The Whole Picture: All Things Work Together for Good
By Brad Quiring on July 30, 2017
Romans 8:28. All things work together for “good”: ACCORDING TO GOD’S PLAN FOR US. The entire universe has been affected by sin. Nothing truly works right in this creation because we have chosen to be slaves to sin, therefore God subjected everything to frustration and loss. This is a direct consequence of a sinful nature and sinful actions. Yet all...
The Whole Picture: God’s Good Plan for You
By Brad Quiring on July 23, 2017
Jeremiah 29:11. A prosperous spiritual life coming out of God’s discipline in our lives. God DOES have a wonderful plan for our lives. That plan may very well include some strong discipline has God changes the direction of our lives to line up with his perfect plan. God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah to Israel. He clearly told them how...
The Whole Picture: All Things Through Christ
By Brad Quiring on July 16, 2017
Philippians 4:13: We can do all things through Christ. All things while being persecuted and weakened by the battle against sin and opposition. We can do all things through Christ when we have nothing but success and help. It begins with our dependence on Christ It continues through our contentment in Christ. Read ahead to Philippians 4:10-13
Ignite!: Igniting Cooperation
By Brad & Lori Quiring on July 9, 2017
Pastor Brad and Lori are back from their trip to Europe, where they spent time with Abundant Life's missionaries Marvin and Heidi Schmidt. It was a time to be together with the missionaries and pastors who are working to proclaim the message of Jesus in their country, with the goal of establishing churches that will proclaim Jesus throughout the world....
The Whole Picture: God So Loved the World
By Brad Quiring on July 2, 2017
John 3:16 is one of the most familiar and most loved passages in the Bible. It has been a key Bible verse for the faith of many followers of Christ. But this verse comes in the middle of a powerful message from Christ. A message that deals with the true dark nature of our sin, God's justified condemnation and the powerful...
Special Guest Speaker: Kevin Trembley
By Kevin Trembley on June 25, 2017
Kevin has preached all over southern Manitoba, challenging people in the church to seriously consider the message and Truth of the Bible and Jesus Christ. Join us this Sunday for a dynamic time of learning from the Bible.
Special Guest Speaker: Uwe Betzing
By Uwe Betzing on June 18, 2017
One doesn't need the title of pastor to teach the Bible and challenge us to follow Jesus. God has called and equipped people to do His work in many ways. Uwe is a financial counselor and a graphic artist. But his life is defined by his relationship to Jesus Christ. He has been equipped to teach others in order to...
Missions’ Sunday. Mike Reimer, Avant Ministries
By Mike Reimer on June 11, 2017
Mike and Carolyn Reimer and their family served for many years in Bolivia and Uruguay, helping churches develop leaders to continue the work of proclaiming Jesus and starting churches not only in those countries, but around the world. Mike is now the Canadian director of Avant Ministries and joins us today to inform and challenge us with regards to our...
Ignite!: Igniting Spiritual Victory
By Brad Quiring on May 21, 2017
Acts 13:4-12. Under the direction of the Holy Spirit, Paul, Barnabas and John Mark were sent by the church in Antioch to go into the world to preach the message of Jesus. Their first destination was the Mediterranean island of Cyprus which was Barnabas' home. They proclaimed Jesus and taught the Bible. Their audience included a government official. Their audience...
Honour Your Mother
By Brad Quiring on May 14, 2017
Happy Mother's Day! Exodus 20:12 tells us to honour our mothers. This theme comes up again through the Bible. We see it repeated by Paul in Ephesians 6:1, where honour and obedience are tied together. What does, "Honour", really mean? Let's go deeper to discover how we can see our mothers in the way God has created them. Let's give them the...
Ignite!: Igniting World Evangelism
By Brad Quiring on May 7, 2017
Acts 13:1-5. Everyone is involved in Jesus’ mission to proclaim the gospel to all creation and make disciples of every nation.
Then and Now: Then: Eternally Condemned. Now: Eternally with God
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Then: Eternally Condemned. Now: Eternally with God. Revelation 21:1-8. Before Jesus we were condemned to being in Hell forever. Our sinful nature and our sinful actions bring about a logical, natural result: separation from God forever. Jesus died for our sins and paid the penalty of being separated from God. He rose again from the dead and brought us into...
Then and Now: Then: Separated from God. Now: Children of God
By Brad Quiring on April 23, 2017
Romans 8:12-17. Have you ever wanted to be part of a great family, but have excluded. Sin kept us away from God. Jesus death and resurrection opened the door to us becoming the children of God.
Then and Now: Resurrection Celebration. From Death to Life
By Brad Quiring on April 16, 2017
Then: Dead in Sin; Now: Alive in Christ. Ephesians 2:1-10. Had Jesus remained in the tomb, he would have been proved to be no better than us, just another sinner. But Jesus rose again from the dead. His death brought forgiveness of sins. His life brought us new life. We can be truly alive, forever, because of Jesus' death and...
Then and Now: Good Friday: Then: Guilty. Now: Innocent
By Brad Quiring on April 14, 2017
Romans 3:19-31. We were guilty because of sin. Our sin nature and our decision to follow our sin nature left us guilty before God without any way to save ourselves. In fact, even if we could keep the Law, it would only serve to show us how sinful we really are. Jesus' took on the punishment for our guilt in...
Then and Now: Then: Without Hope and Without God in the World; Now: With Hope and With God in Christ
By Brad Quiring on April 9, 2017
Ephesians 2:11-22. Before knowing the gospel and believing in the person and work of Jesus, we were hopelessly lost and separated from God. Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, we have moved into a personal relationship with God. We have identity and hope.
Then and Now: Then: Slave to Sin. Now: Slave to Christ
By Brad Quiring on April 2, 2017
Romans 6:5-14. Before Christ we were slaves to our sinful nature. Sin was our master, yet we willingly followed. The result was being subject to God's judgment. But Christ came and willingly submitted to God's will that he suffer and die for our sins. Now we have a new master: Jesus Christ himself. We no longer have to be slaves...
Ignite!: Igniting Faith, Power and Peace
By Brad Quiring on March 26, 2017
Acts 12:1-19. The Church that Jesus had established was growing by leaps and bounds. Despite brutal opposition, the numbers and dedication of the followers of Jesus was growing beyond control. King Herod decided it was time to cut off the head of this "monster" that plagued him and the Jewish religious leaders. He killed the apostle, pastor and leader James...
Ignite!: Igniting a Growing Family
By Brad Quiring on March 19, 2017
Acts 11:25-30. As the church grew beyond the borders of Israel, God ignited encouragement in the hearts of the followers of Jesus. They didn't just take care of one another in Antioch, they willingly gave their help and encouragement to those far away who were in need. We are a family in The Church. Every follower of Jesus, every "Christian",...
In Remembrance of Me
By Brad Quiring on March 12, 2017
Communion. The Lord's Supper. The Last Supper. We have practiced this in some form or another in every Christian church since The Church began back in Acts 2. It was commanded by Jesus. Sometimes we get caught in the trap of following a tradition without really knowing what it is about. We do the "What" very well, but forget about the ...