…we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have be… https://t.co/nLO34AziRV2018-07-23
If you're in or near Prince Albert, SK – Join us Sunday morning at Community Bible Church! Learn about Mexico in th… https://t.co/KJQ60H5kpQ2018-07-23
We’re approaching the half-way mark of our tour of Alberta and Saskatchewan! Right now we’re in SK, and looking forward to being in Prince Albert this weekend. If you’re in the area, check out our weekend activities here (just look for the date), and consider joining us!
Preparing for “2000 Years of Missions”!If you’re able to come Sunday morning, great! But if you have other commitments, you can join us for one or both parts of the 2000 Years of Missions seminar.
We would appreciate your prayers for the weekend. This is one of those seminars that may look simple, but it does require many hours of prep and setup. And I’ll be going from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon between the seminars and preaching and sharing and so on.
So pray that my voice will hold out! 🙂
But more than that, just pray that God would give us all strength and endurance – and that God’s Spirit would speak through us as we share. May we all grow in Him this weekend!
You could also pray for the vacation Bible school that’s going on in Las Palmas now! The group there needs lots of endurance as well, as they share God’s Word with those kids. Pray that the children would come out, and that God would speak to them through His Word.
Thanks so much! I hope we can see lots of you in Prince Albert on Saturday and Sunday!
Don't forget – we'll be at Mirror Alliance Church tomorrow at 10:30am! Come join us for worship, a message from God… https://t.co/Drikswf5nL2018-07-14
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ~2 Corinthians 5:17~ 2018-07-16
Something to think about. Are we at peace because of our trust in God? Or are we at "peace" because we just don't c… https://t.co/R79I3CqX6B2018-07-17
If you're in the #glendon area, come see us on Sunday at the Glendon Evangelical Church! Prayer time at 10:30am, service at 11am! 2018-07-17
I mentioned this book (on sale today!) at the "Where did the Bible come from?" seminar. It's not just about Genesis… https://t.co/u6EVO6mLUy2018-07-20
Human beings are so clever. We can find brilliant ways to be “spiritual” without really being godly – even without changing at all!
Lately I’ve been thinking about the ways that we can “repent” without really repenting.
Paul once explained that God’s patience and kindness is intended to lead us to repentance (Romans 2:4). But instead, we find ways around it.
So here are five ways we repent without repenting at all:
“I’m Better” Repentance:Repenting makes me look good, and spiritual. Because we’re all sinners, of course. At least I admit it. Oh, and I’m not as bad as that person over there…
“I’m Caught” Repentance: Perhaps the most familiar fake repentance. I’m sorrowful – because I was caught. I just hate it when people catch me sinning.
“I’m Embarrassed” Repentance: Similar to #2, except that I’m not so much sorrowful because I was caught, I’m sorrowful because the people around me don’t like what I did. This particular sin isn’t cool, and people found out that I’m not cool. How embarrassing!
“I’m Hopeless” Repentance:I’m trapped in this sin, and I’m never going to change! We need a disclaimer for this one, of course. We know that in our human nature, we are hopelessly enslaved to sin (Romans 6:16). The difference here is that we secretly don’t want to change, even if God will empower us to do so. So we wallow in our helplessness.
“I’m Stubborn” Repentance: Similar to #4, except that we’re more open about the fact that we don’t want to change. A common phrase here is “It’s just the way I am”. Or you might say, “Sorry I hit you – next time get out of the way!”.
Of course, none of these are really repentance at all. Rather, they’re five kinds of “sorrows” or “sadnesses”. We get depressed. We cry. But if you want a hint about whether or not true repentance has happened, check down the road to see if anything changes.
Paul referred to this as “worldly grief” as opposed to “godly grief”. Both are grief, for sure. But the former is more often used by us for our supposed selfish advantage – it never really leads to life.
As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10
So just a reminder – we are extremely skilled at “deceiving ourselves” (1 John 1:8). May God give us lives that are characterized by true repentance (2 Timothy 2:24-26)!
For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight… https://t.co/5oxx8wFQsz2018-07-09
Looking forward to sharing a report on Mexico ministry, and sharing from God's Word at Mirror Alliance on Sunday! C… https://t.co/QiYl6vxiHD2018-07-12
We’ve enjoyed some time with family and friends lately, and a Sunday off (we enjoyed worshipping at Kimberley Baptist Church, but we weren’t on stage at all!). 🙂
We enjoyed some time in Kimberley, BC with Shari’s brother and his family, Shari’s sister and her daughter, and Shari’s parents – the main purpose being to celebrate Shari’s parents’ 50th Anniversary!
So an extra congrats to them. 🎉 Wingers in front of The Old Bauernhaus Restaurant, celebrating their 50th!
It was great to spend time with the family, which is spread out between two continents and three countries normally!
Now we’re back in Alberta, and the schedule is picking up again. On Sunday we’ll serving at Mirror Alliance Church, and then on to Glendon and then on back to Saskatchewan for lots more! Remember, you can check out our full schedule here. We hope to see as many of you who are in the area as possible!
Oh, I forgot to mention. We had fun on Tuesday at the Calgary Stampede! The “greatest outdoor show on earth” is certainly a part of Hannah and Nathanael’s heritage. 🤠Another 102,204 people joined our family at Stampede on Tuesday, meaning well over 1/2 a million people so far – and Stampede isn’t over yet!
We do appreciate your prayers as things will be especially busy over the next three weeks. Let’s do it!