Sound Board Training

On Wednesday, Feb 10, we are going to be offering a training class for the sound board. This is open to not only members of the church but also friends who are curious about the sound system and may want an introductory course on sound board operation.

Invite your friends or come on down yourself for this free introductory lesson.

Give us a holler at 403-638-4055 if you want to come or shoot me an email at fasterpastor1@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!

Pastor Todd

Church Hours for Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2016

Church Service                 - 10:30 - 12:00 Sunday Jan 30
Care Home Services        - None Scheduled this week

Church Office Closed      - Feb 1 - 2
Church Office Open        - 9:00 - 4:00 Feb 3

                 - 9:00 - 1:00 Feb 4 - 5

Church Office Closed      - Feb 6

To book an appointment outside church hours, please contact Pastor Todd at (403) 638-4055, email fasterpastor1@gmail.com or text (403) 426-0014.

Our Copper Coins

This week I was reminded of the widow woman who gave what she had, two copper coins in Luke 21:3-4. When God asks to work through us for His Kingdom, He already knows what we are capable of. He will see in us what we do not see in ourselves. He has called those who gather in His name to be His hands in the air, His heart in the community, and His boots on the ground. We are people with warts and scars, trying to figure out what He expects of us, and what He has for us. God relies not on your ability; He relies on your availability. When we love our Father, any task or responsibility we accept and labor in for His kingdom, will be blessed by Him. We may not be perfect at preaching, praying, leading worship, or have the greatest computer skills, yet He knows our heart. He alone, can stop Satan from planting seeds of doubt in our lives.

He furnishes His church with leaders, seekers, followers, the broken, the mended, the loved, and the unloved.  He provides us with His Word, to rely on as we do our best. Will we stumble? Yes. Will we get everything right? No. Yet, when we offer God what we have in our heart to further His kingdom, our copper coins mean more to Him than anything.

         

Mike Shindruk

Master’s Hand Ministry

Peter's Picks

The Perfect 7-day Diet – Peter’s Picks

‘GLADNESS’

Day 1: Psalm 32:11 – “So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!”

Day 2: Psalm 4:7 – “You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.”

Day 3: Hebrews 1:9 – “You love justice and hate evil. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”

Day 4: Psalm 100:2 – “Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.”

Day 5: Ecclesiastes 5:20 – “God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.”

Day 6: Psalm 30:11 – “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.”

Day 7: Psalm 45:7 – “You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”

** Verses taken from the NLT.

The Psalms

Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Ps. 3:1-4 (NIV)

In the time of despair, where do we naturally turn to? Some may say they rely on their skills after years of training and studies, others may say that they do not have the coping method and just handle it as it comes. There are those who turn to the bottle or to the drugs to cope while others just withdraw and disappear.

David, son of Jesse and future king of the Jews, came upon many struggles and trials. There were many times he could have and, frankly, should have, found a quiet little corner with a big bottle of mead and just drank his troubles away but that is not what happened. He called out “Lord”, the first words in Psalm 3, that was the big attention getter right there. This Psalm did not start out “oh woe is me, I am lost and have no way out” but rather it started out as a bold cry; LORD! How many are my foes, what am I up against? Then came the great declaration; “But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high”.

We can look to mortal coping methods in these incidents and find only temporary escape, I know because I have been there but so rarely do people first cry out to the Lord. Psalm 116:1-2 (NIV), I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. David was being pursued by his enemy and he called out to God, “How many are my enemies, how great is the force?” and then he looked to God for the strength required to face his foe. Not every time is the need physical, there was and is a time for patience, wisdom, courage, humility and knowledge, all things that God has in infinite abundance. So what stops us from calling on Him as long as we live?

This Sunday we are going to delve into the Psalms and discover just how relevant they still are in our current needs. If you were only able to make one call in the face of adversity, would you call out to God?

Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. Ps. 113:1-2

May God bless you all Richly!!

Pastor Todd

Church Hours for Jan 24-30, 2016

Church Service - 10:30-12:00 Sunday Jan 24
Care Home Services - 1:00 Extended Care Sunday Jan 24
                                 - 2:00 Foothills Lodge Sunday Jan 24
Church Office Closed Jan 25
Church Office Open 9:00-1:00 Jan 26-29
Church Office Closed Jan 30

To book an appointment outside church hours, please contact Pastor Todd at (403) 638-4055, email fasterpastor1@gmail.com or text (403) 426-0014.

Pray Like Your Life Depends On It

I was watching a Simpson’s episode and noticed that Rev. Lovejoy was preaching on Constancy. It was not the message that got me thinking but rather the delivery. The sermon sounded like it was being delivered for the hundredth time and it was rather robotic and lacking passion. Something was missing, something powerful and from deep within: Passion!

The satraps and administrators of Darius’ kingdom were jealous of Daniel (see Daniel 6) and set out to trap him. They knew the only way to trap Daniel was to get the king to issue an edict that stated none could worship or pray to any other than himself or thirty days. Daniel, according to tradition, maintained morning, midday and evening prayers and did not break from his normal activities even though it meant death if he were caught and he was caught when these men sought Daniel out at the usual prayer time.

When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies. Ps. 118:5-7

The Psalm, when read with the sense of passion and urgency that comes from deep within our very soul takes on a whole new meaning. It is a testimony of God’s magnificence declaring the power and strength. When Daniel was faced with imminent death in the lion’s den did he call out to the Lord:

Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, save me!” The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me. Ps. 116:4-6

He would have known the prayers of the Psalms, the cry to God “Lord, SAVE ME! Deliver me from death!!!”

No church can be built without prayer; no gathering can grow in relationship without prayer. God is the Creator of all things and our prayer is a conversation with our Father, our Saviour. To live without talking and listening to our Lord is like building a house without first seeking out a draftsman, sure it will get built but will it stand the test of time without the proper foundation?

This Sunday, we start our series on prayer and we will look at the history and significance of prayer and prayer ritual. We hope you can join us either in person or online. For more information visit our Facebook page at Main Avenue Fellowship or email us at sunnaz2@telus.net