Christmas Eve Service

Good Morning Friends!! 

As the 'Church' family of Masters' Hand Ministry - we've been gathering at the HW Angus Funeral Chapel on 256 King St in New Glasgow, every Sunday night for almost seven years!! 
We are non-denominational (ie: Christian) and warmly welcome everyone that chooses to join us!! 

We encourage all to attend their home church of course but if you don't have one - PLEASE KNOW that our invitation is extended every day and we'd especially like to invite you to join us TONIGHT at 7pm for Christmas Eve! 

We'll be having a short service of traditional and contemporary worship, a Christmas message and a special story and gift for the children!! Just a wonderful time to gather together and celebrate the birthday of Jesus!! We sincerely hope you consider our invitation ....❤❤

PLEASE JOIN US

Please join us this evening at Master's Hand Ministry as Pastor Dave MacLean from Debert shares a message from God's Word.

Our service is at H.W.Angus chapel, King St.,New Glasgow beginning at 6:00 PM.

All are welcome. Come worship with us and bring a friend.

Sunday November 26, 2017

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

Dr. Spencer Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: Just like God breathed life into man, he breathed inspiration into the bible for our life instructions and direction.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

God breathed-inspired the word of God. The holy scriptures the bible.

Genesis 2:7

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

God breathed into man his soul and spirit and he became a living being. God’s spirit breathed life into the bible, just as God’s spirit breathed life into man.

Throughout history man has put his own interpretation on scripture, often applying his own purpose and intent. Which many times did not come out as what God intended or inspired.

The bible has God’s completeness and is universally used in every corner of the world. The bible is prophetical and always proves to be true.

 We have to read the bible with an open and willing spirit. The holy scriptures are God inspired and need to be handled with holy reverence and obedience.

Pastor Caroline – Theme: VIP=Very Important Person

Matthew 18:12-14

12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? 13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

In the kingdom of God we are very important people. Only Christ could redeem us, he laid down his life for his children. Jesus was and is the most important person who ever lived and lives. And we are called to spread his most important message. Christ changed us from enemies to his friends. Christ shared our sin so we might share the righteousness of God. We must have a new passion for Christ everyday and look forward to spending eternity with him. Jesus is always faithful, twenty four hours a day seven days a week. We should never feel down and despair, as we are very important people to Christ. Christian’s are not different because we are better than others. We are different because the Holy Spirit lives within us. Just like the parable of the ninety and nine Christ rejoices when each one of us come home to serving and living for him.

Sunday November 12, 2017

Here's the notes from Sunday's service.  (Thanks, Jean)

Dr. Barclay: - Something to Think About

Serving And Working Together Will Bring Success.

 Mark 3:25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

The church must be in unity, everyone is part of the body of Christ. Each member may be doing their own particular job, but all working for the kingdom of God. With no strife and struggle against each other.

1 Corinthians 12: 20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.

Physical dementia is when our physical body is not under the control of the brain. Spiritual dementia is when our bodies are not under the control of God. We lose connectivity with God.

We must all stay connected with each other and connected and with our Heavenly Father. This world is full of spiritual darkness and lies from the Devil, we can combat this most effectively when we serve and labor together, our hearts united focused on the Lord.

Roxann Spicer: 

- How To Bless Others-Tell Them About Christ

 Matthew 10:12-14 And when you go into a household, greet it. 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

 If people do not want to hear about Jesus after you have told them. Then don’t worry about it, know you have done your part, go your way in peace and move on. If we spoke the gospel to someone and they refused our message, we need not ever feel that we have failed. When we have presented the gospel, everyone is responsible for their own choice afterwards. We cannot let fear stop us from telling others about Jesus. If others laugh or ridicule us we cannot let it hinder us, we must continue forward telling others about Christ. God works through people to distribute his blessings and there is no limit to what God can give. We are to go through life blessing others and telling them about Christ. We need not be discouraged if their response is not what we hoped for, we must continue on serving the Lord with our eyes on the eternal prize.

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Sunday October 30, 2017

Here's some notes from Sunday's service.  (Thanks, Jean)

Dr. Spencer Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: Why did Jesus come to earth?

Luke 19:10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Man made his own decision to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge; by making this decision man tried to become God, believing the lie the serpent told to Eve. Ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed God mankind has gone astray, deceived into thinking they do not need God. Therefore God had to become man. After man sinned in the garden, his relationship with God was broken and man felt his sin and hid from God. Because of sin, death entered the world. Christ came to earth to restore our relationship with God, pardon our sin and commute our life sentence. Why did Christ come to earth?--to seek and save that which was lost. To seek us, build a relationship with us and save our souls from a lost eternity in hell.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Pastor Caroline – Theme: Let him lead.

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord

We can trust God will answer our need. God will not answer our greed. We need to take time and rest in the Lord. God leads us beside the still waters, God wants our hearts to be at peace. God wants to bring us into a time of restoration and healing. We need to let him lead us, where he would have us go and he will provide an answer to what we need is in his time, not our own.

Sunday October 15, 2017

Some notes from Sunday’s service:   (Thanks again, Jean)

Dr. Barclay: - Something to Think About

Working together with the family of God, provides countless blessings.

 God holds everything in this universe together by the power of his word.

Everyday new discoveries and findings are coming out in the science world, all proving the bible is true.

Psalm 139:4 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.

We are all brothers and sisters in Christ and when we fellowship together we richly reap the benefits of being a family.

Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Jacquie Ross: Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!

The church does not need another program, what the church needs today is a true relationship with Christ. There will always be problems in the church, because there will always be people in the church and humans will fail from time to time. People do not always get along with each other, but God still calls us to be in unity. The Bride of Christ needs to work together serving as a beacon of God’s light. We do not and will not always have to agree, but we must continue to serve and love the Lord together. The world body of Christ must serve as an example to the world, serving the Lord in faith, love and obedience.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labour.
For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Pastor Appreciation Month

Pastor Appreciation Month is a special time that congregations set aside each year to honor their pastors and pastoral families for the hard work, sacrificial dedication and multiple blessings provided by these special people. It is also important to remember that appreciation, affirmation and prayer support of our spiritual leaders is appropriate throughout the entire year.

Need some tips? Here are a few:

~ Ask your pastor – Did you get your Sabbath/days off this week?

Sunday October 1, 2017

Here's the notes from Sunday's service.  (Thanks, Jean)

Pastor David Mac Lean

Theme: Proper Speaking, Power in the Tongue

 God does not want us to be angry, sad or depressed. God wants us to walk in a new life of joy, love peace and forgiveness. Satan can only deceive us if we let him. We cannot let bad thoughts come out in our speech. We cannot entertain bad thoughts of bitterness and unforgiveness. If anyone treats us mean we should not let it upset us, we should simply pray for them.

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

 Christians today are living far below what God intended for them. We need to be full of the Holy Spirit so that it over flows in our everyday lives. God wants us to be prosperous in our families, jobs and health.

1John 5:14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

 When we have the revelation that the Holy Spirit lives within us,  it changes our lives tremendously. We need to be careful we do not speak condemnation on ourselves and others, but to speak edification and love, building up and encouraging ourselves and others.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

September 17, 2017

Sorry, I'm more than a little behind. 

Here's the notes from the service of Sept. 17, 2017.

Thanks, Jean.

Pastor Gamal Hanna

Theme: Christ is our faithful lawyer, advocating our petitions to his Father for us.

Pastor Hanna gave us a report of his ministry and work at home in Egypt. He encouraged all us in the Lord, stating God has called us to be his ministers and to work in his field. We all living in a special time in the Lord. Pastor Hanna told how the church in Egypt is experiencing revival and the Christians in Egypt are very unified, all denominations are working and praying together. Pastor Hanna and his wife have a great ministry to poor families and kids and kids living on the street and many have left a lifestyle of smoking and drinking and are now on the right track in life.

Hebrews 9:24-28

For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another—26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Verses 24-26 Speaks of Christ as the High Priest, paying for our sin debt through the sacrifice of himself.

Verses 27-28 Speaks of Christ as the returning Bridegroom and reigning King of Kings, to rule and reign for the with a rod of iron and carry out judgement.

Christ did not enter through a man made sanctuary he entered heaven himself and is interceding with the Father for us as he truly knows what we need.

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

This scripture speaks of the kind of belief we should have, coming before the throne of grace in all confidence expressing our needs. We need to be courageous when we pray, not hesitant. God cares for our spiritual needs as well as our material needs. Christ knows what we need, he is our true High Priest and advocate, advocating for us before the Father continually. We must be ever ready and look forward with great anticipation to when Christ returns to earth with full Glory and power as the reigning King of Kings forever. If we are faithfully living for the Lord everyday and in fellowship with him we will not fear his coming, but look forward to it with great hope and joy.

Sunday September 17, 2017

NOTICE

For this week only (Sunday September 17, 2017) our service will be at the chapel of the H.C. MacQuarrie Funeral Home 
18 Acadia Ave., Stellarton NS.

Please let your friends know of this change.

See you in church!

Sunday September 3, 2017

This is our retreat weekend. 

There will be no service in New Glasgow Sunday evening.

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And here's the notes from the service of Sept. 3rd. (Thanks again, Jean)

Dr. Spencer Barclay- Something to Think About

Theme: Darkness and Light

Spiritual knowledge of darkness and the light of truth.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.

 Isaiah’s prophecy is repeated in Matthew 4:16

The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”

If we do not have God’s light showing us the way; we as often in the case of human nature, will go our own way, not God’s way and will create our own knowledge and our own form of light. When we do this we are in spiritual darkness. Anything outside of God’s plan of salvation and his law is spiritual darkness. Throughout the bible God warned the Nation of Israel of going off and doing their own thing, compromising and mixing with other religions and he warns us of the same thing today. It is a very dangerous thing to leave the truth and willfully wander off into the darkness of falsehood and sin. The darkness is when people follow their own light, their own knowledge and their own instincts. Today their is great darkness in the world and it seems to be getting darker everyday.

All the more Christ admonishes us to let our lights shine brightly for him and never be ashamed of the gospel message.

Matthew 5:14-16

14“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Pastor Caroline Barclay- Theme: Well Done!

Matthew 25:21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

 We serve Christ not out of duty, but out of love for God. We can trust the Lord that he will give us the time and strength to serve others. Christ came to serve and not to be served and we are to follow his example. When we serve God we put our own agenda aside and we put God’s agenda first. If we want to serve God we must trust as Moses did when he struck the rock

Exodus 17:6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.

And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

We have to have faith and trust wholly in God and rest in his strength and not our own. Each day when we pray we need to ask God who he would wants us to serve and trust he will lead us to the right place and the right soul. Christ showed us the greatest act of serving with his death on the cross.

Luke 22:42 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

When we do good works for the glory of mankind and not God, we will become broken, weary and disillusioned. When we serve God with a pure heart he will taken care of us and see us through, just like the heroes of the bible, such as Moses.

Deuteronomy 34:7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.

Sunday August 27, 2017

Sunday's notes.  (Thanks, Jean)

Dr.  Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: Always be humble and seek the Lord regardless of our position in life.

If we do not learn from the lessons of history we are all bound to repeat them. As David became King and powerful, he lost that close connection he had with God, such as in his days of being a shepherd and playing the harp to calm King Saul when an evil spirit troubled him. The Lord had blessed David and had taken him from great heights; from the days of being a shepherd and taking bread and cheese to his brethren, to now being the ruling King of Israel. However the benefits of power and fame came with consequences, David took full liberty with Bathsheba had an affair with her and sent her husband Uriah to the front lines of battle during war and was assuring his death would follow, which it did. David later repented after being confronted by the prophet Nathan and David went to write many of the wonderful psalms we read and sing today. We as Christians in the Western world have gone astray like David, material wealth and comforts have taken away our need for God. Today we see people leaving the church in large numbers, Europe and North America, they are finding pleasure in material things, worshipping themselves and making themselves happy.

2 Timothy 3:2-4 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—

Sadly many people leave the church and never come back, it is those who maintain the faith steadfast and loyal that God will reward.

Revelation 22:12-13 12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Pastor Caroline – Theme: Trust in the Lord and obey his law for he is faithful.

Psalm 25:4-10

 To be bitter is to live in a place of darkness. If we live in Christ’s righteousness and humility, God will be faithful to us and we can trust we will be under his love and protection. We are Christ filled people and we need to remember, the world is watching us. The world is watching our behavior and lifestyle and how we react to the heartbreaking situations in life. God always extends his mercy and his grace in our times sorrow loneliness and hurt. The Christian can always be confident in Jesus. We are only human and our knowledge is limited and humans will fail. Therefore our full confidence and assurance needs to be in Christ and Christ alone, Christ will never fail us.

Philippians 4:13 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Sunday August 13, 2017

Notes from Sunday's Service.  (Thanks, Jean)

Dr. Barclay - Something to Think About

Theme: Iniquity thrives, when man says I will take the place of God.

Looking at the world today we often think there is no true leadership anymore. That applies not only for the political, national and international realm, but often there is no true leadership in the church as well. Man often thinks he can solve the world’s problems, through human means such as money and weapons and control of natural resources.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of  themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power.

Babylon was the main superpower at one time, ruled by Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 4:24-34

Daniel received a vision of Nebuchadnezzar living like an an animal and eating grass on all fours, like oxen. This vision came true, his body took on the form of a beast, hair like feathers and nails like claws and he ate grass on all fours like an animal. Nebuchadnezzar learned a lesson from this experience and was humbled.

Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever:

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

Throughout history, from the time of the Babylon empire till present, we have seen the perils of human arrogance repeated over and over again. We must always remember human leaders will fail us from time to time and political and government systems are put together by man’s laws and ideas and are never perfect. There is only one true righteous leader and that is Jesus Christ and he is the one,  we are to place our sole trust in and he will never let us down. His law will last forever and his kingdom shall have no end.

Pastor Bill Annis

Theme: We must trust and obey, for we never know what blessings God has planned for us down the road.

Never get upset about your setbacks. They just might be a setup for something wonderful- an unexpected blessing God has for you.

Romans 1:1 Paul, a bond servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God.

Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

Genesis 50:20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

Paul was a zealous Pharisee, who persecuted the followers of Christ. Through the power of God his life was transformed and he became a true convert of Jesus Christ. Now, that is the power of the gospel, Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God. When the will of God is on your side, nothing is impossible. The will of God is always for us and it always brings peace, never fear or anxiety. We cannot let circumstances dictate to us, because in our human understanding we cannot fully know what the will of God is. In every circumstance in life Jesus is Lord and he is in charge. We are the beneficiaries of grace and peace.

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

We are in the world, but not part of it, nor it’s political system. We are citizens of a heavenly kingdom. Our blessings from God and are not tied to material things, they are just the resource, God is the source. Jesus is the answer and his will is always for our good.

Sunday August 13, 2017

Notes from Sunday's service.  (Thanks, Jean,  😀)

Dr. Spencer Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: We must have great faith and trust God for physical and spiritual healing.

 Mark 8:22-26

Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. 23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

24 And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.”

25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. 26 Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.”

This is a fascinating passage to look at. Someone took the blind man to Jesus. He did not come by himself, someone in great mercy stopped and took the time to take him. In this passage we think of the physical eyes and also the eyes of the heart and our understanding of Christ. People often wonder why bad things happen to themselves and in the world. We look at things through the physical and earthly sense, yet do not see clearly with our spiritual eyes. This man asked Christ to touch him, Christ did and he received his healing. Jesus took him by the hand and let him outside of the town. Christ touched him twice for a full healing, his vision was restored and he saw clearly.

 Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

 As a result of the lack of faith in the large cities, Christ took his miracles out side the city. As the people did not recognize and appreciate the small miracles he did in the cities. He did the big ones outside the city.

Roxann Spicer- Theme: Christ waits and is patient with us, even when we lack faith and doubt.

Matthew 14:22-33

 Peter stopped looking at the Lord and looked at his circumstances and began to sink----How human!

Would we be scared if we saw someone walking on the water?

Why did Peter stop trusting and give into fear, emotions and panic?

The disciples faced the wind and the waves as their ship was tossed about in a storm. Scripture says in the fourth watch of the night, which is the darkest hour just before dawn. Jesus came to the disciples by walking on the Sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were full of fear and cried out saying “It is a ghost”. Jesus told them not to be afraid as it was himself. Peter then said Lord if it be you, beckon me to come and join you on the water. Thus Jesus beckoned Peter to come. Peter got out of the ship and began walking on the water to meet Jesus. But when Peter saw the wind and storm he was afraid and began to sink, he called out to the Lord to save him and Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him.

Peter let his fear and emotions take over,  he took his eyes of Jesus and neglected his faith. Walking on the water, being outside the boat was being in the unknown for Peter. Jesus is always with us, even in the unknown. We have to keep using our faith, keep trusting and believing and not give into fear. Peter was seen in his humanity and Christ was seen in glory, power and might by the other disciples. That day the disciples had seen Jesus feed the five thousand, yet it was not till later that night when they saw him walk on the water, did they finally say “Truly You are the Son of God”and worshiped him in the ship. We people today, are often like the disciples, always looking for another sign, more proof to believe what Christ had told us along.

Sunday August 6, 2017

Notes from Sunday's service. (Thanks, Jean)

Dr. Barclay - Something to Think About

Theme: The Word of God is powerful and yet do we even read it?, value it? and study it?

 Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

 Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Mediation is not just reading,  it is to study,  pursue and follow through.

How should we meditate—James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

To meditate, is to put away everything else, to focus and concentrate. We must receive scripture with meekness, humbleness and not a know it all attitude. Our souls are saved by faith, but our faith is watered by the Word of God. Many people plan, study and invest in a career that will last perhaps 40-50 years or less. But do we plan, study and invest for eternity, like we do for this earthly life? Here in the western world the bible is easily accessible and yet do we value this wonderful blessing and asset we have? Knowing there are many people in other parts of the world who struggle and go through such great hardship, just to get their hands on a bible and to be able to read and understand it.

Pastor Caroline Barclay

Theme: Destination Heaven

Are we preparing for eternity? In our everyday lives, are we thinking only about this earthly life  only ? or are we thinking ahead with great anticipation toward eternity and life with Christ? Are we focused on the temporal? or what is eternal?

John 14:1-5 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

To be saved from eternity in hell, only God’s grace through faith can do this. If we do not confess him as Lord and acknowledge his finished work on the cross as the way for salvation than we will not spend eternity with him in heaven.

How do we prepare for eternity in heaven:

-- Accept Christ as Lord and accept his gift of salvation through faith and confess our sins.

--Repent from sinning and ask Christ’s forgiveness.

--Trust Christ everyday for his help and guidance and thank him and praise him everyday.

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.