Willard Church of The Nazarene

(Mark 9:14-29, Matthew 6:16-18, Luke 4:1-14, Psalm 73:25-28, Psalm 81:10, Phil. 2:12-13) Last week we talked about one thing. I asked you if you could have one thing, what would it be. David said his one thing was to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life. Hopefully this year,… Continue reading Desperation for Others

(Exodus 33 & 34) David said, “One thing my heart desires…” How would you honestly finish that sentence for yourself today? What is the one thing your heart desires? I’m hoping we are challenged by an account of Moses to take our walk with God to the next level.

Book of JobSuffering is going to happen, but it doesn’t have to be the end. Instead of the temporary happiness the world offers, God offers us eternal joy when we look to Him. We will be going through the book of Job to be reminded that even though we live in a broken world, God… Continue reading The Book of Job

(Acts 27 & 28, Romans 8) Enough is enough. God has a plan and purpose for your life, and we can’t let anything get in the way of that. We need to be convinced of what Christ has done for us and live under His authority.

Matthew 2 We are looking to the account of the Magi and their kingly gifts. In particular the gift of Myrrh and all it pointed to. God is acquainted with death and with its sting, but He conquered it once and for all through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

This is the final message in our series on worship. Worship always involves sacrifice. As worshippers of God, we don’t want to be people who give Him praise that costs us nothing. We owe everything to Him so let us be people who leave our offerings on the altar. (Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 13:11-16, Amos 5:21-24,… Continue reading Worship Part 3: Sacrifice

Christmas Play 2023 In part one of our sermon series on worship we looked at some things that we need to understand when it comes to worship. Everyone worships and so the question was who or what are we worshipping. Hopefully Jesus is on the throne and now we need to turn our attention to… Continue reading Christmas Play 2023 / Worship Part 2: Worship is a Verb

No one has to be taught how to worship because God created us to do that. What we have to ask ourselves is who or what are we worshipping, because what we worship is what we will ultimately resemble. Scripture References: (Romans 1:18-20 Deuteronomy 4:29 Romans 1:21-25 John 4:19-20 John 4:21-24 Psalm 115:1-8)

(Matthew 25:1-13) Jesus was concerned His disciples could easily grow comfortable in their waiting for His return. His challenge to them—and us—was to be ready, to live in such a way as to still have an urgency in the waiting and be prepared for the coming of Christ.

(2 Timothy 3:1-5, 2 Peter 3:3, Jude 1:18-19, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 John 2:18-19) Even in the midst of many signs, we won’t know what day the Lord will come. Speaking to His disciples near the end of His ministry, Jesus placed the emphasis of the topic not so much on when the end times… Continue reading Is Jesus Returning Part 2: Signs