Just the essentials

Have you ever had to go on a trip where you could take only a limited number of things, just the essentials?

A number of years ago a good friend of mine took his family on a four-month trip through Southeast Asia.  Geoff and his wife have four kids, who at that time were in grade school and high school. They had planned an amazing adventure, but the catch was that each person could take  only one backpack worth of stuff with them for the entire time(see picture below of the actual backpacks). Can you imagine trying to pack everything you need for four months into one backpack?  In order to do this Geoff and his family had to narrow down what they were taking to just the essentials, the things they could not live without.  One of the things my friend’s family learned on their four-month journey was what really matters most in life.

Sometimes in life we accumulate a lot of things.  Possessions, habits, beliefs, behaviours and even attitudes all accumulate over time.  Often the things we accumulate in life aren’t really essential and sometimes they even get in our way.  Every so often we need to take a look at our lives and see if we really need all the baggage we are carrying around.

This weekend we are going to get back to the essentials, to the one thing that you just can’t live without.  We’ll be exploring 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 and the one essential that will make all the difference in your life.

I hope you’ll join us this weekend as we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection, beginning Friday with our Good Friday Service at 10:30 am and then our Resurrection Service on Sunday at 10:30 am.

See you this weekend!

Pastor Kirk

Going Beyond
It’s not too late to be a part of the Going Beyond initiative.  Pick up a commitment card from the Information desk, fill it out and submit it to the office.  Join your church family on this spiritual journey of living out the Acts 1:8 vision.  For more information on the Going Beyond initiative please visit the church website or Information desk.

Good Friday Service

Join us for our annual Good Friday service on Friday, March 30th at 10:30 am, as we remember the sacrifice Jesus made for all of us. There will be child care for children ages birth to 3 years.

Holy Spirit Encounter for Kids

Did you know that the same Holy Spirit who is in you, is in your children?  There is no junior Holy Spirit.  This means that the same way the Spirit speaks to you and empowers you, he empowers your kids.  That’s why we are hosting a Holy Spirit Encounter for kids on Saturday, April 14 from 9 am until noon.  Contact Pastor Shauna for more details and to register your child.

Hearing God’s Voice

Have you ever wanted to hear God’s voice, but didn’t know how?  Have you ever wished God would speak to you about something in your life?  Did you know that God still speaks to us today, just as he did to people in the Bible?  Join Pastor Kirk on Saturday, April 14 from 9 am to noon as he leads a 3 hour seminar and practicum on how to hear the voice of God.  To register contact Pastor Kirk

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