SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2016
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How to go from broken to beautiful
There’s a story about a little
boy who was very poor and
needed shoes. He was standing
in front of a shoe store, barefoot
and shivering with cold. A
woman approached him and
asked him why he was standing
there, looking through the win-
dow.
He told her, “Well, ma’am, I
was asking God to give me a
pair of shoes.”
The woman took the boy into
the store, washed his dirty, bare
feet and put new socks and
shoes on them. The boy was so
touched by her compassion that
he asked her, “Ma’am, are you
God’s wife?”
He assumed if she showed
him that kind of love, she must
be related to God.
This story is one of the best
examples of what it means to
walk in love. And our goal as
Christians is to show God’s
love so people see Jesus shin-
ing through us.
It starts with communion.
Matthew 26:26 (AMPC)
says, “Jesus took bread and,
praising God, gave thanks and
asked Him to bless it to their
use, and when He had broken
it, He gave it to the disciples
and said, Take, eat; this is My
body.”
It’s interesting to see here
that Jesus blessed the bread,
broke it, and then gave it to the
disciples. We usually refer to
this scripture when we have
communion to remind us of the
sacrifice He made for us. And
just as He gave His life and was
broken for us, we must be bro-
ken so we can live for Him.
We don’t like to think about
God breaking us, but it’s really
a wonderful thing. See, when
we’re born again, the seed of
God’s nature — all that He is
— is planted in our spirits. This
means we have what it takes to
be like Jesus and love others
the way He loves us. But we all
need God to do a work in our
souls for us to be able to walk
in love.
Each person is a tri-part
being with a spirit, soul and
body. When we accept Christ as
our Savior, the Holy Spirit
comes to live in our spirit.
First Peter 1:23 (AMPC)
says, “You have been regener-
ated (born again), not from a
mortal origin (seed, sperm), but
from one that is immortal by
the ever living and lasting Word
of God.” And 1 John 3:9 tells us
that as believers, His nature
abides in us, “His principle of
life, the divine sperm, remains
permanently
within”
us
(AMPC).
But we have to grow spiritu-
ally for our soul — mind, will
and emotions — to be molded
into the image of Christ. We
don’t need to pray for God to
give us love, because we
already have His love in us.
We need to pray for Him to
show us how to walk in love…
for God to do whatever He
needs to do in our lives so His
love can flow through us to oth-
ers. When we do, He will deal
with whatever is in us that is
standing in the way: pride,
unforgiveness,
selfishness,
insecurity, fear or any other
ungodly attitude or behavior.
How brokenness works
I know what it’s like to be
broken and molded by God. I
used to have so many prob-
lems, and I was hard to get
along with and harsh. There
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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
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
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP
“God Is Truth”
Meeting Thursday at 3pm
575-313-3640
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
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.
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
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
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.
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
had to give Him control so He
could mold me into His image.
I had to give Him me!
I began to pray things like,
“God, do whatever You need to
do in my life to change me. I’m
the clay and You are the Potter.
Romans 8:29 says you foreor-
dained me to be molded into
the image of Jesus, and I want
to be everything You want me
to be.”
The journey hasn’t been
easy, but I can honestly say that
the hardest times in my life
became blessings because God
used them to bring me close to
Him so I could really know
Him and grow spiritually.
That’s His plan for all of His
children.
I want to encourage you
today to spend time with God
and search out the promises He
has for you in His Word. Trust
His wisdom and do what He
shows you to do.
s you put your faith in God
to break you, mold you and
make you what He’s created
you to be, the Potter will make
you an amazing work of His
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were a lot of things I didn’t
understand because I had been
mistreated, and I thought it was
good to be hard and not let any-
one push me around. I believed
everyone else had a problem,
not me.
I remember praying so dili-
gently for God to change my
husband, Dave, because if he
would just be the way I wanted
him to be, then I would be
happy. But one day God spoke
to my heart so strongly and
said, “Dave is not the prob-
lem.”
My response was, “Well,
who is? It’s just me and him.
What do you mean Dave is not
the problem?”
It was devastating to realize I
was really the problem, but it
was also the beginning of a
beautiful work God wanted to
do in me.
Isaiah 64:8 says, “O Lord,
You are our Father; we are the
clay, and You our Potter, and
we all are the work of Your
hand” (AMPC). When I was
hurting and hard to get along
with, I really loved God and
wanted to live for Him, but I
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1st Sunday of each month worship at 10:30 am
2nd-5th Sundays worship at 9am and 10:30am
Every Sunday Adult Sunday School at 9am
Children and Youth Sunday School at 10:45 AM
2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025
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.
Website:fl orence4square.com
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD’S POWER HOUSE)
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
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NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
1424 15th Street •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
FUUF to discuss power
of gratitude Sunday
Sunday, Nov. 27, from 10 to
11 a.m. at the Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, Rev.
Ruth Miller will lead the wor-
ship service.
This week’s focus will be
“Transformative Gratitude.”
Miller uses history and
story to help people under-
stand what Thanksgiving is all
about, reminding that the first
national day of Thanksgiving
was declared by George
Washington
during
the
Revolutionary War, and other
presidents have declared such
days over the years.
Then Abraham Lincoln
declared one during the War
Between the States, which is
the day on which the current
holiday is based.
Why did they do that? What
can we learn? What is the
power of gratitude in this
interdependent web of life of
which we are a part? - she
asked.
The public is invited to find
out at Sunday’s service.
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta Beach
Road is wheelchair accessible.
Each service concludes with
refreshments and dialogue cir-
cle to explore the questions
that come up during each serv-
ice.
For YouTube videos of past
worship services, visit FUUF’s
website at florenceuuf.org.
For more information, call
541-997-2840.
See’s Candy to be available
from Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club of
Florence is once again selling
See’s Candy at the Sears store
on Highway 101 from Dec. 2
through Dec. 21, or until the
candy runs out.
The Kiwanis Club has set
up a candy display in the
Florence Sears showroom at
Sixth Street and Highway 101,
Monday through Saturday, 9
a.m. to 6 p.m., or Sundays
from noon to 3 p.m.
This year’s candy selection
includes 1 and 2 pound boxes
of assorted chocolates, nuts
and chews, dark chocolates,
lollipops and many other
Christmas themed assort-
ments.
The See’s Candy sale is a
fundraiser for the Florence
Kiwanis Club and all the pro-
ceeds from the sale support
local programs for children
and youth.
For more information, call
541-997-3455.
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
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
Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
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
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
10 am Wed., Women’s Bible Study
Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.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.
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
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
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
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