Sunday October 9, 2016

Hi

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

Dr. Barclay: Choices are extremely important.

We never know at the moment what the results will be when we make choices at any given moment. The bible is full of examples of real humans who faced grave choices such as Rahab, she made the choice to hid the Hebrew spies in Joshua 2 and she was blessed for doing such a brave thing and putting her life on the line for the children of Israel.

Joshua 2:14

14 So the men answered her, “Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”

Elimelech in Ruth 1 made the choice to take his family from Judah the land of Yahweh to the heathen country of Moab of foreign gods and sinful practices. This choice had disastrous consequences resulting in poverty and the death of his two sons. However Ruth makes the choice to go to Judea with her mother in law Naomi; and this choice brought blessing to her, God provided her a home and a Godly husband.

Many times in history countries and world leaders have faced important choices, the results of some choices have been greatly beneficial and others have resulted in death and misfortune.

The bible tells us Christ has chosen us and we need to accept his choice.

John 15:16

16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit,and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

Joshua 24:14-15

14 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua warned the children of Israel to turn away from foreign gods and idols served by their enemies. But ultimately the choice was up to them as it is to us today, we all need to heed Joshua’s call to chose today whom we will serve. A true surety is that every choice has consequences whether blessings of great benefit or results of grave despair. Therefore we must chose Christ and follow his law, for as St. Paul warns us -for in due season we shall reap the results of everything we sow.

Galatians 6:9

9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Pastor Caroline Barclay: The Christian is to have a heart of Thanksgiving.

Phllippians 4:19

19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

The bible should be the manuscript of our lives. Christians have so much to be thankful for. When we are down we need to praise and thank God for everything, even our life itself. We must always remember that Christ is as close as the whisper of his name and that we never walk alone.We all need to be ever thankful to God for paying the price of sin and providing eternal life in heaven, through his son Jesus.As we become more like Christ and think on his goodness, we will be filled with love in our hearts and will want to give to others, asPsalm 103:2 says 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, andforget not all his benefits:When we are faithful and sincerely serve God -the benefits of the righteous -only eternity will fully reveal. We can never out give God.

Psalm 118:1

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Sunday October 2, 2016

First, Congratulations to John and Roxann Spicer on having completed their “Continuing Education Plan” of Faith Christian Fellowship Canada.

They were presented their certificates on Sunday October 3, 2016 by President Rev. Bill and Duska Annis during out evening service.

We at Master’s Hand Ministry wish them all the best as they move forward toward being ordained and fulfilling the Divine call on their lives, in God’s perfect timing.

and now.....

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

Bill Annis – God is a giving God and he gives his light to illuminate the path for the righteous. Song of Solomon 2:17 Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether. People were never created for darkness. We were created for light. In God there is noting but good. We are not to be in the shadows, for in the shadows lurks evil. 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.” From that day the light had come and people dwelt in the shadows no longer. Everything around us declares the glory of God, the heavens, the oceans, the trees etc. Creation declares there is a God and there is life! James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Great is Thy faithfulness “Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/19 Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God. Revelation 21:23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory  of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. The gospel is preaching the forgiveness of sin, and then people receiving and turning and ceasing from their sin. When people become salt and light it gives them a purpose in life. Christians are to be a light that will dispel the darkness. God’s power can not be contained and is unstoppable when his spirit is in the hearts of men and women. 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus , not the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. The power in the frail vessels is from God, not our own selves. Therefore all power and glory belongs to Christ alone.

Sunday September 25. 2016

Hello all.

Well if you were at service Sunday night you were surely blessed with the words of David Bracken's songs! 

It was so encouraging to see a young man (with a young family) who continues to gives his life to Jesus in Ministry... traveling, singing, playing, leading!... even with his cushion-change :)

Just a reminder that Prayer at Rasha's on Tuesday's and Bible Study on Wednesday's have started up after a Summer Break.

(If ou would like to sample David's music, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_HKG2I5XC8

Sunday September 18, 2016

A warm welcome is extended to all as we seek the Lord

Together for His Divine touch in our lives and in all we do.

Please accept our invitation to sign our guest book near the front door.

Sunday September 4, 2016

Apologies.

There are no notes or videos of Sunday's service, but the good news is:

The retreat is this week-end!

Look forward to pictures and maybe some videos next week.

And coming up later in the month

Sunday August 28, 2016

Here's some notes from Sunday's service:


Something to Think About
Discouragement

Life is not easy
Not enough money
Not enough time
Troubles at work

We go to church to get built up. Rejuvenated.
Even pastors get discouraged.
Many people in the Bible were discouraged, but had faith to keep going.
Abraham
Abraham's wife.
Noah
Very few don't get discouraged.
Discouragement lasts for a day. Faith lasts forever.

Pastor Caroline

We need to draw into places where we can be encouraged like the retreat.
A time to be rested and filled. A time to reflect.

Prayer and Change
Daniel 6
Daniel with the lions.
Can one person make a difference?
Jesus made a difference.
Each one of our lives are changed by Him
Fifteen years ago our lives were changed by a few people.
Daniel 6:1

Daniel refused to not pray to God
The king had to give orders for Daniel to be thrown to the lions. When he went there in the morning Daniel was still alive. Angels had saved him from the lions.
King Darious decreed that the whole kingdom would worships he God Daniel worshipped.
When we are discouraged we have to pray.
Verse 19-22

Daniel knew the power of prayer. He was able to change the king

Prayer will change things
Never give up on prayer.

Our God is an awesome God
Everything we need God is.
Prayer brings comfort and peace.
Prayer changes things.

Prayer is like oxygen to our spiritual life.

To watch the video of Pastor Caroline's sermon and Dr. Barclay's Something to Think About, click on the link on the right. 

Sunday August 21, 2016

Some notes from Sunday's service: 

Something to Think About 

Believe
Treasure?
Lottery?

Thomas said unless I see myself I will not believe. 

We all the time believe in things we can't see
Air, gravity, fragrances of ours, audio waves. 
God protects us from seeing what's all around us all the time. 
Romans 18
We can't see God in person but nature shows us there is an invisible God. 

Roxann Spicer
Not many of us can speak in front of people 
The power of God allows us to. 

People don't like taking risks for fear they will get hurt. Physically or emotionally. 
Every relationship takes risk. 
Marriage is a risk every day. 
Love is a risk but the right kind of risk. 
Elijah was a man familiar with risks: 
1 Kings 17:1-7 
1 Kings 17:8-24
1 Kings 18:1-40
1 Kings 18:41-45

Elijah goes out in power and authority! He leaves something behind that is bigger than himself. He didn't start there - He had to grow into the man he was. BY RISK!
God is always going to be there. 

God redeems what idols, broken, discarded. 

2 Cor 5:16-21
2 Cor 5:18-40

We are ambassadors for Jesus Christ. 

We will only experience the fullness of God when we risk. 

When all of us walked through this door we took a risk. We didn't know what would happen. 

We have to get up and go and take more risks in the Lord. 
Get up from our safe place and let God use you. 
God restores, 
gives value
God takes what is old and broken and makes it new. That's what He did to each one of us. 

* Please note there will be no evening service on Sept. 11th.