Sunday November 25, 2018

A few notes from Sunday evening.  (Thanks, Jean)

Peter Mc Laren – Theme: Our Faith Family

Ephesians 4:2-3 with all lowliness and gentleness, with long suffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

The church family is extremely important, we need to continually build each other up in the faith of Jesus Christ. The devil will will try to divide us, insult us and attack us as he is the accuser of the brethren and we need to fight him together. God calls to minister to each other by prayer, love and encouragement. We need to encourage each other to continue living God’s way and resist the world’s temptation to stray from Christ. It is vital we continue meeting together and serve God in unity, the wrong crowd and bad actors are always out there to pull us away. The family of God needs to keep each other focused and obeying Christ and protected and strong from the enticement and influence of the world.

Sunday November 11, 2018

A few notes from Sunday's service.  (Thanks, Jean)

Dr. Barclay – Something to Think About

There will will never be true peace, until the Prince of Peace returns.

Very often we forget the things we should remember, and we remember the things we should forget. We seem to forget the diseases, sickness, vermin, loneliness and dying. Yet we remember parades, pomp, pageantry, names of battles and government leaders. War is all through the bible from the beginning till the end of Revelation. War is something we cannot get away from because we are humans and unfortunately we do forget. Weak and poor leadership is the downfall of many nations and the cause of many wars.

Sadly we will always have war and conflict on this earth until Christ returns and reigns supreme from Zion and we all long for and welcome that glorious day. There will never be peace until the Prince of Peace dwells here among us.

Micah 4:1-3

Rev. Roxann Spicer-Theme: When we work together for Christ we will be blessed.

John 17:6-19

When we know Jesus, it is never just ourselves, it is Jesus and the Holy Spirit working through us. We can know it is “never just me”, life is always bigger than ourselves when we are serving Christ.

Acts 2:42-47

The early church was blessed with signs and wonders and their numbers greatly increased, the church grew exponentially. This was all because they were of one heart, one mind and they were in unity. God blesses our work and efforts when we are working in unity together for him, never for our own glory. It is never about us getting what we want. The christian life is all about obedience and full submission to Christ. We make life complicated ourselves, because are in the world and we use the world’s way of thinking. Living God’s way is never complicated. What is good for the kingdom will always be good for us. We will always be blessed when we put Christ first and give him the honor and glory, never ourselves.

Better Late Than Never - Sunday October 28, 2018

Here's the notes of Oct. 28's service.  (Thanks, Jean)

Dr. Barclay-Theme: We need to be well rounded and balanced in all things.

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Halloween started as a Druid festival, celebrating summers end, also the Roman festival Sambra. In the 8^th century the church named this festival All Hallows Eve, followed by All Saints Day, however this was all steeped in paganism. Today the celebration of death, torture and killing is all around us. Many adults and children are playing video games celebrating death and witchcraft.

Sadly today for many people they do not have balance in their lives. Often for people who just watch movies and video games, without a general knowledge of history and the bible, their view of life and the world will not be balanced. When are not balanced with the gospel truth and God’s Word does not play a prominent role in our lives and we are not in fellowship with other believers our lives can take a dangerous turn with disastrous consequences. We need to be be mentally balanced, understanding the world we live in, yet fully serving Christ. Remembering we are in this world but not part of it.

Pastor Caroline Barclay -Theme: Peace

We need to invite God into every area of our lives if we want peace. Only God’s peace can help us bear today’s troubles.

Romans 12:15-18

The devil wants us to live in discord and turmoil, but when we have the peace of God in us, we can get along with our neighbour and be at peace with them. We cannot always have our own way in life, be selfish and prove ourselves right. We are to be at peace with our neighbour and put their needs ahead of our own.

True peace always comes from God and serving him.

Philippians 4:8-9

There is no greater place we can be, than before the Lord, worshiping him and mediating on his goodness. When we are content with who we are and what we have we will be at peace.

Something to Think About - Nov.4/18