Harrisonville Church of the Nazarene

The story of Rahab is complicated, then again life is complicated and the Bible does not try to hide this fact from us. Rahab's story reminds us that God does not expect us to the all put together when we first decide to follow Jesus. Before we know everything there is to know about God, we are called to be faithful and obedient to what we do know and understand.

How often do we hesitate from following and obeying God's call because we think we are not qualified enough, not good enough, not saintly enough? Moses' life shows us that the truth is that we will never be enough - but the good news is that God does not choose us because of what WE can do, God chooses us because of what God can do through us.

How often do we hesitate from following and obeying God's call because we think we are not qualified enough, not good enough, not saintly enough? Moses' life shows us that the truth is that we will never be enough - but the good news is that God does not choose us because of what WE can do, God chooses us because of what God can do through us.

Reading through the early parts of Jacob's story it is difficult to understand why God would choose him. A trickster born into a dysfunctional family, Jacob sure does not seem like the kind of model we want to follow. But God is not like us - God does not prejudge us based on our past or our failures. Jacob's story teaches that God loves you as you are, and not as you should be; because none of us are as we should be.

Reading through the early parts of Jacob's story it is difficult to understand why God would choose him. A trickster born into a dysfunctional family, Jacob sure does not seem like the kind of model we want to follow. But God is not like us - God does not prejudge us based on our past or our failures. Jacob's story teaches that God loves you as you are, and not as you should be; because none of us are as we should be.

Pastor Nancy Cantrell concludes our Spiritual Deepening weekend with a powerful message about based on 1 Corinthians 12-13. The church is to be one body, one loaf of bread, to function as Christ's body for the sake of the world.

Pastor Nancy Cantrell concludes our Spiritual Deepening weekend with a powerful message about based on 1 Corinthians 12-13. The church is to be one body, one loaf of bread, to function as Christ's body for the sake of the world.

Easter had changed Peter's life completely - he went from being an impulsive, immature follower to one of the leaders of a movement. He went from denying Jesus to becoming one of his greatest defenders. However, as Peter found out in Cornelius' home, there was more that God wanted to transform in his life. This is because Easter changes everything, even things we don't think need changing!

Easter had changed Peter's life completely - he went from being an impulsive, immature follower to one of the leaders of a movement. He went from denying Jesus to becoming one of his greatest defenders. However, as Peter found out in Cornelius' home, there was more that God wanted to transform in his life. This is because Easter changes everything, even things we don't think need changing!

We as a culture are afraid of submission - we want to stay in control of our lives and our futures. Jesus did not have this fear. Jesus' full submission to the Father in the Mount of Olives demonstrated to us that submission to the Master does not destroy our will, it crucifies our will so that God can be Lord of our lives and use us for his kingdom purposes.