Claresholm Church of the Nazarene

09/06/2026

09/04/2026

Become Like Little Children
If you ever heard Tony Campolo speak, you will remember his humour, charisma and ability to tell a great story. His books are no different. They are filled with vibrant stories and captivating truths.
In his book “Partly Right”, he describes what an encounter with Christ is like. The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that “…all things are become new.” Tony expands that to describe a world that becomes “mystical and filled with wonder” as we allow Christ to dominate our thinking.
Have you ever walked to school or through a park with a small child? Have you examined a ladybug or an ant on the sidewalk through the child’s eyes?
There is newness, fascination and wonder as the child discovers things for the first time. The child becomes immersed in the awesomeness of their experience of the world.
Oh, if we could only live like that all the time! Overall, our society has become tired, old and perpetually drained by our day-to-day tedium of “emptiness”. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
We can come to Christ and let Him fill our hearts and minds so that we experience the world in a whole new way. We can open our eyes to the wonders of creation around us and enter into new and vibrant relationships with the people around us.
Even if we can’t do it physically, we can giggle and run freely in our spirits as we become one with our Creator and truly love all that He has made.

Pastor Walter and Marilyn

09/04/2026

Today!!

08/28/2026

Our Own Backyard
We were sitting in the cool of the evening, watching the sun go down. The swing in the yard was gently moving in the soft breeze and the birds sang as they hopped from branch to branch in the tree.
What a beautiful and comfortable time to just be together.
You know, God created people to be in the garden with Him. In His Own Backyard. He must have loved going there to find His loved ones sitting in the garden, walking by the streams or resting on the grass. He must have looked forward to those times of the day when He met with them and heard them tell all about their day.
It’s a shame things changed so drastically. It’s too bad we don’t live in that beautiful garden anymore. But we can still save those same moments to visit with God. Every day, we can set aside time to tell Him all about what has been happening in our day. He still would love to hear it all.
In the quiet of the evening, in the busyness and bustle of the afternoon, in the loneliness of the night or in the freshness of the morning…God wants to hear from you. He wants to be the One you turn to for assistance, the One you lean on for comfort, the One you sit with for companionship.
As we grow in our relationship with God, let’s also extend our experience to others around us and invite our friends to join us in communion with God – in our own backyards.

Pastor Walter and Marilyn

08/20/2026

I’m Gonna Fly!
There was recently a rumor on the internet that the earth was going to lose gravity for 7 seconds on a very specific time and day in August. There were so many posts about it, that NASA finally sent out information of their own stating that it was not even possible for anything like that to happen.
But you know…the Bible in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 tells us that someday we will all be “caught up together… in the clouds”! That sure sounds to us like a loss of gravity! There isn’t anything in the world that will hold us down when Christ comes again and takes us all to be with Him.
And it’s not just going to be 7 seconds of “no gravity”. It’s going to last forever!
What will you be doing when we are all invited to “fly away” with Christ? What will your response be when the trumpet sounds and people all around you start floating upwards?
We know where we plan to be and what we will be doing. We’re going to be rising upwards with our arms outstretched and our gaze on the skies. Our feet won’t be planted on the ground any longer and there will be nothing holding us down.
We will be “up, up and away”! I hope you’re planning on coming with us ‘cause it’s going to be the best anti-gravity ride you could imagine!
God’s Word promises that Jesus will come again and take His people home. What a day that will be!

Pastor Walter and Marilyn

08/18/2026

It's time for supper!
6:00 pm today (August 18, 2026) is our putluck supper with our missionaries, Anthony and Barb Manswell.
Come for some great food, wonderful visiting, encouraging updates and amazing music (on Anthony's Steel Pan!).
Bring food if you have some, but we have lots here already, so just bring yourself if you don't have time to prepare any food!