Napoleon Church Of The Nazarene

Pastor Dave teaches from John 13, where Jesus washes the disciples feet. There is so much to unpack by this humble act. Listen in and allow the Holy Spirit to impact your heart today as we hear God's truth for our lives.

We return with our series through the Gospel of John, picking up in chapter 12. Pastor Ben shares a brief description of where we have been so far through the book of John, coming to a turning point in chapter 12 where Jesus sheds light on His mission to the cross. He speaks about the importance of "losing your life" in order to bear fruit. To not live as the world lives, but to put off the old self and put on Christ and live to proclaim the good news of gospel!

Pastor Ben teaches on the second half of the Lord's Prayer as we dive into week two of our series, "Pray First". As we look at the progression of how Jesus taught the disciples to pray, we can see that it shows that God is over our past, present, and future. And when we end in agreement with "Yours is the kingdom, the power, the glory, forever and ever, Amen"; we are declaring our trust in God in all things.

We are in our third week into the "Pray First" series, learning about the Armor of God. Pastor Dave teaches on what it looks like to be ready to take on spiritual warfare, clothing ourselves with the Armor of God found in Ephesians 6.

We start our 21 days of prayer journey together as body of believers; renewing our hearts and minds back on Christ as we start the new year. Pastor Ben starts the week preaching on the first part of the Lord's Prayer and how Christ modeled to the disciples how to pray.

Our last Sunday of Advent, Pastor Dave teaches on peace. We take a look at Luke 1:46-56, "Mary's Song" and see the joy and peace in Mary's heart as she glorifies the Lord and sets her eyes upon God.

Pastor Dave teaches from Matthew 2 about the Magi who traveled to worship Jesus. We don't always think about the details behind this story. The Magi would have participated in pagan practices, yet God still broke through and led them to Himself. God can call anyone and everyone to Himself and even use whatever means He wants to break through. What a wonderful reminder that no one is too far gone for Jesus to save.

Pastor Ben teaches on "Joy" in our Advent series, "Changed in the Waiting". We look into Isaiah 12 and see that joy is not circumstantial, but rooted in our salvation through Jesus Christ. The joy we have in the Lord then becomes our strength in troubled times. We experience joy as we spend time in His presence, as a gift from the Holy Spirit; that we then in turn, get to share with the rest of the world.

We are in week two of our Advent series, "Changed in the waiting", where we take a look at the story of Zechariah. He gives praise to God for the love He had bestowed upon them through giving them a son, John the Baptist, who would be the forerunner for the greater gift of all; Jesus! It's a wonderful reminder for us that even in the waiting, He is still present with us; and even in our doubts, His love is persistent and patient with us. May His love for us compel to be a people of praise.

Have you ever had to wait? It can be so difficult to be patient in the process of waiting as we hold out for the hope to come. But when we think about HOPE as not mere optimism for something; but rather as, the confident expectation rooted in the something: like God's promises, our perspective changes in the waiting. We can look at Psalm 25:1-10 and see how David put his faith and patience into practice as he recalled the promises of God that brought about hope. If you are in a seasoning of waiting, you can hold on to hope as you continue to trust in God's character and see how He changes your heart in the process.

Pastor Ben ends out series, "Rooted in Relationship", with the commission to go and be light and salt to the world. He teaches from Matthew 5, where Jesus is calling us to be a light that shines in the darkness so others will see and glorify God. It's not a task but a life to be lived. We are all called to share the gospel. It's part of our identity in Christ as images bearers.

Pastor Dave teaches on the topic of friendship and how we were created to have fellowship and accountability. We look at John 15 how Christ calls us love one another. Jesus was a true teacher and model of what godly friendship is supposed to look and the intentionality and vulnerability it takes to grow deep rooted relationships.

Week 5 of our "Rooted in Relationship Series", started with a morning filled with baptisms from people of all ages, declaring their new life in Jesus! Have you given your life to Jesus? Pastor Ben then gave us the Word from Deuteronomy 6 about how to have households of holiness. It starts with our own hearts as parents to be diligent in the Word of God and the things of God. From the heart, the mouth speaks...What are speaking into our children?

Pastor Dave Dooley teaches on God's blueprint for marriage in the 4th week of our series, "Rooted in Relationship". Whether you are currently walking in marriage, single, divorced, widowed; this message is for everyone, as we look at scripture to see God's design of the healthy boundaries He has laid for us. And while we may have gone outside those boundaries, God wants to heal and restore and bring us back to Him. Prepare your hearts to seek Him and allow God to save, sanctify, and restore your relationships today.

Week three's teaching of our series, Rooted in Relationship, comes out of Acts chapter 2; spiritual community, or being the body of Christ. What does it look like to have all things in common as a church? How can we develop deep, lasting relationships as brothers and sisters that encourage us and strengthen us together as the Kingdom of God? Listen in, as Pastor Ben, shares the Word of God and his heart in the life and necessity of having spiritual community.

In week two of our "Rooted in Relationship" series, we dive into Matthew 18, where Peter asks Jesus about forgiveness. Pastor Ben walks us through Jesus' response and this kingdom ethic. Forgiveness reflects God's mercy and grace, frees us from bitterness, and opens the door to reconciliation. Forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling. Are there relationships in your life where you need to choose to forgive?

Welcome to our new series "Rooted in Relationship", where we dive into scripture to see God's blueprint for community. Pastor Dave and Britni Dooley teach us the foundations of relationships that stem right from creation. We were created in the image of God and designed to be relational just as we see in the relation of our Triune God. Listen in and be encouraged to live as image bearers of Christ.

Pastor Ben introduces a panel of local congregants to share their testimonies and insights on discipleship as we finish out the series, No Accidental Saints. Listen in and be encouraged to take that step to "Do As He Did"; intentionally disciplining others.

This week, Pastor Ben teaches about how to be like Jesus. To become like Him is to be people of love who walk in the light and obey the Holy Spirit. There are three areas we look at when moving to become more like Jesus and that is through teaching, practices, and community; all empowered by the Holy Spirit living inside of us. Which areas are preventing you from becoming like Christ.

Pastor Dave opens up our new series, "No Accidental Saints", teaching from Matthew 4:18-22. Jesus is inviting us into an "apprenticeship" with the simple words of "Come Follow Me." We are all a disciple of something or someone. Look at your own life; are you answering the invitation to follow after Jesus?