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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016 Is God angry at you? UU to hear message on ‘finding your path’ On Sunday, Jan. 3, from 10 to 11 a.m., at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Larry Addison will deliver the worship service message. “Sometimes in life our inner voice gives us a path to dis- cover who we are, an opportunity to experience life in a new way,” Addison says. “Often when this voice is heard, we say ‘Who are you talking to?’ ‘You want me to do what?’ or ‘Yeah right, who are you kidding?’ As we begin to feel the energy of this voice, we know it is our path, but logic sets in and the voice gets ignored.” Addison heard his voice, resisted it with all the logic he could muster, and then said “Ok.” What he shares is where this path led him, the doors that opened, the miracles he experienced and the treasures he discovered. As he shares, he hopes others will be inspired to listen to their voice, follow its path and experience life’s discoveries. The UU Fellowship, 87738 Highway 101, is wheelchair accessible and each service concludes with refreshments and dialogue circle to explore the questions that come up during each service. I grew up in an angry, unsta- ble home. My father was very angry most of the time, and I didn’t always understand what he was angry about. When I accepted Christ as my Savior, I took this experience with my father into my relationship with God. I believed God loved me and forgave me of my sin, but I still had this vague feeling that He wasn’t pleased with me and He was just a little bit angry with me most of the time. I lived this way for years until I finally realized the truth: God is not mad at me! I believe many people feel like God is mad at them. One day I put a post on Facebook that said, “God is not mad at you.” Within a few hours, we literally had thousands of posi- tive responses from people say- ing things like, “That is exactly what I needed to hear today.” Obviously, this is a message we need to hear. Getting to the root of the problem So where does this concept of God come from? Maybe it’s because of an angry parent who was difficult to please. Or maybe it’s due to the pain of rejection from parents or friends who didn’t know how to give unconditional love. Or it could be the influence of church and being pressured to follow rules and regulations to make us acceptable to God. We want to be good and please God, and we may be able to follow the rules for a while, but when we mess up, Watch “In Search of the Lord’s Way” Sunday, 7:30 AM KMTR Channel 12 Then visit the Florence church of Christ 1833 Tamarack Florence, Oregon and experience the joy and simplicity of pre-denominational New Testament Worship. (Romans 16:16) Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am www.churchofchristfl orence.org Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. To be included in this directory contact the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence. J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP WATCH! 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK (3ABN) TV UHF Channel 48. 24 hour Christian TV highlights Bible studies of prophecy, inspirational music, health lectures, healthy cooking and more. 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 we feel guilty and condemned again. Because we can’t be good enough and do everything right in our own effort and strength. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8 NKJV). Notice this says “while we were still sinners.” Galatians 3:10 (AMP) says, “All who depend on the Law [who are seeking to be justified by obedience to the Law of rit- uals] are under a curse and doomed to disappointment.” What are you depending on to make you right with God? Are you depending on rules and regulations that you follow or try to keep? Now I realize you can’t live a healthy, productive life with- out having some guidelines, but this scripture is saying that we will have serious problems if we think our worth and value as human beings are based on following rules and regula- tions. We are only made right with God through the blood of Jesus. And life is marvelous when you know the true character of God and who you are in Christ! That’s when you feel good about yourself deep down in your heart, not because you do everything right, but because you know you are special to God and He loves you — unconditionally, constantly, completely. It seems too good to be true… but it is true! I do want to be clear about something here: Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wicked- ness and evil. But He is not an angry God. God hates sin, but He loves sinners! He will never approve of sin in your life, but He always loves you and wants to work with you to make progress in living a holy life in Christ. Psalm 103:8 (NKJV) says, “The Lord is merciful and gra- cious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.” God is merciful — that’s His charac- ter. He’s gracious — that means He’s good. And God is slow to anger. People who don’t know the true character of God — who don’t believe He is merciful, gracious and slow to anger — can never have a close, person- al, intimate relationship with Him. It grieves me to think there are so many who live in the darkness of constantly feel- ing guilty and condemned when God is longing to have relationship with them. The truth is God created us to have relationship with us. He wants to love us and take care of us, and He wants us to love Him. That’s where our walk with Christ has to start. We need to be obedient to God and do the good works He has for us to do, but first we need to understand and believe He loves us. Then we can have a relationship with Him and live by faith in Him with the power of the Holy Spirit in us, giving us the ability to live the way God is calling us to live. I’m so grateful God opened my eyes to the truth! He has taught me to believe by faith that He is pleased with me, not because I do every- thing right, but because I believe in Him and trust Him. And this is just as true for you as it is for me. If you struggle with feeling that God is disappointed in you or angry because you don’t do everything right, I want to encourage you to take hold of this truth today and believe it: God is not mad at you! Soup’s On to host Burning Bowl, White Stone ceremony On Monday, Jan. 4, Soup’s On will host a special Burning Bowl and White Stone Ceremony. In a guided meditation, the group will reflect on the past year and consider the thoughts, emotions and behav- iors that did not and do not serve their highest good. They will then release them by writ- ing them down on paper and ceremoniously burning them. Next, the group will set a new intention for the coming year, which they write on a small white stone that serves as a reminder. This is an adaptation of two ancient practices that have become widely used in many New Thought churches. The evening will be led by New Thought minister, Eleanor Ross. The evening will begin with bowls of cheesy lentel and sausage stew, warm home- made 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 group will meet in the home of the Heintzes, 875 Seventh Street in Florence 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. Pastor Randy Benscoter 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 Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
