Fairlawn Church Of the Nazarene Podcast

"Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. One of the most poisonous of all Satan's whispers is simply, 'Things will never change.' " That lie kills expectation, trapping out heart forever in the present.

Join Pastor Nicole as we honor our graduates on Sunday and we look at the story of Jesus ascending into heaven in the book of Acts. This was the day the disciples "walked across the stage" and began a completely different journey than they had ever been on before.

Ever had a prayer go unanswered and you didn't understand why? Ever feel like maybe God let you down? Ever been disappointed by God or by His followers? More likely than not, you've been dragoned. In the last sermon of our series SLAYING DRAGONS, we'll see how we can fend off the scales of disappointment, injustice, and unfairness. Invite someone to worship with you at 10:30 am. Community Groups gather at 9:15 am.

Depression and anxiety "dragon" many people in our world today. Often we rest our heart and mind on worries or fear or grief or shame or anger or disappointment or frustration or inadequacy. We get caught in what psychologists call an "emotional loop." Can a follower of Jesus be delivered from this dragon? And of course we'll be honoring our moms in service! Invite someone to worship with you at 10:30 am this Sunday as we continue our series SLAYING DRAGONS. Community Groups gather at 9:15 am.

I once read, “you are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice.” Sometimes, on the other side of our bad choices we think, “How did we get here?” “How do I get back on track?” We are in a series called Slaying Dragons. This week we are talking about realigning our lives after realizing what some of our Dragons may have destroyed.

Has the doctor ever asked you if you want to get well when you were sick? Seems like a no brainer answer. And yet when Jesus poses that question, we can be prone to giving lots of reasons and rationalizations that keep us from responding to the wholeness He wants to give us. Join us Sunday as we continue our series called SLAYING DRAGONS and find out how we can respond so God can make us whole. We're also celebrating commitments in membership and baptism as well. Invite someone to worship with you at 10:30 am. Community Groups gather at 9:15 am.

We're celebrating Easter this weekend at FNC! Our children will be singing about Easter to open the service at 10:30 am. We have a special guest who will perform a spoken word. And we'll start a new series called SLAYING DRAGONS. Most importantly, we'll celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it means for our lives.

Do we really want to be like Jesus? Often in church, we grow up with a “safe” picture of Jesus — feathered hair, white robe with a purple sash, and carrying a lamb everywhere ever He went. However, in reading Scripture that is NOT the Jesus we see. Paul said he wanted to be like Jesus in His suffering and death. Is that too far for you? Too far for us? Join us Sunday for the last message in our BURIED LIFE series. We'll be sharing communion together and we have something for everyone to take home. We gather for worship at 10:30 am and Community Groups meet at 9:15 am. Invite someone join you!

A Thousand Ways to Die was a television show that talked about unique, curious, and even mysterious ways people died. In our series THE BURIED LIFE, we're talking about the unique, curious, and mysterious ways we have to die in order to live in the resurrection power of Jesus. This week we'll see how Jesus was able to submit to His own death in order to experience the resurrection on Easter. We hope you'll join us Sunday! We gather for worship at 10:30 am and Community Groups meet at 9:15 am. Invite someone who needs to experience hope to join you!

Ever watch the movie INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS? Alien pods created duplicates to replace people in a small town. Paul talked about your body being snatched long before they made a movie about it. In Paul's version, Christ invaded Paul's life and the life he lived was Christ living in Him. Sunday we continue our lenten series THE BURIED LIFE. Come find out what it really means to let Christ live through you. We are again emphasizing prayer before the service starts. Please reverently enter the sanctuary and have a time of prayer before the service begins. Hope to see you Sunday! We gather for worship at 10:30 am and Community Groups meet at 9:15 am. Invite someone to join you!