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Summary: Pastor Jon Twitchell delivers weekly sermons at the Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene. Sermons are presented from a Wesleyan perspective, and loosely follow the Revised Common Lectionary.
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Podcasts:
“I’d Do It All Over Again” Text: John 9:1-11 This week, we welcome Pastor Amanda Lawton, the youth pastor at the South Portland Church of the Nazarene. When Jesus heals the blind man in John chapter 9, he says that the blindness was not due to the sin of the man nor of the parents,…
“Faith is Consistently Hopeful” Text: Mark 13 Concluding our series on Faith, Pastor Tim Brooks, Executive Pastor of the South Portland Church of the Nazarene, takes us through Jesus’ words in Mark chapter 13. Although the warning of destruction to come seems harsh at first, early readers of the gospels would have seen Jesus’ references…
“Faith is Sacrificial” Text: Mark 10:17-31 In the third installment of a sermon series on faith, South Portland Church of the Nazarene’s Executive Pastor, Tim George, examines the conversation between Jesus and the rich young ruler. Despite the man’s faithfulness to the laws, Jesus called him to give up everything and live sacrificially. Faith depends…
“Faith is Powerlessness” Text: Mark 9:30 – 50; Philippians 2:1-11 In Mark chapter 9 Jesus’ disciples argue, debating which among them was the greatest. Jesus tells them, “anyone who wants to be first must be the very last.” Pastor Tim George continues our series on faith by going through this story and explaining how faith…
“Faith is Prayer” Text: Mark 9:14-29 South Portland Church of the Nazarene’s Executive Pastor Tim George begins a four week sermon series on what faith is. In this first installment it is revealed through the story of Jesus healing the boy in Mark 9 that faith is prayer. While the boy’s father believes Jesus can…
“Jubilee Kingdom” Text: Luke 4 Concluding our series on wilderness experiences, Pastor Dylon Brown describes the ancient Israelite law of the “Year of Jubilee” and how Jesus began His ministry following His temptation in the wilderness by proclaiming that the Year of Jubilee had come. Jesus’ fulfilment of the Scriptures allows us to continue proclaiming…
“The Work of the Spirit” Text: Acts 2:1-12, 8:26-40 This week, Shane Ross from the South Portland Church of the Nazarene joins us and shares the story of Pentecost through the eyes of a fictionalized disciple from Jesus’ time. He also speaks about his own experiences with the work of the Holy Spirit. While the…
“How to Follow Jesus When You Can’t Follow Jesus” Text: Ephesians 1:15-23 For early and current followers of Jesus alike, His instructions to “follow me” are difficult. How do you follow Jesus when He has been crucified, buried, resurrected, and ascended to new life? Much of the Epistles and the other books of the New…
Annual Meeting – Rev. Cecil Jones Text: Ephesians 4:1-16 On Annual Meeting Sunday, Maine District Superintendent Rev. Cecil Jones joins us and delivers this week’s message. The Book of Ephesians contains many good things for us individually and collectively as the Church, however it is especially helpful during times of transition. It reminds us of…
“I Can Only Imagine” Text: Revelation 1 – 5 This week Pastor Gloria continues our study of Revelation, learning what a peek into Heaven reveals for living as the Church today.
“The Lion or the Lamb?” Text: Acts 5:27-32, Revelation 1:48, 21:1-6 In Revelation, God sent a message through John showing the community of that day (the Seven Churches of Asia) how to be the organized witness to the Presence of Jesus and the People of God in a world that was broken. Pastor Gloria suggests…
“We Have This Moment” Text: John 12:1-8 Pastor Gloria Coffin delivers this week’s message. When Mary Magdalene poured oil on Jesus’ feet, likely her most prized possession, it was an act of extravagant worship. We too are called to live extravagantly for God, using this moment to share the most spectacular miracle of God’s love for…
Luke 4:1-13 Pastor Tim George, Executive Pastor from the South Portland Church of the Nazarene, brings us this week’s message. Despite temptations to use shortcuts and settle during difficult situations and transitions, God calls us to faithfulness in the midst of trying times. When we do this, God provides for our needs.
“The Greatest of These” Text: I Corinthians 13:1-13 Pastor Stephanie Malcolm delivers this week’s message. Paul teaches the members of a divided church how to be the greatest.
More Gifts? Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 Many of us believe that we have limited spiritual gifts, however the Holy Spirit fills each of us with many different gifts. Pastor Gloria encourages us to be aware of them and be ready to open them and share them with others during our day.
