Battle Creek Nazarene

Jesus continues to live amongst his followers as they live in community together and receive the Holy Spirit The post Sermon | Living With Us appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Together, under the rule of King Jesus, we are the temple of God; built up to announce God's very real presence. The post Sermon | Building With Us appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Living Hope The post Sermon | Watching Over Us appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

While it can be comforting to remember where we encountered Jesus in the past, our hope is in a king who is alive today and working on creating a holy future. The post Sermon | Hope Lives appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Palm Sunday The post Sermon |Palm Sunday appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The scripture we read today is a reminder that God shows up. In God's own timing that we don't always like or appreciate, but God does show up. And when God shows up there is resurrection and life that can only come through the presence of God with us. The post Sermon | If You Had Been Here appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Pastor Hanna shared a message based on the story of people who, because God didn’t follow their religious rules, couldn’t see that it was God who had healed a blind man. They assumed the man was blind because of sin, yet missed how their lack of empathy with the blind man caused them to be […] The post Sermon | What Caused the Blindness? appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Pastor Will shares a message for the 3rd week of Lent The post Sermon | A Proposal appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

We mature in our faith realizing that to be a follower of Jesus we must not merely speak his words, but we must also live as he lived. The post Sermon | Wait, Wait, What? appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Jesus shows us that we do not have to give into misaligned appetites, we can in fact live hungering after, and subsequently satisfied in God by feasting on the Word of God. The post Sermon | Fasting appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

There is a huge difference between a life shaped by seeking to get things from God and a life shaped by seeking to know God. The post Sermon | The Transfigured Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The purpose of the church is to plant and water seeds that God grows into mature, Christ-like people and communities The post Sermon | God Makes it Grow appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Jesus viewed those around him as people who needed saving and healing then calls his followers to do the same The post Sermon | The Mind of Christ appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

If we are called to follow Jesus and live according to his ways, the cross has to be a central part of our lives as well.  The post Sermon | The Message of the Cross appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

If God is the hero of the story than Jesus is the only one who should receive the glory and honor The post Sermon | Only Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

We have been given what we need to be faithful. The post Sermon | God is Faithful appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The church is intended to be a community shaped by a God-created sense of belonging. The post Sermon | Epiphany appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

You as a follow of Christ cannot thrive without the church and the church cannot thrive without you using your gift. The post Sermon | You appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The people who are tired of walking in darkness can experience the light of Jesus.  Not only is Jesus a light we can see in the darkness, but Jesus is the light by which everything else is visible.   The post Sermon | What Are We Waiting For? appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

God is revealed in the humble and ordinary The post Sermon |Anticipate Christ appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

What are we waiting for?  New Creation- It is coming, but it is already here! The post Sermon | Isaiah 35:1-10 appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Following worldly leaders may appear to solve the problems that we are most concerned about, but only a Righteous King with perception beyond present circumstances can heal/save the world The post Sermon | The Righteous King appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Peace is Shalom.  Shalom is more than the absence of conflict, but is a condition of goodness that is life-giving. The post Sermon | Shalom appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

We have been rescued from the kingdom of darkness and invited to live as citizens of God's kingdom with Jesus as our king.  The post Sermon | Christ Our King appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

God's plan for the earth is a renewal of all things. The post Sermon | Looking Forward appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Our experiences with God in the past can give us strength for the moment and hope for the future The post Taste and See appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Disciples are curious. Curious because Jesus was. And Curious disciples make discipleship personal because Jesus did the same for us. The post Sermon | Curious Disciples appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Jesus preferred a sinner who was seeking God from a position of humility over a righteous rule keeper who thought it made him better than others. The post Sermon | Two Prayer appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The World will decide who Jesus is based upon how Christians act. The post Sermon | Approved Workers appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

You become a disciple by learning the ways of Jesus and living accordingly. The post Sermon | What Makes Disciples appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

There is a connection between our trusting God, our being content, and our ability to love others. The post Sermon | Be Content appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

God not only seeks us out in our “lost-ness” but equips and commissions us to become people that seek others The post Sermon | Seekers appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Being a disciple is not adding Jesus to your life, but letting Jesus shape who you are and what you do so much that you are given a new life The post Sermon | Potter and Clay appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Our value and identity is not based upon the work we do, nor should it be how we place value or identify others. The post Sermon | Seats of Honor appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

God has ordained rest as a priority in the kingdom. And it's not that we rest as a tool to work; work is accomplished so you may rest The post Sermon | Rest appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

God's people have been chosen to bring peace, grace, forgiveness, and life The post Sermon | Welcome appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

By remembering the grace that God has given to you, you are then freed/called to extend grace to others. The post Sermon | Remember appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Trusting in God takes the focus off ourselves and frees us to focus on God and on others The post Sermon | Trust appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The kingdom of God is revealed in everyday activities like working in a field or picking grapes from a vine.   The post Sermon | Corners of Your Field appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The mission of the church is to invite the world to God's Great Banquet. The post Sermon | Meals as Mission appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Jesus showed up handing out invitations to God's party, and they said, “come as you are.” Nothing that you are, or that you have done, merits this invitation which means that nothing that you are or have done can revoke this invitation. The post Sermon | Meals as Grace appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The kingdom of God is one that is not established through power and defeating one's enemy, but through the love of neighbor as lived out through a shared meal The post Sermon | Eating and Drinking appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Christian Freedom is the ability to follow Jesus regardless of the situation The post Sermon | Free Like Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Our faithfulness to God invites us to share what we have received which results in others experiencing God's salvation The post Sermon | Redemptive Like Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Understanding our need for grace motivates us to extend grace to others. The post Sermon | Inclusive Like Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

A disciple doesn't just want to know what their teacher knows; they want to do what their teacher does. The post Sermon|Acting Like Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

The Resurrected Jesus invites us to see others differently; not as the world sees them, but as Jesus says they are. The post Sermon | Friends Like Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Be bold, not because you are strong, but because God is worthy of our trust.   The post Sermon | Bold Like Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

We can encounter the resurrected Jesus in our lives every day, but he will look like someone else. The post Sermon | He Looked Like Someone Else appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Many people saw Jesus and came to the wrong conclusion about who he was The post Sermon | They All Heard About Jesus appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.

Sabbath is not about resting so you can work hard again; it's about worshipping so your work is faithful to your calling The post Sermon | Jesus, or a Year’s Wage appeared first on Battle Creek Nazarene.