Temple Cambridge

Have you ever gone to the doctor with an ailment and the doctor starts asking all sorts of questions? Maybe it was a sore patch of skin or a cough that wouldn’t go away? You were hoping for a quick fix after a few days of following the doctor’s orders and taking the prescribed medicine. However, as the doctor probed further, he or she found an underlying cause of the problem. This Sunday we are go...

Have you ever been walking almost mindlessly and then you realize that you are uncertain of where you are? Maybe you had a lot on your mind or were distracted? Walking and not paying attention is dangerous, especially if the distraction is our phones. In one U.S. study it was discovered that on average, 11,000 pedestrians are injured with 5000 of them dying every year just by texting and walking....

Without the story of Jesus and His salvation work for us, we don’t have much to BLESS others with. Sure, we can help alleviate some of the physical needs, but the story of Jesus is what people really need. This Sunday we plan to conclude our BLESS series through Luke 10 with a study in verses 9-16 on telling the story of Jesus as well as knowing what to do when people respond positively or negativ...

Our goal is to B.L.E.S.S. those around us so they know Jesus by Beginning with Prayer, Listening for a need, Eating with others, Serving the Need and sharing the Story of Jesus. We will learn more about serving the needs of others as we study Luke 10:9. You can get a head start by answering this question: how can you serve the needs of others this week in the power and name of Jesus?

What is your favourite food? That is often a question asked as people seek to know others. We might vary what we like to eat, but we all have eating in common. Eating is one of my favourite things to do and I dare say that I am joined by billions of others on the planets as one of their favourite things to do too. Just check out the food markets across the globe or restaurants or even family gathe...

The old Irish proverb is true, “God gave us two ears and one mouth, so we ought to listen twice as much as we speak.” However, I admit, listening, true listening, is difficult. True listening is when we are 100% attentive to the one talking and not distracted by our tech, our next task or our next response. I’m guilty of all three of these too frequently. Ask yourself, do people really feel heard...

BLESS is five missional practices that help us introduce people to Jesus as we learn to walk like HIM. We often engage with these practices every day with our friends and family. By using these practices to include people who may be far from God, we can bless and bring people to new life in Christ. Every one of us can easily and naturally live out the five BLESS missional practices with the people...

Merry Christmas! We look forward to seeing you tonight at one of our Christmas Eve services. We hope you are filled with the joy of Jesus this Christmas season. As we look ahead to Sunday and Boxing Day, my American friends and family always find it odd that we have a holiday the day after Christmas. They wonder whether we need time to box up all our gifts or maybe fight (box) over those gifts. (L...

Have you read the Christmas birth narratives? Nothing will prepare your heart more for celebrating Christ’s birth than reading and reflecting on the record of His birth.   Here is a suggested timeline to immerse yourself in the early accounts of Jesus: Monday - Isaiah 9:1-7 and Galatians 4:4-5 Tuesday - Matthew 1-3 Wednesday - Luke 1 Thursday - Luke 2-3 Friday - John 1

What are you wearing? Your favourite crazy Christmas sweater? How about something cozy? Or maybe you are tired of slumming it and have finally decided to wear pants that don’t have an elastic waistband or drawstring? It’s finally time to pull out some of your more formal attire. My family can attest that I’m hard to shop for because I don’t like buying clothes. In fact, when I get some new apparel...

God sometimes changes our plans so that we might have a part in His plans to change the world. Matt 1:18-25

Have you ever carried guilt around and it just feels like a huge weight on your soul? Maybe you know in your mind that you have been forgiven by God but it sure doesn’t feel like it? One of the ways to be free from that weight and feeling is to confess your sins to other believers. This is what we will learn from James 5:16 this Sunday as it declares, “ Confess your sins one to another and you wil...

Spur One Another on to love and good deeds  (Heb. 10:24)

What is your love language? Nearly 30 years ago, Gary Chapman wrote the book The 5 Love Languages that proposes the way we like to receive love is how we also give love. Those love languages are acts of service, words of affirmation, gift-giving, physical touch and quality time. My love language is words of affirmation. You may think I’m weird, but I actually have kept every one of the encourageme...

Is the word of Christ dwelling in your richly? There are a lot of concerns about money, inflation, debt and the economy. What transcends all of this is that you can be rich as the words of Jesus make a home in your life. Christ’s words affect what we talk about, what we eat, what we wear, what we watch, and what we listen to. And they affect our relationships. When Jesus’ words make a home in our...

We are in for a special treat this week that I believe will go beyond the treats everybody will be canvassing for in our neighbourhoods on Sunday night. Yes, October 31st is Halloween, but more importantly, it is Global Outreach (GO) Sunday. This year we have as our guest speaker Bechara Karkafi who is an ambassador for the gospel to the Arab World. He has been used by God as a catalyst for planti...

What song(s) has God used to speak deeply into your life? Maybe it was a song when you came to faith in Christ or were baptized that has deep meaning for you? Maybe it was a song that spoke to you when you were returning to the Lord? Maybe it was a song when you celebrated with others what God had amazingly done in your lives? Or maybe it was a song that ministered to you when you were in life’s v...

Here’s a quiz question: what is the distinguishing mark of Christ-followers? ANSWER: According to John 13:35 (NLT), “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” Our love for another is what marks us as followers of Jesus and this is what we will be studying this Sunday.

Happy Thanksgiving! Have you ever felt like you were going to drown? It’s hard to give thanks when you are drowning. Picture it! You are alone, miles from shore, yelling “thanks” in between the bobs and gulps for air. Probably not! Expressions of gratitude are usually not the words coming out of a drowning person’s lips. Words of thanksgiving come AFTER somebody who is drowning is rescued. This Su...

Think back to a time when someone was kind to you. I bet it made a lasting impression on you. You and I have the daily opportunity to be kind as well. Kindness and compassion should always be our response to others because Jesus has been and is so kind and compassionate to us. This is what we will learn and be reminded of from Ephesians 4:32 as Steve Adams will be here to preach this Sunday.

Joanna LeFleur speaking to us.... Following Christ Online  • Digital Discipleship

Hospitality! Maybe you have read the news on how the “Hospitality Industry” has taken a massive hit during the pandemic? Certainly travel, hotels, restaurants and all the cottage industries that go with it have experienced financial hardship during these past couple of years. But what about our own practice of hospitality? It probably has been struggling too. Maybe you are out of practice with you...

Agree with One Another  1 Corinthians 1:10

Galatians 5:13 Pastor Kyle Rhora preaching.

Greetings! It might sound rather simple but how we welcome and greet one another is extremely important. I apologize in advance to bring up any painful past but just think back to a time when you weren’t greeted. It sort of feels like you are invisible to people. Steve Adams will help us learn the skill of greeting one another from Romans 16:16. Jesus welcomed us into God’s forever family so let u...