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As Christians and as parents, we need to have a clear plan for helping children process and heal from betrayal and bullying so that every effort is made to prevent the carryover of emotional wounds into adulthood that can affect how they succeed in life. The Holy Spirit is an incredible guide and the power of prayer cannot be underestimated, but when it comes to children, is there a thoughtful way to help them process and heal from experiences of betrayal or bullying?

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Jan 15 2025

Foot Washing a Symbol of Love and Service

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Karen Kepkay

The Lord might not be literally asking us to wash someone else’s feet (though it could happen of course) but He does call us to look to serve others and find a need and meet it. What does it look like to you to love another person with actions, even when it is uncomfortable or costly?

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Jan 4 2025

Abide and Go: Two Sides of the Same Mission

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Dave Koop

While abiding keeps us connected to Christ, His command to “go” ensures that we do not stagnate in our faith. When we are deeply rooted in Him, the natural result is the desire to share the gospel and bear the fruit of the Spirit that Paul talks about in Galatians 5:22,23. Abiding is not passive; it produces action. In John 15:5, Jesus says: “Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.”

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Dec 29 2024

Home: A Place of Love and Belonging

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Fari Maghami

Today, the church is called to proclaim the Gospel through our being, doing, and telling. The good news is that the only way we find our way back home is by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, and for God’s glory alone. This message is for all people, regardless of nation or socioeconomic status.

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Dec 22 2024

What Does the Love of God Look Like?

Pastors Blog / By Pastor James Fam

The story of Christmas reminds us of the incarnational love demonstrated when God became flesh in the form of a baby lying in a manger. The birth of a Saviour that seeks to bridge the gap between humanity and the divine, even at great personal cost. This sacrificial love invites us to reflect on our own relationships and consider how we can embody selflessness and generosity in our interactions with others.

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Dec 15 2024

How Can I Have Joy?

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Brad Bergman

Advent points us to the incredible truth that joy is not a fleeting emotion, but a steadfast assurance found in Christ. His joy anchors us in life’s storms, sustains us in our waiting, and invites us to celebrate God’s goodness. This Advent season, may we continually open our hearts to the joy of our Saviour.

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Dec 12 2024

The Peace of Christmas

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Kevan Dobsin

As the angels announced the birth of Jesus on that first Christmas Eve, they invited us all to come experience a peace not found anywhere else in the world. They introduced the birth of God’s Son who would bring us peace with God, peace with ourselves and peace with each other.
The message of Christmas brings such relief and resonates with so many around the world because it speaks of an all-encompassing peace we so desperately need.
That God would choose to make this grand announcement of peace in the middle of the night to a group of shepherds is also an intriguing part of the mystery of Christmas that must be explored.

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Dec 4 2024

Alighting Hope in Advent Season

Pastors Blog / By Jacqui Bishop

In the first week of Advent, let us consider the purple candle: The Hope Candle. The purple color of the candle represents repentance, and also royalty. What better way to enter this time of year than turning from our sins and towards Jesus, our King of Kings and the one who has the authority to forgive us. Hope comes from seeing the light, even when that light shines on the things that we try to hide: our guilt and shame. Let’s not confuse hope with wishful thinking. When Jesus – who is the Light of the World – shines upon us, we can have hope because we know Him. We know that He has already come and is yet to come again. What a hope we have that we can see how these prophecies were fulfilled once in Jesus’ life on earth, they are fulfilled through our lives in Him and they will be fulfilled ultimately when we see Him again.

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Nov 23 2024

King Jesus

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Allan Burnett

The mystery that God had only given glimpses of but revealed fully after the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus is that a day is coming when all darkness will be done away with, and a new Kingdom will be established. It’s as though all of history has been moving toward, focusing on this glorious goal.

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Nov 6 2024

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Pastors Blog / By Pastor Dave Koop

Remembrance Day is a day as Canadians we stop and reflect on the incredible price that was paid for the freedom and peace we enjoy. May we never take for granted the wonderful land we are privileged to call Remembrance Day is a day as Canadians we stop and reflect on the incredible price that was paid for the freedom and peace we enjoy. May we never take for granted the wonderful land we are privileged to call home.
A few years ago I stood on the steps of our church and looked across the street at a landmark high rise building where a group of protestors shouted, ”no justice, no peace”.

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