“Just Walk Across the Room #3: The Power of Stories” The Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene continues their four-week Evangelism Training campaign based upon Bill Hybels’ book Just Walk Across the Room. Pastor Jon talks about the power of story as a universal tool which transcends all cultural, generational and economic lines. Humans are…
“Just Walk Across the Room #2: Living in 3D” Text: Luke 15 The Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene continues their four-week Evangelism Training campaign based upon Bill Hybels’ book Just Walk Across the Room. Pastor Jon shares some of the reasons why we tend to shy away from evangelism, and then offers some bite-sized…
Just Walk Across the Room #1: The Single Greatest Gift Text: Philippians 2:1-11; John 4:1-42 The Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene embarks on a four-week Evangelism Training campaign based upon Bill Hybels’ book Just Walk Across the Room. Pastor Jon shares how Jesus walked across the cosmos in order to reach us, and to…
“Follow Me” Texts: Acts 9:1-6, (7-20); John 21:1-19 A pulpit exchange brings United Methodist Pastor David Nicol to the Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene. Pastor David reminds us that the call to follow Jesus is a call to jump in with both feet, ready to follow Him whereever He leads. While that may even…
“Annual Meeting: For Future Generations” Text: Psalm 22:25-31 Pastor Jon Twitchell delivers his Annual Pastor’s Report to the Cape Elizabeth (Maine, USA) Church of the Nazarene. This is not a standard sermon presentation, but a statement of where we understand God has been working, as well as where we believe He is leading during the…
“Easter: What will you do with Jesus?” Text: John 19:38-20:31 He is risen! He is risen, indeed! While the twelve disciples all betray, deny, or abandon Jesus, two secret disciples come out of hiding to make public their allegiance to Jesus and His teachings. We can only imagine the guilt, despair, and hopelessness experienced by…
“Palm Sunday: The Wisdom of God” Text: Matthew 21:1-11; I Corinthians 1:18-29; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 118; Matthew 16:26 As we continue our Lenten journey in the Psalms, we turn our attention to Psalm 118, against the backdrop of the Triumphal Entry. We are reminded that God chooses the foolish things of this world to confound…
“Out of the Depths” Text: Psalm 130, Hosea 3, Psalm 40:1-3 Last week we looked at the Shepherd Psalm (Psalm 23) as a way of understanding that God goes with us in the deepest, darkest moments human experience. This week’s study on Psalm 130 and Psalm 40 helps us understand that God doesn’t simply walk…
“The Good Shepherd” Texts: Psalm 23, John 9, John 10, Ephesians 5:8-14 Our fourth Psalm on our Lenten journey, Psalm 23 provides us with hope in the midst of our suffering, for we know the degree to which God walks through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Pastor Jon also provides a dramatic reading…
“Today if You Hear His Voice” Text: Exodus 17, Psalm 95, John 4 Psalm 95 reminds us of the mumbling and grumbling of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness. As we experience this Psalm, we are encouraged to be exuberant in our praise of God, to soften our hearts, to listen to God, and to…