Sunday November 30, 2015

Some notes from Sunday's service.  (Thanks, Heather)

Did you know in two days it's December?! Oh sorry, I should have said 'Are you sitting down?!' :D 

Please forgive me, I don't have notes for Something to Think About tonight; however, you can hear it live on our blog. As always, please check that out for information, videos, pictures, upcoming events, etc

Natalie MacDonald spoke on the first candle of Advent... The Candle of Hope. The assurance God will finish what he promised. 2 Corinthians 1:20 and 2 Corinthians 9:15. And because the Lord works ALL things, Pastor Todd was moved to bring us this message...

The Message ~ Pastor Todd

- The candle we lit tonight is the candle of HOPE.

- Our hope came... Jesus! Now our hope is He's coming again.

- ... and still remains. The person of Jesus is gone, but the person of the Holy Spirit is very much alive.

- Adam was warned not to eat from the ONE tree. When Adam ate of the tree, God didn't destroy him and make a new man warning 'listen the last one ate, and look what happened to him!'

- Yes Adam 'surely died', but not from God's hand... he became mortal.

- Adam wasn't destroyed because God had HOPE in humanity!!... as he still does today!

- Isaiah 7:14... 'All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).'

- Isaiah 53

- These verses, our hope, what we hold onto, and written 700 years before it all happened.

- He was born to a virgin (not a king), he was raised on earth, walked in our shoes, showed us how important relationships are (and with God the Father).

- There's no need to fear. He will be with us forever.

- There will be perfection in Glory.

- He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. Notice the 'caps'. He is the King over all other kings, and Lord over all other lords... the One and only!

- Why did He die? To show that nothing is as powerful as God himself.

- Psalm 62:5-8... ⁵ Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. ⁶ He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. ⁷ My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. ⁸ O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.

As the Christmas season is upon us, through the hustle and bustle, how about whispering a 'ho-ho-Holy Spirit'. I'm sure the 'spirit' of giving, cheer, and even a smile will shine through your being!

Cheers

Heather

Update for Shoreline Gathering Point and the MacDonald's

As you are aware, we (Pastor Todd and Natalie) have accepted a church in Alberta.  We, along with the board of Shoreline, have decided the last service at our home will be November 29th.  We will still be around and will be at most Master's Hand services but need to get our house all packed.  We are also participating in the Christmas Concert on December 5th.

We want to say thank you to everyone for accepting, loving, encouraging and befriending us over the years.  You will be missed.  We will be leaving Nova Scotia on December 27th and will keep you up to date on our trip and as we start our work in Sundre.  We will be sure to get you new phone numbers and address as soon as that is settled but we do know we have a spare room and Chica and we would love to see her/our friends!  We will be back of course for visits and we will still be texting, e-mailing, facebooking, blogging and probably some Skype and phone calls too.

In His service, Pastor Todd & Natalie MacDonald