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Lately I’ve been counting my blessings as I’ve been privileged to see God answer prayer in so many ways.  Those of you who are connected by Facebook to Sylvia’s page have seen several testimonies of God’s wonderful grace.  The one from Kamloops of the young lady who clearly doesn’t know Jesus but was prayed for […]

By Monday this last week I had talked with 4 people who had giant sized issues that they were dealing with in their lives. 

As I sat down to write this morning’s sermon I thought of at least ten things that I could have been doing in that time. Each thing calling and demanding my time away from sitting and waiting upon the Lord.  And each of them seemed very good…well most of them, at one point the thought […]

Psalm 121:1-8 (NIV) “ 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills– where does my help come from? 2  My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3  He will not let your foot slip– he who watches over you will not slumber; 4  indeed, he who watches over Israel will […]

  “22  Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23  They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24  I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” 25  The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to […]

Did you know; “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21)? The Apostle James says, “We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body” […]

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19).  “But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them…; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” (Acts 5:39)  Fear of the LORD brings freedom from FEAR! How many of you actually […]

In a book called, “Will Daylight Come”, a story is told about “a little boy that was visiting his grandparents and was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma’s back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he […]

To see all of today’s study questions, click here. How many of you like learning lessons the hard way? Have you ever noticed that you learn some lessons much harder than others?  I was out flying my quad-copter-camera near Vaseux Lake this spring and had just taken off to do a sweep over a rock […]

To see all of today’s study questions, click here. https://youtu.be/HSab0OIkFmU That passage in Matthew has always caused me great concern.  I’ve wrestled with it for years now.  Especially every time I walk by a street person or drunk out begging or get accosted by the guy who stands at the corner of Channel Parkway and […]

To see all of today’s study questions, click here. I like this picture!  The cross is empty!  The tomb vacated! He has Risen! He has Risen indeed!  It is such Good News.  Especially when you know the risen Lord.   And know the power of His word to heal the broken hearted and set captives […]

Do you like dogs or cats?  It’s pretty safe to say our household is more inclined to dogs than cats.  Though I’ve had both in my lifetime so personally I have no bias against either so long as they are well behaved that is. Well maybe I have a little bias.  It seems that there […]

I often drive by the Hospital as I go back and forth from home to work.  And for the last couple of years now they have had this big digital sign facing Government and Carmi.  The sign flashes several messages but the predominant theme is leave your legacy, support the Hospital Foundation. Sometimes it congratulates […]

https://youtu.be/IMtPUgEXdWY This week Jimmy shared with us a message from Matthew 28:16-20   Read Matthew 28:16-20 in as many versions as you have available. 1. We call this passage (Matthew 28:16-20) the Great Commission, why? 2. Where does this encounter with Jesus take place? 3. Since it is neither the Risen Lord’s first encounter nor final […]

To see all of today’s study questions, click here. https://youtu.be/lQZ8rGbSsrA Thomas Fuller a British Minister wrote, “A man apt to promise is apt to forget”.  Booker T. Washington describes meeting an ex-slave from Virginia in his book, ‘Up From Slavery’: there Brooker writes, “I found that this man had made a contract with his master, […]

To see all of today’s study questions, click here. One of the passages in HIStory that is often told around Lent is found in Matthew 17:1-9.  The story of that amazing day when three disciples were treated to a mountaintop experience that stuck with them long after Jesus Ascended to heaven. So if you have […]

What is love?  Is it a noun, verb or adjective? Is it a feeling, thoughts or a person? My definition of Love, being it’s Valentine’s day and all, is a simple one.  God.  I’ll mention it again in case you missed that, God.  The Bible says, “God is love” (1 Jn. 4:8).  So any definition […]

We were privileged to have  Missionaries John & Marlene Baerg come to Grace and share a bit of their journey of faith.     Some might call it amazing coincidences other luck but as I set up HIStory- 52 weekly biblical challenge and chose which story would fall on which weekend this weeks story found in […]

I don’t know if you have noticed or not but I’m not picking out all the usual stories from HIStory as we progress in this 52 Week Challenge.  In fact I’ve already jumped over several prominent passages that we preacher types like to focus on in favour of some stories that we don’t hear much […]

Let’s begin with reading HIStory this morning. Matthew 8:5-13 To see all of today’s study questions, click here. When we are telling someone HIStory we do well to study and understand what it is we are talking about.   And in the internet age we really don’t have an excuse for not knowing.  Other than if […]

To see all of today’s study questions, click here. In the beginning God created the heavens and earth and everything in them.  Birds and fish and animals and then it was time to create His masterpiece.   “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female […]

Today’s Story is found in Matthew 2:1-12 Often times even in our preaching and teaching schedule we sort of celebrate the event of Epiphany during Advent yet it actually comes in the official church calendar on the 6th of January.   What is Epiphany?  Is it as Merriam Websters defines “an appearance or manifestation especially of a […]

Do you know your history?  Do you know where you came from?  What makes you, you?  Why do you do or don’t do the things that you do?  We’re told by those who study such things that much of it can be traced back to the environment that you grew up in but certainly not […]

Acts 22:14-15: “’The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.  You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard”. This was Paul’s assignment: Go share Hope! How?  By being Christ’s witness telling people […]