SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2016
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Finding your self worth where it matters most
Every person on earth
needs to know they matter,
that they mean something to
someone and that they are
valuable. The problem is
when people don’t get a good
start in life, they often waste
their lives searching for self-
worth in all the wrong places.
In the world, people base
their value and importance on
what they do, how much edu-
cation they have, who they
know, what kind of clothes
they wear, how they look,
their job title — and the list
goes on.
But when worldly stan-
dards determine your sense of
self-worth, you’ll always be
striving to please people and
it will derail you from your
God-given destiny.
The only way to find true
security and have a healthy
self-esteem is by knowing and
experiencing the love of God.
Popular with people or
peaceful with yourself
The apostle Paul talked
about this in Galatians 1:10
when he said, “Am I trying to
win the favor of men, or of
God? Do I seek to please
men?
“If I were still seeking pop-
ularity with men, I should not
be a bond servant of Christ”
(AMPC).
He’s basically saying, “If I
were trying to be popular with
people, I wouldn’t be serving
God and know that He loves
me.”
I can tell you that if I was
trying to be popular with peo-
ple, I wouldn’t be doing what
I’m doing today. When God
spoke to my heart about His
call on my life to teach the
Word and I began to step out
in that ministry, some of my
friends and family told me I
shouldn’t be doing that.
I was asked to leave the
church we were attending at
the time, and I ended up los-
ing friendships that I thought
were important to me.
It was a very difficult time,
but I discovered through that
experience that while it’s not
always easy to do what God
calls us to do, obedience to
Him is always worth it in the
end. Doing things God’s way
is the only thing that works in
the long run.
There are people in your
life — I’m talking about peo-
ple other than your spouse
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The value of God’s love
The bottom line is you are
valuable because God loves
you and He gave His only
Son, Jesus Christ, to die for
you. Your worth is not based
on how you look, who you
know, your title at work or
any of the other superficial
things the world considers
impressive.
After Paul met Christ and
became a born-again believer,
he came to realize that every-
thing else was rubbish com-
pared to the priceless privi-
lege of knowing God.
Watch
“In Search of the Lord’s Way”
Sunday, 7:30 AM
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and children — who may
come and go over time, but
God will always be with you
because He loves you and He
promises to never leave you
nor forsake you (Hebrews
13:5).
Then visit the
Florence church of Christ
1833 Tamarack
Florence, Oregon
William Foster LD
Sherry, Offi ce Manager
FREE CONSULTATIONS
Monday-Thursday
10am - 2 pm
Relines and Repairs
Same Day
and experience the joy and simplicity of
pre-denominational New Testament Worship. (Romans 16:16)
Or by special appointment
Financing: Citi Health Card
12 Month no Interest
Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am
Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am
524 Laurel St.
541-997-6054
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
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(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
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.
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
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.
10 am Wed., Women’s Bible Study
Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast
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
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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.
who knew what he was doing
but didn’t have the courage to
stand up to him, I was so
messed up.
I felt worthless, guilty,
damaged, used, condemned
and terribly insecure. I tried to
find my worth and value in
many things, especially in
work. And living this way just
made me more miserable,
angry and messed up.
It was so wonderful to dis-
cover that God loves me and
to find the healing and
restoration I desperately need-
ed through my relationship
with Him.
The truth is God is so much
more important to us than any
person in the world could ever
be.
I want to encourage you to
spend time seeking God in
prayer and to study what the
Bible says about who He is
and how He loves you.
Meditate on scriptures like
Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8,
Psalm 27:10 and Isaiah 38:17.
Ask God to help you learn
to receive His love and find
your true worth in Him. He
chose you on purpose, He
wants you and He loves you.
There’s nothing more valu-
able than that.
Unitarians to talk about
‘transcending mystery’
The Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller
will lead the worship service
this Sunday, July 24, from 10
to 11 a.m., at the Florence
Unitarian Universalist Fell-
owship.
Miller’s talk is titled,
“Direct
Experience
of
Transcending Mystery.”
Miller said, “Unitarian-
Universalism is a living spir-
itual tradition, drawn from
many sources — all of which
affirm humanity’s capacity to
directly experience the forces
which create and uphold
life.”
Miller will explore some
of the ways that transcendent
experience comes to people
and how one can encourage it
and benefit from it.
The UU Fellowship, at
87738 Highway 101, near
Heceta Beach Road, is
wheelchair accessible.
Each service concludes
with refreshments and a dia-
logue circle to explore the
questions that come up dur-
ing each service.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
In Philippians 3:8 (AMP),
he said, “I count everything as
loss compared to the priceless
privilege and supreme advan-
tage of knowing Christ Jesus
my Lord. For His sake I have
lost everything, and I consider
it all garbage, so that I may
gain Christ.”
I’ll say it again: The truth
that God loves you is what
makes you valuable. He creat-
ed you because He loves you
and wants to have a personal
relationship with you.
He has wonderful plans and
purposes for your life, and His
love for you is unconditional
— He loves you just as much
on your worst day as He does
on your best day.
No matter what your past is
like, where you’re from, what
you’ve done, or where you are
today, God is there for you
and He loves you.
He loves us all the same,
and He wants to meet us right
where we are to heal our
wounded souls and bring us
out of the messes we’re in —
whether we’ve created them
or they are the result of things
others have done to us.
After the years of being
abused by my father and
abandoned by my mother,
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
Spirituali-Tea to discuss
laws of nature Monday
On Monday, July 25, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group from varied spiri-
tual paths to discuss the laws
of nature and drink tea.
The Baha’i Writings say:
“In the world of nature there
are aggression, bloodthirsti-
ness, oppression, struggle for
existence, rapacity. These
qualities are the natural laws
of nature...”
The main goal of the Baha’i
Faith will always center
around one ultimate aim,
which is the peaceful unifica-
tion of the entire human race.
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 located
at 875 Seventh St.
For more information, call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
POTTER’S TIRE
& AUTOMOTIVE
4515 Hwy. 101 N., Florence
541- 997-5049
Paul & Kelly Potter, Owners
Paul Potter
Owner
Our goal is not only to provide you with quality automotive repair
and services, but to make your visit as convenient and as comfort-
able as possible.
We offer complete automotive service and repair including: rou-
tine factory maintenance, brakes, clutches, alignments, tune-ups,
exhaust, electrical repair, air conditioning service, computer-
ized diagnostic repair, tires and custom wheels.
Your complete automotive needs are met right here!
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Bonds. CDs.
IRAs. Mutual
funds.
Andy Baber, AAMS®
Financial Advisor
.
1010 Highway 101
Florence, OR 97439
541-997-8755
www.edwardjones.com
Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m.
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312
Member SIPC
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