Harrisonburg First Church Of The Nazarene.

http://bible.com/events/6761259Here Comes Heaven – Our Place Luke 2:1-20Often we invite Jesus into our story, asking Him to bless what we are doing. The truth of Christmas is Heaven is interrupting our story. It’s not inviting God to join into my story, but rather God inviting us to enter into His story. The reason the shepherds are […]

Judy Stewart, Penny Wilhelm & Teresa Crawford joined Front Porch Talks Today to share their stories as well as the impact Celebrate Recovery has had in their lives.

https://www.bible.com/events/6704550 Here Comes Heaven (The Dream)Often God’s plans for our lives are much different than what we imagined for ourselves, but they are ALWAYS better! Thank you for joining us today for our third message of this season of Advent!Last week’s truth: Your greatest interruption may be your greatest opportunity. Matthew 1:18-25 This series addresses […]

Nicole Wright was born in California. She also lived in Maryland as well as Fredericksburg, Virginia. She moved to the Shenandoah Valley to attend College at JMU and has lived here ever since. Nicole joins Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony.

http://bible.com/events/6631328Here Comes Heaven – The Interruption Luke 1:5-25 The Christmas story is not a story of convenience, but rather a story of interruption. God intervenes not always according to our plan and our timing. Bottom Line:Your greatest interruption may your greatest invitation God was not just intervening into the lives of Elizabeth and Zechariah, He was […]

Nate Carr is from Johnson City, Tennessee where he lived till he was 15 and moved to Harrisonburg, Va. Nate is a leader with Celebrate Recovery at Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene. Nate joins us today on Front Porch Talks to share his testimony with us.

This Teaching Church session took place on Thursday November 21 at Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene for Pastors and leaders from the Virginia District Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Adrian Mills shared a devotional. Then Pastor Bud Reedy; Lead Pastor at Charlottesville First Church of the Nazarene; lead a discussion on mentoring. We wrapped […]

http://bible.com/events/6296809 Here Comes Heaven (The Waiting) John 1:14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Christmas is the divine breaking into the mundane.The ordinary interrupted by the extraordinary.His kingdom entering […]

Scott Towns was born in Duluth, Minnesota but was raised mostly in Texas. His Family also lived in Greenville, Tennessee and Raleigh, North Carolina until they moved to Virginia in 1978-79, where he has lived ever since. Scott joins Front Porch Talks today to share his Testimony.

https://bible.com/events/5923141 Praying in Jesus name ultimately means we pray like Jesus prayed, presenting our requests to God the Father but asking that His will would be done not ours. – Pastor AdrianPray Like It Matters: With His PassionLuke 22:42-44 PRAY EARNESTLY/FERVENTLY With passionate intensity; with sincere + intense conviction; seriously Acts 12:1-16 PRAYING LIKE IT MATTERS IS […]

Stephanie Angle is from West Virginia where she lived until she was nine and her family moved to Texas. After getting married to her husband Alex, they moved to Norfolk, Virginia for him to attend law school. In the fall of 2019 they moved to Harrisonburg. Stephanie is on staff at HFCN and joins Front […]

Pray like it matters: “In His name” For many of us prayer feels like: -a flip of a coin (maybe God answers and maybe he doesn’t) -a good luck charm (when we need good luck on our side) -a list of requests and demands (”help me, bless me, give me”) We often settle into a […]

Pastor Stephen Willis is from Harkers Island, North Carolina. He is the Lead Pastor at Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene, where he has been for the last 16 years. He Joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his Testimony.

http://bible.com/events/5495565Flip the Script: When God Redeems Your Story – From Death to Life John 11:17-35THE FLIPPING POINT-Mary & Martha sent word to Jesus and He doesn’t show up in time-Their brother has been dead for days-As they watch Jesus weep, their hope had to be crushed What’s true in this moment?• Lazarus was absolutely no […]

Shirley Driver was born and raised on a farm in Dayton, Virginia and has lived in the Shenandoah Valley her entire life. She started attending Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene with her family in 1989. She joins Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony.

Flip the Script: From Evil to GoodGenesis 37:12-28As Joseph is carted off to a foreign land….what could he be thinking?What’s true in this moment?• The people who should have loved Joseph, didn’t.• For whatever “crimes” Joseph may have committed in their eyes, the punishment didn’t fit.• Everything about his future is uncertain at the very […]

Orion Lucas came to the Shenandoah valley with his family as a young boy and has lived here ever since. He is currently a freshman at Blue Ridge Community College and he joins us today to share his testimony on Front Porch Talks.

http://bible.com/events/4588403“Flip the Script: When God Redeems Your Story”From Defeat to Victory ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭61:1-3‬ ‭NIV‬‬‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:18-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:1-5‬ ‭NIV‬‬‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:34-37‬ ‭NIV‬‬1 Samuel 17:4-14 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 38-44 This is the FLIPPING POINT in the story. FLIPPING POINT• What would you be thinking right now if you didn’t know the story?• What were the men of Israel thinking?• Why […]

Pastor Nizar is the Pastor of the Nazarene Church in Nazareth, Israel. Pastor Nizar was also born and raised in Nazareth. He and his wife Kaity; who is from Jerusalem; join us today to share their testimony on Front Porch Talks.

http://bible.com/events/2989286“Moved with Compassion” Matthew 9:35-38‬To be moved with compassion – root word in the Greek is “splagcha” meaning “inward parts” or “bowels”In the Gospels, this word is only used to describe Jesus. Jesus was moved to the deepest part of his core. 1. Compassion leads to action  Multiple Biblical texts where  it specifically points to […]