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From the Minister's Study
Low tolerance for nonsense? asks Dow
By Pastor Ernest Dow
Living Water Christian
Fellowship (EMC), Blyth
Do you have a low tolerance for
nonsense? The apostle Paul warned
the church at Colosse it was in
danger of being waylaid by
scammers posing as religious
teachers. What "nonsense" is
floating around today and ensnaring
people, taking them captive? What
are the heresies of our age? Consider
how people might complete this
sentence: "If I really want to be
happy, I will (fill the blank)". Finish
the sentence and discern the gods of
our age.
There's what we might call the
ecological heresy: "If I really want
to be happy, I will move out to the
country and homestead off the grid
on an acre self -sufficiently." The
technological god: "If I really want
to be happy, I will get the latest
virtual reality game and i -whatever."
The economic god, which drills in
the mantra, "Go to school; get a job;
work hard; retire rich; be a success!"
The hedonistic (pleasure -focused)
heresy: "If I really want to be happy,
I will get high as a kite this weekend,
and even higher next" The athletic
heresy: "To really be happy, I need
to go to the gym, work out, lose 20
pounds, and be the envy of all who
see me." There is even a religious
heresy, which can run something
like this: "To be really happy, I must
go to church every Sunday (twice is
best), give my tithe, teach Sunday
School or be on the church board,
make sure I exceed the dress code,
ensure my children are perfectly
behaved at all times, etc. etc. etc"
All these attitudes are common,
persuasive — and dangerously
deceptive. Those who pursue them
come up empty, hollow, they miss
out on being truly satisfied; for they
are depending on human conjecture
rather than on the spiritual centre our
Creator designed for us to build our
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RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY
"Get Over Yourself!
And Into the
New You --with Others"
Let
Your
Light
Shine
Evangelical Missionary Church
Tues. 7:30 pm Small Group at R&S Howson's
1st Wed. each month, 7:00 pm - Women's Ministry
10:30 a.m. - Worship & Sunday School
at 308 Blyth Rd. (former Church of God)
Pastor: Ernest Dow -- 519-523-4848
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lives around, namely, Jesus Christ.
To discover the path to true
fulfilment, we need to repent, allow
God to overturn our thought patterns
and show us His way.
Yes, you still need to beware of
religious scammers today! Here are
some examples of misleading
teachings... Noah's message from
the steps going up to the Ark was
not, "Something good is going to
happen to you!" Amos was not
confronted by the high priest of
Israel for proclaiming, "Confession
is possession!" Jeremiah was not put
into the pit for preaching, "I'm OK,
you're OK!" Daniel was not put into
the lion's den for telling people,
"Possibility thinking will move
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mountains!" John the Baptist was
not forced to preach in the
wilderness and eventually beheaded
because he preached, "Smile, God
loves you!"
Instead, what was the message of
all these messengers of God? Simple
- one word: "Repent!" To repent is
to turn from our sins and adopt a
whole new approach, God's way.
True satisfaction and fulfilment, as
Paul understood it, could only be
found in one place: receiving Jesus
Christ by faith. He is the substantial
God -filled "stuff' to replace the
"nonsense" this world offers. Not
stuffing our bodies with turkey or
addictive substances or religious
rituals or a hundred other means the
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Sunday, October 16
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Sunday School for children
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Childcare provided for infants and preschoolers
during the sermon.
Coffee & cookies after the morning service.
For additional details please contact Pastor Andrew Versteeg 519.887.8621
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deceiver might trick us into chasing.
Look closely at Colossians 2:9-10:
"For in Christ all the fullness of the
Deity lives in bodily form, and you
have been given fullness in Christ,
who is the head over every power
and authority." Chew on that for a
while...
"All the fullness of the Deity lives
in Christ in bodily form" All of
God's essential "god-ness" and
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Sunday, October 16
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OFFICE: 519-523-4224
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
We invite you to join our church family
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deceiver might trick us into chasing.
Look closely at Colossians 2:9-10:
"For in Christ all the fullness of the
Deity lives in bodily form, and you
have been given fullness in Christ,
who is the head over every power
and authority." Chew on that for a
while...
"All the fullness of the Deity lives
in Christ in bodily form" All of
God's essential "god-ness" and
Continued on page 19
You iv 9iu'iieCl .lr
SUNDAYS
Morning Service
Evening Service
0111 ?ls 111 761:517117
10:00 am
7:30 pm
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
*.AA AAITqr*
REFORMED CHURCH t it. JO* "
ft
Minister: Pastor Gary van Leeuwen
Hwy. 4, Blyth www.blythcrc.ca 519-523-4743
AI'GLICAIt PARISH OF NEW BEGINNINGS
BLYTH
Trinity
ex 9:15 am
Church Office
519-357-4883
BRUSSELS
St. John's
11:15 am
Church Office
519-887-6862
Everyone Welcome!
COME WORSHIP WITH US!
Blyth United Church
Est. 1875
Worship Service & Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, October 16
Moses
Was A
Basket Case
All Welcome
MINISTER: Rev. Gary Clark, BA, M. Div.
OFFICE: 519-523-4224
Colin from the "Glory Boys"
enjoys his Huron Chapel mug on tour.
All first time guests receive''
Huron Chapel mug full of goodies.
Always A Place For You
Every Sunday in Auburn at 10:30am
huronchapel.com