Fresh Start in Christ with Viroqua Nazarene

Have you ever looked at a task and said, “That’s too hard for me! It’s too difficult.” Maybe we camouflage it in pointing out our lack of skills or abilities to complete the task. “I’m not really handy with tools.” “I don’t think I’ll be of any help, I’m not strong enough to lift that thing!”Perhaps we are right. We are lacking something. Empowerment. Purpose. Support. That's exactly what Jesus did for his Disciples as he sent them out as Apostles. The task was too hard for them. They needed help.

This message is mainly a guide through how we can determine, through scripture, if a prophet is from God or not.I do tag on an application of Samuel (of 1 & 2 Samuel) however, in my presentation I made this sound like it was the center of my message. Sorry for the confusion but I welcome the feedback.Also I was a bit mistaken when I was recalling the story from Matthew when Jesus asked, "who do the people say I am?" I incorrectly said who said what and said something about "John" when I was thinking ahead to John the Baptist. I should have just read the following passage instead of summarizing, so here you go:----13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”-----If you have any feedback, constructive or otherwise, feel free to leave them in the comments section. Thanks!

If you had all Power and Authority in Heaven and on Earth, what would you do?In this message we wrap up our series on world missions. We also look at what it means to "take someone's name in vain." (And no, it's not what you think...)What does God want to do through you? To know, you've got to GO. And GO in His Name.

"It's my right to________, and you can't do a thing about it!" Are you familiar with this sentiment? The truth is we do all have certain rights. Rights given to us to use and we can use them for ourselves...or regarding responsibilities...laying them down for the betterment of others.Paul talks about this in 1 Corinthians chapters 8-10 and in this message we ask the questions, "What are our rights?" and "What are we going to do with them?"

What would Jesus Do? Would he go to jail? Would he bring healing and help to those incarcerated, no matter the reason for the imprisonment? What do you think?Moreover, what can he do in a detention facility when someone follows him with his who heart, body, soul and mind?

In this message, we draw our series, "Restoration Business" to a close...for now.But God is not done restoring and calling people to relationship with Him. He wants all of creation to be restored...even better, remade - how it was originally intended.

What is "The Bottom Line"? It's usually spoken about in business when you are trying to figure out how much you can make over expenses. In car restoration, you might think of it as how much value you'll get out of the fully restored car verses how much time and money you had to put into.As for the Parable of the Lost (prodigal) Son? How much did it cost the father to welcome his wayward son back home...and did the father come out ahead?