A Cloud of Witnesses

Andrea@EasTview.org
The card over the water cup was held up by air pressure. Can you see the air pressure? No? But now we've seen it we believe. We can't see God except by faith.

Global Leadership Summit coming up October 20.21

Dave Ens www.EasTview.org
Hebrews 12:1-2
http://bible.com/72/heb.12.1-2.hcsb Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses  surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance  the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus,  the source and perfecter  of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him  endured a cross and despised the shame  and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.

The 1/2 marathon was a challenge.
This passage is a challenge to remember we are not alone. Others have invested in us. Who are the significant people that are part of your cloud of Witnesses? We need to speak into other people's lives.
The honour roll of faith. People who lived with enormous faith. Many of them never saw the fulfillment but still believed that God is faithful.
They are not there to be glorified. These are imperfect people. They believed in something greater than them.
Where is your faith?
Are you inspiring others?
Record the names of the people that inspired you on the church's wall of faith.
http://bible.com/116/heb.11.1-3.nlt
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

This is not about faith in doctrine but based on a faith in God through Jesus. Not about but in Him.
Not about hope in my plans. My faith will be shaken if I don't get my way. It's not about exchange of goods and services.
A friend said I've been doing everything right but what I'm asking for I'm not getting so I'm questioning my faith. Are you trying to manipulate God?
Faith invites us to participate in what God is doing.
Faith is a response to the trustworthiness of God.
Noah is a great example of trusting God. He built an Ark even though he had no idea why.
Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for. Just as Jesus is the very SUBSTANCE of God.
By looking at Jesus we see God. Weakness is my strength. Trusting submission to God like Jesus is our calling. He died for us while we were still sinners.

The Lord Table. The Lord's Supper. Our faith is based on a relationship with the one who was willing to die for us.
Take a moment to reflect on that as we share this bread and the fruit of the vine.
http://bible.com/116/1co.11.23-26.nlt
For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me."  In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it."  For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again.

A Story of Redemption

Men tend not to look at maps. Some do.
The Bible maps the genealogy of people. We matter. We have a Father that loves us.
Mark Enns will talk about the last chapter of Ruth.
Next Sunday we start a new series Great Cloud of Witnesses

Mark
http://bible.com/72/rut.4.13-17.hcsb
Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he was intimate with her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. Then the women said to Naomi, "Praise the Lord , who has not left you without a family redeemer today. May his name become well known in Israel. The neighbor women said, "A son has been born to Naomi," and they named him Obed.  He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Excited to talk about Ruth. And Jesus. And the perfect Father God.
Jesus talked about seeds. Some of the seeds today are depression as a result of rejecting Jesus.

Ruth the daughter in-law of Naomi. On Father's day we talk about the pagan Moabite woman who chooses faith in God.

Maybe her husband shared the story of the God of Isreal.
Ruth became the ancestor of Jesus.
Some of us ignore the Bible. Leave it hidden. It is the testimony of God. Do again. Read the story and apply it.
The blessing of reading will last till Jesus comes back.
Bless the Lord oh my soul.
Luke 4:18 the book of Isaiah was handed to Jesus. He declared his intentions to proclaim freedom.
God doesn't cause problems, he gave His Son.
Jesus did not come destroy but to give Life.
Greek sozo save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction
Matthew. The lamps and bridesmaids. The ready virgins went to the party. The rest were rejected.
Come forward for prayer. Ask someone to go with you.
I couldn't run from His presence.
Jesus Loves Me Chris Tomlin from the album Love Ran Red

Ruth. Investing in redemption

Julia Moldovanenko fabulous singer and pianist led the music team in singing
www.worshiptogether.com/songs/glorious-day-living-he-loved-me/

Dave Ens
Ruth
Matt 13.44
Jesus tells parables that show we will invest into what we value.

May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the household of Israel. May you do worthily and get wealth (power) in Ephratah and be famous in Bethlehem.

God gave up his son for us. He values us wholeheartedly.

Boaz redeemed Ruth and they became grandparents to King David.

Marriages were contracts. Land and rights were very important. Inheritance was part of the deal.

Boaz had a desire for Ruth to be securely established. He acted shrewdly in the opportunity God gave him.

http://bible.com/116/rut.4.9-10.nlt Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, "You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today."

We spend a lot of time at the workplace. God's presence is there. Are we redeeming the people we deal with?

God is active in all areas of life.

Worship

Pastor Mark
We were created to worship. The Jews worshipped God and he gave them the victory.
Jesus said that the rocks would cry out.
Sacrifice of praise. What should praise look like?
The Psalms are all whiney. 150 praise him. Let every one praise the Lord. Worship with whatever you have. Croaking cove voice and all.
Colonization brought the gospel but also western culture. A pipe organ in a church in India.
In Nepal each people group had their own style of music. They need to have their songs.
The shamans danced to the Lord and called on Mark to dance with them.
All the members of that church had been Christians for less than 5 years. They came to church early and started to praise the Lord.
Why was it that the choir defeated the enemy? They praised and God came near.
If you have D words in your life start praising. Ps 104.1.3

Step out of your aisle and start praising.

Graduation day for children's ministry

https://m.facebook.com/Eastview-Community-Church-136470846400746/

Jesus made mud and put it on the blind man's eyes.
John 9
http://bible.com/97/jhn.9.20-33.msg His parents said, "We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind. But we don't know how he came to see—haven't a clue about who opened his eyes. Why don't you ask him? He's a grown man and can speak for himself." (His parents were talking like this because they were intimidated by the Jewish leaders, who had already decided that anyone who took a stand that this was the Messiah would be kicked out of the meeting place. That's why his parents said, "Ask him. He's a grown man.") They called the man back a second time—the man who had been blind—and told him, "Give credit to God. We know this man is an impostor." He replied, "I know nothing about that one way or the other. But I know one thing for sure: I was blind . . . I now see." With that they jumped all over him. " You might be a disciple of that man, but we're disciples of Moses. We know for sure that God spoke to Moses, but we have no idea where this man even comes from." The man replied, "This is amazing! You claim to know nothing about him, but the fact is, he opened my eyes! It's well known that God isn't at the beck and call of sinners, but listens carefully to anyone who lives in reverence and does his will. That someone opened the eyes of a man born blind has never been heard of—ever. If this man didn't come from God, he wouldn't be able to do anything."

What now? Who is the host of the Survivor show? Jeff. Time to vote. Those kicked out have to surrender the torch and it gets snuffed out. They must leave.
Jesus said you are the light of the world whoever follows me will have the light of the life.
Don't follow for the miracles. Let your light shine.
Old church had windows with pictures of saints. They are the people the light shines through.

What you are doing speaks dip loud I can't hear what you are saying.
The fruit of the Spirit.....
Philippians 4. Whatever is... practice... light shines.

You are the only one that can prevent the light from getting snuffed out.

How are we being light bearers?

Gr4 students get a Bible to read from their parents. There is a note from the leader and the parents.
Laura prayed a blessing on them.

Gr6 students are graduating from children's to youth Ministries. They get Bible covers for the Bibles they got a few years ago. Brad prayed a prayer of blessing.

Grade 12 graduates slide show.
Johnny pastor of youth group. Prayer of blessing. Deut Moses said the Lord goes before you.

Falcon Lake Church

https://m.facebook.com/allpeopleschurchfalconlake/
Pastor Brian Hamilton:
What farmer would tear down the existing barns without knowing whether he has resources
Ephesians 2.1-10 - the most important passage in the Bible?
This is our identity. In Christ now.
http://bible.com/116/eph.2.1-10.nlt
Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

People who live for pleasure are spiritually dead.
Body Soul and Spirit are 3 parts to human life.
We are physical and we take care of it. When the soul is separated the relatives plan the funeral. The soul is uniquely human.

Animals do not explore the questions of life. Humans explore. Our spirit gives us that capacity.

God created 3 kinds of life. Animals have instinct. Plants don't.

Humans have the Spirit of God in them. When they separate themselves from God they are lost. The root cause of evil is the separation from God. We do not have the capacity to live how we were intended to live when separated from God. Sin separates us from God. Without Christ we are dead and doomed.
BUT God's mercy is so great that while we were separated Christ died for us to bring us to life in Christ.

We are God's masterpiece. God prepared what we are to do in His kingdom.

Let's pray Lord accomplish what you want to accomplish through me.
We celebrate that we have moved from death to life. We can't do it by ourselves. Live in Christ. With hope and future.

Growing with Joy

Church of the Rock 100 attendees Bronx Park
Graham Hunt
Growth takes time and effort.
Work smarter not harder. Why do people go to the gym? Went to try one of the machines. A muscle man came by and said he was doing it all wrong.
How can we make sure we are doing the Christian life right.
Jesus said I'm the vine you're the branches.
http://bible.com/314/jhn.15.1-6.TLV "I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. Abide in Me, and I will abide in you. The branch cannot itself produce fruit, unless it abides on the vine. Likewise, you cannot produce fruit unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for apart from Me, you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and is dried up. Such branches are picked up and thrown into the fire and burned.

Jesus brought a new standard. Jesus is doing what we can't do ourselves. We keep falling.
It's about relationship not results.
Some people think that they should have an easy Christian love. But we have not perfected God's love in us. Jesus said we'll get pruned. Not just blessed.
We love entertainment. We get tangled with technology. Netflix lost the rights to the show. God is saying be pruned and grow. Abide in the vine. Let Jesus cut away. Grow fruit love joy peace.
Got caught cheating in math class. Then that made you show the process to get the answer.
Jesus wants us to bear fruit that lasts. Not just stapled to the branch.
You don't want Jesus to say I never knew you.
Body Soul Spirit
Eternal versus temporal realm. We waver between bad and good. We try to nail ourselves to the good side. Or do we live by the Spirit?
God does not send us to hell because of our mistakes. We need to go to Jesus and ask him to hold us so we can abide with him.
We run away from God. We tend to avoid him. We isolate ourselves from God instead of running to him.
God calls us his sons and daughters.
The apostle Peter always stuck his foot in his mouth.
He denied Jesus 3 times.
They went fishing but caught nothing. We get nothing when we do things in our own strength.
When they recognized Jesus on shore Peter pursued him right away.
We need to pursue him and abide with Jesus in relationship.

Mother's Day

Mark Church of the Rock http://www.churchoftherock.ca/
Seeds of Motherhood
S steer them carefully Cradles of Eminence book written by the 700 children of famous people
E educate morally
E embrace them frequently Isaiah 66
D discipline them lovingly

King Lemuel http://bible.com/8/pro.31.1.amp THE WORDS of Lemuel king of Massa, which his mother taught him:

Cradles of Eminence
Dwight Eisenhower the most loved President ever got baptised in office. The greatest person he ever met was his mother. She taught him that life will deal you bad hands.
Who knows you better than your mother. Steer them carefully.
Mother knows best.
Mom told the story Mark never obeyed. Behind every successful man is a good mother.
http://bible.com/8/pro.31.1-5.amp THE WORDS of Lemuel king of Massa, which his mother taught him: Give not your strength to [loose] women, nor your ways to those who and that which ruin and destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink, [Eccl. 10:17; Hos. 4:11.] Lest they drink and forget the law and what it decrees, and pervert the justice due any of the afflicted.
E it takes a village to raise a child no longer. Our community is drawing them off course. 70% leave church but 2/3 are convicted and come back. Why do some not leave? 1. Parents stayed married and 2. the pastor was relevant and 3. some adult mentored them.

E mothering is part of God. He is male and female. Embrace. Romania had 1000s of babies that died without human affection. Mothers want to embrace their baby. Hugged her and it's better. If you need a hug call my mother.

D discipline we have lost the ability. You enjoy your children but does any one else love them?
Parents went on strike. Obviously the parents need some help. He who loves his son disciplines him. Disciplined people get rewarded in life. So many parents reward kids to get them to behave.
When a woman brings a child into the world she mostly knows what is the right thing to do.
Dolphin mothers instinctively bring their pups to the surface for air.
A woman will sacrifice her life for her child.
Discipline lovingly.
Jesus gave up his life for us. Embrace Jesus this morning.

EasTview missions day

EasTview sent a team to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamattawa,_Manitoba

Building relationships.
They have school staffing issues. They have a breakfast for the kids every day. Met with the pastors. The Hills are on fire for Jesus. Want to do more. We were a good team.

David Thiessen MB Mission is arranging Action trip up to Shamattawa this summer for 6 weeks. Talk about the options. Get to know the people.
Maybe you want to help out. Reconciliation by being there in July and August. We need people to pray. Share the stories. Andrea Adam and Dave. Bless them.

Mark. Declare today is a day for breakthrough.

Henry Dyck AIM my perspective changed when our son died. Decided to go on a memory trip to Europe and Africa. Got involved in African missions as a maintenance man. It took 5 hours to treat enough water for a staff at the hospital. There is lots of work to do.
God opened doors. There are opportunities to get involved.
Shona Steward Dignity House. Now has 2 homes and a ministry centre helping trafficked and  exploited women.
You are the mercy seat for these people.
Buy Red Lake Coffee to support the organization. Come to the fund raising dinner at the Delta this Friday.

Mark Enns:
Heaven went bankrupt to purchase our freedom. Isaiah 53 The Great Transaction is described. Your job is to bring life to others.
Matthew - you are a light
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
The golden lamp stand lit up the tabernacle day and night.
The Holy Spirit spoke to me. Daniel prayed 3 times a day and fasted. The Lord said I will teach you. I had a series of dreams and saw Jesus heal people. We are the light on the hill.

Word of knowledge. Gifts of the Spirit. I feel lower back pain in someone. I declare healing over the back pain.

If there is a miracle you want what is it? Speak words of blessing over each other.

From Martha's Facebook page

I can't think of any nice way of saying it, so I'll just say it and get it over with and then if you feel led to do so you can say a prayer for me and my family. We have been hit with another health challenge!  I have been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma.
I would appreciate prayer especially that I will make the right treatment choices and if God so chooses that the tumour would miraculously disappear!
The following prayer that I copied from someone into my prayer journal came to my mind this morning as I was thinking about writing this post.
"Lord, I praise your name !  Your will and ways are perfect.  I ask your will to be carried out every moment of every day in my life. Let me not be fearful of the unknown, but confident in the promises of Your Word. Help me to anticipate the events of my life as the work of Your mighty hands. In Jesus' Name. Amen"
And this quote by John Eldredge: "'I wonder what God is up to in all this?'  The process of our journey rests entirely on our ability to see life from the basis of that question."
Martha

Church of the Rock

Pastor Aubrey Krahn

http://www.churchoftherock.ca/who-we-are

Plants need water and soil. You are that. You have opportunities to grow the kingdom. There are people who need you.
God wants more from you. When God taps you on the shoulder he gives strength. John 14:27
"Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid.
Who gives peace? Jesus. Do not let your hearts be troubled. Say it. I have the peace of God. Jesus's Peace comes from the inside. The world's peace is from the outside. Everything is as it should be and I have outside peace. The world's peace.
Know and understand the inside. That transcends all understanding. Jesus gave us an inside peace.
What's going on inside? Jesus has planted peace. What stops His peace?
Jesus, is this me? The Holy Spirit wants to speak to you. Our potholes slow us down. Things don't work. Why? Why me? Don't stay there. Don't demand that God tell you why.
This is not nice fluffy stuff? Does the Creator of the universe owe you an answer? Job found out. God's thoughts are higher. We wouldn't get it. Our view is so small. His is so big. I think I need to know why. That does not bring peace. Rest in God and He will give you peace.
When the teacher gives the test he is silent. God wants you to fight through. He lets us learn and grow. No need to demand yo know why. Happily ever after doesn't work.
Trust his loving care.
A lady with serious cancer said she was ok. She spent her life in the peace of God. She had built a chapel in her heart.
Don't let resentment build a roadblock in your life.
We just don't know everything. Go back to what you know.
1 we live in a broken world and people make bad choices
2 God has a greater purpose.
3 God is more interested in my character than my comfort. He loves you. He comes after you. You are more than a conqueror. One son is really struggling. When your kids hurt you hurt. What if God called you to be a father to a boy that struggles. Be the best dad you can be to him. Even if it involves pain.

Psalm 131
Lord , I have given up my pride and turned away from my arrogance. I am not concerned with great matters or with subjects too difficult for me.  Instead, I am content and at peace. As a child lies quietly in its mother's arms, so my heart is quiet within me.  Israel, trust in the Lord now and for ever!

I am Fathered

Pastor Delbert  www.EasTview.org
Ephesians 6  Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. "Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth." Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

Husbands love your Wives. Submitting to one another in love.
Some husbands are bad heads but they are the head of the household whether they like it or not.
Our left and right hands compliment each other like husband and wife compliment each other.

Children are born with a sinful nature. Their nature causes them to their tantrums, disobey, etc without being encouraged to do that.

We are teaching that in children's ministry and giving them the opportunity to pray. 2 Timothy 3.15 children need to be exposed to the gospel.

Obedience comes from honour. Inward honour makes it easier to obey. Honour is to give great respect. Jesus had respect to his father.

We live in a culture of democracy. Some other cultures operate on the honour system.

Jesus honoured his own disciples.
1. Mom and dad. Couples. You need to agree with each other. Not say yes when your partner says no to the kids. Family who is doing what? Are you of the same faith? Common agreement is very important. What faith will we follow? There are so many dysfunctional families. Isaac and Rebekah Genesis 27.11 seriously broken relationship. Isaac had told the philistine king that she was his sister. Laban deceived Jacob.

Jacob wrestled with God and God renamed him Israel.

You are loved. Take my life and let it be yours, father.

Loving like Jesus

Dr Nabeel Qureshi former Muslim RZIM partner
http://rzim.org/global-blog/nabeel-qureshi-discusses-answering-jihad-with-media-in-new-york-city

Jesus People
www.MeetingHouse.com
Jesus put us here for a reason
We keep killing and destroying one another. More than 1/2 the world lives on $3 a day. This makes God sad.

On mom's side the family were passionate missionaries. Dad became a military man. He was taught that Islam was a religion of peace. Could recite the Koran in Arabic by the age of 5.

9/11 changed the world and Muslims had to try to restore the rhetoric.
They hijacked Islam when they hijacked the planes.

How is God the 3 in one?
He met Christians that had no answers. He started researching the Koran. There are lots of peaceful verses. But there are lots slay the infidel verses. What is the truth about Mohammed? You are followers of him. Mohammed was very violent. Let's look at the original source. Mohammed was peaceful and got more violent as he grew older. 86 violent battles before he died. He said to slay the infidels so Islam will prevail over every religion. The only guarantee of going to heaven is to die in Jihad.

The Bibles is not corrupted. The arguments Muslims use to deny its accuracy much more apply to the Koran.

70% of converted Muslims had visions and dreams that brings them to Christ.

Conversion is hard. You destroy the family and their their reputation under the bus. To convert you have to mourn.

They do not use the Koran for comfort. Liturgical use only. Opened the Bible for comfort. Matthew 5 blessed are those who mourn. God will bless those who are trash.

Matthew 10 confess me before others. Give up my family? My life. He who does not pick up the cross. ...
The gospel is a call to die. The light in my mom's eyes went out the day is I confessed Jesus. God why didn't you kill me the moment I became a Christian? This is not about you. I cried for a long time.

I walked out and the world had changed. I saw people for whom Jesus died. The God of the universe born to 2 children. Flogged to ribbons.  Excruciating pain in death. Cross pain. God loves you enough to die for you that way.

As I have loved you so love one another.

http://www.themeetinghouse.com/teaching/sermon-archives/

Are you going to help reach the world? Equip us to LOVE them. The Muslims are coming here for conversion.

American College of Pediatricians

Transgenderism of Children is Child Abuse, American College of Pediatrics Rules

Mar. 26, 2016 9:49am Carly Hoilman

The American College of Pediatricians released a statement this week declaring that gender reclassification of children, also known as transgenderism, constitutes child abuse.

"The American College of Pediatricians urges educators and legislators to reject all policies that condition children to accept as normal a life of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex," the statement, entitled "Gender Ideology Harms Children," began. "Facts – not ideology – determine reality."

The statement, published Monday, March 21, with a full statement to follow in summer 2016, listed what the association ruled to be eight objective facts supporting their argument for why gender reclassification will now officially be classified as abuse:

1. Human sexuality is an objective biological binary trait: "XY" and "XX" are genetic markers of health – not genetic markers of a disorder.

2. No one is born with a gender. Everyone is born with a biological sex. Gender (an awareness and sense of oneself as male or female) is a sociological and psychological concept; not an objective biological one.

3. A person's belief that he or she is something they are not is, at best, a sign of confused thinking. When an otherwise healthy biological boy believes he is a girl, or an otherwise healthy biological girl believes she is a boy, an objective psychological problem exists that lies in the mind not the body, and it should be treated as such.

4. Puberty is not a disease and puberty-blocking hormones can be dangerous. Reversible or not, puberty-blocking hormones induce a state of disease – the absence of puberty – and inhibit growth and fertility in a previously biologically healthy child.

5. According to the DSM-V, as many as 98% of gender confused boys and 88% of gender confused girls eventually accept their biological sex after naturally passing through puberty.

6. Children who use puberty blockers to impersonate the opposite sex will require cross-sex hormones in late adolescence. Cross-sex hormones (testosterone and estrogen) are associated with dangerous health risks including but not limited to high blood pressure, blood clots, stroke and cancer.

7. Rates of suicide are twenty times greater among adults who use cross-sex hormones and undergo sex reassignment surgery, even in Sweden which is among the most LGBQT – affirming countries.

8. Conditioning children into believing a lifetime of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex is normal and healthful as child abuse.

The policy statement was authored by President of the American College of Pediatricians, Dr. Michelle A. Cretella, Vice President of the American College of Pediatricians, Dr. Quentin Van Meter and Johns Hopkins Medical School Psychology Professor Dr. Paul McHugh.

McHugh, who once served as Johns Hopkins' head psychiatrist, penned an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal in 2014, proclaiming that transgenderism is a "mental disorder" and calling sex change a "medical impossibility."

http://www.acpeds.org/the-college-speaks/position-statements/gender-ideology-harms-children

Indiana Jones and the Ark

Where is the Ark of the Covenant?
In Ethiopia?
Pastor Mark tells us where the Ark is. Revelation 19:11
Raider of the lost ark is Jesus
Matthew 27:45-54  Now from the sixth hour, darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Yeshua cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?" When some of those standing there heard it, they began saying, "This Man is calling for Elijah." Right away one of them ran and took a sponge. He filled it with sour wine and put it on a stick, and was offering it to Yeshua to drink. But the rest were saying, "Leave Him alone! Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him." And Yeshua cried out again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit. And behold, the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. And the earth quaked and rocks were split apart. Now the centurion, and those with him keeping guard over Yeshua , when they saw the earthquake and what was happening, they became terribly frightened and said, "This really was the Son of God!"
1. Jesus raids the temple. Fashioned a whip and overturned the trading tables. 40 years after that the temple was ripped apart stone by stone.
The veil of the temple was ripped in 2. The holy of holies had a huge veil. 4 layers thick. The earthquake could not have done that. Only the finger of God could do that. Jesus shed his blood. The Old Testament system was finished.
2. He Rescued the Hostages We are all captives of the sin nature. We are not inherently good. How do you explain Stalin Hitler Rwanda slave trade?
Guilt is a gift that keeps on giving. Weekly confession. Hail Mary. Penitence. 
We talk about forgiveness glibly. Jesus bore your sIns and God forsook him.
A chief's mother was caught stealing and ordered to get 20 lashes. The chief came and covered his mother so the mother did not get the lashes.
3. He releases the Captives
Matthew 27:45-54
The old uncles came back to life. Jesus went down to the lower part of the earth and released all the Captives and took them to heaven with him.
Come you are no longer hostage to sin.
Being a Christian is about making Jesus Lord of your life.

Good Friday 2016

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Choir Song Jesus died for me.
http://bible.com/314/mrk.15.25-32.TLV
Now it was the third hour when they nailed Him on the stake. And the inscription of the charge against Him was written above: "THE KING OF THE JEWS." Those passing by were jeering at Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Ha! You who are going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself by coming down from the stake!" Likewise the ruling kohanim , along with the Torah scholars, were also mocking Him among themselves. "He saved others," they were saying, "but He can't save Himself? Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the stake, so we may see and believe!" Even those executed with Him were ridiculing Him.

Song Lord I crucified you.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Never_Said_a_Mumblin%27_Word
This I know with all my heart His wounds have paid my ransom
Be still and know that he is God
While we were weak Christ died for us while we were still sinners
Just as I am without one plea oh Lamb of God I come
Create in me a clean heart oh God that I might serve you

God's story us being told again and again. Adam and Eve were made in perfect unadulterated joy in harmony with heaven and earth. Until sin separated us.
Jesus wants to restore the harmony. Mark 14:32-36

Why would the innocent son of God give his life for us.
2 kinds of people those who love the Cadbury x eggs and those who don't.
John. After this knowing that it was all finished Jesus bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Jesus loved the woman at the well and she responded and was restored with living water.

Jesus invites us to come to the Lord's supper in reminder of what He has done for us.

Ruth's mother in law

Ruth's mother in law Naomi felt God had betrayed her and she wanted to me called Mara bitterness. Her husband died and her sons died. Nothing went right for her.
She had no place to shed her bitterness.
Ephesians 4.1-3
Paul said maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond off peace. Not be on an island of our own. Wars have been fought in the Spirit of bitterness.
Community clubs are easier to deal with than churches. It's easy to get stuck in the rotating script of pain. You want to be free of that. Philippe got upset when his brother slept with his wife. He killed his brother and lived with the pain for the rest of his life.
I'm angry confused and what do I do about it?
James 3.4
Bitter jealousy.
Mara misery.

Paul says
http://bible.com/314/eph.4.25-32.TLV So lay aside lying and "each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another. "Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger, nor give the devil a foothold. Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it. Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and quarreling and slander, along with all malice. Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also forgave you.

Speak the truth with your neighbour. Social media interrupts our lives with idle talk. Proverbs 26:20 no idle talk and quarrels cease.

Angry but do not sin. No abuse allowed. When you get angry snap yourself with a rubber band. That will help.

Don't give room to the devil. Spiritual warfare, the church needs to help with that. Do something. Love on others. Get to work. Don't think me me me. Get off your butt.
Let ALL bitterness be put away from you. We can't do that on our own. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit. Give room to him.
Be kind and forgiving.
Jesus went to the cross. He took all the anger to set us free.
Christ is our only hope.
Celebrate this Friday.

I Am New

Easter at EasTview
Good Friday March 25
9:15 & 11:15 a.m.
EASTER Sunday March 27
9:15 & 11:15 a.m.

Jim Bell was President of the Blue Bombers. In October he ran for parliament. Felt it was God's calling. Lost. Felt the journey was over.
One night they were walking, campaigning. Helen had a tough time keeping the pace but told him to keep walking. Learned a few non linear things. Not much grows at 12,000 feet. It grows in the valley. Trust God. You'll find your identity.

Baptism coming up. Intro to EasTview on Tuesday.
Next Sunday March 20 6:30 Dan Bremnes and The Color band in concert. http://danbremnes.com/

Dave Ens
Ephesians 4.11
It's time to grow up.
Growth is not flashy. Slow behind the scenes. What does the church look like? You'll reach the measure of the full stature of Christ.
What if you aged but never grew up? In our early years we are consumed by ourselves. The world is you. As we age our perspective changes. Relationships change. You find love. With someone different. Encounter tragedy. Life is not about me. There is more.
http://bible.com/314/eph.4.17-19.TLV So I tell you this, indeed I insist on it in the Lord—walk no longer as the pagans do, stumbling around in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance in them due to the hardness of their heart. Since they are past feeling, they have turned themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of immorality, with greed for more.
You can't live selfishly. Grow up. As a follower of Christ certain culturally acceptable practices must be discarded.

However, you did not learn Messiah in this way— be renewed in the spirit of your mind, So lay aside lying and "each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another. Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and quarreling and slander, along with all malice. Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also forgave you.

The life we live should be in Grace. Not to absolve ourselves and continue to walk in sin. Be inspired by God to walk with him.

We need to get rid of things and allow God to grow my garden. The Spirit creates a God recreated character in us. We don't become good so we can get God. The negatives are cast off to make room for God to work in us.

We are anchored by prayer to hold us together.

C2C network

C2C network in Canada. Presenting the needs.  Bill from Scotland
http://www.c2cNetwork.ca/
Jesus working through us despite us.
Don't tell people where you are from. .5% of Quebec is evangelical. A dark area.
Elton and Bill know what real football is.
Extrovert perceiver
What are you? What is your personality profile?
Ephesians 4
You have spiritual gifts.

http://bible.com/314/eph.4.7-13.TLV But to each one of us grace was given in keeping with the measure of Messiah's gift. Therefore it says, "When He went up on high, He led captive a troop of captives and gave gifts to his people." Now what does "He went up" mean, except that He first went down to the lower regions of the earth? The One who came down is the same One who went up far above all the heavens, in order to fill all things. He Himself gave some to be emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers— to equip the kedoshim for the work of service, for building up the body of Messiah. This will continue until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of Ben-Elohim —to mature adulthood, to the measure of the stature of Messiah's fullness.
A P E apostles  prophets evangelists. Welcome to the planet of the apes. We need to celebrate them. Serve from your gifting for maximum joy.
Some Pastors have a mercy Gift and are happy to spend all day at the hospital eating hospital food. Others are apostolic.
We need them all and follow Jesus into the mission field.
Evangelists are neglected. We need the heralds of the gospel. C2C has 100 APEs.
The Quebec church planter did not want to be called but now he's baptised 160 people. He thinks by 2025 25% of Quebec will be evangelical.

Bill and his wife were roaming Scotland when she said we need to move across the pond. She's prophetic.

Evangelists are charming and want to be out there sharing the gospel. We need more of them. They create the culture of evangelism. He taught his staff to evangelize and baptize.

Be still

"Be still and know that I am God" theme today at www.EasTview.org
Interview with Joy Klassen of
https://m.facebook.com/Women-Refreshed-at-the-Well-246834845444126/

Be still movie and communion
Jesus we remember you