Napoleon Church of the Nazarene

In week six of the Real God Series, we learn about the justice of God. Most of us have asked the questions, "why do good things happen to bad people?", or "why do bad things happen to good people?". Pastor Chip walks us through these questions and guides us through scripture to show us how God reveals His justice to us. He continues to help us understand the first and second judgments of God and how we are to respond to God's judgment in our lives.

Pastor Ken Behrens teaches on the wisdom of God this week in our sermon series, "The Real God".

A.W. Tozer quoted, “Wisdom, among other things, is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve those ends by the most perfect means. It sees the end from the beginning, so there can be no need to guess or conjecture…

All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time…Not only could His acts not be better done: a better way to do them could not be imagined.”

- A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

We may not always understand God's plans and ways but we can trust that He knows the greater picture and has the best possible outcome in mind for us. Pastor Ken teaches through the scriptures how God reveals His wisdom to us and how we are to respond.

The Holiness Of God by Napoleon Church of the Nazarene

Week three in, "the Real God" series, we talk about God's Sovereignty. Pastor Chip shows us through the word, how God reveals His sovereignty to us. Our response to His sovereignty is complete surrender.

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A. W. Tozer

Most of us have some common misconceptions about who God really is. In this series, "the Real God", we dive in deep to knowing truly who God is. Each week we will study an attribute of God to better gain an understanding of His character and grow in our relationship with Him. This week we study "God's Goodness", as we look into scripture and see exactly that GOD IS GOOD!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are excited to see how God moves and works in lives of His children this next coming year. He has already begun a new work in us and is cultivating the hearts of many. In this sermon, we welcome Pastor Ben Hartford to teach from Isaiah 43. He gave us an illustration on how Jesus had come to disrupt the order of the former things and to establish a "new thing". What will you allow the Lord to disrupt in your life this year?

We end our Christmas series, "Behold" teaching on the last Advent theme, LOVE. Pastor Chip teaches on lowly shepherds, and how they care for their sheep. Jesus is the ultimate shepherd in how he takes care and nurtures us, His sheep. This season, we are reminded of God's love for us, and how much Jesus, the Son of God, Emmanuel, the Spotless Lamb, the Good Shepherd, loves us! Merry Christmas!

Our third theme of Advent that Pastor Chip teaches on is, "Joy"! Pastor Chip teaches on the difference between happiness and joy and what true joy that can only come from God looks like. He references Luke 1:46-55 (Mary's Song) and uses Mary as an example of someone who has pure joy even through her life's difficult circumstances.

In the second week of our Christmas series, "Behold", pastor Chip talks about the second theme of Advent, Peace. Pastor Chip walks us through the scriptures to show how we can have peace with God, peace from God, and the peace of God.

We are starting a new series for the Christmas season called, "Behold", where we walk through the themes of Advent. Our first week starts us off with 'Hope'. Pastor Chip teaches on the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth found in Luke 1:5-27. He brings us to the point of how hope creates faithfulness to the promise and plan of God! We hope you join us for the next couple of weeks as we continue to teach through the rest of the themes of Advent!