Springfield First Church of the Nazarene Podcast

The Lectionary readings for this Sunday reveal to us once again what Messiah will do in the world and in us as we receive Him.

The promised One who came to this earth two thousand years ago teaches us to diligently watch and wait for His second arrival.

Our speaker this morning is our new children's director, Gail Kalkes. She and her husband Derek have been in ministry for several years in various settings and enjoy serving the Lord.

Brian is the Associate pastor of teaching and discipleship at Dallas New Life Church of the Nazarene in Dallas, Oregon. Pastor John is also mentoring Brian in his year of mentoring initiative before Brian will be ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene on the Oregon Pacific District in May 2017.

God’s plan is to deliver you from a life of fear and doubt to a life of peace and purpose!

God’s plan for you is to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!

God’s plan is to help you triumph over sin and circumstances to feel His strength and presence!

God’s plan for you is to be released from your past and blessed with the freedom of His grace!

God’s plan for you is to be delivered from death and given a new and abundant life!

We are glad to have Alan Christensen with us today. He is the church representative for the Gideons in Springfield. The Gideons International is an Association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through associating together for service, sharing personal testimony, and by providing Bibles and New Testaments. For more information, you can go to gideons.org.

The Sabbath rhythm given to us by God involves not just resting on the 7th day of each week, but also in sanctifying the moments of each and every day as our focus should continually be on the Lord.

On this 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Scripture reminds us yet again that we can find rest and peace even when tried and tested in unimaginable ways.

A closer look at the 4th commandment highlights the absolute necessity for the people of God to cease from all labors on the Sabbath to rest and draw closer to the Lord.

When we serve the Lord, engage in spiritual warfare, and devote ourselves to the mission of God, it is essential we not bypass the rest and strengthening we need.

After a 13 week sabbatical, Pastor John talks about the necessity for all of us to find the rest that can only come about as we find rest in God.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Ray Gruener. Ray hosts the television show "Answers to Addiction Jesus Christ's Way' which airs locally every Tuesday night at 8:30 pm on Eugene Public Access cable channel 29. Ray has a desire to see people set free from the bondages of sin and addiction.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Ray Gruener. Ray hosts the television show "Answers to Addiction Jesus Christ's Way' which airs locally every Tuesday night at 8:30 pm on Eugene Public Access cable channel 29. Ray has a desire to see people set free from the bondages of sin and addiction.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

While Pastor John is on sabbatical, our speaker this morning is Rev. Derek Kalkes. He has been a pastor in South Dakota and most recently in Eugene. Derek and Gail have been married since 1998 and they enjoy serving the Lord.

On Pentecost Sunday 2016 as we celebrate the inception of the Church, we once again affirm our love, commitment, and service to Jesus' church and its mission.

When the Church is functioning as it should as empowered by the Holy Spirit, there is no greater movement on earth that mirrors the breaking in of the Kingdom of God.

In this three part teaching, we look at how God’s people, who comprise the church of Jesus, are to convey genuine love for the Body of Christ that extends even to the world.

We are blessed once again to have Rev. Bud Pugh as our guest speaker this morning. He is the assistant to the District Superintendent of the Oregon Pacific District Church of the Nazarene.

In this series, we look at the very real and universal issue of worry - why we worry, what we worry about, and how our faith can enable us to deal with worry in a God honoring and healthy way.

In this series, we look at the very real and universal issue of worry - why we worry, what we worry about, and how our faith can enable us to deal with worry in a God honoring and healthy way.

In this series, we look at the very real and universal issue of worry - why we worry, what we worry about, and how our faith can enable us to deal with worry in a God honoring and healthy way.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

During this season of Lent leading up to Easter / Resurrection Sunday, we will be looking specifically at the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

While millions of people today are fixated on a 60 minute football game known as the Super Bowl, we will look at the promise of Jesus that will extend for all eternity, the super life.

God, who is the originator, giver, and sustainer of all life, continues to give life through Christ, whose followers pass on life to others.

Deserving of wrath, God in His kindness and mercy, instead raises us up with Christ to do the good works for which we were created to do.

The miracle of the resurrection of Jesus can be our miracle as well, as it is the desire of God to take people who are spiritually dead and make them alive in Christ!

Coming to Springfield all the way from Wahiawa, Hawaii is Pastor John Miller. He is pastor of the Wahiawa Community Church of the Nazarene which also hosts Nazkine Studios where Pastor John delivers messages of hope and encouragement on local cable TV to the Island of Oahu. He is pursuing his master's degree in ministry from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, and has written his personal testimony in the book, "Journey to the Center of the Heart." Most importantly, he is husband to Carla, and father to Hunter, Peter, and Jeda.

Our 40 Day Journey in Scripture looks specifically at how the theme of God's loving redemption for humanity runs all throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Our 40 Day Journey in Scripture looks specifically at how the theme of God's loving redemption for humanity runs all throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Our 40 Day Journey in Scripture looks specifically at how the theme of God's loving redemption for humanity runs all throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Our 40 Day Journey in Scripture looks specifically at how the theme of God's loving redemption for humanity runs all throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.