REFLECTIONS
Some notes from Sunday’s
service.
(Oh, how I miss my note
takers.) :-(
If you would like to see and hear Pastor Caroline's sermon and Dr. Barclay's Something to Think About and much more, please go to:
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Welcome song
Announcements
Congratulations on this week’s Birthdays
and Anniversaries
Peter MacLaren gave an update on the
fast approaching retreat.
If you would like to attend the
retreat even for a few hours, please see Peter.
Something to Think About
Dr. Spencer Barclay
What drives your life?
Most people are driven by:
Resentment and anger.
Guilt. Blaming yourself.
Materialism. Keeping up with the
Jones.
Trying to appease others. Getting
the approval of others.
Fear. People are afraid of what's
going to happen. In life or in death.
Satan tested Job. He lost
everything.
But he never lost his Faith. He got
angry, but it did not drive his life.
He was fearful
He felt guilty
He felt resentment. It did not drive
his life.
He was a man who disposed evil. He
was a good man.
Satan goes about like a roaring lion
taking who he can.
Job developed his own sense of
achievement.
Perhaps we all have to do what Job
did. Admit that God is in control. We should all let God drive our lives.
Only by putting God first can we
thwart Satan's advances.
Something to Think About.
Holy Communion by Pastor Todd
MacDonald.
Pastor Caroline Barclay
A member of the congregation shared
that he has thought that his purpose in life was over, but after a close-call
at work this past week; something that should possibly have killed him, he now
knows that God has more plans for his life
Caroline said this story made her
reflect that in a moment we are here or gone.
How Awesome is Our God
What do you see when you look in the
mirror? Someone sad? Happy?
This past week was one of
reflection.
He brought us from an old barn to
where we are today.
From a small group of people with a
new beginning. Pastors raised up. Authors born. Musicians made.
Who knew?
God knew.
God sees it all.
He has so much more for this
ministry. But we cannot do anything without God.
Sometimes we wonder if we are making
a difference. We are as long as we stayed focused on Jesus.
Stay grounded in Him.
Even when we think we are so tired
we cannot go on God gives us more strength.
We need to remember to share with
people we meet.
God is changing lives in this
congregation.
We will never know the lives we
touch.
When you are overwhelmed with the
work of the Lord stop for a minute and reflect on the lives you may have
touched.
In this message, God wants us to
reflect on:
His Birth
His Life
His Mission
His Ministry
His Teaching
The Cross
His Promise
His Advocacy
His waiting
He wants us all to share this
message until we are called home.
As we look at those that were called
home, we know those who loved Jesus are now in their Heavenly home.
John 14 1-3
Matthew 13:43
1 Peter 1:3&4
Romans 8:11
Matthew 10:42
I know because the Bible tells me
so.
How awesome is our God
Closing Prayer
The service closed with prayer and a
call to the front of the church for anyone who needed prayer.
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