Daily Prayer Request – Monday, November 13, 2017

Please pray for the ministry of Stan & Sally Bragg who are currently working on the Saugeen First Nation Reserve near Southampton. God has been working in an amazing way through the Kids Church ministry, with 50 kids registered. Including parents, they are reaching approximately 150 people with the gospel. Please pray for the continuation and expansion of this program. They also are praying that God would help them to find a solution to their current transportation problems. The bus that they have been using to bring the kids to weekly events is not able to be re-safetied. This transportation is a crucial part of their ministry. Thanks for your prayers for these important issues as they work to share the love of Jesus.

Bulletin – November 12, 2017

HMC EVENTS

The Ladies Social team invites all women to come out on Wednesday, November 15 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. as Karen Winkels and Angie Bechtel offer fun instructions for the creation of a Christmas card and gift tag, followed by refreshments and a social time.

Our AGM will take place on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. All members and non members are encouraged to attend. Report booklets are available in the foyer today.

Pastor Amos has completed the necessary steps and is approved for Ordination! Help us celebrate with him during our service on Sunday, November 19. Regional Ministry John Cressman will be officially recognizing Amos as an ordained EMCC minister that morning, and following the service we will join together in the gym for a Building Connections potluck lunch to continue the celebration.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please pray for Pastor Dave and Shannon Hildebrandt and their three boys, Josh, Andrew, & Caleb as they prepare for their move to Hanover at the beginning of December. Pray that their transition would be smooth and that the boys settle well into their new school. Pray for Dave as he prepares to take over the leadership of HMC, and for Shannon, that God would make clear what his plans are for her.

Please pray for Alan McDougall as he travels to Peru on a short term mission trip from November 10-21. Pray for travelling mercies for Alan and the team, safety and good health while they are there, and that God would use them mightily to share His life-changing message with the people of Peru.

Please pray for the ministry of Stan & Sally Bragg who are currently working on the Saugeen First Nation Reserve near Southampton. God has been working in an amazing ways through the Kids Church ministry, with 50 kids registered. Including parents, they are reaching approximately 150 people with the gospel. Please pray for the continuation and expansion of this program. They also are praying that God would help them to find a solution to their current transportation problems. The bus that they have been using to bring the kids to weekly events is not able to be re-safetied. This transportation is a crucial part of their ministry. Thanks for your prayers for these important issues as they work to share the love of Jesus.

Please pray for Judy Dietz who is recovering from a hip replacement.

Please remember Dianne Dippel in your prayers as she continues to face some health concerns.

Please pray for Jim Cann who is fighting aggressive cancer. Pray for his wife, Marg, as she journeys through this time with him.

There is a list of prayer requests specific to the needs of HMC available on our website, or by speaking with Karen Schmalz or Brian Austin. Alternatively, if you’d like to receive daily prayer reminders delivered to your email, you can sign up at eepurl.com/cM9ZVj

WORDS OF THANKS

Harold Lemont wishes to extend his thanks for all the care and support he received following the loss of his wife, June.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to put together an Operation Christmas Child shoebox! Because of your generosity, children around the world are able to experience the joy and wonder of the love of Jesus.

OTHER EVENTS

The EFC has declared Sunday, November 26 as a day of prayer for religious freedom. Please see the insert handed out with your bulletin or visit the HMC blog to learn more about this important initiative.

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Save your receipts & stamps! Drop off your grocery tapes from Grants Independent in the box near the coatrack in front of the main office. Tapes will be tallied throughout the year and all funds will go towards missions: sending children to EMCC camps. Stamps are collected and given to the Canadian Bible Society or Salvage Missions. Over time, this raises a lot of money for missions!

Lest We Forget

On Sunday, November 5, being the Sunday before Remembrance Day, Emma Bezeau led the congregation in a moment of silence. The following is the little piece she wrote to share:

 

We are all here today in remembrance of the brave people who gave their lives for family, for country, and for freedom. We pray for those who lost a loved one and we pray for those who’s loved ones will never be or act the same.

We honour how brave all those were that give their lives, and we honour their sacrifice for us.

As it says in the Bible, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

—Emma Bezeau

Is Religious Freedom Important to You?

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On Sunday, Nov. 26, will you pray for religious freedom in Canada?

 

  • the Trinity Western University (TWU) case, to be heard in the Supreme Court on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
  • the future of religious freedom in Canada.

    The Facts

  • TWU was denied accreditation of its law school because
    the school requires students to sign a community covenant which includes a commitment to reserve sexual intimacy to the marriage of one man and one woman.
  • The Federation of the Law Societies of Canada have affirmed the accreditation, while three members dissented and said they would not accredit it.
  • Legal challenges have ensued in three provinces. The courts ruled in favour of TWU in two of the three cases. Two decisions were appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, one for and one against TWU. Those two cases will be heard on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, in Ottawa.A negative decision could lead to……a tightening of restrictions on other Canadian Christian institutions of higher learning; restrictions on other religious organizations that ask its members to live counter-culturally; religious institutions (churches, schools, camps, missions, etc.) being disallowed to maintain their religious character and purposes; and more.

     

    On Sunday, Nov. 26, let’s pray for

     

  • wisdom and insight for the judges, lawyers, and interveners on both sides in the TWU case;
  • the Supreme Court of Canada, that they will rule that there is no valid reason why TWU law schools should not be accredited. Pray also that the precedent will be one for religious freedom in Canada;
  • the provincial and federal governments of Canada, that they will know God’s wisdom and govern with insight and compassion for all in Canada; and
  • churches in Canada, that we will be compassionate and godly citizens representing Jesus Christ well, even as our country changes around us.

If you are going to join in prayer, post your participation at facebook.com/CCCCCharities.

This day of prayer is an initiative of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Canadian Council of Christian Charities.

Daily Prayer Request – Thursday, November 9, 2017

Pray for the courage to consider fasting.

“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.” —Joel 2:12-13

Daily Prayer Request – Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Pray for our Missionaries on Canadian soil. Pray that their ministry would be recognized as valid and vital. Pray for sensitivity to the people they are working among. Pray for understanding and compassion for the reasons they are regarded with suspicion. Pray for patience for the long, slow process of building trust. Pray for integrity in day to day living.

His Forgiveness – Sermon Video

1 John 1:5-2:3 New International Version (NIV)

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.

8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.

Footnotes:

  1. 1 John 1:7 Or every
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