Port Orchard Church of the Nazarene

The Old Testament often portrays God as either doing, commanding or threatening violence. For many, this is a huge problem because these depictions contradict the way Jesus lived and interacted with people. What are we to do with this contradiction? Is it possible that there is something else going in these portrayals of violence? We can only see what else is going on, when we understand what was going on when Jesus died on the cross. This will be the first in a series of sermons titled, "Christ’s Cross Centered."

This week, we were joined by guest speaker and worship leader Michael Miller from Marked By Heaven Ministries. He spoke from his heart about his ministry with orphans and how the spirit of family and unity is often more powerful than it gets credit for. For more information, Michael and his wife have an overview video on their YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3qXh1kojhg

In God’s mind, freedom is an end in and of itself. It is part of our nature as created beings to be free and not be ruled over- not by one another, or any agent in the spiritual realm, nor by substances or behavior patterns. For many people, addiction is one of the key stumbling blocks that perpetuate cycles of shame, withdrawl, and a lack of fullness of life. This message explores what lies at the heart of all addictions, substance or otherwise, and how we go about untangling ourselves from their grip, so we can step into the full life that God desires us to have.

In God’s mind, freedom is an end in and of itself. It is part of our nature as created beings to be free and not be ruled over- not by one another, or any agent in the spiritual realm, nor by substances or behavior patterns. For many people, addiction is one of the key stumbling blocks that perpetuate cycles of shame, withdrawl, and a lack of fullness of life. This message explores what lies at the heart of all addictions, substance or otherwise, and how we go about untangling ourselves from their grip, so we can step into the full life that God desires us to have.

This week, Pastor Jerry discussed the challenges of unforgiveness and resentment. Living from a false identity can be the greatest source of our struggle to extend forgiveness to ourselves or to others. The way to freedom from our unforgiveness is to remember the truth of who we are in Christ, and to be transformed more fully into our true identity through the renewing of your mind by reviewing God’s Word.

This week, Pastor Jerry discussed the challenges of unforgiveness and resentment. Living from a false identity can be the greatest source of our struggle to extend forgiveness to ourselves or to others. The way to freedom from our unforgiveness is to remember the truth of who we are in Christ, and to be transformed more fully into our true identity through the renewing of your mind by reviewing God’s Word.

This week, Pastor Jerry spoke about the joy set before us. He also spoke about how freezing the metaphorical movie at the wrong frame can have a negative effect on the rest of life without us even realizing it.

This week, Pastor Jerry spoke about the joy set before us. He also spoke about how freezing the metaphorical movie at the wrong frame can have a negative effect on the rest of life without us even realizing it.

Following our “Who Are You?” talk, we need to consider the issue of shame. In a blind survey, nearly half of the responders listed shame as the largest struggle in their lives. So what is shame, and what does God say about it? To begin with, let’s turn to the origin of shame, as mentioned in Genesis Chapter 3.

Following our “Who Are You?” talk, we need to consider the issue of shame. In a blind survey, nearly half of the responders listed shame as the largest struggle in their lives. So what is shame, and what does God say about it? To begin with, let’s turn to the origin of shame, as mentioned in Genesis Chapter 3.