Willard Church of The Nazarene

Matthew 9:35-38, Romans 1:8-17 Church is often described as a family and must be seen that way. As a family, we must strive to be on mission and join God in what He is doing.

Ephesians 4:11-16 We are continuing to talk about the culture we want to create in this church.  Think of the whirlpool example – this current we want to have that pushes us in the direction we want to be moving.  One powerful image of how the church is described is of a family.  That’s the… Continue reading Church as a Family

Verse 1Verses 3-4Verse 7Verses 10-14Verse 15Verses 17-21Philippians 2:6-11

Matthew 18:21-35 A marriage without grace and forgiveness will lead to divorce, lifelong bitterness, or emotionally numb resignation. A life in general where we hang on to unforgiveness is a heavy burden that pulls us to destruction. We can draw strength to forgive from the good news that God forgave us long before He called… Continue reading Marriage in Christ Part 2 Forgiveness

Ephesians 5:21-33 Marriage is hard and takes work. God’s word gives us a meaning, purpose, and way to make our marriages strong.

Acts 12:5-17 Romans 8:31-38 Luke 22:31-32 Ezekiel 22:30-31 Luke 11:5-8 Isaiah 64:4 Matthew 28:18-19 1 John 5:14-15 James 5:16 Prayer is a core part of our walk with God, and intercession is a form of prayer that God desires for us to grow in. Intercession is something Jesus does for us and calls us to… Continue reading Intercessor

Ken Gortz

1 Kings 19:1-18 1 Kings 17:1 1 Kings 18:37 1 Kings 18:39 1 Kings 18:46 1 Kings 19:2 God’s will – will always be immeasurably, unspeakingly, infinitely beyond any of our largest notions about what He’s up to. After seeing last week what led the great prophet Elijah to the point of despair, God then leads him… Continue reading Courageous Part 2

Romans 8:28, 1 Kings 19 verse 1-9, Proverbs 4:23, 1 Kings 19:3, Romans 1:11-12 All followers of Christ have a call on their life. The enemy works hard to discourage us with lies. The Prophet Elijah experienced that but we must be courageous and answer that call.

(Acts 2:37-41, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3, Mark 1:4, Mark 1:9-11, Mathew 28:18-19, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:35-38, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 16:31-33, Ephesians 2:8, Mathew 4:17, John 14:6, Mathew 13:44, 1 Peter 3:20-21) A lot of times when we talk about baptism we ask and question so many things. Do I have to be baptized, does it… Continue reading Baptism Rethought