Northeast Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene

Forgive us, Lord, when we lift up only seconds of hurried prayer during the frantic rush of the day. Transform our prayer life; draw us into a constant conversation with you. May our very breath be a song of thanksgiving and our footsteps be a dance of joy as we learn to pray without ceasing! Amen


Dear NEO Nazarenes,

A week from tonight we begin our Spiritual Renewal Weekend. I am already checking the weather and the early forecasts look good. Our special workers, Dr. Tim Stearman and Collin Campbell, are prayerful and anticipating great things. I thank you for the “soul work” you have been doing in preparation for this powerful weekend. Let’s keep the prayers flowing. A time of corporate prayer is planned for next Wednesday evening, 7pm at Central Church. Join us as we participate in a “Concert of Prayer”

As you are praying, please remember some of our pastors with family needs. Hominy Pastor Carl Brown lost his father last week and is in Washington for the memorial service. Tulsa Hills Pastor Jim Thornton is planning a quick trip to Albuquerque to be with his Dad who has been in poor health and is having new tests this week. Other parsonage families are dealing with prodigals. And we have eight churches needing guidance as they look for new pastors or associates.

Dr. Toler has writeen to inform us of a new radio initiative that the Board of General Superintendents is producing with World Mission Broadcast. The new radio feature is being broadcast on our district by the Oasis Radio Network at 90.5 FM in Broken Arrow/Tulsa and 88.1 FM in Coweta/Tulsa. The program airs weekends at 7:50am and is called The Way of Holiness. Very soon it will be streaming on-line at www.isaiah358.com as well.

Last Saturday was our District Children’s Quiz which qualifies quizzers for Regional Quiz on June 11 and it determines our Top Ten Quizzers in Blue and Red Levels. Here are the qualifiers:

Blue Level: (85% or better - 255 or more)
1.Abby Magness 300 Broken Arrow
2.Greg VanPelt 290 Broken Arrow
3.Drew Magness 280 Broken Arrow
4.Hannah Shaw 280 Regency
5.Sierra Busking 280 Owasso
6.Sienna Busking 275 Owasso
7.Quinten Willcox 275 Bartlesville
8.Carley Huffaker 265 Central

Red Level: (85% or better - 190 or more)
1.Jonah James 215 Claremore
2.Yaakov Ewell 210 Claremore
3.Lauren Force 210 Owasso
4.Luke McComber 200 Broken Arrow

A big thanks to Rachel Bess and all quiz directors and parents for helping our kids hide God’s word in their hearts!

SNU would like the opportunity to recruit any of the student athletes at your church to SNU to play intercollegiate athletics for our teams. SNU offers sports in football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and womens soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s softball, baseball, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s golf. If you have student athletes in high school that participate in the above sports and have any desire to pursue their sport at the college level, send their name, phone numbers and email addresses to Paul McGrady (pmcgrady@snu.edu) so he can follow up with them. Paul’s office phone is 405/491-6338.

I am thankful for the recent emphasis of civil discourse by our denominational and government leaders. Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of John Kennedy’s inaugural address. We often remember the speech for the "ask not" sentence. These words from his speech are also worth repeating: “So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.”

I look forward to being with you next weekend! You are loved!


Dave McKellips