Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene - Weekly Sermon Podcast

“Training for Glory… Focused on the Target”Text: Hebrews 12:1-13This week, the focus of our “Training for Glory” sermon series is discipline. It takes work to overcome the hardships that come from the sins we have grown accustomed to or the sins that others have committed against us. We often think of discipline as punishment for…

“Training for Glory – Navigating the Slippery Slope”Text: Titus 3In order to navigate the slippery slopes of life, it is safest if we have the resources that come from the Lord, rather than relying on our own strength or our own ways. God has shared His forgiveness, so in response, we should live in the…

Training for Glory… or Skating ByText: 1 Corinthians 9:14-27We continue our Olympics-inspired sermon series “Training for Glory” by looking at another of Paul’s letters to the Church in Corinth. He reminds us that unlike an athlete’s glory which is perishable, we are seeking an imperishable glory. Our faith cannot be achieved through a quick fix,…

“Training for Glory – 2 Corinthians 3”With the Winter Olympics beginning this week, we start a new sermon series, “Training for Glory.” During this series, we will remember that God has a future and a plan for us, and we should prepare ourselves for what God is going to do for us in our lives…

Faith Promise: “Dangerous Prayers”Text: Hebrews 12:1-3As we consider how God is calling us to be involved in missional work both globally and locally, we welcome Hank Dunn as our Faith Promise speaker. Hank is the Executive Director of the Transformation Project based in Westbrook, Maine which helps those coming out of correctional facilities do life…

“How We Are Known”Text: Isaiah 62:1-12Have you ever felt like you’ve had to vindicate your name before someone? That is the situation the people of Israel find themselves in – they are going to be an unknown, forgotten people. And yet God speaks through the prophet Isaiah and promises to them that how people are…

“Participating in the Prophetic Voice”Text: Isaiah 61:1-11Although we completed our “Christmas Prophecy” series last week, we will continue to look at the words of the Old Testament prophets for the next few weeks. Today, Pastor Tim shares a message of good news from Isaiah. By the power of the Holy Spirit poured out to the…

“Christmas Prophecy: For the World”Text: Revelation 12:1-17Today we conclude our “Christmas Prophecy” series by looking at a passage from Revelation. The passage uses the imagery of a dragon to illustrate the evils and distractions of the world. Ultimately, the dragon is defeated. These words of hope to the early Church ring true to us today…

“Christmas Prophecy: Hope”Text: Isaiah 9:1-7As we enter the Christmas season, we continue to look at the words of the Old Testament prophets. This week, we examine Isaiah, who presents a message of hope to the people of Israel in the midst of darkness. Could they have dared to hope for what he shared; that the…

“Christmas Prophecy: Liberation”Text: Micah 5:2-6We continue our Advent study of the prophets by looking at the book of Micah. Micah is speaking to the remnants of the people of Israel during their exile – at this time, they don’t have anything to look forward to. Micah’s words of Hope remind the people of Israel and…