Napoleon Church Of The Nazarene

In week 5 from the book of James, Chapter 2:1-13, James preaches on how we as believers should not show partiality or favoritism. It's easy in this culture to overlook the poor and outcasts and pay more attention to the elite and high society. But Jesus calls us to treat each other equally. Yes, even that not so pleasant co-worker who others think is a little socially awkward. Evaluate your life and ask the Lord if there is anyone in your life that you need treat more equally. Love your neighbor as yourself!

Pastor Ken Behrens teaches us in our forth week through the book of James. He focuses on verses 19-27. The first portion of scripture teaches how we are to be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. We need to be held accountable and practice self control through the power of the Holy Spirit in how we react. The second portion of scripture teaches us that we are to be doers of the Word and not just hearers only. As followers of Christ, practicing these truths of scripture can deeply impact our witness to the world around us!

Pastor Chip continues on in the book of James starting in Chapter 1 verses 9-18. In this portion of James, Pastor Chip teaches about our desires and how they can eventually lead us into temptations and trials. God never temps us but always has good gifts for us. In the trial, God is always wanting to use the situation to refine us and draw us closer to Him! He makes all things work together for our good!

Pastor Chip continues teaching in the book of James. This week, he teaches on James 1:9-18, which covers a lot of topics from: how the rich should take pride in their humiliation to knowing the good and perfect gifts from above. Join us next week for our next teaching in the book of James.

Welcome to our new series, studying the book of James. Pastor Chip opens up with some background on the brother of Jesus, James, and how all through out scripture we see James' message here on living out your faith. He then starts teaching from Chapter 1 verses 1-8 expounding on faith and trials ending with the thought provoking question, "are you all in or unstable?"

Pastor Chip ends our "No Place Like Home" series with part 2 of the topic "Family". We take a moment as a church to honor our graduates and then Pastor Chip dives into a very fitting sermon on how God's design for family was meant to expand into the body of Christ, the church. We find belonging, encouragement, and strength through being a part of a body of believers.

Pastor Chip Bullock continues in our "No Place Like Home" series with part one of a two part message about the family. Teaching from Deuteronomy 6, Pastor Chip had one point to hit on.... ~"As a parent, we are called to create an environment where the Word is lived and taught."~

This week, Pastor Chip dives into our "No Place Like Home" series talking about parenting. Teaching from Ephesians, Psalms, 1 Corinthians, and 1 Thessalonians, Pastor Chip talks about the roles and goals of parenting as a follower of Christ. Effective parenting requires constant repair and maintenance through prayer and asking for wisdom from the Holy Spirit.

Welcome to our new series,"No Place Like Home". Throughout this series Pastor Chip will be teaching on the dynamics and design of a Christ centered, Bible based home. Pastor Chip starts the series off by teaching on marriage and how the health of our home comes from prioritizing your relationship with your spouse above your children. Pastor Chip teaches from Ephesians 5 to emphasis this point that we often tend to miss as busy families with children.

Happy Resurrection Day Everyone! We end our Red Letters/ Encounters with Jesus series taking a look at one of Jesus' disciples, Thomas. Pastor Chip teaches on how encountering Jesus brings real change as Thomas experienced for himself after seeing the resurrected Jesus!

Happy Palm Sunday! Pastor Chip teaches on the encounter the disciples have with Jesus on this very significant day, Palm Sunday. Jesus told the disciples to do something that today and even back then seemed a bit sketchy. But with faith in knowing who Jesus was, they obeyed and didn't let fear stop them from doing God's will. We hope you are encouraged to step out and do the same; to trust God, take courage, and step out and act in faith!

Pastor Chip teaches on a topic that is not heavily talked about today in church. He teaches on the encounter that happened between Jesus and the demon possessed man found in Mark 5. The powers of darkness are real and there is a real spiritual battle happening in our world against evil in the heavenly realms. This encounter makes us aware of what is going on in our world and how Jesus ultimately has all the authority and power to overcome it!

This week in our Red Letters series, Pastor Ken Behrens teaches on the encounter Jesus had at the Pharisees house with a woman who humbled herself enough to come to the feet of Jesus. This woman should not have been in this Pharisees house due to her sinful lifestyle. Yet; she was so overcome by the forgiveness that Jesus has shown her that she risked it all to come and wash His feet with her own tears. When we encounter Jesus, we encounter His forgiveness and peace. Are you holding back from declaring what Jesus has set you free from?

The next encounter with Jesus we take a look at this week, is the encounter Jesus has with the Canaanite woman from Matthew 15:21-28. The Canaanite woman was desperate for Jesus to heal her daughter. Pastor Chip teaches on this encounter and the woman's great faith. What does faith look like in our own lives?

Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well reminds us that no matter how many times we've gotten it wrong, it's never more than Christ can forgive if we simply give Him a chance and trust in Him.

We end our Real God series with "the Faithfulness of God". Pastor Chip starts the message with all of us realizing that we are all dependent upon something in life; and dependance should be upon God. God is 100% faithful to His Word, His promises, His people, and His character because He cannot be otherwise. He will never let you down! Pastor Chip shows us through scripture how God reveals His faithfulness. He continues to passionately teach on 2 Timothy 2:11-13 and how we are to respond to God's faithfulness in our lives!

This week in the Real God series, Pastor Chip talks about the love of God. He passionately shares on how as Christians, we all know that God loves us. But there is a difference between knowing that in your mind and really knowing and experiencing His love in your heart. He urges us to seek that connection between our mind and our hearts and really comprehend the depth of God's love that He lavishly pours out on to us!

In week six of the Real God Series, we learn about the justice of God. Most of us have asked the questions, "why do good things happen to bad people?", or "why do bad things happen to good people?". Pastor Chip walks us through these questions and guides us through scripture to show us how God reveals His justice to us. He continues to help us understand the first and second judgments of God and how we are to respond to God's judgment in our lives.

Pastor Ken Behrens teaches on the wisdom of God this week in our sermon series, "The Real God". A.W. Tozer quoted, “Wisdom, among other things, is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve those ends by the most perfect means. It sees the end from the beginning, so there can be no need to guess or conjecture… All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time…Not only could His acts not be better done: a better way to do them could not be imagined.” - A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy We may not always understand God's plans and ways but we can trust that He knows the greater picture and has the best possible outcome in mind for us. Pastor Ken teaches through the scriptures how God reveals His wisdom to us and how we are to respond.

The Holiness Of God by Napoleon Church of the Nazarene