SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015
Sunday morning service,
Jan. 18, from 10 to 11 a.m., at
the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship,
FUUF’s newly contracted
minister Ruth Miller will talk
about the worth and dignity of
Martin Luther King Jr.
Miller said, “Martin Luther
King Jr. is an icon for our time.
His work and willingness to
sacrifice so that all people,
regardless of race, color,
creed, or orientation, might
live as equals in our country is
almost beyond belief.
“Sunday, we’ll discover
some of the roots of that
effort.”
Also, Miller will be present-
ing “The Healing Power of
Music” today, from 2 to 4:30
p.m., at the Florence Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship.
This topic was chosen in
alignment with the Winter
Folk Festival going on this
weekend at the Florence
Events Center.
All are welcome to attend.
There’s no charge but a
“love offering” is always wel-
comed.
FUUF’s Fellowship Hall is
at 87738 Highway 101, at
Heceta Beach Road, and is
wheelchair accessible.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
Cure for the insecure
I once heard a story about a
little boy named Johnny who
was visiting his grandparents.
Johnny had just received his
first slingshot and practiced in
the woods nearby, but just
couldn’t hit a target. When he
came back to his grandma’s
backyard, he noticed her pet
duck.
On an impulse he took aim
and shot a rock. The stone hit
— and killed — the duck. Of
course, he panicked. His sister
saw the whole thing, but said
nothing.
After lunch that day,
Grandma said, “Sally, let’s
wash dishes.” But Sally said,
“Johnny told me he wanted to
help in the kitchen… didn’t
you Johnny!”
She leaned over to him and
whispered, “Remember the
duck.”
So Johnny did dishes with
Grandma.
Later that day, Grandpa
offered to take the children
fishing. But Grandma said,
“I’m sorry, but I need Sally to
help make supper.”
Sally smiled and said,
“Johnny wants to do it.” Again,
she whispered, “Remember the
duck.”
And
Johnny
helped
Grandma prepare dinner while
Sally went fishing with
Grandpa.
After several days of doing
both his and Sally’s chores,
finally he couldn’t stand it any-
more and confessed to
Grandma that he had killed her
duck.
“I know,” said Grandma,
giving Johnny a big hug. “I was
standing at the window and
saw the whole thing. But I love
you, so I forgave you. I won-
dered how long you would let
Sally make a slave out of you.”
You’re Not a Slave
That may be a cute, funny
little story, but it conveys a
very serious truth: God’s love
for us is about so much more
than the things we do.
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SINGSPIRATION
You are invited to come and sing your favorite old time gospel hymns
Every Friday night at 7pm • Non-denominational
Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N.
For more information , please call 541-997-2681
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
541-285-4575
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Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words, $9 a week
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Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
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FLORENCE UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
N.W. Corner of Heceta Beach Road & Hwy. 101
Every Sunday at 10 a.m.
All are welcome. (541) 997-2840
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Worship & Adult Sunday School 9:00
Worship & Kids Sunday School 10:30
located at 2nd & Kingwood (541) 997-6025
“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418
Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45
Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m.
1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337
Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family.
Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. – Youth Group: Sat., 6 p.m.
Website:florence4square.com
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD'S POWER HOUSE)
Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533
Bible Study at 9:00 A.M.
Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M.
florencecrossroad.org • office@florencecrossroad.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen
Series ‘Through the Bible’ on Wednesdays 6 p.m.
A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome.
Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am.
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday.
FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST
1833 Tamarack Street (two blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.)
Service times: Bible Study Sunday 10 a.m.
Worship Sunday 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Marvin Aultman • e-mail: florenceoregonchurchofchrist@gmail.com
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Sunday school for all ages 9:15 a.m. • Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Youth Group Wed. 7-8:30 p.m.
Sunday School (for all ages) 9:50 a.m.
FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday School
at 9:30 AM – Variety of Sunday evening activities - 5 PM
Wed. Bible & Children classes at 6:00 PM
Call for details.
2610 Kingwood, Florence • 541-268-2025
Sunday Worship @ 10:00 a.m., experience the Power of the Holy Spirit
Pastors: George & Beverly Sisemore
Intercessory Prayer & Worship, Thursday night @ 5:00 pm
florencevineyardchurch.com
NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
1525 12th St., Suite 24 •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Wed. 6pm.
office@lutheranchurchflorence.com
www.lutheranchurchflorence.com
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Pastor Steve Knowles
Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir
All Welcome. Come as you are.
3996 N Hwy 101
997-7136
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S.
Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.
85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038
DVD of Weekly worship service available.
Dan Wurster, Pastor
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
The Rev. Georgia C. DuBose, Vicar
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951
Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M.
Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M.
SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m.
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312
He loves us.
Period.
Nothing we do will ever
change that; nothing.
Too many Christians live
their lives like slaves –– to the
devil –– because they believe
his lies more than they trust
God. His tactic is to deceive
God’s people into believing
that we must do everything
right in order to be accepted
and have favor with God. He
lures them into a legalistic
view of life, making them
“slaves” to their good works,
because they believe this is
what makes them righteous, or
pleasing to God.
So, when they’re doing
“good” things, they feel like
they’re all right with God. And
when they feel like they’re not
doing well, they believe God is
angry with them. This is where
the enemy becomes like Sally,
Johnny’s sister.
The devil knows that some
people are unable to separate
their “who” from their “do” or
simply accept that they have
been made righteous because
of what Christ did — not what
they do. He likes to constantly
remind us of all our weakness-
es, mistakes and sins, setting us
up to live an endless cycle of
comparison and competition
with others, shame, judgment
and a constant, nagging feeling
of not being good enough.
On the contrary, God is not
like that at all! Ephesians 1:4-5
tells us that “he chose us in him
before the creation of the world
to be holy and blameless in his
sight. In love he predestined us
for adoption to sonship through
Jesus Christ, in accordance
with his pleasure and will”
(NIV). Verse 7 says, “In him
we have redemption through
his blood, the forgiveness of
sins, in accordance with the
riches of God’s grace.”
You’re God’s Beloved
God loves you! You were
chosen, a unique, wonderfully
made creation, for relationship
with Him. He wants each and
every one of us to understand
that He sent His Son to die for
our sins, to bring us into fel-
lowship with Him, not because
of anything we do, have done,
or ever will do… it is simply
because He loves us.
I really want you to get this:
Nothing we do will ever make
God stop loving us! He sees the
things we do. And when we
make mistakes, all He wants is
for us to realize that there is no
reason to hide. Our righteous-
ness is based on what Jesus did,
nothing more or less.
We do not have to live under
guilt and condemnation when
God is ready and willing to for-
give us when we repent of our
sins. God is gracious and His
mercies are new every day…
we can count on that!
So no matter where you are
on this journey of faith, you
can say, “I’m okay and I’m on
my way,” because you are
secure in the knowledge of
who you are in Christ! Don’t
worry about your “arrival,” or
how far you have to go. Just
keep living by faith, knowing
that God is in control and He
will lead you by His Holy
Spirit, according to His pur-
pose and plan for your life.
Learn what God’s Word says
about you… and believe it!
Learn to live more and more in
your new nature of righteous-
ness. When you know who you
are in Christ, the result is you
will not live a mediocre, com-
promising life, but you will live
without guilt and condemna-
tion. You won’t live to try to
impress anyone, to prove
you’re good enough.
You will no longer be tor-
mented by the lies of the enemy
but you will be free to be who
God created you to be: right-
eous by faith in Christ.
Learn to agree with God!
Your past — whether it’s your
childhood, yesterday or just
five minutes ago — is over.
You don’t have to live with
guilt or regret. Give your fail-
ures to God and He will be able
to use everything for your good
and for His glory!
After a while, the devil will
no longer be able to torment
you because you will be able to
counter each one of his lies
with the truth: I am the right-
eousness of God in Christ!
Soups On to discuss
heroes of social action
On Monday, Jan 19, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group from diverse spir-
itual paths who enjoy dis-
cussing a variety of spiritual
topics.
This week, Soups On will
begin a study of the heroes of
social action, starting with
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bahá’u’lláh refers to the
human being “as a mine rich
in gems of inestimable value,”
and states that the purpose of
life and society is to generate
creative processes which serve
to release those “gems” of
human potential. As individu-
als begin to cultivate their
innate capacities, so the com-
munity around them is trans-
formed, and impetus is given
to “an ever-advancing civiliza-
tion.”
The evening will begin with
bowls of fisherman’s soup,
fruit, home-made warm bread
and vegetables followed by
the evening’s topic until 8:30
p.m.
The gathering will end with
prayers for the requests left in
the prayer pole in the garden
of the Florence Playhouse and
those shared by the group.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
The Heintz home is at 875
Seventh St.
Call Suzanne Mann-Heintz
at 541-590-0779 for more
information.
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