Keystone Nazarene Church

Luke 15:11-24 So what exactly happens when we get saved?  Is it just emotion and sparks?  The bible teaches some distinct but powerful parts of this experience.  We are justified, set right with God.  We are regenerated, given a new heart and nature.  And we are adopted, invited into God’s own family, the same relationship […]

Luke 19:1-9 What does it mean to repent?  It’s one of those church words that we think we have to do.  But Zacchaeus’ story is so much more powerful than that.  In Jesus, Zacchaeus found the answer to his deepest questions, and while I’m sure there was fear in giving up what he had always […]

While we were created in God’s image and are completely valuable to him, the effects of our sin and rebellion against God is total.  We have no ability whatsoever to even want God or choose the salvation he offers in Jesus.  But we see throughout scripture God’s grace that goes before our response, his prevenient […]

If the God of love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, created the world and us in his image, stepped back and called it all very good, then why do we see all of the hurt pain, and brokenness that surround us today?  Something has failed, and we call that something sin.  Today we’ll look at […]

The Holy Spirit is probably the least talked about of the trinity, but for us this is the gift of Jesus to us.  Even the people who walked with Jesus had to be around him physically, but God has shown his deep love for us by even coming closer.  Jesus has given us his very […]

Jesus is easily the most recognized figure in human history.  But the great scandal is in Jesus we see the face of the infinite God.  In Jesus we see the power of God overcoming sin in the most shocking way.  And in Jesus we are invited to the life we were created for, life with […]

In this series, ‘We Believe’ we will look through scripture to what it teaches about God, about us, and his plans and our history together. We start this week in the beginning, talking about who God is and what this means as he relates to us and we relate to him.

James 5:16-20 Have you ever struggled with sins in life that just keep coming back around?  It’s like you have victory, then later you fall again? It’s discouraging and embarassing and because of this chances this is an issue you’re keeping between you and God.  But James has good news and a practical plan as […]

James 5:13-17 If you break up the memorable moments of life into three categories they could probably mostly fit under the headings ‘happiness’, ‘trouble’, and ‘sickness’.  James moves to the end of his letter stating that these things are realities of life, but he challenges his readers and us to invite God to be a […]

James 4:13-17 Plans. Our lives are filled with plans.  What we will do, where we will go, what we want, how we will accomplish it.  From jobs, to hobbies, to shopping, to family we make plans.  Nothing are wrong with plans, but James warns that we often leave God out of our plans. Only with […]

James 4:1-12 In much of life there are two clear choices.  Eat vegetables or don’t.  Get up on time or don’t.  Choose to keep a bad attitude or choose to not.  Trust and obey God or don’t.  While the process of making this decision is never clear-cut much of the difficulty is that there is […]

James 1:5-7, 3:13-18 Have you ever seen a master at work?  Maybe it’s an olympic athlete, or a professional musician, expert businessperson, or gifted parent.  It’s amazing to watch.  They have knowledge and it is combined with great skill but there’s more than that, it’s an art, a finesse.  They are wise. They understand all […]

James 1:26-7, 3:1-12   We use and hear thousands of words every day.  Speaking and hearing is so common that we don’t even think about it.  But words have the ability to shape our reality.  The words people use about us and that we use about others can build them up or destroy them, can […]

James 2:1-13 We see distinctions in the world even without realizing it.  Tall people and short people, rich people and poor people, talented people and ordinary people.  But we also value some of these categories and the people in them while devaluing the people who are not those things.  This happened to the people James […]

James 1:2-8, 12-18 Trials are just a natural part of life.  They are inevitable, and they are rarely enjoyable!  But James opens his book with a stunning claim, “Consider it pure joy when you face trails of many kinds.”  What?!  As we look at James’ first verses of his book we begin to discover a […]

James 1:18 The Christian life can sometimes feel like a confusing roller coaster.  We have moments of great emotion of faith and trust that we are loved by God and he will guide and take care of us.  We have moments of exciting discipline as we spend regular time in the word, serving others, and […]

John 17:6-19 Have you ever sat by the bed of a loved one as they neared death?  The words spoken during times like this are burned into people’s memories.  It is usually a summary of their deepest hopes, dreams, instructions for the ones they love.  In John 17 Jesus prays for his followers.  This is […]

John 15:9-17 Built into the DNA of human personalities and the human spirit is a desire for love, for joy, for true friendship, for purpose, to be chosen, and to love one another.  This is why people wear the clothes they do, or spend their money the way they do.  This guides what jobs people […]

John 15:1-8 There is something sacred about things that grow.  Whether you see fields of grain or rice that stretch to the horizon, or a garden erupting with blossoms and life there is the breath of a life-giving God.  Jesus often used God’s creation as a way to understand that we too were created to […]

John 13:1-5 It was a shock to the disciples. Their lord and master was bowing down as if he was the servant of a home that people didn’t even think about.  It was shocking and disgraceful!  Leaders didn’t do this.  Leaders are served, but here is Jesus preparing to wash their feet.  But Jesus knew […]