Showing blog articles with topic of Life
Trust in God
Posted by Brad Quiring on June 16, 2018
Dear Abundant Life Family, For believers in Jesus Christ and members of Bible-teaching churches and organizations, this last couple of years seems to have been very frustrating. It appears that our own government is actively working against us, what we believe and against God himself. Click on this sentence for the latest news. Don’t be surprised, afraid or dismayed....
Love Stories
Posted by Rod Neufeld on April 5, 2018
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV) So often quoted, so often preached, you even see it on signs at football games or on Tim Tebow‘s face. We know what it means, we have heard more than any other...
“Skipping Church”
Posted by Brad Quiring on August 29, 2017
Hebrews 10:25 “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching” We are a culture of convenience, of personalization and individualism. We have a million ways of customizing our lives to perfectly suit our every preference. When things are difficult, we think little...
John 10:10 - The True Abundant Life
Posted by Brad Quiring on August 11, 2017
John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” This verse is often misused. We tell people that a true Christian MUST have good health and lots and lots of money, because, that is why Jesus came.” The truly abundant life is found IN CHRIST. That true...
Success or Failure
Posted by Rod Neufeld on September 16, 2016
Success or failure?Success or Failure. Over the past few weeks I have been thinking on this topic. Honestly, I have been consumed with it. I have come to a few conclusions. First and most important, both success and failure require a specific component. The component that is required for either to happen is effort. When I look at things...
Focus on our Suffering
Posted by Brad Quiring on February 23, 2016
I copied this entry from the daily devotional put out by the North American Baptist Conference’s “40 Days to Easter” devotional. It summarizes the February 21, 2016 message on suffering so well. “Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for...
The Journey
Posted by Rod Neufeld on January 15, 2016
In preparing to make the journey to the Dominican Republic there have been many things going through my mind. Regardless of how much we want to focus on Christ above all things, our condition, the old nature, still has a habit of showing itself. We fret about making sure that have everything just right, we pack the right stuff, we...
Stay Faithful to God
Posted by Brad Quiring on April 28, 2015
Pastor Jeff Russell brought the message at Abundant Life on Sunday, April 26, 2015. It was part of a fantastic celebration of God’s work in and through Abundant Life Baptist Church. Pastor Brad shares his notes that he took during the message: Stay Faithful to God: Acts 20:13-38 Each one of us has a journey and a path to follow in...
Top Ten #6 Pro-Life - Promoting and Protecting Life
Posted by Brad Quiring on February 22, 2015
The Ten Commandments are not God’s way of telling how to be good to win his favour. Neither are they the key to entering heaven and having our sins forgiven. The Ten Commandments teach us about the character and glory of God. They also teach us that we have fallen short of his glory. Life and death are huge...
Guard your Heart - The Plan for your Life
Posted by Brad Quiring on February 4, 2015
The Abundant Life men’s group is working through a study series titled, “Stepping Up”. The latest lesson had to do with “vision”. The whole idea is that we need to think about and develop an intentional plan for our lives and families. What was interesting about this is that several of the people interviewed in the DVD had actually...