Saturday, October 31, 2009

New Blog Posting

Hey guys just a quick note to say that I posted a new blog on Harvestcalgary.com today. It highlights what I learned this last week in regards to ministry. Just got back from church. Pastor James delivered a strong message on Revelation 3:7-13. What an encouragement to know that the Lord is in control of all and that we can know our end. He who opened the door to salvation will not along anyone to shut it. As believers we know how it will end...what a hope!!! What a message to encourage us to persevere in the midst of trials! Have a great Sunday!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Fun in Chicago

At the beginning of last week. The girls were off school so we went to downtown Chicago. We went to the Shedds Aquarium. They have portions of the Aquarium that are free on Mondays. So we did that and then walked around a little bit in the area. Chicago is a fun town and we look forwatf to seeing more before we move back to Canada.
After a great weekend in Calgary seeing friends and family and telling folks about Harvest Bible Chapel Calgary I returned back to Chicago on Monday. That evening we spent the night together with the Senior Pastors from the Harvest Bible Chapels from Canada and the U.S. It was a great time of fellowship. Tuesday night we all piled in a bus and went to downtown Chicago. We went to this great rib place called Twin Anchors. We had a lot of fun and had a great time of fellowship with the guys.
On Wednesday night I got invited to go to a Blackhawks game with Pastor Todd Dugard. He is the Senior Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Barrie. Barrie is north of Toronto. There were 4 of us all together who went to the game. We had a great time. The Blackhawks lost to the Canucks 3-2.
Thursday night was my birthday. Heather made nachos for supper (my request) and we played some WII with the girls. We had a fun night together.
Friday night...Heather and I went to the David Crowder concert that was at Harvest Elgin. We had a lot of fun. The David Crowder Band put on a great concert.
All in all...a pretty great week. I'll paste in a few pics from the week or so.


A hot dog Chicago style!! You can almost feel the heart burn!
 My beautiful ladies with downtown Chicago in the background.

 The family at the Shedd's Aquarium!


Enjoying the game with Todd, Ian and David.
The United Center is a fun place to watch a game. The fans there really understand the game of hockey
Fun Times at the David Crowder Band Concert


Saturday, October 24, 2009

Harvest Calgary Website

Hey everyone! I have started a blog on our church website. The website is harvestcalgary.com. On that site you will see a tab that says "about us". If you click on that you will see a tab that says "pastor blog". That will get you to the blog there. I will be posting all things ministry at the site there. We will now be posting our family highlights on this blog. I hope to post something in that regard in the next couple of days.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Preaching Phase Begins in the Training Center

I'm excited to now be in the preaching phrase of the training that we are receiving. This phase will be over the next seven weeks. This week we are working on sermon outlines. When looking at a passage there are a few things to consider. First, you need to determine the context of the passage. You need to read the verses previous and following in order for you to understand the flow of thought of the author. This prevents reading things into a passage that the writer never intended. The next thing that you want to ask is: what is this passage about? What is the subject or the hub of the passage? Then having determined the subject, we need to determine what the passage says about that subject.


I love God's Word! It is so rich! As we worked on different outlines I was struck by the fact that the more a person reads a passage the more he discovers. Truly, God's Word is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb.4:12).

It is my prayer that all who would read this blog would have a hunger and thirst for God's Word. I pray you will be disciplined to meet with God each day, reading His Word and seeking Him in prayer. If your daily quiet times have been lacking or if they have been non existent, reset your priorities and take time to be in God's Word. I guarantee you will not regret it. God has revealed so much to us in His Word. Paul in His letter to Timothy reminds us of the importance of the Scriptures. 2 Timothy 3:16,17 " All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."