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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Speaker – Lori Sutton

Lori is the youth leader here at Springfield Church and also has her District license through the Nazarene Church. We are blessed to have her share God’s Word with us on this last Sunday of the year.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012 - Fourth Sunday of Advent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Christmas Miracles – What Do You Want Jesus To Do For You?"

Matthew 20:29-34

Since the beginning of humanity people have asked the "gods" what they can do for them. But in the Incarnation, God comes to us in Jesus and asks, "What do you want me to do for you?"

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Sunday, December 16, 2012 - Third Sunday of Advent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Christmas Miracles – A Man, His Mat, and the Miracle that Mattered"

John 5:1-9a; 24

As we were horrifically reminded this week, a chance encounter with the wrong person leads to death. But a divine encounter with Jesus of Nazareth brings miracles and life.

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Sunday, December 9, 2012 - Second Sunday of Advent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Christmas Miracles – The Great Heart of Our Savior"

Luke 7:11-17

We read in the Gospel accounts of how the heart of Jesus not only went out to those who were in need of a miracle, but how His heart still goes out to those in need even today.

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Sunday, December 2, 2012 - First Sunday of Advent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Christmas Miracles – Loaves, Fishes, and Miracle Wishes"

Matthew 15:29-38

It is truly remarkable what can happen when Jesus shows up, both in Biblical times as well as today, and accomplishes exactly what we need that only He can bring to pass.

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Christmas Miracles – From Leper to Leaper"

Luke 17:11-19

As we anticipate the season of Advent 2012, we will look at several of the miracles of Jesus, because miracles were not just for Biblical times, they are for today!

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Guest Speaker – Julie O'Hara

Julie was a student in Pastor John Hanna's Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation class through Nazarene Bible College earlier this year and has a remarkable testimony of God’s amazing work of deliverance and recovery in her life. Her passion is to encourage believers to recognize and mobilize their unique personal gifts for the glory of God’s kingdom as well as building relationships with women in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. We welcome Julie to Springfield Church.

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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Who Will Lead Us? – Follow Me, As I Follow Christ"

I Corinthians 11:1

If the leadership of Christ in our life is determined by our obedient and faithful followership, we can confidently call others to follow us.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Who Will Lead Us? – Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us"

John 10:11-16

In our innate desire to be led and guided by someone who knows where they are leading us, we can trust Jesus who will gently lead us with sacrificial courage.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Who Will Lead Us? – The LORD is My Shepherd"

Psalm 23:1-6

In a political climate with heated and opinionated debates about who our national leader should be, we affirm that only the Lord is our trustworthy leader/shepherd.

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Dressed for Righteousness – Clothed in Christ"

Romans 13:12-14; Galatians 3:26-29

We conclude this series by talking about the significance of being dressed in Christ Jesus and how when we find our life in Him, His life is found in us.

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Dressed for Righteousness – Garments of Grace"

Isaiah 61:10; II Corinthians 5:1-5

Our sin and shame reveals our utter nakedness and vulnerabilities before God and others. God’s grace covers our inequities that we might find redemption in Christ.

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Dressed for Righteousness – God's Fashion Design"

Leviticus 19:19b

What does a relatively obscure and archaic Old Testament command in Leviticus 19 about dress codes have to do with us living holy and righteous lives? Everything!

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Guest Speaker - Rev. Joe Marquez

Our guest speaker is Rev. Joe Marquez who currently oversees the small group ministry at the Eugene First Church of the Nazarene. He has degrees in Christian Education and Music from Seattle Pacific University and two Masters degrees from Asbury Seminary in Kentucky. He has pastored two churches in the Evangelical church and will soon be recognized as an ordained pastor in the Nazarene Church.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – Commandments for a Most Meaningful Life"

Ecclesiastes 12:13

As we bring this series to a close, the author of Ecclesiastes (finally) cuts to the chase and proclaims what is necessary for a most meaningful life.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – Exegeting God"

Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

If as we read in Ecclesiastes 11:5b that we "cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things," then life can only be meaningful when lived in humility.

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – Just Do It... Like Right Now"

Ecclesiastes 9:3-12; 10:14

Because life is fleeting as our days on earth are numbered, life is most meaningful when it is fully lived for the Lord.

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – Introducing Mr. Wicked and Mr. Righteous"

Ecclesiastes 7:15; 8:12-14

The meaning of life is viewed through the only two possible ways to live life – living life wickedly or living life righteously.

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – The Utility and Futility of Words"

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7; 6:11-12

The ability to communicate with words is what makes humans relational beings, yet the futility of our words is also what makes humans pretentious beings.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – Everybody Needs a Discernment Clock"

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – 14; 4:4

We look at what is probably the most well known passage in Ecclesiastes that speaks to the necessity of discernment when it comes to making the most of the time that we have.

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"The Meaning of it All – The Purposeless Driven Life"

Ecclesiastes 1:16 - 2:1-11

Perhaps other than the book of Revelation, there is no better book than Ecclesiastes that helps us understand the times we are living in and the purposelessness that too many people live with.

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Speaker - Rev. Bud Pugh

It's been several years since Rev. Pugh and his wife Maggie have been to our church and it's a joy to welcome them back to Springfield Church. Rev. Pugh is the assistant District Superintendent of the Oregon Pacific District Church of the Nazarene and will bring us the morning message after which we will celebrate Holy Communion.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"World Religions – The Christologically Confused"

John 17:3; I John 2:21-23

We conclude this series on world religions by looking at the belief systems of our friends the Mormons and the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"World Religions – The Eastern Religions"

Exodus 20:3-5a; Habakkuk 2:18-20

In contrast to the three major Western or "Abrahamic" religions, we look at the two major Eastern religions of Buddhism and Hinduism which account for 1.5 billion people.

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"World Religions – Islam"

Acts 10:34-43

We look at the youngest and fastest growing major world religion founded by Muhammad (570-632 AD) who was born in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and whose followers are known as Muslims.

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"World Religions – Christianity"

John 12:37-50

We look at the largest religion in the world in terms of adherents and the tenets of the Christian faith as we continue in our world religions series.

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"World Religions – Judaism"

Leviticus 26:12; Deuteronomy 6:3-6

We obviously are not Jewish, but we wouldn’t be Christians if it were not for Judaism as we begin this series on religions of the world.

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Our speaker is Judith Pothier who serves as the Prayer Coordinator for Springfield Church. She has her local minister’s license through the church as well as a Master of Science degree. She is also the Chair of the Housing and Community Services Agency Board of Commissioners of Lane County.

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Sunday, June 17, 2012 - Father's Day

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Return to Me - The Backsliding Blues"

John 6:60-66; II Peter 3:17-18

When God created us with free will, He did so with the ability to choose right from wrong and to follow Him or not.

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Return to Me - The Second Fall"

Zechariah 1:1-6; Malachi 3:6-18

If the first "fall of man" occurred in Genesis chapter three and as a result God kicked Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, then "the second fall" is when we kicked God out of our society and out of our lives.

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Return to Me - Wayward Ways of the World"

Jeremiah 3:21-4:2

Those who teach that backsliding is not possible have not read their Bibles carefully, for if God’s chosen people can forsake the God they once knew and served, then so can we.

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Guest Speaker – Rev. Ron Tyler

We welcome to Springfield Church Rev. Ron and Jane Tyler. The Tyler’s pastored this church from 1987 - 1994. Rev. Tyler is ordained through the Wesleyan Church and consults with churches all across the country.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Fantastic Families – Forgiving Families"

Colossians 3:12-21

A key ingredient, if not the single most important quality that builds and strengthens families, is the ability to forgive and love each other through the highs and especially the lows.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012 - Mother's Day

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Fantastic Families – Fun Families"

Proverbs 23:15-25

Families that delight in the Lord and delight in each other are families that are filled with joy, happiness, contentment, and cheerfulness.

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Fantastic Families – Fruitful Families"

Genesis 4:1-10

Families are not only God’s intent for humanity, but a blessing when each family member positively contributes to the well being of their family.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Fantastic Families – Faithful Families"

Genesis 7:1; Proverbs 15:27

We begin an important sermon series today talking about God’s design for families and looking at how individual actions affect the entire family.

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Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Faith Promise Sunday

District Superintendent Dr. Stan Reeder

We welcome to Springfield Church once again our District Superintendent from Salem Dr. Stan Reeder who will talk to us this morning about the vital role we have when it comes to missions.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

In Concert - Acoustic Good News

We welcome to Springfield Church Acoustic Good News, a band made up of various talented individuals from the area who proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ with their musical talents.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012 - Resurrection Sunday

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Up From the Grave He Arose"

Luke 24:1-12; 36-49

The revolution that began with Jesus of Nazareth in the first century continues strong to this very day for one simple fact - the Revolutionary Himself lives on!

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Sunday, April 1, 2012 - Palm Sunday

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Messiah Betrayed and Slayed"

Luke 22:1-6; 54-65; 23:32-46

We survey the final week of the life of Jesus in which He endured brutality at the hands of evil men as well as the sins which implicate us in His death.

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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - Fifth Sunday of Lent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - A Kingdom of Underdogs"

Luke 18:1-17

The great paradox of the revolution of Jesus is that it is not the high and mighty who are revered, rather, it is the lowly, the repentant, and the childlike who experience the kingdom of God.

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Sunday, March 18, 2012 - Fourth Sunday of Lent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Pigs, Prostitutes, and a Parable about a Party"

Luke 15:11-32

In what is perhaps the most well known parable He ever told, Jesus only continued to reinforce the message, mission, and ministry of the purpose for the revolution He came to inaugurate.

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Sunday, March 11, 2012 - Third Sunday of Lent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Cross Bearing Constituents"

Luke 9:18-27; 14:25-33

Followers of Jesus' revolution and citizens of the kingdom of God are identified by one defining marker - splintered hands.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Second Sunday of Lent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Founded and Grounded in Prayer"

Luke 11:1-13

The One who modeled and implemented prayer so effectively is the One whose disciples back then and today turn to for guidance and instruction when it comes to deepening our relationship with the Father.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012 - First Sunday of Lent

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Holy House Calls"

Luke 9:1-11; 10:1-11

The missional, revolutionary movement of Jesus which introduced the kingdom of God and was passed on to His twelve disciples and later to the seventy two continues to this very day through the ministry of the church.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Desperately Seeking Jesus"

Luke 8:40-56

We read of two individuals in this biblical text who out of sheer desperation seek out Jesus with the end result being the same for each of their situations - a divine intervention that only comes from having encountered Jesus.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Lord of the Sabbath"

Luke 6:1-11

Jesus came not only to revolutionize lives but He came to revolutionize our theological presuppositions as evidenced by His primary concern for us to do good not just for us to believe we are good.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - When Jesus Comes Calling"

Luke 5:1-11; 27-31

The mission that Jesus was on not only entailed calling common, ordinary men to be His apprentices, but that of calling sinners to repentance.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Deliver Us From Evil, and Aliment"

Luke 4:31-44

With Jesus continuing to minister throughout the region, He not only reached out to meet the natural needs of people, but His ministry extended even to the supernatural needs of people, needs that we must have met even today.

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Prophet or Pest?"

Luke 4:14-30

As Jesus begins proclaiming His message it's apparent that it was just as polarizing in His day as it is today as there are those who will welcome it while others will attempt to squelch not just the message but the messenger as well.

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - The Devil is in the Details"

Luke 3:21-23a; 4:1-13

Following His baptism, Jesus accomplished in the desert what Adam and Eve failed to do in the Garden of Eden, which was overcome the devil as a foreshadowing of His final conquest over sin and evil on the cross.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - There's No Business Like the Father's Business"

Luke 2:41-52

The often elusive question asked to children, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" would have immediately elicited a response from twelve year old Jesus who knew the direction His life and ministry was headed.

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Sunday, January 1, 2012 - New Year's Day

Pastor John M. Hanna

"Theory of Revolution - Do You See What Simeon Sees?"

Luke 2:21-40

The validity of Jesus' forthcoming calling and ministry is confirmed by a righteous and devout man named Simeon who speaks on behalf of all who see Jesus for who He truly is.

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