Study of Matthew’s Gospel – Small Group Study Over this past year, we’ve been working through the book of Matthew. We recently moved into the third discourse of Matthew’s Gospel, discussing Jesus’ Parables. Each week, our small groups ministry (Community Groups) have been discussing the sermons and coinciding passages. Part of my pastoral role is to provide leadership…
We can assume that change in the church will be difficult. Change must be Spirit-led and rolled out effectively. Before making that next change into your church programming or structure, check through these 5 principles.
So there’s this old hymn… Photo Credit: GlasgowAmateur You might have heard of it; “How Great Thou Art”? If you’ve grown up in Christian circles, you’ve definitely heard it. Moreover, you’ve likely sung it a dozen times, or more like 100 times. It is one of those hymns that’s still hanging on. Despite the writing and…
Receiving hospitality feels great! That moment when someone has gone out of their way, to make us feel welcomed and comfortable. When we feel like we belong in a place that is not our home. Generosity given in abundance, outside of what would ever be expected. That’s hospitality.
Time To Stoke the Fire! Our family loves camping! Personally, it really helps me unplug, unwind and focus on my wife and boys for a couple of days. Our family always has so much fun! Fishing, chopping wood, reading, picking berries and of course, popping popcorn over the campfire. Campfires really make it a camping trip….
We need a team perspective. In my opinion, biblical truth aligns perfectly with the team perspective. For example, in Ecclesiastes 4, we read that, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” (4:9-10a)
Tim Horton’s Recently Renovated. When culture changes, organizations have to adapt. If an organization wants to continue to fulfil its mandate year after year, change must take place. As Canadians, we have seen this lived out within our beloved fast food chain, Tim Horton’s. Almost all of them are being renovated towards a more cafe…
Everyone needs to eat. Everyone who has ever lived and ever will live, must eat to survive. The problem is that sometimes, there’s no food available. This is a problem that the church can and should try to address.
Our family was in a hotel recently and they had a kids treasure chest. At check-in, children can pick one item from the chest. In the chest, was a bunch of toys; a few of which were these styrofoam gliders.
The boys grabbed them with excitement and ran over to me. “Dad, check these out! Aren’t they awesome?”
We had been on the road for 4 days. We had travelled 2200 km from Calgary to Whitehorse. We had finally arrived at our new home; we were excited! Then the joy soon subsided. We discovered that our new home was not up to par.
Last week, I discussed spiritual adoption. This past summer, our theme at Whispering Pines Bible Camp was also Adoption, based around Romans 8:15: “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” (NIV) We had the pleasure of explaining…
Celebrating Our Adoption – P. 3 Day 3 discussing spiritual adoption. The past few posts have been based on a sermon that I gave titled “Celebrating Our Adoption” from Romans 8:15-17. Though it’s not necessary, if you have the time, check out Part 1 and Part 2 before moving on with today’s post. Looking at our key passage,…