Nelsonville Assembly

The eighth discipline that Christian people should have marking our lives is the pursuit and right use of Silence & Solitude. These things are difficult to truly obtain in all ages, but especially so in our hyperactive modern age. Pastor Isaiah encourages us to regularly set aside time and space to be fully present with God through the use of this important gift.

Fasting can be a complicated topic. At points in history, it was very common place while during others it was a forgotten discipline. Today, fasting has experienced a revival of interest broadly, but as Christians we need to carefully understand the true purpose of the Christian Discipline of Fasting in order to do it in a spiritually beneficial way.

With the temperature at -2° and a windchill of -18° Pastor Isaiah speaks from his office about the power and sovereignty of God over all things - weather included - as we aim to stay warm and safe today with our families.

Stewardship: managing something on behalf of another. This is a big part of what it means to be a Christian as we know that everything we have - from weath, resources, to time itself - it is all a gift from God that we are called to manage and use well. In this week Pastor Isaiah encourages us to live intentionally and carefully, making the best use of all of that God has entrusted to us.

In our 5th week of this series, Pastor Isaiah talks about the importance of Christians engaging actively in the work of proclaiming the Gospel both locally and around the world. The promise of Christ to accomplish His mission gives us the motivation and assurance of success that should impact our every day lives as His people!

Pastor Isaiah preached from Psalm 139 about the implications of the complete and total knowledge that God has of each of us. This reality underscores the important truth that we are not free to disconnect any part of our lives from worship and knowing that God sees and knows everything should radically impact how we live and worship Him every day.

"Don't forget!" This command from God, which Pastor Isaiah brings out from Deuteronomy chapters 4, 6, & 8 highlight the importance of remembering. Christians must be disciplined to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has said, and what He has done. When we forget Him in our daily lives we fail to glorify God as we have been created to do!

Prayer is a topic that most Christians have heard a lot about, but if we are honest it is one that many of us still struggle with. Knowing we should pray and living out a commitment to prayer can sometimes be two different things. In this message, Pastor Isaiah draws from Hebrews 4:16 to push us toward the kind of right thinking and understanding of prayer that should lead us toward finding the joy of flourishing that God invites us to have through the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer.

As we enter 2021, Pastor Isaiah begins a new practical series talking about how we can flourish as Christians through "Finding Joy in the Spiritual Disciplines." Over the next 11 weeks, we will consider the means that God has given us to grow in godliness and joy as we follow Him. In addition to starting this new series, our church celebrated 3 new members joining the family here at Nelsonville Assembly!

In our Third Week of the Advent Season, we continue to explore the nature of the Kingdom of God that is here in the "already, but not yet" reality. Understanding the nature of the Kingdom and the impact upon us, Pastor Isaiah encourages us to be people of "True Joy" and to live lives of worship that demonstrate that to all around.