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Teen Challenge - Norm Bonk

2/16/2020

The service was lead by people from Teen Challenge: Dr. Norman Bonk is an accomplished musician and brought songs of love and some favorite hymns; as well as the main message about sowing seed. Joanne Bonk told us about the new horse based ministry they are starting up. There were testimonies by Matt and Adrian about their experiences in the Teen Challenge program. Here is the recording as well as videos of some parts.

Matthew 13:8 And other seed fell on the good soil and yielded a crop,
some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

A life well lived

2/9/2020

We are to be the light and the salt of the earth. What does it mean now here in Canada?

Matthew 5:13-14 13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. NIV
Matthew 25:14-30 15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
1 Kings 12:6-12 NIV 6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. "How would you advise me to answer these people?" he asked. 7 They replied, "If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants." 10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter'-tell them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. 11 My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.'"

Christianity now, then and way back when

2/2/2020

This Sunday was a rich service. Sheryll gave her testimony about miraculous healing and the power of God. Wilma shared her poem "2020 vision". And there were contributions by Georgina, Marina and Terese. You can listen to "How great Thou art" on youtube.
Pastor Dwayne continued with looking at the culture in Canada and the need for Christians to stand up for what is right. Too much salt or too little salt both can ruin a dish.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Acts 2:25-28 25 David said about him: "'I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, 27 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.' NIV
John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." NIV
1 Peter 2:9 NIV But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV 11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up; 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Matthew 5:13-14 13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Psalms 137:1-2 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars we hung our harps, NIV

Evil triumphs when good men do nothing

1/26/2020

Marina gave an encouraging reminder on how to look at God's face.
Pastor Dwayne looked at our North American culture that is changing fast in a bad direction. We do not need to just passively observe it. Listen to the recording below and get out of you chair to do something!

Testimony and various speakers

1/19/2020

George gave his testimony followed by short messages from Ferdi, Mike, pastor Dwayne Trelenberg and Georgina. George showed some historical slides. Ferdi shared the video clip below on healing miracles. There was an empty chair on stage - reminding people to get out of passivity and to do some good. Some of the video clips have poor sound. You may prefer to listen to the audio recording that is also included below.

Go to 9:00 in the next video clip for the relevant part.

Improved audio recording:

2 Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! NLT
1 Timothy 1:15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"-- and I am the worst of them all. NLT
Romans 8:15-16 15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father." 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. NLT
Philippians 4:13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. NLT

Luke 10:2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
Luke 10:3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. NIV
Luke 10:9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.' Luke 10:17, 20 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
Luke 10:21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. Luke 11:13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
1 Corinthians 12:31, 13:1 31 But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes
1 Corinthians 2:4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, NIV

2 Corinthians 3:17 NLT For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
John 8:31,32,36 NLT 31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.
Luke 4:18-19 18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, 19 and that the time of the Lord's favor has come. " NLT
Galatians 5:1,13 NLT 1 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law. 13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Deuteronomy 23:3-6 3 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even down to the tenth generation. 4 For they did not come to meet you with bread and water on your way when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim to pronounce a curse on you. 5 However, the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. 6 Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them as long as you live. NIV
John 12:32 But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." NIV

Don't try to be good

1/12/2020

Three people used the "empty chair" illustration from last week as motivation for getting active and doing something! It seems to be a new meme in this church?
Debra had her first opportunity to play the keyboard for worship - so fresh!
Pastor Dwayne was in and out of the chair numerous times. Listen to the recording to understand the dangers of trying to be a "good person". Pastor Dwayne shows a better way.

Luke 18:18-19 NIV 18 A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good - except God alone."
Acts 10:38 NIV ... how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
Matthew 20:28 NIV just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
1 John 2:1 1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. NIV
Mark 8:18 NIV Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember?

2020 Vision for the new year and decade

1/5/2020

A different than normal service: We had 4 main speakers sharing their visions for where to put emphasis on in this coming time. We have this play list with the speakers and worship songs, or you can click on the video links below. There was no audio-only recording.

The Cost of having Jesus in the family

12/29/2019

Pastor Dwayne told us more of the real situations in the land after Jesus' birth and what it costed them to flee to Egypt.

Psalm 103 A psalm of David.
1 Let all that I am praise the LORD;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
2 Let all that I am praise the LORD;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
3 He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
4 He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
5 He fills my life with good things.
My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
6 The LORD gives righteousness
and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
7 He revealed his character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. 12 He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.

13 The LORD is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14 For he knows how weak we are;
he remembers we are only dust.
15 Our days on earth are like grass;
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16 The wind blows, and we are gone--
as though we had never been here.
17 But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children
18 of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!
Matthew 2:11-13 NIV On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

The Cost of Reward

12/22/2019

The Cost of Reward was pastor Dwayne's title of his Christmas message. A new perspective on the HUGE present we received from heaven.

Exodus 30:7-8 7 "Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the LORD for the generations to come. NIV
Exodus 29:42 "For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD. There I will meet you and speak to you; NIV
Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. NIV
Matthew 2:2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." NIV
John 8:41 You are doing the things your own father does.We are not illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself." NIV
Matthew 1:19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. NIV
Luke 1:39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, NIV

The Perfect Church

12/8/2019

Pastor Dwayne looked at revivals that caused people like Dennis Bennett, John Wimber and George & Hazel Hill to start churches outside of denominational distinctions. What is the effect of a founder on his church? How was the perfect church founded? Where do we fit in?

John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. NIV
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." NIV
Acts 10:38 NIV how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
Revelation 3:21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revival, here as in heaven

12/1/2019

How do we interpret the Bible from our personal viewpoints? How did our human nature improve over the last century? We heard revival stories from 1904 in Wales and 1984 in Argentina, watched a video clip on how God is still working: Powerful Holy Spirit Revival in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pastor Dwayne Trelenberg was the main speaker.

2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
You can read The Story of the Welsh Revival by Eyewitnesses and more on the 1984 Argentina Revival.

Jesus was a walking Revival

11/24/2019

Pastor Dwayne illustrated revival as it happened around Jesus and various movements thru the history, coming back to us and our position in God's revivals. Listen to the recording below.
Terese had her guitar in action for the first time since hand surgery - worship God with joy and love!

Prophetic message for Keremeos and Canada

11/17/2019

Georgina and Marina lead the worship via videos.
Terry Friesen was our visiting speaker with a clear prophetic message for Keremeos and Canada. It was so encouraging to look at our society and country from God's perspective rather than from the media's image.

Ezekiel 44:4 Then the man brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling the temple of the LORD, and I fell facedown.
Exodus 33:18-23 18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." 19 And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live." 21 Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
2 Chronicles 5:14 14 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19 Have you forgotten that your body is now the sacred temple of the Spirit of Holiness, who lives in you? You don’t belong to yourself any longer, for the gift of God, the Holy Spirit, lives inside your sanctuary. 20 You were God’s expensive purchase, paid for with tears of blood, so by all means, then, use your body to bring glory to God!
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 16 Don’t you realize that together you have become God’s inner sanctuary and that the Spirit of God makes his permanent home in you? 17 Now, if someone desecrates God’s inner sanctuary, God will desecrate him, for God’s inner sanctuary is holy, and that is exactly who you are.
Romans 8:19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One.
Ephesians 2:6 6 He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ!
Ephesians 2:21-22 21 This entire building is under construction and is continually growing under his supervision until it rises up completed as the holy temple of the Lord himself. 22 This means that God is transforming each one of you into the Holy of Holies, his dwelling place, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you!
Ephesians 3:14-20 14 So I kneel humbly in awe before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, 15 the perfect Father of every father and child in heaven and on the earth. 16 And I pray that he would unveil within you the unlimited riches of his glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with his divine might and explosive power. 17 Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life. 18–19 Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding—this extravagant love pours into you until you are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God! 20 Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. John 7:38 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."
Colossians 2:6-11 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ,
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Personal revival

11/10/2019

Marina brought a message on personal revival. Getting back to your first love with Jesus.

Matthew 9:37-38 NLT 37 He said to his disciples, "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields."
1 Corinthians 9:25-27 NLT 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
Philippians 3:12-13 NLT 12 I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
Philippians 3:8-10 NLT 8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
Luke 1:53 TPT Those who hunger for Him will always be filled, but the smug and self-satisfied He will send away empty.
Luke 6:20-21 NIV 20 Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
Song of Solomon 2:15 NLT Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard ...
Philippians 2:13 TPT God will continually revitalize you, implanting within you the passion to do what pleases him.
John 7:37-39 TPT “All you thirsty ones, come to me! Come to me and drink! Believe in me so that rivers of living water will burst out from within you, flowing from your innermost being, just like the Scripture says!” Jesus was prophesying about the Holy Spirit that believers were being prepared to receive.
Hebrews 12:11 NLT No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening -- it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
Hebrews 12:1-2 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne. NLT
Psalm 107:35-38 NLT 35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. 36 He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. 37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. 38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
Psalm 85:6 TPT Revive us again, O God! I know you will! Give us a fresh start! Then all your people will taste your joy and gladness.

Closer to God - personal revival

11/3/2019

Steve Hunt, our drummer, is leaving for 3 months to serve at Haggai International. We will miss him dearly - and he will miss the snow! ☺☻
Georgina shared a word and George a testimony on God's deliverance.
Mike brought the message today with rich encouragement and showing the way to get closer to God. You can listen to the recording and follow the scripture parts used below the photos. The last song we listened to was "I surrender" by Hillsong.

John 17:1-3 1 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. 2 For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. 3 And this is the way to have eternal life-- to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. NLT
John 15:1-8 1 "I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. 5 "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. 7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. NLT
Ephesians 3:17-19 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. NLT
Colossians 2:6-7 6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. NLT
Colossians 1:9-10 9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. NLT
2 Peter 3:18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen. NLT
Galatians 5:22-23 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! NLT
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. 9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. NLT

Effects of Revival

10/27/2019

Jason Legg and Andrea Quaedvlieg from Kelowna were leading our worship. The church was filled with little kids - what a fun time.
Pastor Dwayne gave a teaching on revivals with the emphasis of the 1904 revival in Wales that started with 17 people and eventually caused jails to be empty and the police having no work to do and pubs closing down due to a lack of demand for alcohol. In 1907 another powerful revival swept thru North Korea. The Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 and The North Korean Revival of 1907.

Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Psalms 133:1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

Revival, traditions, power and go

10/20/2019

We celebrated communion with Ferdi & Marina leading. Pastor Dwayne showed the ways in which the Jews' traditions worked against God's plans. Jesus promised power and life that was seen on Pentecost day.

Matthew 15:1-2 1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!" NIV
Matthew 15:6-9 6 he is not to 'honor his father 'with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: 8 "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'" NIV
John 20:19-22 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. NIV
Matthew 28:19-20 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." NIV
John 14:12 NIV I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
Romans 8:11 NIV And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
Acts 1:8 NIV But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Ezekiel 37:5 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. NIV

What does revival look like?

10/6/2019

Pastor Dwayne Trelenberg's message looked at the various persons under whose ministry revivals have started. It was titled "What does revival look like?" in his series on revival.

Matthew 28: 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Acts 1:8 ► But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

The End of Revival

9/29/2019

First we had an awesome time of worship. Then today was the launch of our new team for the children's church. What a team! Pastor Dwayne showed us from history and the Bible what often happens after a revival. We were encouraged to seek more growth in our spiritual lives.

Revelation 2:4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. NIV
Revelation 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth. NIV

Revival vs Survival

9/22/2019

Terese lead the worship time. There were encouraging messages included. Wilma gave her experience of the ladies' fall event and the following meeting where pastor Keri Harvey was speaking. Pastor Dwayne gave us an insightful overview of some recent revivals and history teaches us from there.

Isaiah 54:1-4
1 "Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband," says the LORD.
2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.
3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.
4 "Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
Ephesians 4:1-4
1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to one hope when you were called
Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
A study (based on the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion) by The Pew Forum, says:

2,173,180,000 Christians (31%), of which 50% are Catholic, 37% Protestant, 12% Orthodox.
1,598,510,000 Muslims (23%), of which 87-90% are Sunnis, 10-13% Shia.
1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India.

Is sin exciting?

9/15/2019

We had a wonderful worship service with Terese leading and quite a few encouraging messages that were recorded. Ferdi did the preaching and if you are in rush to get to the exciting sins, skip the first 10 minutes of the recording! :-)

Instant gratifications, fun, exciting, satifying * Speeding
*  Lying
*  Gossip
*  Over-eat
*  Drunk
Other sins:
* Addiction (want to but can’t change)
* Legalism/tradition (leads to false guilt or pride)
* Unbelief (leads to Fear/Anxiety)
* Unforgiveness (bitterness)

Sin is not fun - it is a burden.
God wants us to be free and have abundant life

Hebrews 12:1,2 ... let us strip off every weight that slows us down,
especially the sin that so easily trips us up.
And let us run with endurance
the race God has set before us.
We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus ...
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Drop it!
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Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.
And you will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31,32

Love defeats fear
And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect.
So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because
we live like Jesus here in this world.
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
1 John 4:17,18 (NLT)

Love and obedience
John 14:23 AMP Jesus answered,
“If anyone [really] loves Me,
he will keep My word (teaching);
John 14:15-17 AMP
15 “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.
16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper
(Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever — 17 the Spirit of Truth,

Forgiveness
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.
- Art of Forgiving by Lewis B. Smedes

Today, just take one aspect of your life that needs change. Decide today.

Not by your own power.
You are not good enough.

Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
Luke 11:11-13
“You fathers, if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg,
do you give them a scorpion?
Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
1 John 4:13 (NLT) And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us
John 14:15-17 AMP
16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever — 17 the Spirit of Truth,

What should I believe?
1. My life is entrusted to Jesus
2. God loves me
3. There is victory
4. The truth is true – if it doesn’t work the fault is not God’s, but mine.
5. Confess what I believe.

Walk with the Holy Spirit

9/8/2019

We had a farewell-blessing for Jadiel. Mike brought a strong message about the Holy Spirit who is often ignored. We hope you'll find it enlightening.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22
21 It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ.
He has commissioned us,
22 and He has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything He has promised us.
2 Corinthians 3:6 He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant.
This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit.
The old written covenant ends in death;
but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:8 Shouldn't we expect far greater glory under the new way,
now that the Holy Spirit is giving life?
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord.
And the Lord --who is the Spirit-- makes us more and more like Him as we are changed into his glorious image.
Galatians 3:2-5
2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not!
You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.
3 How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
4 Have you experienced so much for nothing?
Surely it was not in vain, was it?
5 I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law?
Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.

Revivals and Differences

9/1/2019

Pastor Dwayne gave an overview of some revivals of the past in the Christian church and how differences were handled.

Ephesians 2:19-20
19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. NLT

John Calvin (1509–1564)
Jacobus Arminius (1560–1609)
Pretribulationists / Midtribulationists / Posttribulationists
John Wesley (1703 – 1791)
William Booth (1829 – 1912)
Azusa Street Revival - William Seymour (1870 – 1922)

The gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit

8/25/2019

Pastors Lionel Batke and Shannon Stange visited us to share about the miracles that God is doing in His church all over the world. After the service we prayed for people to be healed and to receive the Holy Spirit.

◄ Isaiah 60:1-3 ►
1“Arise, shine; for your light has come,
         And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
2“For behold, darkness will cover the earth
         And deep darkness the peoples;
         But the LORD will rise upon you
         And His glory will appear upon you.
3“Nations will come to your light,
         And kings to the brightness of your rising.

Living in the Spirit - Romans 8

8/18/2019

Have you been unsatisfied with your spiritual life and growth? Listen to Mike explaining from Romans 8 what it means to live (or walk) in Spirit. During worship we had a visiting pianist from the UK to help us.

Romans 8 (NLT)Life in the Spirit
8 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) 10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. 11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
12 Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
The Future Glory18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. 19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. 20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, 21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. 22 For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. 24 We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it.25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. 28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. 29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.
Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
New Living Translation (NLT)Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Matthew 24:9-14 NIV 9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
1 Thessalonians 5:19 NLT Do not stifle the Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:19 NIV Do not put out the Spirit's fire;
1 Thessalonians 5:19 NKJV Do not quench the Spirit.
Romans 7:6 NLT But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22, 23 NLT But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Romans 2:29 NLT No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God's Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.
2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord -- who is the Spirit -- makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
1 Corinthians 12:12 NLT The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.