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SFNAZ Devotional – June 23, 2022
1 Timothy 4:12-Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. Timothy was a young man who desired to serve the Lord yet he had certain weaknesses that hindered his confidence. Young is relative! I consider myself young in the wholeness of life, but when I hear this verse, I automatically think of my children. How can I as a parent…
Significant Growth
Over the last few weeks, we have seen a lot of celebrations as students are completing their journey of high school. As a parent of one of those graduates, I begin to reflect as a parent on my daughter’s journey. As she moves on to the next chapter I begin to look back at how God has prepared her for this next step. In my reflections, God placed John 15:1-4 in my path this week. It was a beautiful reminder…
Pentecost Sunday
We pull into the upper parking lot at Church. Wyatt backs into the same parking space he always does. The gentleman at the door, is 99 ½ years young. We will call him Winfree. As soon as Winfree sees us, he rises from his chair to hold the door open for us. I could call him a door man or a greeter, but he is so much more than that. We go in to say hello to the early morning…
SFNAZ Newsletter – June 2022
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL. SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS *NEW* SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE Learning & Growth Opportunities ……………..9:30am Worship Service …………………………………………. 10:45am CHILDREN’S REGIONAL BIBLE QUIZZING Congratulations to Oliver Curry who earned a second place award at the Regional Kid’s Quiz Meet in Nampa. This young man has worked so hard this quiz season learning the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. We are so proud of you Oliver!! SFNAZ Ladies…
From Knowing It to Living It
Beginning with Romans 12 Paul begins explaining the practical application to truth revealed in ch.1-11. Faith in Christ is the pathway to righteousness. Circumcision of the heart by the Spirit is the real mark of belonging to God & a member of His family. The line of the covenant is by election, not heritage, through God’s call, not works. Righteousness that leads to holiness which assures us of eternal life is God’s gift to all who believe, & completely trust…
Understanding Full Surrender
Throughout our lives with Christ, we sometimes begin to forget that we are called to continually surrender the details of our lives. We all remember that moment when we gave our lives to the Lord and surrendered it all, but as we walk through our day-to-day lives we begin to take back things that we once fully surrendered. I am not necessarily saying we are falling back into our sinful ways, but I am referring to those daily things that…
Pastoral Devotional – May 19, 2022
A few years ago, Eric Whitacre, a famous classical composer, conducted a fun little experiment. He wrote a song and posted the sheet music on his blog inviting people around the world to sing the various harmonies. His idea was for individuals to sing into a camera and post their videos on YouTube. Using those posts, he created a master track where he joined the videos together like an orchestra. He hired a video recorder to weave all the videos…
Standing in the Shadow
I remember when my kids were little, and we used to play the game ‘catch my shadow’. Many of you may be familiar with this simple game, where you walk ahead of your child, and they try to catch or stomp on the shadow on the ground. It was always a big competition in our family, and I did not just let my kids win! At this current phase of my life, I wish there was more time to play…
SFNAZ Newsletter May 2022
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PASTORAL DEVOTIONAL. LETTER FROM PASTOR JOHN Boldly proclaim the transforming love of Christ through acts of mercy and grace and His unconditional love. 1 Cor 9:19-23 NLT, “… I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ. 20 When I am with the Jews, I become one of them so that I can bring them to Christ. When I am with those who follow the Jewish laws, I…
For Such a Time as This
“And who knows but that you have come to your…position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14 NIV) Throughout my life, there have been numerous times that Mordecai’s words here to Esther have seemed applicable to my own life. As a quick summary, Esther was elevated to the position of queen, leading with King Xerxes who “ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush” (Esther 1:1). Esther became aware that one of Xerxes’ noblemen named Haman plotted to…
Managing Expectations
7 Now hurry, go and tell his disciples, ‘He’s been raised from the dead. He’s going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.’ I’ve given the message to you.” 8 With great fear and excitement, they hurried away from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples. 9 But Jesus met them and greeted them. They came and grabbed his feet and worshipped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers that I…
Pastoral Devotional – April 14, 2022
To boldly proclaim the transforming love of Christ through acts of mercy and grace – so that we can bring them to Christ. As we draw closer to beginning the pastoral search process and the transition team continues to seek God’s direction and heart for a clear mission and vision for SFNAZ I want to share with you a devotion I have shared with both the transition team and the church board. The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian…