Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene - Weekly Sermon Podcast

“Stories That Shape Us: Land of Justice”Text: Jeremiah 7:1-15Today we study the prophet Jeremiah and God’s words of warning towards the kingdom of Judah shortly before their exile. As harsh as the words are, however, there is also an invitation from God – He wants to dwell in and amongst us.

“Stories That Shape Us: Can It Get Any Worse?”Text: Book of JonahThe story of Jonah is a one of downward descent, starting off somewhere well and continually getting worse for him. Despite Jonah’s disobedience and lack of enthusiasm in proclaiming God’s message to the people of Nineveh, God still uses him to initiate the repentance…

“Stories That Shape Us: Lead Towards Heaven”Text: 2 Kings 2Today, we look at the story where Elijah is taken up by God in a whirlwind and Elisha takes his place as a prophet to God’s people. In many ways it is similar to the transition from Moses to Joshua. During transitions in our lives, we…

“Stories That Shape Us: Giant Issues”1 Samuel 17This week we study the original “underdog” story, David and Goliath. It is not a story rooted in David finding his inner strength to defeat Goliath, but instead dwelling in the confidence of God’s providence. Like David, the Lord uses the trials of our past to equip us…

“Stories That Shape Us: Healed for Glory”Text: Leviticus 13:1-8, 40-46Today we study a passage from Leviticus which discusses how the Israelites declared a person “unclean.” This was a time before medical advancements had been made, and separating one from the rest of the community was necessary to ensure the entire community did not become infected.…

“Stories That Shape Us: Radical Grace”Text: Deuteronomy 19We continue our look at influential Old Testament scripture passages by examining Deuteronomy 19. While the mindset of “an eye for an eye” – reserved for only the most malicious offenses – became a part of the culture, the passage reveals that God is a God of mercy…

“Stories that Shape Us: Voice of the Lord for Generations”Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9What we listen to often makes an impact on us and future generations to come. Today, we study the passage known in Hebrew as the “Shema” – where we affirm that there is one God, we belong to God, and that we should love…

“Stories that Shape Us: Finding Our Voice”Text: Exodus 3We’re in our second week of a new sermon series entitled “Stories that Shape Us” where we look at the Old Testament stories that both affect other areas of Scripture and define our understanding of who we are as the church. This week, we look at the…

“Stories that Shape Us: A People of Hope”Text: Genesis 13 This week we begin a new sermon series focusing on the Old Testament, “Stories that Shape Us.” These stories just didn’t shape the scripture of the New Testament – they also shape who we are although we live in a far different culture and time.…

Text: Luke 15:1-7We welcome Pastor Amanda Lawton as this week’s guest preacher. She serves the South Portland Church of the Nazarene as both children’s pastor and director of the Lighthouse School. We sometimes experience moments when we feel lost. However, as the Parable of the Lost Sheep reminds us, God is always searching for us…