Abundant Life Fellowship - Life Begins With Christ

Pastor Brenda Nagunst

Sunday Services at 10:00
Sunday School at 9:00

PO Box 74, Chewelah, WA 99109
203 North 2nd Street East
​(509) 935-8029
abundantlifechewelah@gmail.com
Welcome to Abundant Life Fellowship. We are a Free Methodist church located in lovely Chewelah, WA. As a body of believers, we strive to advance the good news of Jesus Christ, to reach out to the lost and wounded among us, and to make our church a safe place for people to experience God's love and to be empowered for service through being conformed to His image. If you are ever in the heart of Stevens County, please stop by and worship with us and discover what the Lord has in store for you.

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Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.
~ Psalm 119:105 ~
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Fellowship Time

Please join us for some refreshments and pleasant company in the fellowship hall following the worship service. Please bring finger foods for everyone to enjoy. We hope to see you there!

A Word From the Pastor - October 2022

The topic of imagination has come up to me several times in the past few weeks. There are kid’s costumes already on display in the stores. A princess costume on a little girl swirls her into the imagination of her royal life as the most beautiful and loved princess in all the land. Many a little boy has tried to lift a manhole cover as he imagined he was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. When I was a child, my friends and I would play Bonanza. We imagined we were different characters of our favorite TV western. You probably had your imagination experiences when you were a child too. As we grow older the things we imagine change, even the terminology changes. In high school and college sports, coaches tell their players to “visualize” the motions of their sport, the swing of a bat, the spike of a ball, the windup of a pass, etc. The imagination of a parent can really start to run wild with tragic scenarios when a teenage child is a couple of hours late getting home. As you know, our imagination can be positive or it can bring us to a messed-up place in our thoughts.

So, where am I going with all of this imagination stuff? Have you ever heard of imagination prayer? Imagination prayer is an interactive experience with the Scripture. For example, a few weeks ago I shared on the passage we refer to as, The Prodigal Son. I asked the question, who do you relate with the most, the younger brother, the father, the older brother, or one of the servants. With imagination prayer you take it one-step further and imagine you are actually there; you step into the story with your imagination. In your imagination you add sounds, smells, maybe tastes, you see details that are filled in by your imagination. If you relate to the older brother, you might imagine how you would feel, you’re hot, sweaty, dirty from a day in the fields. You’re tired and hungry. Then you see a party going on and ask what is happening. Your wonder shifts to anger when you hear the reason for the party. Then you see your father. You see how happy and excited he is, your anger shifts to feeling hurt. As you talk with your father, you see the love in his eyes for you and your heart softens. This is just a brief example of imagination prayer. The amazing thing about this is how it can draw a person closer to God, or maybe give an opportunity to wrestle with some questions a person might have. Ultimately, this is not about reading the Scripture to learn more about God, but to enrich your relationship with God. We need to study the Scripture and learn about God, but let’s not neglect spending time in the Scripture to get to know God – to connect with him.
Pastor Brenda
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 SMALL GROUPS

Brown Bag Bible Study
Wednesdays at noon
Chewelah Prayer Walk/Ride
First Thursday at 8:30 am
Rarrick Prayer Group
Mondays at 4:00
Barbee ​Prayer Group
Wednesdays at 4:00
​Yada Yada Care Group
Tuesdays at 11:00