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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 Spirituali-Tea to discuss ‘outrage fatigue’ Monday On Monday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m., everyone is invited to join a group from varied spiritual paths to discuss “outrage fatigue.” Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith, says: “All men have been created to carry forward an ever- advancing civilization. The Almighty beareth Me wit- ness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man. Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and lov- ing-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth.” The main goal of the Baha’i Faith centers around the peaceful unification 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. A LICE B RAUER C HRISTIAN P RESCHOOL BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Come see what the buzz is all about! Meet all of our staf while you check out our classrooms and playground! All families are welcomed! Wednesday August 17, 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Saturday August 20, 10:00 am - Noon 2100 Spruce Street 541-603-1562 Alice Brauer Christian Preschool Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. The benefits of a humble heart In Matthew 12:33, Jesus says, “A tree is recognized by its fruit” (NIV). The point He is making here is that you and I are known by the fruit in our lives. And if we develop the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), God will be honored and others will be drawn to Him through us. Humility is a major fruit we need to develop to represent God well in this world and to be truly happy. A humble person has the freedom to be wholly and com- pletely who they are. They don’t have to impress anybody. They don’t feel pressured to be perfect or see themselves in competition with other people. They simply want to be the best version of themselves that they can be. And that’s what God wants for you and me. He doesn’t see one person as more important than another. He gives us each the gifts and talents that we pos- sess, as well as our privileges and position in life. It all comes from Him. So whether we are highly gifted in some area or we have an impressive job title, we are no more valuable to God than someone who seems to have fewer talents or whose work seems insignificant based on a worldly viewpoint. It’s so important for us to understand that our true worth and value is not found in what we do, but in doing what God asks us to do. God is looking on our hearts, our motives and atti- tudes, and if our motives are not right, then whatever we’re doing, it is not acceptable to Him. Jesus is our example of what it means to have a humble heart. The Bible says that He, “being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made him- self nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness” (Philippians 2:6-7 NIV). Jesus was wholly God. He had no sin or worldly defects. Yet He humbled Himself and became human so He could ful- fill the plan and purpose God called Him to do on the earth. Jesus humbled Himself to the fullest … but look what hap- pened. Philippians 2:8-10 (NIV) says, “And being found in appearance as a man, he hum- bled himself by becoming obe- 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 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. 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. L OOKING FOR 5 A 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 B REAKING N EWS ? www.TheSiuslawNews.com dient to death — even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” God exalted Jesus to the highest place of honor in heav- en. And when you and I humble ourselves to carry out His plan, God lifts us up, too. (See 1 Peter 5:6.) The Bible says that humility comes before honor and pride goes before destruction (Proverbs 15:33; 16:18). And from time to time, we can expect God to test us in the area of humility. Maybe you work at a place where you’re the only Christian and most days it’s unpleasant to be there. Maybe you’d prefer to take another job, which you could, but you know in your heart that God put you there for this season in your life, and you’re going to stay because it’s where God needs you. Maybe someone you know has mistreated you and you’d love to get them back, but you’re doing the right thing and waiting on God, praying He’ll bless them, because you trust God to bring about justice in your life. We need these kinds of situa- tions salt-and-peppered into our lives every now and then. The truth is we just can’t seem to stay humble if all we have are blessings and success, because we start to think it’s all about us. Out of all the Christian virtues, humility is probably the most difficult to develop. It’s something that has to be worked into us, just like a seed needs to be watered and nur- tured in order to grow. We need to study humility in the Bible, spend time with God, and go through tests where we have to apply it. But it’s so worth it. Matthew 11:28-29 tells us that through humility, we find rest for our souls. When God asks you to hum- ble yourself time and time again and you feel like there's absolutely no way you can con- tinue to do it, lean on Him to receive the strength you need. God has so much that He wants to do in your life. He wants to give you favor and bless you in amazing ways. But first, you have to humble your- self and show Him that you’ll do whatever He asks you to do with those blessings. Otherwise you run the risk of hurting other people, rather than helping them see the beauty of the loving, faithful, giving God that we serve. Make a determined decision to humble yourself, like Christ showed us to do. Develop this beautiful fruit of the Spirit — by His grace — and enjoy the many benefits it brings to your life. FUUF topic to focus on holding onto compassion On Sunday, Aug. 14, from 10 to 11 a.m., at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellow- ship, the Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller will lead a worship service titled: “Holding Compassion in the Face of the Violence We See Around Us.” The media seems filled with stories of violence these days, both fictional and experienced, says Miller. “Our hearts and minds are troubled by these stories and the images that go with them. We need to know what’s really happening. We want to know how to fix the problem. We long to be freed from this tor- ment,” she says. Miller’s talk will help lis- teners develop a perspective that allows them to be their compassionate selves. The Fellowship, 87738 Highway 101 at Heceta Beach Road, is wheelchair accessi- ble. Each service concludes with refreshments and a dialogue circle to explore the questions that come up during each serv- ice. For more information, visit www.florenceuuf.org or call 541-997-2840. Cross Road to host live simulcast of Beth Moore LifeWay Christian Re- sources is slated to simulcast well-known Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore live from Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, Sept. 17. Cross Road Assembly of God in Florence is serving as a host location for the Oregon coast area. Living Proof Simulcast, sponsored by Nashville- based publishing company LifeWay Christian Re- sources, will feature Moore’s dynamic storytelling and passionate Bible teaching. “I am thankful that Beth presents herself as a real person. Not as someone who has ‘arrived,’” says Pam McBride, an attendee from a Living Proof Live event in Knoxville. “Her words of truthfulness and boldness touch my life in so many ways.” The event, which is now in its 18th year, both challenges and encourages women to grow deeply in their faith. Join 150,000 women around the world for this live, global, Internet streaming event. The simulcast gives each church a front-row seat to one-of-a-kind Bible teach- ing and life-changing worship. “We are passionate to serve women who know Christ well but we’re also hoping they will join us shoulder-to-shoulder in the accelerated outreach effort that God is blazing in our souls,” Beth Moore wrote. “We are praying earnestly that women will come bring- ing the lost and the searching and the broken and the untaught.” Moore has authored dozens of published Bible studies, books and devotionals specifi- cally for women for nearly two decades. Her latest LifeWay- published releases are “Audacious” (October 2015) and “Children of the Day” (May 2014). Moore’s organization, Living Proof Ministries, is based out of Houston. Dove-award winning musi- cal artist Travis Cottrell, who also serves as worship pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, Tenn., is slated to lead worship for the event. The Living Proof Simulcast kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 8:30 a.m., and ends at 3:30 p.m. This one-day event in Florence costs $20 per person to attend, and covers one full day of music and worship, snacks and lunch, sessions led by Beth Moore and opportuni- ties for fellowship with other women from the area and sur- rounding communities. Women can register by call- ing 541-997-3533, completing a registration form and mailing it to Cross Road Assembly of God, P.O. Box 3347, Florence, 97439, or by dropping off a registration form at the church Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be forms available to pick up before or after Sunday services at Cross Road.
