Sowing doubt is a classic thing to get a person to reconsider what they believe or trust in. We will look at two stories of temptation or “testing” in the bible and address the fake news used to sow doubt. We will also discuss how we might be able to respond when someone tries sowing doubt in our heart. And the trouble is that the enemy will unusually use just enough truth in the lie to make it believable.
Dis/Misinformation – Disciples Steal Body
"....And also, in the pages of the bible…you will find…deception, lies, and doubt. ... will we conclude that the bible is fake news just because there is “fake news” in it?"
The Voice of God
Over the last several weeks we looked at the world through the lens of the Church of the Nazarene and how God has used believers all over the world to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and the reality of Holiness. He’s inhabited the prayers of his people. Prayer is a conversation. Whether written prayers: … Continue reading The Voice of God
Doing What We’re Not Used To
This is the final message from the "PRAY" series about the Church of the Nazarene's missional impact and the various prayers and praises from these world regions. This message is about USA/Canada Region and the Mesoamerica Region and how, much like the story of Naaman in 1 Kings, these two regions did things they were … Continue reading Doing What We’re Not Used To
Lent – What God Can Do with Open Hands
This message was part of the Mid-week community Lenten series "Open My Life Lord" hosted by the Vernon Community Ministerial Association. I’m Pastor Matt Angell from the Church of the Nazarene. I’ve titled the following message, “What God Can Do with Open Hands.” Over the next few moments together, we are going to look at … Continue reading Lent – What God Can Do with Open Hands
PRAY – Growth
[If you'd like to listen to the audio recoding of this message, please CLICK HERE or scroll to the bottom of the post to the Spotify Player.] Without even knowing it, this world region has been on your mind, possibly in your conversations, hopefully in your prayers. It is the World Region called Eurasia. It … Continue reading PRAY – Growth
PRAY – Peace
This is part two of the "Pray" series inspired by the Global Week of Prayer, prayer guide published by the Church of the Nazarene. You can get a copy of it HERE in your own language and join us in praying this week for the world! Global Week of Prayer is February 27 - March … Continue reading PRAY – Peace
PRAY – Wisdom and Guidance
Today we are going to begin a journey. One that will lead us right up to Palm Sunday. Our emphasis for this journey is PRAYER. Since you are reading this, It's probably safe to assume that I would be “preaching to the choir” to make every one of these messages into a “You need to … Continue reading PRAY – Wisdom and Guidance
Di-Vine Purpose
Good Morning and Welcome! Thanks for joining us this morning as we dive into God’s word. We are still working our way through Ezekiel in this series - looking at the impact of the things Ezekiel said, did, prophesied and demonstrated and how they echo all the way to the New Testament and also how … Continue reading Di-Vine Purpose
White Washed
Ezekiel 13:1-16, 22:27-29; Matt 23:27-28 Thanks so much for joining us this week. I hope you are encouraged, instructed and maybe even entertained a bit by what we’re hearing and learn from God’s word through “Echos of Ezekiel.” Did you know you can listen to or even read the message online? Each week I publish … Continue reading White Washed
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