HOPE Talks

And Marie Wenger joins us on today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks to share a little bit of her testimony and also to share about the ministry of Hope Distributed, her involvement in that, what services they offer to our community and information about how you can get involved if you’re interested and serving or supporting Hope Distributed. For more information you can visit their website hopedistributed.org

On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks Pastor Margaret Michael an Grayson Willis talk about celebrate recovery its ministry We talk about the 12 steps as well as the eight principles based on the beatitudes. Here at church of the Nazarene we offer celebrate recovery every Monday night at 6:30 at our Harrisonburg location 1871 Boyers Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801. For more information or to get involved with celebrate recovery you can visit our website https://www.cotnaz.org/celebraterecovery/ Also we would like to invite you to take this six question anonymous survey to give us feedback on the podcast https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rMtAr_aDl02Dki0XlUrGIhYk-WuZPbRHkFKyO4BJJKdURTIyS1JBNU1TSjRYQjA3VVo5RlNPT0dSWS4u

Rev. James Spruill from Nashville, Tennessee and came any preach revival at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg for 20 plus years joins us on Hope Talks today from Romans 8:28 which says "We know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose." We pray that today's broadcast is a haft hour of hope for your life. Also we would like to invite you to take this six question anonymous survey to give us feedback on the podcast https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rMtAr_aDl02Dki0XlUrGIhYk-WuZPbRHkFKyO4BJJKdURTIyS1JBNU1TSjRYQjA3VVo5RlNPT0dSWS4u

We’re joined on today’s broadcast of Hope Talks by Rob Gilmer. Rob was born in Harrisonburg but his family moved around a lot with his dad being in sales. He lived in 13 different houses as a kid. Rob shares about how the Lord delivered him from a life of addiction. Rob was saved at age 55 and God is now using him in ministry as he serves as associate pastor at Dayspring Church of the Nazarene in Mount Crawford Virginia. Also we would like to invite you to take this six question anonymous survey to give us feedback on the podcast https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rMtAr_aDl02Dki0XlUrGIhYk-WuZPbRHkFKyO4BJJKdURTIyS1JBNU1TSjRYQjA3VVo5RlNPT0dSWS4u

Today we are joined on Hope Talks by Vicki Barnes. Vicki’s dad was in the military so they moved around a lot. She was born in Oklahoma and they moved to Wiesbaden Germany when she was three years old and lived there till she was 16. Then they move the Prince George Virginia where her family is pretty much settled there ever since. Vicki moved Harrisonburg in 2016 to attend college in Eastern Mennonite University. Vicki currently works with Every Nation campus ministry, which she shares with us about also. To find out more about Every Nation you can email Vicki at [email protected]. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your life. Also we would like to invite you to take a short six question anonymous survey to give us feedback on the podcast. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rMtAr_aDl02Dki0XlUrGIhYk-WuZPbRHkFKyO4BJJKdURTIyS1JBNU1TSjRYQjA3VVo5RlNPT0dSWS4u

Kayla May joins us on today's broadcast of Hope Talks to share her testimony. Kayla was born and raised in Bath, New York which is in the western part of the state. Although she grew up in New York she has always considered the valley to be home since both of her parents are from the valley. When Kayla graduated high school she came to JMU for college and has lived in the valley ever since. Kayla shares about how God helped her to find hope and healing after her now ex-husband was unfaithful to her while she was pregnant with there now four-year-old daughter. We prayer that today's broadcast will be a haft hour of hope for your life. Also we would like to invite you to take this short six question anonymous survey to give us some feedback on the podcast. Survey link below. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rMtAr_aDl02Dki0XlUrGIhYk-WuZPbRHkFKyO4BJJKdURTIyS1JBNU1TSjRYQjA3VVo5RlNPT0dSWS4u

Today we are joined on Hope Talks by Susan Null the Executive Direct of Ava Care to share about there ministry to woman in our community. AVA Care of Harrisonburg is a free pregnancy clinic in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Ava stands for Advocate Validate Answers Also for for information about Ava Care you can visit their website https://avacareforyou.org/

Lenora Fowler joins us on today's broadcast of Hope Talks to share part 2 of her testimony. Part 1 played last Sunday December 19th and you can find that on the website or podcast. Lenora shares about how despite losing her mom to cancer when she was 10, losing two babies and also losing her husband Al to suicide God has brought hope and healing in her life in seemingly hopeless circumstances. One of the places where Lenora found hope and healing was continuing to serve in children's ministry with the four and five year old's at church.

Lenora Fowler joins us on today's broadcast of Hope Talks to share part 1 of her testimony we will have part 2 of her testimony on next Sunday's broadcast. Lenora shares about how despite losing her mom to cancer when she was 10, losing two babies and also losing her husband Al to suicide God has brought hope and healing in her life in seemingly hopeless circumstances. One of the places where Lenora found hope and healing was continuing to serve in children's ministry with the four and five year old's at church.

On today's Broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis share about the power and importance of speaking word's of blessing over people. James 3: 10 says "Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. Surely my brothers and sisters, this should not be." Also we talk about the importance of our word's especially to non-believers. We pray that today's broadcast will be a haft hour of Hope for your life.

Nathan Carr is originally from Tennessee where he was born and raised. Nathan is the leader of the men's addiction group for Celebrate Recovery here at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg. Nathan joins us today on Hope Talks share about a new ministry that he is helping with called Open Table where they are ministering to men that have been Incarcerated.

On today's broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about the importance as Christians of being salt and light to those around us. Also we talk about the harvest and what Jesus says about it.

Growing up in a family of 9 kids, Vladimir Prokhnevskiy didn’t get many gifts and food was a luxury. One harsh winter in Kiev, Ukraine, Prokhnevskiy and his siblings rode a bus and then a tram to get to the church where shoeboxes were handed out. The brightly colored gifts stood out immediately! He was so excited about his gift that time seemed to stand still for a brief moment. Prokhnevskiy’s favorite items were candy and toys, but he remembers “brushing” his teeth with floss to enjoy the minty flavored string and now having a toothbrush of his own! The shoebox represented to Prokhnevskiy unconditional love that heals everything, allowing him and his siblings to forget their struggles for a moment and just feel loved.

Charlie was born and raised in Elkton where he still lives today. He started attending Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg about ten years ago with his wife Odessa. They now part of our East Rock campus for Church of the Nazarene in Elkton. Charlie joins us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony.

Wanda Herald was born and raised in Woodstock, Virginia and moved to Harrisonburg when she was 18. Wanda joins us on Hope Talks today to share about how God has delivered her from addiction to drugs and how he is now using her to serve him though Hope Distributed as well as helping cook meals for the homeless for Open Doors.

Today Pastor Billy Logan; the Pastor of Discipleship at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg; joins Hope Talks to talk about the importance of discipleship, being apart of a Christian community and doing life together in a life group/small group setting, as well as breaking bread together and praying for each other.

Pastor Billy Logan(Pastor of Discipleship), Pastor Olivia Michael(Pastor of Generational Ministries) and Pastor Julie Miller(Pastor of Children's Ministries) join Hope Talks today to talk about the importance of ministering to all age groups and also the importance of Multigenerational ministry. We prayer that todays broadcast will be a haft hour of Hope for your life.

Bo Hammond was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley. He when to Virginia Tech and now lives in Augusta County. They have two daughters Jillian and Addison. Bo works in the forest products industry and he joins us on Hope Talks today to share his Testimony.

Pastor Roger and Vickie Dove join Hope Talks today to reflect back over there years of ministry both as lay servants as well as full time employees for Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg. They also talk about why they serve and the importance of serving in every season of life. We believe that today's broadcast will be a haft hour of Hope for your life.

On today's Broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis focus on the topic of rest, How God designed us to rest and the importance of it in our lives. Also we are reminded in scripture that Jesus took time to rest and get quit before Father God.

Matt Ryba, the Lead Pastor at Annandale Calvary Church of the Nazarene shared about how the church is ministering in these days.

Pastor John was born and raised in Elkton, Virginia and he joined our staff in 2017. He serves as our Pastor of Operations here at church of the Nazarene and also leads worship at our East Rock campus in Elkton, Which is located at 414 South Eastside Highway in Elkton. Our service times are at 9 and 10:30 am and we would love for you to join us. Pastor John joins us on Hope Talks today to share with us what it means to him to now get to lead worship at our East Rock campus in Elkton where he is from.

Pastor Chris grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has served alongside his family in ministry since 2011. He graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in 2021 with Bachelor of Art degrees in Multicultural Leadership and Christian Ministry. He joined the staff of COTN shortly after graduation. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary. Pastor Chris joins Hope Talks today to share his testimony with us.

Rebeca joins us on Hope Talks today to share her testimony. Rebeca was born and raised in the Shenandoah valley. She recently started her freshman year of college at JMU and is studying elementary education.

Today we are joined on Hope Talks by Dustin Kline, the Executive Director of SON shine Ministries, to share with us about the things that their ministry offers, how they serve our community and about how the partner with WBTX radio to keep local Christian music and programing on the air. For more information you can visit their website http://sonshineministriesva.org/