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  1. Sep 24

    Ordinary Work

    Work was part of God's original design for humanity, not a consequence of the fall. The frustration we experience in work came after sin entered the world, but work itself remains meaningful and good. Colossians 3:23 calls us to work wholeheartedly, as if serving Jesus directly, which reframes every task as an offering rather than an obligation. This applies to every kind of work, whether paid or unpaid, noticed or invisible. When Jesus is our primary audience, the value of our work is no longer determined by who notices it or what it pays. Our identity does not come from our productivity. We work from the security of being chosen, holy, and dearly loved. There is no such thing as insignificant work when it is faithfully placed in His hands. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    Ordinary Work

  2. Sep 15

    Ordinary Relationships

    It is easy to look devoted on Sunday, but the real test of faith happens in everyday moments at home, at work, and in our closest relationships. Colossians 3:12-14 calls followers of Jesus to clothe themselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love. Before telling us how to act, Paul reminds us who we already are: chosen, holy, and dearly loved by God. Because we have received grace, we can extend grace. The people closest to us should not be getting the leftovers of our discipleship. They should be among the first to experience what Jesus is doing in us. Christian relationships are not powered by personality or willpower. They are powered by the grace of the gospel. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    Ordinary Relationships

  3. Sep 8

    Ordinary Places

    We often divide life into the sacred and the ordinary, treating Sunday as spiritual and everything else as just regular life. But Scripture does not support that division. Paul writes in Colossians 3:17 that whatever we do, in word or deed, should be done in the name of Jesus. Jacob discovered God had been present in an ordinary, fearful moment all along. Moses encountered holy ground in the middle of a regular workday. The invitation is not to manufacture dramatic spiritual experiences, but simply to grow in awareness that Jesus is already present in every place we go. Ordinary saints carry an extraordinary God into the everyday places of life. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    Ordinary Places

  4. Aug 30

    Ordinary People

    You do not have to be extraordinary for God to use you. Throughout Scripture, God consistently chose ordinary people: fishermen, farmers, the youngest sibling, a young woman from an insignificant town. A saint is not someone who finally became impressive enough for God to claim. A saint is an ordinary person whom God has claimed by grace and is making holy. Jesus did not tell Peter to clean himself up first. He simply said, follow Me, and I will make you. The invitation is the same today. Stop waiting to become someone else before you give Jesus your ordinary life. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    Ordinary People

  5. Jul 27

    A Witness Shaped by the Gospel

    What if the way you respond to a frustrating day says more about your faith than anything you post online? God is not just forgiving your past. He is actively shaping your present. The question is whether you are cooperating with what He is already doing in you or quietly resisting it. Are you working out your salvation, or just working around it? For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    A Witness Shaped by the Gospel

  6. Jul 21

    A Gospel Shaped Mind

    Our minds are constantly being shaped by the world around us, but Paul calls us in Philippians 2 to something far greater: having the mind of Christ. The Greek word phroneo points to a deep pattern of thinking, not just a positive attitude, but a complete reorientation of values, priorities, and perspective. Jesus modeled this perfectly by voluntarily descending from the highest place to the lowest, taking on the nature of a servant and dying on a cross. True humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is being so secure in who you are before God that you no longer need to make everything about yourself. The Father responded to Christ's humility by exalting Him above every name. This is not simply a call to try harder to be humble. Through the Holy Spirit, Christ is actively forming His life within us, reshaping the way we think so that our choices, relationships, and ambitions begin to follow. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    A Gospel Shaped Mind

  7. Jul 13

    A Community Shaped by Love

    In a world obsessed with division, the church is called to something radically different. The early church in Philippi was made up of people with nothing in common except Christ, and that was enough. Paul's challenge in Philippians 1:27 is not simply to be nice or get along, but to live in a way that makes the gospel believable. A gospel-shaped community stands firm together with intentionality, chooses humility over self-interest, and looks outward rather than inward. The way we treat one another tells the world what we truly believe about Jesus. This kind of community is not produced by human effort alone. It is the natural overflow of hearts that have been transformed by the gospel. The shape of a gospel-centered life is the shape of the cross: pointing upward to God and outward to others. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

    A Community Shaped by Love

  8. Jul 6

    A Mind Shaped by the Gospel

    What if the detour you have been asking God to remove is actually the very thing He is using to shape you? Paul wrote some of his most powerful words about joy and purpose from inside a prison cell. When Jesus is truly our greatest treasure, our circumstances lose their power to define us. They do not disappear, but they no longer have the final word. He who began a good work in you will carry it to completion. For sermon notes, recap, and devotionals, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sermons.wraynaz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For all our links, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wraynaz

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    Wray Church of the Nazarene
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
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