“Swords into Plowshares” Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 This week marks the beginning of Advent and the start of a new Church year. We are also pleased to welcome Pastor Brent Neely in his first week with us as our pastor. During this Advent season Pastor Brent will be looking into what the Kingdom of God looks…
“Hope for the Kingdom Come” Text: Isaiah 65 Pastor Tim George of the South Portland Church of the Nazarene delivers this week’s message. In its time, the message of a new Creation in Isaiah 65 gave those who were in exile hope for the future, as it promised that God can and will do His…
Faith Promise Convention – Life Essentials As part of our annual Faith Promise Missions Convention, we were pleased to welcome Rev. Cheryl Curlew as this year’s speaker to talk about Life Essentials, a 501(c)(3) organization located in Landry Village in South Portland. Through God continuing to open many doors, in its first year Life Essentials…
“Faithfulness in Prayer” Text: Luke 18:1-8 Pastor Tim George from the South Portland Church of the Nazarene delivers this week’s message. As people of God and as the Church, we are called to be faithful and continuous in our prayer, knowing that God will answer. Prayer reminds us to be sacrificial in our lives – both…
“No Pockets in a Shroud” Text: Luke 16:19 – 31; 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Congregation member Fred Yosua brings us this week’s message. World wide wealth has grown dramatically in the last two centuries, as has out free time and lifespan. How can we best use this abundance?
“Almost a Full House” Text: Luke 15 This week Pastor Gloria encourages us to listen to the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin with fresh ears. Often we assume that “the lost” refers to the rest of the world, when sometimes we are the ones who are lost. We should view those…
“Kingdom Status” Text: Luke 14:1-11, Matthew 5:3-11 The society we find ourselves in thrives on status. People considered to be of “high” status are all over the news whether or not they deserve attention; people considered to be of “low” status are ignored. Christ, however, calls us to treat each other as equals, and to…
“Being God’s People Today” Text: Luke 12:49-56, Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Pastor Shane Ross brings us this week’s message. We are to live in this world as a separate and boldly distinct people who are called to live out the holiness of God. What does living into that holiness that look like? It looks like love; love…
“Nothing Added” – July 31, 2016 Text: Colossians 2 In his letter to the Colossians, Paul warned them of false teachers who tried to supplement the Gospel with their own messages or traditions. Paul tells the Colossians that Christ and His teachings alone have “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” In our world today this is…
“A Worthy Life” Text: Colossians 1:1-14 This week we begin a four week study on Colossians with Pastor Cheryl Curlew, Associate Pastor of the South Portland Church of the Nazarene and the Director of Life Essentials, a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization. In this first message, Pastor Cheryl talks about living a life worthy of God,…