Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
All Peoples Dinosaurs
Guest speaker. Gordon Gilbie. Got married recently. I did not kiss my wife until after we got married.
In the beginning there was nothing. Then there was light. There was still nothing.
A day to God is as long as he chooses it to be. Millions of years or 24 hours.
It's a problem when the church gets hung up. The Bible does not require one form or another. We can't make it an absolute truth one way or another. Our belief should not be anything other than a question.
When someone brings up evolution, don't argue about 24 hours but as God is creator. Atheists know they can argue from the arguments of the church.
Romans 1.18, 20
Eternal power has been revealed in nature. There is plenty of evidence for God. Admit that already.
How to Confront without being confrontational.
The Bible is not a book about science but science is at home in the Bible.
An atheist science told God he could create anything. Make life. Okay I'll take some dirt. No make your own dirt.
Where did it all begin? Big bang? Where did that come from? There is a point of creation. There has to be a designer.
The first law of thermodynamics. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Lord William Kelvin defined the laws of thermodynamics.
2nd law of entropy. From order to disorder. Not from disorder to order. Not from simple to complex. Evolution - That's against the law of nature.
Chinese checkers. Set it up in order and then through it up 10 times and you will get more and more disorder. Evolution cannot be science.
The only explanation evolutionists have is that what we see is all by chance. That's impossible.
The probability of 10 to the 50th is impossible. All the atoms in the universe total 10 to the 84th. What are the chances of pulling 10 cards out of a bag in numerical sequence? It would be a chance of one in 10 to the 10th.
Would an infinite number of monkeys be able to produce the works of Shakespeare?
Book. Dismantling Evolution. What is the probability to produce one small protein by chance? 10 to the 150th. That's 3x impossible.
The fossil record. Darwin said fossils will prove evolution. Not one fossil proof has been found. There are no missing links. There is no record of a 1/2 evolved bird.
There is not one true fact to prove evolution. Only fools believe in evolution.
Do it with gentleness and respect. Point people to God's creation.
Hank Hanegraaff
Fatal Flaws book
Sunday, May 18, 2014
All People's Church Falcon
Neil Rempel (his favorite song is Kneel (Neil) at the Cross!) from www.GEmission.org Greater European Mission was the guest speaker.
He did and became a Christian and now is a pastor in Austria.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Mother's Day 2014 REFUEL
The load can get too heavy when you don't have anyone to help you. Feeling fatigued? Overload can be hard to understand.
10 overload indicators:
Diet, do it yourself, blow up,
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Come to me. 3 words to healing. Advice. Rest.
Have you heard Jesus's call?
Men's breakfast 7am you are invited.
Shoot the hamster and sell the wheel spinning in your head. Problem is there will be another one tomorrow.
Shut the door and pray.
Come to me, Jesus says. Give up control. Take Jesus's yoke. Share the load. Team up with Jesus to share the load.
Let's walk together. With Jesus. Too often we take up other yokes. Let the Holy Spirit come on you.
www.CarlinsJourney.blogspot.com
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Love, Sex & Relationships
STRATHCONA CAMPUS SUNDAY: 9:00 AM
Go home and make love....
a verb.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Good Friday
Sunday, April 27, 2014
SOAR Sunday
Cory Bell: www.EasTview.org
MB Mission organized this for the MB churches of Winnipeg for the last number of years during spring break.
Start off at NKMB church.
Worked at Keenleyside. Interacted with the kids.
Stayed at 188 Princess.
Jack
How did God call you? Took the forms decided not. Soon all the spots were full. At the last minute got in anyways.
Katie. The youngest. Volleyball was a problem. Worked around it. Well worth it.
Found new friends. Matured.
Went on learning tours. Got to know inner city life situations. Learned to be less judgemental. These people have powerful stories.
What are we learning through this experience? How does it impact our faith? Learn to trust God. Changed everything.
Many stories of God working. Jenna went on SOAR last year. The kids were so open to interacting with the team and willing to open up to God.
Jessica was the program leader and the social staff in the community were really impressed with this Christian group.
A big peace came over the team. They did international prayer walks.
God has shown me that everyday is my Missionfield. Give it to God. Grow in faith.
4 team great leaders. The youth grow so much. Encourage each other. Affirm each others talents.
Jodi was the first one to sign up. She sacrificed her studies.
Faith Community. Living and building each other up. Foot washing. Encouraging one another. Become part of EasTview.org
It's easy to have faith when you are with 300 other Christian youth on mission. Home and school witnessing is harder.
Peter sees Jesus and took the step of faith. He sank but kept following Jesus.
Fun fact. Got to know Ryan in grade 2. Now he is in SOAR! Jolene helped him share his testimony with his peers.
What energized Peter to step on the water in faith? God calls us in faith. Step out.
What energizes you? How often do you get refueled?
God gives us lots of different things to re-energize us. Netflix games exercise church time-off God's spirit in us.
Focus on God. Vertical and horizontal focus. Horizontal focus only will disappoint.
Keenleyside told us we were not welcome to witness there. Cory went in person to meet with the social workers. Now the doors are wide open to more witnessing.
Have you ever been prompted to step out in faith? Giving away Bibles. Encouraging others.
We have a promise that the Holy Spirit will work in us. Walk in boldness. Expectation that God will prompt you to step out of the boat.
Song
God you make everything glorious. You made me. What does that make me? I am yours.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Going Back. .. or Pressing Forward
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Rev Robert Campbell:
Mary Magdalene got up early. You would expect her to try to get away from it all. No. She went back to be close to her friend.
But the body was gone. She wept.
The beloved disciple finds the clothes. The body has just disappeared. The disciples went home. She stayed there weeping. She didn't see the angels as angels. She turned around and didn't recognize Jesus. Was Jesus wearing the gardner's clothes?
He spoke her name. All the shock of the last few days was eclipsed by the shock of seeing Jesus is alive!
Her despair turns to joy. The next she hears words that were even more shocking. Don't hold on to me! Surely he loved hugs. She called him master. Expecting that things should be as the were before. But this is a new day. New life is frightening. Death and grief are natural. Resurrection is not natural. We like to be where we are rather than allowing him to take us into the future.
Greg Glatz is an associate pastor
God has had the last laugh and devil has been defeated.
So now we need to laugh.
There is a new hand gun produced in honour of the Canadian Senate. It doesn't work and you can't fire it!
Jesus Christ is risen today
Let everything that has breath - he is greatly to be praised. Let's praise the Lord! Fabulous rendition
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
All creatures of our God and king
Hallelujah chorus
Carillonic Bells
Friday, April 18, 2014
Up From the Grave
Is there a church in Winnipeg that will sing "Up from the grave" as part of their inspirational Easter program this Sunday?
If you know of one please comment below. That's where we want to go.
Low in the grave He lay — Jesus my Savior!
Waiting the coming day — Jesus my Lord!
Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o'er His foes
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Vainly they watch His bed — Jesus, my Savior!
Vainly they seal the dead — Jesus my Lord!
Death cannot keep his prey — Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away — Jesus my Lord!
Good Friday choir at EasTview
I love you - written in red
It is finished! Hear the dying Saviour cry. Hallelujah glory to the Lamb!
Who has believed it. He was despised and carried our sorrows. Our failure was laid on Him.
What wondrous love is this? When I was sinking down God's grace was reaching down. I will sing through eternity.
The soldiers mocked him and crucified him.
O sacred head now wounded.
John 1. Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. The unblemished Lamb. The best you have. In O.T. times they managed the sin by continuously sacrificing the best lambs. Shuffled and deflected.
God placed on Jesus all our sin. We come face to face with our darkness.
Behold the Lamb of God who TAKES AWAY the sin of the world. He did it once and FOR ALL. He removed the power of sin to control us.
We are now FRIENDS of God. Forgiveness on the cross.
Jesus instituted a symbol. We want to participate in this ancient symbol today. Embrace the forgiveness Jesus offers.
May you be blessed as you partake.
This is His body broken for you. He listens gently dries the tears from their eyes. Poured out and broken for you.
The cup signifies a new covenant. A new promise. Jesus steps in to take our burden. Open up your hands come to me. I will wash you clean. You are no longer slaves.
Take a cup drink it. Embrace what Jesus offers. Drink my blood and be forgiven.
My Jesus I love thee, you purchased my pardon on Calvary's. Tree. If ever loved you my Jesus it's now.
Jesus cried out with a loud voice.
This was God' s son.
IT IS FINISHED!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
I am the vine... Jesus said
Check out my friend Carlin Weinhauer's blog at www.CarlinsJourney.blogspot.com He's expecting God's chariot to come for him soon.
The Zoo Crew is coming for VBS. EasTview needs 100+ volunteers for the week of August 10-14. www.EasTview.org
Songs today
For all you've done
Nothing but the blood
Hallelujah to my King what a Savior
Hosanna
Dave Ens
Happy Palm Sunday to you!
What are we asking of God?
Mark 11 brilliantly gives us a daily journal of Jesus's last week.
In Mark 10 Jesus asked twice, "What do you want me to do for you?"
Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly not on a war horse but on a donkey.
We can't ignore the cross. Who is Jesus? He, the son of God, came to die for us.
Being the least is to be the greatest.
I want to see what you, Jesus, are doing for me. Jesus died for me because he loves me so.
No one has greater love than the one who lays down his life for us. What more can we ask?
Jesus is inviting us into something bigger than all you can imagine.
Jesus asked us to be connected, to stay connected to the vine.
The vine is used to describe the people of God. Gen 12:1-3. I will bless you and all nations through you.
You brought a vine... Psalm 80:8-9
God wants to make the world right.
God wants the fruit of justice. Jesus speaks to that. Israel is the vine - Jesus is the true vine.
Not just for us. It's bigger than that.
Often we don't want God to be good. Is Aslan safe? No but he's good!
Good wants to remedy the pain. A best friend will tell you when you are dumb and ignorant. He tells us when it's time to change. Change is hard. He doesn't want things to go to hell.
He wants things to change. For the better. He prunes us to make us better.
We had a fruit tree that gave us lots of small apples. Mother in law pruned it. She cared. She cut most of the branches and that year the tree had large delicious apples.
Pruning hurts but brings luscious fruit.
Embrace the pruning. That's love in action.
What does that look like to bear fruit that blesses the people you interact with? Are you part of the work of redemption?
God bless you.
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Who do you say I am?
Easter Choir Program on Good Friday at www.EasTview. org
Dave Ens pastor.
When Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus repeatedly said No.
Satan's temptations were not about what Jesus came to do but to take a shortcut to the goal. Jesus said the end does not justify the means.
Does the end justify the means?
John 14. Jesus prepares his disciples with the idea that he is leaving. Where do we go from here? His disciples ask.
Jesus said don't be troubled. I'm preparing a place for you. You are not alone. There is ongoing work Jesus is doing.
My peace I leave with you. You already know the way. Thomas is like us always questioning. There is danger in looking for a new way when Jesus has already given us the way. We always want the latest thing.
We go through frantic things just so we can relax. We look for the new things. We get distracted by the devil. He takes good things and makes us make them into idols. Buy more. A bit more. Focus on more.
John 14 Jesus said you've seen me you've seen the Father. There is only one way one God.
You walk in light.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Malaysia Airlines flight 370
What happened on Malaysia Airlines flight 370? All was well for that 1st hour. When the co-pilot said good night he meant it.
Shortly after that the fire in the electrical system under the cockpit knocked out all communications equipment. The fire started when the batteries malfunctioned. That combined with lax maintenance, shut down all systems.
The pilot had just enough time to program the autopilot "George" to fly in the direction of the nearest airport, before losing consciousness. Within minutes the fire burnt a hole in the fuselage, causing rapid decompression, and killing everyone on board.
With the fire extinguished due to the blast of cold air, the plane kept flying until it ran out of fuel 7 hours later.
The plane went down in the deepest ocean and the black boxes may never be found.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Who do you say I am? ..the light!
John 9:1-12
Dave Ens www.EasTview.org
Feasts remind us of who we are. The feast of lights remind us of Jesus. Jesus said He is the light!
How you answer the question tells us who we are. The blind man has a new identity after his encounter with the Light of the World. He was touched by Jesus. Jesus has delivered us.
The pillar of fire in front of the people. The light of God led them.
Light can show us in a positive way. But light does not discriminate. It shows the truth. The Pharisees did not like the healing.
When things are in the dark we don't know they are wrong.
Paul has a neat way of saying pure. The light of the sun shows what things are really like.
Jesus is shining a light in this world. Why would you hide your light at work or school? Don't ever be scared to let your light shine.
Sunday, March 09, 2014
The new operating system
TheMeetingHouse.com
Bruxy
It's us becoming the version we would have been had there not been a fall.
We have 2 directions for guidance. Internal and external.
We need to slow down sometimes to find out what I really want. We need each other to grow spiritually.
Come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will flow out of us.
"Follow your heart" is the advice we give when we don't know what to say. The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked.
John 3.1-
How does Nicodemus respond? How can this be? Jesus responded and it fades into John's text.
We speak. .. our testimony... earthly things. .. heavenly things
Son of man
Heavenly things. .. Jesus is more than a teacher. We... more than Jesus. .. you can became part of us, his people. .. and the trinity...
there is trust... Jesus spoke Aramaic and trusted his followers to record it accurately in Greek. To copy it over thousands of years. We are today in a chain of trust.
God works in we. Through his people.
Did you hear him say blessed are the cheese makers?
He trusts us to be accurate.
1 Corinthians. .. you "were" sinners
Through rebirth we have and are becoming Jesus's followers.
Fruit of the spirit is LOVE. That gives joy peace patience. ...
That's who I am now. .. not angry not fearful. ..I am now a person of peace
Meet your true self perfected in Christ. Why are so many Christians so un-Christlike? Not real or not connected to the voice of love. We are made for relationship.
The Bible is intended to be a community experience. Live it in community.
1 Corinthians 13 we discover who God is and who I am remade in the image of God.
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Life 2.0
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Life 2.0
Born again.
We are born individually into a people group.
When we are born again we are born into the culture of God.
We are and want to identify. We cheer for our team as if we did something to contribute to the team's win.
When the women's team won hockey gold we applauded politely like Canadians do.
Teaching
John 3
The Pharisee Calls Jesus rabbi teacher - he's ok with that
Jesus takes the Jewish concept of a change of status not essence.
Nicodemus was smart. He's going with the metaphor. How do I, a mature Jew start all over? Pay attention Jesus said. You must be born of water and wind spirit. A new beginning. Water? What's that? Debatable.
Baptism
John's baptism was water and John said someone else will baptize with the Spirit
Cleansing of the Spirit
Physical birth. We are physically born out of water.
Not baptismal regeneration.
Baptism is cleansing and the spirit represents empowerment. In the old testament Hebrew spirit is always feminine.
New birth is feminine. Desire the pure milk. Female
We serve the Father God who has a mother's heart.
He provides nurturing care to you.
God loves you more than your mom does.
The wind. You don't know where it's coming from. We should expect the Spirit's work everywhere. God got there before we did.
We rejoice be in touch with God all the time. Call your mom.
Receive the gift of eternal life. I am that loved and forgiven.
March 9 baptism 6:30 at Spring Garden Baptist
DST starts next Sunday
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Desire to be Great
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Today: Owning ‘YOU’: Desire to be Great Delbert Enns Matt 23:11-12, Rom 12:10, Luke 14:7-14
Songs this Morning: Come, Now Is The Time To Worship Brian Doerksen Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King Thomas Miller How Great Thou Art Wesley Keene Nothing But The Blood Robert Lowry Jesus Messiah Chris Tomlin
The father loves the son. The son can do nothing on his own. You will see greater things than the healing of the lame man. Read the text over and over. You have a number 10 in you. You have greatness hitched to humility. The greatest among you must be your servant. Those who humble themselves will be exalted. Who will get up at night to take care of the baby? Selfishness destroys relationships. Humility builds relationships.
Being humble has to be ungoing every day. God does the exalting.
1. Humility towards ambition. Who is the greatest? The disciples were arguing. World changers. They didn't get it. God does not squash ambitions. Get as humble as the little child.
If humility overshadows your pride you can be great. Let God lead you.
You can't fix relationships. Depend on God. Wait on God.
2. The need to be noticed. The rich man wanted the benefits without commitment. After that Jesus told the disciples he would die. Now 2 disciples wanted to sit next to Jesus in the coming kingdom. Be a slave, Jesus said. Not a selfie. Leave it up to God.
God made you wonderfully complex. God's very own workmanship.
Become an encourager.
Humility. At a great banquet all the guests wanted to sit at the head table. Jesus said take the back table and you will be invited to sit at the head table.
We tend to compare ourselves among ourselves. Not a good idea.
Chris and Cory. Interview. Chris is 2 years free of drugs. What do you fill your life with now? Congressional friends, 188, choir, Forward House. Get rid of all old friends. Celebrate with cake.
Cory. Loves competition. Won the medal. Leads 200 students here at church. We have been blessed. Help students build relationships. In this age of entitlement. Learn to flip your perspectives. Spring break inner city ministry. Get involved pray for the kids. Buy some soup.
Communion.
The moment in history that exemplifies humility is when Jesus died on the cross. Jesus invites us on the journey of humility.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Death - What a wonderful way to explain it
examination room and said, "Doctor, I'm afraid to die. Tell me what
lies on the other side."
Very quietly the doctor said, "I don't know..."
"You don't know? You are a Christian, and you don't know what's on the
other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side was the
sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang
into the room and leaped at him with a show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's
never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew
nothing except that his master as here, and when the door opened he
sprang in without fear.
I know little of what's on the other side of death, but I know one thing...
I know my master is there and that's enough."