PazNaz Update from First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, California, United States:Tuesday, June 21, 2016

PazNaz Update from First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, California, United States:Tuesday, June 21, 2016
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Sunday's Sermon, June 19, 2016

Pastor Tara Beth Leach

Acts 3:1-26Acts 3:1 One afternoon at three o’clock, the hour of minchah prayers, as Kefa and Yochanan were going up to the Temple, 2 a man crippled since birth was being carried in. Every day people used to put him at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, so that he could beg from those going into the Temple court. 3 When he saw Kefa and Yochanan about to enter, he asked them for some money. 4 But they stared straight at him; and Kefa said, “Look at us!” 5 The crippled man fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Kefa said, “I don’t have silver, and I don’t have gold, but what I do have I give to you: in the name of the Messiah, Yeshua of Natzeret, walk!” 7 And taking hold of him by his right hand, Kefa pulled him up. Instantly his feet and ankles became strong; 8 so that he sprang up, stood a moment, and began walking. Then he entered the Temple court with them, walking and leaping and praising God! 9 Everyone saw him walking and praising God. 10 They recognized him as the same man who had formerly sat begging at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, and they were utterly amazed and confounded at what had happened to him. 11 While he clung to Kefa and Yochanan, all the people came running in astonishment toward them in Shlomo’s Colonnade.

12 Seeing this, Kefa addressed the people: “Men of Isra’el! Why are you amazed at this? Or why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk through some power or godliness of our own? 13 The God of Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov, the God of our fathers,[Acts 3:13 Exodus 3:6, 15] has glorified his servant Yeshua — the same Yeshua you handed over and disowned before Pilate, even after he had decided to release him. 14 You denied the holy and innocent one, and instead asked for the reprieve of a murderer! 15 You killed the author of life!

“But God has raised him from the dead! Of this we are witnesses. 16 And it is through putting trust in his name that his name has given strength to this man whom you see and know. Yes, it is the trust that comes through Yeshua which has given him this perfect healing in the presence of you all.

17 “Now, brothers, I know that you did not understand the significance of what you were doing; neither did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had announced in advance, when he spoke through all the prophets, namely, that his Messiah was to die.

19 “Therefore, repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be erased; 20 so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord’s presence; and he may send the Messiah appointed in advance for you, that is, Yeshua. 21 He has to remain in heaven until the time comes for restoring everything, as God said long ago, when he spoke through the holy prophets. 22 For Moshe himself said, ‘Adonai will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You are to listen to everything he tells you. 23 Everyone who fails to listen to that prophet will be removed from the people and destroyed.’[Acts 3:23 Deuteronomy 18:15–16] 24 Indeed, all the prophets announced these days, starting with Sh’mu’el and continuing through all who followed.

25 “You are the sons of the prophets; and you are included in the covenant which God made with our fathers when he said to Avraham, ‘By your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.’[Acts 3:25 Genesis 22:18; 26:4] 26 So it is to you first that God has sent his servant whom he has raised up, so that he might bless you by turning each one of you from your evil ways.”

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Special Needs Ministries
S.O.S. (Save Our Sanity) on Saturday, June 25The next S.O.S. respite day will be Saturday, June 25, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. To register your child with special needs and their siblings, go to: www.paznaz.org/online-forms/sos. For more information or to volunteer for S.O.S. contact Krys Strong at 626.482.6725.
Contact Krys Strong
Sunday Schedule - July 3
One Combined Service

On Sunday, July 3, there will be no 8:00 am service or Sunday School classes at 9:15 am. The 10:30 am worship service in the Sanctuary and regular children’s programming will take place as usual.

Women's Ministries
Summer Study
Tuesdays at 9:30 am, July 5-26

All women are invited to Women’s Ministries Summer Study on Tuesdays, July 5-26, from 9:30-11:30 am in Gilmore Hall. Enjoy worship, prayer, and PazNaz’s Debbie Wong teaching Seeing God in Your Journey: Life Lessons from Numbers 22. Each week will include a stand-alone lesson: What do you desire? What is your character? What is blocking you from seeing God? What are the blessings in your life? This study is free and there is no homework. Free children’s programming is available with RSVP to Pastor Faith Romasco at 626.351.2469 or fromasco@paznaz.org. For more information, contact Megan Marsh at 626.351.2429.
Contact Megan Marsh

Summer of Stories
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, starting July 6Do summer right by coming to PazNaz’s Summer of Stories on Wednesday nights, July 6 -August 17. Each week this summer, PazNaz will be hosting fun, intergenerational evenings filled with stories from the PazNaz community for you to enjoy. The fun starts Wednesday, July 6, at 6:30 pm. For more information, contact Pastor Heather Handley at 626.351.2477.
Contact Heather Handley

Promotion Sunday
Sunday, July 10

All children and youth will be promoted to their new 2016-2017 grades on Sunday, July 10.The PazNaz Age-Group Pastors are excited to usher incoming 1st, 6th, and 9th grade students to their new classroom locations during both the 9:15 am Sunday School hour and 10:30 am worship service. For more information, please contact Pastor Heather Handley at 626.351.2477.
Contact Heather Handley

PazNaz Praise: A Night of Praise & Worship
Sunday, July 10, at 6:00 pmCome enjoy an evening of praise and worship with the Celebration Choir and Sunrise Orchestra on Sunday, July 10, at 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary. This event will have open seating, no tickets are required, and a freewill offering will be received. Childcare will be available for Birth to 5-years-old. Make sure to stay after the concert for the ice cream sundae reception on the patio. Please contact Pastor Alan De Vries at 626.351.2419for more information.
Contact Alan De Vries
Save the Date for
Family Activities Week
Coming July 18-21

It’s almost time for PazNaz Family Vacation Bible School! This year families will gather together, parents/guardians with children/teens, at PazNaz for times of worship and activities (think Fall Festival or Eggs-travaganza!). Family Activities Week will kick off Monday, July 18, with an all church beach trip and be followed by three nights of intergenerational worship and activities. The week will finish off with dinner and a movie on the playground on Thursday night, July 21. More information is coming soon! Contact Pastor Faith Romasco with questions at 626.351.2469.
Contact Faith Romasco
Locations
First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena
3700 East Sierra Madre Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91107, United States
Valley Center: A Campus of PazNaz
5119 North Valley Center Avenue
Covina, California 91724, United States
Service Times
Sundays
8:00 am - PazNaz's Lee Chapel
9:00 am - Valley Center Sanctuary
10:30 am - PazNaz Sanctuary
Wednesdays
6:30 pm - PazNaz Campus
Contact PazNaz
Phone: 626.351.9631
Email: info@paznaz.org
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