We will having a Sunrise Service at Triangle Park, on Black Canyon Reservoir at 8 am, Breakfast at the church at 9 am, Easter Worship Service at 10:30 am with an egg hunt after the service on the west lawn everyone is invited. 

Can you believe we are entering into November?! Yes! November! We just finished two busy months celebrating all that God has done for us over the last 100 years. So many people were involved in getting everything ready and it was amazing! You all did an incredible job! And God showed up, didn’t He?! What an unbelievable finale service. We have so much to be thankful for.
   Now as we turn our attention back to the future (nice pun, yes?), I can’t think of a more important thing to do than to be part of our Spirit Week starting this Sunday.
   Why Spirit Week? Well, to be honest with you, we have not scheduled Spirit Week because everyone is bored and needs one more thing to do. We actually schedule Spirit Week knowing you are busy and it will take a major effort to engage in it. The busyness is why we need it.
   As I shared with you last year, throughout the last two thousand years, Christians have been practicing retreat. It is a time when we get away from our regular routine and focus our attention on God. We get away from the busyness, and quiet our hearts and listen to what God wants from us. Spirit Week is our opportunity to experience the practice of retreat…to spend focused time in His presence. We need these times in our walk with the Lord.
   We have things planned for all ages. During the evening sessions, the teens and adults (5th grade and up), will meet in Big City. Cliff Purcell will lead us through some great teaching to help draw us nearer to Jesus. Our emphasis this year is the Holy Spirit. May He set a fire in our hearts!
   Kids ages 5 through 4th grade will meet with a team led by Pam Lidik. She has planned an experience your kids will not want to miss. For those who are four years old and under, we will be providing childcare. Everyone is covered. It all starts at 6:30pm and should be done by 8 each night.
   God has great plans for us. I encourage you to begin preparing your heart and clearing your schedule. He wants to spend time with you and your family. Invite a friend. Make the effort to be here. Let’s experience all that God has for us!

Pastor Brian

Tomorrow, September 10th, we continue sharing the story of the Emmett Nazarene church family. We will be looking at the years 1943 to roughly 1967. Join us at 10:30am for a glimpse back into history. This will also be our last Family Sunday of the summer... which includes the finale of Star Trek! We will be having a big picnic at Triangle Park afterwards. Plan to attend! We would love to have you.

Join church family Thursday, September 7, for an Emmett High School Volleyball Game at Emmett High School at 6pm. Emily Kominek from our church will be playing. Let's go support Emily!

   Last Sunday we had an opportunity to celebrate the beginning of the Emmett Nazarene Church Family. It was interesting to think about all the sacrifice it took just to bring this family together and build a place to meet. Why would they make such a large sacrifice just to start a church family?
​   The truth is that having relationship with each other is in our DNA. Read the Bible from front to back and you just can't create a recipe for living the life that God has created for us without making relationships with each other an important piece.
   One of the many examples we looked at last Sunday was the Creation story. If you remember the story from Genesis, God created many different things and declared them good. But then, unexpectedly, He said that something was not good. In Genesis 2:18, God said that it was not good for man to be alone. But was Adam really alone? No! Who was with him? He had God... who walked and talked with him in the Garden.
   Think about it. Here was the first human enjoying a perfect relationship with his Creator, yet even then God said something was not good! And it has to be because Adam was designed to be in relationship with other humans as well as with God. Yes this passage was about marriage... but not just about marriage. God does not require all of us to be married… but relationship is in our DNA.
   So as we continue to reflect on our founding story, let's remember what they knew well, that relationship with a local church family is important. And not just visiting once a week, although this is a good place to start. We need to build friendships with each other so that we can walk alongside each other in the journey... praying for and encouraging each other. How can you take a step in this direction this week?

Below is the story from the first 25 years:

This Sunday is NNU Sunday! Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho. We regularly give to NNU as an investor in our leaders of today and tomorrow. The NNU Northwesterners 16 voice choir will lead us in worship (although you will still have to put up with Pastor Brian's preaching :)). Wear your red and black to make them feel welcome. There will also be a potluck afterwards. Please bring two dishes to share. One thing you may not know is that we participate in a scholarship program with NNU. Students who attend our church receive a $2800 scholarship to NNU!

This Friday, the Emmett Huskies will be taking on their rivals,  the Fruitland Grizzlies. As expected, the game will decide who will be the champions of our conference. The game will be in Fruitland at 7pm. It would be great to have a good turnout to help cheer on our team!
   On an update from yesterday, the Emmett boys soccer team lost to Weiser in the District Championship. They play Payette tonight at 5pm in Payette to earn a spot to play for the play-in game for state. If they beat Payette, they will be playing in Lewiston on Saturday. 

This Saturday we have a couple activities happening at the church. First, we have a baby shower for Mandy and Finnian Hopwood. The shower will take place in Aubrey Hall at 3pm.
Second, the teens will be having their Romans 12 Steak Dinner on Saturday beginning at 5pm. For those teens who have memorized Romans 12, they will be enjoying steaks. For those who didn't quite get 'er done, you will have an opportunity to munch on hot dogs. It is not too late! Start memorizing! No matter how you slice it, this will be a fun event for all the teens.