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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 FUUF invites visitors to discuss ‘knowing thyself’ On Sunday, Jan. 8, from 10 until 11 a.m. at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fell- owship, the worship service will be led by Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller. The title of her mes- sage is “Know Thyself: Why Understanding Who We Are and How We Function Matters.” “As Unitarian-Universalists we are committed to a free and responsible search for truth and meaning,” she said. “The ancient guideline ‘Know Thyself’ has many layers of meaning, all of which are rele- vant to us today.” Miller will peel through those layers and show how important it is to stop, observe, and begin to understand why people do what they do, think and see the world the way we see it. The UU Fellowship is at 87738 Highway 101 at Heceta Beach Road and is wheelchair accessible. Each service concludes with refreshments and dialogue cir- cle to explore the questions that come up during each serv- ice. Call 541-997-2840 with any questions or concerns. 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 You Can Get to the Promised Land God Has for You As believers in Jesus Christ, we are joint heirs with Him. This means that every- thing that is His also belongs to us, and every promise God gives in His Word is for us (Romans 8:17). But I’ve learned that it’s one thing to take God’s promises by faith and another to actually expe- rience them. The story of the Israelites in the wilderness is a good example for us regarding this principle. They were slaves in Egypt when God sent Moses to deliver them from Pharaoh and lead them to the Promised Land He had for them. They had to go through a wilder- ness to get there, and Deuteronomy 1:2 (AMPC) says, “It is [only] eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea [on Canaan’s border; yet Israel took forty years to get beyond it].” It’s tragic that it took the Israelites 40 long, miserable, painful years to reach their destination, and even sadder that in the end, only a small number entered in to the land, along with Joshua and Caleb. It’s easy to shake our heads and wonder how it could have FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS /S IUSLAW N EWS ❘ @S IUSLAW N EWS Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. taken them so long to get to their desired destination. But the truth is many of us have wandered around in our own wilderness, going around the same mountains over and over for far too long. Just like the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, we were slaves to sin before we accepted Christ as our Savior. And just like the Israelites were stuck in the wilderness after they were delivered from slavery, many Christians are still living as if they’ve not been delivered from their sin, even though Christ has done everything that was needed to set them free from it once and for all (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). Now the Israelites had ene- mies — the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and the Jebusites — and they thought they were the problem. But we see in Scripture that in reality, it was not the Israelites’ enemies that kept them from the Promised Land because God was on their side. If God is for us, who can be against us? (See Romans 8:31-39.) The problem was their wrong mindsets and attitudes. They were often negative and complained, and they focused on their circumstances instead of God. The same principle is true for us. We can’t have vic- tory over sin while we think we are still in bondage to it. 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. 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 Life” Meeting Th ursday 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 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 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. 5 A 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, Th ursday night @ 5:00 pm fl orencevineyardchurch.com No matter what our “bondage” may be — an addiction, insecurity, fear, overeating, etc. — Jesus’ blood cleanses us and sets us free from it all. That doesn’t mean we won’t have to walk through a process to experi- ence total deliverance some- times, but it does mean that in Christ, we have everything we need to do our part to walk it out. Romans 6:2 says, “How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?” This verse is talking about how through faith in Christ, we become dead to sin and alive to God’s righteousness. The key to this process is found in Romans 6:11, which says, “Consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.” I love that this says “consider,” because this term indicates a process of your mind. We must see ourselves as dead to sin and believe it, not because of what we’ve done or can do but because of who Jesus is and what He has done for us! We tend to be afraid of sin or just think that it’s too hard to overcome it, so we stay trapped in it. But through Christ, we CAN control our thinking and shake off the “wilderness mindsets” that hold us back from the prom- ised land God has for us. Start by taking an invento- ry of your thoughts. Think about what you’re thinking about, because where the mind goes, the man follows (Proverbs 23:7). Pray and ask God to help you identify thoughts that don’t line up with His Word. Then study scriptures that will refute them and renew your mind with Truth. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 says, “For the weapons of our war- fare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, [inasmuch as we] refute argu- ments and theories and rea- sonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God...” And Romans 12:2 says we are “transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of [our] mind….” The battle to live the life God created you to live is fought in your mind, through arguments, reasonings and the- ories that don’t agree with Him. But if you will be a diligent student of God’s Word, study- ing and meditating on the Truth it reveals, you’ll begin to think a completely different way. And you’ll make progress little by little each day that gets you closer to your Promised Land. For more information,go to www.joycemeyer.org. Baha’i to honor all world religions Monday On Monday, Jan. 9, at 6:30 p.m., everyone is invited to join a group of friends from varied spiritual paths to par- ticipate honoring world reli- gions by sharing music and prayers from other spiritual practices. The Baha’is believe in an essential unity of the great religions of the world. However, this does not mean they believe the various religious creeds and doctrines are identical. Rather, they view all religions as having sprung from the same spiritu- al source. The social and outer forms of different religions vary due to the circumstances at the time that they were founded. Other differences in doctrine and belief can be attributed to later accretions, after the death of the founder. 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. For more information con- tact James Heintz at 541-590- 0616 or email JamesHeintz @gmail.com. 6th Ever! NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC 1424 15th Street •541-991-9398 Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm 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 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. 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 Gems Fossils Agates Gem, Minerals Mineral & Vendors Fossil Show Lectures Family Fun The Rock Doc Special Displays January 14 & 15 10-4 Yachats Commons 4th & Hwy 101 www.YachatsAgateFestival.com Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 VOICE YOUR OPINION! Write a Letter to the Editor: E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM
