SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015
Russian pastor to speak at
Mapleton Evangelical Church
Tomorrow, Oct. 18, Pastor
Dimitri and his wife, Anya,
from St. Petersburg, Russia,
will speak at the Mapleton
Evangelical Church.
Come hear their insights
about their life in Russia and
what it’s like living in the
United States.
Service begins at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, call
Mark at 541-269-4414.
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Taking back what belongs to you
awakening brings a new
life].”
Have you ever thought, “If
I’m so new, why do I act like
the ‘old man?’”
Well, becoming a “new
creature” from the inside out
is a process that takes time.
When we accept Christ as our
Savior and we’re born again,
we receive the nature of
everything God is in seed
form. 1 John 3:9 (AMP) says,
“God’s seed [His principle of
life, the essence of His right-
eous character] remains [per-
manently] in him [who is born
again-who is reborn from
above-spiritually
trans-
formed, renewed, and set
apart for His purpose]….”
Seeds have to be watered
and take root before they can
produce fruit. And the fruit of
having life in Christ is love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gen-
tleness
and
self-control
(Galatians 5:22-23 NLT).
It’s freedom to deal with
challenges and overcome
them by God’s grace so others
will see Christ in you and
want what you have.
The key to experiencing
this In John 10:10, Jesus tells
us we have an enemy-the
devil-who wants to keep us
from God. But when you read
the whole chapter, you see
that Jesus is talking about the
I’ve been robbed! That is
one of the first revelations I
had after I started diligently
studying the Word and real-
ized I wasn’t living the life
Jesus died to give me. At first
it made me mad, but it was the
truth I needed to hear to help
me begin an amazing transfor-
mation to a life I can honestly
say I now enjoy.
For many years before this,
I was a Christian but I wasn’t
serious about my walk with
God. As a result, I was miser-
able. I didn’t have any real
peace or joy, and I felt guilty
most of the time. In fact, if I
didn’t feel “wrong,” it didn’t
seem right.
Thankfully, God showed
me through John 10:10 that I
didn’t have to be miserable
and I could have abundant life
in Christ. But I needed to
change!
I remember asking God to
show me what I needed to do
to become the person 2
Corinthians 5:17 (AMP) said I
should be: “…A new creature
[reborn and renewed by the
Holy Spirit]; the old things
[the previous moral and spiri-
tual condition] have passed
away. Behold, new things
have come [because spiritual
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BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
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
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road
Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday
All are welcome! 541-997-7268
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
1st Sunday of Month Worship 10:30
All other Sundays Worship 9 A.M. & 10:30 A.M.
2nd & Kngwood • (541) 997-6025
“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
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:fl orence4square.com
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD’S POWER HOUSE)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST 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.
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
fl orencevineyardchurch.com
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533
Bible Study at 9:00 A.M.
Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M.
fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroad.org
1525 12th St., Suite 24 •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
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
Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16)
1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.)
Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m.
www.churchofchristfl orence.org
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Wed. 6pm.
Pastor Lori Blake
www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood
Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir
All Welcome. Come as you are.
3996 N Hwy 101
997-7136
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Youth Group Wed. 7-8:30 p.m.
Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com
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.
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
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.
5 A
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
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
The Rev. Georgia C. DuBose, Vicar
8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
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
system of religion, which is
perpetrated by the devil.
Because the last thing the
devil wants you to know is
how much God loves you and
how you can access every-
thing you need to take back
what he’s stolen from you
through your relationship
with Christ.
When I realized that God
loves me unconditionally and
that He has a plan for my life,
it helped me understand that
He wanted a close, intimate,
personal relationship with me.
I discovered that the
Christian life is not about reli-
gion but relationship. Because
religion is a thief that keeps
us from becoming trans-
formed into the image of
Christ.
Now, when I say “religion,”
I’m not talking about going to
church; it’s important for us to
go to good churches where the
Word of God is taught and we
can grow spiritually. I’m talk-
ing about a performance men-
tality that says it’s what we do
that determines whether God
approves of us or is happy
with us.
A religious attitude says,
“If I just pray more or read the
Bible more or do more good
things or go to church on a
regular basis…then God will
be happy with me.” It gets us
on a treadmill of feeling obli-
gated to do certain things to
please God.
Relationship with God is
based on the truth about His
love for us and tells us who
we are in Christ. We learn
how much God loves us and
that it's because of what Jesus
did for us on the cross —
through the sacrifice He made
— that we have what we need
to be everything God created
us to be.
It’s good for us to pray,
read the Bible, go to church
and do things for others to
make their lives better.
But it’s important for us to
do these things as a response
to what God has done for us,
not to get Him to love us. We
need to understand that salva-
tion is God’s gift to us, and
we show Him our love for
Him by the way we live for
Him.
That’s relationship, not
religion.
Having new life in Christ is
so amazing because through
it, we become the home of
God.
His Spirit comes to live in
us and work with us, bringing
restoration and wholeness to
every area of our lives.
Then, as we learn to follow
the leadership of the Holy
Spirit, we can receive every-
thing God has for us and take
back what belongs to us!
FUUF to discuss ‘Path
of Harmony’ Sunday
Tomorrow from 10 to 11
a.m.
at the Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship, the Rev. Ruth
Miller will deliver the
Sunday worship message
titled: “Earth and Spirit: The
Path of Harmony.”
“Civilization is based on
the notion that cities are the
best way to live,” said Miller.
“Other
cultures,
called
indigenous or Earth-cen-
tered, teach a different path.
Cities, by definition, separate
us from natural processes but
offer us a rich mix of ideas
and potentials.
“Do we have to give up
their gifts to live in harmony
with the Earth?”
The UU Fellowship Hall is
at 87738 Highway 101 and is
wheelchair accessible. Each
service
concludes
with
refreshments and a dialogue
circle to explore the ques-
tions that come up during
each service.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
Soup’s On to discuss
‘being worthy of praise’
On Monday, Oct 19, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group from diverse
spiritual paths who enjoy dis-
cussing a variety of spiritual
topics at Soup’s On.
This week they will discuss
“Being Worthy of Praise.”
Abdu’l-Baha’ says, “One
must see in every human
being only that which is wor-
thy of praise. When this is
done, one can be a friend to
the whole human race...”
The evening will begin
with bowls of minestrone
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.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
The Heintz home is at 875
Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at
541-590-0779.
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If you would like to meet Caspian any of his
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FLORENCE HUMANE SOCIETY
2840 Rhododendron Drive • Florence • 541-997-4277
www.fl orencehumane.org
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