Springfield First Church of the Nazarene Podcast

What would you do if you found yourself in a pit a half mile below the earth's surface? That's precisely where we find ourselves apart from the saving and redeeming grace of God.

The rallying cry of people of faith in spite of injustice, adversity, oppression, persecution, opposition, challenges, and hardship has always been that in the power of the Lord and by our faith, we shall overcome!

After singing 10 great worship songs led by our worship leader Tim Biggs and the worship team, Pastor John Hanna and his son Caleb (who in 10 months will turn 10 years old) will be sharing 10 of the most inspiring and encouraging Bible verses that speak directly to our lives in a message entitled "God's Top 10 List for Your Life."

Dr. Sims is a team leader for the Strength Team as well as a senior pastor in Washington State. A running back at Northern Iowa University & Liberty University, he was drafted into the NFL but declined to pursue his education. We are excited to have Dr. Sims share the Word of God with us. By the way, he's 6'1" and 245 lbs. Joining Dr. Sims in morning worship and sharing with the children during children's church is John Steele and William Green. John Steele served in the United States Marine Corp. He has served as a youth minister in Montana and Washington. At 5'8" and 240 lbs. he can bench press over twice his body weight. William Green (6'1", 214 lbs.) played running back in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns from 2002 - 2006 and was an all American running back at Boston College before that.

The meaningful journey that pre Christian people are on as they search for significance and truth eventually comes to fruition as they become citizens of the kingdom of God.

The fourth of five stages for those on their way toward becoming followers of Jesus differentiates "phantom seekers" from true, genuine seekers of God.

The third and perhaps most difficult step for pre Christians on their way toward becoming followers of Christ is being genuinely open to change.

The second step when it comes to evangelism today is to help fuel the curiosity that people have about Jesus and do our best to help answer questions that seekers will have.

The first step toward evangelism in a post Christian culture can best be summed up by a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I" whose lyrics go, "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me."

Having received the salvation, redemption, and deliverance of the Lord, our lives are now devoted to His purposes, not ours.