SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015
Spiritual growth subject
of next UU meeting
Sunday, Feb. 8, from 10 to
11 a.m., at the Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship, Ruth Miller will
deliver a message addressing
one of UU’s seven principles:
The acceptance of one another
and encouragement to spiritual
growth.
“What exactly is spiritual
growth?”
asked
Miller.
“Clearly it’s not just going to
church or even loving our
neighbor.”
Based on her studies in psy-
chology and anthropology, as
well as the history of the
Hindu, Muslim and Judeo-
Christian traditions, Miller
will share a model for the
ways our minds develop and
our spiritual understanding
and capacity in the process.
The UU Fellowship is at
87738 Highway 101 at Heceta
Beach Road.
FUUF is wheelchair acces-
sible and each service con-
cludes with refreshments and a
dialogue circle with Miller to
explore the questions that
come up during her presenta-
tions.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
Find change through God’s rest
We all have areas where we
would like to see growth and
change. We all have weakness-
es just as we all have strengths.
But if we’re trying to change in
our own strength, we’re just
going to have frustration.
Psalm 127:1 says, “Unless
the Lord builds the house, the
builders labor in vain” (NIV).
This scripture is saying that
it is not by our power, but by
the grace of God through the
work of His Holy Spirit, that
we change and grow in life.
It doesn’t really matter what
our strengths or weaknesses are
because we will always need
God. The truth is, we’re desper-
ate for God all the time whether
we feel like it or not.
We are promised in 2
Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is
sufficient for you, for my
power is made perfect in weak-
ness” (NIV). God wants us to
give Him everything we are not
and His strength will be made
perfect in us.
So, how can we change?
Sometimes when we’re anx-
ious to see change happen, we
feel pressured to do something.
But John 6:28-29 says,
“They then said, What are we
to do, that we may be working
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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
129 Maple Street , Old Town Florence
541-991-7739
Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words, $9 a week
4 week Minimum
Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
In Worship
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
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD'S POWER HOUSE)
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.)
Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.
Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Marvin Aultman • www.churchofchristflorence.org
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.
leave the results to Him.
There is obedience and
action we will have to take
sometimes in the situations we
face.
But it’s not wise to get our
own plan just to do something
to see if it works. What we can
do is what God leads us to do.
It won’t do any good to have
a lot of “works” and no faith,
trying to go beyond what only
God can do.
All things are possible with
God, but we have to get out of
His way and let Him be God.
We also need to spend time
with God and study His Word.
The Word of God is the med-
icine we need to cure every-
thing, and the greater the need,
the more time we need to spend
with God. When I made a firm
decision to pray and study the
Word, God’s grace then gave
me the power I needed to over-
come the things I needed to
overcome.
Hebrews 4:12 says that the
Word of God is alive and full of
power. When we receive teach-
ing from the Word of God, it’s
like medicine for our soul.
Second Corinthians 3:18
says that as we look into the
Word of God we are changed
into His image — we are
changed by the grace and
mercy of God.
It’s so amazing to know that
God wants to help us change by
His grace because He loves us
and He wants us to be every-
thing He created us to be.
Soups On to discuss
purity of heart Monday
On Monday, Feb. 9, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group with diverse spir-
itual paths who enjoy dis-
cussing a variety of spiritual
topics.
This week, the group will
reflect on purity of heart.
The human heart is like a
mirror that is able to reflect
spiritual qualities and manifest
divine attributes.
In order to do so, it needs to
be continually cleaned of the
dust and dross of the world.
“May your hearts become
clear and pure like unto pol-
ished mirrors in which may be
reflected the full glory of the
Sun of Truth,” explains
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s.
The evening will begin with
bowls of ham and bean soup,
fruit, homemade 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.
The Heintz home is at 875
Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
Trudie,
Denyse,
Shelby and
Lalitha
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
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
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
the works of God? Jesus
replied, This is the work that
God asks of you: that you
believe in the One Whom He
has sent” (AMP).
The first thing we need to do
is just believe, because it’s not
by our own effort that we are
changed. God is not just with
us, He is in us. And He will do
through us what needs to be
done if we will just stop trying
to do it ourselves.
Believing is a spiritual activ-
ity and is the first step to
change. So how can we tell if
we’re believing in God to bring
change in our lives?
Hebrews 4:3 tells us, “For
we who have believed do enter
that rest” (AMP).
God’s rest is an internal rest
that says, “I’m not worried, I’m
not frustrated, I’m not upset.
I’ve entered the rest of God.”
It’s not a rest from work; it’s
a rest we have in work.
Next, do what God leads you
to do — the part He shows you
to do. As you do your part, God
will do His part.
For example, if you have
hurt someone and He prompts
you to go and apologize… do
it. Then trust Him with the
results.
That person might not be
willing to forgive, but that’s not
the point. Your part is to obey
the leading of the Holy Spirit in
your life. The way the other
person chooses to respond is
between them and God.
Do what He tells you and
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”
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.
Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533
Bible Study at 9:00 A.M.
Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M.
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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
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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.
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