Manteno Nazarene Church Podcast

"Proof: Peace" -- Pastor Ken Garner -- June 28, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

"Proof - Is God Growing in Your Life?" -- Pastor Ken Garner -- June 7, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

"I Worship...Waiting" -- Pastor Ken Garner -- May 31, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

"I Worship...God Is Good" -- Pastors Ken Garner, Hannah Jones-Nelson & Tim McGuire -- May 24, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

"I Worship...Together" -- Pastors Ken Garner & Tim McGuire -- May 17, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

"I Worship...gods?" -- Pastors Ken Garner & Tim McGuire -- May 10, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

The second sermon in the series "I Worship" on location at Recharge Coffee with owners Seth & Alicia Bets.

"I Worship...Competition" -- Pastors Ken Garner & Tim McGuire -- April 26, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

Today we are celebrating Youth Sunday and honoring our seniors from the high school graduating class of 2020. We will hear from seniors Katie Mize, Marcus Domont and Max McCleary.

Happy Easter! Welcome to worship. He has risen! He has risen, indeed! Here is today's worship service for Resurrection Sunday, April 12, 2020. You can give your tithes and offering via text to give. Simply text the words "MCN GIVE" to 77977. For prayer requests or if you need to contact the church office, please email admin@mantenonazarene.org or call 815-468-8946.

Breaking the Chains of Greed - Pastor Ken Garner -- March 29, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

Breaking Chains of Expectations -- Pastor Ken Garner -- March 22, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

"Breaking the Chains of Comfort" -- Pastor Ken Garner -- March 15, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

What is Lent? How do we break the chains of worry? Abraham, birds, and Peter What chains are holding you back?

Can I Trust the Bible and My Own Experience? The Wesleyan Quadrilateral utilizes four avenues to Interpret Scripture and God’s Will that keep each other accountable. Scripture - Tradition - Reason - Experience Reading the Bible devotionally means you expect to connect with God somehow through your reading. You believe God breathed life into these Scriptures and wants to breathe into your life through them. Read the Bible with imagination. Place yourself in the story. Read the Bible with expectation. Expect to connect with Jesus Christ, the Word. Read the Bible with the breath of God breathing His life into your story. The inspiration of Scripture is MORE than the stories of Scripture. Read the Bible keeping in mind the principles we talked about in previous weeks. Balance your thoughts with the context of the entirety of Scripture, the historical context, the contexts of the Church, Reason and Science. Trajectory. The Bible shows trajectory, development, growth. That is why it shows all the messy parts. You are on a trajectory towards God also. Never stop developing and growing. The Bible keeps you connected to Jesus Christ on your journey.

Can I Trust the Bible and Science? with guests Dr. Dan Sharda, Dr. Jori Sharda, Dr. Derek Rosenberger, and Dr. Dan Himes When do we as followers of Jesus Christ sometimes start to fear using reason, thinking, and science with Scripture? Who is the author of Scripture? 2 Timothy 3:15-17. Who is the author of Creation? Genesis 1:1, 2:4; Psalm 19:1-4; Romans 1:20 What is the role of Science? To predict. To reveal. To connect us to the creation as better caretakers. What is the role of Scripture? To reveal the Creator’s love for you. To connect you to the Creator. To connect you to your neighbor. What if Science and Scripture seem to contradict each other? Creation and Scripture BOTH reveal and connect us to God’s love. But God’s Spirit uses different voices in them to connect with us. Remember, God authored BOTH. We may need to live in the tension of that lack of understanding and ‘contradiction’. In that tense space, we step in faith to the author, God. God may teach us MORE in that faith space than in any sure footed space we find ourselves. Can I Trust the Bible and Science? Science cannot absolutely prove or disprove God. Scripture cannot absolutely prove or disprove God. Often, we start to fear science because we fear losing our intimate connection with God through Scripture. God authored BOTH and is BEYOND both. The wonders of the creator God can be revealed to you through science and scripture. But they both are only signs pointing you to the creator God. The step of faith comes from your heart connecting to the God to which they point you.

Can I Trust the Bible and the Church? February 16, 2020 What is The Church? Can we trust the Church? Yes and No. Matthew 16:18-19 says, ‘Yes!’ Matthew 16:23 says, ‘No!’ When the Church has in mind ‘God thoughts’, we follow Christ and draw people to Jesus Christ. When the Church has in mind ‘human thoughts’, we make mistakes and God creates a new channel. Manteno Church, Go and approach people and situations with ‘God thoughts’ because wherever we Go, Manteno Church Meets Here.

"Can I Trust The Bible as Relevant to Individual?" -- Pastor Hannah Jones-Nelson -- Feb. 9, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene

Part 2: Can I Trust the Bible as Relevant to the Church Today? No one reads all of the Bible literally. We all make choices about what to not take out of its original contexts. Proverbs 13:24; 1 Peter 3:3; Numbers 5:14-16 The parts that we read differently - more or less literal - than others should be areas we discuss and allow the Bible to open the door to greater relationship with Jesus Christ and others. Those discussions and interpretations became the Midrash to the Jewish people and continue to evolve with time. The point of the Bible is not to give us all the laws but to open the door to the salvation of the WORD of God, Jesus Christ. The Bible includes less ‘laws’ to make life perfect and get us to Heaven and more invitations to understand God, God’s Love, and grow in our image of God. This helps us mature in God’s love. How do we read the Bible? We ask 3 Questions when trying to understand the Bible. Question #1 - What did this passage mean to the first people who heard it? To understand what the Bible literally means we must know what it literally meant to the first people who heard it. Did John 1:1-29 mean more to 1st century Christians than Jesus Christ was God who became one of us, loved us, and died to take away our sins so we could be part of his family? YES! Through John 1 Christians followed Jesus Christ into physically loving the good creation, creatures, and people He created. He was now one with them all. Question 2: What does it still mean to the Church today? I believe the more the Church asks Question #1 the more fascinating and relevant the Bible and the Living Body of Christ becomes to the world in 2020. Let’s review from 1/19/2020… Part 1: ...As the WORD of God? What does the Bible say about Jesus Christ? The Bible identifies Jesus Christ as the WORD of God that was in the beginning, God with us in the water of our lives, and the crucified, resurrected redeemer of all creation. (John 1:1, 1:14; Genesis 1:26-27; Acts 6:7; Hebrews 4:12-13; Revelation 19:13). What does Scripture say about itself? Scripture and Creation can be trusted to connect us to the WORD and to our neighbor. (Psalm 1:2-3, Psalm 19:1-4, Romans 1:20, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:37-40) In reading Scripture, we keep our eyes on the message and our relationship with the WORD. Do not get distracted with the facts and details. They are important but not the priority. (Hebrews 12:1-2) Jesus Christ uses the Bible to knock at the door of your heart and through the Bible wants to come in and camp out with you! (Revelation 3:20)

"Upper Room Conditions" Pastor Hannah Jones Nelson -- Daniel 3 & Matthew 19 -- Jan. 26, 2020 by Manteno Nazarene