Sunday April 29, 2018

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

Dr. Spencer Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: We must continue meeting together, the world can never replace the work of the church

 Today people do not relay on the church the way they used to. People do not go to church the way they used to.

Hebrews 10:25

25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as isthe manner of some, but exhorting one another,and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Scripture tells us, as Christians not to give up on meeting together. It is greatly important and beneficial for Christians to meet together and encourage each other.

Sadly today people now relay on government too much for all their needs. To the point that government has replaced the church. It can also be seen in some cases as government worship.

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.

We must continue on, as scripture tells us to keep doing good, mediate on God’s word and not forsake meeting together.

Pastor Caroline – Theme: Wonderful times of refreshing in the Spirit of God.

 Acts 2:13-42 This scripture reference is about the work and gifts of the Holy Spirit, how it empowers the life of the Christian and causes the church to be alive and grow.

Acts 2:13-17 

13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;

God loves us so much that he just pours his Holy Spirit in us and we need to sit back and soak it in. When the Holy Spirit flows over us, it may seem strange and peculiar to others, who are not familiar with the Pentecostal experience. However, which way God manifests himself, welcome it and enjoy it. Christ said he would send the Comforter, therefore let’s enjoy and live fully in that same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. So that others will know that the Spirit of God dwells in us by our commitment to Christ, loving kindness and our very countenance, peaceful expression on our face, that only God can bring.

Sunday April 22, 2018

Sunday April 15, 2018

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

Dr. Barclay - Something to think about - Walking With God

Genesis 3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.

God came down to walk with man, during the time of Adam and Eve. Then after sin entered the world that had all stopped.

Habakkuk 1:13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
And cannot look on wickedness.

The bible states God cannot look on sin. What if everyone on earth followed just one of God’s commandments. What a difference it would make, if no one bore false witness, thus no cheating and no bullying. Salvation in Christ is the only way God recognizes us and then we can walk together with him, once we surrender our lives to him and walk in obedience to him. That is the only way we can walk together with him, when we are in full surrender to him.

Roxann Spicer - Message      Faith = Trust

We cannot let ourselves forget that God is all powerful and sovereign. We must remember that he is God and give him the glory, honour, respect and reverence he is due.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

The passage above puts us all on a level field, no one can boast that they are any better than an other. If we follow the ways of the world and perusing the desires of the flesh, than we are being obedient to Satan himself. God calls us to live by our spiritual being, not our natural being. In the Christian walk we continuously battle against the ways and thought pattern of the flesh.

 All the knowledge in the world amounts to nothing if we do not have love for people. Once we submit our lives to Christ, all God’s promises in the bible belong to us. We can wholly trust that God will meet and provide for our needs. We can fully trust Christ, we do not have to live under fear, depression and stress. We need not worry about the world’s time table. We need to trust God with our lives, his timing is perfect and will always be what is best for us.

Habakkuk 2:4 But the just shall live by his faith.

 We need to change our way of thinking and not look to this world as our source. God is our source he is what makes life possible.

Birdsong!

Sunday March 18, 2018

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

Roxann Spicer

Message: When we submit to Christ, the cross makes us flawless.

The Holy Spirit lives in all of us and he is waiting on us. He is waiting with the power to help us overcome the obstacles in our life. He is simply waiting for us to ask him for his help. God is not so much concerned with our circumstances, as he is with our heart and mind. If our prayers do not seem to change the problems around us. We need to let him deal with the root; our heart, our mind and our attitude, then the circumstances will fall into place.

It is never too late with God, to deal with pride and insecurity. The sooner we cry out to God for his help the better it will be for us. When we let the Holy Spirit deal with all our flaws, it breaks the chains that hold us down and we are able to move forward living as conquerors.

Ephesians 3:16-19

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Sunday March 4, 2018

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

Sunday Night Service Notes

Dr. Spencer Barclay-Something to Think About

Theme: Power In The Blood

We cannot take communion unworthily. We must be sincere with God and have a clean heart. In the various religions of the world people continuously sacrifice something to appease their gods. Christianity is the only religion where the sacrifice has been made for us once and for all. The blood of Jesus has the power to redeem us and secure our salvation forevermore. There is no other way to take care of our sin problem and it’s penalty except through the blood of Jesus and accepting him as Lord.

Hebrews 9:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Pastor Caroline – Message entitled “However”

We cannot be everything to everyone all the time. God wants us to focus on one job at a time. If we are worn out and burnt out we cannot serve God effectively. Everyone in the body of Christ is called to do their own unique job. We must all work together happily serving Christ, together in unity. God wants us to be content and understand we cannot do everything own our own.

Pastor Caroline is infectious about loving Jesus and wants to tell everyone about him.She will continue to do her pastoral duties wholeheartedly, however she is happy to share many jobs with the congregation.

Sometimes God wants us to slow down and not be so busy in ministry, to focus on matters close at hand, like our family.

Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!

God wants us to rest in him and focus on his goodness. God will put everything into place and work things out according to his will, he wants us to be at rest and not stressed. We cannot take on too much and be in the way of others being a blessing. The Holy Spirit is the one that fills the church and not an individual human and God is to receive all the glory never ourselves.

Sunday February 25, 2018

Sunday evening's service consisted of videos, worship, prayer time and testimonies.

Here are the links to the videos that were played:

The Most Anointed

and

Holy Holy Holy - Paul Wilbur