Transforming Communities

2 years from now will I care that I played CandyCrush and beat level 250?

Transforming Communities
www.TheMeetinghouse.com
Is opening up 2 more sites in Toronto. Lead pastor positions available

Nate.Vawser@TheMeetinghouse.com
Luke 4.42 Jesus spent time alone with God.  If that was important to him, it should be important to us. What if we started the day with Bible time how different would our day be?

How do we make choices to concentrate on God?
"I must spread the message in other towns too"

He brings healing to the blind. Jesus sets everyone free. Share the news with everyone.

God Enters Staged Left book
Tee shirt time. $10

Attend Home Church www.TheMeetinghouse.com/downtownToronto

Simple choices party time invite your neighbors.

Ch5 let down the nets and catch some fish.
Jesus collected ordinary people as his followers.

Jesus the carpenter asked the professional fisherman to do things differently. Peter listened to the carpenter and great things happened.

Jesus called those people.

Stop and talk to people. Invest in others
What are the small choices you need to make to change and invest in your own and community growth?

Our exceptions are excuses that lead to regrets.

Mostly our choices are about choosing the good things instead of the best.

What are 1 or 2 choices you need to make today?

Celebration Sunday 2014

At www.EasTview.org
Baby dedication
Andrea Toews children's ministry pastor
Children's promotion to Junior Kid's Program
Kid's choir - GOD you made me
KG graduation

Pastor Dave Ens
Why do we do children's ministry?
We hope that we will learn together to live producive and meaningful lives. We learn to walk alongside God. After we have committed to serve God.
Psalm 127:1-2 Unless the Lord builds the house... life is wasted. (President Kennedy chose this passage for a speech the day he died)
The Israelites sang this song on the way to Jerusalem. They risked their livelihoods when they went to Jerusalem for a few weeks each year.

We are all called to be completed.

How great Thou art.

The TripleGreenEnergy TGE3000 system with bale shredder in operation

The Lake

A place to relax!

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

All People's Church Falcon

Fabulous service! The choir from Emanuel Free Church Steinbach sang a half dozen hymns. 

Neil Rempel (his favorite song is Kneel (Neil) at the Cross!) from www.GEmission.org Greater European Mission was the guest speaker.

He spoke passionately about the need for Christians to speak to everyone about the Good News of Jesus's death and resurrection based on Acts 19 where Paul enters the synagogue and has daily dialogue with the Jews about the good news. When they get tired of him he rents a hall and teaches there for 2 more years and great glory came to Jesus's name.

He used an example of a humble believer in Austria that was faithful in witnessing to a highly intelligent avowed atheist and brought him to Neil who challenged him to read the Bible and pray that God would reveal himself. 

He did and became a Christian and now is a pastor in Austria.

Neil's family including grandkids are going to Poland this summer to teach English. They use www.TheLifeLight.com in their ministry.

Mother's Day 2014 REFUEL

The splendor of the King Clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice All the earth rejoice He wraps Himself in light And darkness tries to hide It trembles at His voice  How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God and all will see How great, how great is our God

Mother video

Delbert Enns www.EasTview.org

50 days between Jesus resurrection and ascension

Refuel series.  When our load is too heavy we might burn out.
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,

Ancient Egyptians weighed the hearts and brains of people after they died.

What are we doing by putting our kids through all that stress.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale

Job had issues. Stress. John asked questions from prison. Mathew 11. Jesus said God will bless you where you are. Come to me if you have burdens. I will give you rest.
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.

Be teachable. Avoid aggression and arrogance.

Come to me today. Get some rest. Listen. Have a relationship with Jesus.

Beautiful one I love you.

Check out my friend Carlin's legacy at:
www.CarlinsJourney.blogspot.com

Love, Sex & Relationships

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STRATHCONA CAMPUS SUNDAY: 9:00 AM 

Check out the latest message from our current series, Love, Sex & Relationships. All messages are made available to watch, listen to, or download on your mobile device.

Quit treating love like a noun... make it a verb. Love starts as an engine and becomes a caboose. 

Go home and make love....
a verb.

What does that mean? Eph 5.21 submit to one another.   submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. In our relationship you are the priority, no you are, no you first, no you first, no you first

That's the foundation. Submit submit by choice,  decision,  I am choosing to place myself under you. That's how you stay in love.

Go to God to learn how to love. You need a new heart. God is there to forgive. To teach and empower. Where are you on this journey?

This church had asked and received a box full of LifeLight Scriptures to distribute in their inner-city neighbourhood.

Check out www.FirstNationsLifeLight.com for an update on that project.

Good Friday

I just found: 'Good Friday: This Man Named Jesus' from the The Meeting House Android App and thought you would enjoy it.

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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.

Going Back. .. or Pressing Forward

Www.WestminsterChurch.org
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

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!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oN77HjfAc8k

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!

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.

My friend Carlin

Carlin's Journey Blog

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.

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.

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.

The new operating system

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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.

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