PazNaz April 4, 2010

Easter Celebration April 4 8:00 & 10:30 am Worship Sanctuary Songs of Worship

• He Lives Medley • Crown Him with Many Crowns • Mighty to Save / Alleluia • Revelation Song / Holy, Holy • Worthy is the Lamb Anthem

End of the Beginning Scott Anderson, soloist

Offertory

Easter Song Sunrise Orchestra

Today’s Message

The Foolish Wisdom of the Cross Pastor T. Scott Daniels

Benediction

Dr. T. Scott Daniels

with Dr. T. Scott Daniels “The Foolish Wisdom of the Cross” – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

“Remove from Christianity its ability to shock and it is altogether destroyed. It then becomes a tiny superficial thing, capable neither of inflicting deep wounds

nor of healing them.” – Soren Kierkegaard The Challenge of Preaching Christ • Ancient cities, like Corinth, prided themselves on their growing intellectual

and cultural life. In a time of peace brought about through massive displays of Roman power, political philosophers were highly admired for their sophisticated wisdom.

• Imagine what it would have been like for the Apostle Paul to enter into the heart of a growing city and stand up to speak about Jesus of Nazareth, who had been crucified by the Romans but raised from the dead by God. This crucified rabbi-carpenter was now the Lord of the entire world, calling people to forsake their current values and convictions and follow him in faithful obedience.

• “The message of the cross was, and is, the craziest message anyone could imagine. This wasn’t a smart new philosophy, it was madness. It was not an appeal to high culture. It was news of an executed criminal from a despised race.” – NT Wright

• The message of Christ was not great news for the Jewish people either. The idea of being “hung on a tree” was a sign of shame and humiliation. One may have a Messiah, or one may have a crucifixion; but one can’t have both. From the perspective of Judaism “Messiah” meant power, splendor, and triumph; “crucifixion” meant weakness, humiliation, and defeat. A crucified messiah is a scandal. The Messiah ought to be out defeating pagans, not being killed by them.

• Paul knew full well, to announce the upside-down message of Jesus and his cross was to invite the scorn of both Jews and Gentiles alike.

It is the Power of God • For Paul, the event of the cross and resurrection is the dividing point in

human history. Christ’s death and resurrection marked the “turning of the ages,” whereby God decisively judged and condemned the present and is in the process of bringing the current age to an end. Now that history has been turned upside-down at the cross what was once considered wise is now foolish and what used to be considered foolish is now true wisdom.

• Those who still belong to the “present age” are thus perishing with it. For them, the cross is still foolishness. On the other hand, those who are “being saved,” because they have been called and they believe, have come to see their present existence as the result of God’s unbelievable redeeming power. They are not just saved but they are being saved by the power of the cross and the message of God’s salvation as it is articulated and embodied in the way of the cross.

The Wisdom of the Cross • Because as believers we often hear the message of the cross through

“Sunday-ears” we overlook how foolish the way of the cross sounds to “Monday-ears”. There are many examples of the seeming foolishness of the cross, but here are a few examples Paul points to:

This Week in Ministry

Easter Sunday, April 4 6:30 am Sunrise Service—Upper East Parking Lot 7:30 am Breakfast—Gilmore Hall, $5 per person 8:00 am Morning Worship—Sanctuary 8:00 am Early Childhood Classes—Arms Hall 8:30 am Church in the Park—Central Park 9:30 am Early Childhood Classes—Arms Hall 9:30 am Baptism—Sanctuary 10:30 am Early Childhood Classes—Arms Hall 10:30 am Morning Worship—Sanctuary 10:30 am Chinese Service—Lee Chapel 10:45 am Korean Service—247 and 249, Reed Hall 1:00 pm Hispanic Service—Lee Chapel 6:15 pm Armenian Outreach—Lee Chapel

Monday, April 5 PazNaz Office is closed 7:00 pm Basketball—Gym, Open to everyone

Tuesday, April 6 10:00 am PrimeTime Tour of DC 12:00 n Prayer and Fasting—112, Lower Sanctuary 5:00 pm Basketball—Gym 7:00 pm Watercolor Class—246, Reed Hall 7:30 pm Indoor Soccer—Gym

Wednesday, April 7 2:00 pm Helping Hands—Lower Sanctuary, West Area

There will be no Wednesday Evening Activities this week. The Spring Session will start back up on Wednesday, April 14.

Thursday, April 8 8:00 am Korean Ministries’ Saint’s Network—247, Reed Hall 10:00 am Coffee Talk—Corner Bakery at 3807 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena 2:00 pm Helping Hands—Lower Sanctuary, West Area 7:30 pm Sunrise Orchestra—101, Lower Sanctuary 7:30 pm Indoor Soccer—Gym

Friday, April 9 5:30 am Korean Ministries’ Day Break Prayer Meeting—249, Reed Hall 6:00 am Early Christians 6:00 pm YouthFest

Saturday, April 10 8:00 am YouthFest 5:00 pm Saturday Night Worship—Meguiar Youth Center 5:00 pm Kid’s Night Out—Arms Hall 6:15 pm In His Image—Parent Connections, 246, Reed Hall 6:15 pm In His Image—Sibshops, 122, Arms Hall 7:00 pm Ping Pong—Gym, Open to everyone

• The Strength of Meekness. The history of the world is a history of competing powers. In the first century peace (the Pax Romana) had been established through power. The message of the cross is that true peace is not made through power but through meekness. True strength is not the ability to coerce the other but to love the other. Strength is not the ability to control but the willingness to live sacrificially.

• Reconciliation through Forgiveness. The world creates order through forms of threat. In fact, the cross is the penalty for living as a threat to order. The cross invites not only forgiveness of one another but the willingness to trust “the other.” The world creates boundaries for peace. The cross breaks boundaries for peace.

• God is with the Marginalized. It is the human tendency to point to those who are blessed in human terms (wealth, fame, strength, etc.) as those on whom God has obviously shown favor. The message of the cross, however, is that God is most clearly revealed as the rejected (crucified) Lord from the margins (Nazareth) of a marginalized people (the Israelites).

• God uses the Weak. Paul reminds the Corinthians that most of them were, by the culture’s standards, ‘nobodies’. But God transformed those who were ‘no-bodies’ into ‘some-bodies’. Not that the Corinthians are now noble in terms the world understands, but they are now – by grace – God’s people. The result is not that they have anything to boast about personally. But they can boast in “Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God.”

The Christian good news is all about God dying on a rubbish-heap at the wrong end of the Empire. It’s all about God babbling nonsense to

a room full of philosophers. It’s all about the true God confronting the world of posturing, power and prestige, and overthrowing it in

order to set up his own kingdom, a kingdom in which the weak and the foolish find themselves just as welcome as the strong and the

wise, if not more so. – NT Wright

It rests on the time-line of history like a compelling diamond. Its

tragedy summons all sufferers. Its absurdity attracts all cynics. Its hope lures all searchers. History has idolized and despised it, gold-

plated and burned it, worn and trashed it. History has done everything but ignore it. How could you ignore such a piece of

lumber? Suspended on its beams is the greatest claim in history. A crucified carpenter claiming to be God on earth. Divine. Eternal. The death-slayer. Never has timber been regarded so sacred. No wonder

the apostle Paul called the cross event the core of the gospel. It's bottom line sobering: if the account is true, it is history's hinge.

Period. If not, the cross is history's hoax. Which is the cross for you, hinge or hoax? Or in the words of Jesus,

"Who do you say that I am?" – Max Lucado

The staff at PazNaz —ministerial staff and

support staff — seek to

“equip the saints for the work of ministry,

for building up the body of Christ,

until all of us come to the unity of the faith and

of the knowledge of the Son of God,

to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of

Christ.”

- Ephesians 4:12-13

Senior Pastor Executive Pastor

Executive Assistant

Cornerstone Pastors Worship and Arts Pastor

Associate Pastor Worship and Arts/Evangelism Assistant

Service Pastor Service Assistant

International Ministries

Armenian Christian Outreach Pastor Chinese Ministries Korean Ministries

Hispanic Ministries French Ministries

Ministry to Children Early Childhood Pastor

Early Childhood Assistant Children’s Pastor

Children’s Assistant Sunrise Preschool Director

Preschool Assistant & Financial Mgr.

Special Needs/In His Image Special Needs/In His Image Pastor

Special Needs/In His Image Assistant

Student Ministries Student Ministries Pastor

Student Ministries Assistant College Ministries Intern

Chinese Youth Ministries Assistant

Senior Adults Pastor of Senior Adults/Prime Time Senior Adults/Prime Time Assistant

Congregational Care

Pastor of Congregational Care

Media & Communication Services Director of Tech Services

Director of Media Services Sound Engineer

Director of Communications

Women’s Ministries Director of Human Resources

Staff Accountant Printing Supervisor

Facilities Administrator Facilities Manager

Food Service Sunrise Bookstore

Office Receptionist

T. Scott Daniels 351.2412 B. Scott Anderson 351.2413 Sharon Densford 351.2414 Alan DeVries 351.2419 Tharon Daniels 351.2421 Kellie Cabrera 351.2433 Selena Holston 351.2417 Becky Baumgartner 351.2437 Mano Agulian 351.2471 Darwin Ng 351.2461 Timothy Lee 351.9631 Aris & Flor Melgarejo 351.2468 Frederic Schoeler 351.9631 Eleanor Blosser 351.2469 Sharon Boulghourjian 351.2424 Nicole Johnson 351.2487 Elaine Wheat 351.2423 Margo Pehlivanos 351.2459 Helen Lundgren 351.2442 Julie Keith 351.2485 Rubina Haroutonian 351.2478 Keegan Lenker 351.2436 Peter Stevens 351.2477 Pablo Vargas 351.2434 Michelle Park 351.2482

Ridge Ireland 351.2427 Karen Burruss 351.2426 Willis Gray 351.2425 Dave Diefenbach 351.2453 Katie Doles 351.2454 Paul Elmore 351.2453 Nate Witty 351.2411

Debbie Daniels 351.2429 Sharon Johnson 351.2415 Gini Tammen 351.2432 Orlando Solis 351.2430 Pat Todd 351.2416 Phil Tate 351.2460 Emmanuel Valencia 351.2447 Ben Ramirez 351.2455 Orlando Solis 351.9631

Thanks for worshipping at PazNaz today. God is changing lives through the ministry of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena known as PazNaz. It would be an honor if there is a way that the congregation can serve you. Should you like more information, please call the PazNaz administrative offices at 626.351.9631 and we’ll be happy to talk with you further about the ministries of PazNaz. Also visit the PazNaz website for additional information: www.paznaz.org.

Shuttle Transportation A shuttle is available at the back ramps and on the patio for those in need of assistance navigating the steep inclines. Guest Registration Complete the information requested on the Friendship Pad as it is passed during the service. This will let the pastors know you were here. Today’s Offering If you are a guest, please do not feel obligated to participate in the offering. The offering is an opportunity for regular attendees who consider PazNaz their church home to support the ministries of the church. Listening Assistance Devices These devices are available at all worship services. Ask an usher for assistance. Electronic Devices Please silence all electronic devices, including cell phones, PDA’s and pagers during the worship service. Thank you. HeBrews It’s the welcome area for guests on the patio. Stop by for a free cup of coffee and information. Sunrise Bookstore PazNaz’s Sunrise Gift & Bookstore is open Sundays 9:00 am—12:30 pm (closed during worship), Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:00 am—12:30 pm, and Wednesday evenings from 5:30—7:00 pm. Cry Room for Babies and Small Children If your little one becomes fussy during the service, a special room is available just off the main lobby equipped so that you’ll be able to see and hear the service while tending to the needs of your child. Ask an usher for assistance. Nurseries are also available for your child, if you wish. The nursery attendants are trained and screened to provide a safe environment for your child. An usher or greeter would be happy to direct you. Lost and Found Lost and Found is located in the Guest Services office on the east side of the patio before and after service on Sundays and from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in the church office during the week. Pastor Daniels’ Messages You can listen to Pastor Daniels’ messages on the PazNaz website or on your iPod or MP3 player. Just go to www.paznaz.org.

Helpful Information

Life at PazNaz Life at PazNaz EASTER OFFERING Prayerfully consider an extra offering today during the morning services. This $40,000 offering goes to the World Evangelism Fund and assists missionaries and national workers reach those who don’t know Jesus. Please use the inserted envelope in this Worship Folder for your offering. A MEN’S HIKE WITH MEN’S MINISTRIES Join Men’s Ministries on Saturday, April 17, at 9:00 am for a men’s hike to Chantry Flats. You can meet the group in front of the PazNaz office at 9:00 am. Bring $5 for a hamburger lunch served afterwards at Bob Vernand’s home. KID’S NIGHT OUT Leave the childcare to PazNaz for only $10 per child. Sign up by Wednesday, April 7, at the Women's Ministries cart, in Early Childhood, or the PazNaz office for Kid's Night Out on Saturday, April 10, 5:00-10:00 pm. CHRISTIAN COMEDY ALL-STARS PazNaz is hosting a family night of top Christian comedians on Friday, April 16, at 7:00 pm to give people of all ages much needed laughter and joyful hearts on the day after taxes are due. Featured comedians will be Thor Ramsey, Michael Jr., Lamont Bonman, and Scott Wood. General Admission is $15.95 and VIP tickets with preferred seating are $29.95. Tickets will be sold on the patio today after the service or can be purchased at www.christiancomedyallstars.com. COLLEGE MINISTRIES Movie Night—On Wednesday, April 14, from 7:00 - 10:00 pm everyone college-aged is invited the Academy Regency (1000 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena) for a movie night. Bring a friend for two popcorns, two drinks, and two tickets for $10. Contact Pastor Pablo Vargas with questions at pablovargas@fuller.ed or 626.755.1383.

Events at Pasadena City College—Hey PCC students! College Pastor Pablo Vargas will be teaming up with Intervarsity’s Natalia Kohn at the PCC campus. Join the group every Tuesday for Bible Study (noon - 1:00 pm), Wednesday for Prayer (noon - 1:00 pm), and Thursday to chill out and eat together (noon - 1:00 pm). Meet everyone at the reflecting pool in front of PCC.

Thursday Night Bible Study—This event is every Thursday at Pablo’s house (867 Wright Avenue, Pasadena, 91104) at 7:00 pm. The group is currently studying the book of Revelation. Come early for a bite to eat!

THE GIVING OF GOD’S PEOPLE Tithes and Offerings Year to Date, March 31 2009-10—$2,513,219

Received March 31—$63,280 Needed per Sunday—$51,240 Budget Year-to-Date—$2,560,000 Received Year-to-Date—$2,513,219

Faith Promise/World Evangelism—Missions Received March 31—$8,652 Needed per Sunday—$2,192 Budget Year-to-Date—$151,984 Received Year-to-Date—$137,464

The church fiscal year is from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010

COMPASSION CREATES CHANGE 2010 A great way to participate in this year’s Celebration-Auction is by submitting art and other Silent Auction Donations (i.e. new products and services) to Compassionate Ministries by Friday, April 23. You’ll also want to save the date for this year’s event on Thursday, May 6. Tickets for the event will go on sale Sunday, April 11, and will be available on the patio on Sundays, or through the church office during the week. Also, mark your calendars for the Community Workday on Saturday, May 22. The orientation will be on Thursday, May 20. CHILD DEDICATION SERVICE Sunday, April 11, will be the next service to dedicate your child to the Lord. Contact Pastor Eleanor Blosser to participate. SPEND 5 DAYS A WEEK WITH WOMEN’S MINISTRIES Spring events for every day of the week are here, starting with Toddler Time on Mondays. On Tuesdays you’ll have Women in the Word’s study of Joy in the morning and evening led by Barbara Daniels, on Wednesdays there’s Girlfriend to Girlfriend in the evening with Debbie Daniels, on Thursdays there’s Coffee Talk, and on Fridays there is MOPS. Stop by the Women's Ministries cart on Sundays for more information. PAZNAZ KIDZ Summer Camp—There is only one spot left for girls and one spot left for boys going into grades 3-5! If you are interested in summer camp at Forest Home on July 19-23, contact Pastor Nicole Johnson for more details.

Food Fun Game Night—On Saturday, April 17, at 5:00 pm there will be a night of messy food games for grades 1-4. Parents are welcome to join the fun. Please RSVP by April 14.

Goo-On-You—On Saturday, April 24, at 5:00 pm there will be a night of gooey fun for grades 5-6. Parents are welcome to join the fun. Please RSVP to Pastor Nicole by April 21. PARENT CONNECTIONS & SIBSHOPS In His Image, PazNaz’s Special Needs Ministry, invites you to be a part of the Parent Connections support group and Sibshops on Saturday, April 10, at 6:15 pm. For more information or to RSVP for childcare, contact Rubina Haroutonian at rubinah@paznaz.org or 626.351.2478. POSITIVE PARENTING RETURNS APRIL 14 This spring the Positive Parenting class will be back on Wednesdays at 9:15 am in Gilmore Hall, South for Parents of Preschool and Elementary, and at 7:00 pm in Room 249, Reed Hall for parents of Birth through Teens. Please register for the class with Jan Morris at jmorris@paznaz.org and RSVP with Debbie Hammock for childcare needs at 626.351.2475. STUDENT MINISTRIES DISCUSSION: STICKY FAITH Have you ever wondered why some teens leave their faith when they leave the house? Kara Powell, from the Fuller Youth Institute will be leading discussion for parents to help answer this question and more. All parents of students are encouraged to attend on Tuesday, April 20, at 7:00 pm in the Meguiar Youth Center. HELPING HANDS NEEDS GROCERY BAGS Help out Helping Hands by bringing in clean grocery-sized and large plastic bags. Please drop them off in Helping Hands or at the Helping Hands cart in the Sanctuary foyer on the east side.

The beautiful lilies in the Sanctuary this morning have been given in

memory of the following:

Daisy Abar Pat Avent

James Booth James P. Calafat

Sarah Carr Rev. Russell & Marie Clay

Rev. A. F. Cone J. Louise Cone

Richard E. Covault Alice & Robert Davenport

Mr. & Mrs. O.P. Deale Ruth & William Densford

Rev. James Ferguson Mrs. Mary K. Ferguson

Maurice Ferguson Marie & Anthony Finocchio

Cruz Flores Jose Gochez

Stanley Grabarczyk Richard Grannis Wilbur Griffhorn

Mr. & Mrs. F. Gordon Harder Rev. & Mrs. R.P. Ireland, Sr.

George Irwin Beulah & Carl Irwin

Rev. & Mrs. W.M. Jones James A. McLeod

Rev. & Mrs. Norair Melidonian Jehoshua Melendez

Rev. L.C. & Dee Miller William Moore

Glenn Morrissey Martha & Andrew Orovic

Clara & Vernie Orr Ravi Patel

Gladys Ragona Wes Reed

Marvin Richards Judi Baugus Roberts

Beryl Robinson Marjorie & Neal Rozelle

Hazel Shreve Mark Slattery

Mary Lou Steigleder Janete Stephans

Marion & Ted Stetson Virginia Straw Doc Tammen

Owen B. Taylor Jr. Maxine Trejo

James F. Utterback Allen Van Schaick David Van Schaick

Rev. Florence & Jesse Walling Dr. Dana Walling

Lillian & Edgar Wells Ira B. White Jr.

James, Lummie, & Genevieve Wooton Matthew H. Wooton

For those who have contributed a lily, feel free to take it with you after the

10:30 am service this morning.

Dedications Easter Lily

First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena

3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, California 91107

www.paznaz.org 626-351-9631

Contact Pastor Eleanor Blosser for more information at eblosser@paznaz.org or 626.351.2469.

Saturday, April 10 5:00-10:00 pm

Only $10 per child

Go out on the town and leave the childcare to PazNaz!