SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017
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Finding real peace and joy in life
People look for happiness in a
lot of places. Many chase after a
bigger house, a nicer car or a
better paying job, while others
seek education, marriage or
other achievements with great
passion.
While it’s certainly not wrong
to desire these things, there is
only one thing in life that can
give us true peace, joy and ful-
fillment-God.
Matthew 6:33 is truly a scrip-
ture to live by. Jesus says, “But
seek (aim at and strive after)
first of all His kingdom and His
righteousness (His way of doing
and being right), and then all
these things taken together will
be given you besides” (AMPC).
Seeking
the
kingdom
includes seeking God Himself
and craving an intimate relation-
ship with Him. It’s about want-
ing to know Him and not just
what He can do for you. There is
quite a difference between seek-
ing possessions and seeking
God.
I can still remember a time
years ago when I had a lot of the
“things” I wanted, but I still
wasn’t a very happy person.
Sound familiar?
The truth is, no matter what
you have, if you don’t have the
peace, joy and fulfillment that
only God can give, then you
really don’t have anything at all.
Romans 14:17 sums this up
perfectly. It says, “The kingdom
of God is not eating and drink-
ing, but righteousness and peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit”
(NKJV).
True satisfaction doesn’t
come from the outside-from all
of the things we can do or buy-
but it comes from within. God
wants us to live with His right-
eousness, peace and joy. They
are Kingdom benefits, and they
are part of our inheritance as
God’s children.
The “Right” Way to Live
So many people-and even
many Christians-walk around
feeling vaguely guilty most of
the time. They feel like they’ve
made too many mistakes and
can never quite measure up. But
that’s not God’s will for us.
Second Corinthians 5:21
says, “God made him who had
no sin to be sin for us, so that in
him we might become the right-
eousness of God” (NIV).
As we begin to truly under-
stand our righteousness “in
Christ,” we will no longer wal-
low in condemnation or feel like
we have to earn God’s forgive-
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ness. Instead, we can live with
the confidence and security that
God knows us better than any-
one...and He loves and approves
of us.
Supernatural Peace
I once heard a very famous
actor being interviewed about
his life and career.
I’ll never forget one of the
final questions. He was asked,
“Is there anything in life you
haven’t achieved...something
you still want?” He simply
answered, “Inner peace.”
You see, true peace only
comes through a relationship
with Jesus Christ. God offers us
His peace that “transcends all
understanding”(see Philippians
4:7). It doesn’t come from our
circumstances, and it’s not
something we can buy.
God’s peace is vital to us
because life is unpredictable.
When the storms of life begin to
swirl around us, there is only
One Person who can give us
peace in the midst of the storm.
Jesus is the “Prince of Peace,”
and as you spend time with Him
in prayer and through His Word,
you will sense His supernatural
peace that transcends all under-
standing.
Joy for the Journey
John 10:10 says, “The thief
comes only in order to steal and
kill and destroy. I came that they
may have and enjoy life, and
have it in abundance (to the full,
till it overflows)” (AMPC).
God wants us to enjoy our
lives. That used to be a big prob-
lem for me because of the sexu-
al, physical and emotional abuse
I endured growing up. As a
result, I never really got to be a
kid, and I never truly understood
what it meant to enjoy my life.
However, joy is part of God’s
kingdom package (see Psalm
16:11). Like His peace, we
can receive and live with God’s
joy in every circumstance,
regardless of what is going on
around us.
The dictionary partially
defines joy as “a calm delight”
and “extreme merriment.” I par-
ticularly like “a calm delight”
because even when we’re not
doing something we consider
exciting, we can still have the
joy of the Lord deep inside of
our soul.
We often look forward to the
weekend or the next fun event in
life, but God wants us to experi-
ence His joy and satisfaction
every single day.
In fact, Nehemiah 8:10 says,
“...The joy of the Lord is your
strength” (NIV). Through the
ups and downs of everyday life,
God wants to strengthen us for
the journey and experience His
delight in everything we do.
God isn’t against us having
“things”, He delights in being
good to His children. But He
doesn’t want those things to
have control of us.
I encourage you to put God
first in your life. Develop a rela-
tionship with Him and ask for
His guidance and direction.
Because there is a way to truly
enjoy your life, and it’s all found
“in Him.”
For more information, visit
www.joycemeyer.org
Presented by Chosen People Ministries
FUUF to discuss the nature of reality
“The Messiah in the Passover”
1935 East 25 th Street
Call 541-997-7660 for information.
Everyone is welcome.
Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week
4 week Minimum
Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
On Sunday, March 26, from
10 until 11 a.m., the Rev. Dr.
Ruth Miller will lead a worship
service titled “The Nature of
Personal Reality” at Florence
Unitarian Universlist Fellow-
ship.
In the early 1960’s, a poet
named Jane Roberts began
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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 Principle”
Meeting Friday 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.
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
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
speaking words that she was
hearing in her head.
She came to identify the
source of those words as a
being called Seth, a person
whom she and her husband had
known in a previous life and
who was now explaining to her
how life works, from the
“other side of the veil.”
Over the next couple
decades, her husband wrote
several thousand pages of
notes from Jane’s sessions,
many of which were compiled
in a series of books, now
known as “the Seth material.”
Miller has studied this
material for decades and will
offer the fellowship a model
of life and the universe, based
on Seth’s descriptions, that
also complies with modern
science.
The UU Fellowship is locat-
ed at 87738 Highway 101 at
Heceta Beach Road and is
wheelchair accessible.
Each service concludes with
refreshments and a dialogue
circle to explore the questions
that come up during each serv-
ice.
Visit the UU Fellowship’s
website, www.florenceuuf.org,
or call 541-997-2840 with any
questions or for more informa-
tion.
Spirituali-Tea to consider
spiritual solutions to problems
On Monday, March 27, at
6:30 p.m., everyone is invited
to join a group of friends
from varied spiritual paths to
discuss spiritual solutions to
economic problems.
The Baha’i writings say:
“Among the results of the
manifestation of spiritual
forces will be that the human
world will adapt itself to
a new social form, the justice
of God will become manifest
throughout human affairs
and human equality will be
universally established.
“The poor will receive a
great bestowal and the rich
attain eternal happiness.
“For although at the pres-
ent time the rich enjoy the
greatest luxury and comfort,
they
are
nevertheless
deprived of eternal happi-
ness; for eternal happiness is
contingent upon giving and
the poor are everywhere in a
state of abject need.
“Through the manifesta-
tion of God’s great equity the
poor of the world will be
rewarded and assisted fully
and there will be a readjust-
ment in the economic condi-
tions of mankind so that in
the future there will not be
the abnormally rich nor the
abject poor.”
Please bring information you
may have about this subject.
The gathering will be held
at 875 Seventh St.,and 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, call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541
590-0779.
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RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
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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.
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