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One more reminder, revival starts tonight. Pastor Ed Sprinkle will be speaking tonight, and the service will be in Centralia. The church is located at 1206 West 4th Street.

Also, this week begins the Ashes to Fire devotional series. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, and begins the Lenten season.

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A quick blog entry today to remind everyone that revival starts next Monday. We will be having the service here at the Centralia Church of the Nazarene, with Pastor Ed Sprinkle being the speaker of the evening. The services for the entire week will begin at 7:00 PM each evening.

 Also remember that the Lenten season will begin on Feb. 22, Ash Wednesday. We still have a number of the Ashes to Fire - Year B devotionals. The cost is $10, but if you would like one.

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I am not sure how it has happened, but we have already flown through the first month of the year 2012. As we have now entered February, I thought I would take a minute to remind you of a few things.

1) Team Day at Sherman is February 18. Team Day at Salem is March 17. If you have not made plans to attend Team Day, I highly recommend attending. It will be a truly beneficial day for everyone who attends I believe.

2) The combined revival with Mt. Vernon Faith Nazarene Church is February 20-25. See the revival page for more specifics, but please be in prayer and attendance for this special event.

3) The Lenten season begins on February 22, Ash Wednesday. We have the Ashes to Fire Year B devotionals available for $10, just see me to get one.

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OK, that may sound like a strange title for a blog entry, but it is a question that needs to be continually investigated. I have really been drawn to this question for the past couple of months, and I sense that this is a topic over which I will be preaching for several months.

I have been preaching through the I AM sayings of Jesus Christ, which are found in the gospel of John. Once that series ends, we will begin looking toward Easter and trying to gain a greater insight into the Christ of the Cross. On Easter morning, we will be having an Easter cantata, "O What a Savior". Following the sermons through the Lenten and Pentecost seasons, we will be delving into the Sermon on the Mount for some time.

Here is the short version of what I said above. I believe God wants us to be more intimate with Jesus Christ. He has revealed Him to us through the Word, and so we are going to really look at the Word to draw closer to Jesus through the coming months. Please join the journey with us. If you can't be at the services in person, the sermons will be on the webiste. Listen at your convienence, but please listen and let God speak to you and draw you closer to the heart of Christ theough His Word.

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Well, the I AM series is coming along very nicely. It has really touched me deeply, and I hope it is helping the congregation achieve a more intimate understading of who Jesus "IS" rather than "WAS". He is alive, and the statements He made about Himself are just as true today as they were when He made them.

I wanted to bring an update to the reader about a revival that is coming up rather quickly. The Centralia and Mt. Vernon Nazarene churches are holding a combined revival in February. The dates are the 20-25 of Feb, 2012. The location and speaker will alternate, so visit the Revival page on the website for the latest information available. I have updated it today with the schedule and location for each service and speaker. I have also included a link to our flyer, which can be e-mailed, saved, or printed as you might see a need. We will have color copies of this available at both churches by this coming Sunday hopefully.

Beyond the revival, the Easter season is rapidly approaching. Last year the church followed the denomination's "Ashes to Fire" devotional material for the Lenten and Easter seasons. This year we are going to approach it a little differently. We have purchased the devotionals, and they are available for $10 each. These are very nice, leather-bound devotionals, which include a music CD also. For the most part, I will be preaching the sermon topics recommended by the material, but we will not be having small-group discussions like we tried last time. The schedule of sermons is not going to be followed exactly, but will closely approximate the series of sermons suggested.

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