Worship

  • “This is an unusual work for Frank Wesley because of its abstract form combined with detailed, realistic human faces and hands. The impact is of greater momentum than that found in many other of his paintings. The movement of the demons out of the two twisted figures swirls through the canvas in almost full circle, gradually becoming the head of a thousand-headed cobra as it spills down the hillside in the bodies of the pigs. Demonic faces of men and animals are picked out indistinctly in red, blue and grey. All seem to rush with violence and speed to the lower left corner where the wild-eyed swineherds are looking over their shoulders as they race from the frightening event. Jesus is holding the twisting, writhing bodies of the two naked men with gentleness, his head bowed over them in concern and caring. He holds the shoulder of one man from underneath to support him while his other hand is grasping the chin of the frothing naked man who is breaking the chains with which he is bound. Earlier these chains were broken in madness; now their destruction signals a return to sanity. The artist says that Jesus always meets the needs of people where they are and with only what they require and are able to use or accept at that moment. At the lower right of this work, sharp jagged rocks symbolize the harsh place to which the men were exiled – the world where we all live until healed of our madness by God’s love…The bodies of these two who are healed are the same mixture of the ugly and unexpected beauty. The beauty is Jesus’ love exercised so firmly and gently in this terrifying situation…Between their writhing bodies and that of the healer is a space of sky-blue color, indicating the presence of God.” From Frank Wesley: Exploring Faith with a Brush by Naomi Wray

    June 22, 2025 | Second Sunday after Pentecost

    Join Us for Worship on Sunday! Worship begins at 10:00am on Sunday mornings and usually runs for about 90 minutes. Please join us in the sanctuary at 41 Empire Street […]

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    Juneteenth

    On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced to the remaining enslaved African Americans that they were free. It was two and a half years after […]

  • We got love in our veins. Not hatred in our bones. Not bitterness in our blood. Not fear in our spirit.

    Worship Recap | We Got Love in Our Veins

    Benediction from June 15 Worship Church, we’ve been reminded today that the love of God has been poured into our hearts — not dripped, not rationed, but poured out like […]

  • Trinity represented as three women of latina, african, and asian features. Holding hands together with two outstretched hands.

    June 15, 2025 | Trinity Sunday

    Join Us for Worship on Sunday! Worship begins at 10:00am on Sunday mornings and usually runs for about 90 minutes. Please join us in the sanctuary at 41 Empire Street […]

  • "The Holy Spirit does not bypass cultural differences but incorporates them into each person's experience of the Divine." Pastor Brad

    Worship Recap | Seeing the Kingdom of Heaven in Pentecost

    This past Sunday, we looked at the story of Pentecost found in Acts 2:1-21. In this text, the Holy Spirit comes upon the disciples and moves them to preach to […]

  • Depiction of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4) in an African setting, with Black persons showing wonder and joy at the presence of the Spirit

    June 8, 2025 | Day of Pentecost

    Join Us for Worship on Sunday! Worship begins at 10:00am on Sunday mornings and usually runs for about 90 minutes. Please join us in the sanctuary at 41 Empire Street […]

Bethel Church of the Nazarene
41 Empire Street
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 479-3387