Matt Clements Testimony

This is a testimony given by Matt Clements for Celebrate Recovery on Nov 19, 2019.  Matt’s story clearly articulates the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Stewardship based on Noah

This is the sermon from the Awaken Service from Sunday, Nov 17, 2019. It is based on the story of Noah’s Ark from Genesis 6. God has to make difficult choices about what goes on the Ark because the space is so limited.

Life Questions TV-44 Nov 3 2019

This is the second episode of Life Questions that Pastor Tim Benjamin and Pastor Tim Smith from St Marys Nazarene joined a panel to discuss current issues.
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All Saints Day 2019

Pastor Tim’s article featured in The Evening Leader on Monday, Nov 4, 2019 November 1 was last Friday and is known as All Saints Day, a day we commemorate all of the people who have passed away this past year.  This important day is an annual reminder that we are both the product of the

Incarcerated people

Article written by Pastor Tim Benjamin published in The Evening Leader on Monday, Oct 21, 2019 I spent 8 years serving my previous church in Lima and during that time I developed a relationship with two people who are now incarcerated.  I knew one of them prior to their prison term. I met the family

Wayne Street Helpers

Are you looking for help? Do you have some odd jobs around your house that could use some help from some willing volunteers? This is the purpose of our new ministry, the Wayne Street Helpers. We are looking to connect people who need help with people who have a calling to serve. So if you

The Old Hymns

I grew up in a very small church in a little town east of Lima called Alger.  Our church was not very climate-controlled in that it was burning hot in the summer and cold in the winter.  We had a huge pipe organ and a piano.  The piano was played by my mom’s cousin and

Pride or Honor?

This is the Awaken sermon from Sunday, Sept 15.  We are discussion the danger of exchanging honor for pride.  The sermon is based on James 3.

Response or Demonstration – First Light

This is the sermon entitled “Demonstration” from September 8, 2019. This is the sermon from First Light. The scripture passage was from James 2 and stresses the importance of actively demonstrating what you believe about God.
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God Needs Players (First Light Sermon)

This is our last sermon from our Sermon on the Mount sermon series. It was preached on September 1, 2019 in our First Light service and was based on Matthew 7.