Sunday May 28, 2017

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

Dr. Spencer Barclay - Something to Think About

Theme: God will always be worshiped and praised whether we chose to or not.

-Throughout the bible it is clear God wants a relationship with us. We always should, but tragically often don’t not respond in kind to his overtures. Yet we read in the bible how nature responds much differently, and humans can learn a lot from nature.

Psalm 96:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.

Psalm 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands;
Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord,

Isaiah 55:12 “For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

The bible says if we do not respond to a relationship with God nature will.

Research studies have shown, healthy trees will nurture sick trees and that trees have feelings and that plants can even respond to music. There is a lot more to nature than we humans understand. If we do not take the opportunity to respond to a relationship with God, nature will.

Scripture states if we do not praise God even the rocks will cry out.

Luke 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Pastor Caroline Barclay-Theme: Full Joy

 As people, we need to strive to hear the Lord when the noise of the world is too loud. When the world fills us with empty promises and empty guarantees, we need the Lord to show us his way.

John 15:1-7-- this scripture speaks of Jesus the true vine.

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. When we stay close to Jesus teachings we will have full joy. We are called to love those we know and don’t know and those who seem unlovable. This is when the fruit in our christian lives will be most evident to others. God delights in us and we are taught to delight in him. Being a blessing to others is living in the fullness of joy. Stay close to the true vine Jesus and be the branch that he wants you to be.

Sunday May 21, 2017

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

Ken Hayden

Theme: Miracles can happen for us today just like they did for Paul and Silas, when we pray and praise God.

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

-The Holy Spirit dwells in each one of us who has received Christ as Lord and with his help wonderful things can happen, we would have never dreamed of.

Acts 16:16-34 ----A demon is cast of of the fortunetelling woman, Paul Silas are jailed and the jailer receives Christ and he and his household are saved.

Acts 16:18-19 Paul and Silas spoke and lashed out at the evil spirit not the girl.

-Many times we have to recognize the evil spirits behind a situation, not just the individuals.

Acts 16:23 Paul and Silas had many stripes laid on them and they were cast into jail.

-Sometimes in life we have to receive and bare stripes, before we can bare true fruit of the spirit in our lives.

Acts 16:25 At the midnight hour Paul and Silas were filled with prayer and songs of praise.

-Miracles happen when we have a praise party and not a pity party.

Acts 16:26 A sudden earthquake caused the foundation of the prison to be shaken. The doors were opened and the chains were loosened and not just Paul and Silas, all the prisoners.

- When the Holy Spirit comes, he touches everyone, not just a select few.

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Acts 16:27-28 The jailer awoke, seeing the prison doors open, he was fearful, took out his sword and was about to kill himself. Paul in kindness and mercy told the jailer  “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”

- The jailer awoke from his natural sleep and also greater still from his spiritual sleep. Sometimes God does awesome things when we are in not so pleasant places. Christlike character, godly behaviour and love of others, will cause others to say just like the jailer in Acts 16:30  “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

God heard the praises of Paul and Silas and God showed up and miracles happened. Just like in King David’s time and Paul and Silas time the anointing is still and always needed. Programs and the ideas of man will never work by themselves. Paul and Silas had a Holy Ghost anointed praise service and the Glory of the Lord came down; chains were broken, people were saved and baptized. In the end, when life is over, it will not matter what denomination we were, what will matter is what we did with Jesus.

Sunday May 14, 2017

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

Roxann Spicer------

Theme: Every day the question is asked of us, just like Moses asked the Children of Israel in Exodus 32:26 “Who is on the Lord’s side? Let him come unto me.”

-------let our lives reflect the answer.

A comparison of Exodus 24 and Exodus 32

Exodus 24

-Moses built an altar for the Lord. V: 4

-Moses sincere close relationship with God leads to cleansing of the people and true worship. V:5-8

-Moses reminds the Children of Israel of the covenant and they agree to it. V: 8

The Children of Israel ate and drank in the presence of the Lord with joy. V:11

-Moses defends God’s reputation. Moses will not receive any blessing, that is not intended for him.

Exodus 32

-Aaron built an altar in front of an Idol. V: 5

- Idol worship led to indulgence and revelry. V:6

-Aaron mixed what was holy with what was pagan. V: 8

- Moses reminds God of his promise to Abraham and the patriarchs. V:13-14

-Aaron acts in self preservation. V:21-22

-Aaron took no responsibility and casts blame on the people. V:21-24

-Levites were the only ones who stood with Moses. V: 26

-Forgiveness is given, but consequences remain. V:27-28

-Levites carried out a difficult task, cleansing had to be done. V: 27-28

- The close and sincere relationship Moses experienced with God in the cloud in ch. 24:15-18, prepared him for what he had to do in ch 32

-Moses and the Levites sought to please God and not man.

-Aaron showed no respect for the reputation of God or for the Children of Israel.

-In this chapter Aaron did not have a sincere relationship with God, Aaron was simply being religious.

Foreshadow

- Moses had intimacy with God. We can now have intimacy with God

- In Exodus Ch 32:11-14 Moses interceded for the crowd at the foot of the mount. Today Jesus intercedes for us at the right Hand of the Father.

-Moses serves in the position of High Priest. Jesus is our High Priest.

-God-Moses-Priesthood-People. Today we now have direct access to God.

-Exodus 24:11 The Children of Israel celebrate the Glory of God within eating, compared to Revelation 19:9 Marriage supper of the Lamb.

In our lives everyday we must ask ourselves are we playing the part of Moses or Aaron? We cannot be afraid to offend people we must be genuine. We must never settle for a counterfeit. We must seek the true worship of Jehovah at all costs.

Sunday May 7, 2017

Thanks to Jean, here's some notes from Sunday's service:

Dr. Barclay- Something to Think About

Theme: The Word of God is the sword and essential for everything we face.

 Tragedies like terrorism, wars, famines and earthquakes and economic down turns cause us to wonder and often ask where is God?

When we look around our nation and we see so many churches closing, we wonder and ask where is God? Scholars in the age of the enlightenment such as Voltaire and Kant, denied the truth and power of the Bible, they did not believe in divine revelation.

John 5:39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.

2 Timothy 3:15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

 Tragically, people today, have lost the ability and desire to study scripture, and here lies the reason for so many of the problems we face in the world today. Because we will not know how to fight spiritual wars, if we do not know our Bible. Because in the Bible are all the tools and weapons to fight the enemy and the spiritual attacks we face in this world. Therefore the more effective we are at knowing and studying the Bible, the better equipped and prepared we will be for spiritual attacks and the difficult and hard times we face in this world.

 Pastor John Dunnett -

Theme: Living as Citizens of Heaven

 Philippians 1:27-30 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

God calls us to live on earth as citizens of Heaven. It means living with the presence of the Holy Spirit in the here and now. It means letting Jesus be in charge of our lives even though we think we know better. We must conduct our lives in a way that brings glory and honor to the Kingdom of God.

We don’t all have to look the same or be in the same place at the same time, but we are all to be of one purpose and one goal. Living as a citizen of heaven, will put us in times of conflict, struggle and hardship while on this earth. But we are to count it all joy and an honor to suffer as Christ did.

 Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Sunday April 30, 2017

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

Dr. Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: Matthew 5:16

 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

---Do not be afraid to be a light for Christ in this world.

 Matthew 5:14

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

When looking at the world today and all the problems around the globe. We can clearly notice, there are very few lit candles showing the way.

Why?....Many people are afraid to light a candle for fear of what it might entail. There are so many social pressures to go with the crowd, nobody wants to stand out and take a different path than the majority. Influences in the world are still there to pull us astray as they were 5, 100 and 2000 years ago. God calls us all to simply light a candle and be a light for him in this dark world. If more of the people who call themselves christian, were shinning their lights brightly, illuminating the way to Christ, what a difference in the world it would make.

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 Pastor Caroline Barclay -

Theme: Work and Rest

Work is the tasks that have to be done in the run of a day.

Rest is to sit, lie down and simply not do any activity for a while.

In every work we do, it mast ultimately be to the glory of God.

Colossians 3:23-25

23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.

We all need to work to make an income to meet our needs. In our rest time we might just read, meet with friends for coffee or have good long sleep. Yet there may be times during the week when we cannot rest, our minds and bodies are full of work overload. Sometimes we are so concerned with work we cannot rest and sleep seems elusive. Reading the word of God and quality time spent in prayer provides true rest for our souls.

 Mark 4:35-41

 Jesus could sleep in the back of a boat in the midst of a storm. The disciples were fearful and anxious, lacking faith, to the point of believing they were about to perish. Yet Jesus was calm in the storm, his mind was at rest knowing that Father God would see them through. Jesus simply spoke to the storm “Peace Be Still”.

 God needs to be the master of our body and minds. We are to work with God and go with him, not just busy ourselves with the demands of this world.

 Matthew 11:28-29

28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.