Port Orchard Church of the Nazarene

This week, Pastor Jerry was back to speak on parables. As you likely already know, Jesus preferred to use parables in many of his sermons. The problem, however, is that storytelling is a bit of a lost art outside of Hollywood. As a result, it makes it unfortunately easy to miss the point of many of Jesus' lessons now that we're several centuries and a continent or two away. So Pastor Jerry decided to take a few commonly misunderstood messages and try to put them back into context.

This week, we were joined by guest speaker Nathan French. He shared testimonies and spoke about listening to God, and how God can only work in our lives where we allow Him to work.

This week, we finish up our Pre-Birth Joy series by discussing the promises of God and what they mean for us today.

This week, we finish up our Pre-Birth Joy series by discussing the promises of God and what they mean for us today.

This week in our Christmas series, PB&J, we will look at a few 'interesting’ aspects of Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew.

This week in our Christmas series, PB&J, we will look at a few 'interesting’ aspects of Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew.

Today we will begin our Christmas series with a look at what God's plan was before time even began, why it's dangerous to think of the Incarnation as a rescue mission, and at the intimate relationship we're drawn into with God through a baby in a manger.

Today we will begin our Christmas series with a look at what God's plan was before time even began, why it's dangerous to think of the Incarnation as a rescue mission, and at the intimate relationship we're drawn into with God through a baby in a manger.

What is the Church? In our culture, personal preference becomes the all-important factor for many of our decisions. The problem with this is that reality itself does not conform to our preferences! We are reminded of this in a rude way every time something like an accident happens that we were not expecting. To some extent this is normal, but as a result many churches feel pressure to cater to this, to the point where the goal becomes to attract and keep as many people as possible. However, this is counter to the real message and purpose of the gospel. The message of the cross is the reality we must conform to, though the truth is not always pleasant.

What is the Church? In our culture, personal preference becomes the all-important factor for many of our decisions. The problem with this is that reality itself does not conform to our preferences! We are reminded of this in a rude way every time something like an accident happens that we were not expecting. To some extent this is normal, but as a result many churches feel pressure to cater to this, to the point where the goal becomes to attract and keep as many people as possible. However, this is counter to the real message and purpose of the gospel. The message of the cross is the reality we must conform to, though the truth is not always pleasant.