Napoleon Church of the Nazarene

Our second week of, "Pray First", takes us to the Lord's Prayer. As common as this communal prayer is for many churches, the depth and life giving means of this prayer comes directly from our heart posture. Pastor Dave walks us through some key elements of this prayer that Jesus directed us to pray, to better understand that this isn't just a "religious" prayer, but one the Lord knew we needed to abide in Him with.

We bring in 2024 with a series called, "Pray First | The transformative power of a life built on prayer". Pastor Ben shares from Matthew 6 and how prayer is the lifeblood of our faith. Prayer should be our first response to all things, not our last resort. Pastor Ben then encourages the church into 21 days of prayer and fasting together; that we would be a praying church that truly seeks the Lord, not just a church that prays.

We welcome intern, Bailey Sonnenberg, to bring us the Word coming into the new year. He leads us to Psalm 1, showing us that true blessing comes from those who desire God's instruction. Meditating on God's Word is what brings life and vitality; like a tree firmly planted by streams of water.-psalm 1:3. This new year, will you choose to actively participate in life with God?

It's the third week of Advent as Pastor Dave teaches on the Moses, a story of redemption. We see how that even when all hope seems lost, "HE IS" the brilliance of redemption; always working even when we can't see or understand.

On Christmas Eve Sunday, we come to our last sermon of the series, "HE IS", with HE IS | The Radiance of Divine Love. Pastor Justin takes us through 1 Chronicles 29 where David gives thanks to God and declares that everything that he has received has been given by God; even the things we offer back to Him and give to others. But before that, we take a quick look into David's life, even his short comings. What have we received that we can share with others? It's Christ Himself! HE IS the One who goes beyond our lives and surpasses all of our mistakes and victories; showing us that HE IS the radiance of divine love.

The second week of advent in the series, He Is, brings us to see that Jesus is the spark of hope. Pastor Justin takes us through the life of Joseph from the old testament. We see so many parallels in Joseph's life to the promised Messiah, Jesus. Just like these stories from the old testament were a sign to bring hope to the coming Savior, we can be a sign to those around us that lead people to Jesus. What are you holding on to that is keeping you from being a light to others?

We welcome in the Advent season with our new series, "HE IS, the illumination of God's Promise!" We look back at Genesis and see the promises of God fulfilled through Abraham. A Promise of place, posterity, and position. As we continue celebrating the Advent season, let up anticipate with hope the continued promises of God!

Pastor Justin ends our Generosity series, taking us to the book of Habakkuk, where we learn what it means to be fully generous towards God. We see through Habakkuk's honest cries and complaints about the chaos ahead, that generosity with God is being fully surrendered and open to God about our hurts, worries, fears, and frustrations; giving those things completely over to Him. What are we holding on to that we are afraid to give to the Lord? Talk to Him about it today!

Pastor Justin leads us into week 3 of our series, "Generosity". We take a look at Luke 18 and see how financial generosity is important for our relationship with God. When we give generously for the Kingdom of God, we invite God to divinely unlock our hearts to experience His rest.

Pastor Dave teaches on Generosity in Action, for our second week in the Generosity series. We take a look at various scriptures, learning what the Bible says about hospitality and giving without the expectation of receiving. Pastor Dave encouraged us to be mindful of who we could be hospital to and what that looks like in the life of a follower of Christ.