Port Orchard Church of the Nazarene

This was a communion Sunday, and Pastor Jerry shared with us that we need to steward the memory of what Jesus did for us through His death, burial and resurrection. In light of God's amazing mercy, we need to pledge a clear conscience to the Lord. Pastor Jerry also pointed out that God's kindness draws unbelievers to Him.

God has called us to be part of a VICTORIOUS army! Pastor Jerry pointed out that we must be unified in our desire to serve God, and that we can't allow division to distract us from the purpose that God has called us to. We must unite and go to battle! Don't do anything that you could do without God anymore, it's a waste of your life. We need a personal revolution.

Pastor Jerry opened with the declaration that being in right standing with God gives you boldness. We were created in the image of God, and we need to live the way He intended us to live. He encourages us to be receptive to the incredible inheritance that we have as royalty, to live it out with integrity and boldness and urgently pursue others to share it with us.

Joel shared from scripture, dreams and visions (Rice Crispy Treats and dinosaurs!) regarding how our choices affect how God can move in our lives. As a church we need to be open to God's discipline in our lives and know that he "chastens those he loves". God loves us so much that he doesn't want us to continue in the things that are blocking and hindering us, including a very dangerous spirit of passivity. Joel then led in a prayer of repentance.

Pastor Jerry shared some scriptures and insight regarding the dynamic revival we are currently enjoying. He encourages all of us to "get off the couch, get over yourself and jump into the fun!" We need to pursue the presence of God, see people how God sees them, and gain understanding of the times we are in.

Nels Roinas shared his testimony of conversion, being filled in the Holy Spirit and some of the incredible things he has experienced when he allowed God to use him. "I worked very hard and prepared a lot, for very little to happen." With the Holy Spirit moving around and through us we can have an incredible impact on the world around us. We need to develop a dependence on the Holy Spirit and allow God to move however He wants, and whenever He wants.

Dale O'neal shares about past revivals and how they relate to what God is doing today.

Our God is an incredibly loving Daddy who wants us to keep trying, even when we fail, or nothing happens. Dale shared 5 concepts of how God sees us. We are deeply loved, Christ took our punishment because God loves us. Completely Forgiven, our sin is not superior to Christ's work on the cross. Fully pleasing to Him, we make God happy, period, and He is CRAZY about us! Totally accepted, we don't need to perform religiously to gain what God has already given us. He loves us unconditionally!

Using the dove that Noah released as an example of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Jerry explained that we want to be a great landing place for the Holy Spirit. If we can touch the presence of God, we can have a peace that transcends our circumstances. We need to create a highway of holiness.

Hamilton Filmalter, a healing evangelist and revivalist, finishes the series of messages on the Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven. He encourages us to embrace the culture of the kingdom. At the end of the message, Hamilton leads a group of people in a prayer to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in a language they do not know.