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“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) What season are you in? And no, I am not talking about the beautiful autumn season we have had. I am talking about the stages and circumstances of life. Do you realize that God is sovereign over all your life and makes each season, especially the difficult ones, beautiful in its time? Maybe you are goin...

Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful to God for? Your family? Your health? Your salvation through Christ? What about your work? Most of us do not see the blessing that work is until we aren’t able to work. Earlier this year, Lori and I met a newly retired airline pilot. He had been retired for only a few months, but you could tell he was not happy. He had lots of money but grumbled that the a...

This Sunday we begin a new series studying the Book of Ecclesiastes entitled “For Our Time is Short.” Ecclesiastes is an odd book, even depressing at first reading, but only if you don’t understand its meaning. Written by the wisest man (other than Jesus) to ever live, Solomon was so fully resourced that he was able to explore almost every possibility for happiness and found these pursuits lacking...

When I was younger, I played a lot of sports. I loved sports, but one of the things I hated most was sitting on the bench. I couldn’t wait to get out there and play. It is a great feeling when your name or number gets called and you get to see action. Do you know that God is calling your name? Maybe you have been on the bench, sidelines or even in the stands watching others? It is time to get out...

“Well done, good and faithful servant!” Are these the words you are hoping to hear when you see Jesus? If so, one of the ways to hear those words is to depend upon the Holy Spirit and use your serving spiritual gift. Most of us have at least one serving gift. Those serving gifts are the gifts of helps, administration, giving, mercy or faith. This Sunday we will unpack what those gifts are, but for...

Words are some of the most powerful things in the universe. God even used words to create the universe when He said in Genesis 1:3, “Let there be light,” and there was light. No wonder that God gave His church special abilities to speak words into people’s lives. These spiritual gifts include teaching, encouragement, and exhortation. Think about your life. There are times you need to be encouraged...

For many of you, this may be welcome back after a busy summer! We thought it would be a good idea to familiarize you with our various ministries kicking off this fall season, so grab some food provided, and please plan on checking out the ministries after the Sunday morning service. As far as what we will be studying this Sunday, our focus will be on what some have called the sign gifts. Signs are...

Happy Labour Day weekend! I hope you have had a great summer! This Sunday we launch a long-awaited series on spiritual gifts entitled Spirit-Built! We hope every believer will discover their spiritual gift and use them to build up the church for God’s glory. Pastor Aaron will be preaching on Sunday through 1 Corinthians 12:4-7. Please read this passage ahead of time and come with your questions as...

I recently read about a man in a church that my brother-in-law pastors, who shows up every Sunday and walks into the church auditorium. What does he pray for? Five things: Conviction. He prays that God uses the Word in a way that brings conviction to the hearts of people. Brokenness. He prays that having been convicted, people would experience a form of brokenness and godly sorrow over their sin....

What are you looking at? It is a crucial question because our eyes are connected to our heart. You might think I need an anatomy lesson, and I am confusing the mind with the heart. However, in the Bible it is your heart (the all-encompassing term for the inner person) that is connected to the eyes. This is what we will find out and explore further as Pastor Jason leads us through Jesus’ teaching f...

When our missions team was in Czechia this summer to assist our missionary Christina Mayer, I was impressed with how the Czech people grow fruit and vegetables everywhere. Many of the trees throughout their cities bear fresh edible fruit, which are available for any passersby to eat. Czechia is flourishing in so many ways - economically, biologically, and even growing spiritually. One of the highl...

How is your heart? Do you know? Most people suffer from heart attacks because they are unaware of a blockage or high cholesterol or a defect. As much as we care about your physical heart here at TBC, we care first and foremost about your spiritual heart. This is why we are starting a 4-week series on the heart led by Pastor Jason. This Sunday we will be learning about the heart from Proverbs 4:23....

How are we going to support and carry on the mission of Jesus Christ? This week as we wrap-up our study in 1 Corinthians, we are going to find out how to support and carry on the mission of Jesus Christ from 1 Corinthians 16:5-24. I believe that there will be enough action points that God will impress upon you to do at least one of them.

You are in for a real treat this Sunday as Steve Adams (the former Lead Pastor at Forward Church) will be preaching. Steve has made a big impact for the Kingdom of God. He is a close friend of Temple and helped us as our consultant a few years ago. We are reaping the benefits of his sage advice. My only regret is I won’t get to hear Steve live when he preaches as I will be preaching myself in Czec...

Wayne Baxter continues on in our series, Holy Together in the Gospel, a study in 1 Corinthians, preaching from 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 and then leading in a time of celebrating communion.

Have you ever wondered why I sit up at the front in the church service? It isn’t because I think I’m important or more spiritual. (I actually don’t like the spotlight and know I am desperately wicked without Christ.) It isn’t just because I have to go on stage and do not want you to waste your time waiting for me to walk from the back of the auditorium to preach. I sit up at the front because I do...

Do you know your spiritual gift? Did you know you have a gift from God to be used to build up others in the church? More importantly, do you know that God has given you His Spirit and that we are meant to work together to all use our spiritual gifts? This Sunday, we will be studying 1 Corinthians 12. It is long overdue. I hope we can not only come away with a common script on spiritual gifts, but...

Long before Remembrance Day was instituted, Jesus established a remembrance of His death. This remembrance wasn’t optional - it is a command (aka ordinance) that we are to observe regularly until Jesus comes back. Why remember? We never want to forget what Christ has done for us by giving up HIs body and shedding His blood for our sins. This is something we do together publicly! Come this Sunday a...

Have you ever seen the Amish and Mennonite women wear a head covering and wondered why they are doing so? Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about how men and women are to interact with each other? Do they have distinct roles? Who is supposed to lead? This Sunday, we hope to answer these questions from 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 and discover God’s created order as evidenced most often when we g...

Happy Mother's Day! We thank our mothers for not only giving us life but helping us throughout life and teaching us about life. One of the benefits that parents provide is their example. We can learn from their good examples and their bad examples. This is also true from God’s people. We can learn from their good and bad examples as we will discover from 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 this Sunday. If y...

We in Canada have more rights and freedoms than many others around the world. Granted, some of those are slowly being taken away, but we still enjoy so many rights. The big question is: How are you using your rights? This Sunday we are going to find out how to use our rights in light of the gospel from 1 Corinthians 9. How are you using your rights to win the lost with the gospel? That is the burn...

What are the issues you think are non-negotiable for you? Are they based on Scripture or a matter of conscience? If it is a matter of conscience, would you be willing to forego your freedom to act if it caused others to stumble? These are some of the questions we are going to address this Sunday from 1 Corinthians 8. May we do all things out of love

If you are single, should you get married? If you are widowed, should you get remarried? In light of all the troubles in the world and Jesus coming back soon, how are we to now live whether married or single? These are some of the questions we will be addressing this Sunday as we study 1 Corinthians 7:25-40. I love how the Bible has practical answers for everyday life while showing us that there i...