Bulletin — March 24, 2019

Thank you to everyone who contributed to last Sunday’s Chilli Cook Off! Winners will be announced this morning!

Men, if you’re interested in learning what’s in store for the Men In Action, please come to the Upper Room following the service for a quick chat.

HMC EVENTS

Ladies Social invites you start thinking about spring. Come out on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. and Anne Bartlett will help you plan your gardening projects.

Young at Heart will gather on Thursday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. Jen Magwood from the Hanover Co-op will be sharing about container gardening. Tickets for the $17 luncheon will be available in the foyer next week.

Join us for a Good Friday Service on Friday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m.

Want to enjoy Easter morning together over a hot breakfast on Sunday, April 21? Connect with the Mission Planning Team about helping. This will only work if they get enough volunteers.

OTHER EVENTS

Community Lenten Lunches & Services are being hosted on Wednesdays at 12 noon at St. Matthews Lutheran Church until April 10. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be collected.

KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP

Please join with us every Monday to pray. Set your alarms to 5:14 a.m. or p.m. each Monday and let’s come together to pray for our church, our vision, and our leadership.

Join the HMC Bible Book Club! Find motivation to do daily devotions, as well as opportunity to contribute to discussions about what you’re currently reading, and what has challenged you. Please consider joining! Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/HMCBBC/ to join.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Our Condolences to Joanne Koeslag on the passing of her sister-in-law, Gerda Grierson. Gerda was also the sister of Marie Inthof. Please remember the family in your prayers as they grieve.

Please pray for Cindy Dietz who is recovering from a hip replacement on Thursday.

Please pray for for Ab Boogerman & Tom Eastman as they both recover from recent surgeries.

Please pray for the Beals family who will leave on March 28 for an eleven day short-term mission trip to Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Please pray for travelling mercies and that their work among the children as they run a VBS program will shine the light of Jesus into many families.

We are hiring a new part-time pastor. Please be praying for the team responsible for going through applications. Pray for wisdom and discernment as they listen to God’s direction.

Warming Centre. Please continue to pray for our HMC Warming Centre which will be open every Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. Pray for our visitors and volunteers as we work together to build a welcoming place full of trust and hope.

OPPORTUNITIES

Rocky Mountain College is offering a FREE introduction to the Bible course. The BBL100 course is designed to help you explore your faith more and understand the background and inspiration of the Bible.
Sign up by going to rockymountaincollege.ca. Select ‘Courses’ ➙ ‘Introduction to the Bible for FREE’.

Contribute to the HMC Warming Centre Pantry! Drop off canned or dried goods to the box outside the main office and it will be distributed to those who need it during our Thursday Warming Centre.

Faith in the Squeeze — Sermon Video

Daniel 1 New International Version (NIV)

Daniel’s Training in Babylon

1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia[a] and put in the treasure house of his god.

3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.[b] 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.

6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[c] food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”

11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.

15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.

Footnotes:

  1. Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar
  2. Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans
  3. Daniel 1:10 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural.

New International Version (NIV)

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Your Kingdom Come — Sermon Video

Matthew 6:5-15 New International Version (NIV)

Prayer

5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Footnotes:

  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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Bulletin — March 10, 2019

HMC EVENTS

The Ladies Social is going to get you up and moving with Holly DeVisser on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.

The Young at Heart will gather again on Thursday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. Diane Eaton, Musician and professional declutterer will provide entertainment. Tickets for the $17 luncheon are available in the foyer today.

Jr & Sr Youth March Break Event. Bring your friends and your nerf guns on Friday, March 15 for a Mission Impossible Marathon from 5:00-11:00 p.m. Pizza and snacks will be provided.

Our 2nd Annual HMC Chilli Cook-Off is on Sunday, March 17. Bring along a pot of chilli to share and we’ll enjoy lunch together in the gym. If you want your chilli to compete sign up at the Welcome Centre today. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place the next Sunday morning.

OTHER EVENTS

Community Lenten Lunches & Services are being hosted on Wednesdays at 12 noon at St. Matthews Lutheran Church beginning on March 13. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be collected.

KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP

Please join with us every Monday to pray. Set your alarms to 5:14 a.m. or p.m. each Monday and let’s come together to pray for our church, our vision, and our leadership.

Join the HMC Bible Book Club! In an effort to encourage daily interaction with the scriptures we’ve started a Facebook group where we hope you will go to find motivation to do daily devotions, as well as opportunity to contribute to discussions about what you’re currently reading, and what has challenged you. Pastor Dave has committed to post to this group at least once a week and some good discussion is already happening. Please consider joining! Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/HMCBBC/ to join.

PRAYER REQUESTS

We are hiring a new part-time pastor. Please be praying for the team responsible for going through applications. Pray for wisdom and discernment as they listen to God’s direction.

Warming Centre. Please continue to pray for our HMC Warming Centre which will be open every Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. Pray for our visitors and volunteers as we work together to build a welcoming place full of trust and hope.

OPPORTUNITIES

Rocky Mountain College is offering a FREE introduction to the Bible course. The BBL100 course is designed to help you explore your faith more and understand the background and inspiration of the Bible, its history and composition, the overarching themes and message. Learn more and sign up by going to rockymountaincollege.ca. Select ‘Courses’ ➙ ‘Introduction to the Bible for FREE’.

Contribute to the HMC Warming Centre Pantry! Drop off canned or dried goods to the box outside the main office and it will be distributed to those who need it during our Thursday Warming Centre.

MISSIONS

The Beals family is going on a short-term mission trip to Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Lisa, Mike, Alan, and Sam will be leaving on March 28 and spending eleven days helping the people of Peru. Their main purpose is to help lead a VBS program.

WAYS YOU CAN BLESS THEM ON THIS MISSION:

  • Please pray for the family as they travel and spread God’s love to the people of Peru
  • Help them collect the school supplies they need to help with the VBS program (see below)
  • Offer financial support.

If you would like to help with the cost of the mission, please send your donation designated “Alan and Samantha Beals Peru Trip” to:

Missionary Ventures
201b-727 Woolwich St.
Guelph, ON N1H 3Z2

School Supplies Needed:

  • 10 boxes of 50 crayons
  • 8 pairs of scissors,
  • 5 packs of pencils
  • 5 pencil sharpeners
  • 5 erasers
  • 3 packs of construction paper
  • 3 containers of white glue
  • hair accessories for girls
  • hot wheel cars for boys

See the sign up list in the foyer. These items can be deposited in the designated box until Sunday, March 24.

Thank you for your support!

Behind the Mask — Sermon Video

Authenticity is worth more than applause.

Matthew 6:1-4 New International Version (NIV)

Giving to the Needy

6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:16-18 New International Version (NIV)

Fasting

16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Bulletin – March 3, 2019

HMC EVENTS

We are hosting a Membership Class on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. Please let us know if you’re interested in becoming a member of HMC.

The Ladies Social is going to get you up and moving with Holly DeVisser on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.

The Young at Heart will gather again on Thursday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. Diane Eaton, Musician and professional declutterer will provide entertainment. Tickets for the $17 luncheon are available in the foyer today.

Our 2nd Annual HMC Chilli Cook-Off is on Sunday, March 17. Bring along a pot of chilli to share and we’ll enjoy lunch together in the gym. If you want your chilli to compete sign up at the Welcome Centre today. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place the next Sunday morning.

OTHER EVENTS

Community Lenten Lunches & Services are being hosted on Wednesdays at 12 noon at St. Matthews Lutheran Church beginning on March 13. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be collected.

KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP

Please join with us every Monday to pray. Set your alarms to 5:14 a.m. or p.m. each Monday and let’s come together to pray for our church, our vision, and our leadership.

Join the HMC Bible Book Club! In an effort to encourage daily interaction with the scriptures we’ve started a Facebook group where we hope you will go to find motivation to do daily devotions, as well as opportunity to contribute to discussions about what you’re currently reading, and what has challenged you. Pastor Dave has committed to post to this group at least once a week and some good discussion is already happening. Please consider joining! Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/HMCBBC/ to join.

PRAYER REQUESTS

We are hiring a new part-time pastor. You can visit our website to see the posting. If you know someone who might be a good fit for this position, be sure to share it with them. Please be praying for the team responsible for going through applications. Pray for wisdom and discernment as they listen to God’s direction.

Warming Centre. Please continue to pray for our HMC Warming Centre which will be open every Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. Pray for our visitors and volunteers as we work together to build a welcoming place full of trust and hope.

OPPORTUNITIES

Rocky Mountain College is offering a FREE introduction to the Bible course. The BBL100 course is designed to help you explore your faith more and understand the background and inspiration of the Bible, its history and composition, the overarching themes and message. Learn more and sign up by going to rockymountaincollege.ca. Select ‘Courses’ ➙ ‘Introduction to the Bible for FREE’.

Contribute to the HMC Warming Centre Pantry! Drop off canned or dried goods to the box outside the main office and it will be distributed to those who need it during our Thursday Warming Centre.

Mission + Culture Tour 2019

Thanks to Joel Zantingh and team for leading the discussion on the future of missions in our denomination.

Quoted directly from https://www.emcc.ca/daywith/ : As part of our reset of EMCC World Partners, we are coming across the country to connect with as many pastors and mission-engaged people in the EMCC as we can. In this lead-up to our General Assembly in Toronto, April 26-28, 2019, this Day With… tour in Feb/Mar 2019 will be a place for your voice. Come interact with the ideas that draw us together in a God-honouring future Global mission engagement. Come hear the proposed posture and strategic direction for Global partners, workers, and development. Come hear ways that EMCC World Partners can help your congregation and individuals respond to Jesus’ invitation to participate in His Mission in your community and the world.

Love Who?? — Sermon Video

Key Idea:

We love because God is love.

1) We love those who don’t deserve it
(vs 43 – 44)

2) When we love, it shows how God loves the undeserving (vs 45)

3) Authentic love goes beyond the minimal. (vs 46-47)

4) We love so we can be like God. (vs 48)

Matthew 5:43-48 New International Version (NIV)

Love for Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Footnotes:

  1. Matthew 5:43 Lev. 19:18

New International Version (NIV)

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Bulletin — February 24, 2019

HMC EVENTS

We are hosting a Membership Class on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. Please let us know if you’re interested in becoming a member of HMC.
The Ladies Social is going to get you up and moving with Holly DeVisser on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.

The Young at Heart will gather again on Thursday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. Diane Eaton, Musician and professional declutterer will provide entertainment. Tickets for the $17 luncheon will be available next week

Our 2nd Annual HMC Chilli Cook-Off is on Sunday, March 17. Bring along a pot of chilli to share and we’ll enjoy lunch together in the gym. If you want your chilli to compete, see our chilli team by the main kitchen that Sunday morning and they’ll get you signed up. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place the next Sunday morning.

Rocky Mountain College is offering a FREE introduction to the Bible course. The BBL100 course is designed to help you explore your faith more and understand the background and inspiration of the Bible, its history and composition, the overarching themes and message. Learn more and sign up by going to rockymountaincollege.ca. Select ‘Courses’ ➙ ‘Introduction to the Bible for FREE’.

KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP

Please join with us every Monday to pray. Set your alarms to 5:14 a.m. or p.m. each Monday and let’s come together to pray for our church, our vision, and our leadership.

Warming Centre. Please continue to pray for our HMC Warming Centre which will be open every Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. Pray for our visitors and volunteers as we work together to build a welcoming place full of trust and hope. Here are some other ways that you can help: 1) Sign up at the Welcome Centre to volunteer your time on Thursdays. 2) Sign up to bring a pot of soup for our guests. 3) Donate nonperishable food items as well as hats, mitts, and socks for our HMC Pantry. Thank you for helping to show care, compassion, and love to others in our community!

Join the HMC Bible Book Club! In an effort to encourage daily interaction with the scriptures we’ve started a Facebook group where we hope you will go to find motivation to do daily devotions, as well as opportunity to contribute to discussions about what you’re currently reading, and what has challenged you. Pastor Dave has committed to post to this group at least once a week and some good discussion is already happening. Please consider joining! Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/HMCBBC/ to join. If you need a little help getting started, some guides are available in the foyer that will direct your reading.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please pray for Chuck Fletcher who is recovering from hip surgery. Pray for rest and healing.

We are hiring a new part-time pastor. You can visit our website to see the posting. If you know someone who might be a good fit for this position, be sure to share it with them. Please be praying for the team responsible for going through applications. Pray for wisdom and discernment as they listen to God’s direction.