to do our Bob Ross themed paint night, but we are excited to have LIVE instruction from our talented church family member, Karen Snyder. We will be meeting in Zoom with Karen who will give…
Acts of Kindness
A few years ago, I observed a small but striking act of kindness. I was walking from our house to a drugstore that was a few blocks away. As I came up to a busy intersection I saw a man who was clearly drunk, staggering his way across the street while the traffic was moving. Almost as fast as I saw him, I saw a car stop. The car was a high-end, luxury car. The man who got out was…
SFNAZ Newsletter 04/23/2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEEK’S PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL Sunday, April 26, 2020 Pastor Bill will be teaching: “A Word from Peter” – Acts 2:36-41 Join us in online worship at 11AM. We’ll hear a sermon from Pastor Bill, and worship led by David Dixon. You’ll connect the same way you have the past few weeks via both Facebook and YouTube (Be sure to follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel to know when we are live).…
An Opportunity to Look Back
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” -Deuteronomy 7:9 During this time at home, one project I’ve been working on in the spare moments is to digitize a collection of home video tapes from my parents. These videos chronicle events during my last year of high school, and my years in college primarily. It has…
SFNAZ Newsletter 04/16/2020
Click here to view this week’s pastoral devotional. Sunday, April 19, 2020 Pastor Bill will be teaching: “Go and Live the Story” – John 20:19-30 Join us in online worship at 11AM. We’ll hear a sermon from Pastor Bill, and worship led by David Dixon. You’ll connect the same way you have the past few weeks via both Facebook and YouTube (Be sure to follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel to know when we are…