Sunday July 2, 2017

          We invite you to join us for a lively faith filled evening of worship, and message of encouragement on his Sunday evening, July 9th.  We will welcome our very special guests,Michael and Naomi Knoll, from Fredericton NB. 

This dedicated husband and wife team are passionate worship leaders, songwriters, and communicators with an anointing to lead people into the tangible presence of God in a very sincere and heartfelt way. They are currently ministering in worship and word through their Hearts of Motion (heartsofmotion.com)ministry as God continues to open doors for them! 

          Part of their passion is also in teaching and equipping others to awaken to an awareness of God's presence in their everyday lives and to remind them that everywhere they go, they carry the power and presence of God with them to bring His love to the world!

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

Dr. Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: True Godly biblical fear.

 Worry is a form of fear. People worry about many different things. Much of the fear we experience is due to the circumstances we face. Many of the heroes of the bible faced fear such as Moses and Elijah. God called Moses to speak to Pharaoh- to tell him to let the Children of Israel go free. Exodus 4:10 -13 Moses was afraid pleading with God that he felt inadequate and was not a confident speaker and slow of speech. In 1 Kings 19:1-4 Jezebel sends a messenger to Elijah informing him she intends to kill him the next day, he is filled with great fear he runs and hides, sitting under a tree and wishing to die.

Fear is mentioned over 400 times in the bible. Many times we read fear not in the bible (Luke 2:10). We are to have a spirit of faith not fear. Yet we also read in the bible to fear God. To fear God is more than respect; it is a fear of awe, apprehension and reverence. We must remember procrastination has sent many to hell not heaven; true fear of God causes us to act and do what is right, not put off righteous for another time. In the world today we do not have the fear of God that we need. Today we are living in the days of Noah (Genesis 6:5). People are doing what they think is right in their own eyes, regardless of whether it is or not. We need to fear God now more than ever.

 Roxann Spicer- Theme: Never let he crowd discourage you from calling out to God in prayer.

 Matthew 20:29-34

 29 Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”

31 Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”

32 So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

33 They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.

From this scripture we learn these two blind men were consistent. They did not let the crowd deter them, they continued to shout all the more louder. These two men were determined and persistent. Jesus stopped for these two men and asked them what do you want and they replied we want to see. These two men were tired of the way things were, they were ready to move on and desperately wanting change. We all should take a lesson from these two men, times of desperate need cause us to strip away all pride, self reliance and pity and get down to the truth. These men realized they had a one time moment in front of the, Jesus was passing by. This was their divine opportunity for a breakthrough. They overcame their insecurity and doubt, they had a need and it was driving them. Jesus did not rebuke them like the crowd, he simply had compassion on them met them right were they were. These men were honest with themselves and honest with God. Jesus touched their need, opened their eyes and they were never the same. This affected their feeling of uselessness, enabled them to work and be productive and provide for themselves from then on. This is what Christ wants from all of us to cry out to him with our need and not be discouraged by the worldly crowd. Remember he is just as close as the mention of his name.