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Wednesday – Growing Opposition and Betrayal
On Wednesday of the final week of Jesus’ humiliation we find the opposition to Jesus rising to a feverish pitch and Judas spies out an opportunity to betray Him. In the middle of these acts of aggression we have Mary’s act of devotion and love to Jesus. Bible passages that
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Passion Week Tuesday – Temple questions
Jesus always stirred the ire of the religious leaders, whether it was by the timing of his miracles (e.g. taking place on the Sabbath) or the words that He spoke (e.g. “Your sins be forgiven you…” So too now, the religious leaders were plotting to take Jesus and yet could
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The Cleansing of the Temple
Good day, I pray that God blesses your meditations on the ministry of His Son as He went to the cross. We know that this is spiritual food for believers every day of our lives, but I hope considering our present circumstances, that we find these thoughts precious and uplifting.
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Laboring in Faith
19th century French pastor, Adolphe Monod, in reflecting on his ministry wrote, “Faith is my strength. My success in everything is in proportion to my faith. Certainly God always hears me when I cry to Him in faith. O happy experience! May God continue to bless my ministry. To Him
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Incarnation and Evangelism
Such phrases as “Incarnational Ministry” or “Incarnational Evangelism” sound biblical and can appear motivational…but are they? Sure such phrases are past their prime and the Christian church has moved on to “Gospel-centered…” this or that. It is always necessary to rightly understand the incarnation and its application to Christian life
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Addressing Lows and Lulls in Church Life
A French-reformed Pastor of the 19th century, Adolphe Monod, asked the question, “How are we to deliver the church from its inward languor [tiredness or inertia] and outward inactivity?” A question that could fit well with the current trend of what has come to be known as “church revitalization.” He
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Feeding the Lamp of Piety
Taken from the chapter entitled “The Devout Widow” from a book available on Google Play called Pastoral Reminiscences by Shepard Kollock we have very helpful insight into the importance of direct views of Christ for daily piety. “How true it is that “the just,” the righteous in Christ Jesus “live,”
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Called to Believe
Sadly in our days, in the church and outside of it, faith has become this weak, personal thing – held uncertainly and not really worth setting forth. This ought not to be the faith of the Gospel, the Christian faith, the faith that feeds upon the truth as it is
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Welcome to our Re-Designed Website!
Hi and thanks for checking out our church’s website! We are glad to have a revamped online presence and pray that it is useful to people in Newmarket, York Region, and beyond. Stated most succinctly, our mission is to worship God and to evangelize people. The theme verse that we
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