A renewed friendship!

This past week I made a phone call and was so pleased to re-establish a long time friendship with a pastor who has served as a major mentor for me.  Dr. Jay Ahlemann has a powerful ministry record.

This year he begins his 50th year in pastoral ministry.  He has recently returned to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia to pastor a church.

A Sunday Reflection

 

Today I am on vacation in Topsail Island, NC.  I hope to blog later this week about our week of rest and recreation.  Here is the house we have rented for the 7th consecutive year.  Dolphin View always lives up to it's name as we stand on the upper deck and see the dolphins at play.  My goal this week is to be  known as Pastor Beach Bum.    

 

 

 

I thought I would share something fun with you today. 

Take a few moments to read through these 10 Fun Facts:



Preparing for worship on Sunday September 15

Tomorrow at NRN Pastor Jordan and the Youth group will be leading the worship and Pastor Jordan preaching while I am away with family for a much needed vacation. I am excited for this Sunday knowing that God has spoken to Pastor Jordan about his message.  I look forward to hearing the podcast while I am away.  Here is the music set list prepared for tomorrow:

 

 

 



As we present our financial offering to the Lord I pray that the offering will meet the financial needs of the church in order to see our ministry and outreach reach beyond our current limits.

Youth Sunday is coming...

This coming Sunday will feature our youth ministry at we pray for students who are back at school.  The youth worship team will lead us in worship.  It is going to be an awesome day of worship and the Word.

Don't forget about the big event tomorrow evening at NRN:

 

 

 

THE UN-INTENTIONALS IMPROV COMEDY CAFÉ FUN-Raiser SHOW

Plan to join us for a special evening of laughter and fun at North Raleigh Church of the Nazarene!

     We celebrate our new partnership with the Unintentials and the new home of Comedy Café .

THE UN-INTENTIONALS IMPROV COMEDY CAFÉ FUN-Raiser SHOW

 

Saturday, September 14, at 7:30pm in the Community Room

 

 

Raffles! Give-a-ways!  Proceeds will go towards relocation expenses

and Comedy Café improvements. Help us keep the laughter alive for FREE.

 

Here is the promo clip for this special event:

Preparing for Prayer - Real Prayer

Tonight we gather for prayer at NRN.  Each week I try to post a primer for our time together.

Here is the primer for this evening:

I have drawn a circle of prayer...

It is hard to believe that we are already into the middle of September.  I have drawn a circle of prayer around a plea that I am crying out to God about.  Each Sunday I stand before  our church family to preach the Word of the Lord.  I find it more and more difficult to preach each week to less than 100 people.  I am crying out to God that our people will invite their friends, work associates, neighbors, and relatives to join them at church on Sunday morning.  My prayer is for an average of over 100 people each Sunday over a period of 4 Sundays before the first flake of snow falls in the Triangle area. 

A recent graph made me begin to cry out louder and with more passion:

Though the almanac calls for North Carolina to be chilly and wet - we are extremely close to the cold, wet and white area on the map.  I am praying for a miracle of God in our midst!