SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016
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Follow the best leader of your life — The Holy Spirit
What does it mean to be led
by the Holy Spirit? Some may
refer to it as being filled with —
or sensitive to or anointed by —
the Spirit. It sounds really spiri-
tual, but being led by the Spirit is
actually a very practical part of
living the Christian life. Simply
put, to be led by the Holy Spirit
just means to be obedient to
Him.
The Holy Spirit does such
awesome, yet practical work in
the lives of God’s children. He is
our Comforter, Counselor,
Helper, Intercessor, Advocate,
Strengthener and Standby. He
teaches us and guides us into
truth, and He even brings the
things we learn back to our
remembrance as we need it.
The best part of it all is that
He lives in each of us. Ephesians
3:16 (AMPC) tells us that He
enables us to be “…strengthened
and reinforced with mighty
power in the inner man by the
Spirit.”
He comes to live in our hearts
when we’re born again, and then
He teaches and guides us
according to God’s plan and pur-
pose for us. One of the ways He
does this is by convicting us of
the sins in our life, and we learn
what’s right and wrong as we
grow in our faith.
We may get by with things
that are not right for awhile, but
the time comes when we need to
grow up. I remember when I
would go to church every
Sunday and then gossip about
the pastor or whatever I didn’t
like about the service.
Of course, I was not a very
happy Christian during that time.
And I couldn’t have been a very
good example of one to others
either. Critical and judgmental
attitudes like that, or murmuring,
being unthankful and complain-
ing, hinder our relationship with
God and our representation of
what a Christian is.
But eventually, I began to get
this nagging, uneasy feeling
every time I would say some-
thing negative about the pastor,
or anyone else for that matter. I
could feel that what I was saying
was wrong, and I knew in my
heart it was the Holy Spirit
telling me it was time to grow up
and mature spiritually.
Now, I am immediately aware
when I say or do something that
is not pleasing to God. And this
is what He wants for all His chil-
dren: to develop sensitivity and
obedience to His voice as He
leads each of our lives.
Romans
8:14
(AMPC)
declares that “all who are led by
the Spirit of God are the sons of
God.” This term “sons” indicates
a level of maturity and intimacy
in our relationship with Him.
God is not looking for spiritu-
al robots; He wants sons. He
doesn’t want us all just follow-
ing a bunch of rules for the sake
of obedience. Jesus made a way,
through His perfect sacrifice, for
our sins to be completely
washed away and removed from
us so we can have a personal
relationship with God.
We are free to obey Him sim-
ply because we love Him and we
know that everything He tells us
to do, or not do, is for our good.
We just need to learn to follow
His lead.
It’s actually exciting to follow
the Holy Spirit. I can tell you
that life will never be boring
with Him in the lead. When I
first met my husband, Dave, I
never would’ve thought God
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Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am
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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
Summer Worship 10:00 am.
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)
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
1424 15th Street •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen
Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m.
A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome.
Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am.
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.
Pastor Lori Blake
www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
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
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
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S.
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
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
FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL 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.
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.
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.
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
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
was leading him to me. But he
had been praying for a wife…
and particularly someone who
needed help.
He came to the house one day
to visit a friend of his who lived
upstairs from us. I was outside
washing my car and he said,
“When you finish that one, you
want to wash mine?” My
response was, “If you want your
car washed you can wash it
yourself.”
It had to be the Holy Spirit
leading him, because he says
that’s when he thought, “That’s
the girl for me.”
Everyone’s story is different
but the point is the Holy Spirit
wants to lead us all according to
the plans God has for each of our
lives. I’m not saying it will
always be easy.
King David was called a man
after God’s heart, but we know it
wasn’t because he did every-
thing right. However, David had
cultivated a passionate heart for
God’s will. He learned how to
recover from his failures and
move on in God, and because of
that “God testified concerning
him: “‘I have found David son
of Jesse, a man after my own
heart; he will do everything I
want him to do’” (Acts 13:22
NIV).
In our relationship with God,
our part is to pray, study His
Word, and learn to develop our
own sensitivity and obedience to
the Holy Spirit’s lead. His prom-
ise to us is, “I will give them one
heart and I will put a new spirit
within them; and I will take the
stony heart out of their flesh, and
will give them a heart of flesh”
(Ezekiel 11:19 AMPC).
Trust the Holy Spirit and fol-
low His lead. You’ll discover
His way is the best, most excit-
ing journey you can find.
Soup’s On to celebrate
summer solstice Monday
On Monday, June 20, at
6:30 p.m., everyone is invited
to join a group from varied
spiritual paths to discuss the
summer solstice and share
cups of tea or coffee.
Honoring the solstice is
about remembering how pre-
cious each day and season is,
because the truth of its passing
away is also acknowledged.
Some use their religious rit-
ual to raise energy for healing,
for re-aligning and redressing
environmental wrongs or for
strengthening the sense of
being part of nature, not set
apart and individual, but inter-
connected in a larger whole,
including the past, present and
future.
The gathering will end at 8
p.m. 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.
Father’s Day tribute by
Rourke at FUUF Sunday
On Sunday, June 19, from
10 to 11 a.m., the Florence
Unitarian Universalist Fell-
owship will feature Catherine
Rourke as the speaker with a
“Tribute to Dads.”
Rourke, an award-winning
journalist, columnist, author
and editor, has worked for 37
years as an editor and inves-
tigative reporter for newspa-
pers and magazines around the
nation.
As the “Extraordinary
People” columnist for Siuslaw
News, Rourke is a master sto-
ryteller who has a special trib-
ute in store for all dads this
Sunday.
Rourke will share the
importance of celebrating our
fathers and keeping their les-
sons, wisdom and memories
alive.
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta Beach
Road, is wheelchair accessi-
ble. Services conclude with
dialogue and refreshments.
For more information, visit
www.uuflorence.org or call
541-997-2840.
Circle 4 Oneness to discuss
spiritual, energetic shift
There has been a lot of talk
about a spiritual, energetic
shift. What is it, why and what
part each individual plays in
that shift will be discussed by
the Rev. Kat Cunningham at
Circle 4 Oneness.
“How can we achieve the
shift and secure the heart for
final
transition?”
asks
Cunningham. “What does it
have to do with living with
others in Oneness? I’ll offer
some guidance on this con-
cept.”
Attendees may bring their
questions and concerns for this
open-door
service
on
Wednesday, June 22, from
6:30 to 8 p.m., at 3960 Munsel
Creek Drive.
This is a non-denomination-
al event and everyone is wel-
come.